DNA Discoveries with Denise Sproed

Amy "Ama" Palmer

F, b. 18 May 1750

Birth*: Amy "Ama" Palmer was born on 18 May 1750 at Connecticut.
Marriage*: She married Mark Mazuzan in June 1762 at Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut.

Married Name: As of June 1762,her married name was Mazuzan.

Family:

Mark Mazuzan d. 30 Nov 1777

Child:

Mark W Mazuzan+ b. 1771, d. 15 Jun 1864

Helen Pearl Kellogg

F, b. 9 March 1903, d. 29 August 1963

Burial*: Helen Pearl Kellogg was buried (reportedly buried in Oakdale, California.)
Birth*: She was born on 9 March 1903 at Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado.
Marriage*: She married Arthur Funk Brown, son of George Brooks Brown and Florence Elma West, on 25 May 1923 at Encinitas, San Diego County, California.
Death*: Helen Pearl Kellogg died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, on 29 August 1963, at the age of 60.

Married Name: Her married name was Brown.
(Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Brawley, Imperial County, California.
(Witness) Census: Helen Pearl Kellogg appeared on the census of 10 May 1940 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Escondido, San Diego County, California.
Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the on Monday, 28 October 1963.

Parents:

Father*: Miles Minor Kellogg b. 8 Jun 1870, d. 28 Dec 1933
Mother*: Ruth Jane Wood b. 7 Mar 1871, d. 30 Aug 1962

Family:

Arthur Funk Brown b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 12 Sep 1979

Marriage*: Helen Pearl Kellogg married Arthur Funk Brown, son of George Brooks Brown and Florence Elma West, on 25 May 1923 at Encinitas, San Diego County, California.

Children:

Barbara Ruth Brown+ b. 13 Oct 1924, d. 30 Sep 2016
Dennis Galen "Galen" Brown+ b. 30 Oct 1926, d. 29 Dec 2023
Gerald "Jerry" Brown+ b. 15 Jul 1931, d. 13 Nov 2016

Arthur Funk Brown

M, b. 20 March 1898, d. 12 September 1979

Birth*: Arthur Funk Brown was born on 20 March 1898 at San Pasqual, San Diego County, California.
Marriage*: He married Helen Pearl Kellogg, daughter of Miles Minor Kellogg and Ruth Jane Wood, on 25 May 1923 at Encinitas, San Diego County, California.
Marriage*: Arthur Funk Brown married Martha Washington Young on 22 November 1964 at Stanislaus County, California.
Death*: Arthur Funk Brown died in Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon, on 12 September 1979, at the age of 81.

Census*: He appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 at Brawley, Imperial County, California.
Census: He appeared on the census of 10 May 1940 at Escondido, San Diego County, California.

Parents:

Father*: George Brooks Brown b. 30 Oct 1860, d. 18 Mar 1932
Mother*: Florence Elma West b. 10 Jan 1868, d. 14 Jun 1904

Family 1:

Helen Pearl Kellogg b. 9 Mar 1903, d. 29 Aug 1963

Children:

Barbara Ruth Brown+ b. 13 Oct 1924, d. 30 Sep 2016
Dennis Galen "Galen" Brown+ b. 30 Oct 1926, d. 29 Dec 2023
Gerald "Jerry" Brown+ b. 15 Jul 1931, d. 13 Nov 2016

Family 2:

Martha Washington Young b. 22 Feb 1914, d. 16 Feb 1979

Dennis Galen "Galen" Brown

M, b. 30 October 1926, d. 29 December 2023

Birth*: Dennis Galen "Galen" Brown was born on 30 October 1926 at Imperial County, California.
Death*: He died in Clarkston, Asotin County, Washington, on 29 December 2023, at the age of 97.
Burial*: He was buried on 8 February 2024 (Memorial.)

(Witness) Census: He appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Brawley, Imperial County, California.
(Witness) Census: Dennis Galen "Galen" Brown appeared on the census of 10 May 1940 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Escondido, San Diego County, California.

Parents:

Father*: Arthur Funk Brown b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 12 Sep 1979
Mother*: Helen Pearl Kellogg b. 9 Mar 1903, d. 29 Aug 1963

Barbara Ruth Brown

F, b. 13 October 1924, d. 30 September 2016

Birth*: Barbara Ruth Brown was born on 13 October 1924 at San Diego County, California.
Marriage*: She married Ferrell Safford Clifford.
Death*: Barbara Ruth Brown died in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, on 30 September 2016, at the age of 91.
Burial*: She was buried after 30 September 2016 in Evergreen Cemetery (Find A Grave Memorial# 173021637) at El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.

Married Name: Her married name was Clifford.
(Witness) Census: She appeared on the census of 15 April 1930 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Brawley, Imperial County, California.
(Witness) Census: Barbara Ruth Brown appeared on the census of 10 May 1940 in the household of Arthur Funk Brown at Escondido, San Diego County, California.
Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Barbara Ruth Clifford born October 13, 1924 in San Diego, California. Passed away September 30, 2016 in El Paso where she lived for the past 60 years. Predeceased by her parents Arthur and Helen Brown and the love of her life her husband of 62 years Ferrell Clifford. Survivors: sons, Dennis (Donna), Richard (Vanessa), and Randy (Kathy). Brothers: Galen (Miriam), Burton, and Jerry (Barbara) Brown of California. Nine grandsons and 18 great grandchildren. Dennis II (Lucy) children: Dennis III, Johnny, Jacque, and Lucia. Robert (Christina) children: Robin, Wade, and Dana. Jerry (Lisa) children: Kimberly and Jenny. Tim Anderson (Emily) children: Wyatt, Morgan and Cassidy. Christopher children: Katelynn. Brandon (Chelsey) children: Adelynn. Josh children: Kaylyn and Troy. Justin (Amy) children: Taylor and Justin. Kody Clifford. She was a member and church organist of the El Paso Central English Seventhday Adventist Church. Memorial Service will be at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, October 15, 2016 at SDA Church, 1801 McRae Blvd. Just asleep till Jesus comes. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home-East. Please visit our online registry at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net. after 30 September 2016.

Parents:

Father*: Arthur Funk Brown b. 20 Mar 1898, d. 12 Sep 1979
Mother*: Helen Pearl Kellogg b. 9 Mar 1903, d. 29 Aug 1963

Family:

Ferrell Safford Clifford b. 3 Nov 1920, d. 26 Jun 2006

Marriage*: Barbara Ruth Brown married Ferrell Safford Clifford.

Jens Rasmus Tweedy

M, b. 16 February 1847, d. 16 February 1897

Birth*: Jens Rasmus Tweedy was born on 16 February 1847 at Tveden, Jordlose Parish, Seeland, Denmark.
Marriage*: He married Maren Madsen on 10 November 1878 at Fredricksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Death*: Jens Rasmus Tweedy died in Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, on 16 February 1897, at the age of 50.

Name Variation: Jens Rasmus Tweedy was also known as Jens Rasmussen-Tvede.
Emigration*: He emigrated on 24 July 1882 from Copenhagen, Denmark.

Family:

Maren Madsen b. 4 Dec 1854, d. 7 Nov 1929

Children:

Freeman Thorvald Tweedy b. 4 Aug 1879
Eley Martin Tweedy b. 23 Jan 1881
Albert Ferdinand Tweedy b. 26 Feb 1882, d. 16 May 1972
Esther Tweedy b. 29 Nov 1885, d. 5 Jan 1974
Mary Anna Elizabet Tweedy+ b. 20 Jan 1896, d. 27 Jul 1951

Maren Madsen

F, b. 4 December 1854, d. 7 November 1929

Birth*: Maren Madsen was born on 4 December 1854 at Agerstad, Voer, Hjorring, Denmark.
Marriage*: She married Jens Rasmus Tweedy on 10 November 1878 at Fredricksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Death*: Maren Madsen died in Luck, Polk County, Wisconsin, on 7 November 1929, at the age of 74.

Married Name: As of 10 November 1878,her married name was Tweedy.

Family:

Jens Rasmus Tweedy b. 16 Feb 1847, d. 16 Feb 1897

Children:

Freeman Thorvald Tweedy

M, b. 4 August 1879

Birth*: Freeman Thorvald Tweedy was born on 4 August 1879 at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Parents:

Father*: Jens Rasmus Tweedy b. 16 Feb 1847, d. 16 Feb 1897
Mother*: Maren Madsen b. 4 Dec 1854, d. 7 Nov 1929

Eley Martin Tweedy

M, b. 23 January 1881

Birth*: Eley Martin Tweedy was born on 23 January 1881 at Copenhagen, Denmark.

Parents:

Father*: Jens Rasmus Tweedy b. 16 Feb 1847, d. 16 Feb 1897
Mother*: Maren Madsen b. 4 Dec 1854, d. 7 Nov 1929

Albert Ferdinand Tweedy

M, b. 26 February 1882, d. 16 May 1972

Birth*: Albert Ferdinand Tweedy was born on 26 February 1882 at Copenhagen, Denmark.
Death*: He died in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, on 16 May 1972, at the age of 90.

Parents:

Father*: Jens Rasmus Tweedy b. 16 Feb 1847, d. 16 Feb 1897
Mother*: Maren Madsen b. 4 Dec 1854, d. 7 Nov 1929

Simon Lathrop

M, b. 1 January 1744

Birth*: Simon Lathrop was born on 1 January 1744.
Marriage*: He married Hannah Davis.

Family:

Hannah Davis b. 1747, d. 1825

Child:

Solomon Lathrop+ b. 1768, d. 28 Jan 1846

Hannah Davis

F, b. 1747, d. 1825

Birth*: Hannah Davis was born in 1747.
Marriage*: She married Simon Lathrop.
Death*: Hannah Davis died in Ontario County, New York, in 1825.

Married Name: Her married name was Lathrop.

Family:

Simon Lathrop b. 1 Jan 1744

Child:

Solomon Lathrop+ b. 1768, d. 28 Jan 1846

Miles Minor Kellogg

M, b. 8 June 1870, d. 28 December 1933

Birth*: Miles Minor Kellogg was born on 8 June 1870 at Leland, Leelanau County, Michigan.
Marriage*: He married Ruth Jane Wood, daughter of Lewis Madison Wood and Helen Malinda Borst, on 8 June 1891 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.
Death*: Miles Minor Kellogg died in Potrero, San Diego County, California, on 28 December 1933, at the age of 63.
Burial*: He was buried after 28 December 1933 in Greenwood Memorial Park (Find A Grave Memorial# 116844492) at San Diego, San Diego County, California.

Parents:

Father*: Justus Abram Kellogg b. 10 Feb 1835, d. 17 Jun 1890
Mother*: Christiana Thebo b. 25 Jun 1846, d. 29 May 1885

Family:

Ruth Jane Wood b. 7 Mar 1871, d. 30 Aug 1962

Children:

Chester Everett Kellogg+ b. 27 Jun 1892, d. 19 Nov 1984
Helen Pearl Kellogg+ b. 9 Mar 1903, d. 29 Aug 1963

Ruth Jane Wood

F, b. 7 March 1871, d. 30 August 1962

Birth*: Ruth Jane Wood was born on 7 March 1871 at Sunbury, Storington, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada.
Marriage*: She married Miles Minor Kellogg, son of Justus Abram Kellogg and Christiana Thebo, on 8 June 1891 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, Michigan.
Death*: Ruth Jane Wood died in Placerville, El Dorado County, California, on 30 August 1962, at the age of 91.

Married Name: As of 8 June 1891,her married name was Kellogg.

Parents:

Father*: Lewis Madison Wood b. 15 Jan 1835, d. 27 Nov 1916
Mother*: Helen Malinda Borst b. 7 Aug 1831, d. 6 Mar 1915

Family:

Miles Minor Kellogg b. 8 Jun 1870, d. 28 Dec 1933

Children:

Chester Everett Kellogg+ b. 27 Jun 1892, d. 19 Nov 1984
Helen Pearl Kellogg+ b. 9 Mar 1903, d. 29 Aug 1963

Lewis Madison Wood

M, b. 15 January 1835, d. 27 November 1916

Birth*: Lewis Madison Wood was born on 15 January 1835 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Marriage*: He married Helen Malinda Borst, daughter of William Borst and Julia Ann Oliver, in 1858 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Death*: Lewis Madison Wood died in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, on 27 November 1916, at the age of 81.

Parents:

Father*: Arnold Wood b. 1802, d. 1862
Mother*: Christina Rorick b. 23 Sep 1806, d. 6 May 1897

Family:

Helen Malinda Borst b. 7 Aug 1831, d. 6 Mar 1915

Child:

Ruth Jane Wood+ b. 7 Mar 1871, d. 30 Aug 1962

Helen Malinda Borst

F, b. 7 August 1831, d. 6 March 1915

Birth*: Helen Malinda Borst was born on 7 August 1831 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Marriage*: She married William Ball in 1851 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Marriage*: Helen Malinda Borst married Lewis Madison Wood, son of Arnold Wood and Christina Rorick, in 1858 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Death*: Helen Malinda Borst died in Highland, Wabasha County, Minnesota, on 6 March 1915, at the age of 83.

Married Name: As of 1851,her married name was Ball.
Married Name: As of 1858,her married name was Wood.

Parents:

Father*: William Borst b. 1811, d. 14 Mar 1875
Mother*: Julia Ann Oliver b. Dec 1809, d. 1888

Family 1:

William Ball b. 1827, d. c 1856

Family 2:

Lewis Madison Wood b. 15 Jan 1835, d. 27 Nov 1916

Child:

Ruth Jane Wood+ b. 7 Mar 1871, d. 30 Aug 1962

William Ball

M, b. 1827, d. circa 1856

Birth*: William Ball was born in 1827 at Buffalo, Erie County, New York.
Marriage*: He married Helen Malinda Borst, daughter of William Borst and Julia Ann Oliver, in 1851 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Death*: William Ball died in New York circa 1856.

Family:

Helen Malinda Borst b. 7 Aug 1831, d. 6 Mar 1915

William Borst

M, b. 1811, d. 14 March 1875

Birth*: William Borst was born in 1811 at Middleburgh, Schoharie County, New York.
Marriage*: He married Julia Ann Oliver, daughter of William Oliver and Catharine Carnell, in 1828 at New York.
Death*: William Borst died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, on 14 March 1875.

Family:

Julia Ann Oliver b. Dec 1809, d. 1888

Child:

Helen Malinda Borst+ b. 7 Aug 1831, d. 6 Mar 1915

Julia Ann Oliver

F, b. December 1809, d. 1888

Birth*: Julia Ann Oliver was born in December 1809 at Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York.
Marriage*: She married William Borst in 1828 at New York.
Death*: Julia Ann Oliver died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, in 1888.

Married Name: As of 1828,her married name was Borst.

Parents:

Father*: William Oliver b. 1762, d. 1812
Mother*: Catharine Carnell b. 1775, d. 31 Oct 1857

Family:

William Borst b. 1811, d. 14 Mar 1875

Child:

Helen Malinda Borst+ b. 7 Aug 1831, d. 6 Mar 1915

William Oliver

M, b. 1762, d. 1812

Birth*: William Oliver was born in 1762 at New York.
Marriage*: He married Catharine Carnell in 1794 at New York.
Death*: William Oliver died in New York in 1812.

Parents:

Father*: Johannes Oliver b. 6 Oct 1738, d. 11 Sep 1838
Mother*: Cathrina Marytje Sixberry b. 13 Oct 1738, d. a 1762

Family:

Catharine Carnell b. 1775, d. 31 Oct 1857

Child:

Julia Ann Oliver+ b. Dec 1809, d. 1888

Catharine Carnell

F, b. 1775, d. 31 October 1857

Birth*: Catharine Carnell was born in 1775 at Columbia County, New York.
Marriage*: She married William Oliver, son of Johannes Oliver and Cathrina Marytje Sixberry, in 1794 at New York.
Death*: Catharine Carnell died in Schoharie, Schoharie County, New York, on 31 October 1857.

Married Name: As of 1794,her married name was Oliver.

Family:

William Oliver b. 1762, d. 1812

Child:

Julia Ann Oliver+ b. Dec 1809, d. 1888

Johannes Oliver

M, b. 6 October 1738, d. 11 September 1838

Birth*: Johannes Oliver was born on 6 October 1738 at Albany, Albany County, New York.
Marriage*: He married Cathrina Marytje Sixberry, daughter of Evert Sixberry and Elsje Egmont, on 13 January 1758 at Albany, Albany County, New York.
Death*: Johannes Oliver died in Albany, Albany County, New York, on 11 September 1838, at the age of 99.

Family:

Cathrina Marytje Sixberry b. 13 Oct 1738, d. a 1762

Child:

William Oliver+ b. 1762, d. 1812

Cathrina Marytje Sixberry

F, b. 13 October 1738, d. after 1762

Birth*: Cathrina Marytje Sixberry was born on 13 October 1738 at Albany, Albany County, New York.
Marriage*: She married Johannes Oliver on 13 January 1758 at Albany, Albany County, New York.
Death*: Cathrina Marytje Sixberry died in Albany, Albany County, New York, after 1762.

Married Name: As of 13 January 1758,her married name was Oliver.

Parents:

Father*: Evert Sixberry b. 1715, d. 1770
Mother*: Elsje Egmont b. 28 Jan 1718, d. 1774

Family:

Johannes Oliver b. 6 Oct 1738, d. 11 Sep 1838

Child:

William Oliver+ b. 1762, d. 1812

Evert Sixberry

M, b. 1715, d. 1770

Birth*: Evert Sixberry was born in 1715 at Schnectady County, New York.
Marriage*: He married Elsje Egmont at New York.
Death*: Evert Sixberry died in Albany County, New York, in 1770.

Name Variation: Evert Sixberry was also known as Evert Sigsby.

Family:

Elsje Egmont b. 28 Jan 1718, d. 1774

Child:

Cathrina Marytje Sixberry+ b. 13 Oct 1738, d. a 1762

Elsje Egmont

F, b. 28 January 1718, d. 1774

Birth*: Elsje Egmont was born on 28 January 1718 at Albany, Albany County, New York.
Marriage*: She married Evert Sixberry at New York.
Death*: Elsje Egmont died in New Scotland, Albany County, New York, in 1774.

Married Name: Her married name was Sixberry.

Family:

Evert Sixberry b. 1715, d. 1770

Child:

Cathrina Marytje Sixberry+ b. 13 Oct 1738, d. a 1762