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James Melvin Browne 1914–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1914

Birth Location: Walker, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 20 April 1973

Death Location: West Covina, California, USA

Father: James Browne

Mother: Tomye Hackett

Spouse(s): Shirley Adams

Children(s): James III, Randa Baird

James Melvin Browne was born in 1914 in Walker, Minnesota, USA, the child of James Melvin Browne And Tomye Edna Hackett. James Melvin Browne married Shirley Agnes Adams, and had children including James Melvin Browne Iii, Marylbrownelincoln Browne, Randa Rae Browne Baird. James Melvin Browne passed away in 1973 in West Covina, California, USA.

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Biography

  • James Melvin Browne was born in 1914 in Walker, Minnesota, USA, the child of James Melvin Browne And Tomye Edna Hackett.
  • James Melvin Browne married Shirley Agnes Adams, and had children including James Melvin Browne Iii, Marylbrownelincoln Browne, Randa Rae Browne Baird.
  • James Melvin Browne passed away in 1973 in West Covina, California, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Browne's Ancestors

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James Browne
1914–1973
Birth Place: Walker, Minnesota, USA
Parents
James Melvin Browne
1885–1943
Shawneetown, Illinois
Tomye (Edna) Hackett
1893–1969
Big Clifty, Grayson, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
George (Walter) Hacket
1850–1931
Lawrence County, Indiana
Mary (Agness) Litsey
1855–1923
Meade, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
William Hackett
1812–1896
Sarah Smith
1813–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Smith
1788–1865
Letticia McNeal
1786–1864

James Browne's Descendants

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James (Melvin) Browne (7 August 1914–20 April 1973) m. Shirley (Agnes) Adams (21 February 1918–9 April 2011)
  1. 1. James (Melvin Browne) III 1940–1993
  2. 2. Randa (Rae Browne) Baird 1950–2021

James Browne's Timeline

2 Records

1914
7 August 1914
Birth of James Melvin Browne in Walker, Minnesota, USA
Walker, Minnesota, USA
1973
20 April 1973
Age 59
Death of James Melvin Browne in West Covina, California, USA
West Covina, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1914
    Event Place: Walker, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 April 1973
    Event Place: West Covina, California, USA

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