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Aaron VanBuren Brown 1914 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1914

Birth Location: Palatka, Clay, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 6 Jul 1974

Death Location: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States of America

Father: Rupert Brown

Mother: Lora Woolard

Spouse(s): Melba Collins

Children(s): Alma Brown, Ronald Brown

The story of Aaron VanBuren Brown began in 1914 in Palatka, Clay, Arkansas, USA, with parents Rupert Aaron "Sharp" Brown and Lora Bethany Woolard. As an adult, Aaron VanBuren Brown wed Melba E. Collins. Their household included Alma Jo Brown and Ronald Aaron Brown. Aaron VanBuren Brown's life came to an end in 1974 in Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States of America.

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Parents

Rupert Brown
1887 – 1952
Birth Location: , Clay, Arkansas, USA
RB
Lora Woolard
1886 – 1934
Birth Location: , Ripley, Missouri, USA
LW

Spouses(s)

Melba Collins
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: Missouri
MC

Children(s)

Alma Brown
1954 –
Birth Location: –
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Ronald Brown
1959 – 2014
Birth Location: Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, USA
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1914
    Event Place: Palatka, Clay, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, Social Security Death Index, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1841; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84-81, Number: 362-14-2907; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1920; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 528., Year: 1930; Census Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Thomas, Ripley, Missouri; Roll: T625_942; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 183; Image: 528.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Neely, Butler, Missouri; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Butler, Missouri
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1841; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84-81

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: T627_1841; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 84-81

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1950
    Event Place: Modesto, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jul 1974
    Event Place: Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, Number: 362-14-2907; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memorial Gardens, Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, USA
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