Francis Carlton Brown

Brief Life History of Francis Carlton

When Francis Carlton Brown was born on 7 July 1889, in Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States, his father, Francis Carlton Brown, was 50 and his mother, Anna Catherina Ulrich, was 39. He married Sophie Christine Wiese on 11 October 1919, in Lake, Indiana, United States. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 16 June 1962, in Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States.

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Francis Carlton Brown
1889–1962
Sophie Christine Wiese
1897–1984
Marriage: 11 October 1919

Sources (8)

  • Francis C Brown, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Frank Carlton Brown, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • Frank Brown, "United States Social Security Death Index"

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World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1892 · The Masonic Temple Building

The Masonic Temple Building was a skyscraper built in Chicago and from 1895 to 1920 it was the tallest building in Chicago. The building featured a central court surrounded by shops on nine floors. On top of the shops there were meeting rooms that were also used as theaters. In 1939 the Masonic Temple was demolished, and a Walgreens drug store was erected in its place. 

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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