According to Charles Thomas 'Charlie' Brown, he was one of the 5th generation in descent from Mayflower pilgrim. Peter Browne, b. about 1594 (baptized Jan. 26, 1594 / 1595 in Dorking, Surrey, England and d. from an infectious disease (one source says it was the plague) shortly before Oct. 4, 1633.
Peter's father was William Brown of Dorking, Mole Valley District, Surrey, England. Peter had two older siblings, Jane & Thomas and 3 younger brothers, Samuel, John and James.
Peter marr. first, the widow, Martha Ford (and had two children, Mary & Priscilla) and 2nd, Mary (maiden name unknown) (and had two children, Rebecca and another child b. in 1633 and may have died before 1647).
Peter Browne was a free-man and educated. He learned the carpenter's trade after joining the Separatists, as most of them did after leaving England, seeking religious freedom in Leyden (Holland)

Note* - Still need to establish the missing link, regarding Charlie's 3rd great-grandparents.

Charlie Brown's paternal 2nd great-grandparents were:
Judge Robert Brown, (one of the second generation in descent from Mayflower pilgrim, Peter Brown), b. 1682 in MA. and d. Jan. 21, 1775 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. & Priscilla Johnson, b. 1698 and d. 1744.

Charlie Brown's (paternal) great-grandparents were:
Robert Brown, (one of the third generation in descent from Mayflower pilgrim, Peter Brown), b. 1739 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. and d. Apr. 13, 1810 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. & Mary Bramhall, b. Jun. 14, 1751 and d. Mar. 4, 1810 in Plymouth, MA.

Charlie Brown's grandparents were:
(paternal) William Brown, (one of the fourth generation in descent from Mayflower pilgrim, Peter Brown), b. 1784 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. and d. May 9, 1845 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. &
Abigail "Nabby"/Abby (Allen), b. 1784 in Plymouth County, MA. and d. Feb. 8, 1858 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
(maternal) Deacon Branch Blackmer Holmes, b. Jan. 1, 1801 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. and d. Sep. 22, 1875 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. & Ruth Clark Blackmer, b. Oct. 6, 1806 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA. and d. Mar. 24, 1879 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.

Charlie Brown's parents were:
William Brown, (one of the fifth generation in descent from Mayflower pilgrim, Peter Brown), b. Sept. 11, 1815 in Plymouth, Plymouth county, MA. and d. Oct. 16, 1868 in Plymouth, Plymouth county, MA. &
Ruth T. (Holmes) Brown of Maine, b. May 13, 1832 in Plymouth, Plymouth co., MA. and d. Jul. 10, 1862 in Plymouth, Plymouth co., MA.
*Note: Either Ruth died on Jul. 10 or Jul. 14, 1862 - probably the latter, since this is Charles' birthdate.

William Brown and Ruth Holmes were married May 30, 1852.

From Ingersoll's Century Annals of San Bernardino County, 1769-1904:
Charles T. Brown was one of the first settlers of the Hermosa tract. He was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts July 14, 1862. He is the son of William Brown, a tradesman, and of the fifth generation in descent from Peter Brown, one of the Mayflower pilgrims. His mother's name was Ruth T. Ho(l)mes. Both his parents died when he was very young (-his mother died in childbirth) and he made his home with his maternal grandfather, (Deacon) Branch B. (Blackmer) Ho(l)mes, until fourteen years of age when his grandfather died and he was thrown on his own resources.
Mr. Brown is in partnership with his cousin, A.H. Leonard, and they own forty acres of land at Hermosa (San Bernardino, Co., Ca.). They have set out their land to fruit, about one half citrus and the other deciduous fruits.
Mr. Brown married Linda Huffman of St. Louis, MO. on Feb. 5, 1890. They have one child, a daughter, Julia (Brown) Orchard (who married John Archibald Orchard).

Julia & John Orchard's children were: John Charles Orchard (1918-1963), Mary Orchard ( b. 1922), William Courtland Orchard (1924-1992), Robert Brown Orchard (1927 - 2006), Joy M. Orchard (1929-1960).
*Note: In the 1930 census, they were living next to Albert Hawker (1879-1970) & his wife, Aimee (Stephens) Hawker (1884-1978) and their children, Hamlin (1901-1980) & Laurel (1910-2004). Albert's parents were William Hawker, who was b. at sea on the voyage from Australia to CA. & Esther, who was b. in Australia (CA.).
Albert's grandparents were Thomas Hawker, b. in England and Charlotte (Stapley) Hawker, b. in England, who met and married in Australia.)

According to MA. Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Charles' father was a painter.

On Jul. 10 / 14, 1862, Charlie's 30 yr. old mother died 'on her childbed' - while giving birth to him in Plymouth, Plymouth county, MA.

Charlie's 53 yr. old widowed father, William Brown, a painter, died on Oct. 16, 1868 in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA., when Charlie was 6 years old.

After his parents died, Charlie lived with his maternal grandparents, Branch and Ruth Holmes.

In the 1870 U.S. census, 8 yr. old Charles F. (T.) Brown, b. in MA., was living in Plymouth, Plymouth, MA. with his
69 yr. old grandfather, Branch Holmes, a farmer, b. in MA.
64 yr. old grandmother, Ruth Holmes, b. in MA.

On Sep. 22, 1875, Charlie's grandfather, Branch Holmes died in Plymouth, Plymouth County, MA.
Charlie's grandmother, Ruth Clark Holmes, was apparently unable to care for her grandson, probably due to health or financial reasons, and at age 13, Charlie was left to his own resources.

Charlie's grandmother, Ruth Clark Holmes died on Mar. 24, 1879.

From Light Over The Mountain, A History of the Rancho Cucamonga Area, 1979
Charles Brown.... Early Hermosa Settler
Charles Brown was one of the first settlers of the Hermosa Colony. After coming to this area, he went into partnership with his cousin, A.H. Leonard. They bought 40 acres which was, in fact, the first parcel purchased from Adolph Petsch.
Brown was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts on July 14, 1862. He was the son of William Brown, a tradesman, and was one of the fifth generation in descent from Peter Brown, one of the Mayflower Pilgrims. His mother was Ruth Ho(l)mes Brown.
Both his parents died when he was very young and he made his home with his maternal grandmother (grandfather), B.B. Holmes, until he was 14 (13) years old. At that time, his grandfather died and Charles was thrown on his own resources.
Charles and his cousin planted one-half of their newly acquired land in citrus fruit and the other half in such fruits as peaches and apricots.
Brown was active in community affairs and was, at one time, a member of the board of the Hermosa Water District.
His (first) wife was Linda Huffman. They were married in St. Louis in February of 1890.

According to the Mar. 12, 1886 San Bernadino County, CA. Voter's Register, 23 yr. old Charles Thomas Brown, a farmer, b. in MA., registered to vote. He was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino county, CA.

In the Jun. 23, 1900 U.S. Census, 37 yr. old Charles T. Brown, a farmer, b. Jul. 1862 in MA., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
35 (30) yr. old wife, Linda Brown, b. Nov. 1869 in MO.
9 yr. old daughter, Julia Brown, b. Nov. 1890 in CA.
20 yr. old boarder and servant, Julia Beattie, b. Jan. 1890 in NY.
Charles and Linda had been married for 10 years. Linda was the mother of one child, still alive by this census.
Charles' parents were both b. in MA.
Linda's father was b. in Germany and her mother in Louisiana.

Charles' 38 yr. old wife, Linda (Huffman) Brown, died on May 5, 1907 in Los Angeles, CA.

On Nov. 20, 1907, Charlie married second, Lydia Magdalene Von Sien in Los Angeles, CA.
The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 14, Col. 2
Wed., Nov. 20, 1907
Marriages
BROWN - VON SIEN. Charles T. Brown, aged 45, a native of Massachusetts and a resident of Cucamonga, and Lydia M. Von Sien, aged 31, a native of Minnesota and a resident of Los Angeles.

San Bernardino Daily Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, Col. 3
Sun., Oct. 9, 1910
AUTO AND RIG IN COLLISION
Occupant of Buggy Has a Narrow Escape From Injury
CUCAMONGA, Oct. 8 - Charles T. Brown’s auto collided with J. G. Stobe’s horse and buggy last evening about 8 o’clock, on Archibald avenue, and the horse was so badly injured that it had to be shot and the auto was damaged to some extent.
Mr. Stobe, the only occupant of the buggy, narrowly escaped serious injury as he was thrown to the ground in front of the auto, but fortunately the force of the collision had stopped the machine and he was not hurt by the fall on the hard road.
Mr. Brown was returning to his home at hermosa from Upland and the other occupants of the car were Mrs. Brown, Miss Julia Brown and Mrs. Snodgrass and none of them were injured, although one of the buggy shafts broke the windshield of the auto and nearly struck Mr. Brown. Mr. Stobe was on his way to the village to attend a social and after the accident he attended the entertainment. The accident was caused by the rather narrow roadway where it occurred and the passing of two bicycles to the right of Mr. Stobe just before the collision, keeping him from the edge of the road and also the rays of light from the acetylene lamp of one of the bicyclers blinding Mr. Brown to some extent. There was no light on the rig and in the age of swift moving vehicles it is rather dangerous to drive at night without lights on the conveyance.

The San Bernardino County Sun (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, Col. 2
Sat., Jan. 21, 1911
Excerpt from: Elect Former Board
The stockholders of the Hermosa Water Company held their annual meeting this week and re-elected the old board of directors, Charles T. Brown was elected president by the board.
The stockholders were well pleased with the results of the tunneling work in Deer canyon and an increased supply of water is confidently expected.

Los Angeles Sunday Times, (Los Angeles, CA.), P. 28, Col. 1& 2
Sun., Sep. 12, 1915
(Exhibits in a Mystery of the Past
Remains of strange race dug up near city.
Photo description): Charles T. Brown, amateur of archeology, holding crushed skull from cairn of malformed pygmies discovered by DeMoss Bowers, an authority of Indian burial places and himself. Above, steatite, serpentine and unique baked-clay bowl from cairn, together with copper vessels. Below, some of the malformed skulls turned face downward. The inset shows fish hogs and ornaments that are sometimes mistaken for this instrument.
From Out The Past
MAY BE RELICS OF PYGMY RACE.
SMAL, MALFORMED SKULLS DUG UP NEAR THIS CITY.
Archeologists Who Found Them Believe They Indicate that Tribe of Little People Once Dwelt Here or that Primitives Destroyed the Unfit.
Revealing either a race of hitherto unknown pygmies, or the ostracizing of the unfit by the aborigines of the Pacific Coast, their strange, malformed skulls and other interesting remains were dug up last week within fifty miles of this city by DeMoss Bowers and Charles T. Brown, amateurs of archeology. They now repose in the collection of the latter at Cucamonga.
“Whether pygmies or a primitive form of eugenics is a question that I can’t answer,” said Mr. Bowers yesterday. “The skulls are by far the smallest that I have encountered in my thirty years of excavating for Indian remains in California. The malformation of the skulls may be highly significant.”
Compared with skulls of the known Indians of California, those recently excavated are a third smaller. The malformation takes every form, from phrenological eccentricities to eye sockets that are half way ‘round to the ears.
“Though I can’t answer whether these were the skulls of the unfit, the morally depraved, who had been ostracized, or those of pygmies, I can answer another question,” said Mr. Bowers. “It is that these are the skulls of fully-grown men and women. The instruments buried with them shown this; also the maturity of the teeth.”
Though for some reasons of expediency, neither Mr. Bowers nor Mr. Brown will reveal the situation of the burying ground, they stated that it was in an accessible site, just at the rise of the foothills.
“I located this village more than thirty years ago,” said Mr. Bowers, “but never excavated there until this week.” The bones were found intermingled, as if the bodies had been hurled one of top of another. The site is a good one, the village on a slope above the burying ground, with a good spring near by.”
The fact that the village had a good site with a fine spring, leads Mr. Bowers to believe that the mystery is not one that can be answered by asserting that these skulls are those of the ostracized. As he pointed out, savage tribes are not in the habit of coddling the undesirables; rather go to the opposite extreme in their treatment of them. The crushing in of some of the skulls, as if by a stone ax, leads Mr. Bowers to surmise that perhaps this little band of pygmies was attacked by an invading group of larger Indians.
But that such a band of pygmies could have lingered on down into historic times in the Southland, for they indubitably did, without leaving some traditions of their existence to waft its way to us is a matter that mystifies.
In the grave of the thirty Lilliputans were found ollas or cooking bowls of steatite, serpentine bowls, and knives of chert, affixed to redwood handles by asphaltum. Now steatite is found only on Santa Catalina Island, while no deposits of serpentine are known outside of San Luis Obispo county.
“Evidently, these pygmies traded with the channel and so-called Mission Indians,” said Mr. Bowers. “Bones from the head of a whale, painted red on the inside, were used as the head and foot stone of the burial cairn, though the burial place is nearly 100 miles from the sea.”
A mystifying find in the cairn was a baked clay bowl. The Indians of Arizona and New Mexico knew how to bake clay, but those of California, so far as we know, did not.
“It might be,” said Mr. Bowers, “that we have here a strange isolated tribe that is related to others of which we know nothing.”
Copper vessels of Spanish workmanship were also found in the grave along with Venetian blue beads and stone and shell beads. This liking for ornaments shows that the tribe was not depraved below the esthetic level.
Some shell ornaments were also found a boring so minute that it suggests that these pygmies were artificers of no mean ability.
Fine specimens of fish hooks were also dug up, together with the ear ornaments of shell that many have long thought were fish hooks. The hooks found are especially interesting as they are of large size.
“They are not trout flies,” said Mr. Bowers, “that’s sure.”

Charlie and Lydia Brown had one child, a daughter, Ruth Kathryn Brown who was born Aug. 4, 1917 at San Antonio Hospital in Upland, San Bernardino Co., Ca.

Ruth Kathryn Brown married James Earl Lewis of Alhambra, Ca. on Jan. 01, 1936 and they had two children, Jimmy and Nancy.

In the 1910 U.S. census, 47 yr. old Charles F. (T.) Brown, b. in MA., was living in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
34 yr. old wife, Lydia M. Brown, b. in MN.
19 yr. old daughter (from his first marriage), Julia H. Brown, b. in CA.
Charles' father was b. in MA. and his mother in ME. (MA.)
This was a second marriage for Charles and a first for Lydia. They had been married for two years. Lydia was the mother of one child, no longer alive by this census.

San Bernardino Daily (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, Oct. 9, 1910
AUTO AND RIG IN COLLISION
Occupant of Buggy Has a Narrow Escape From Injury; Briefs
CUCAMONGA, Oct. 8 – Charles T. Brown’s auto collided with J.G. Stobe’s horse and buggy last evening about 8 o’clock, on Archibald avenue, and the horse was so badly injured that it had to be shot and the auto was damaged to some extent.
Mr. Stobe, the only occupant of the buggy, narrowly escaped serious injury as he was thrown to the ground in front of the auto, but fortunately the force of the collision had stopped the machine and he was not hurt by the fall on the hard road.
Mr. Brown was returning to his home at Hermosa from Upland and the other occupants of the car were Mrs. Brown, Miss Julia Brown and Mrs. Snodgrass and none of them were injured, though one of the buggy shafts broke the windshield of the auto and nearly struck Mr. Brown. Mr. Stobe was on his way to the village to attend a social and after the accident he attended the entertainment. The accident was caused by the rather narrow roadway where it occurred and the passing of two bicycles to the right of Mr. Stobe just before the collision, keeping him from the edge of the road and also the rays of light from the acetylene lamp of one of the bicyclers blinding Mr. Brown to some extent. There was no light on the rig and in the age of swift moving vehicles it is rather dangerous to drive at night without lights on the conveyance.

San Bernardino Daily (San Bernardino, CA.), P. 7, Sat., Jan. 21, 1911
Elect Former Board
The stockholders of the Hermosa Water Company held their annual meeting this week and re-elected the old board of directors, Charles T. Brown was elected president by the board, Isaac Mowrer vice-president, W.H. Horst zanjero and thus far, no secretary has been elected, the former secretary, John M. Campbell, not being an applicant. The stockholders were well pleased with the results of the tunneling work in Deer canyon and an increased supply of water is confidently expected.

In the 1916-1917 Alta Loma City Directory, Chas. T. Brown, in the 'autos' business, was living on Base Line near Archibald Av.

In the 1920 U.S. census, 59 yr. old Charles Brown, a citrus farmer, b. in MA., was living at 440 Archibald Av. in Cucamonga, San Bernardino, CA. with his
and 44 yr. old wife, Lydia Brown, b. in MN.
2 yr. 4 mth. old daughter, Ruth Brown, b. in CA.
Both of Charlie's parents were b. in MA. and both of Lydia's parents were b. in Germany.
Living next door was Claire Perdew, Lydia's sister, also b. in MN. and her husband, Earnest Perdew, a box maker at a packing house, b. in CA.
Living on the other side, a couple of houses down were Earnest's cousins, William and John Hawker, farmers, and John's family.

In about 1925, while he was still a citrus rancher, Charlie and E.E. Perdew, together with E.E.'s young son, Jack, journeyed by automobile to the Imperial Valley. While in camp, E.E. built a swing out of an old tire for his son, and Jack remembers enjoying that swing and tasting hominy for the first time. He remembers it as being some of the greatest food he ever had and still loves it to this day. Later that day, while E.E. and his son were still in camp, it was getting dark and E.E. was getting concerned that Charlie hadn't returned yet. About that time, he heard sounds which he at first believed to be a cow mooing. Based on his anxiety that it might be Charlie, he went out looking for him in the direction of the sounds, and found a very determined Charlie, who was calling for help while carrying a large grinding stone, unwilling to leave his treasure behind.

Charlie had a large barn on his property in Cucamonga where he kept a wagon, a pair of mules and hay to feed them. Charlie lent his wagon and mules to his brother-in-law, E. E. Perdew, who used them one day to load up the prunings from citrus trees to transport them to dispose of them in an arroyo nearby. While unloading the brush, something spooked the mules, and they took off at a full gallup, causing E.E's five year old son, Jack, to topple off of the springboard seat and fall to the ground, where he was run over by the iron-shod wooden wheels. While it was traumatic, there were no real injuries, and E.E. ignored the mules, picking up his crying son, knowing the mules would tire and stop. The mules and the wagon were recovered the same day.

Charlie was a very active man, always busy on the property. His brother-in-law's son, Jack, remembers him pulling weeds on the property while grumbling to himself. Jack remembers that he gave the impression of being a curmudgeon, when in fact he was a nice guy and a hard worker. Jack's wife, 'Dude', lived with Charlie Brown's family for a few months and agrees that he deliberately put on a rough exterior, but he was really a kindly man and admired her spirit when she responded in a lively fashion. 'Dude' also remembers that he doted on his daughter, Ruth.

After his retirement, Charlie acquired a number of real properties. Charlie liked to convey the impression that he was a stern businessman, who expected other people to perform their obligations. However, he was a compassionate man, and frequently, tolerated default, without foreclosing on his debtors when there was adequate basis to do so.
Even after retirement, he continued to make trips to his beloved desert in search of treasures.

In the 1930 U.S. census, 67 yr. old Charles T. Brown, b. in MA., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned, valued at $10,000 at 105 Chapel St. in Alhambra, Los Angeles, CA. with his
53 yr. old wife, Lydia Brown, b. in MN.
79 yr. old widowed mother-in-law, Catherine Von Sien, b. in Germany
12 yr. old daughter, Ruth C. Brown, b. in CA.
Charles was 27 yrs. old, Lydia was 32 and Catherine was 19 at the time of their respective first marriages.
Charles' parents were both b. in MA.
Lydia and Catherine's parents were all b. in Germany.
Catherine immigrated to the U.S. in 1852 and was now a naturalized citizen.

In the Apr. 11, 1940 U.S. census, 77 yr. old Thomas Brown, b. in MA., was living in a home (not a farm) he owned, valued at $3,500 at 105 S. Chapel St. in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA. with his
63 yr. old wife, Lydia Brown, b. in MN.
27 yr. old son-in-law, James Lewis, a clerk in a retail grocery store, b. in CA.
22 yr. old daughter, Ruth Lewis, b. in CA.
3 yr. old granddaughter, Nancy Lewis, b. in CA.
1 yr. old grandson, James Lewis, b. in CA.
In 1935, Charles, Lydia and Ruth were living in the same house. James Lewis was living in Rosemead, L.A., CA.
The highest grade Thomas had completed was 6th, and Lydia, 3rd. James had finished 3 years of high school and Ruth was a high school graduate.
Thomas Brown didn't work at all in 1939, but had income from other sources.

Obituary Title: Valley Pioneer Taken by Death
Charles T. Brown, pioneer Alta Loma (San Bernardino Co., California) citrus developer, died at his Alhambra (L.A. Co., California) home at 10AM today after a year's illness at the age of 80. (He suffered severe injuries after being struck by a car on Main St. in Alhambra and thereafter, was crippled for the rest of his life.)
Mr. Brown came to the Cucamonga (San Bernardino Co., CA.) district more than half a century ago. There was no Alta Loma at that time and he was one of the first to begin developing the citrus sector north of Base Line Avenue, clearing away original sage brush and breaking ground.
SET OUT GROVES
He supervised setting out of a number of groves, including 80 acres of his own on Hermosa Avenue. He disposed of his citrus interests about 15 years ago (making a trade between a man by the name of Bagwell and as a result, Mr. Bagwell became a citrus rancher, and Charlie Brown retired in Bagwell's home in Alhambra) and retired to live in Alhambra. He was widely known for his hobby, the collecting of minerals and polishing of rare stones, and his collection of minerals is regarded as one of the southland's most outstanding. (He had an even bigger collection of Indian artIfacts, such as tomahawks, arrowheads, grinding stones and skulls, all of which he found while scouring the desert lands of the southwest.) It recently was displayed at the Southwest Museum, (Highland Park) Los Angeles.
Mr. Brown was a director of Hermosa Water Company in its early days and also was its zanjero. He also was one of the founders of Growers Service Company.
BOOSTED RAILROADS
In addition to his citrus interests, he worked constantly for general civic betterment and boosted for construction of both the Santa Fe and Pacific Electric railroads through the community, being financially interested in the latter development.
Mr. Brown is survived by his wife, Lydia Magdalene Von Sien Brown and two daughters; Mrs. John Orchard of Alta Loma, and Mrs. James Lewis (Ruth Kathryn Brown Lewis 1917 - 2004) of Alhambra, and by seven grandchildren. Mrs. Nellie Hoffman of Upland is a sister-in-law.