Union General Grant-serving President Abraham Lincoln       -            Confederate General Lee-serving President Jefferson Davis

Home Town: Franklin Furnace, Scioto County, Ohio - Occupation: Farmer
Enlisted: Aug 7^th 1862 - Green Township, Scioto County Ohio - Camp Ironton
Age: 21 - Height 5'10"- Eyes Blue - Hair Dark - Complexions: Dark
Rank - Private

Hospital: Wounded July 23 1864 Cumberland Md. Lost left Leg - amputated and severe gunshot wound July 20 1864.

March 14 1865 received a artificial leg from the army.

Discharge: Jan 31 1865 at US General Hospital Cumberland Maryland

Mustered in 07 Sep 1862 at Camp Ironton OH by S. Beale.

Civil War History
Organized in August, 1862, under Colonel John A. Turley, it served along the Ohio River until September, when it moved to West Virginia, and operated in the Kanawha Valley and further east during the winter and spring of 1862-63. In July, 1863, it joined the forces in pursuit of Morgan in Ohio, but soon returned to West Virginia, where it passed its second winter. In May, 1864, it made a successful raid up New River under General Crook, marching over 200 miles over mountains and through wild forests. In June the Regiment joined Hunter's march upon Lynchburg, and near that place made a gallant charge, capturing two pieces of artillery. It returned with the army in its disastrous retrograde movement, the men completely worn out and after only nine days rest moved by rail to Martinsburg, where it served against Early's army. It fought up and down the Shenandoah Valley all the summer, fighting at Winchester, Fisher's Hill and Opequan; at the latter place the 91st lost heavily, having charged the Rebels, posted behind a stone wall, but lifted them out of their position with the bayonet. The Regiment served in this vicinity until the close of the war and was mustered out June 24, 1865.

This is my (Margie McDonald) mothers (Janet Benson), mothers (Helen Brown) father.

What I know on the BROWN line of my Family

Census 1860 Scioto County, Ohio, Brush Creek Twp
Hugh Brown, 47 male, occup: Miller, $2000, b. O. ( Wm Marion Brown Parents)
Margaret,      38 female, b. Ohio.
John,             18 male, occup: Miller, b. Ohio
Louisa,          16 female, b. Ohio
Lafayette,      14 male, b. Ohio
Geo. W.,       12 male, b. Ohio
Wm,             10 male, b. Ohio
Decalb,           8 male, b. Ohio
Sienda,           6 female, b. Ohio
James,            3 male, b. Ohio
*Marion         18 male, Laborer, b. 1845 Ohio 

Census1860 , Scioto County, Ohio  PO Weelersburg 
David B. Edwards 70 Male Occupation Farmer $800/20 born Scotland (N R Edwards Parents)
Eliza                       60 Female b Penn
Wallace E. B           20 male     b Ohio
*Nancy R.             15 female Occupation Domestic b 1848 Ohio

Census 1885 Hays City, Kansas - Ellis County
William Marion Brown    age 43  b1845 OHIO - Married 1865 -  Farmer
Nancy Rebecca Edwards age 39 b1848  b Ohio had the following children
Ida          age 17  Female b 1867 Ohio
Walter     age13  Male     b 1871  Ohio
Chas       age10   Male    b 1875  Ohio
Janet       age 7    Female b 1877  Ohio
*Helen  age 3     Female b 1882  Kansas        (This is my grandmother-my motherside)
Infant      age 5mth           b 1884 - Kansas

Census 1920 Boonsboro, Iowa, Boone County
all family members below were living together in this census
*Helen Brown Starkey married 1918 in IOWA- William Benson  and they had the one Child (My Mother Janet) 
*Benson William age 51- birth: Scotland 1868
*Helen                 age 35 - birth: Kansas   1882
Children from Williams previous marriage:
Robert                  age 19  Male- birth: Scotland 1901
Nellie                   age 17 Female-birth: England    1903
Gable                   age 16 Male  - birth: England   1904
John                     age12 Male  - birth: England    1908
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Child from William and Helen
Janet                    9 months Female- birth: Iowa 1919  (This is my mother) 
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Starkey children......Children from Helens first Marriage..*Helen m 1907 MO -  Walter Starkey and they has the following children 
Earl or Walter     age 12 Male -birth: Mo  1908
Margaret            age 6 - Female birth: Iowa 1914
Alberta               age 3 - Female birth: Iowa 1916

Census  1950 Whittier, CA. Los Angeles County
Ned C McDonald   age      Male   b. Wyoming       1914   
Janet McDonald    age      Female b. Kansas           1919
Ned McDonald      age 8    Male    b. Ca      1942
Margie McDonald age 3    Female b. Ca     1947       (This is Me)

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