Gillis Monty BrownAge: 76 years1907–1984
- Name
- Gillis Monty Brown
- Given names
- Gillis Monty
- Surname
- Brown
 Birth | February 9, 1907 23 21 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 8 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 10 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Marriage | Bessie Ruth Shemwell — View this family October 13, 1926 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Gillis Monty Brown Jr August 3, 1927 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Douglas Brown October 15, 1929 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 22 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Billy Gene Brown May 30, 1932 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | James Felston Brown August 3, 1939 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Ellen “Bettie” Mathis May 3, 1944 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 34 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Census | April 19, 1950 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Terry Zane Brown January 6, 1952 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 42 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Steven Keith Brown April 24, 1955 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Newman Nathaniel Brown December 14, 1955 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Danny Wayne Brown August 7, 1960 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Maggie B Morgan about 1968 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 38 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 1984 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Resthaven Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Newman Nathaniel Brown Birth: June 3, 1883 31 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 14, 1955 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Maggie B Morgan Birth: January 1886 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1968 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1906 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months himself |
Gillis Monty Brown Birth: February 9, 1907 23 21 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1984 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Bessie Ruth Shemwell |
| himself |
Gillis Monty Brown Birth: February 9, 1907 23 21 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 1984 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1986 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 13, 1926 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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10 months son |
Gillis Monty Brown Jr Birth: August 3, 1927 20 18 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: August 5, 2006 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
John Douglas Brown Birth: October 15, 1929 22 20 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 29, 2019 — Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Billy Gene Brown Birth: May 30, 1932 25 23 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 25, 1994 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Lee Waters + Bessie Ruth Shemwell |
| wife’s husband |
Lee Waters Birth: August 15, 1905 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 22, 1992 — Palmyra, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Bessie Ruth Shemwell Birth: March 8, 1909 24 19 — Bumpus Mills, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 3, 1986 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1985 — |
Gillis Monty Brown has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (5)
Parents George Dewey Brown + Earline Louisa Shemwell
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Palmyra Road Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Gillis Monty Brown - Household
Mill Road Montgomery, Tennessee
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