Percy Ray Brown (1912 - 1943)

Born 29 Oct 1912 in Florida, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Sep 1943 at age 30 in Florida, United States

Biography

Percy was born about 1913 in Florida.^[1][2][3][4] He was the son of William Brown and Julia Pierson.^[1][2][3][4]

Percy did not attend school^[1][2] and was considered an invalid.^[4]

He died in 1943^[5] and is buried in Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell (Hillsborough County), Florida.^[6]

Census Notes

1920 Census: Keysville, Hillsborough Co., Florida^[1]

William H Brown Head M 38 Florida Farmer, general farm

Julia Brown Wife F 26 Florida

Percy R Brown Son M 7 Florida does not attend school

1930 Census: Brandon, Hillsborough Co., Florida^[2]

William H Brown Head M 48 Florida First married at 28, Foreman, packing house

Julie E Brown Wife F 36 Florida First married at 16

Persie R Brown Son M 17 Florida does not attend school

Donald E Armstrong Adopted son M 14 Michigan (image says Ad son, Donald L. Armstrong), Attended school

1935 Census: Plant City, Hillsborough Co., Florida^[3]

913 West Reynolds

William H Brown Husband M 52y , , Florida Packing Foreman Finished 12th grade

Julia Brown F 42y , , Florida Housewife, Finished 12th grade

Percy Brown Son M 22y , , Florida Invalid, None (school)

1940 Census: Keysville, Hillsborough Co., Florida^[4]

William Brown Head M 58 Florida Merchant, grocery store, Finished 1 year of high school

Julia Brown Wife F 46 Florida, Finished 2 years of high school

Percey Brown Son M 27 Florida, Unable to work

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} FamilySearch 1920 Census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} FamilySearch 1930 Census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} FamilySearch 1935 FL Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} FamilySearch 1940 Census
5. ↑ FamilySearch FL Death
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images accessed 25 February 2023, memorial page for Percy Ray Brown (29 Oct 1912–2 Sep 1943), Find A Grave: Memorial #42163210, citing Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Hopewell, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA.

• 'United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch, Percy R Brown in household of William H Brown, Keysville, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing ED 86, sheet 3B, line 85, family 62, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 223; FHL microfilm 1,820,223.
• United States Census, 1930, database with images,FamilySearch, Persie R Brown in household of William H Brown, Brandon, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 122, sheet 8A, line 18, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 320; FHL microfilm 2,340,055.
• Florida State Census, 1935, database with images, FamilySearch, Percy Brown in household of William H Brown, Plant City, Hillsborough, Florida; citing line 45, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,160.
• United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch, Percey R Brown in household of William Brown, Keysville, Election Precinct 64, Hillsborough, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-50, sheet 9A, line 7, family 180, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 591.
• Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, database, FamilySearch, Parcy Ray Brown, 1943; from Florida Death Index, 1877-1998, index, [www.ancestry.com Ancestry 2004]; citing vol. 1060, certificate number 18171, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.