Individual Details

William Thomas Brown

(24 Nov 1864 - 4 Oct 1945)



Grayson Co Marriage Records, Vol. K

1900 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 277 (next to parents)
William T. Brown, b. Nov 1864, age 35, married 8 years
Emma, wife, b. Jan 1876, 24, 5 children - 4 are living
Nellie, dau, b. Sep 1892, 7. Cecil, son, b. Jan 1894, 5. Vernon, son, b. Nov 1896, 3. and Iral, son, b. Aug 1898, age 1.

1910 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX
W. T. Brown, 45, married 18 years
Emma, wife, 34, 10 children - 9 are living.
Nellie, dau 17. Cecil, son, 16. Vernon son 14. Irel, son 11. Othis, son 9. Velina, dau 7. Marvin, son, 5. Lilly, dau, 3. Coy, son, age two months.

1920 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 222 [next door to brother Cam]
William T. Brown, 55. Emma J., wife, 43.
Cecil, son 26. Vera J., son, 24. Irel, son 21. Otha, son 19. Velma, dau, 17. Marvin, son 15. Lillie, dau 13. Coy, son, 9. Paul, son, age 6.
Jenette Huffer, niece, 13

1930 Census. Bells, Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 214
William T. Brown, 65, married at age 27. Emma, wife, 54, married at 16.
Verner, son, 34. Marvin, son 25. Coy, son, 20. Paul, son 16. Lillie, dau 23. Velma, dau 27, divorced - married at 22

1940 Census. Grayson Co, TX. Bells-Sherman Road, Hh 128
Lived in the same house in 1935
William T. Brown, 75. Emma, wife, 64. Coy, son, 30.

Texas Death Certificate #43858
William Thomas Brown died at the Wilson N. Jones Hospital, 500 N. Highland Ave, Sherman, Grayson Co, TX. His residence was Rt. 2, Bells, Grayson Co. He died 4 Oct 1945 of cancer. He was born 24 Nov 1864 in Bells and was a retired farmer and widowed. His father was J. S. Brown; his mother Mary Polly Davidson, both born in Missouri. The informant was V. J. Brown.

William & Emma buried Pink Hill/Washburn Cemetery.

Events

Birth24 Nov 1864Grayson County, Texas
Marriage7 Jan 1892Grayson County, Texas - Emma Josephine Hogan
Death4 Oct 1945Pink Hill, Grayson County, Texas

Families

SpouseEmma Josephine Hogan (1876 - 1940)
ChildNellie Beatrice Brown (1892 - 1973)
ChildCecil Earl Brown (1894 - 1975)
ChildVernon J. Brown (1896 - )
ChildIrrel Edward Brown (1898 - 1967)
ChildOtha Roy Brown (1900 - 1964)
ChildVelma Brown (1903 - )
ChildJohn Marvin Brown (1905 - )
ChildLillie Evelyn Brown (1906 - 1995)
ChildWilliam Coy Brown (1910 - 1966)
ChildLiving
FatherJohn Samuel Brown (1831 - 1908)
MotherMary Ann "Polly" Davidson (1841 - 1934)
SiblingLetsey G. Brown (1859 - 1863)
SiblingSarah Elizabeth Brown (1861 - 1894)
SiblingLucy Isabel Brown (1867 - 1956)
SiblingNancy A. "Nannie" Brown (1868 - 1961)
SiblingFrancis Marion "Frank" Brown (1870 - 1963)
SiblingGeorge Washington Brown (1872 - 1958)
SiblingSophronia Brown (1874 - 1964)
SiblingLevi Brown (1877 - 1881)
SiblingLaura "Laury" Brown (1879 - 1881)
SiblingCam Brown (1882 - 1936)
SiblingJohn Cecil Brown (1886 - 1954)

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