Individual Details

28 June 1825 Ortha R. Brown married Miss Elizabeth Wakefield, Grayson Co. M. C. Cartwright, Methodist minister at Greenville, TX, officiated.

1930 Census. Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX, Hh 474
909 Elmwood
Fannie Wimbish, 62, widow, b. TX
Otho Brown, 29, Police, City
Elizabeth, 28, saleslady, Dry Goods Store

1940 Census. Fort Worth City, Tarrant Co, TX, Hh 30
1000 Jessamine St - lived in same place in 1935
Otha Brown, 39, b TX, City detective, City Police
Elizabeth, wife, 38, b. TX, Saleswoman, Retail Dry Goods Store
Wm. L. Wakefield, father-in-law, 70, b. TX
Martha L., mother-in-law, 65, b. TN

16 Feb 1942 World War II Draft Registration
Otha Roy Brown of 1000 E. Jessamine, Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co, TX, aged 41, b. 24 Nov 1900, Bells, TX. W. T. Brown, father, of Bells, will always know his address. Employed as City Detective, city of Fort Worth. 6'1", 205 lb. blue eyes, blonde hair.

Naval Reserve Register - Jan 1, 1943
Brown, Otha R. Born Nov 1900

1950 Census. Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX, Hh 1
1000 Jessamine St
Otha R. Brown, 49, City Detective, City Police
Elizabeth, wife, 48
Charles N. Wakefield, brother-in-law, 41, accountant, Aircraft Factory
Lucile E., sister-in-law, 40
Billy C., nephew, 14
Martha L., mother-in-law, 75, widow

Texas Death Certificate #80280
Otha R. Brown died of cancer and nephrosis, 15 Dec 1964, St. Joseph's Hospital, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co, TX His residence was 929 E. Gambrell, Fort Worth. He had lived in Fort Worth for 29 years. He was married. Born 24 Nov 1900 in Bells, Grayson Co, TX to Wm. T. Brown and Emma Hogan. He was Captain of Detectives, Ft Worth Police Dept. He served in the Navy in World War II. Mrs. O. R. Brown was the informant. Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort Worth, Dec 17th.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX 16 Dec 1964, Wednesday, p.20
Funeral Slated Thursday for Detective O. R. Brown
Funeral services for Detective Capt Otis R. Brown, 64, will be held at 2:30 pm Thursday at Evans Avenue Baptist Church with bural in Rose Hill.
The veteran homicide office died Tuesday in a hosptial. Brown of 829 E. Gambrell, had been ill several months.
He joined the police department on ep 2, 1923. His rise through the ranks reached its peak on Nov 1, 1953, when he was promoted to detective captain.
For many years he headed the department's homicide division. Many officer considered him the pivotal man in the detective office for years.
"He was exceptionally good at getting information," said Police Chief Cate Hightower, "Lots of times he secured information to clear big crimes and didn't take any credit for it."
So numerous were his sources that Brown often could obtain vital information simply by making a few phone calls from his office. He also excelled at interrogation.
Brown is survived by his wife; five brothers, Cecil Bown of Plainview, Irel and Coy Brown of Bells, Marvin Brown of Serman, and Paul Brown of Denver; and four sisters, Mrs. M. V. Ford, Miss Velma Brown and Mrs. Janette Brown of Bells and Mrs. C. M. Dillon of Whitewright.

1969 Fort Worth City Directory
Brown, Eliz W. (Wid Otha R) Retired. home: 929 E. Gambrell

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, TX, 3 Jun 1991, Monday, p.15
Elizabeth W. Brown
FORT WORTH - Elizabeth W. Brown, a homemaker, died Sunday at a hospital in Fort Worth. She was 89.
...Mrs. Brown was born in Collinsville and had lived in Fort Worth since 1925.
...Mrs. Brown was the widow of Ortha R. Brown, a former captain with the Fort Worth Police Department
Survivors: Two brothers, Charles Wakefield of Forth Worth and Wm P. Wakefield of Las Vegas; and sister, Mittie Cartwright of Tulsa, Okla.

Birth	24 Nov 1900	Bells, Grayson County, Texas
Death	15 Dec 1964	Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Father	William Thomas Brown (1864 - 1945)
Mother	Emma Josephine Hogan (1876 - 1940)
Sibling	Nellie Beatrice Brown (1892 - 1973)
Sibling	Cecil Earl Brown (1894 - 1975)
Sibling	Vernon J. Brown (1896 - )
Sibling	Irrel Edward Brown (1898 - 1967)
Sibling	Velma Brown (1903 - )
Sibling	John Marvin Brown (1905 - )
Sibling	Lillie Evelyn Brown (1906 - 1995)
Sibling	William Coy Brown (1910 - 1966)
Sibling	Living