Anna Vee (Smithson) Brown (1931 - 1993)

Born 5 Sep 1931 in Miami, Gila, Arizona, United States

Ancestors

Died 29 Mar 1993 at age 61 in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States

Biography

When Anna Vee Smithson [1] was born on 5 September 1931, in Miami, Gila, Arizona, United States, her father, John Henry Smithson, was 37 and her mother, Mildred Lines, was 29.

Anna Vee married Jack Albert Brown (1929-2015) on 26 June 1953, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. ^[1]. Anna Vee and Jack had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters [all surv. Jack, who d. in 2015]

Anna Vee died on 29 March 1993, in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Saint Johns, Apache, Arizona, United States. BURIAL Saint Johns Cemetery Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA

Sources

1. ↑ NOTE: Jack Albert Brown (1929-2015) was born May 2, 1929, in St. Johns, one of eight children of Joseph Albert Brown and Elda Whiting. Jack served in the Arizona State Legislature for over 36 years as a “cowboy legislator,” revered for his ability to bridge partisan differences. He served as the Senate Floor Leader, Senate Minority Leader and House Minority Leader and championed rural interests. In 2008, the Arizona Republic named him one of the “Greatest Arizona Lawmakers of the Modern Era.” He was survived by his second wife of 21 years, Beverly Butcher Brown,

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:897K-7NN2 : 2 February 2023), Anna Vee Smithson in entry for John Henry Smithson, 1935.

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VYWB-KDH : Fri Jun 09 18:48:40 UTC 2023), Entry for John H Smithson and Mildred Smithson, 1940.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DH3N-MGT2 : 2 February 2023), Anna Vee Smithson in entry for John Henry Smithson, 1950.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DFDT-SVN2 : 18 January 2023), Anna Vee Smithson, Brown in entry for Jack Albert Brown, 1955.

• "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DFDT-SKMM : 18 January 2023), Anna Vee Smithson Brown in entry for Jack Albert Brown, 1960.

• "Arizona Obituary Index to Arizona Newspapers, 1993-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-BNWB : 6 November 2019), Anna Vee Smithson Brown, 29 Mar 1993; citing newspaper, Mesa Family History Center, Mesa; FHL microfilm 2,022,406.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44643372/anna-vee-brown: accessed 29 June 2023), memorial page for Anna Vee Smithson Brown (5 Sep 1931–29 Mar 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44643372, citing Saint Johns Cemetery, Saint Johns, Apache County, Arizona, USA; Maintained by Logan (contributor 47114199).