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Jessie Ruth Brown 1903–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Dec 1903

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: Dec 1981

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Chesley Brown

Mother: Josephine Crawford

Spouse(s): Welton Sr.

Children(s): Doris Phillips, Welton Jr, Mary Phillips, Harold Phillips, JoAnn Phillips

Jessie Ruth Brown was born in 1903 in South Carolina, the child of Chesley Drayton Brown And Josephine Crawford. In 1910, Jessie Ruth Brown resided in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Jessie Ruth Brown resided in Township 1, Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina, . Jessie Ruth Brown married Welton Pryor Phillips Sr, and had children including Doris G Phillips, Harold Phillips, Joann Alma Phillips, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, Welton Pryor Phillips Jr. Jessie Ruth Brown passed away in 1981 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jessie Ruth Brown was born in 1903 in South Carolina, the child of Chesley Drayton Brown And Josephine Crawford.
  • In 1910, Jessie Ruth Brown resided in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Jessie Ruth Brown resided in Township 1, Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina, .
  • Jessie Ruth Brown married Welton Pryor Phillips Sr, and had children including Doris G Phillips, Harold Phillips, Joann Alma Phillips, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, Welton Pryor Phillips Jr.
  • Jessie Ruth Brown passed away in 1981 in Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jessie Brown's Ancestors

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Jessie Brown
1903–1981
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Chesley Drayton Brown
1864–1936
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Josephine Crawford
1871–1944
Laurens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
John Crawford
1826–1894
Greenville District, South Carolina
Frances (L) Davenport
1850–1928
Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Strother Crawford
1795–1840
Elizabeth Ford
1800–1844
John Davenport
1822–1900
Hulda Coker
1822–1908
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Crawford
1765–1820
Christian Terry
1774–
John Ford
1776–1843
Letishia Pollock
1782–
William Davenport
1763–1842
Phoebe Gross
1773–1841
Charles Coker
1794–1890
Lavinia Chandler
1794–1889

Jessie Brown's Descendants

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Jessie (Ruth) Brown (5 Dec 1903–Dec 1981) m. Welton (Pryor Phillips) Sr. (1903–1982)
  1. 1. Doris (G) Phillips 1921–1998 m. Woodrow (Wilson) Bledsoe 1918–1979
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Bledsoe 1939–2014 m. Otis (Beckstine) DeLozier 1931–2019
  2. 2. Welton (Pryor Phillips) Jr 1923–1981 m. Mabel (Bell) Phillips 1921–2006
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Phillips 1925–2014 m. Milan (Palmer) Anderson 1927–1981
  4. 4. Harold Phillips 1927–2007
  5. 5. JoAnn (Alma) Phillips 1930–2016 m. Guy (Dupree) Tomberlin 1927– m. Thomas (Lodge) Wright 1933–2021

Jessie Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1903
5 Dec 1903
Birth of Jessie Ruth Brown in South Carolina
South Carolina
1910
1910
Age 7
Jessie Ruth Brown resided here in Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 27
Jessie Ruth Brown resided here in Township 1, Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
Township 1, Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 48
Jessie Ruth Brown resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1981
Dec 1981
Age 78
Death of Jessie Ruth Brown
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1903
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenwood Ward 4, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Township 1, Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Township 1, Newberry, South Carolina; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2341940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1981
    Event Place: Greenwood, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Index-Journal - 7 Dec 1981 - Page 2, Obituary for JESSIE PHILLIPS (Aged 78) 7 Dec 1981

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1981
    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 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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