William Harrison Brown (1900 - 1989)

Born 27 Apr 1900 in Kingston Township, Caldwell, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 Oct 1989 at age 89 in Orange, California, United States

Biography

William was born in 1900 to John Brown and Gillie Nelson.^[1][2] Sometime before 1910, his parents separated and Gillie left Missouri for Texas with her three youngest children.^[3] By 1920, they moved to Denver, Colorado, probably to be near his oldest sister, May.^[4] In about 1926, William married Margaret Veronica Nau and they had two children, William, Jr. and Margaret Jacqueline.^[5] William died in 1989.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947," database with images, Ancestry (Ancestry Record 2238 #17394625 : accessed 5 May 2023), William Harrison Brown, born 27 Apr 1900 in Kingston, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for California, 10/16/1940 - 03/31/1947. 2013 boxes. NAID: 7644723. Records of the Selective Service System, 1926–1975, Record Group 147. National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3HB-468 : 9 March 2022), William H. Brown in entry for John T and Gillie M Brown, Kingston Township, Caldwell County, Missouri, United States; citing ED 9, sheet 6B, dwelling 125, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2M9-YZ8 : accessed 5 May 2023), William H Brown in entry for Gillie M Brown, Dallas Ward 9, Dallas, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 73, sheet 10A, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1544; FHL microfilm 1,375,557.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX22-7N8 : 31 January 2021), William H Brown in entry for Gillie M Brown, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing ED 230, sheet 1A, p. 221 (stamped), dwelling 16, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCZR-FPM : accessed 6 May 2023), William H and Margaret N Brown, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 499, sheet 17A, line 24, family 324, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 151; FHL microfilm 2,339,886.
6. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPMB-S3V : 26 November 2014), William Harrison Brown, 10 Oct 1989; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K9HK-FP2 : Thu May 04 04:47:21 UTC 2023), William H and Margaret V Brown , Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States; citing ED 60-36, sheet 6B, dwelling 153, NARA microfilm publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940).
• "United States Census, 1950," database with images, National Archive and Records Administration, Official 1950 Census Website, (https://1950census.archives.gov/search/?county=Los%20Angeles&ed=66-121G&page=1&state=CA : accessed 5 May 2023), William H and Margaret N Brown, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, Record Group 29, image 67; citing ED 66-121G, sheet 88, line 3.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85854350/william-h-brown: accessed 05 May 2023), memorial page for William H Brown (27 Apr 1901–10 Oct 1989), Find A Grave: Memorial #85854350, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA.