Hugh Matthew Brown (1889 - 1976)

Born 2 Dec 1889 in Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Edith E. (Johnson) Brown — married 1927 in Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois, United States

Died 4 Jul 1976 at age 86 in Belvidere, Boone, Illinois, United States

Biography

Hugh Brown is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Hugh was born in 1889. He was the son of William Brown and Jennette McMillan. ^[1][2]

He married Edith Johnson (Conyes) in 1927. ^[3]

She had a daughter that he adopted, Pauline (Simonson) , 1917-2006.

Hugh passed away in 1976. ^[4]

Obituary

HUGH M. BROWN

Mr. Hugh M. Brown, 86, of Poplar Grove died at 4 a.m. at St. Joseph Hospital after a short illness.

He was born in Caledonia Township Dec 2, 1889, son of William H. and Nettie McMillan Brown and married the former Edith Brown Conyes in 1927 in Belvidere.

Surviving are his wife, a daughter, Mrs Pauline Simonson, Falls Church, VA; a granddaughter, two great grandchildren and several cousins in the Caledonia area. He was preceded in death by two brothers.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Buck-Wheeler-Hyland Funeral Home, with Rev. Charles Young, Pastor of the Poplar Grove United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in the Scottish Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight. ^[5]

1940 US Census

Caledonia, Illinois^[6]

Name: Hugh M Brown

Age: 50

Occupation: Manager

Industry: Losal Tile Home Co

• Hugh M Brown Head Male 50 Illinois
• Edith Brown Wife Female 47 Illinois
• C Pauline Conyes Stepdaughter Female 22 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H9P5-SCPZ : 13 February 2020), Hugh Matthew Brown, 1889.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSSQ-NZW : accessed 19 March 2020), Hugh M Brown in household of William Brown, Caledonia Township Poplar Grove vill. (pt.), Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 7, sheet 2A, family 27, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,237.
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X252-YR2 : 6 November 2017), Hugh M Brown and MM9.1.1/VX5V-XY3:, 1927; citing Boone, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,104.
4. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9H7-8PP : 20 May 2014), Hugh Brown, Jul 1976; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ Belvidere Daily Republican; Publication Date: 6/ Jul/ 1976; Publication Place: Belvidere, Illinois, United States of America; Newspapers.com
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWW-CYB : 27 February 2020), Hugh M Brown, Caledonia, Caledonia Township, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-10, sheet 2A, line 24, family 36, 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 760.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #60427544 : accessed 19 March 2020), memorial page for Hugh M Brown (2 Dec 1889–4 Jul 1976), citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Phyllis Wallington (contributor 47156764) .