Duane Elwood Brown (1925 - aft. 2006)

Born 18 Aug 1925 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died after 27 Mar 2006 after age 80 in Iowa, United States

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Abby Glann [send private message]

Biography

Still at 3110 South Union in 1930, the Brown household was made up on Ralph, Edith, Ralph Jr, Bob, Duane, and Edith's nephew, Richard Backstrom, son of Merle.^[1] Just down the street were Edith's parents, and further, her sister Grace's family. The Browns owned the home, worth $1100. Ralph's father is listed as being born in Massachusetts, which is wrong, but may be a clue as to where some of the family ended up. Ralph is working as a mechanic in a garage.

In 1940, Buster was at home with his brothers and mother, Edith and Ralph having divorced, at 17 Park Ave, Des Moines, Iowa. The home included Edith, Ralph Jr, Bob, and Duane.^[2] Edith was a machine operator for a sewing project, while Ralph Jr was driving a truck for the NYA workshop. Edith made $572 the previous year, while Ralph had made $60.

Sources

1. ↑ 1930 US Census on ancestry. Year: 1930; Census Place: Des Moines, Polk, Iowa; Roll: 676; Page: 34B; Enumeration District: 0055; Image: 70.0; FHL microfilm: 2340411.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KMB6-2FK : accessed 07 Nov 2013), Robert A Brown in household of Edith Brown, Ward 5, Des Moines, Des Moines Township, Polk, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 100-98, sheet 11A, family 211, NARA digital publication of T627, roll 1195.

• "Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-5T4H : 26 September 2018), Edith Bruebaker in entry for Dwane Elwood Brown, 18 Aug 1925; citing Birth, Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

• Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.