Luther L. Brown was born in December 1897,the second-born son of former slave, Elias Brown (b. 1859), and wife, Anna (Annie) Smith Brown (b.1867) who, in 1900, resided in Centerville, Houston County, Georgia, Militia District 771.
During WWI, October 15, 1918, Luther was recruited to Company 22 at Camp Wheeler near what is now the Riggins Mill Road area of Bibb County. Luther died of a lung infection,"lobar pneumonia" while in the Receiving Camp, just two weeks after his arrival, on October 27, 1918. According to the Camp Wheeler Division Surgeon's Report,1917-18,"colored men furnished by far the greater ratio of cases in total for the period covered by the epidemic."
Luther was survived by parents, Elias and Annie; a host of sisters and brothers,nephews and nieces including Ruby L. Brown Hamlin. He is now survived by their descendants.
Luther L. Brown is to be remembered as an individual who said "yes" to serving his country; as one whose promise for the future was never realized. The life and history of Uncle Luther is a local, state, national, and family jewel: a legacy that we, his descendants, vow to now and forever celebrate.
During WWI, October 15, 1918, Luther was recruited to Company 22 at Camp Wheeler near what is now the Riggins Mill Road area of Bibb County. Luther died of a lung infection,"lobar pneumonia" while in the Receiving Camp, just two weeks after his arrival, on October 27, 1918. According to the Camp Wheeler Division Surgeon's Report,1917-18,"colored men furnished by far the greater ratio of cases in total for the period covered by the epidemic."
Luther was survived by parents, Elias and Annie; a host of sisters and brothers,nephews and nieces including Ruby L. Brown Hamlin. He is now survived by their descendants.
Luther L. Brown is to be remembered as an individual who said "yes" to serving his country; as one whose promise for the future was never realized. The life and history of Uncle Luther is a local, state, national, and family jewel: a legacy that we, his descendants, vow to now and forever celebrate.
Luther L. Brown was born in December 1897,the second-born son of former slave, Elias Brown (b. 1859), and wife, Anna (Annie) Smith Brown (b.1867) who, in 1900, resided in Centerville, Houston County, Georgia, Militia District 771.
During WWI, October 15, 1918, Luther was recruited to Company 22 at Camp Wheeler near what is now the Riggins Mill Road area of Bibb County. Luther died of a lung infection,"lobar pneumonia" while in the Receiving Camp, just two weeks after his arrival, on October 27, 1918. According to the Camp Wheeler Division Surgeon's Report,1917-18,"colored men furnished by far the greater ratio of cases in total for the period covered by the epidemic."
Luther was survived by parents, Elias and Annie; a host of sisters and brothers,nephews and nieces including Ruby L. Brown Hamlin. He is now survived by their descendants.
Luther L. Brown is to be remembered as an individual who said "yes" to serving his country; as one whose promise for the future was never realized. The life and history of Uncle Luther is a local, state, national, and family jewel: a legacy that we, his descendants, vow to now and forever celebrate.
During WWI, October 15, 1918, Luther was recruited to Company 22 at Camp Wheeler near what is now the Riggins Mill Road area of Bibb County. Luther died of a lung infection,"lobar pneumonia" while in the Receiving Camp, just two weeks after his arrival, on October 27, 1918. According to the Camp Wheeler Division Surgeon's Report,1917-18,"colored men furnished by far the greater ratio of cases in total for the period covered by the epidemic."
Luther was survived by parents, Elias and Annie; a host of sisters and brothers,nephews and nieces including Ruby L. Brown Hamlin. He is now survived by their descendants.
Luther L. Brown is to be remembered as an individual who said "yes" to serving his country; as one whose promise for the future was never realized. The life and history of Uncle Luther is a local, state, national, and family jewel: a legacy that we, his descendants, vow to now and forever celebrate.
