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Esther Gray Brown 1905–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1905

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 21 Feb 1985

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Brown

Mother: Mary McCrary

Spouse(s): Bronson Ruffin

Children(s):

Esther Gray Brown was born in 1905 in Alabama, the child of James Luthur Brown And Mary Getha Mccrary. In 1910, Esther Gray Brown resided in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Esther Gray Brown resided in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA. Esther Gray Brown married Bronson Lee Ruffin. Esther Gray Brown passed away in 1985 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Esther Gray Brown was born in 1905 in Alabama, the child of James Luthur Brown And Mary Getha Mccrary.
  • In 1910, Esther Gray Brown resided in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Esther Gray Brown resided in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • Esther Gray Brown married Bronson Lee Ruffin.
  • Esther Gray Brown passed away in 1985 in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Brown
1878–1961
Birth Location: Dolomite, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
JB
Mary McCrary
1884–1947
Birth Location: Alabama
MM

Spouses(s)

Bronson Ruffin
1913–1979
Birth Location: Chilton County, Alabama, USA
BR

Children(s)

Esther Brown's Ancestors

Self
Esther Brown
1905–1985
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
James Luthur Brown
1878–1961
Dolomite, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Mary (Getha) McCrary
1884–1947
Alabama
Grandparents
Albert (Snow) Brown
1854–1928
Dolomite, Alabama
Mary McWilliams
1858–
Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Brown
1807–1879
Elizabeth Snow
1814–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844

Esther Brown's Timeline

9 Records

1905
2 Aug 1905
Birth of Esther Gray Brown in Alabama
Alabama
1910
1910
Age 5
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 15
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 25
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1941
29 Mar 1941
Age 36
Esther Gray Brown was married in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
1941
Abt 1941
Age 36
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Tuscaloosa
Tuscaloosa
1950
1950
Age 45
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 46
Esther Gray Brown resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1985
21 Feb 1985
Age 80
Death of Esther Gray Brown in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1905
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1941
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
    Record Source: Alabama, Marriage Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0023; FHL microfilm: 2339786

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian; Publication Date: 10 Apr 1941; Publication Place: Carrollton, Alabama, USA; ,0.27760255,0.8543449,0.36

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1941
    Event Place: Carrollton, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Pickens County Herald and West Alabamian - 10 Apr 1941 - Page 5, Marriage of undefined / Ruffin 10 Apr 1941

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloo

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1985
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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