Individual Details

Sophronia Brown

(26 Oct 1874 - 10 Oct 1964)



[Name written as SoFrenez in Family Bible. The "So" added later. Was Frenez a nickname for Safronia? Or was this Fronia written in terrible handwriting?]

1910 Census. Justice Prec 4, Denton Co, TX, Hh 281
Edwin L. Silliman, 37, married once for 5 years, b. AR. ,minister
Fronie, wife, 35, 2 children - 1 is living, b. TX, father b. MO, mother b. TN
Paul L., son, 2, b. TX

1940 Census. Sherman, Grayson, TX, Hh 11
North side of 114 N. Grande. In 1935 they lived in Celest, Hunt Co, TX
Edward Silliman was 67, b. AR, Retired minister
Fronie, wife, 65, b. TX

1950 Census. Sherman, Grayson, TX, Hh 50
114 N. Grand, N. Apt.
Edwin L. Silliamn, 77, b. AR
Fronia, wife, 75, b. TX

Texas Death Certificate #62421
Sofronia Brown Silliaman died 10 Oct 1964, Cedar Lawn Nursing Home, in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX where she had been for seven years. She died of heart failure. Her residence was 4502 Abbot, Highland Park, Dallas. She was born 26 Oct 1874, in Texas. She was widowed. Her father John Brown, her mother unknown. Paul Silliman was the informant. The body was removed on Oct 11th for burial, West Hill Cemetery in Sherman, Grayson Co, TX.

Buried West Hill Cemetery, Sherman, TX

Events

Birth26 Oct 1874Pink Hill, Grayson County, Texas
Marriage23 Jun 1904Edwin/Edward L. Silliman
Death10 Oct 1964Dallas, Dallas County, Texas

Families

SpouseEdwin/Edward L. Silliman (1873 - )
ChildPaul L. Silliman (1908 - )
FatherJohn Samuel Brown (1831 - 1908)
MotherMary Ann "Polly" Davidson (1841 - 1934)
SiblingLetsey G. Brown (1859 - 1863)
SiblingSarah Elizabeth Brown (1861 - 1894)
SiblingWilliam Thomas Brown (1864 - 1945)
SiblingLucy Isabel Brown (1867 - 1956)
SiblingNancy A. "Nannie" Brown (1868 - 1961)
SiblingFrancis Marion "Frank" Brown (1870 - 1963)
SiblingGeorge Washington Brown (1872 - 1958)
SiblingLevi Brown (1877 - 1881)
SiblingLaura "Laury" Brown (1879 - 1881)
SiblingCam Brown (1882 - 1936)
SiblingJohn Cecil Brown (1886 - 1954)

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