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Oscar Knox Brown 1898–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 DEC 1898

Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Death Date: 13 SEP 1991

Death Location: Durham, North Carolina

Father: John Brown

Mother: Ada Knox

Spouse(s): Ola Unk

Children(s):

The story of Oscar Knox Brown began in 1898 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Oscar Knox Brown married Ola R Unk, and had children including Katherine C Brown. Oscar Knox Brown passed away in 1991 in Durham, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Oscar Knox Brown began in 1898 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
  • Oscar Knox Brown married Ola R Unk, and had children including Katherine C Brown.
  • Oscar Knox Brown passed away in 1991 in Durham, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oscar Brown's Ancestors

Self
Oscar Brown
1898–1991
Birth Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Parents
John William Brown
1867–
Mississippi
Ada (Cornelia) Knox
1876–1943
Mississippi
Grandparents
Isaac (Nicholson) Knox
1844–1922
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Martha (Almarine) Hightower
1846–1935
Randolph County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1803–1856
Belinda Nicholson
1809–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
William Nicholson
1765–1820
Martha Richardson
1763–1846

Oscar Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1898
12 DEC 1898
Birth of Oscar Knox Brown in Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
1991
13 SEP 1991
Age 93
Death of Oscar Knox Brown in Durham, North Carolina
Durham, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 DEC 1898
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi
    Record Source: WWI Draft registration card

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 SEP 1991
    Event Place: Durham, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-1996 Record

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