Charles Robert Brown was born on August 20, 1876, to George Washington Brown and Keziah Delano (Bradley) Brown of Sumner Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota.[1]
On June 7, 1880, Charles was three years old and living with his parents and four older siblings - Mary (12), Emily (10), Birney (7) and Bertha (6) - in the Village of Chatfield in Olmstead County, Minnesota.[2] Charles's father George listed his occupation on that year's census as farmer.[2]
In 1899, Charles married Ethel Scaman, an immigrant from English Canada.[3]
In 1900, Charles (23) and Ethel (20) lived with their son George (1) on their farm in rural Shaokatan Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota. Charles listed his occupation as farming.[3]
In 1910, "Charley" (34) and Ethel (30) lived with their four children - George (11), Fern (6), Gladys (3) and Ada (7 months) - on a farm they rented in rural Drammen Township, Lincoln County, Minnesota.[4]
Charles passed away on July 14, 1914, in Brookings, Brookings County, South Dakota, at the age of 37.[1] He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, White, Brookings County, South Dakota.[1]
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