Coffee-Upson County GaArchives Obituaries.....Brown, Hilly Flewellen November 5 1938 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Meredith Clapper http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002801 January 24, 2005, 1:41 pm The Douglas Enterprise The Douglas Enterprise H. F. Brown Passes after long illness Mr. H. F. Brown, prominent citizen died at his home here Saturday following a long illness. Moving to Coffee County from Upson County forty years ago, he lived for years on his farm near Ambrose, later moving to Douglas to educate his children. He took an active interest in the development of this section and for a time served as county tax collector, clerk to the county commissioners and was for a time city clerk, and later as justice of the peace. Twice married, he is survived by his second wife, the former Miss Rosa Collier, of Talbotton; four daughters, Mary Sora and Ardis, of Douglas, and Mrs. Melvin Reese, of Greer, SC; one son, Astor Brown, of Tifton; four grandchildren; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Carl Brown, of Macon; a son-in-law, R. M. Pearsall, Jr; three brothers, T. H. , of Ambrose, Rufus of California; Scott, of Cartersville; two sisters, Mrs. M. A. Bryan, of Atlanta, and Mrs. D. F. Baldwin, of Marshallville. He was buried in the cemetery at New Hope Sunday afternoon, following services in the church conducted by Dr. C. R. Jenkins and Rev. S. L. Goldfinch. Additional Comments: 1900 Coffee Co., Phillips Mill Dst. Ambrose #60 Brown, Hilla Oct. 1871, 28, yr married 6, merchant owner Ellen Aug. 1880, 19,6 yrs , mother of 2, 2 living Carl Aug. 1896 4 Vertie July 1899 10/12 1910 Coffee Co., GA Douglas city ED 41 Madison Ave. Brown, Hilly F head 38 married 16 yrs GA/GA/GA farmer Ellen wife 28 mother of 4, 4 living Carl son 13 Verlie dau 10 Aster son 7 Markie dau 4 Ferguson, Thompson nephew 19 1920 Coffee Co., Douglas City, p 182B, 811 Madison Ave. Brown H F 48 , clerk county commissioner, wage earner, own home free of morg. Rosa 36 Carl H. 23 Aster 17 Marquise 14 Mary 2 2/12 Rosa 8/12 1930 Coffee Co., GA Douglas City 811 Madison Ave. 811.67.74. Brown, H Flue head own $3500 56 age first mar 24 GA/GA/GA manager farm Rosa L wife 45 age first mar 30 Mary dau 12 Rosa dau 10 GA death index: Name Gender Race Death Date Death County Age Volume Certificate Residence County Comments H F Brown 05 Nov 1938 Coffee 27870 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/coffee/obits/b/ob6313brown.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 3.0 Kb