William Ferdie Brown (1940 - 2019)

Born 2 Dec 1940 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 2019 at age 78 in Tracy, San Joaquin, California, United States

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Biography

William Brown is Notable.

Willie Brown was an American professional football player, coach, and administrator. He played as a cornerback for the Denver Broncos and the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League and later in the National Football League. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1984. ^[1]

William Ferdie Brown was born in Yazoo City, Mississippi in 1940. He was the son of Samuel Brown and Willie Jane Martin.^[2]

He was age eleven in 1950. His father Sam Brown was age 40, employed as a nurse edge in a sawmill. His sister Bennie D Brown was age 14. His brother Sam Brown Jr. was age 13. His brother David Brown was age 12. They lived in Yazoo City.^[3]

He died in 2019^[2] and is buried in Tracy Mausoleum in Tracy, California.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: Willie Brown
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Burial: "U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current"
   Publication Date: 30/ Oct/ 2019; Publication Place: Tracy, California, USA; URL: https://www.frymemorialchapel.com/tributes/William-Brown
   Ancestry Record 2190 #265114307
   William Brown burial (died on 21 Oct 2019) on 29 Oct at 8842 West Schulte Road, Tracy. Born on 2 Dec 1940.
3. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMC-7BCV : Tue Oct 03 21:33:23 UTC 2023), Entry for Sam Brown and Bennie D Brown, 7 April 1950.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #204061108
   Memorial page for Willie Brown (2 Dec 1940-21 Oct 2019), citing Tracy Mausoleum, Tracy, San Joaquin County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q2581425, en:Wikipedia