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Lura Rutledge Brown 1877–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Jefferson Co. AL

Death Date: 19 Mar 1974

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: William Brown

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Henry Fowlkes

Children(s): Mary Fowlkes, Anne Fowlkes, Lura Fowlkes

The story of Lura Rutledge Brown began in 1877 in Jefferson Co. AL. In 1900, Lura Rutledge Brown resided in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. Lura Rutledge Brown married Henry William Fowlkes, and had children including Anne Rutledge Fowlkes, Lura Brown Fowlkes, Mary Elizabeth Fowlkes. Lura Rutledge Brown passed away in 1974 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lura Rutledge Brown began in 1877 in Jefferson Co. AL.
  • In 1900, Lura Rutledge Brown resided in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • Lura Rutledge Brown married Henry William Fowlkes, and had children including Anne Rutledge Fowlkes, Lura Brown Fowlkes, Mary Elizabeth Fowlkes.
  • Lura Rutledge Brown passed away in 1974 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Brown
1840–1919
Birth Location: Old Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama
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Mary Smith
1846–1933
Birth Location: Jefferson, Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Henry Fowlkes
1863–1924
Birth Location: Marion, Perry, Alabama
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Children(s)

Mary Fowlkes
1905–1932
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala.
MF
Anne Fowlkes
1907–1994
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson Co., Ala.
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Lura Fowlkes
1909–1997
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
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Lura Brown's Ancestors

Self
Lura Brown
1877–1974
Birth Place: Jefferson Co. AL
Parents
William Smith Brown
1840–1919
Old Jonesboro, Jefferson, Alabama
Mary (Lucinda) Smith
1846–1933
Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Grandparents
James Brown
1813–1867
Lincoln, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Gilkie) Rutledge
1818–1900
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr
1760–1853
Sarah Barton
1760–1803
David McCracken
1747–1812
Elizabeth WILSON
1756–1821

Lura Brown's Descendants

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Lura (Rutledge) Brown (28 Jan 1877–19 Mar 1974) m. Henry (William) Fowlkes (16 Mar 1863–2 Jul 1924)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Fowlkes 1905–1932
  2. 2. Anne (Rutledge) Fowlkes 1907–1994 m. William (Hughson) Burr 1903–1957 m. Edgar (Gilmore) Givhan 1905–1981
  3. 3. Lura (Brown) Fowlkes 1909–1997 m. Joseph (Lamar Lanier) Sr 1906–2000
    1. 1. Joseph (Lamar Lanier) Jr 1932–2021

Lura Brown's Timeline

10 Records

1877
28 Jan 1877
Birth of Lura Rutledge Brown in Jefferson Co. AL
Jefferson Co. AL
1900
1900
Age 23
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1905
1905
Age 28
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham Ward 6, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 6, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 53
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 58
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 63
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in E Precinct 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
E Precinct 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1962
1962
Age 85
Lura Rutledge Brown resided here in Alabama
Alabama
1974
19 Mar 1974
Age 97
Death of Lura Rutledge Brown in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Jefferson Co. AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 5, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1903
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 18 Feb 1903 - Page 5, Marriage of Brown / Fowlkes 18 Feb 1903

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1905
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 6, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 6, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_18; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0060; FHL microfilm: 1374031

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T625_23; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1927
    Event Place: New Orleans, Louisiana
    Record Source: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Birmingham, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1931
    Event Place: Birmingham, Alabama
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Birmingham News - 13 Dec 1931 - Page 50

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Sep 1932
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1932; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 13; Page Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00094; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 68-128

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: E Precinct 21, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00094; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 68-128

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1962
    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 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Cristobal, Canal Zone
    Record Source: New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1813-1963, The National Archives At Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving At New Orleans, Louisiana, 1903-1945; NAI Number: 4492741; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; Record Group Number: 85

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1932; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 13; Page Number: 24

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1974
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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