Brown, Clarence Ferguson

Birth Name Brown, Clarence Ferguson
Gender male
Age at Death 79 years, 8 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 1893-10-01 Rockland, Knox, Maine   1 2 3 4 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 5b 10a 11a 12a
Note

Birth record, draft card, soldier index, birth record of Howard, and marriage record all say in Rockport, Maine.

Census 1900-06-01 Bog Road, Rockland, Knox, Maine   13a
  NARA publication: T623 13a
  Roll No.: 595 13a
  State (or Territory) of: Maine 13a
  County of: Knox 13a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 109 13a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 147 13a
  Sheet No.: 17 13a
  Division of County: Rockland town 13a
  City, Town, Village: Rockland city 13a
  Ward of city: 7 13a
  Enumeration Date: 18 Jun 1900 13a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 13a
  Relation to head: Son 13a
  Color: W 13a
  Sex: M 13a
  Month of birth: Oct 13a
  Year of birth: 1893 13a
  Age: 6 13a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 13a
  Place of birth: Maine 13a
  Place of birth of father: Maine 13a
  Place of birth of mother: Germany 13a
  Occupation: At school 13a
Census 1910-04-15 Mountain Road, Rockland, Knox, Maine 1910 census mistakenly puts years of marriage and numbers of children for Anna in the wrong row 14a
  NARA publication: T624 14a
  State (or Territory) of: Maine 14a
  County of: Knox 14a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 112 14a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 151 14a
  Sheet No.: 7A 14a
  City, Town, Village: Rockland city 14a
  Ward of city: 7 14a
  Enumeration Date: 27 Apr 1910 14a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 14a
  Relationship to head: Son 14a
  Sex: M 14a
  Color: W 14a
  Age: 16 14a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 14a
  Place of birth: Maine 14a
  Place of birth of father: Maine 14a
  Place of birth of mother: Maine 14a
  Able to speak English; if not, language spoken: English 14a
  Occupation: None 14a
  Able to read: Yes 14a
  Able to write: Yes 14a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1909: Yes 14a
Occupation 1917-06-05 Fairfield, Somerset, Maine Lineman for New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. 7a
Residence 1917-06-05 Rockland, Knox, Maine   7a
Military Service from 1917-07-26 to 1919-06-24   1st Sgt Co F 56 Pioneer Inf 15a
Note: 1

Bat. F. 1" Me. H.F.A. 56 Pion Inf

Note: 2

Honorably discharged 24 June 1919, Camp Dix, NJ

Note: 3

American Expeditionary Forces 4 Sept 1918 to 22 June 1919

Note: 4

Serial number: 1230334

Census 1920-01-01 43 South Main Street, Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine   16a
Note

Living as a boarder in the home of a man named Fudsnick K Blake, with 12 others. Several boarders, most of whom are listed as telephone linemen.

  NARA publication: T625 16a
  Roll No.: 643 16a
  State (or Territory) of: Maine 16a
  County of: Kennebec 16a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 3 16a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 64 16a
  Page No.: 6B 16a
  Division of County: Monmouth town 16a
  Enumeration Date: 14-15 Jan 1920 16a
  Street Address: 43 South Maine Street 16a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 16a
  Relationship to head: Boarder 16a
  Sex: M 16a
  Color: W 16a
  Age: 26 16a
  Single, married, widowed or divorced: S 16a
  Able to read: Yes 16a
  Able to write: Yes 16a
  Place of birth: Maine 16a
  Place of birth of father: Maine 16a
  Place of birth of mother: Germany 16a
  Mother's mother tongue: German 16a
  Able to speak English: Yes 16a
  Occupation: Lineman 16a
  Industry: Telephone Crew 16a
  Employer, worker or working on own account: W 16a
Residence 1920-08-14 Rockland, Knox, Maine   1 3 5c
Occupation 1920-08-14   lineman 3
Residence 1922-04-30 Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine   5b
Census 1930-04-01 Westland Avenue, Portland, Cumberland, Maine   12a
  NARA publication: T626 12a
  Roll No.: 831 12a
  State of: Maine 12a
  County of: Cumberland 12a
  Incorporated place: Portland 12a
  Ward of city: Pt of Ward 8 12a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 5 12a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 3-70 12a
  Sheet No.: 4A 12a
  Enumeration Date: 8 Apr 1930 12a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 12a
  Relationship to head: Head 12a
  Home owned or rented: O 12a
  Value of home or monthly rental: 4500 12a
  Radio set: R 12a
  Farm?: No 12a
  Sex: M 12a
  Color: W 12a
  Age: 36 12a
  Marital condition: M 12a
  Age at first marriage: 26 12a
  Attended school since Sept. 1, 1929: No 12a
  Able to read and write: Yes 12a
  Place of birth: Maine 12a
  Place of birth of father: Maine 12a
  Place of birth of mother: Germany 12a
  Able to speak English: Yes 12a
  Industry: Telephone Co 12a
  Class of worker: W 12a
  Employed: Yes 12a
  Veteran: Yes 12a
  What war: WW 12a
Residence 1935 71 Wellman Street, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   17a
Census 1940-04-01 71 Wellman Street, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   17a
  NARA publication: T627 17a
  Roll No.: 1469 17a
  State of: Maine 17a
  County of: Androscoggin 17a
  Incorporated place: Lewiston 17a
  Ward of city: 2 17a
  Supervisor's Dist. No.: 2 17a
  Enumeration Dist. No.: 1-30 17a
  Sheet No.: 4-A 17a
  Enumeration Date: 5 Apr 1940 17a
  Street Address: 71 Wellman Street 17a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 17a
  Home Owned/Rented: O 17a
  Home value/monthly rental: 5000 17a
  Farm?: No 17a
  Relationship: Head 17a
  Sex: M 17a
  Color/Race: W 17a
  Age at Last Birthday: 46 17a
  Marital Status: M 17a
  Attended school/college since March 1, 1940: No 17a
  Highest grade completed: H4 17a
  Place of birth: Maine 17a
  City (April 1, 1935): Same house 17a
  At Work during week March 24-30: Yes 17a
  public Emergency Work?: - 17a
  Seeking work?: - 17a
  Have a Job?: - 17a
  housework (H), school (S), unable to work (U) or other (Ot): - 17a
  # hours worked during week March 24-30, 1940: 42 17a
  Occupation: Const. Foreman 17a
  Industry: Telephone Co 17a
  Class of worker: PW 17a
  # weeks worked in 1939: 52 17a
  Amount of money, wages, salary in 1939: 2600 17a
  Income of more than $50 from other sources?: Yes 17a
Occupation 1940   Listed as "const. foreman" in the "telephone co." 17a
Census 1950-04-01 71 Wellman Street, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   18a
Note

Gail is named but crossed out, saying "Born after March 31st". Well, yeah, she was, but in 1949 not 1950. She should have been counted according to 1950 census rules. See attachment

  NARA publication: T628 18a
  State: Maine 18a
  County: Androscoggin 18a
  Incorporated place or township: Lewiston 18a
  E. D. Number: 1-44 18a
  Sheet No.: 6 18a
  Enumeration Date: 1950-04-05 18a
  Name of street, avenue, or road: Wellman Street 18a
  House (and apartment) number: 71 18a
  Serial number of dwelling unit: 50 18a
  Is this house on a farm (or ranch)?: No 18a
  Is this house on a place of three or more acres?: No 18a
  Name: Brown, Clarence Ferguson 18a
  Relationship: Head 18a
  Race: W 18a
  Sex: M 18a
  How old was he on his last birthday?: 55 18a
  Is he now married, widowed, divorced, separated, or never married?: Mar. 18a
  What State (or foreign country) was he born in?: Maine 18a
  What was this person doing most of last week—working, keeping house, or something else?: Wk 18a
  How many hours did he work last week?: 40 18a
  What kind of work was he doing?: Lineman, foreman 18a
  What kind of business or industry was he working in?: Telephone Company 18a
Residence 1958 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   19
Death 1972-10-09 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   20 10a 11a
Burial after 1972-10-09 Gracelawn Memorial Cemetery, Auburn, Androscoggin, Maine   10a
Residence 1972-10 Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine   11a

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Brown, Fred1853-091936
Mother Mennecke, Anna1868-011942
         Brown, Clarence Ferguson 1893-10-01 1972-10-09
    Sister     Brown, Eleanor Christine 1895-11-09 1939-12-28
    Brother     Brown, Nestor Stanley 1898-07-08 1994-03-25
    Sister     Brown, Gladys Theresa 1901-01-14 1901-07

Families

Family of Brown, Clarence Ferguson and Tribou, Carrie Frances
Married Wife Tribou, Carrie Frances ( * 1900-08-14 + 1979-11-04 )
 
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 1920-08-14 Rockland, Knox, Maine Intentions filed 9 Aug 1920. 1 3 5c 12a 21a
Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Brown, Howard Francis1922-04-302004-08-09
Brown, Donald Clarence1925-04-081978-08-05
Brown, Elizabeth May1926-11-291995-04-22
Brown, Genevieve Elaine1935-07-132006-11-15

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Social Security Number 004-03-9720, issued in Maine
11a

Source References

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  2. Compiler: Familysearch.org: Maine Vital Records 1670-1907
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  5. Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921
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  10. findagrave: Clarence F Brown (1893-1972)
      • Page: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121464279/clarence-f-brown
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      • Page: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VMXT-NXM
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      • Date: 1930-04-01
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  13. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1900-06-01
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  14. 1910 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1910-04-15
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  17. 1940 United States Federal census
      • Date: 1940-04-01
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      • Confidence: High
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