Hyrum Bown and Isabella Braithwaite

Here are the records to go along with the history of Hyrum Bown (and Isabella Braithwaite) that I posted earlier.

Hyrum Bown was born on February 2, 1865, in St. George, Utah, to William Bown and Jane Ann Metcalf. His father, William Bown, had been called to St. George in 1862 to help build the community there. They stayed until sometime in 1865, then moved to Sanpete County (I found this information on Find a Grave). Hyrum appears in the 1870 census in Warm Creek, Sanpete County, Utah. In the 1880 census, the family is in Fayette, Sanpete, Utah.

Isabella Braithwaite was born on June 8, 1872, in Manti, Utah, to Robert Braithwaite and Harriet Amelia Bemus. She appears in the 1880 census with her family in Manti, Sanpete, Utah.

In 1888, Hyrum was called to serve a mission in the Eastern States Mission. He was set apart as an elder by Heber J. Grant. He served mostly in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. You can see a newspaper clipping that mentions him being at the Pennsylvania Conference here. and another one about his return from his mission here.

Hyrum and Isabella were married on July 20, 1892, in Manti, Utah--see the record transcription here. I like the story in Hyrum's history about 12-year-old Isabella seeing Hyrum for the first time and knowing that he would be her future husband.

From Hyrum and Isabella's wedding portrait.

Hyrum and Isabella had 10 children: Hyrum Braithwaite Bown, Royal Braithwaite Bown, Floyd Braithwaite Bown, Myrtle Braithwaite Bown, Alta Braithwaite Bown, Thelma Braithwaite Bown, Robert Braithwaite Bown, Elaine Braithwaite Bown, Lucien Braithwaite Bown, and Glen Braithwaite Bown.

You can see the family in Manti, Utah, in the 1900 census, the 1910 census, the 1920 census, and the 1930 census; you can see Isabella and three of her children in Provo, Utah, in the 1940 census. You can also see newspaper clippings about Hyrum Bown's involvement in the Manti Drug Company here and a funny newspaper story about him here.

Hyrum Bown

Hyrum Bown died on November 27, 1936, in Manti, Utah. See his death certificate here. Isabella Braithwaite Bown died on December 14, 1944, in Manti, Utah. See her death certificate here and her obituary here. They are both buried in Manti.