Brief Life History of Arthur Claire
When Arthur Claire Brown was born on 12 March 1912, in Toledo, Lincoln, Oregon, United States, his father, Frederick Elijah Brown, was 38 and his mother, Anna Bryant, was 24. He married Frances Ashna Plunkett on 7 December 1932, in Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States. He lived in Lincoln, Oregon, United States in 1935 and Olalla Election Precinct, Douglas, Oregon, United States in 1940. He died on 25 October 1986, in Camas Valley, Douglas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Arthur C Brown, "United States Census, 1940"
- Arthur Clair Brown, "Oregon, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945"
- Arthur Cla Brown, "Oregon Death Index, 1971-2008"
Spouse and Children
1912–1986 Male
1901–1975 Female
Parents and Siblings
1873–1938 Male
1888–1965 Female
Siblings (4)
1909–1965 Male
1912–1986 Male
1914–1989 Female
1918– Male
World Events (8)
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 1
1917 · The U.S. Army Spruce Production Division
Age 5
1932
Age 20
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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