Forget Me Not: Capt. John J Ott, Jr., 1974 MS

World War I was called the war to end all wars. John Ott knew just how wrong that was. Not only was he alive for two world wars, he served in both. 

 

John Jacob Ott, Jr.

26 February 1884 MS – 8 May 1974 MS

Son of John Jacob Ott & Martha Cutrer

Veteran of World War I & II

 

Funeral services for Capt. John Jacob Ott Jr., (U. S. Army, ret.) 90, were held at 3 p. m. today in Hartman Chapel.

 

Capt. Ott, a native of Osyka, died early Wednesday morning in Beacham Memorial Hospital following a lengthy illness.

 

He was born Feb. 26, 1884. He was a resident of Osyka at the time of his death.

 

A veteran of World War I and II, he was a Shriner for 50 years in Oklahoma City, Okla., and a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge.

 

Capt. Ott was employed at one time as vocational advisor at the VA Hospital in New Orleans, La.

 

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Katherine Ott Jr., Osyka; one son, Emile Cutrer Ott, Jackson, and three grandchildren.

 

The Rev. John L. Stuart and the Rev. Drew Blanton officiated. Burial was in the Osyka Cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 

 

Source: Capt. John Jacob Ott Jr. Dies (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 9 May 1974) 7; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed March 2022.

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Military Service: Percy W. Ott, World War I

A three page report on the service of Percy can be found on Fold3. It is a detailed report of his service overseas during World War I. Best of all, the report was written and signed by Percy. 

 

 

 Captain Percy Wright Ott

24 September 1889 Mt. Hermon, LA – 19 April 1977 Baton Rouge, LA

Son of Elbert Weston Ott & Martha E. Leggett

 

My 2^nd cousin, 3 x removed 

 

Percy W. Ott served a Captain during World War I with the American Expeditionary Forces as chief engineer. He enlisted 15 August 1917. On 1 September 1918 he sailed for duty as an Adjutant, 1^st Battalion, 603^rd Engineers. On 13 September the transport ship Ortega cast anchor in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. Percy, “was willing to admit, with everyone else onboard, that this part of Scotland was the most beautiful bit of land he had ever seen.” The regiment disembarked the next day in Glasgow and took a train to Camp Winnall Downs at Winchester, England.

 

Percy’s account of this time includes details of the regiment’s movements from the training in England to France. He served as regimental adjutant. He assigned men to their “billets.” He wrote that: “The regiment never went into action as a whole, but every man got his chance to do his bit.” They maintained the bridges in the vicinity of Verdun. “On the afternoon of Nov. 6 Captain Ott was at Brieulles, where the detachment 603^rd Engineers had just joined the 7^th Engineers, and got his first taste of real warfare and learned the gentle art of dodging bullets.”

 

“After the armistice the regiment continued to work in scattered detachments, and Captain Ott made immemorable trips up and down the Mause and over the old battle areas.”

 

This document was dated 16 December 1918.

 

Source: WWI American Expenditionary Forces, Officer Experience Reports; digital image; Fold3 (fold3.com: accessed March 2022) Percy W Ott.

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Forget Me Not: Brig. General Edward S. Ott, 1982 LA

When we learn about our wide spread family members we find people. They are people with flaws and strengths; people who make us smile and people who make us stand taller. Edward Ott stood tall through two world wars and sets an example of pride for all of us.

Brig. General Edward Stanley Ott

30 December 1892 LA – 1 November 1982 LA

Son of Elbert Weston Ott & Martha E. Leggett

 

My 2^nd cousin, 3x removed

 

 

Hammond, La. (UPI) – Services for retired Army Brig. Gen. Edward Stanley Ott, 89, who pioneered the use of radar for detection of ground targets during World War II, were held here Wednesday. He was buried in his hometown of Mt. Hermon, La.

 

Gen. Ott, who died Monday following a brief illness, joined the Army as a field artillery, second lieutenant during World War I and participated in five campaigns, including the battle of Saint – Mihiel and the Meuse – Argonne defensive in 1918.

 

During World War II, Gen. Ott served as artillery commander of the 91^st Infantry Division and commander of the XV Corps Artillery.

 

In Europe his command was engaged in five campaigns and he introduced the use of radar for ground target detection.

 

After his retirement in 1947, he returned to Louisiana.

 

Gen. Ott received numerous United States and foreign decorations for military service, including the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal, Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster, French Chevalier de Legion d’Honneur, Croix de Guerre with palm and British Distinguished Service Order.

 

He is survived by his wife, Denise; two sons, Col. Edward S. Ott Jr. and Lt. Gen. David Ott; eight grandchildren; six great – grandchildren; and a brother.

 

 

Source: Gen. Edward Ott, veteran of both world wars. (Chicago, IL: Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov 1982) 37; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Feb 2022.

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American Legion Forms in Pike Co., MS 1919

This is one of my favorite types of newspaper articles because it includes names from several branches of our family. This one includes: Alford, Brumfield, Ellzey, Fortenberry & Ott family members. This is also useful to identify men from our family who served in World War I. Veterans' Day seems the perfect time to publish this list of WWI soldiers.

Read my endnotes to learn more about those men I was able to identify. 

 

Pursuant to call issued by J. H. Price, Jr., delegate to National caucus, a meeting of soldiers, sailors and marines convened at the Pike county court house at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon, June 21^st, 1919, and organized by the Pike County Post of the American Legion. Temporary were elected as follows: K. G. Price, McComb, chairman; Thomas Cotton, Summit, vice-chairman; Van H. Weathersby, secretary and treasurer.

 

Although this was the first attempt that has been made to organize a Post of the American Legion in Pike county, a great deal of enthusiasm was manifested by those present, and plans were perfected for organizing Posts over the entire county, the desire being expressed that every soldier, sailor or marine who had served honorably during the war should become a member of his local post.

 

The only credentials required of a candidate to make him eligible for membership to the American Legion is his honorable discharge, and fifteen or more such members can organize a local post and obtain a charter from the National organization.

 

The following committees on membership were appointed for the purpose of organizing posts at the various places in the county, and they are urged to do this at once as it is desired that as many Posts as possible be organized by July 12^th. In addition thereto, it was decided to have a general meeting or rally, inviting every soldier, sailor or marine in the county. The time and place of this rally to be the same as the celebration which will be given the soldiers by the Council of Defense. The time and place will be announced later.

 

The following is a list of committees on memberships, and they are urged to perfect their organizations without delay, and are requested to apply to the chairman or secretary for information.

 

Johnston Station – E. I. Carruth, Claude C. Carruth, J. A. Parnell.

 

Summit – Thomas Cotton, H. F. Wolbrecht, A. B. Reeves.

 

McComb – Harry Naul, Ewell Martin, Luther Lane, Pelham Mills, Jr.

 

Fernwood – C. L. Taylor, Albert Fitzgerald, unreadable name

 

(Unreadable Location) – L. C. Allmand, Ernest Curruth, Emmett Carruth, L. M. Speed.

 

Osyka – Sam Fortenberry[1], John Mixon, Culver Ott[2], Hollis Webb.

 

Silver Springs – H. L. Simmons, A. E. Fortenberry[3]. 

 

Progress – (Address R. F. D. Magnolia) Elmer Alford[4], Edwin Alford.

 

Walker’s Bridge – (Address R. F. D. Magnolia) L. M. Brumfield[5], J. C. Rimes, Emmett Gulledge[6].

 

Holmesville – (Address R. F. D. Magnolia) Luther Brent, Hugh Bullock, Chas. A. Gibson, Joe Bullock.

 

Graycoat – (Address R. F. D. Osyka) Willie Bryant, Ben Spears.

 

Carter’s Creek – (Address R. F. D. McComb) D. P. Walker, Jr., Tom Norman, Purser Boyd.

 

Felder’s Camp Ground – (Address R. F. D. Summit) Jack Felder, Jewell Dunaway, Rayner McEwen.

 

Source: American Legion for Pike County Organizes. (McComb, MS: The McComb City Enterprise, 10 Jul 1919) 1; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Sept. 2021.

 

 

 

 

 

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[1]Samuel Floyd Fortenberry, b 15 March 1889 Pike, MS, d Feb 1964 Pike, MS; husband of Maude Robert Easley; son of Richard A. Fortenberry & Josephine Ellzey.

[2]Culver Lamer Ott, b 2 May 1895 MS, d 17 Jan 1924 LA; son of Samuel Adolphus Ott & Georgia Ritchie.

[3]Alfred Eugene Fortenberry, b 26 June 1879, d 7 April 19953 LA; husband of Annie Elizabeth Ott; son of William Franklin Fortenberry & Mariah B. Hall.

[4]Elmer C. Alford, b 19 March 1890 Pike, MS, d 30 Jan 1966 Pike, MS; husband of Willie Belle Hall; son of Julius Ceaser Alford & Sarah Elizabeth Fortenberry; US Army, 345^thInfantry.

[5]Leura McCauley Brumfield, b 5 October 1887 LA, d 19 August 1948 LA; husband of Norma Flint; son of Uriah V. Brumfield & Julia McElveen.

[6]Willis Emmett Gulledge, b 14 September 1895 MS, d 26 October 1961; husband of Hettie Muriel Ellzey; Corporal WWI Army Infantry.

Forget Me Not: Willis F. Fortenberry, 1968, LA

Willis Franklin Fortenberry

Aug 1896 MS – Apr 1968 LA

Son of Jessie Crawford Fortenberry & Susan A. Ryals 

Husband of Annie Laurie Hand

World War I Veteran 

My 2^nd cousin, 3x removed

Willis F. Fortenberry Rites Today. Tylertown – Funeral services for Willis Franklin Fortenberry, 71, were held at 2 p. m. today at Ginn Funeral Home Chapel. 

Mr. Fortenberry, a retired farmer, died late Sunday afternoon, in a Bogalusa, La. medical center following a long illness.

He was the son of the late Jesse C. and Susan Ryals Fortenberry, pioneer settlers of this area. A native of Old Pike County, he was a lifelong resident of the Walthall County area and lived in the New Zion community at the time of his death.

He was a veteran of World War I. 

Survivors include his widow, Annie Laurie Hand Fortenberry; two sons, Willis F. Fortenberry, Jr., Greensboro, La., Wyatt Fortenberry, Bogalusa, La.; one daughter, Mrs. Fred Evans, Bossier City, La.; two sisters, Mrs. W. O. Hobgood, McComb, Mrs. Ruby Wood, New Orleans, and eight grandchildren. 

Rev. Truly Reynolds officiated. Burial was in the Fortenberry family cemetery with Ginn Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Source: Willis F. Fortenberry Rites Today. Tylertown. (McComb, MS: The Enterprise Journal, 15 Apr 1968) 3, digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed June 2020. 

Forget Me Not: G. K. Fortenberry, 1959 MS; Genealogist

 If you have researched the Fortenberry family you may have read “The Abstract History of the Fortinberry Family" by G. K. Fortenberry. He was like many of us; learning about his family & recording his findings for future generations.Wish I could have thanked him for all his work.
[Note: On his book he spelled his name 'Fortinberry' but his obituary spelled it 'Fortenberry' as most of the family does.]

George Kellie Fortenberry

23 March 1889 MS – 28 Aug 1959 MS

Son of Willis Monroe Fortenberry & Victoria May

World War I Veteran

My 2nd cousin 3x removed

Rev. G. K. Fortenberry Dies at 70. The Reverend G. K. Fortenberry, Baptist minister and family historian, died at Amite, La. Friday. Funeral services were held Sunday from the First Baptist Church of Amite, with the Rev. O. B. Robertson and Dr. Sam R. Gordon in charge. 

Burial was in the Amite city cemetery.

George Kellie Fortenberry was born near Tylertown, March 23, 1889, a son of Willis Monroe Fortenberry and Vickie May Fortenberry and a grandson of the Rev. Willis Fortenberry, pioneer Baptist preacher of Southwest Mississippi.

Kellie was educated at Mississippi College and the New Orleans Baptist Bible Institute, and was ordained to the ministry at Gretna, La., April 18, 1920.

He served many months in World War I, part of the time overseas. An American flag on the casket was presented to the family through the American Legion. 

Besides his work in the ministry, he spent many years gathering data on the Fortenberry Family, and in 1942 had published a volume, “Abstract History of the Fortinberry Family.” He was widely known as an authority on family relationships.

He held pastorates in Baptist churches at Independence, Sunny Hill, and Zachary, La., Silver Springs church in Pike County and other places.

On Aug. 19, 1922, Kellie was married to Miss Clare Miller, who survives him. One son also survives, George Kellie Fortenberry Jr., an uncle, W. M. May, lives in McComb, and there are many other relatives in this area. 

Source: Rev. G. K. Fortenberry Dies at 70. (McComb, MS: Enterprise - Journal, 1 Sep 1959) 8; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed June 2020).

Spotlight on: Hubert Allen Brown

Hubert Allen Brown

1 October 1894 MS - 25 Nov 1971 MS

Son of

 Jasper Pascal Brown & Rose E Brumfield

Husband of Freddie Beatrice Smith

Father of 6 children

World War I Veteran

My Great Uncle

Brother of my Grandfather Roy Jesse Brown

Hubert Allen Brown was born 1 October 1894.[i]He grew up in Pike County, Mississippi where he attended the local schools.[ii]^,[iii]

The World War I draft registration card described him: “medium height, slender, gray eyes, brown hair.”[iv]We know he served during the war because he indicated he was a world war veteran on the 1930 census, we have photos of him in uniform and his tombstone tells us he was a private in the US Army. At this time there are no details about his service. Three of his sons would serve in the U. S. Navy when they became adults.

In the 1920 census Hubert was 24 years old, living with his parents in Simmonsville and working on the farm.[v]

He married Freddie Beatrice Smith on 10 January 1920.[vi], [vii]She was the daughter of Elvin Dennie Smith and Nancy Cordelia Smith. Freddie’s brother, Herbert Smith, married Hubert’s sister, Mavis Marie Brown. Hubert and Freddie’s children were: Borden Hamilton Brown, Fred Allen Brown, Thiry Yvonne (Brown) Fegan, Lynn Holly Brown, Hugh Frances Brown and Peggy L. (Brown) Alford.[viii]

In 1930 Hubert was a farmer on a general farm. He and Freddie were married ten years and had three children: Borden, nine years old, Fred, six years old and Thiry one year old.[ix]Two years later another son was born. Lynn Holly Brown was born 22 January 1932.[x]Unfortunately the family also had a death in 1932. Eight year old, Fred Allen Brown, died on 13 July 1932. He is buried in the Silver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.[xi] 

The family lived on Walkers Bridge Road in 1940. Hubert and Freddie had five children at home: Borden, 19; Thiry, 11; Lynn, 8; Hugh 6; and Peggy, 2 years old.[xii]The children attended school in Pike County and are listed in several school census reports.[xiii],[xiv]Despite the loss of Fred, there must have been happy days in 1940 when Hubert and Freddie had their remaining children at home with them. Soon war would change the world and Borden would be in danger.

Their oldest son, Borden Hamilton Brown, served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He enlisted 1 September 1942 in New Orleans. On 1 December 1942 he first boarded the battleship U. S. S. Nevada where he would serve throughout the remainder of the war. He served as coxswain until 24 December 1946. In February 1946 he spent a 35-day leave with his parents.[xv]In December he returned home and his return was reported in the newspaper.

Borden Brown Cox, arrived home Wednesday. He has been in the Navy four years and will receive his discharge in 60 days. Coxswain Brown is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown.[xvi]

            Also in 1946, before Borden returned home, Hubert, Freddie and Thiry visited their very close relatives, Herbert and Mavis Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown and daughter, Thiry, were the guests Sunday of the Herbert Smiths.[xvii]

A March 1948 newspaper mentions Thiry as “employed in Baton Rouge.”[xviii]In November 1950 Thiry Brown appeared in the newspaper again, when she was living in Baton Rouge, LA and visited her parents.

Miss Bonnie Fortenberry [Bonnie Bea Fortenberry]and Miss Thiry Brown of Baton Rouge spent the weekend with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fortenberry[Willis Franklin Fortenberry and Ivy May Smith] and Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown.

            Lynn, like Borden, joined the U. S. Navy. In October 1953 he returned home for a visit. All three brothers would eventually join the Navy.

Lynn Brown of the U. S. Navy is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown.[xix]

By December 1954 Thiry Yvonne Brown had married Robert Fegan. She visited her parents and was surprised by a shower in her honor.

The home of Mrs. Hubert Brown was the scene of a delightful surprise shower Saturday night, December 11, in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Thiry Fegan of New Orleans, LS., who was visiting her mother. A delectable salad was served to a host of guests.[xx]

            

            As older daughter, Thiry, was living in New Orleans and getting married, their younger daughter, Peggy was in school. In December 1955 her mother acted as hostess to many members of her class, some of whom were relatives.

The Senior Class, class sponsor and class mothers of Progress were delightfully entertained Wednesday night in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown. Many seasonal games were enjoyed along with the exchange of gifts from the Beautiful Christmas tree, followed by delectable refreshments. Those enjoying the occasion were Alice Fortenberry [daughter of Ray and Zelda (Alford) Fortenberry], Peggy Brown [daughter of Hubert and Freddie (Smith) Brown], Ann Bailey, Aline Rhodes, Glenda Bond, Linda Simmons, Donald Morgan, Howard Hawkins, Carl Nobles, James Robinson, Glenda Merly Ginn, Wanzie Brewer, Hilton and Milton Rimes, Jack McDaniel, Robert Knippers, Mrs. E. W. Rowley, Mrs. Milton Ginn [Laverne (Simmons) Ginn], Mrs. E. J. Bond, Mrs. Ollie Pearl Brock, Mrs. Ray Fortenberry (Zelda M. (Alford) Fortenberry] , Mrs. Dorothy Knippers, Mrs. Fay Smith [Patricia A. (Brock) Smith] and the hostess Mrs. Freddie Brown.[xxi]

            Their son, Borden Hamilton Brown married Annie Laurie (Lawrence) Brown, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence, on Christmas Eve 1963.

Miss Annie Laurie Lawrence, 121 James St., was married Christmas Eve night at 7 o’clock in a ceremony of simple beauty to Borden Brown of Progress. The new Mrs. Brown is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Lawrence and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown. Rev. Bob Lynch, pastor of Central Baptist Church, performed the ceremony before a number of close friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Fegan of Progress attended the couple. Mrs. Marlon Stokes, niece of the bride, was ring bearer. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are residing at 121 James St.[xxii]

            In August 1970 the Browns were in the society section of the newspaper when they attended a wedding. 

This reporter joined Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Brown and some of Mrs. Brown’s relatives from Arkansas and Louisiana Saturday when all of these attended the marriage of Mr. Terry L. Brown and Miss Joyce O’Neal at Glade Baptist Church of Laurel Saturday night at 7:30.[xxiii]

Hubert was admitted to the SW General Hospital in mid November 1971.[xxiv]Hubert Allen Brown died 25 November 1971. He is buried in Silver Springs Cemetery, Osyka, Pike, Mississippi.[xxv],[xxvi]

Freddie Beatrice (Smith) Brown died 21 April 1988.

Tylertown – Mrs. Freddie Smith Brown, 88, of Tylertown died April 21, 1988 in her home. Services were 2 p. m. today in Silver Springs Baptist Church in Walthall County, where she was a member, with the Rev. Joel Stroud officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery with Capps Funeral Home of Tylertown in charge of arrangements. Born Nov. 19, 1899, in Pike County, Mrs. Brown was the daughter of Denny and Cordelia Smith. The widow of Hubert Allen Brown, she was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Borden Brown, Lynn Brown and Hugh F. Brown, all of Progress; two daughters, Thiry Fegan and Peggy Alford, both of Tylertown; and nine grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.[xxvii]

            Son, Borden Hamilton Brown, World War II veteran and construction worker, died in 1995.

Borden Brown, 74, of McComb. Died Feb. 27, 1995 at Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center. Visitation is 4-9 tonight at Hartman-Hughes Funeral Home of Tylertown. Services will be at 2 pm Wednesday in the funeral home Chapel, with the Rev. Harold Gartman and the Rev. Byron Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be in Silver Springs Cemetery. Mr. Brown was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Pike County. He was the son of the late Hubert Allen Brown and Freddie Beatrice Smith Brown. He was a retired construction worker and county employee. He was a World War II veteran and a member of Silver Springs Baptist Church. He is survived by a friend and companion, Barbara Gibson of McComb; two brothers, Lynn Brown and Hugh Brown, both of Osyka; and two sisters, Thiry Fegan and Peggy Alford, both of Tylertown.[xxviii]

            Son, Hugh Frances Brown, Korean War veteran, died 4 April 2000.

Hugh F. ‘Duke’ Brown, 66, of Osyka, died April 4, 2000, at his residence. Services were 11 a. m. today at Hartman – Hughes Funeral Home in Tylertown. The Rev. Billy Ray Simmons officiated. Burial was at Centerville Cemetery in the Lexie community. Mr. Brown was born Dec. 17, 1933 in Pike County. He was the son of Hubert Allen and Freddie Beatrice Smith Brown. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and served during the Korean conflict. Survivors include one son, Elton Brown of the Osyka; one brother, Lynn H. Brown of the Progress Community; and two sisters, Thiry Fegan and Peggy Alford, both of Tylertown. Pallbearers were Alvin Alford, George Alford, Craig Brown, Wade Brown, Lynn Brown and Hugh Elton Brown. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Silver Springs Baptist Church or a charity of choice.[xxix]

Son, Lynn Holly Brown, Korean War veteran, died 20 February 2016.

Lynn Holly Brown, 84, of Osyka, passed away Feb. 20, 2016 at Ashton Court in McComb. Visitation is 9 a. m. Thursday at Silver Springs Baptist Church until services there at 11, with Bro. Wayne Hall officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery under the direction of Jones Family Funeral Services of McComb. Mr. Brown was born Jan. 22, 1932, in Progress, the son of Hubert and Freddie Smith Brown. He graduated from Progress High School in 1950. He served four years in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War. He was a member of the Silver Creek Masonic Lodge No. 410 for 50 years and was Past Master. He enjoyed farming and golfing, but mostly he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He retired from MacMillan Bloedel. Mr. Brown was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Beverly Thames Brown; a son Craig Brown; and three brothers, Fred Allen, Borden and Hugh (Duke) Brown. Survivors include his son, Wade Brown and wife Cindy of McComb; two daughters, Holly Brown and Carmen Davis and husband Stanton, all of McComb; two sisters, Thiry Fegan of Magnolia and Peggy Alford and husband George of Tylertown; 11 grandchildren, Christy Brown, Craig Brown, Keri Blades, Chris Brown, Damon Jones, Kassie Brown, Katie Brown, Clint Brown, Erik Jones, DeWayne Brown and Austin Brown, and 12 great – grandchildren.[xxx]

Hubert & Freddie

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[i]World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18; ancestry.com; Roll #1682946, card #27, Simmonsville, Mississippi; Hubert Allen Brown.

[ii]Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, Mississippi School Census, 1900. J P Brown children. 

[iii]Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, Mississippi School Census, 1912. J P Brown children.

[iv]World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-18; ancestry.com; Roll #1682946, card #27, Simmonsville, Mississippi; Hubert Allen Brown.

[v]1920 U.S. Census, Pike Co., Mississippi; 1920; Vol 48, ED 99, Sheet 6; Line 61; National Archives, Pittsfield, Mass., M1570 Roll 14 (Soundex) T625 Roll 891 (Report); Jap P. Brown family in Simmonsville. 

[vi]Index to Marriage Record, White, Volume I; 1882-1942; Pike County Court House, Mississippi; Family History Center Microfilm #0907286; Book V. Page 129. Hubert A. Brown.

[vii]Marriage Record for Hubert A. Brown and Freddie Smith, 1920, Vol. 5, #129 (pike Co., MS) Hubert A. Brown and Freddie Smith, Married 10 Jan 1920.

[viii]Brown Family Papers; 1700's to 1900's; Gathered by Rayleen Hall Brown from Various Family Members; in possession of author; Includes Alford, Brown, Dillon, Fortenberry, Kennington, Ott & Smith.

[ix]1930 US Census, MS, Pike; ED 57-2 SD10 Sheet 6B, Lines 90 – 94; ancestry.com; Hubert Brown family.

[x]Find A Grave; MS, Pike, Progress; findagrave.com; Lynn H. Brown.

[xi]Parish, R., & Parish, J. S. (1979). Cemetery inscriptions, Pike County, Mississippi, 1750-1978. Pascagoula, Miss.: Parish. Page 600.

[xii]1940 US Census, MS, Pike, Beat 1; SD 7, ED 57-3, Sheet 2B; ancestry.com; Hubert A Brown on Walkers Bridge Road.

[xiii]Haymon, Serena Abbess. Pike County, Mississippi School Census, 1933. H. A. Brown children.

[xiv]1939 MS Enumeration of Educable Children, 1850 - 1892; 1908 - 1957; Familysearch.com; Hubert Brown children in Osyka.

[xv][xv]Progress News (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 18 Feb 1946) 5; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xvi]Progress Highlights( McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 7 November 1946) 5; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessedMarch 2017.

[xvii](McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 26 Sep 1946) 4; digital image, newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xviii]Progress News (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 2 March 1948) 4; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xix]Progress News (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 27 Oct 1953) 2; digital image, newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

349 Progress News (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 28 Dec 1954) 4; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxi]Progress news (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 29 Dec 1955) 7; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxii]Miss Annie L. Lawrence Is Bride of Mr. Brown (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 30 Dec 1963) 4; digital image, newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxiii]News (Magee, MS: The Magee Courier, 13 Aug 1970) 6; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed Feb 2017.

[xxiv]At SW General Hospital (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 15 November 1971) 16; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxv]Certificate of Death for Hubert A. Brown. 1971, Local file #2658, State file #19170 (Mississippi Department of Health, Vital Records, Jackson, MS). 

[xxvi]Find A Grave (findagrave.com: accessed 2017) Memorial #16342885, Hubert Allen Brown, 1894-1971 (Silver Springs Cemetery, Osyka, Pike, MS).

[xxvii]Freddie Smith Brown (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 22 April 1988) 14; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxviii]Borden Brown (McComb, MS: Enterprise-Journal, 28 Feb 1995) 14; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed February 2018.

[xxix]Hugh F. ‘Duke’ Brown (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 6 April 2000) 7; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.

[xxx]Lynn Holly Brown (McComb, MS: Enterprise – Journal, 23 Feb 2016) A003; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed January 2020.