Francis "Frank" Dominick BRABANT (aka BROWN) Jr. was born on 1 Apr 1884 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, the son of Frank Dominick BRABANT (aka BROWN),Sr.(1851-1883) and Emma TECHENTIEN (1861-1927) and he died in St. Lukes Hospital, Saginaw Co., MI, on 24 Jun 1959; he was 75. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Occupation: fireman.
-from the Saginaw County Court House, Saginaw, MI: the marriage date between Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN and Frank D. BREBAND (this spelling) was 12 Mar 1909 and their daughter Genevieve Elaine BRABANT birthdate was 9 March 1909.
Frank and Matilda lived with her mother Lena at 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda (Tillie) Brown and her husband Frank Brown and their daughter Elaine Brown are listed on the 1920 Census in Saginaw, MI Enumeration District 172 Sheet Nubmer 33 dated 26 Jan 1920. So the trouble he was in must have happened between their marriage date of 1909 and the census data of 1922
-Frank changed his surname to BROWN because his friends all found the name BRABANT too hard to pronounce. Louis's father Frank BRABANT, Sr. was caught bootlegging beer during prohibition and he died in prison while his wife was pregnant with this Frank, Jr.
-from the Saginaw News, Wednesday, June 24, 1959 (D4):
"Frank D. (Brabant) Brown, 125 South Porter Street, Saginaw, MI passed away at St. Lukes Hospital after one months illness. Age 75 years. He was born April 1, 1884. He married Matilda Krohn in 1908. She passed away in Sept. 1955. On February 4, 1956, he married Pearl Gilmore of Mayville, She survives him. He had a been a resident of Mayville the past three years and was manager of the Janes Theater up until the time of its closing. Surviving besides his wife is one daughter, Mrs. Elaine Gehringer, Saginaw, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers and one sister, Louis Brabant and Jack Wolf, both of Saginaw, MI. funeral service will be announced later by the Reitz Funeral Home."
-Frank was a bootlegger and Frank and Tillie only had one daughter
On 12 Mar 1909 when Francis Frank Dominick was 24, he first married Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN, daughter of Christian KROHN & Lena Caroline NIENDORF, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 19 Mar 1890 in 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda Tillie Caroline died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 9 Sep 1955; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
-Matilda was found living with her mother in the 1920 Saginaw, MI census (along with her husband Frank D. Brown and their daughter Elaine)
-Matilda was mentioned in her brother Frank's obituary in 16 Jan 1950 Toledo Blade newspaper
-Tillie and her husband Frank were convicted of bootlegging and they were sentenced to run the County Farm on Hospital Road in Saginaw Co., MI where convicts farmed crops. She did the cooking as her punishment.
They had one child:
Genevieve Elaine (1909-1975)
On 4 Feb 1956 when Francis Frank Dominick was 71, he second married Pearl THOMAS. Born on 3 Apr 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella Co., MI. Pearl died in Mayville, Tuscola Co., MI, on 26 Jul 1964; she was 79. Religion: Dayton Center Church, Mayville, MI.
-Pearl was "of Mayville, MI" at the time of her marriage to Frank
-Pearl moved to Saginaw, MI in 1959. Her obituary reads Pearl Milmore Brabant BROWN
They had no children.
Second Generation
2. Genevieve Elaine BRABANT. Born on 9 Mar 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Genevieve Elaine died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 Feb 1975; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI.
On 18 May 1927 when Genevieve Elaine was 18, she first married Robert King SMITH. Born ca 1909. Robert King died aft 1929; he was 20. They were divorced on 24 Nov 1929.
-Robert and Genevieve were married a short time when he was deported to Scotland for unknown reasons. Their daughter Joanne did not know that Robert was her father until she was 11 years old as she had been adopted by her step-father Emil GEHRINGER at a very early age.
They had one child:
3 i. Joanne (ca1928-)
Genevieve Elaine second married Emil GEHRINGER, son of Johann Leonhard GEHRINGER & Katharina Margaretha KOLB, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 17 Sep 1899 in Saginaw, MI. Emil died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 May 1947; he was 47.
-Emil and Genevieve had at least 5 children and at least 5 great-grandchildren
-source shows that Emil was born in Frankenmuth Township, Bay Co., MI and that he lived at 1918 Kawkawlin, Bay Co., MI
-from the Saginaw County Court House, Saginaw, MI: the marriage date between Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN and Frank D. BREBAND (this spelling) was 12 Mar 1909 and their daughter Genevieve Elaine BRABANT birthdate was 9 March 1909.
Frank and Matilda lived with her mother Lena at 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda (Tillie) Brown and her husband Frank Brown and their daughter Elaine Brown are listed on the 1920 Census in Saginaw, MI Enumeration District 172 Sheet Nubmer 33 dated 26 Jan 1920. So the trouble he was in must have happened between their marriage date of 1909 and the census data of 1922
-Frank changed his surname to BROWN because his friends all found the name BRABANT too hard to pronounce. Louis's father Frank BRABANT, Sr. was caught bootlegging beer during prohibition and he died in prison while his wife was pregnant with this Frank, Jr.
-from the Saginaw News, Wednesday, June 24, 1959 (D4):
"Frank D. (Brabant) Brown, 125 South Porter Street, Saginaw, MI passed away at St. Lukes Hospital after one months illness. Age 75 years. He was born April 1, 1884. He married Matilda Krohn in 1908. She passed away in Sept. 1955. On February 4, 1956, he married Pearl Gilmore of Mayville, She survives him. He had a been a resident of Mayville the past three years and was manager of the Janes Theater up until the time of its closing. Surviving besides his wife is one daughter, Mrs. Elaine Gehringer, Saginaw, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers and one sister, Louis Brabant and Jack Wolf, both of Saginaw, MI. funeral service will be announced later by the Reitz Funeral Home."
-Frank was a bootlegger and Frank and Tillie only had one daughter
On 12 Mar 1909 when Francis Frank Dominick was 24, he first married Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN, daughter of Christian KROHN & Lena Caroline NIENDORF, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 19 Mar 1890 in 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda Tillie Caroline died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 9 Sep 1955; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
-Matilda was found living with her mother in the 1920 Saginaw, MI census (along with her husband Frank D. Brown and their daughter Elaine)
-Matilda was mentioned in her brother Frank's obituary in 16 Jan 1950 Toledo Blade newspaper
-Tillie and her husband Frank were convicted of bootlegging and they were sentenced to run the County Farm on Hospital Road in Saginaw Co., MI where convicts farmed crops. She did the cooking as her punishment.
They had one child:
Genevieve Elaine (1909-1975)
On 4 Feb 1956 when Francis Frank Dominick was 71, he second married Pearl THOMAS. Born on 3 Apr 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella Co., MI. Pearl died in Mayville, Tuscola Co., MI, on 26 Jul 1964; she was 79. Religion: Dayton Center Church, Mayville, MI.
-Pearl was "of Mayville, MI" at the time of her marriage to Frank
-Pearl moved to Saginaw, MI in 1959. Her obituary reads Pearl Milmore Brabant BROWN
They had no children.
Second Generation
2. Genevieve Elaine BRABANT. Born on 9 Mar 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Genevieve Elaine died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 Feb 1975; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI.
On 18 May 1927 when Genevieve Elaine was 18, she first married Robert King SMITH. Born ca 1909. Robert King died aft 1929; he was 20. They were divorced on 24 Nov 1929.
-Robert and Genevieve were married a short time when he was deported to Scotland for unknown reasons. Their daughter Joanne did not know that Robert was her father until she was 11 years old as she had been adopted by her step-father Emil GEHRINGER at a very early age.
They had one child:
3 i. Joanne (ca1928-)
Genevieve Elaine second married Emil GEHRINGER, son of Johann Leonhard GEHRINGER & Katharina Margaretha KOLB, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 17 Sep 1899 in Saginaw, MI. Emil died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 May 1947; he was 47.
-Emil and Genevieve had at least 5 children and at least 5 great-grandchildren
-source shows that Emil was born in Frankenmuth Township, Bay Co., MI and that he lived at 1918 Kawkawlin, Bay Co., MI
Francis "Frank" Dominick BRABANT (aka BROWN) Jr. was born on 1 Apr 1884 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, the son of Frank Dominick BRABANT (aka BROWN),Sr.(1851-1883) and Emma TECHENTIEN (1861-1927) and he died in St. Lukes Hospital, Saginaw Co., MI, on 24 Jun 1959; he was 75. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Occupation: fireman.
-from the Saginaw County Court House, Saginaw, MI: the marriage date between Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN and Frank D. BREBAND (this spelling) was 12 Mar 1909 and their daughter Genevieve Elaine BRABANT birthdate was 9 March 1909.
Frank and Matilda lived with her mother Lena at 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda (Tillie) Brown and her husband Frank Brown and their daughter Elaine Brown are listed on the 1920 Census in Saginaw, MI Enumeration District 172 Sheet Nubmer 33 dated 26 Jan 1920. So the trouble he was in must have happened between their marriage date of 1909 and the census data of 1922
-Frank changed his surname to BROWN because his friends all found the name BRABANT too hard to pronounce. Louis's father Frank BRABANT, Sr. was caught bootlegging beer during prohibition and he died in prison while his wife was pregnant with this Frank, Jr.
-from the Saginaw News, Wednesday, June 24, 1959 (D4):
"Frank D. (Brabant) Brown, 125 South Porter Street, Saginaw, MI passed away at St. Lukes Hospital after one months illness. Age 75 years. He was born April 1, 1884. He married Matilda Krohn in 1908. She passed away in Sept. 1955. On February 4, 1956, he married Pearl Gilmore of Mayville, She survives him. He had a been a resident of Mayville the past three years and was manager of the Janes Theater up until the time of its closing. Surviving besides his wife is one daughter, Mrs. Elaine Gehringer, Saginaw, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers and one sister, Louis Brabant and Jack Wolf, both of Saginaw, MI. funeral service will be announced later by the Reitz Funeral Home."
-Frank was a bootlegger and Frank and Tillie only had one daughter
On 12 Mar 1909 when Francis Frank Dominick was 24, he first married Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN, daughter of Christian KROHN & Lena Caroline NIENDORF, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 19 Mar 1890 in 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda Tillie Caroline died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 9 Sep 1955; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
-Matilda was found living with her mother in the 1920 Saginaw, MI census (along with her husband Frank D. Brown and their daughter Elaine)
-Matilda was mentioned in her brother Frank's obituary in 16 Jan 1950 Toledo Blade newspaper
-Tillie and her husband Frank were convicted of bootlegging and they were sentenced to run the County Farm on Hospital Road in Saginaw Co., MI where convicts farmed crops. She did the cooking as her punishment.
They had one child:
Genevieve Elaine (1909-1975)
On 4 Feb 1956 when Francis Frank Dominick was 71, he second married Pearl THOMAS. Born on 3 Apr 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella Co., MI. Pearl died in Mayville, Tuscola Co., MI, on 26 Jul 1964; she was 79. Religion: Dayton Center Church, Mayville, MI.
-Pearl was "of Mayville, MI" at the time of her marriage to Frank
-Pearl moved to Saginaw, MI in 1959. Her obituary reads Pearl Milmore Brabant BROWN
They had no children.
Second Generation
2. Genevieve Elaine BRABANT. Born on 9 Mar 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Genevieve Elaine died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 Feb 1975; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI.
On 18 May 1927 when Genevieve Elaine was 18, she first married Robert King SMITH. Born ca 1909. Robert King died aft 1929; he was 20. They were divorced on 24 Nov 1929.
-Robert and Genevieve were married a short time when he was deported to Scotland for unknown reasons. Their daughter Joanne did not know that Robert was her father until she was 11 years old as she had been adopted by her step-father Emil GEHRINGER at a very early age.
They had one child:
3 i. Joanne (ca1928-)
Genevieve Elaine second married Emil GEHRINGER, son of Johann Leonhard GEHRINGER & Katharina Margaretha KOLB, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 17 Sep 1899 in Saginaw, MI. Emil died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 May 1947; he was 47.
-Emil and Genevieve had at least 5 children and at least 5 great-grandchildren
-source shows that Emil was born in Frankenmuth Township, Bay Co., MI and that he lived at 1918 Kawkawlin, Bay Co., MI
-from the Saginaw County Court House, Saginaw, MI: the marriage date between Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN and Frank D. BREBAND (this spelling) was 12 Mar 1909 and their daughter Genevieve Elaine BRABANT birthdate was 9 March 1909.
Frank and Matilda lived with her mother Lena at 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda (Tillie) Brown and her husband Frank Brown and their daughter Elaine Brown are listed on the 1920 Census in Saginaw, MI Enumeration District 172 Sheet Nubmer 33 dated 26 Jan 1920. So the trouble he was in must have happened between their marriage date of 1909 and the census data of 1922
-Frank changed his surname to BROWN because his friends all found the name BRABANT too hard to pronounce. Louis's father Frank BRABANT, Sr. was caught bootlegging beer during prohibition and he died in prison while his wife was pregnant with this Frank, Jr.
-from the Saginaw News, Wednesday, June 24, 1959 (D4):
"Frank D. (Brabant) Brown, 125 South Porter Street, Saginaw, MI passed away at St. Lukes Hospital after one months illness. Age 75 years. He was born April 1, 1884. He married Matilda Krohn in 1908. She passed away in Sept. 1955. On February 4, 1956, he married Pearl Gilmore of Mayville, She survives him. He had a been a resident of Mayville the past three years and was manager of the Janes Theater up until the time of its closing. Surviving besides his wife is one daughter, Mrs. Elaine Gehringer, Saginaw, five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two brothers and one sister, Louis Brabant and Jack Wolf, both of Saginaw, MI. funeral service will be announced later by the Reitz Funeral Home."
-Frank was a bootlegger and Frank and Tillie only had one daughter
On 12 Mar 1909 when Francis Frank Dominick was 24, he first married Matilda "Tillie" Caroline KROHN, daughter of Christian KROHN & Lena Caroline NIENDORF, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 19 Mar 1890 in 853 North Fifth Street, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Matilda Tillie Caroline died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 9 Sep 1955; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI.
-Matilda was found living with her mother in the 1920 Saginaw, MI census (along with her husband Frank D. Brown and their daughter Elaine)
-Matilda was mentioned in her brother Frank's obituary in 16 Jan 1950 Toledo Blade newspaper
-Tillie and her husband Frank were convicted of bootlegging and they were sentenced to run the County Farm on Hospital Road in Saginaw Co., MI where convicts farmed crops. She did the cooking as her punishment.
They had one child:
Genevieve Elaine (1909-1975)
On 4 Feb 1956 when Francis Frank Dominick was 71, he second married Pearl THOMAS. Born on 3 Apr 1885 in Deerfield, Isabella Co., MI. Pearl died in Mayville, Tuscola Co., MI, on 26 Jul 1964; she was 79. Religion: Dayton Center Church, Mayville, MI.
-Pearl was "of Mayville, MI" at the time of her marriage to Frank
-Pearl moved to Saginaw, MI in 1959. Her obituary reads Pearl Milmore Brabant BROWN
They had no children.
Second Generation
2. Genevieve Elaine BRABANT. Born on 9 Mar 1909 in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Genevieve Elaine died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 Feb 1975; she was 65. Buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, Saginaw, MI.
On 18 May 1927 when Genevieve Elaine was 18, she first married Robert King SMITH. Born ca 1909. Robert King died aft 1929; he was 20. They were divorced on 24 Nov 1929.
-Robert and Genevieve were married a short time when he was deported to Scotland for unknown reasons. Their daughter Joanne did not know that Robert was her father until she was 11 years old as she had been adopted by her step-father Emil GEHRINGER at a very early age.
They had one child:
3 i. Joanne (ca1928-)
Genevieve Elaine second married Emil GEHRINGER, son of Johann Leonhard GEHRINGER & Katharina Margaretha KOLB, in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI. Born on 17 Sep 1899 in Saginaw, MI. Emil died in Saginaw, Saginaw Co., MI, on 7 May 1947; he was 47.
-Emil and Genevieve had at least 5 children and at least 5 great-grandchildren
-source shows that Emil was born in Frankenmuth Township, Bay Co., MI and that he lived at 1918 Kawkawlin, Bay Co., MI
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