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Roy Brown 1901–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Nov 1901

Birth Location: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 2 Sep 1959

Death Location: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: John Brown

Mother: Dilia Brown

Spouse(s): Lucinda Lanham

Children(s):

Roy Brown was born in 1901 in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of John J Brown And Dilia B Brown. In 1910, Roy Brown resided in Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Roy Brown resided in Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA. Roy Brown married Lucinda Odell Lanham. Roy Brown passed away in 1959 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Brown was born in 1901 in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA, the child of John J Brown And Dilia B Brown.
  • In 1910, Roy Brown resided in Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Roy Brown resided in Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA.
  • Roy Brown married Lucinda Odell Lanham.
  • Roy Brown passed away in 1959 in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Brown
1870–1918
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Dilia Brown
1881–1936
Birth Location: Illinois
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Lanham
1907–1978
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

Roy Brown's Ancestors

Self
Roy Brown
1901–1959
Birth Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Parents
John J. Brown
1870–1918
Illinois, USA
Dilia (B) Brown
1881–1936
Illinois
Grandparents
GJ (Dewitt Clinton) Potter
1830–1889
New York, USA
GJ (Amelia Lovina) Hiliker
1836–1933
Fredonia, Chautauqua, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
GJ Potter
1794–1871
GJ Janes
1798–1864
GJ Thayer
1823–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GJ Potter
1733–1800
GJ Sherman
1749–1841
GJ Janes
1764–1848
GJ Brace
1777–1810

Roy Brown's Timeline

7 Records

1901
5 Nov 1901
Birth of Roy Brown in Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
Roy Brown resided here in Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
Roy Brown resided here in Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 34
Roy Brown resided here in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 39
Roy Brown resided here in Danville Twp, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
Danville Twp, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 50
Roy Brown resided here in Illinois
Illinois
1959
2 Sep 1959
Age 58
Death of Roy Brown
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Hoopeston, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 198
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374343
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Danville Ward 6, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T624_330; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0153; FHL microfilm: 1374343

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Oakwood, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: T625_412; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 198

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00898; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-50

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Danville Twp, Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00898; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 92-50

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Illinois
    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: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1959
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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