hmtl5 Austin Brown b. 20 Aug 1885 Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia d. 17 Jun 1958 Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia: Hedges Genealogy

Austin Brown

Male 1885 - 1958  (72 years)


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  • Name Austin Brown 
    • son of Johnathan Brown and Elizabeth Taylor [1]
    Born 20 Aug 1885  Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Jun 1958  Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Walker Memorial Cemetery and Gardens, Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I2600  Hedges
    Last Modified 11 Sep 2023 

    Family Lillian A. Wiseman,   b. 12 Feb 1889, Glade Creek, Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. May 1982, Nicholas County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 1914  [2
    Last Modified 24 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F1619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Aug 1885 - Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jun 1958 - Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Walker Memorial Cemetery and Gardens, Summersville, Nicholas County, West Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Austin Brown, 72, Taken By Death
      Summersville. June 17 (RNS) – Austin Brown, 72, of Summersville died at his home this afternoon after a long illness.
      He was a son of the late Jonathan and Elizabeth Taylor Brown, was a graduate of Mountain State Business College, taught school in Nicholas County for 10 years. A lifelong resident of Summersville, he was cashier of the Camden On Gauley Bank and of the Nicholas County Bank.
      Brown had served as auditor for the State Tax Commission for 12 years and was office deputy in the Nicholas Sheriff’s office for 11 years. He retired a year ago from the Sheriff’s office due to ill health.
      He was a member of Memorial Methodist Church at Summersville.
      Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wiseman Brown; three daughters, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Knowles of Albuquerque, N.M., Mrs. Ione Hoffman of East Gary, Ind., Mrs. Sue Brooks of St. Albans, and a son, John A. with the Navy; one sister, Mrs. Allie Williams of Dunbar; and one brother, Edwin of Summersville; and five grandchildren.
      The body is at Waters Funeral Home at Summersville. Arrangements are incomplete.
      Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, West Virginia. Wednesday, 18 June 1958.
      [1, 3]

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Obituary.

    2. [S6] Find a Grave.

    3. [S87] Newspaper article.