Individual Details
Harriet Lawrence Brown
(8 Nov 1919 - 13 Jun 2016)
Harriet Grinnell Obituary
GRINNELL Harriet Lawrence Brown, 96, died June 13, 2016, in Lexington. She was born in Cleveland, OH to Wayland W. Brown and Lois Hoffman Brown. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA and married Robert McKey Grinnell in 1941. After his service in World War II, they moved to Miami, FL. Following his death in 1962, she taught for many years at Ransom Everglades School in Miami. After moving to Lexington in 2002, she became an active member of Donovan Scholars Readers Theater and L.A.S.P. (Lexington Academy of Senior Professionals). She is survived by a sister, Natalie Denton; daughters, Sue Grinnell Baskin, Barbara Grinnell, Sara Grinnell Smith; son, Robert Grinnell; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Wed, June 22, at Good Shepherd Church (533 E. Main St, Lexington). Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Published by Lexington Herald-Leader from Jun. 17 to Jun. 19, 2016.
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Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Atlantic Ocean
Harriet Brown Grinnell, 96, widow of Robert McKey Grinnell, died Monday June 13, 2016 in Lexington. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Wayland Wickliffe Brown and Lois Hoffman Brown. She graduated from Smith College in 1940, married in 1941 and after her husband's service in World War II, moved to Miami, Florida. She taught for many years at the Everglades School for Girls and Ransom-Everglades School in Miami, Florida. She is survived by three daughters; Sara Smith, Barbara Grinnell , all of Lexington, Sue Baskin, Clyde, North Carolina, son; Robert Grinnell, Omaha, Nebraska, sister; Natalie Brown Denton, Elmira, New York, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
GRINNELL Harriet Lawrence Brown, 96, died June 13, 2016, in Lexington. She was born in Cleveland, OH to Wayland W. Brown and Lois Hoffman Brown. She graduated from Smith College in Northampton, MA and married Robert McKey Grinnell in 1941. After his service in World War II, they moved to Miami, FL. Following his death in 1962, she taught for many years at Ransom Everglades School in Miami. After moving to Lexington in 2002, she became an active member of Donovan Scholars Readers Theater and L.A.S.P. (Lexington Academy of Senior Professionals). She is survived by a sister, Natalie Denton; daughters, Sue Grinnell Baskin, Barbara Grinnell, Sara Grinnell Smith; son, Robert Grinnell; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 10am on Wed, June 22, at Good Shepherd Church (533 E. Main St, Lexington). Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of the Bluegrass.
Published by Lexington Herald-Leader from Jun. 17 to Jun. 19, 2016.
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Cremated, Ashes scattered at sea. Specifically: Atlantic Ocean
Harriet Brown Grinnell, 96, widow of Robert McKey Grinnell, died Monday June 13, 2016 in Lexington. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Wayland Wickliffe Brown and Lois Hoffman Brown. She graduated from Smith College in 1940, married in 1941 and after her husband's service in World War II, moved to Miami, Florida. She taught for many years at the Everglades School for Girls and Ransom-Everglades School in Miami, Florida. She is survived by three daughters; Sara Smith, Barbara Grinnell , all of Lexington, Sue Baskin, Clyde, North Carolina, son; Robert Grinnell, Omaha, Nebraska, sister; Natalie Brown Denton, Elmira, New York, and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Events
| Birth | 8 Nov 1919 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 7 Jan 1920 | (Harry Hamlin Hoffman and Gertrude Mary Hartzell) Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |  |  | |
| Immigration | 13 Jul 1939 | New York, New York | | | |
| Census (family)-shared | 29 May 1940 | (Wayland Wickliffe Brown and Lois T. Hoffman) Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts | | | |
| Marriage | 1941 | Robert McKey Grinnell | |||
| Death | 13 Jun 2016 | Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky |
Families
| Spouse | Robert McKey Grinnell (1911 - 1962) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Wayland Wickliffe Brown (1893 - 1985) |
| Mother | Lois T. Hoffman (1893 - 1986) |
| Sibling | Natalie Brown (1925 - 2021) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Harry H Hoffman Head Male 50 Pennsylvania - Advertising manager, newspaperGertrude Hoffman Wife Female 45 Ohio
Waymon Brown Son-in-law Male 26 Ohio - Accountant, ship building firm
Lois Brown Daughter Female 26 Ohio
Harriet Brown Granddaughter Female 2/12 Ohio
Harold Hoffman Son Male 25 Ohio - Credit man, motor company
Gertrude Hoffman Daughter Female 22 Ohio
Allan Hoffman Son Male 13 Ohio
Immigration
Harriet Laurence BrownEvent Type: Immigration
Departed: Naples 2 Jul 1939
Arrived: Port of New York, New York 13 Jul 1939
Gender: Female
Age: 19
Birth: 8 Nov 1919
Birthplace: Cleveland Ohio
Address: 281 Elm St., Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Ship Name: Vulcania
Census (family)-shared
Lois Brown Head Female 46 OhioHarriet Brown Daughter Female 20 Ohio
Natalie Brown Daughter Female 14 Ohio
Cora Smith Servant Female 51 West Virginia - Houseworker, private family
Wayland W Brown Husband Male 46 Ohio
Elm Street, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
1 Apr 1935 they all were living in Summit County, Ohio
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1920 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD1F-JWG.
2. New York, New York Passenger and Crew Lists, 1909, 1925-1957 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24LW-268.
3. United States Census, 1940 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4FQ-2YC.