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Charles William BROWN

Charles William BROWN

Male 1869 - 1961  (91 years)

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  • Name Charles William BROWN 
    Born 15 Jun 1869  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in May 1931 marriage record as Jun 15 1871, age 59. He was age 10 in the 1880 Census.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910, 1920, 1930  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Residence 1931  Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1940  Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Died 15 Jan 1961  [1, 2] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I56723  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 8 Apr 2016 

    Father William Harrison BROWN,   b. 5 Jun 1828, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1898, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Mariah Ellen "Molly" NAIR,   b. 24 May 1847, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1926, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Family ID F10205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Iva Lenora HIGHLAND,   b. 20 Apr 1875, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 1930, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 17 Mar 1901  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on May 7 1910:
      Charles W. Brown, 40, farmer, married 9 yrs; wife Iva L, 30, married 9 yrs, mother of 1 child (still living); son Guy R, 6; nephew Cleo Brown, 4; niece Blanch Brown, 1y 3m; brother John H. Brown, 29, widowed, laborer in oil field.

      1920 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated at Big Isaac Creek:
      Chas. Wm. Brown, 50, farmer; wife Ivie, 43; son Guy R, 16; dau Blanche T, 10.

      1930 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Greenbrier District), enumerated on Apr 3 1930:
      Charles W. Brown, 59, farmer; wife Iva L, 54; niece Corrolean Brown, 16, servant for private family.
    Children 
     1. Guy Rector BROWN,   b. 14 Aug 1903, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2000, Charles Town, Jefferson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F44222  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Bertha Mae HIGHLAND,   b. 14 Mar 1877, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1955, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 20 May 1931  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F44220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1931 - Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1940 - Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2110] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    5. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    6. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 87 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=52176&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Chas. W. Brown, 29, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of W. H. & Mollie E. Brown; and Iva Highland, 24, b. Lewis Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of Calvin & S. E. Highland. Married Mar 17 1901 "at Hurkle (?) Schoolhouse," officiated by B. B. Brooks, a Minister of the Gospel.

    7. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, BR p. 112 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34500&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Charles William Brown, widowed, 59, b. Jun 15 1871 in Harrison Co, res. Big Isaac, son of William H. Brown & Mary E. (Nair) Brown; and Bertha Mae Highland, 42, b. Mar 14 1889 in Lewis Co, res. Clarksburg, dau of Calvin Highland & Sarah Elizabeth (Dix) Highland. Married May 20 1931 "at the first M. E. Church," officiated by J. H. Funk, a Minister of the M. E. Church.