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Ray Byron Brown 1927–2009 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jun 1927

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 27 Apr 2009

Death Location: Evanston, Cook, Illinois

Father: William Brown

Mother: Emily Smith

Spouse(s): Erma Giles

Children(s): Lewis Mason, Carlos Mason

Ray Byron Brown was born in 1927 in Illinois, the child of William H Brown And Emily Smith. Ray Byron Brown married Erma Lorene Laura Giles, and had children including Carlos Gregory Mason, Gary Brown, Lewis Burnail Mason, Rita J Shields. Ray Byron Brown passed away in 2009 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Ray Byron Brown was born in 1927 in Illinois, the child of William H Brown And Emily Smith.
  • Ray Byron Brown married Erma Lorene Laura Giles, and had children including Carlos Gregory Mason, Gary Brown, Lewis Burnail Mason, Rita J Shields.
  • Ray Byron Brown passed away in 2009 in Evanston, Cook, Illinois.

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Children(s)

Ray Brown's Ancestors

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Ray Brown
1927–2009
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William H. Brown
1882–1958
Mississippi, USA
Emily Smith
1894–1954
Wilmette, Cook, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ray Brown's Descendants

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Ray (Byron) Brown (02 Jun 1927–27 Apr 2009) m. Erma (Lorene "Laura") Giles (28 Jul 1914–27 May 1995)
  1. 1. Lewis (Burnail) Mason 1939–2006
  2. 2. Carlos (Gregory) Mason 1945–2006

Ray Brown's Timeline

2 Records

1927
02 Jun 1927
Birth of Ray Byron Brown in Illinois
Illinois
2009
27 Apr 2009
Age 82
Death of Ray Byron Brown in Evanston, Cook, Illinois
Evanston, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Evanston
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 2009
    Event Place: Evanston, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

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