Family Group Sheet
NameCharles Fulton Brown, 3C4R
Birth20 Jun 1888, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn B. Brown (1860-1909)
MotherSarah Elizabeth “Betty” Day (1863-)
Marriageabt 1921, Illinois
SpouseSusie Abbott
Birthabt 1870, Cook Co., Illinois
Death15 Jun 1945, Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois
FatherJordan H. Abbott (~1830-1879)
MotherCelia (~1832-1896)
Notes for Charles Fulton Brown
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917, records Charles Fulton Brown, age 29, residence 1013 S. 18th, Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky, born 20 June 1888 in Lexington, Ky, occupation sawyer, employer Embry Box Co., 16th & Arbegust, single supporting mother.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records Charles Fulton Brown, age 53, residence 338 N. Jackson St., Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, born 20 June 1888 in Lexington, Kentucky, nearest relative Susie Brown, same address, employer U. S. Post Office, Waukegan.
His WW II draft registration card, filed 27 April 1942, records Charles Fulton Brown, age 53, residence 338 N. Jackson St., Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, born 20 June 1888 in Lexington, Kentucky, nearest relative Susie Brown, same address, employer U. S. Post Office, Waukegan.
Census
1920 census of Jefferson Co., Ky, Louisville ward 11, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 11A as family #214/246, at 1013 S. 18th St:
Hall, Bettie, 55, married, janitress at church; Brown, Charles F., son, 31, machinist helper on railroad, single. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
This is the same address given by Charles on his WW I draft registration card in June 1917. Bettie’s marriage to a Hall was apparently brief and most likely ended in divorce, since by 1930 she had returned to her first married name.
Hall, Bettie, 55, married, janitress at church; Brown, Charles F., son, 31, machinist helper on railroad, single. Both born Ky Ky Ky.
This is the same address given by Charles on his WW I draft registration card in June 1917. Bettie’s marriage to a Hall was apparently brief and most likely ended in divorce, since by 1930 she had returned to her first married name.
Notes for Susie Abbott
The Illinois deaths database lists Susie Brown, age 73, died 15 June 1945 in Waukegan, Lake Co., Illinois, married, wife of Charles F. Brown, burial in Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.
Census Notes for Charles Fulton & Susie (Family)
1930 census of Lake Co., Illinois, Waukegan township, enumerated 2 May, lists on p. 42A as family #607/1011, at 338 Jackson St.:
Brown, Charles Fulton, 41, age at first marriage 32, b. Ky Ky Irish Free State, mechanics helper on railroad; Susie, wife, 60, age at first marriage 41, b. Illinois Maine New York; Simonich, Louis, lodger, 23, single, b. Michigan Austria Austria, construction worker on elec power plant; Abbott, Charles, brother-in-law, 75, widowed, b. NY Maine NY, no occupation; Jess, brother-in-law, 68, married, age at first marriage 19, b. NY Maine NY, no occupation; Turpin, Allen F., lodger, 23, single, b. Illinois Maryland Indiana, electrical engineer at elec power plant.
There is a marginal note to see sheet 12A, line 23. That entire page is captioned “work sheet”, and consists of a bunch of “leftovers” which are cross referenced to other households via the numbering and street address columns. On line 23, numbered #607/1011 at 338 Jackson, is Brown, Betty, mother, 65, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Jesse is also recorded in Chicago with his wife Louise, so he must have just been visiting.
Brown, Charles Fulton, 41, age at first marriage 32, b. Ky Ky Irish Free State, mechanics helper on railroad; Susie, wife, 60, age at first marriage 41, b. Illinois Maine New York; Simonich, Louis, lodger, 23, single, b. Michigan Austria Austria, construction worker on elec power plant; Abbott, Charles, brother-in-law, 75, widowed, b. NY Maine NY, no occupation; Jess, brother-in-law, 68, married, age at first marriage 19, b. NY Maine NY, no occupation; Turpin, Allen F., lodger, 23, single, b. Illinois Maryland Indiana, electrical engineer at elec power plant.
There is a marginal note to see sheet 12A, line 23. That entire page is captioned “work sheet”, and consists of a bunch of “leftovers” which are cross referenced to other households via the numbering and street address columns. On line 23, numbered #607/1011 at 338 Jackson, is Brown, Betty, mother, 65, widowed, b. Ky Ky Ky.
Jesse is also recorded in Chicago with his wife Louise, so he must have just been visiting.
