Individual Details
Francis Marion "Frank" Brown
(27 Apr 1870 - 17 Jul 1963)
Grayson Co Marriage Records, Vol. P
1900 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 400
Francis M. Brown, b. Apr 1870, age 30, b. TX, mother b. MO, father b. TN, farmer
Wilma, wife, b. Apr 1847 [can't be right - must have transposed - she was born 1874], 26, married 6 years, 4 children, b. TN
Inez, dau, b. Sep 1895, age 4, b. TX
Guy, son, b. Oct 1896, 3, b. TX
Linneus, son, b. Oct 1897, age 2, b. TX
Earl, son, b. Apr 1899, age 1, b. TX
1910 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 198
Frank M. Brown, 39, married 16 years
Wilma, wife, 35, 9 children - 9 are living
Inez, dau 15. Guy, son 14. Linus, son, 12. Earl, son 11. Carl, son 9. Jewel, son 7. Cletus, dau 5. Belva, dau 3. Willie, son age 1 year, 6 months
1920 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 238
Francis Brown, 49. Wilma, wife, 46
Lineus, son 21. Earl L. son, 19. Carl, son, 18. Jewell, son 16. Cleatus, dau, 14. Belva, dau 13. William, son 11. Norman, son 9. U. L. son, 7. Morine, dau age 4 years, 6 months. Leon, son, age 1 year, 11 months
1930 Census. Justice Prec 3, Grayson, TX, Hh 195
Sherman Road
Frank M. Borwn, 59, married at age 25
Wilma, wife, 55, married at 19
Earl, son 31. Carl, son, 29. Jewel, son, 27. Willie, son, 22. Norman, son 20. U. L., son, 12.
Velva, dau, 24. Maurine, dau, 15.
Mary, mother, 88, widow, b. MO
1940 Census. Grayson, TX, Hh 37
Grayson-Choctaw Road. Lived in same house in 1935
Frank M. Brown, 69. Wilma, wife, 66
Norman, son, 28. U. L., son 26. Leon, son, 22. Glendon, nephew, 16.
1950 Census. Grayson, TX, Hh 42
Frank M Brown, 79, b. TX
Wilma V., wife, 76, b. TN
Texas Death Certificate #50600
Francis M. Brown died at the Sherman Community Hospital, Sherman, Grayson, TX, where he had been for two weaks. He died of heart disease and pneumonia due to advanced old age. His residence was Savoy, Fannin Co, TX. He died on 17 Jul 1963. Francis was widowed. He was born 27 Apr 1870 in Grayson Co and was 93 at his death. Father was John Brown, mother was Mary Davidson. The informant was Guy Brown (son). He was buried 19 July, 1963, Cedarlawn Memorial Park, Grayson County.
Frank & Wilma are buried Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Sherman, TX
Events
| Birth | 27 Apr 1870 | Pink Hill, Grayson County, Texas |  | ||
| Marriage | 23 Nov 1893 | Grayson County, Texas - Wilma Virginia Dodson | | ||
| Death | 17 Jul 1963 | Sherman, Grayson County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Wilma Virginia Dodson (1874 - 1958) |
| Child | Inez Brown (1895 - ) |
| Child | Guy Milford Brown (1895 - 1967) |
| Child | Linus Wilson Brown (1897 - 1991) |
| Child | Earl Loyce Brown (1899 - 1995) |
| Child | Carl Lee Brown (1901 - 1977) |
| Child | Jewell Leon "Jude" Brown (1903 - 1978) |
| Child | Mary Cleatus Brown (1905 - 1995) |
| Child | Velva Ruby Brown (1906 - 1996) |
| Child | Thomas William Brown (1908 - 1995) |
| Child | John Norman Brown (1910 - 1997) |
| Child | U. L. "Buck" Brown (1913 - 2005) |
| Child | Frances Marie Brown (1915 - 1933) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | John Samuel Brown (1831 - 1908) |
| Mother | Mary Ann "Polly" Davidson (1841 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Letsey G. Brown (1859 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elizabeth Brown (1861 - 1894) |
| Sibling | William Thomas Brown (1864 - 1945) |
| Sibling | Lucy Isabel Brown (1867 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Nancy A. "Nannie" Brown (1868 - 1961) |
| Sibling | George Washington Brown (1872 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Sophronia Brown (1874 - 1964) |
| Sibling | Levi Brown (1877 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Laura "Laury" Brown (1879 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Cam Brown (1882 - 1936) |
| Sibling | John Cecil Brown (1886 - 1954) |
Endnotes
1. Bernidean Hendrickson, correspondence and shared family research. [Descendant of Oliver Jones & Jeannett Brown].
2. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.].
3. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Records of descendant Angela Guillory..
4. Bernidean Hendrickson, correspondence and shared family research. [Descendant of Oliver Jones & Jeannett Brown].
5. Paul O. Barker, Bible records of Richard Jones, Murphy & Rebecca P. Brown, Family Group Sheets, census abstracts, correspondence and shared research. [Paul's wife was a descendant of Belle (Brown) Barnett.], Records of descendant Angela Guillory..