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Major Robert Maxwell Brown
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1. Major Robert Maxwell Brown was born on 15 Apr 1912 in New York, USA (son of Louis Robert Brown and Veda Susan Maxwell); died on 11 Jul 2000 in Newport News, , Virginia, USA; was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA (St. John's Cemetery). Notes:
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Obituary:
YORKTOWN ? Robert Maxwell Brown, 88, retired U.S. Army Major, died Tuesday, July 11, 2000.
He was born in Chautauqua, N.Y., on April 15, 1912, and was the son of the late Veda Maxwell Brown and Robert Lewis Brown.
Major Brown received his bachelor's degree in education from the University of New York and his master's degree in education from the College of William and Mary. Major Brown served during World War II and later served tours of duty in Japan; Korea; Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Holabird, Md. and retired from Fort Monroe in 1963. Following retirement, Major Brown taught and coached at St. Vincent's Catholic High School and later was an instructor at the Transportation School at Fort Eustis. Major Brown was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, the Thomas Nelson Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Army and Navy Masonic Lodge.
He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Hughes Brown; son, Paul R. Reagon; and two daughters, Karen B. Livsey and Sheila R. Burcher. He is also survived by his grandchildren, Eric Anable, Robin Anable, Charlotte Burcher, John Burcher, Matthew Burcher, Heather Reagon Martin and John Casey Reagon.
Memorial services will be held 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 13, by the Rev. Thomas E. Bosserman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Newport News. Family will receive friends following the service until 8:30 p.m. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery in Baltimore, Md., at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the Salvation Army.Robert married Irene Alice Manser on 14 Nov 1936 in Cortland, Cortland Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
Robert married Martha Elaine Anderson. Martha was born on 17 Feb 1922 in Busti, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died on 24 Mar 1982 in Jamestown, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
Robert married Charlotte Hughes. [Group Sheet]
2. Louis Robert Brown was born on 13 Jan 1884 in Burdett, Pawnee Co, Kansas, USA (son of Almon Marion Brown and Mary J. (Unknown)); died in Jun 1973 in Mayville, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA. Louis married Veda Susan Maxwell. Veda (daughter of Lawrence James Maxwell and Charlotte Ann Petitt) was born on 20 May 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1961 in Westfield, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
3. Veda Susan Maxwell was born on 20 May 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of Lawrence James Maxwell and Charlotte Ann Petitt); died on 21 Sep 1961 in Westfield, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA. Children:
- 1. Major Robert Maxwell Brown was born on 15 Apr 1912 in New York, USA; died on 11 Jul 2000 in Newport News, , Virginia, USA; was buried in Baltimore, Baltimore Co, Maryland, USA (St. John's Cemetery).
- Jean Brown was born about 1918 in New York, USA.
Generation: 3
4. Almon Marion Brown was born on 7 May 1836 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (son of Alexander Brown, Jr. and Lucy Hoard); died on 21 Apr 1934 in Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA. Almon married Mary J. (Unknown). Mary was born in Aug 1846 in New York, USA. [Group Sheet]
5. Mary J. (Unknown) was born in Aug 1846 in New York, USA. Children:
- Clara M. Brown was born about 1869 in New York, USA.
- 2. Louis Robert Brown was born on 13 Jan 1884 in Burdett, Pawnee Co, Kansas, USA; died in Jun 1973 in Mayville, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
6. Lawrence James Maxwell Lawrence married Charlotte Ann Petitt. [Group Sheet]
7. Charlotte Ann Petitt Children:
- 3. Veda Susan Maxwell was born on 20 May 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Sep 1961 in Westfield, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Alexander Brown, Jr. was born on 16 May 1802 in Berlin, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA (son of Alexander Brown, Sr. and Abigail (Unknown)); died on 13 May 1849 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery). Notes:
Source:
http://wesvangraafeiland.com/getperson.php?personID=I34&tree=tree1
Cemetery:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Fluvanna.htm
Brown, Alexander S. b. ?. d. May 13, 1849. Age 47. s/o Alexander Brown I.
w/ Lucy Hoard.
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/HOARD/2003-06/1055903432
Article taken from "The Early History of Fluvanna Chautauqua County,
N.Y. with numerous biographical and family sketches by Betty Sherwin" .
Alexander Brown, Jr. and Lucy Hoard I his wife, and two children, came to
Fluvanna between Dec. 25, 1825 and October 1827. He built a shingled house
opposite Minor Shaw near the lake shore in 1828. Mr. Brown also built a
tannery near the western part of where the "Johnson Ice House" stood. It
was operated by him for a number of years. At that time tanbark cost $1.50
per cord and was ground under a large stone. As all tanneries at that time
used this method for grinding bark, a description would be of interest.
These stories were circular, about eight inches thick and about seven feet
across. This was set on edge with a horizontal shaft attached to a
revolving center post; a horse was hitched to this shaft and the stone was
rolled in a circle on the bark placed on the floor. Some times water power
was used for this purpose. In 1845 or 1850 steam came into use for
propelling machinery for the larger tanneries. This small tannery was a
convenience to the early settlers, as nearly all farmers at that early
period had leather made for their family boots and shoes, and also for other
purposes.
Mr. Brown conducted this tannery until about 1846. Mr. Brown died May
l3,1849. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of ten children. Lorenzo
and Harry came with their parents; Samuel, Almon, Abagail, Alexander,
George, Jane and Sarah, were born in Fluvanna. Lorenzo, unmarried, for
many years, lived in the house now the home of James L. Brown (a nephew).
Samuel Brown married Abagail Gates; Abagail married Isaac Sherman; both of
these families lived in Fluvanna until their death. Sarah Brown lived with
Mrs. Sherman until her death in 1917. Almon Brown lives at Chautauqua;
George and Jane went west to Kansas. Alexander Brown enlisted and served
during the Civil War. At the close of the war he returned and married
Sarah Hudson, March 1866. They were the parents of five children.
Hudson, married Eva Rhodes, lives in Harmony; Minnie married George Fargo,
also lives in Harmony; James, married Grace Stephenson. He is a prominent
citizen of Fluvanna. He owns and operates a saw mill and cider mill. He
was elected school trustee at different times, was elected Highway
Superintendent for the Town of Ellicott 1919, and is prominent in other
activities. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of five children.
After Alexander Brown and Sarah Hudson were married, he bought the house
which stood across from the old homestead of the Bentleys and moved it down
to his farm, corner of the Strunk road where it now is. This house was
built on land owned by Walter Simmons and was moved to the corner opposite
the Bentley house sometime about 1832. Warner Shaw and his mother lived
there until after he was married in 1836. Mrs. Shaw then lived alone until
the farm was sold to Mr. Bentley in 1846. Mr. Bentley sold the corner
where the house stood to George Chase soon after they purchased the farm in
1849.Alexander married Lucy Hoard. Lucy (daughter of Samuel Hoard and Lucy Gates) was born about 1801 in Berlin, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA; died on 17 Apr 1890 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery). [Group Sheet]
9. Lucy Hoard was born about 1801 in Berlin, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA (daughter of Samuel Hoard and Lucy Gates); died on 17 Apr 1890 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery). Notes:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nychauta/CEMETERY/Fluvanna.htm
Brown, Lucy (Hoard) b. ?. d. Apr. 17, 1890. Age 86/9/16. d/o Samuel & Lucy
(Gates) Hoard Sr. w/o Alexander S. Brown II.
Cemetery:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=81550990
Cemetery:
http://www.paintedhills.org/CHAUTAUQUA/FluvannaCem/FluvannaA-F.html
BROWN, Lucy Hoard spouse of Alexander Jr born 1807 died 9-5-1890 Age 86y 9m 16d - Dau. of Samuel & Lucy Gates Hoard Sr Section Old lot 195 gr 2
Note: Her age at death needs further research. She and her sister, Delia (Hoard) Bonsteel, died at exactly the same age, (86y 9m 16d ) according to cemetery records.Children:
- Lorenzo W. Brown was born on 28 Dec 1823 in New York, USA.
- Henry Rathburn Brown was born on 25 Dec 1825 in Berlin, Rensselaer Co, New York, USA; died on 23 May 1896 in Dayton, Montgomery Co, Ohio, USA.
- Samuel H. Brown was born on 16 Oct 1827 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
- Abigail S. Brown was born on 14 Jun 1829 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died in Dec 1918 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery).
- Jane Brown was born on 8 Oct 1832 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died in 1903.
- Alexander Sherman Brown, 3rd was born on 5 Feb 1835 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died on 2 May 1922 in , Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery).
- 4. Almon Marion Brown was born on 7 May 1836 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died on 21 Apr 1934 in Chautauqua, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
- Ann Brown was born on 7 May 1836 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died in 1927; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery).
- Malvina Brown was born on 1 Nov 1838 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
- Sarah Brown was born on 13 Apr 1840 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.
- George Washington Brown was born on 27 Jan 1842 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died on 28 Aug 1926 in
; was buried in Burdett, Pawnee Co, Kansas, USA (Browns Grove Cemetery). - Sarah M. Brown was born on 21 Sep 1844 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA; died in 1919; was buried in Ellicott, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA (Fluvanna Cemetery).
- Francis M. Brown was born on 11 Apr 1848 in Fluvanna, Chautauqua Co, New York, USA.