Charles was born to Andrew Brown and Carrie Belle Crain at Woodston, Rooks Co. KS. He was the oldest of 4 siblings, Chalmer, Alfred, Calvin and Albert. Charles never married.
He was a farmer and got a homestead of 320 acres, in Yuma Co. CO near Happyville. The patent was approved in 1918. He eventually went back to KS. Charlie was also a carpenter, he built barns all over Yuma County, CO. Charlie built a barn for Charlie Harouff. He also helped to remodel his brother Albert E. Brown's home SE of Yuma.
He bought his parents farm at Woodston, later sold it and bought a farm in Stillwater, OK. He finally sold it as he was getting older so no longer wanted to farm. In 1955 he moved in with his neighbor Daniel Clarence Worden and took care of this old man several years as he was wanting to increase his work record for Social Security. He was very partial to his nephew Cleo A Brown and always stopped to visit him when near by and enjoyed seeing Cleo's farm at Yuma, CO.
Charlie was a Christian and loved to sing all the old hymns. He was a big fan of Billy Graham and in his old age was finally able to attend his services in Florida, traveling there with his cousin Ella Crain Sehrt.
He moved to Bellingham, Whatcom Co. WA to live with his cousin Ella in about 1963 as he needed someone to take care of him. Ella remarried to England, so then his care was from cousin Lenore Crain Overman, Ella's sister. Lenore said Charlie fell from his wheelchair and broke his hip at age 80 and died at age 82. He loved to sing, so when ever he felt low, she would tell him why don't you sing. He sang religious songs that he learned at church back in Kansas.
He was a farmer and got a homestead of 320 acres, in Yuma Co. CO near Happyville. The patent was approved in 1918. He eventually went back to KS. Charlie was also a carpenter, he built barns all over Yuma County, CO. Charlie built a barn for Charlie Harouff. He also helped to remodel his brother Albert E. Brown's home SE of Yuma.
He bought his parents farm at Woodston, later sold it and bought a farm in Stillwater, OK. He finally sold it as he was getting older so no longer wanted to farm. In 1955 he moved in with his neighbor Daniel Clarence Worden and took care of this old man several years as he was wanting to increase his work record for Social Security. He was very partial to his nephew Cleo A Brown and always stopped to visit him when near by and enjoyed seeing Cleo's farm at Yuma, CO.
Charlie was a Christian and loved to sing all the old hymns. He was a big fan of Billy Graham and in his old age was finally able to attend his services in Florida, traveling there with his cousin Ella Crain Sehrt.
He moved to Bellingham, Whatcom Co. WA to live with his cousin Ella in about 1963 as he needed someone to take care of him. Ella remarried to England, so then his care was from cousin Lenore Crain Overman, Ella's sister. Lenore said Charlie fell from his wheelchair and broke his hip at age 80 and died at age 82. He loved to sing, so when ever he felt low, she would tell him why don't you sing. He sang religious songs that he learned at church back in Kansas.
Charles was born to Andrew Brown and Carrie Belle Crain at Woodston, Rooks Co. KS. He was the oldest of 4 siblings, Chalmer, Alfred, Calvin and Albert. Charles never married.
He was a farmer and got a homestead of 320 acres, in Yuma Co. CO near Happyville. The patent was approved in 1918. He eventually went back to KS. Charlie was also a carpenter, he built barns all over Yuma County, CO. Charlie built a barn for Charlie Harouff. He also helped to remodel his brother Albert E. Brown's home SE of Yuma.
He bought his parents farm at Woodston, later sold it and bought a farm in Stillwater, OK. He finally sold it as he was getting older so no longer wanted to farm. In 1955 he moved in with his neighbor Daniel Clarence Worden and took care of this old man several years as he was wanting to increase his work record for Social Security. He was very partial to his nephew Cleo A Brown and always stopped to visit him when near by and enjoyed seeing Cleo's farm at Yuma, CO.
Charlie was a Christian and loved to sing all the old hymns. He was a big fan of Billy Graham and in his old age was finally able to attend his services in Florida, traveling there with his cousin Ella Crain Sehrt.
He moved to Bellingham, Whatcom Co. WA to live with his cousin Ella in about 1963 as he needed someone to take care of him. Ella remarried to England, so then his care was from cousin Lenore Crain Overman, Ella's sister. Lenore said Charlie fell from his wheelchair and broke his hip at age 80 and died at age 82. He loved to sing, so when ever he felt low, she would tell him why don't you sing. He sang religious songs that he learned at church back in Kansas.
He was a farmer and got a homestead of 320 acres, in Yuma Co. CO near Happyville. The patent was approved in 1918. He eventually went back to KS. Charlie was also a carpenter, he built barns all over Yuma County, CO. Charlie built a barn for Charlie Harouff. He also helped to remodel his brother Albert E. Brown's home SE of Yuma.
He bought his parents farm at Woodston, later sold it and bought a farm in Stillwater, OK. He finally sold it as he was getting older so no longer wanted to farm. In 1955 he moved in with his neighbor Daniel Clarence Worden and took care of this old man several years as he was wanting to increase his work record for Social Security. He was very partial to his nephew Cleo A Brown and always stopped to visit him when near by and enjoyed seeing Cleo's farm at Yuma, CO.
Charlie was a Christian and loved to sing all the old hymns. He was a big fan of Billy Graham and in his old age was finally able to attend his services in Florida, traveling there with his cousin Ella Crain Sehrt.
He moved to Bellingham, Whatcom Co. WA to live with his cousin Ella in about 1963 as he needed someone to take care of him. Ella remarried to England, so then his care was from cousin Lenore Crain Overman, Ella's sister. Lenore said Charlie fell from his wheelchair and broke his hip at age 80 and died at age 82. He loved to sing, so when ever he felt low, she would tell him why don't you sing. He sang religious songs that he learned at church back in Kansas.
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