Henry Columbus Brown (1905 - 1981)

Born 9 Mar 1905 in Cordell, Scott, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Juanita (Phillips) Brown — married 14 Feb 1935 (to 3 May 1981) in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee

Died 5 Nov 1981 at age 76 in Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana

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Biography

Henry was born on March 9, 1905 at Cherry Fork in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of William Brown and Rebecca ( York ) Brown . He married Juanita Phillips on February 14, 1935 at Huntsville in Scott County. Henry passed away on November 5, 1981 at the Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana.

Obituary,

BROWN, HENRY C. died 5 Nov 1981 Henry C. Brown, 76, of Springport, Ind., passed away Thursday morning, November 5, at Ball Hospital in Muncie, Ind. following an extended illness. Mr. Brown was formerly an Oneida policeman and Scott County Deputy Sheriff and also served at one time as Chief of Police in Burnside, Ky. He moved to Henry County, Indiana in 1951 and retired from General Motors in 1965. He attended the Springport Christian Church and was a member of the U. A. W., The Sympathy Club of General Motors, and the National Rifle Association. The son of the late William and Rebecca York Brown, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Juanita P. Brown, who passed away in May; two sisters; two brothers; and one daughter. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Lyle (Juannelle) Jacobs of Beaver Creek, O.; two sisters: Mrs. Ray (Hattie) Brose of Cincinnati, O., and Mrs. James (Mac) Boothe of South Gate, Ky.; a brother, Elmer Brown of Huntsville; a half-sister, Mrs. Frank (Ardella) Wilson of Strunk, Ky.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Services were held Sunday, November 8, at Macer Funeral Home in New Castle, Ind. with Rev. David Haggard officiating. Graveside services and burial were held at noon on Monday, November 9, at Mt. Mariah Cemetery in Williamville, O. (Source: The Scott County News, 12 Nov 1981, p12)

Sources

Burial : Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamville, Clermont County, Ohio Burial Date : November 9, 1981 Find A Grave memorial # 99429083 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/99429083/henry-columbus-brown : accessed 14 July 2021), memorial page for Henry Columbus Brown (9 Mar 1905–5 Nov 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 99429083, citing Mount Moriah Cemetery, Withamsville, Clermont County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Young (contributor 47116377) .

• Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 - Ancestry.com, Source Information : Tennessee, Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869–1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLHQ-524 : 9 January 2021), Henry Brown, Nov 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-256 : accessed 3 February 2016), Henry Brown in household of William Brown, Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 172, sheet 1B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPW-Q16 : 3 February 2021), Henry Brown in entry for Wm Brown, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-4M9 : accessed 3 February 2016), Henry C Brown, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 5B, family 74, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-W48Q : Mon Jan 30 07:01:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Henry C. and Jaunita Brown, 20 April 1950, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS7-W48Q>