Eltinge Thornton Brown was the son of
Thomas Bruen Brown, b. Oct. 23, 1848 in Wash. D.C. and d. 1893
& Eleanor Thornton Patton, b. 10 Dec. 10, 1857 in Charleston, Kanawha, VA. and d. Nov. 20, 1940 in Los Angeles, CA.
*Note: Eleanor was the Fen. George S. Patton's aunt.

In the 1910 U.S. census, 22 yr. old Elting Brown, b. 1888 in CA. was living at 241 W. Adams Ave. in Los Angeles Assembly District 71, L.A., CA. with his
45 yr. old uncle, Hancock Banning
39 yr. old aunt, Anne O. Banning
18 yr. old cousin, Hancock Banning Jr.
16 yr. old cousin, Eleanor Banning
15 yr. old cousin, Geo. H. Banning
76 yr. old widower, Geo H. Smith (Hancock's father-in-law), a lawyer in general practice
52 yr. old mother, Eleanor Brown
26 yr. old brother, Thomas Brown, working in insurance, b. in
24 yr. old brother, Arvin H. Brown, working in insurance, b. in
19 yr. old brother, Hobert G. Brown
50 yr. old Wm. Banning (Hancock's brother)
27 yr. old servant, Minn Sloan
23 yr. old cook, S. M. Mattie
20 yr. old chauffeur, Heston Daemoto
30 yr. old servant, Millie Mitchell
Eltinge's father was b. in District of Columbia and his mother was b. in West Virginia.

According to his June 5, 1917 WWI Draft Registration card, 29 yr. old Eltinge Thornton Brown, b. in Los Angeles on March 31, 1888, was working as a Real Estate Broker at Brown Bros. Co., 626 So. Spring St. in Los Angeles. He was requesting exemption from service on the grounds that he had a wife and child to support.
He was described as tall, of medium build, with dark blue eyes and dark brown hair.

In the 1920 U.S. census, 31 yr. old Eltinge T. Brown, working in Real Estate & Insurance, b. in CA., was living in Los Angeles Assembly District 75, L.A, CA. with his
62 yr. old widowed father-in-law, Otheman O. Stevens, a newspaper reporter, b. in NY
31 yr. old wife, Clarisa S. Brown, b. in CA.
6 yr. old son, Eltinge S Brown, b. abt. 1914 in CA.
18 yr. old household servant, Freda Eichenhofer, b. in Germany
38 yr. old household servant, Christina Johnson, b. in Denmark
Otheman's father was b. in PA. and his mother in MA.
Eltinge T. Brown's father was b. in MD. and his mother in VA.
Clarisa's father was b. in NY and her mother in PA.

In the 1930 U.S. census, 42 yr. old Eltinge T. Brown, an engineering contractor, b. in CA., was living at 527 So. Lucerne Blvd. in Los Angeles, L.A., CA. with his
42 yr. old wife, Clarisse Brown, b. in CA.
16 yr. old son, Eltinge S. Brown, b. abt. 1914 in CA.
Eltinge T. Brown and Clarisse were both 24 at the time of their first marriage.
Eltinge T. Brown's father was b. in MD. and his mother in VA.
Clarisa's father was b. in NY and her mother in PA.