William Raymond Brown (1897 - 1964)

Born 19 Apr 1897 in Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Mable (Cummings) Brown — married 17 Dec 1921 in Argyle Boone Illinois United States

Died 25 Mar 1964 at age 66 in Rockford, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

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Biography

William Brown is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

William was born in 1897. He was the son of John Brown and Mary Ralston. ^[1]

He married Mary Cummings in 1921. ^[2]

He passed away in 1964. ^[3]

Children

1. Infant Son 1923-1923
2. Dr. Raymond Allen Brown 1924-2010
3. Dorothy (Wright) b. abt 1926
4. Carlton Brown (listed in Obituary, not in census)

Obituary

BROWN - William R. Brown, 66, 2316 Quincy St., died at 7:10 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 1964, in his home after a short illness. Born April 19, 1897, in Caledonia, Ill., son of John and Mary Brown. Lived nine years in Rockford, coming here from Rochelle.

Married the former Mary Cummings in Argyle Dec. 17, 1921. She died in 1959.

He was a retired grocer. Member of First Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include: two sons, Dr. Raymond Brown, San Francisco, Calif., and Carleton Brown, with the Army at Ft. Gordon, Ga.; a daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Wright, St. Louis, Mo.; one brother, David C., Belvidere; a sister, Mrs. Eleanor Ralston, Rockford; two grandchildren, Terry and David Wright, St. Louis; and several nieces and nephews.

Services at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in BURPEE-WOOD FUNERAL HOME, 420 N. Main St., with the Rev. Dr. James B. Adamson, officiating. Burial in Scottish Cemetery, Argyle. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday.^[4]

Consanguinity

William and Mary are second cousins once removed. Charles Brown is the great grandfather of William and the second great grandfather of Mary.

1930 US Census

Roscoe, Illinois ^[5]

Name: William R Brown

Home in 1930: Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois

Occupation: Store Manager

Industry: A W Store

• William R Brown Head 32 Illinois
• Mary M Brown Wife 29 Illinois
• Raymond A Brown Son 5 Illinois
• Dorothy M Brown Daughter 4 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKH9-6K4 : accessed 27 August 2018), William R Brown in household of John P Brown, Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 9, sheet 8B, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 231; FHL microfilm 1,374,244.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2LQ-XBC : 5 November 2017), William Raymond Brown and Mary Mable Cummings, 1921; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,120.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2PJ-WTT : 19 May 2014), William Brown, Jan 1963; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ Rockford Register-Republic, Thursday, March 26, 1964
5. ↑ United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X396-H8C : accessed 27 August 2018), William R Brown, Roscoe, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 68, sheet 2B, line 62, family 42, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 573; FHL microfilm 2,340,308.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53389563 : accessed 26 August 2018), memorial page for William Raymond Brown (19 Apr 1897–25 Mar 1964), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625)