Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN
M, b. 31 August 1910, d. 26 May 2008
- Relationship
- Uncle of John Kennedy BROWN Jr.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN, son of Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY, was born on 31 August 1910 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. He was commonly known as Abney.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 9 January 1920, in the household of his parents Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY in Macedonia, Chilton County, Alabama. He was nine years old.1
Abney BROWN and Charlie HAGGARD were mentioned in the Newspaper Tidbit of Frances May ABNEY and Francis Horatio BROWN on 10 April 1930 in The Union Banner, Clanton, Alabama. Abney was home visiting from the Univesity of Alabama. His parents drove him and Charlie Haggard to Montgomery on Sunday.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 21 April 1930, in the household of his parents Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. Abney T. Brown was recorded ast 19 years old. He was attending school.2
Abney began military service at age 21 on 10 February 1932 in the 3rd U. S. Navy Construction Battalions (Seabees) during World War II. He was stationed in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged 28 Sep 1945 with the rank of Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class.3
Abney attended Dallas County High School and graduated the University of Alabama in 1934. In 1931 he appeared in the yearbook as a member of the Tau Omega Chi fraternity. He remained a lifelong fan of the Crimson Tide.After graduation he worked for the State Highway Department until leaving for the military in 1942.4,5
Thomas was registered for the draft during World War II on 16 October 1940 while living in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. He was 30 years old and employed by the Alabama State Highway Department in Alexander City, Alabama. He was discribed as 5' 11", 155 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion.6
After the War, in 1945, Big Frank, and his brother John, opened Brown Brother's Supply Company in downtown Maplesville. John Brown soon sold his share to his brother Abney and returned to the Highway Department. Frank and Abney Brown built a new store in 1951. The store remained in operation until Frank's death in 2003. Abney had retired a few years earlier. For over fifty years the hardware store served as a meeting place for the men of Maplesville, and you could nearly always find a group gathered near the front of the store, seated on boxes and upturned spools of wire or rope, playing checkers or discussing sports and politics. Frank and Abney were also partners in farming and raising cattle on the Old Abney Place.7
Thomas married Celia GERALD circa 1946 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN died on 26 May 2008 at Heritage Hospital in Snellville, Georgia, at age 97. He was buried on 29 May 2008 in Clanton City Cemetery.
Abney's obituary was printed on 29 May 2008 in the Clanton Advertiser newspaper, published in Clanton, Alabama. It read: "Thomas Abney Brown, 97, of Snellville, Ga. died Monday, May 26 at Heritage Hospital. He was born Wednesday, August 31, 1910 in Chilton County, son of the late Francis H. Brown and the late Mary Abney. He was self-employed. Survivors include his daughters Susan Britton Brown of Snellville, Ga., Charlotte Crow of Mobile [should be Shelby Co.], Pat Taylor of Birmingham; sons, Tom Brown of Shelby, Frank Brown of Maplesville; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and brother, George Brown of Birmingham. Services will be held today at Martin Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Danny Rasberry officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Clanton City Cemetery."
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 9 January 1920, in the household of his parents Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY in Macedonia, Chilton County, Alabama. He was nine years old.1
Abney BROWN and Charlie HAGGARD were mentioned in the Newspaper Tidbit of Frances May ABNEY and Francis Horatio BROWN on 10 April 1930 in The Union Banner, Clanton, Alabama. Abney was home visiting from the Univesity of Alabama. His parents drove him and Charlie Haggard to Montgomery on Sunday.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN appeared on a census, enumerated 21 April 1930, in the household of his parents Francis Horatio BROWN and Frances May ABNEY in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. Abney T. Brown was recorded ast 19 years old. He was attending school.2
Abney began military service at age 21 on 10 February 1932 in the 3rd U. S. Navy Construction Battalions (Seabees) during World War II. He was stationed in the South Pacific. He was honorably discharged 28 Sep 1945 with the rank of Carpenter's Mate 2nd Class.3
Abney attended Dallas County High School and graduated the University of Alabama in 1934. In 1931 he appeared in the yearbook as a member of the Tau Omega Chi fraternity. He remained a lifelong fan of the Crimson Tide.After graduation he worked for the State Highway Department until leaving for the military in 1942.4,5
Thomas was registered for the draft during World War II on 16 October 1940 while living in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama. He was 30 years old and employed by the Alabama State Highway Department in Alexander City, Alabama. He was discribed as 5' 11", 155 lbs., with brown eyes, black hair and a dark complexion.6
After the War, in 1945, Big Frank, and his brother John, opened Brown Brother's Supply Company in downtown Maplesville. John Brown soon sold his share to his brother Abney and returned to the Highway Department. Frank and Abney Brown built a new store in 1951. The store remained in operation until Frank's death in 2003. Abney had retired a few years earlier. For over fifty years the hardware store served as a meeting place for the men of Maplesville, and you could nearly always find a group gathered near the front of the store, seated on boxes and upturned spools of wire or rope, playing checkers or discussing sports and politics. Frank and Abney were also partners in farming and raising cattle on the Old Abney Place.7
Thomas married Celia GERALD circa 1946 in Maplesville, Chilton County, Alabama.
Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN died on 26 May 2008 at Heritage Hospital in Snellville, Georgia, at age 97. He was buried on 29 May 2008 in Clanton City Cemetery.
Abney's obituary was printed on 29 May 2008 in the Clanton Advertiser newspaper, published in Clanton, Alabama. It read: "Thomas Abney Brown, 97, of Snellville, Ga. died Monday, May 26 at Heritage Hospital. He was born Wednesday, August 31, 1910 in Chilton County, son of the late Francis H. Brown and the late Mary Abney. He was self-employed. Survivors include his daughters Susan Britton Brown of Snellville, Ga., Charlotte Crow of Mobile [should be Shelby Co.], Pat Taylor of Birmingham; sons, Tom Brown of Shelby, Frank Brown of Maplesville; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren, and brother, George Brown of Birmingham. Services will be held today at Martin Funeral Home Chapel at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Danny Rasberry officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the Clanton City Cemetery."
Last Edited=29 Aug 2022
Child of Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN and Celia GERALD
- Thomas Hamilton Abney BROWN Jr.+ b. 1955, d. 2022
Citations
- [S138] 1920 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, Francis H. Brown household #90, Vol. 12, ED 53, Sheet 5, Line 66, Macedonia Precinct 14, 9 Jan 1920.
- [S876] 1930 U. S. Census, Chilton County, Alabama, F. H. Brown household, ED 7, pg. 1-B.
- [S250] Letter, Abney Brown to Miss French Burt, 15 Apr 1943.
- [S433] Thomas Waverly Palmer, University of Alabama.
- [S929] "U. S. College Student Lists, 1763-1924", 1931 University of Alabama Corolla, pg. 252.
- [S722] National Archives and Records Administration, "U.S. World War II Army Draft Records", Thomas Abney Brown, serial # 1729, order # 1647. Honorable discharge date noted as 28 Sep 1945 based on point system.
- [S218] Lorene LeCroy and Blanche Dennis, Maplesville, pg. 24.
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