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Lillie May Brown 1916–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1916

Birth Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1959

Death Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Father: Ollie Brown

Mother: Effie Leonard

Spouse(s): Elbert Jones

Children(s): Melvin Jones

The story of Lillie May Brown began in 1916 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA. In 1935, Lillie May Brown resided in Green, Greenville, South Carolina. In 1940, Lillie May Brown resided in Laurens Twp, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. Lillie May Brown married Elbert Vincent Jones, John W Bagwell, and had children including Melvin Nickles Jones. Lillie May Brown passed away in 1959 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lillie May Brown began in 1916 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Lillie May Brown resided in Green, Greenville, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Lillie May Brown resided in Laurens Twp, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • Lillie May Brown married Elbert Vincent Jones, John W Bagwell, and had children including Melvin Nickles Jones.
  • Lillie May Brown passed away in 1959 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lillie Brown's Ancestors

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Lillie Brown
1916–1959
Birth Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Ollie Brown
1894–
Effie (Ophelia) Leonard
1891–1978
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Marshall Leonard
1858–1928
South Carolina, United States of America
Ella Smith
1869–1908
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hamilton Leonard
1815–1895
Mary Wakefield
1815–1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leonard
1791–1880
Nancy McClain
1788–1859

Lillie Brown's Descendants

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Lillie (May) Brown (15 Oct 1916–6 May 1959) m. Elbert (Vincent) Jones (abt 1896–19 Jun 1952)
  1. 1. Melvin (Nickles) Jones 1938–1957

Lillie Brown's Timeline

5 Records

1916
15 Oct 1916
Birth of Lillie May Brown in Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 19
Lillie May Brown resided here in Green, Greenville, South Carolina
Green, Greenville, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 24
Lillie May Brown resided here in Laurens Twp, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens Twp, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
Lillie May Brown resided here in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1959
6 May 1959
Age 43
Death of Lillie May Brown in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1916
    Event Place: Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Green, Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03821; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 30-32

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Laurens Twp, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03821; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 30-32

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, 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: Laurens, Laurens, So

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ware Shoals
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Index-Journal; Publication Date: 7 May 1959; Publication Place: Greenwood, South Carolina, USA; ,0.3750441,0.1400425,0.45840865&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1959
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; South Carolina Death Records; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Laurens

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