Individual Details

Charles Drury Brown

(8 Dec 1916 - 19 Jul 1996)

Mr Brown retired in 1981 as Southern District Manager of Republic Steel Corporation. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of Gadsden and the Altoona and Birmingham Masonic Lodges. He was preceded in death by his sister, Ida Sullivan. He is survived by his wife, Eva Brown; daughter, Charlotte Gattis; brother, John Brown; grandchildren. Burial in Crestwood Cemetery.

Collier Butler FH
The Gadsden Times 7.20.1996

Events

Birth8 Dec 1916Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Marriage License5 Oct 1937Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Sarah Alleen Powell
Marriage14 Oct 1937Etowah County, Alabama - Sarah Alleen Powell
Marriage6 Sep 1957Alabama City, Etowah County, Alabama - Eva Matheson Farmer
Death19 Jul 1996Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama
BurialCrestwood Memorial Cemetery, East Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama

Families

SpouseSarah Alleen Powell (1917 - 1985)
ChildLiving
SpouseEva Matheson Farmer (1926 - 2018)

Notes

Marriage License

Charles Drury Brown
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 5 Oct 1937
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Father's Name: Harry Brown
Mother's Name: Annie E Todd
Spouse's Name: Sarah Alleen Powell
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Spouse's Father's Name: O B Powell
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Alleen Finney

Marriage

Charles Drury Brown
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 14 Oct 1937
Event Place: Etowah, Alabama, United States
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Father's Name: Harry Brown
Mother's Name: Annie E Todd
Spouse's Name: Sarah Allen Powell
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Spouse's Father's Name: O B Powell
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sarah Alleen Finney

Marriage

Charles Drury Brown
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 6 Sep 1957
Event Place: Election Precinct 29 Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama
Age: 40
Birth Year (Estimated): 1917
Father's Name: Harry Brown
Mother's Name: Annie E Todd
Spouse's Name: Eva Green
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 32
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1925
Spouse's Father's Name: Oscar Charles Green (sic, Farmer)
Spouse's Mother's Name: Helen Bennett

Death

United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 80
Given Name: Charles
Middle Name: D
Surname: Brown
Birth Date: 8 Dec 1916
State: Alabama
Last Place of Residence: Etowah, Alabama
Previous Residence Postal Code: 35904
Event Date: 19 Jul 1996

Endnotes

1. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21Z-MNY9.

2. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-K3V7.

3. Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21F-H13T.

4. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V3HQ-343.

5. Find A Grave Memorial 108355462.