John William Brown

John William Brown

John William Brown, 1878-1940

• Father: William Andrew Brown b. 3 November 1849, d. 21 January 1921
• Mother: Marguerette Jane Curry b. 26 November 1853, d. 27 January 1936

• John William Brown was born on 5 July 1878 in Texas.
• He married Mary Lee Bay, daughter of John Edwin Bay and Stacy Scott Teague, circa 1907.
• The following appeared on 23 May 1909 in the Galveston Daily News: Mr. and Mrs. John Brown of Teague visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bay, several days.
• John William Brown and Mary Lee Bay appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, at West Main Street.
• He was a locomotive fireman, according to the 1910 census.
• John Edwin and Stacy Scott Teague Bay were photographed with their children and grandchildren during 1915 in front of "the Bay hotel" in Richards.
• Mary Lee Bay and John Brown and their daughter Eloise appear formally and informally, about 1917.
• John William Brown and Mary Lee Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas.
• He was a railroad hostler, according to the 1920 census.
• John William Brown and Mary Lee Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, at Oak Street.
• He was a locomotive fireman for the steam railroad, according to the 1930 census.
• He officially witnessed the death of Marguerette Jane Curry on 27 January 1936 in North Zulch, Madison County, Texas.
• John William Brown and Mary Lee Bay appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, at Sixth Avenue. Other members of the household included William Buford Lee Chiles and Johnnie Eloise Brown.
• His wife Mary Lee Bay became a widow at his death.
• John William Brown died on 5 July 1940 at age 62 in Teague, Freestone County, Texas, . His death was officially witnessed by Johnnie Eloise Brown.
• He was interred at Fairview Cemetery, Grimes County, Texas, near Richards.
• A single grave marker identifies the graves of John William Brown and Mary Lee Bay.

• Last Edited: 25 Jan 2014

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