Person Sheet
NameAmy Beatrice BROWN 
Birth24 Nov 1899, California
Death14 Jul 1992, Merced, Merced Co., California5
FatherEdward Mitchell BROWN (~1845-1938)
MotherCynthia Ann Florence ROBBINS (1862-1945)
Spouses
Birth31 Jul 1898, Michigan
Death8 Sep 1982, Merced, Merced Co., California82
Burial10 Sep 1982, Evergreen Mausoleum, Merced, Merced Co., California
OccupationBldg. Contractor X 40 Years, Self Employed, Construction
FatherWilliam Albert FITCHETT (1855-1934)
MotherMatilda Hester “Tilly” BROWN (1865-1941)
Marriage1917
Notes for Amy Beatrice BROWN
Amy Brown was not related to Grama Matilda's Brown family.275
Photo provided by Linda Early Mesinar, granddaughter of Elva Fitchett, [email protected]
Photo provided by Linda Early Mesinar, granddaughter of Elva Fitchett, [email protected]
Notes for Albert Leslie (Spouse 1)
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 about Leslie Albert Fitchett
Name: Leslie Albert Fitchett,
City: Bishop, County: Inyo, State: California
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1898,
Employers Name: E. M. Brown,
Nearest Relative: Amy Fitchett, Wife,
Tall, Slender, Brown, Brown, Race: White, Roll: 1530793,
Dated: Apr 12, 1819,
Signed: Leslie Fitchett412
1920 US Census
1920 > California > PLUMAS > INDIAN Series: T625 Roll: 124 Page: 226
Surname Given Name age Sex Race B-place State County Location
FITCHETT ALBERT L 21 M W MI CA PLUMAS INDIAN
Amy (wife) 19 F W CA CA Plumas Indian
Vernon (son)7/12 M W CA CA Plumas Indian
Notes for Albert: POB father: Canada; POB Mother: Camada; Occupation: Carpenter
Notes for Amy: POB Father: NY; POB Mother: IN
Merced Express, September 20, 1945
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
A. LESLIE FITCHETT has received his honorable discharge from the Seabees and has resumed his building contracting business in Merced. Fitchett served in the South and Central Pacific for 25 months and holds the American Theater of Defense ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon. He also has three bronze stars for Treasury-Bougainville, Okinawa, and New Guinea-Georgia campaigns.
Merced Express, January 20, 1949
Fitchett Gets Contract for New Hangar
Les Fitchett and Son, contractors, were awarded the contract for constructing a four-part hangar at Merced Municipal Airport by the City Council Monday night. Their bid was $10,498.76, lowest of three bids.
The city will provide half the funds and the federal government will provide the balance. The hangar will be used for rental purposes to individuals. Airport Manager Ed Nicols said it should produce $240 per months in revenue for the city.
Councilman Joe Merino sought to block the project by expressing the opinion the city could better use the funds for street work. When he failed to get support on this plan he joined the other councilmen in accepting the Fitchett bid.
Merced Express, June 16, 1949
FITCHETT AWARDED
ARMORY CONTRACT
Announcement was made here today that Les Fitchett of Merced had been awarded a contract to construct the new Armory here. Work will begin soon on the project.
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Merced Express, June 23, 1949
Leslie Fitchett Is
Awarded Contract
The State Department of Public Works has announced award of a $65,557 contract for construction of a National Guard Armory in Merced to Leslie Fitchett and Son, Merced.
Information from the Death Cetificate, Merced County. Book 51, page 21.
Leslie Fitchett. [AKA] Albert
Day of Death: Sept 8, 1982
Age: 84 years
Time: 0038
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasion
Marital status; Married
Date of birth: July 31, 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Retired Bldg. Contractor x 40 years, self employed, construction.
Citizen: U.S.A.
Name and birthplace of Mother: Tillie Brown > Canada
Name and birthplace of Father: William A. Fitchett > Canada
Name of spouse: Amy B. Brown
SS# 552-03-1556
Place of death: Mercy Hospital, 2740 M. St, Merced, Ca
Residence: 2060 Union Ave, Merced, Ca
Intombment and date: Evergreen Mausoleum, Merced, Sept 10, 1982
Funeral director: Stratford Evans Merced Chapel
Informant: Bertha Founts [daughter] 1120 E 21st St, Merced, Ca
Cause of death:
[A] Myocardial failure x days.
[B] unreadable x years
[C] ASHO x years.
other: diebetis mellitis, pace maker 8-16-82, Arthur P. Harris M.D.
Merced CA, Sun-Star; Thurs, September 9, 1982: OBITUARY - Leslie Fitchett
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Stratford Evens Merced Funeral Chapel for Leslie “Les” Fitchett, 84, who died Wednesday in a Merced Hospital. Merced Elks Lodge will conduct the services and entombment will be in the Evergreen Mausoleum.
Mr. Fitchett was born July 31, 1898, in Michigan and lived in Merced since 1925. He was a chief petty officer in the Seabees of the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the Solomon Islands where he earned two Bronze Stars.
A building inspector for 18 years for the Veterans Administration, he then worked as a self-employed building contractor for 35 years.
He was a member of the Merced American Legion Post 83 and a 47 year member of Merced Elks Lodge 1240.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Fitchett of Merced; a son, Vernon Fitchett of Australia; two daughters, Berta Founts of Merced, and Christina Nunan of Los Angeles; two sisters, Elva Early and Adelyn Benner, both of Los Angeles; eight grandchildren, an nine great-grandchildren.
Name: Leslie Albert Fitchett,
City: Bishop, County: Inyo, State: California
Birth Date: 31 Jul 1898,
Employers Name: E. M. Brown,
Nearest Relative: Amy Fitchett, Wife,
Tall, Slender, Brown, Brown, Race: White, Roll: 1530793,
Dated: Apr 12, 1819,
Signed: Leslie Fitchett412
1920 US Census
1920 > California > PLUMAS > INDIAN Series: T625 Roll: 124 Page: 226
Surname Given Name age Sex Race B-place State County Location
FITCHETT ALBERT L 21 M W MI CA PLUMAS INDIAN
Amy (wife) 19 F W CA CA Plumas Indian
Vernon (son)7/12 M W CA CA Plumas Indian
Notes for Albert: POB father: Canada; POB Mother: Camada; Occupation: Carpenter
Notes for Amy: POB Father: NY; POB Mother: IN
Merced Express, September 20, 1945
CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
A. LESLIE FITCHETT has received his honorable discharge from the Seabees and has resumed his building contracting business in Merced. Fitchett served in the South and Central Pacific for 25 months and holds the American Theater of Defense ribbon and the Asiatic-Pacific ribbon. He also has three bronze stars for Treasury-Bougainville, Okinawa, and New Guinea-Georgia campaigns.
Merced Express, January 20, 1949
Fitchett Gets Contract for New Hangar
Les Fitchett and Son, contractors, were awarded the contract for constructing a four-part hangar at Merced Municipal Airport by the City Council Monday night. Their bid was $10,498.76, lowest of three bids.
The city will provide half the funds and the federal government will provide the balance. The hangar will be used for rental purposes to individuals. Airport Manager Ed Nicols said it should produce $240 per months in revenue for the city.
Councilman Joe Merino sought to block the project by expressing the opinion the city could better use the funds for street work. When he failed to get support on this plan he joined the other councilmen in accepting the Fitchett bid.
Merced Express, June 16, 1949
FITCHETT AWARDED
ARMORY CONTRACT
Announcement was made here today that Les Fitchett of Merced had been awarded a contract to construct the new Armory here. Work will begin soon on the project.
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Merced Express, June 23, 1949
Leslie Fitchett Is
Awarded Contract
The State Department of Public Works has announced award of a $65,557 contract for construction of a National Guard Armory in Merced to Leslie Fitchett and Son, Merced.
Information from the Death Cetificate, Merced County. Book 51, page 21.
Leslie Fitchett. [AKA] Albert
Day of Death: Sept 8, 1982
Age: 84 years
Time: 0038
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasion
Marital status; Married
Date of birth: July 31, 1898
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Retired Bldg. Contractor x 40 years, self employed, construction.
Citizen: U.S.A.
Name and birthplace of Mother: Tillie Brown > Canada
Name and birthplace of Father: William A. Fitchett > Canada
Name of spouse: Amy B. Brown
SS# 552-03-1556
Place of death: Mercy Hospital, 2740 M. St, Merced, Ca
Residence: 2060 Union Ave, Merced, Ca
Intombment and date: Evergreen Mausoleum, Merced, Sept 10, 1982
Funeral director: Stratford Evans Merced Chapel
Informant: Bertha Founts [daughter] 1120 E 21st St, Merced, Ca
Cause of death:
[A] Myocardial failure x days.
[B] unreadable x years
[C] ASHO x years.
other: diebetis mellitis, pace maker 8-16-82, Arthur P. Harris M.D.
Merced CA, Sun-Star; Thurs, September 9, 1982: OBITUARY - Leslie Fitchett
Services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Stratford Evens Merced Funeral Chapel for Leslie “Les” Fitchett, 84, who died Wednesday in a Merced Hospital. Merced Elks Lodge will conduct the services and entombment will be in the Evergreen Mausoleum.
Mr. Fitchett was born July 31, 1898, in Michigan and lived in Merced since 1925. He was a chief petty officer in the Seabees of the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the Solomon Islands where he earned two Bronze Stars.
A building inspector for 18 years for the Veterans Administration, he then worked as a self-employed building contractor for 35 years.
He was a member of the Merced American Legion Post 83 and a 47 year member of Merced Elks Lodge 1240.
Survivors include his wife, Amy Fitchett of Merced; a son, Vernon Fitchett of Australia; two daughters, Berta Founts of Merced, and Christina Nunan of Los Angeles; two sisters, Elva Early and Adelyn Benner, both of Los Angeles; eight grandchildren, an nine great-grandchildren.