Venard Brown (1920 - 2006)

Born 1 Feb 1920 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 19 Mar 2006 at age 86 in Menifee, Kentucky, United States

Biography

SGT Venard Brown served in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II
Service started: 31 Dec 1941
Unit(s):
Service ended:

This profile is part of the Brown Name Study.

Venard Brown was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Venard Brown was born on 1 February 1920 in Menifee County, Kentucky, United States^[1], son of Lewis Stanley Brown and Lydia Lovely.

In the 1920 census Vinard (age 1 month) was the son of Stanley Brown in Menifee, Kentucky, United States.^[2]

In the 1930 census Venard (age 10) was the son of Stanley Brown in Morgan County, Kentucky.^[3]

In the 1940 census Venard (age 20) was the single son of Stanley Brown in Magisterial District 1, Menifee, Kentucky.^[4]

Venard registered for the World War II military draft on 31 December 1941 in Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States.^[5] He served in the Army Air Corp attaining the rank of Sergant.

Venard married Fon Eva Jackson on 13 April 1946 in Wayne County, Indiana.^[6]

Venard died (age 86) on 19 March 2006 residing in Menifee County, Kentucky.^[7][8] and was buried in Mack Cemetery, Frenchburg, Menifee, Kentucky, United States.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999"
   citing Birth, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort
   FamilySearch Record: QKHY-5JFV (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Venard Brown born on 1 Feb 1920, child of Lidia Lovelay, in Kentucky, United States.
2. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 50; Digital film/folder number: 004965968; FHL microfilm: 1820590; Image number: 1106; Sheet number: 7; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01939-9
   FamilySearch Record: MHGT-TF8 (accessed 9 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9R6K-DD8
   Vinard Brown (1 months), single son, in household of Stanley Brown (26) in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
3. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T626; Line: 15; Digital film/folder number: 004950774; FHL microfilm: 2340506; Image number: 344; Sheet number: 12; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03762-3
   FamilySearch Record: XMF8-Q6J (accessed 9 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GR4K-PPN
   Venard Brown (10), single son, in household of Stanley Brown (38) in Morgan, Morgan, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
4. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 79; Digital film/folder number: 005460801; Image number: 19; Sheet number: 2; Sheet letter: B
   FamilySearch Record: K7YZ-9HZ (accessed 9 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-46TG
   Venard Brown (20), single son, in household of Stanley Brown (46) in Magisterial District 1, Menifee, Kentucky, United States. Born in Kentucky.
5. ↑ Military: "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946"
   citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland
   FamilySearch Record: K8YF-8B9 (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Name: Venard Brown; Marital Status: Single, without dependents; Race: White; Military Service Date: 31 Dec 1941; Military Service Place: Ft Thomas, Newport, Kentucky, United States; Birth Date: 1920; Birth Place: KENTUCKY; Arc Identifier: 1263923; Branch Alpha Orig: BI; Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA; Branch Code Orig: 00; Civil Occupation Orig: 999; Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men); Component Orig: 7; Education: Grammar school; Education Orig: 0; Enlistment Day: 31; Enlistment Month: Dec; Enlistment Month Orig: 12; Enlistment Place: FT THOMAS NEWPORT KENTUCKY; Enlistment Place Orig: 5242; Enlistment Term: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law; Enlistment Term Orig: 5; Enlistment Year: 1941; Enlistment Year Orig: 41; Event Type: Military Service; Grade Alpha Orig: PVT; Grade Code: Private; Grade Code Orig: 8; Major Force Of Assign: 7; Military Occupation: 7013; Reel Box Card: 09143.336; Serial Number: 35260652; Source: Civil Life; Source Orig: 0.
6. ↑ Marriage: "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
   citing Page: 288; Digital film/folder number: 007030724_001_M99N-TP2; FHL microfilm: 001846674; Image number: 358
   FamilySearch Record: 27KC-HPB (accessed 9 December 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L97W-XC1
   Venard Brown marriage to Fon Eva Jackson on 13 Apr 1946 in Wayne, Indiana, United States.
7. ↑ Death: "United States Social Security Death Index"
   citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)
   FamilySearch Record: VM7Z-5MD (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Venard Brown death 19 Mar 2006 (born 1 Feb 1920) residing in Menifee, Kentucky.
8. ↑ Death: "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
   citing Digital film/folder number: DI0001099
   FamilySearch Record: 6KQ5-S9VQ (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Venard Brown death 19 Mar 2006 (born 1 Feb 1920).
9. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index"
   citing record ID 211430244, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com
   FamilySearch Record: DM3V-KQMM (accessed 9 December 2023)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #211430244
   Venard Brown burial (died on 19 Mar 2006) in Frenchburg, Menifee, Kentucky, United States of America. Born on 1 Feb 1920.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: GQV9-1T6