Brief Life History of Lewis Marion
When Lewis Marion Brown was born on 1 March 1895, in Suez Township, Mercer, Illinois, United States, his father, Francis Marion Brown, was 35 and his mother, Frances Emily Meek, was 29. He married Irene Moye on 1 July 1932, in Mount Vernon, Skagit, Washington, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Spokane, Spokane, Washington, United States in 1935 and Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 22 August 1947, in Toledo, Lewis, Washington, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States.
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- Lou Brown, "United States Census, 1940"
- Louis M Brown, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
- Lewis Marrion Brown, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
1897 · The Union Loop Elevated
The Loop was born in political scandal that combined the three elevated railways around Chicago and combined them into one. The scandal was to raise the fares for commuters so state legislators could receive more money while in office.
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.
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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