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Thelma Josephine Brown 1912–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1912

Birth Location: Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 17 September 1991

Death Location: Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lawrence Brown

Mother: Martha Faulkner

Spouse(s): Berry Owens

Children(s): Martha Owens, Doris Owens, Ronald Owens

Thelma Josephine Brown was born in 1912 in Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lawrence Calvin Brown And Martha Lee Faulkner. In 1920, Thelma Josephine Brown resided in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. In 1930, Thelma Josephine Brown resided in Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA. Thelma Josephine Brown married Berry Blease Owens, and had children including Doris Jean Owens, Martha Jo Owens, Ronald Brown Owens. Thelma Josephine Brown passed away in 1991 in Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thelma Josephine Brown was born in 1912 in Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lawrence Calvin Brown And Martha Lee Faulkner.
  • In 1920, Thelma Josephine Brown resided in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1930, Thelma Josephine Brown resided in Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA.
  • Thelma Josephine Brown married Berry Blease Owens, and had children including Doris Jean Owens, Martha Jo Owens, Ronald Brown Owens.
  • Thelma Josephine Brown passed away in 1991 in Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lawrence Brown
1891–1969
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Martha Faulkner
1891–1970
Birth Location: –
MF

Spouses(s)

Berry Owens
1911–1975
Birth Location: –
BO

Children(s)

Martha Owens
1938–2006
Birth Location: –
MO
Doris Owens
1933–2015
Birth Location: Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
DO
Ronald Owens
1935–2020
Birth Location: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
RO

Thelma Brown's Ancestors

Self
Thelma Brown
1912–1991
Birth Place: Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lawrence Calvin Brown
1891–1969
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Martha (Lee) Faulkner
1891–1970
Grandparents
Chesley (Drayton) Brown
1864–1936
Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Josephine Crawford
1871–1944
Laurens County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
John Crawford
1826–1894
Frances Davenport
1850–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Strother Crawford
1795–1840
Elizabeth Ford
1800–1844
John Davenport
1822–1900
Hulda Coker
1822–1908

Thelma Brown's Descendants

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Thelma (Josephine) Brown (8 December 1912–17 September 1991) m. Berry (Blease) Owens (17 June 1911–15 January 1975)
  1. 1. Martha (Jo) Owens 1938–2006
  2. 2. Doris (Jean) Owens 1933–2015 m. James (Wallace) Godfrey 1927–2005
  3. 3. Ronald (Brown) Owens 1935–2020

Thelma Brown's Timeline

8 Records

1912
8 December 1912
Birth of Thelma Josephine Brown in Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in Rural, Greenwood, South Carolina
Rural, Greenwood, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 28
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Thelma Josephine Brown resided here in South Carolina
South Carolina
1991
17 September 1991
Age 79
Death of Thelma Josephine Brown in Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1912
    Event Place: Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Greenwood, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03815; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 24-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Coronaca, Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Coronaca, Greenwood, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03815; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 24-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Waterloo, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 5675; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 30-55

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: South Carolina
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1991
    Event Place: Hodges, Greenwood, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hodges, Greenwood County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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