Manuel Walter Brown (1888 - 1961)

Born 12 May 1888 in Crawford, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Grace Lois (Walls) Brown — married 16 Jan 1908 in French Lick, Ind.

Descendants

Died 10 Apr 1961 at age 72 in Muncie, Delaware, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Retired Minister of the Evangelical United Brethern Church. Married Grace Walls, on Jan. 16, 1908 in French Lick, Indiana, who was born Dec. 23, 1888 at French Lick, Indiana, the daughter of William H. Walls and Mary Jane McDonald. Parents of nine children. Resided Muncie, Indiana. (Willson 163)

Loved by all who knew him. His children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren called him "Pop" Brown. He began preaching about 1918 or so.

Sources

• Willson, Richard Eugene. comp. The Willson Family 1672-1979 Ottawa, IL:[s.n.],1979. Print. This edition incorporates 2 previous volumes which are available from Hathi Trust online.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB2-Q17 : accessed 4 December 2019), Manuel Brown in household of Martin Brown, Patoka Township (eastern part), Crawford, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29, sheet 4A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,365.

• "Indiana, Marriages, 1780-1992," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XF46-PZK

• "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ2P-GGG : accessed 02 Dec 2014)

• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V1YV-B7Y : accessed 02 Dec 2014)

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5FK-J4F : accessed 1 April 2016)

• Find A Grave Memorial# 35612133