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Charles Brown
City/County:
Mecklenburg
First Name:
Charles
Middle Name:
Grady
Last Name:
Brown
Date of Birth:
3/4/1896
Birthplace:
Mecklenburg
Citizenship:
Additional Information:
Age at Death:
Home Address: Charlotte
Disability:
Image Source: Davidson College 1920
Personal Details
Height:
medium
Race / Ethnicity:
white
Eye Color:
blue
Hair Color:
dark
Marital Status:
single
Occupation:
Occupation: farmer
Employer: Pastor of Greenwood and Speedwell Presbyterian Churches in Rockingham County, NC and Reidsville for five years C. F. Brown
Location:
Education Details:
Davidson College, Class of 1922Union Theological Seminary, Class of 1925
Biographical Notes:
He appears on the draft roll for the city of Charlotte. These draft cards did not survive. He was white and 21 years old. He was listed in the 1918 city directory as US Army). He was wounded three times in France, once on October 17, 1918. His company was from Charlotte under the leadership of Captain Clarence E. Boasch. Guy Winthrop was its First Lieutenant. Brown spent 18 months with the army of occupied Germany.His funeral and burial were held at Steele Creek Presbyterian Church.
Family Details:
Spouse: Evelyn Sadler
Children:
Dependents:
Parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Brown - Steele Creek , Mecklenburg County, NC
Siblings: Benjamin Brown - Steele Creek Claude S. Brown - US Army Dr. J. H. Brown - Rich Square, NC Frank Lee Brown - Steele Creek Fred Brown - Steele Creek Lillie N. Brown - Reece Brown - Steele Creek Willard Brown - Charlotte, NC
Extended Family:
Military Details
Military Branch:
Army
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
105th Regiment of Engineers, Co. B 56th Motor Transport Company
Precinct:
Berryhill
Military Details:
France;
6/5/1917
21
Source:
Davidson College annual 1920; The Charlotte News 11/1/1918, 105th Regiment of Engineers, city directory; The Mecklenburg Times 7/17/1930, p. 1