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Charles Robert “Charlie” Brown

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Charles Robert “Charlie” Brown

Birth
Eagle Mills, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Death
19 Feb 1960 (aged 79)
Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Charles Robert "Charlie" Brown -
my 2nd great uncle
Occupation: Farmer; Laborer, Industry: Saw Mill; Finisher, Industry: Furniture Factory, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

Father: Jesse Franklin "Frank" Brown, Sr., Farmer, Store Keeper, (Birth 26 Apr 1849 • Davie County, North Carolina, USA-Death 6 Jan 1924, age 74y 8m 10d • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 7 Jan 1924 • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina, USA).

Mother: Phebe Ellen Clodfelter (Birth 1854 • Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA-Death 1898 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA) d/o John Lewis Clodfelter (1816–1891) & Caroline Cannedy /Kennedy (1812–).

Stepmother: Mary Isabella Hodgson (Birth 8 Sep 1856 • Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 4 May 1926 • Houstonville, Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA).

Siblings:
1. Hattie Lee Brown (Birth 3 Apr 1873 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 31 Aug 1950 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 2 Sep 1950 • Holly Springs Baptist Cemetery, Harmony, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA) married: William B. Haynes;
2. Walter Lewis Brown, Farmer (Birth 8 Oct 1874 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 2 Mar 1947 • Union Grove Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 5 Mar 1947 • Union Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA) first married (21 Feb 1898 • Iredell County, North Carolina, USA): Mary Ireland Brown (B: 1871 • Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC) d/o Amos Ireland (B: 1826 • Iredell, NC) & Eliza Ireland (B: 1828 • Iredell, NC) - children: Flossie Brown (Reavis) (B: 15 Sep 1901 • Iredell, NC-26 Mar 1995, age 94 • Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Arthur Reavis, of Harmony, NC (Note: After Arthur Reavis died, Flossie moved to Statesville, NC to live with her son Frank, and then to a retirement home. Flossie's children: Frank, Fred, Ivey Lee, Maud, Bertha, Florence, Jack Reavis;
3. Rodger/ Rodney "Rod" Lee Brown, Farmer, Saw Mill Opr. (B: 07 Mar 1903, Iredell, NC - 05 Nov 1985, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 08 Nov 1985, Iredell, NC); second married: Sallie Mullis;
4. Leolar Brown (B: 1877, Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC);
5. George Franklin Brown, Printer, (B: 17 Mar 1887, NC-30 Sep 1963, age 76, Mooresville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 01 Oct 1963, Iredell, NC) married (divorced): Ethel Moss Brown, Textiles, (B: 05 Mar 1906, Stanley Co., NC - 21 Aug 1978, age 72, Mooresville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 23 Aug 1978, Statesville, Iredell, NC) D/o Debby Lee Moss & Flora Austin Note: George Brown (Had a daughter, Georgia Mae); Profession: Type Setter, Beam Printing, Statesville, NC. He went blind from shaving the letters at work. He lived with Sina Tutterow Brown for years. They had a line stretched to the outhouse so he could find his way. He died in a nursing home, Statesville, NC;
6. Martha Isa Brown (B: 03 Feb 1888, Iredell County, NC - 22 JUN 1959, age 71, Troutman, Iredell, NC);
7. James "Jim" Brown married: Rose (Huie) Brown (Rose Brown later married Nelson McCullough) –Rose Brown children: Charles Brown (Accidental Death), Bobby Brown married: Arlene Norman, of Harmony, NC, Huie, Mona Lou Shaver?, Mable Gryder, mother of Pastor James (Jim) Gryder, Calvary Baptist, 2273 Davie Academy Road, Mocksville, NC 27208

First Married (23 Jun 1908, Union Town Twp, Iredell, NC): Mary Bernice "Polly" Mullice (Mullis) (Born: May 1880, Union Grove, Iredell, NC - 27 Jun 1954, Harmony, Iredell, NC; Burial: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Grove, Iredell, NC) D/o George Washington Mullis (sometimes Mullice) (B: 03 Mar 1832, Union Grove, Iredell, NC - 25 Jun 1919, 87yrs 3mths 21dys, Union Grove, Iredell, NC, Burial: 26 Jun 1919, Union Grove Methodist Chuch, Union Grove, Iredell, NC) & Rachel Caroline Hemrick Mullis (sometimes Carry Hammrick) (B: 25 Feb 1842 - 03 Feb 1898, Union Grove, Iredell, NC)

Note: Residence: In 1900, Uncle Charlie is living in Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC, in the household of his brother-in-law, William B. Haynes. In 1920 Charlie and Polly are living with his parents. They lived in Statesville and finally in Union Grove, Iredell, NC
No Children

Second Married: Mary Louvina Teague (Birth: 05 Jun 1896, Sugar Loaf, Alexander, North Carolina, USA - Death: 20 Aug 1956, age 60, Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: 22 Aug 1956, Little River Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA) d/o William Francis "Will" Teague (1855–1929) & Sarah Catherine Katie Brown Teague (1866–1930); residence (1956): Rt #2, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina USA;
No Children
Personal Note: Aunt Mary was a stocky built lady with brunette hair. She seemed to alway have a smile and was cheerful and very fond of us kids. She would ask us to go and gather leaves and beans from the Catalpa Tree, on grandma Campbell's land, and bring them to her. She would make aprons and costumes for us to wear while playing. Suddenly, she was gone and most of us kids never realized she had passed away. We missed her but never forgot how much fun we had when around her.

Third Married: Lucretia Watts "Cresey" Wilborne Watts (the formal Mrs. John W. Watts) (Birth: 02 Jul 1881, Beaver Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA - Death: 07 Jun 1967, age 85, Alexander County Hospital, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA; Burial: 10 June 1967, Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA) CoDeath: fell beside her bed at the Shady Rest Home, heart failure) d/o James Jacob Wilborne (1841–1918) & Rachel Walker (1843–Bef 1900)
Note: "Cresey" had a sister: Juanna Annie Welborn Jenkins (1879–1954). Cresey 1st married (15 Dec 1910, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA: John W. Watts (1874–Aft 1940). They had one child: Fred James Watts (1914–1975) who married: Hattie Grace Mae Miller (the former Mrs. C B Hubbard).

North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 for Charlie Robert Brown
Iredell 1960 February # 5208;
Name: Charlie Robert Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 79
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1881
Birth Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Residence Place: Route Two, Iredell, North Carolina
Death Date: 19 Feb 1960
Death Place: Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Father: Frank Brown
Mother: Isabelle Hudson
Spouse: Cressie Welborn Brown

Burial 21 Feb 1960 • Zion Baptist Church Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA, with his 1st wife, Polly.
Charles Robert "Charlie" Brown -
my 2nd great uncle
Occupation: Farmer; Laborer, Industry: Saw Mill; Finisher, Industry: Furniture Factory, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA.

Father: Jesse Franklin "Frank" Brown, Sr., Farmer, Store Keeper, (Birth 26 Apr 1849 • Davie County, North Carolina, USA-Death 6 Jan 1924, age 74y 8m 10d • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 7 Jan 1924 • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina, USA).

Mother: Phebe Ellen Clodfelter (Birth 1854 • Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA-Death 1898 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA) d/o John Lewis Clodfelter (1816–1891) & Caroline Cannedy /Kennedy (1812–).

Stepmother: Mary Isabella Hodgson (Birth 8 Sep 1856 • Iredell County, North Carolina, USA-Death 4 May 1926 • Houstonville, Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA).

Siblings:
1. Hattie Lee Brown (Birth 3 Apr 1873 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 31 Aug 1950 • Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 2 Sep 1950 • Holly Springs Baptist Cemetery, Harmony, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA) married: William B. Haynes;
2. Walter Lewis Brown, Farmer (Birth 8 Oct 1874 • Eagle Mills Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA-Death 2 Mar 1947 • Union Grove Township, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial 5 Mar 1947 • Union Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery, Union Grove, Iredell County, North Carolina, USA) first married (21 Feb 1898 • Iredell County, North Carolina, USA): Mary Ireland Brown (B: 1871 • Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC) d/o Amos Ireland (B: 1826 • Iredell, NC) & Eliza Ireland (B: 1828 • Iredell, NC) - children: Flossie Brown (Reavis) (B: 15 Sep 1901 • Iredell, NC-26 Mar 1995, age 94 • Statesville, Iredell, NC) married: Arthur Reavis, of Harmony, NC (Note: After Arthur Reavis died, Flossie moved to Statesville, NC to live with her son Frank, and then to a retirement home. Flossie's children: Frank, Fred, Ivey Lee, Maud, Bertha, Florence, Jack Reavis;
3. Rodger/ Rodney "Rod" Lee Brown, Farmer, Saw Mill Opr. (B: 07 Mar 1903, Iredell, NC - 05 Nov 1985, Statesville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 08 Nov 1985, Iredell, NC); second married: Sallie Mullis;
4. Leolar Brown (B: 1877, Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC);
5. George Franklin Brown, Printer, (B: 17 Mar 1887, NC-30 Sep 1963, age 76, Mooresville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 01 Oct 1963, Iredell, NC) married (divorced): Ethel Moss Brown, Textiles, (B: 05 Mar 1906, Stanley Co., NC - 21 Aug 1978, age 72, Mooresville, Iredell, NC; Burial: 23 Aug 1978, Statesville, Iredell, NC) D/o Debby Lee Moss & Flora Austin Note: George Brown (Had a daughter, Georgia Mae); Profession: Type Setter, Beam Printing, Statesville, NC. He went blind from shaving the letters at work. He lived with Sina Tutterow Brown for years. They had a line stretched to the outhouse so he could find his way. He died in a nursing home, Statesville, NC;
6. Martha Isa Brown (B: 03 Feb 1888, Iredell County, NC - 22 JUN 1959, age 71, Troutman, Iredell, NC);
7. James "Jim" Brown married: Rose (Huie) Brown (Rose Brown later married Nelson McCullough) –Rose Brown children: Charles Brown (Accidental Death), Bobby Brown married: Arlene Norman, of Harmony, NC, Huie, Mona Lou Shaver?, Mable Gryder, mother of Pastor James (Jim) Gryder, Calvary Baptist, 2273 Davie Academy Road, Mocksville, NC 27208

First Married (23 Jun 1908, Union Town Twp, Iredell, NC): Mary Bernice "Polly" Mullice (Mullis) (Born: May 1880, Union Grove, Iredell, NC - 27 Jun 1954, Harmony, Iredell, NC; Burial: Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Union Grove, Iredell, NC) D/o George Washington Mullis (sometimes Mullice) (B: 03 Mar 1832, Union Grove, Iredell, NC - 25 Jun 1919, 87yrs 3mths 21dys, Union Grove, Iredell, NC, Burial: 26 Jun 1919, Union Grove Methodist Chuch, Union Grove, Iredell, NC) & Rachel Caroline Hemrick Mullis (sometimes Carry Hammrick) (B: 25 Feb 1842 - 03 Feb 1898, Union Grove, Iredell, NC)

Note: Residence: In 1900, Uncle Charlie is living in Eagle Mills, Iredell, NC, in the household of his brother-in-law, William B. Haynes. In 1920 Charlie and Polly are living with his parents. They lived in Statesville and finally in Union Grove, Iredell, NC
No Children

Second Married: Mary Louvina Teague (Birth: 05 Jun 1896, Sugar Loaf, Alexander, North Carolina, USA - Death: 20 Aug 1956, age 60, Iredell Memorial Hospital, Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA; Burial: 22 Aug 1956, Little River Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA) d/o William Francis "Will" Teague (1855–1929) & Sarah Catherine Katie Brown Teague (1866–1930); residence (1956): Rt #2, Harmony, Iredell, North Carolina USA;
No Children
Personal Note: Aunt Mary was a stocky built lady with brunette hair. She seemed to alway have a smile and was cheerful and very fond of us kids. She would ask us to go and gather leaves and beans from the Catalpa Tree, on grandma Campbell's land, and bring them to her. She would make aprons and costumes for us to wear while playing. Suddenly, she was gone and most of us kids never realized she had passed away. We missed her but never forgot how much fun we had when around her.

Third Married: Lucretia Watts "Cresey" Wilborne Watts (the formal Mrs. John W. Watts) (Birth: 02 Jul 1881, Beaver Creek, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA - Death: 07 Jun 1967, age 85, Alexander County Hospital, Taylorsville, Alexander, North Carolina, USA; Burial: 10 June 1967, Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Boomer, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA) CoDeath: fell beside her bed at the Shady Rest Home, heart failure) d/o James Jacob Wilborne (1841–1918) & Rachel Walker (1843–Bef 1900)
Note: "Cresey" had a sister: Juanna Annie Welborn Jenkins (1879–1954). Cresey 1st married (15 Dec 1910, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA: John W. Watts (1874–Aft 1940). They had one child: Fred James Watts (1914–1975) who married: Hattie Grace Mae Miller (the former Mrs. C B Hubbard).

North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976 for Charlie Robert Brown
Iredell 1960 February # 5208;
Name: Charlie Robert Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 79
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1881
Birth Place: Iredell, North Carolina, United States
Residence Place: Route Two, Iredell, North Carolina
Death Date: 19 Feb 1960
Death Place: Statesville, Iredell, North Carolina, USA
Father: Frank Brown
Mother: Isabelle Hudson
Spouse: Cressie Welborn Brown

Burial 21 Feb 1960 • Zion Baptist Church Union Grove, Iredell, North Carolina, USA, with his 1st wife, Polly.


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