Brief Life History of Charles Arthur
When Charles Arthur Brown was born on 18 March 1878, in San Joaquin, California, United States, his father, Aleck Howard Brown, was 43 and his mother, Rebecca Ann Best, was 34. He married Orilla Luella English on 31 January 1902, in Riverside, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Temescal Judicial Township, Riverside, California, United States in 1900 and Temescal, Riverside, California, United States for about 10 years. He died on 3 July 1961, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Barstow, San Bernardino, California, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Artie Brown in entry for Brown, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Arthur Brown in household of Herbert W Brown, "United States Census, 1900"
- Charles A Brown, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1878–1961 Male
1884–1927 Female
Children (5)
1903–1983 Male
1905–1966 Male
1908–1986 Male
1910–1938 Female
1913–1962 Female
Parents and Siblings
1834–1928 Male
1843–1930 Female
Siblings (7)
1864–1928 Male
1866–1946 Male
1867– Male
1870–1937 Male
1872–1965 Female
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 3
1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station
Age 13
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 22
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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