Husband: Whitman Dorsey Brown
Census name: Whitmond Brown
Born: Oct- 6-1872 at Summers, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Died: Nov-25-1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1
Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,3
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 1,4,5
Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV
Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: Deputy State Prohibition Commissioner 4,1
Occupation: 1920 guard at penitentiary 6
Occupation: 1915 West Union Police Chief 7,8
Occupation: 1910 U.S. Marshall officer 9
Occupation: 1900 hotel keeper 10
Father: Samuel VanBuren Brown (1835 - 1920)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Carroll (1841 - 1931)
Notes
Wife: Lora Collins Married: Apr- 7-1897 in Ritchie Co, WV 2
Born: Sep- 1-1874 in Ritchie Co, WV 11,12,2 Died: Mar- -1969 11,12 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: William S. Collins (1811 - 1882) Mother: Talitha Lynch (1835 - 1922) Notes
M Child 1: Carroll Clarence Brown Born: Aug-26-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,14,11,15,10 Died: Dec-25-1978 in Suffolk, VA 15,11 Buried: in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, VA 15 Resided: 120 St James Ave in Suffolk, VA 15,16 Resided: 1949 in Wilson, Wilson Co, NC 17 Census: 1940 in New England, Wood Co, WV Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 5 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: salesman for Wilson & Co. meat packing (retired) 17,15 Occupation: 1940 traveling salesman 18 Occupation: 1930 commercial traveler (traveling salesman) 19 Wife: May E. ___ b. ca 1902 Census name: Mae Married: ca 1929 19 Wife: Gertrude Hortense Gast b. ca 1899 Married: Oct-22-1949 in Suffolk, VA 17
M Child 2: Hallie Brown Born: Jun-19-1900 at Market, Doddridge Co, WV 20,10 Died: Sep-14-1900 21 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 3: Whitman Martin Brown Born: Jan- 1-1918 11,22,6 Died: May-28-1985 11,22 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 23 Census: 1930 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV Education: Parkersburg High School 24 Military: Mar-13-1939 - Oct-22-1945 Sgt, US Army, World War II (3 Battle Stars) 22,24
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