My Life Before the Titanic

Hi my name is Molly Brown!

I was born in Hannibal, Missouri on July 18, 1867. I was raised in this minuscule city for my entire childhood. I grew up with a poor family and lived with lots of siblings, two brothers, one sister, two half sisters, a loving mom and a hard-working dad. My dad was my hero, he worked all of the time to keep a roof over our heads and food on our plates. I didn't see him very often but I knew he wanted to be with us but I also knew providing for us was more important. I used to always wish that I could give back to him like he gave to me.

My half sister, her husband and my brother moved to Leadville when I was 16. Because gold was discovered there, my brother Daniel, and my half sister's husband Jack needed money and it brought them mining opportunities. After visiting a few times, when I got older I moved to Leadville to "start a new life". After living in Leadville for a few years I fell in love with a man named J.J. Brown. At first I refused to marry him because he wasn't a rich man. I had always planned to marry a rich man so I could help my father like he helped us when we were growing up. But the problem was that I was so in love with J.J. and so we got married at a church in Leadville. After a few years, J.J. became successful in the mining business and as a result our wealth increased. Eventually my family and I left Leadville and moved to Denver.