Clara (Sloan) Brown (1874 - 1952)

Born 1874 in Texas, United States

Descendants

Died May 1952 at about age 78 in California, United States

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Biography

Clara (Sloan) Brown is a part of US Black heritage.

Clara was born about 1874 in Texas to parents currently unknown.

The first record we have of Clara, she is listed as Clara Brown on the 1910 Census. She is living in a rented home at 1110 East Main Street in Brenham, Texas along with her three children. She is working as a washerwoman while her oldest son is employed as a laborer at the railroad and her daughter works as a nurse for a private family. Her youngest son is not employed and is not attending school. ^[1]

The 1920 Census finds Clara living in a rented home at 615 Main Street in Dallas, Texas along with her son and granddaughter. Clara is working as a laundress in a private home while her son is working as a public laborer. Her granddaughter is not yet old enough to attend school. ^[2]

After the 1920 Census, Clara is difficult to trace, but is listed in an obituary in San Diego for her death in May 1952. In her obituary the same three children from earlier records are mentioned; Rufus, Freeman, and Mattie. Clara is buried in San Diego, California at the Mount Hope Cemetery in a shared plot with her daughter Mattie. ^{[3] [4]}

Research Notes

It is unknown if Brown is Clara's maiden name or a married name.

Her daughter's death index lists the last name of Clara as Sloan.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1910
2. ↑ United States Census, 1920
3. ↑ GenealogyBank
4. ↑ FindAGrave
5. ↑ California Death Index, 1940-1997

• United States Census, 1910," (FamilySearch : accessed 4 November 2021), Clara Brown, Brenham Ward 1, Washington, Texas, United States; ED 101, sheet 11A, family 211.
• "United States Census, 1920", (FamilySearch : 3 February 2021), Clara Brown, 1920.
• "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", (FamilySearch : 18 July 2020), Clara Brown, 1952.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #198285846

See Also:

• "FamilySearch Tree," database entry for Clara Brown (PID GCHL-LFC).
• "California Death Index, 1940-1997," (FamilySearch : 26 November 2014), Mattie Belle Summerville, 24 Oct 1959; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.