Lawton Brown

Lawton C. (Charles Lawton) Brown BIRTH 22 Apr 1900 Marshall County, Indiana DEATH 1 Feb 1979 Marion, Grant County, Indiana BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana son of Dr Charles Alonzo Brown and Susa Lawton Davis

Plymouth - Lwaton Brown, 78, a forer Plymouth resident, died at 8 p.m. Thursday at the Marion Veteran Administration Hospital following an illness of several years.

He was born on April 22, 1900 in Plumouth, and was a veteran of WOrld War I.

Surviving is a brother, Stanley Brown of Plymouth.

Memorial Services will be held at the hospital chapel, but the time has not yet been set.

Creamation will follow, and burial will be in Oak hill Cemetery.

The Johnson Funeral Home is in charge of Local arrangements. - South Bend Tribune Feb 03, 1979

married 14 Apr 1931 La Crosse, Wisconsin Joan Isabel (Johanna Isabella ) Knudson Birth Date 8 Mar 1898 La Crosse County, Wisconsin, Death Date 8 Mar 1974 Burial Saint Michaels Cemetery (death certificate states New Oak Cemetery) Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana daughter of Claus Knudsen (d. 1909) and Mathilda Katherine Fonck (married 2nd Henry Christian Kolb)

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kolb, 1420 Losey boulevard, announce the marriage of their daughter Joan Isabel Knudson, to Charles Lawton Brown, son of Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Brown of Plymouth, Ind. The marriage took place iin La Crosse Tuesday April 14. - La Crosse Tribune May 27, 1931

Mrs. Joan Brown
PLYMOUTH - Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church for Mrs. Joan Brown, 76, who died at 10:15 p.m.

Friday at the Pilgrim Manor Nursing Home. Rev. Thomas Doriot, pastor, will officiate.

Burial will be in New Oak Hill Cemetery. Friends may call after 6:30 p.m. today at the Van Gilder Funeral Home, where a rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today.

Mrs. Brown was born March 8. 1898, in LaCrosse, County, Wis., and had lived in Plymouth for 30 years.

Survivors include three brothers and a sister in Wisconsin and Minnesota.

Mrs. Brown was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Plymouth, the Altar and Rosary Society of the church, and had been co man of the first Marshalbe County Cancer Drive.

Wisconsin, U.S., Birth Records, 1812-1921 
Name	Johanna Isabella Knudson
Gender	Female
Birth Date	8 Mar 1898
Birth County	La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Birth Registration Date	21 Nov 1931
Father Claus Knudson
Mother Residence County	La Crosse
mother Full name previous to marriage Mathilda Katherine Fonck
name of person signing certificate Mathilda Kudson Kolb - mother

U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current 
Name	Charles Lawton Brown
Gender	Male
Marriage Date	14 Apr 1931
Marriage Place	La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Father C. A. Brown
Mother Brown
Spouse Joan Isabel Knudson
Name	Joan Isabel Knudson [Joan Isabel Kolb]
Gender	Female
Marriage Date	14 Apr 1931
Marriage Place	La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Father Henry Kolb
Mother Kolb
Spouse Charles Lawton Brown

Wisconsin, U.S., Marriage Records, 1820-2004 
Name	Charles Lawton Brown
Marriage Date	14 Apr 1931
Marriage County	La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Spouse Joan Knudson

1940 United States Federal Census 
Name	Charles L Brown
Age	40
Estimated Birth Year	abt 1900
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birthplace	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Home in 1940	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Map of Home in 1940	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Street	Sample
House Number	809
Farm	No
Inferred Residence in 1935	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana
Residence in 1935	South Bend
Resident on farm in 1935	No
Sheet Number	7B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation	230
House Owned or Rented	Rented
Value of Home	15
Attended School or College	No
Highest Grade Completed	College, 2nd year
Weeks Worked in 1939	12
Income	360
Income Other Sources	No
Neighbors	View others on page
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Charles L Brown	40	Head
Joan Brown 42 Wife

U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 
Name	C Lawton Brown
Gender	Male
Residence Year	1940
Street Address	Do
Residence Place	South Bend, Indiana, USA
Occupation	Photographer
Spouse Joan Brown
Publication Title	South Bend, Indiana, City Directory, 1940


U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 
Name	C Lawton Brown
Gender	Male
Residence Year	1940
Street Address	809 George av do
Residence Place	South Bend, Indiana, USA
Occupation	Photographer
Spouse Joan Brown
Publication Title	South Bend, Indiana, City Directory, 1940

World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 
Name	Charles Lawton Brown
Gender	Male
Race	White
Age	41
Relationship to Draftee	Self (Head)
Birth Date	22 Apr 1900
Birth Place	Plymouth, Indiana
Residence Place	Plymouth, Indiana, USA
Registration Date	16 Feb 1942
Registration Place	Indiana, USA
Height	5 6
Weight	125
Complexion	Sallow
Hair Color	Brown
Eye Color	Gray
Next of Kin	Joan K Brown 

1950 United States Federal Census 
Name	Lawton C Brown
Age	49
Birth Date	abt 1901
Gender	Male
Race	White
Birth Place	Indiana
Marital Status	Married
Relation to Head of House	Head
Residence Date	1950
Home in 1950	Union, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Street Name	Culver Academy Campus
Farm	No
Acres	No
Inferred Previous Residence Place	Union, Marshall, Indiana
Occupation	Inn Keeper
Industry	Small Inn
Father Birth Place	USA
Mother Birth Place	USA
Occupation Category	Working
Hours Worked	15
Worker Class	Own Business
Same House	Yes
Same County	No
School Completed	C3
Grade Completed	No
Weeks Worked	6
Income	430
Other Income	6580
Supplemental Income	None
Relative Income	None
Relative Other Income	5800
World War II Veteran	No
World War I Veteran	Yes
Veteran	No
Household Members (Name)	Age	Relationship
Lawton C Brown	49	Head
Joan K Brown 52 Wife  

Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017 
Name	Joan K Brown [Joan K Knudson]
Gender	Female
Race	White
Age	76
Marital Status	Divorced
Birth Date	8 Mar 1898
Birth Place	Wisconsin
Death Date	8 Mar 1974
Death Place	Plymouth, Marshall, Indiana, USA
Death Registration Date	1974
Father	 Olaus Knudson
Mother Matilda Fronck