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Fred Camron Brown1,2

#759, b. April 1894, d. 5 January 1943
FatherJolly R. Brown3 b. c Jul 1866, d. 30 Nov 1913
MotherRose Miller3 b. Sep 1871, d. 7 Nov 1945
BirthApr 1894Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia3,1,2,4,5 
Marriage18 Aug 1917Alta Louise Heath; Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama6 
Death5 Jan 1943East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana7 
BurialForrest Cemetery, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama7 
Census1900Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama3
Census1910Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama1
Residence1912Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama8
Residence1917Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama9
Census1920Chickasaw, Mobile County, Alabama10
Census1930Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama11
Census1940Chicago, Cook County, Illinois4
Residence1942Hammond, Lake County, Indiana5
Residence1943Hammond, Lake County, Indiana12
Occupation1917 - employed by Gulf States Steel, Gadsden AL
1920 - accountant at shipyard
1930 - bookkeeper at department store
1940 - accountant at steel mills
1942 - worked at Crown Steel Sales Corp, Chicago2,10,4,5
MilitaryFred served in WW1 in the 308th Aero Squadron, organized in July 1918. This was a reconnaissance unit that flew a variety of aircraft, mostly British (including the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2e and RE8 and the De Havilland DH9). On one occasion during the war, Fred crashed into a tree and his plane was destroyed. He kept the control stick from that plane as a souvenir -- it is now in the possession of one of his grand-daughters. The 30th returned home in November 1918 aboard the RMS Mauretania (sister ship to the Lusitania).

Family

 Alta Louise Heath b. Sep 1894, d. 23 Aug 1983
Children 1.Louise Heath Brown+11,13 b. 26 Jun 1918, d. 12 Dec 2008
 2.Mary Rose Brown11,7 b. c 31 Mar 1920, d. 15 Dec 2006
ChartsAncestors of Louise Brown
Notes
He was 5'9" with gray eyes and brown/black hair.2,5
Fred was a Mason and a member of the American Legion.12

Citations

  1. [S1601] 1910 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Jolly R. Brown, Gadsden, Etowah County, AL, SD7 ED58, p 28A (93), Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  2. [S1342] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry: Fred Cameron Brown, Jun 5 1917, Etowah Co., AL.
  3. [S1600] 1900 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Jolly R. Brown, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, SD5 ED151, p 10A (247), Dwelling/Family number xx/xx.
  4. [S6874] 1940 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Fred C. Brown, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, SD26 ED103-451, sh 67B, Dwelling/Family number 326.
  5. [S2072] Registration Card, DSS Form 1, WWII, Ancestry.com, Fred Cameron Brown, Lake Co., IN, 4-27-42.
  6. [S7095] Marriage Certificate of Fred C. Brown and Alta Louise Heath, 18 Aug 1917, Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, recorded in Marriage Record V, page 437. Original in posession of Margaret Kneisley.
  7. [S5696] Rose Brown Norris, daughter of Alta Louise Heath and Fred C Brown, personal knowledge.
  8. [S7067] "U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 (Beta)", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: 2012), database and images, Entry: Fred Brown, h 534 Harelson, p 112.
  9. [S1342] "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry: Fred Cameron Brown, Etowah Co., AL, 5 Jun 1917.
  10. [S1097] 1920 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Fred C. Brown, Chickasaw, Mobile County, Alabama, SD1 ED84, p 3A (197), Dwelling/Family number 48/52.
  11. [S1607] 1930 U.S. Census population schedule, (http://www.ancestry.com, Accessed: various), database and images, Entry for Fred C. Brown, Precinct 45, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL, SD4 ED37-96, Dwelling/Family number 140/158.
  12. [S7096] Unidentified newpapers, obituaries of Fred C. Brown, originals clippings in possession of S. M. Kneisley.
  13. [S1605] S.M. Kneisley, Personal knowledge.