Individual Details

The 1900 census gave his birth as Oct of 1896, which seems more likely given the birth of his older sister Inez - or perhaps Inez was born a year earlier, too. His Draft Registration and Social Security records have the years as 1895.


15 Jun 1917 World War I Draft Registration
Guy Milford Brown of Rt 4, Sherman, TX was age 21, b. 14 Oct 1895 at Bells, Texas. He was farming for his father and was single.
Medium height, medium build, light eyes, light hair.

US Army Transport Service
The Adriatic, sailing from New York, 25 Apr 1918. Headquarters Troop, 35th Division.
Brown, Guy Milford, Private. Frank M. Borwn, father, Sherman, TX

1940 Census. Austin, Gravis Co, TX, Hh 47
2402 West 35th - lived in same house in 1935
Boutall S. F., 77, widowed, b. England, Naturalized, Cabinet Maker, State Highway Dept
Guy Brown, Partner, 40, Divorced, b. TX, Welder, State Highway Dept

27 Apr 1942 World War II Draft Registation
Guy Milford Brown of 2402 West 35th St, Austin, Travis Co, TX was age 46, b. 14 Oct 1895 in Grayson Co, TX. Mrs. T. H. Burleson of Bells, TX, would always know his address [sister]. Employer was the State Highway Dept at Camp Hubbard.
5'8", 170 lb. Blue eyes, gray hair.

1950 Census. Camp Mabry, Austin, Travis Co, TX, Hh 355
2700 W 35th
Guy M. Brown, 54, b. TX, Welder, Highway Shop
Louise H., wife, 46, b. MS
Fred S. Boutall, 87, widowed, b. England, Lodger

1955 Austin TX City Directory
Brown, Guy M. (Louise H) supvr State Hwy Dept home: 2700 West 35th

Texas Death Certificate #23583
Guy Milford Brown died of acute stem cell leukemia at the Sherman Community Hospital, Sherman, Grayson Co on 14 Apr 1967. His residence was 1010 N. Harrison St., Sherman. He was born 14 Oct 1895 in Grayson Co. Widowed. Worked as a welder for the State Highway Dept. Father - F. M. Brown. Mother - Wilma Dodson. Informant was brother, L. L. Brown.

Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Bells, TX.

Application for Military Veteran Marker made by T. W. Brown, his brother, of 1709 E. Caffin, Sherman, TX on 15 Apr 1967. Guy Milford Brown, Service #2237377, enlisted on 20 Sep 1917 and was discharged, 5 May 1919. He served as a Private, Co D, 129th MG Bn

Birth	14 Oct 1895	Grayson County, Texas
Death	14 Apr 1967	Sherman, Grayson County, Texas

Father	Francis Marion "Frank" Brown (1870 - 1963)
Mother	Wilma Virginia Dodson (1874 - 1958)
Sibling	Inez Brown (1895 - )
Sibling	Linus Wilson Brown (1897 - 1991)
Sibling	Earl Loyce Brown (1899 - 1995)
Sibling	Carl Lee Brown (1901 - 1977)
Sibling	Jewell Leon "Jude" Brown (1903 - 1978)
Sibling	Mary Cleatus Brown (1905 - 1995)
Sibling	Velva Ruby Brown (1906 - 1996)
Sibling	Thomas William Brown (1908 - 1995)
Sibling	John Norman Brown (1910 - 1997)
Sibling	U. L. "Buck" Brown (1913 - 2005)
Sibling	Frances Marie Brown (1915 - 1933)
Sibling	Living