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Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown 1906–1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 December 1906

Birth Location: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 June 1955

Death Location: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Sherman Metcalf

Mother: Minnie Metcalf

Spouse(s): Herman Sr

Children(s): Freeman Brown

Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown was born in 1906 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sherman Or Sheridan Logan Metcalf And Minnie Elizabeth Jameson Metcalf. In 1940, Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown resided in Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown married Herman Hobart Brown Sr, and had children including Freeman Brown, Joyce Brown, Lucile Brown, Sarah Brown. Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown passed away in 1955 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown was born in 1906 in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sherman Or Sheridan Logan Metcalf And Minnie Elizabeth Jameson Metcalf.
  • In 1940, Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown resided in Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown married Herman Hobart Brown Sr, and had children including Freeman Brown, Joyce Brown, Lucile Brown, Sarah Brown.
  • Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown passed away in 1955 in Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA.

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Essie Brown's Ancestors

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Essie Brown
1906–1955
Birth Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sherman or Sheridan Logan Metcalf
1885–1950
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Minnie (Elizabeth Jameson) Metcalf
1884–1944
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Essie Brown's Descendants

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Essie (Ellen Metcalf) Brown (1 December 1906–25 June 1955) m. Herman (Hobart Brown) Sr (18 August 1901–11 September 1953)
  1. 1. Freeman Brown 1929–1987

Essie Brown's Timeline

3 Records

1906
1 December 1906
Birth of Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown in Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 34
Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown resided here in Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
1955
25 June 1955
Age 49
Death of Essie Ellen Metcalf Brown in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 December 1906
    Event Place: Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2978; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 88-1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Boyd, Transylvania, North Carolina; Roll: T627_2978; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 88-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 1955
    Event Place: Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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