Person:Thane Brown (2)

Thane Ross Brown, son of Edwin and Harriet (Ross) Brown was born on 21 June 1870 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio. On 6 July 1904 he married Cora A. Treadwell in Kilbourne (Columbia Co.), Wisconsin. Thane’s brother, Edwin was a witness at his wedding. Cora was the daughter of Emily H. (Farrington) and Henry F. Treadwell. She was born in Reedsburg, Wisconsin. She died in Jan 1914. Thane died on 30 June 1934. The 1920 census shows Thane living in North Milwaukee, Wisconsin with his family. Thane graduated from Washburn College in Topeka, Kansas and the University of Wisconsin. He worked for the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company for 37 years. As a child, Thane lived briefly in Topeka, Kansas, Sioux City, Iowa, and Indianapolis, Indiana. While they were living in Indianapolis, his mother died and Thane and his brother Kent were sent back to Oxford, Ohio to live with an aunt. They later moved to a farm in Topeka with their father.