Alwyn
Knox
Brown
Sr.
Born in Troutman, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Marvin Knox Brown
and Ora Elizabeth (Ostwalt) Brown
Brother of
Charles Harold Brown
Husband of
Lena Roberta (Cranshaw) Brown
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Father of
Doris Franklin Brown
Died
at age 88
in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jul 2021
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Biography
Alwyn was born in 1917. He passed away in 2005.
- Mr. Brown, husband of the late Lena Cranshaw Brown, died Thursday, November 10, 2005. Born in Troutman, N. C., he was a son of the late Marvin K. and Ora Ostwalt Brown.
He was a WWII Army veteran, serving in the 10th Mountain Division in northern Italy, and a recipient of the Bronze Star. A retired bus driver, Mr. Brown worked for SCE&G's transportation department for 40 years. He was a member of the American Legion and Shandon Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are sons and daughters-in-law, Alwyn K. Brown, Jr. and Ginger Brown of Fayetteville, Ga., and Marion F. Brown, Sr. and Bonnie Brown of Ocean Isle Beach, N.C.; son, Marvin C. Brown of Prosperity; a sister, Arlene Brown of Troutman, N.C.; and grandchildren, Marion F. Brown, Jr., Kenneth A. Brown, and Kristin L. Gregory, and their families.
Mr. Brown was predeceased by brothers, Ernest and Harold Brown, and a sister, Sarah B. Squires.
- US ARMY ~World War II ~ Bronze Star Medal
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/132511614/alwyn-knox-brown : accessed 28 July 2021), memorial page for Alwyn Knox Brown Sr. (9 Aug 1917–10 Nov 2005), Find a Grave Memorial ID 132511614, citing Elmwood Memorial Gardens, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Sam (contributor 47344260) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alwyn by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alwyn:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alwyn by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alwyn:
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~0.78%
Zola (Troutman) Noble
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