William Oliver BROWN & Geraldine Kathern HILL

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William Oliver BROWN
Geraldine Kathern HILL

Please Note: not to be confused with the Geraldine HILL who married Paul Ishmael BROWN in 1949 in Harris Co., TX. Also, while Geraldine's migration pattern would raise alarms for most family group sheets, please keep in mind that she was in the military and, as such, these moves would not be unusual.

Husband: William Oliver "Buster" BROWN
Death: said to have died in an auto accident ca. 1952

Marriage: 3 Jun 1948, Lane Co., OR

Wife: Geraldine Kathern HILL
Birth: 18 Jul 1920, near Seymour, Webster Co., MO
Death: 18 Apr 1993
Last Residence: Springfield, Greene Co., MO 65803
Residence in 1945: McLennan Co., TX
Disposition: buried Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Green Co., MO
Military Service: World War II (enlisted 1 Aug 1945, Dallas, TX): Pvt./TEC 5, Womens Army Corps (WAC)
Occupation: beautician
Other Spouse: m2. 6 Sep 1953, Jackson Co., MO, Estel Leith REED
Other Spouse: m3. 16 Jan 1966, Wise Co., VA, Arthur Franklin HAGER
Other Spouse: m4. 15 Jun 1978, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO, Archie Franklyn EDGERTON
Father: William Everett HILL (1890-1973), s/o Samuel HILL (1859/60-1920s) & Hannah E. WILLIAMSON (1860/1-1910s)
Mother: Pearl M. BOWERS (1897-1987)

Child — said to have been born in Cottage Grove, Lane Co., OR:

1. William Oliver "Bill" BROWN, Jr., b. 27 Aug 1949; d. 20 May 2011, Independence, Jackson Co., MO; m. Carolyn, son Bill

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Sources:

1. Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-1924, 1946-2008 (online at Ancestry.com; the spouses' given names are all truncated to five letters):

Last Name BROWN HILL

Given Name OLIVER GERALDINE

Spouse's Last Name HILL BROWN

Spouse's Given name GERAL OLIVE

Marriage Date: Mo/Day/Yr 06/03/48 06/03/48

County Number 20 20

Certificate Number 3912 3912

The above is merely an index to the marriage records. It should be worthwhile obtaining the original certificate because it might give us Oliver's birthplace, birth date, and/or parents' names.

2. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):
Geraldine is not yet born; Everett HILL (æ 28, b. MO) and his wife, Pearl (æ 21, b. M), ares living in Van Buren Twp., Newton Co., MO (p. 246B), with Everett's father, Sam HILL (æ 60, b. MO).

3. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com):
Gereldean HILL (æ 9, b. MO) is living in Van Buren Twp., Newton Co., MO (p. 270A), with her parents, Everett HILL (æ 37, b. MO) & Pearl (æ 33, b. MO), plus siblings.

4. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): no obvious candidate for William in Oregon.
Geraldine HILL (æ 19, b. MO) is living in Republic Twp., Greene Co., MO (p. 1172A), with her parents, E. HILL (æ 48, b. MO) & Pearl (æ 43, b. MO), plus siblings.

. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at FindaGrave.com):

Name - Geraldine Kathern Hill Edgerton - - - - -

Birth - 18 Jul 1920
Webster Co., MO - - - - -

Death - 18 Apr 1993
Springfield, Greene Co., MO - - - - -

Note - - - - - - -

Burial - Springfield National Cemetery
Springfield, Greene Co., MO - - - - -

Inscription - †
GERALDINE K
EDGERTON
TEC 5
US ARMY
WORLD WAR II
JUL 18 1920
APR 18 1993 - - - - -

Father - - - - - - -

Mother - - - - - - -

Spouse(s) - Archie Franklyn Edgerton - - - - -

Children - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

Memorial # - 613758 - - - - -

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5. U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (online at Ancestry.com):

Name - - Geraldine Kathern Hill - -

SSN - - 499-14-0362 - -

Gender | Race - - Female | White - -

Birth Date - - 18 Jul 1920 - -

Birth Place - - near Seymour, Missouri - -

Father Name - - William E Hill - -

Mother Name - - Pearl M Bowers - -

Death Date - - Apr 1993 - -

Claim Date - - - - -

Type of Claim - - Original SSN. - -

Notes - - May 1940: Name listed as GERALDINE KATHERN HILL
Jul 1954: Name listed as GERALDINE KAT REED
Dec 1957: Name listed as GERALDINE KATHERN BROWN
May 1967: Name listed as GERALDINE BRO [BROWN] HAGER
05 Sep 1978: Name listed as GERALDINE KATHERN EDGERTON
24 Apr 1993: Name listed as GERALDINE K EDGERTON - -

For whatever reason, it appears that after Geraldine's divorce from Estel REED, she went back to using married name BROWN.

6. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name SSN Last Residence Birth Death Issued

- - - - - -

Geraldine K. Edgerton 499-14-0362 Springfield, Greene, MO 65803 18 Jul 1920 Apr 1993 MO

William O. Brown Blue Springs, Jackson Co., MO 64015 27 Aug 1949 20 May 2011 MO

. Index to U.S. Obituary Collection, 1930-2017 (online at Ancestry.com): has an obit for son, William, but does not include text.

. Archives of the BROWN-L Surname Mailing List (online at rootsweb.ancestry.com).

. Surname BROWN Message Board (online at www.boards.rootsweb.com).

. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com): a file there includes William Everett HILL, but has children privatized. I contacted the owner of the tree, and she has been very helpful on Geraldine's side, but has no information on William Oliver Sr.

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