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Submitted: 9/20/16 • Approved: 9/21/16 • Last Updated: 3/11/18 • R57585-G24209-S3
February 7, 1880 - August 1967
Olive is buried beside her daughter, Ruth.
Olive was born Feb 7, 1880, at Rich Hill, the daughter of W F and Nellie Freer Perry. At the age of 15 she moved with her parents to the Bronson and Uniontown area, where she spent the rest of her lifetime.
In 1896 she was married to Robert Rhoton, who preceded her in death in 1899. She and Robert had two children, Nettie and William, before he died. In 1901 she married W S Brown at Uniontown. Mr Brown was widowed and had three children when they married. Olive and Mr Brown had 4 children of their own before he died in 1908. Their children were named Nellie, Roy, Chester "Otis" and Ruth.
The 1910 Kansas Fededral Census, Bourbon County,Marion Twp.
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Olive Brown.......Head..........F...W...30....Wd
Lena..............Step-Dau......F...W...18
Elton.............Step-Son......M...W...16
Flossie...........Step-Dau......F...W...13
Nettie............Dau...........F...W...12
Eli...............Son...........M...W...10
Nellie............Dau...........F...W... 7
Roy...............Son...........M...W... 6
Otis..............Son...........M...W... 4
Ruth..............Dau...........F...W... 2
At Olive's death there were 3 sons surviving; William E Rhoton, Bronson; Roy S Brown, Hutchinson,KS and Otis Brown, Moran, KS; two daughters, Mrs Nellie Bonner, Durham, Calif, and Mrs Ruth Leadstrom, Bronson; four sisters, Mrs Edith Pool, Bronson; Mrs Ethel Burt, Morgan; Mrs Donna Bowen, Uniontown, and Mrs Bertha Smith, Meridian, Idaho. There were 10 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.
Contributed on 9/20/16
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Record #: 57585