Adolphus Monroe Brown (1866 - 1945)

Born 10 Oct 1866 in Jobs Cabin, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lottie Sophia (McCombs) Brown — married 3 Nov 1886 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 21 Jan 1945 at age 78 in Faith, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Adolphus "Dolph" Monroe was born on October 10, 1866 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States to parents John David Brown and Sarah Fisher. ^[1]

Adolphus (20 yrs) married Lottie Sophia McCombs (18yrs) on November 1, 1866^[2] in Rowan County, North Carolina, United States.^[3]

Together the couple had at least eight known children:

1. Grace Darling (1888 - 1969)^[4]
2. Nora Mae (1889 - 1964)^[5]
3. Fannie Maude (1891 -1958)^[6]
4. Ila Cladora (1893 - 1970)^[7]
5. Maggie Louise (1896 - 1953)^[8]
6. Hoke Doran (1899 - 1991)^[9]
7. Lottie Thelma (1901 - 2002) ^[10]
8. Katie / Kate McCombs (1904 - 1974)^[11]

Dolphus died from a "coronary thrombosis" on January 21, 1945 in Litaker Township, Faith, Rowan County, North Carolina^[12] He was buried January 23, 1945 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery in Saliabury, Rowan County, North Carolina. ^[13]

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Facts

• Also known As: Dolph, Dolphus, D. M. and A. M. Brown

• Fact: Residence (1870) Litaker Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1880) Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1900) Litaker Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1910) Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1920) Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1930) Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House

• Fact: Residence (1940) Litaker Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence (21 Jan 1945) Faith, Rowan, N.C.

• Fact: Burial (23 January 1945) Saint Pauls Episcopal Church, Rowan, North Carolina, United States

• Fact: Residence Faith, Rowan, N.C.

Marriage

3 Nov 1886; Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Year: 1900; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0107.

Husband Adolphus Monroe (Miller) Brown. Wife Lottie Sophia McCombs Brown.

Residences

Residence Post Office: China Grove. 1870; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source: Year: 1870; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1158; Page: 473A; Family History Library Film: 552657. 1935; Boone, Watauga, North Carolina.

Source: Year: 1940; Census Place: Boone, Watauga, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02985; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 95-8. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head. 1940; Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, USA. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head. 1930; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source:Year: 1930; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Page: 20B; Enumeration District: 0019. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head: Head. 1900; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source: Year: 1900; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0107. Marital Status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Head. 1910; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source: Year: 1910; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1131; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1375144. Relation to Head: HeadResidence Marital Status: Married. 1920; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source: Year: 1920; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1320; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 116. Marital status: SingleRelation to Head of House: Son. 1880; Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina; Roll: 980; Family History Film: 1254980; Page: 353D; Enumeration District: 243; Image: 0711.

Died

21 Jan 1945; Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina, USA.

Found multiple copies of death date. Using 21 Jan 1945

Files / Media

File: Media Format: jpg. George H Peeler - 1900 United States Federal Census.

Sources

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• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 September 2021, 07:40), entry for Adolphus Monroe Brown (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KLQT-N42 ); contributed by various users.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFS6-B7Q : 9 March 2021), D M Brown and Lottie S Mccombs, 03 Nov 1886; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 1,760,526.

Marriage Record Image: [15]

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDM-TD1 : 29 May 2021), Adolphes M Brown in entry for John D A Brown, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXL-T5P : 19 February 2021), Adolphus M Brown in household of John D A Brown, Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 243, sheet 353D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,980.

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28R-7CH1 : 22 July 2021), D M Brown and Lottie S Mccombs, 03 Nov 1886; citing Rowan, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 253,234.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSB2-PZ7 : accessed 4 September 2021), Dolphas M Brown, Litaker Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 107, sheet 14A, family 266, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,215.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3G-SNN : accessed 4 September 2021), Adolphus M Brown, Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 98, sheet 11B, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1131; FHL microfilm 1,375,144.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZJG-4XS : 3 February 2021), Adolphus M Brown, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3Q1-G4B : accessed 4 September 2021), Adolphus M Brown, Litaker, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 20B, line 81, family 362, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1718; FHL microfilm 2,341,452.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW3Z-N8B : 9 January 2021), Adolphe Brown, Litaker Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 80-19, sheet 7B, line 71, family 160, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2968.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4L9-86ZM : 21 January 2020), Dalphas Monroe Brown, 1945.

Death Certificate Image: [16]

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235782732/adolphus-monroe-brown: accessed 23 February 2023), memorial page for Adolphus Monroe “Dolph” Brown (10 Oct 1866–21 Jan 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 235782732, citing Saint Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by mrt (contributor 47114360).

Memorial Page Here: [17]

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-DHSF : 14 January 2022), Dolphus Monroe Brown, 21 Jan 1945; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504781.

Death Record Image: [18]

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-6XCW : 14 January 2022), Brown in entry for Maggie Louise Julian, 9 Sep 1953; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504781.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4LN-3MZM : 21 January 2020), D. M. Brown in entry for Fannie Maude Fink, 1959.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HH4D-TVZM : 21 January 2020), D.m. Brown in entry for Nora Brown Misenheimer, 1964.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4PS-7QMM : 21 January 2020), D. M. Brown in entry for Grace Brown Wilhelm, 1969.

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP2H-WMZW : 14 January 2022), Dolphus M Brown in entry for Ila Brown Ritchie, 3 Dec 1970; citing Death, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102504781.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H4QB-JM2M : 14 February 2020), Adolphus Monroe Brown in entry for Kate Brown Basinger, 1974.

• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HHM2-DHZM : 21 January 2020), Dolphus Monroe Brown in entry for Hoke Doran Brown, .

Acknowledgments

• Becky Elizabeth

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