Floyd Estle Brown was the last child born to Cloah Ellen (Partlow) and James Monroe Brown. He was a young boy when his parents left Missouri and migrated to Central Texas, where he grew up and remained for all of his adult life. He was a handsome man and at age 23 married Miss Cordie May Bowen on 10 June 1917. This union produced four children.
Floyd did not serve in the military during World War I, but he registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Waco, Texas and married 5 days after he registered. The draft registration card gives his age as 23, his birth date as November 21, 1893, his address as Route 3, Waco, Texas, and indicates he was farming. It describes his physical traits as being tall, slender, with blue eyes, light colored hair and having no health problems. At the time he registered for the draft, he was working for B. Hickson on the E.A. McNamara Farm in McLennan County. Farming was an occupation Floyd knew something about because his father, James Monroe Brown, had farmed most of his life.
In 1918, there was an oil boom in the town of Desdemona, Texas, and Floyd went there with his wife and small daughter, Margaret Ruth, who was born 5 April 1918, to find work. His son, James Edward Brown, was born in Desdemona in March 1920, but his last two boys were born in 1924 and 1928 in Waco. According to an article in the Texas Handbook Online, by 1920, Desdemona had become an undesirable place to live. We know that he worked as a carpenter helping build the Post Office there and that his father, James Monroe Brown, and his brother, Porter J. Brown, also worked there for a while and the two brothers helped to build the Baptist Church. Both Floyd and Porter had baby boys born while they were there.
After the family returned to Waco, apparently Floyd went to work as a truck driver for an oil company, probably Mobil since that is the company from which Floyd retired.
Floyd and his family are enumerated in the 1930 McLennan County, Waco Texas census. By that year all four of his and Cordie's children had been born: Margaret Ruth was 12, James Edward was 10, Billy Joe was 5, and Donald Ray was 14 months. Floyd's occupation was listed as a commercial salesman for an oil company and he was a non-veteran.
Floyd and Cordie were divorced on 30 September 1933 in the District Court of McLennan County. Cordie retained custody of the children, and Floyd married again at a later date. Three years after Floyd and Cordie Brown divorced, tragedy struck this family when their youngest son, Donald Ray, died. He had been playing ball with his older brothers and was struck in the chest with the ball and had to be hospitalized. There he developed pneumonia and died January 27, 1936; his death certificate reveals that he also had a heart condition.
According to his death certificate, Floyd died of Gram Negative Cocci Septicemia at the Hillcrest Baptist Hosptial in Waco, Texas. He was buried 12 October 1970 in Oakwood Cemetery, Section B1, Lot 529, Space 3.
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His obituary from the Waco Times-Herald follows:
Floyd Estle Brown, 74, of 1502 Cumberland died Saturday night in a local hospital.
Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. today in Connally Chapel with Rev. Owen Kersh officiating, Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a retired wholesaler for Mobil Oil Co.
He was born Nov. 21, 1896 (sic - 1893) in Texas (sic - Missouri) and had lived in Waco for the past 50 years.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Garrett of Denton; two sons, James E Brown of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bill J. Brown of Walnut, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Waco Times Herald Oct 12, 1970
Floyd did not serve in the military during World War I, but he registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Waco, Texas and married 5 days after he registered. The draft registration card gives his age as 23, his birth date as November 21, 1893, his address as Route 3, Waco, Texas, and indicates he was farming. It describes his physical traits as being tall, slender, with blue eyes, light colored hair and having no health problems. At the time he registered for the draft, he was working for B. Hickson on the E.A. McNamara Farm in McLennan County. Farming was an occupation Floyd knew something about because his father, James Monroe Brown, had farmed most of his life.
In 1918, there was an oil boom in the town of Desdemona, Texas, and Floyd went there with his wife and small daughter, Margaret Ruth, who was born 5 April 1918, to find work. His son, James Edward Brown, was born in Desdemona in March 1920, but his last two boys were born in 1924 and 1928 in Waco. According to an article in the Texas Handbook Online, by 1920, Desdemona had become an undesirable place to live. We know that he worked as a carpenter helping build the Post Office there and that his father, James Monroe Brown, and his brother, Porter J. Brown, also worked there for a while and the two brothers helped to build the Baptist Church. Both Floyd and Porter had baby boys born while they were there.
After the family returned to Waco, apparently Floyd went to work as a truck driver for an oil company, probably Mobil since that is the company from which Floyd retired.
Floyd and his family are enumerated in the 1930 McLennan County, Waco Texas census. By that year all four of his and Cordie's children had been born: Margaret Ruth was 12, James Edward was 10, Billy Joe was 5, and Donald Ray was 14 months. Floyd's occupation was listed as a commercial salesman for an oil company and he was a non-veteran.
Floyd and Cordie were divorced on 30 September 1933 in the District Court of McLennan County. Cordie retained custody of the children, and Floyd married again at a later date. Three years after Floyd and Cordie Brown divorced, tragedy struck this family when their youngest son, Donald Ray, died. He had been playing ball with his older brothers and was struck in the chest with the ball and had to be hospitalized. There he developed pneumonia and died January 27, 1936; his death certificate reveals that he also had a heart condition.
According to his death certificate, Floyd died of Gram Negative Cocci Septicemia at the Hillcrest Baptist Hosptial in Waco, Texas. He was buried 12 October 1970 in Oakwood Cemetery, Section B1, Lot 529, Space 3.
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His obituary from the Waco Times-Herald follows:
Floyd Estle Brown, 74, of 1502 Cumberland died Saturday night in a local hospital.
Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. today in Connally Chapel with Rev. Owen Kersh officiating, Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a retired wholesaler for Mobil Oil Co.
He was born Nov. 21, 1896 (sic - 1893) in Texas (sic - Missouri) and had lived in Waco for the past 50 years.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Garrett of Denton; two sons, James E Brown of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bill J. Brown of Walnut, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Waco Times Herald Oct 12, 1970
Floyd Estle Brown was the last child born to Cloah Ellen (Partlow) and James Monroe Brown. He was a young boy when his parents left Missouri and migrated to Central Texas, where he grew up and remained for all of his adult life. He was a handsome man and at age 23 married Miss Cordie May Bowen on 10 June 1917. This union produced four children.
Floyd did not serve in the military during World War I, but he registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Waco, Texas and married 5 days after he registered. The draft registration card gives his age as 23, his birth date as November 21, 1893, his address as Route 3, Waco, Texas, and indicates he was farming. It describes his physical traits as being tall, slender, with blue eyes, light colored hair and having no health problems. At the time he registered for the draft, he was working for B. Hickson on the E.A. McNamara Farm in McLennan County. Farming was an occupation Floyd knew something about because his father, James Monroe Brown, had farmed most of his life.
In 1918, there was an oil boom in the town of Desdemona, Texas, and Floyd went there with his wife and small daughter, Margaret Ruth, who was born 5 April 1918, to find work. His son, James Edward Brown, was born in Desdemona in March 1920, but his last two boys were born in 1924 and 1928 in Waco. According to an article in the Texas Handbook Online, by 1920, Desdemona had become an undesirable place to live. We know that he worked as a carpenter helping build the Post Office there and that his father, James Monroe Brown, and his brother, Porter J. Brown, also worked there for a while and the two brothers helped to build the Baptist Church. Both Floyd and Porter had baby boys born while they were there.
After the family returned to Waco, apparently Floyd went to work as a truck driver for an oil company, probably Mobil since that is the company from which Floyd retired.
Floyd and his family are enumerated in the 1930 McLennan County, Waco Texas census. By that year all four of his and Cordie's children had been born: Margaret Ruth was 12, James Edward was 10, Billy Joe was 5, and Donald Ray was 14 months. Floyd's occupation was listed as a commercial salesman for an oil company and he was a non-veteran.
Floyd and Cordie were divorced on 30 September 1933 in the District Court of McLennan County. Cordie retained custody of the children, and Floyd married again at a later date. Three years after Floyd and Cordie Brown divorced, tragedy struck this family when their youngest son, Donald Ray, died. He had been playing ball with his older brothers and was struck in the chest with the ball and had to be hospitalized. There he developed pneumonia and died January 27, 1936; his death certificate reveals that he also had a heart condition.
According to his death certificate, Floyd died of Gram Negative Cocci Septicemia at the Hillcrest Baptist Hosptial in Waco, Texas. He was buried 12 October 1970 in Oakwood Cemetery, Section B1, Lot 529, Space 3.
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His obituary from the Waco Times-Herald follows:
Floyd Estle Brown, 74, of 1502 Cumberland died Saturday night in a local hospital.
Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. today in Connally Chapel with Rev. Owen Kersh officiating, Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a retired wholesaler for Mobil Oil Co.
He was born Nov. 21, 1896 (sic - 1893) in Texas (sic - Missouri) and had lived in Waco for the past 50 years.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Garrett of Denton; two sons, James E Brown of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bill J. Brown of Walnut, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Waco Times Herald Oct 12, 1970
Floyd did not serve in the military during World War I, but he registered for the draft on 5 June 1917 in Waco, Texas and married 5 days after he registered. The draft registration card gives his age as 23, his birth date as November 21, 1893, his address as Route 3, Waco, Texas, and indicates he was farming. It describes his physical traits as being tall, slender, with blue eyes, light colored hair and having no health problems. At the time he registered for the draft, he was working for B. Hickson on the E.A. McNamara Farm in McLennan County. Farming was an occupation Floyd knew something about because his father, James Monroe Brown, had farmed most of his life.
In 1918, there was an oil boom in the town of Desdemona, Texas, and Floyd went there with his wife and small daughter, Margaret Ruth, who was born 5 April 1918, to find work. His son, James Edward Brown, was born in Desdemona in March 1920, but his last two boys were born in 1924 and 1928 in Waco. According to an article in the Texas Handbook Online, by 1920, Desdemona had become an undesirable place to live. We know that he worked as a carpenter helping build the Post Office there and that his father, James Monroe Brown, and his brother, Porter J. Brown, also worked there for a while and the two brothers helped to build the Baptist Church. Both Floyd and Porter had baby boys born while they were there.
After the family returned to Waco, apparently Floyd went to work as a truck driver for an oil company, probably Mobil since that is the company from which Floyd retired.
Floyd and his family are enumerated in the 1930 McLennan County, Waco Texas census. By that year all four of his and Cordie's children had been born: Margaret Ruth was 12, James Edward was 10, Billy Joe was 5, and Donald Ray was 14 months. Floyd's occupation was listed as a commercial salesman for an oil company and he was a non-veteran.
Floyd and Cordie were divorced on 30 September 1933 in the District Court of McLennan County. Cordie retained custody of the children, and Floyd married again at a later date. Three years after Floyd and Cordie Brown divorced, tragedy struck this family when their youngest son, Donald Ray, died. He had been playing ball with his older brothers and was struck in the chest with the ball and had to be hospitalized. There he developed pneumonia and died January 27, 1936; his death certificate reveals that he also had a heart condition.
According to his death certificate, Floyd died of Gram Negative Cocci Septicemia at the Hillcrest Baptist Hosptial in Waco, Texas. He was buried 12 October 1970 in Oakwood Cemetery, Section B1, Lot 529, Space 3.
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His obituary from the Waco Times-Herald follows:
Floyd Estle Brown, 74, of 1502 Cumberland died Saturday night in a local hospital.
Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. today in Connally Chapel with Rev. Owen Kersh officiating, Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. Brown was a retired wholesaler for Mobil Oil Co.
He was born Nov. 21, 1896 (sic - 1893) in Texas (sic - Missouri) and had lived in Waco for the past 50 years.
Survivors include his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Malcolm Garrett of Denton; two sons, James E Brown of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Bill J. Brown of Walnut, Calif.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Waco Times Herald Oct 12, 1970
Gravesite Details
Floyd's tombstone was placed by a later wife who had the wrong year of birth; it was 1893.
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