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John Walter Brown

Birth	:	25 Apr 1892 Beaver City, Furnas County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	28 Jun 1968 Ransom, Ness County, Kansas, USA
Burial	:	Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA
Coordinate	:	38.6316986, -99.9156036
Description	:	John W. Brown, born April 25, 1892, in Beaver City, Nebr., to Charles H. and Rosa Cohen, passed away suddenly at his home on June 28, 1968, at the age of 76 years, 2 months, and 3 days. John, with his parents, moved to Trego County at the age of eight years, attending Rural School District No. 22 and spending his boyhood near WaKeeney. He entered the U.S. Army on April 26, 1918, at Camp Funston, Kansas, and spent 14 months in France and Germany with Co. 289, Div. 123. He was honorably discharged June 2, 1919, at Camp Funston.... Read More	John W. Brown, born April 25, 1892, in Beaver City, Nebr., to Charles H. and Rosa Cohen, passed away suddenly at his home on June 28, 1968, at the age of 76 years, 2 months, and 3 days. John, with his parents, moved to Trego County at the age of eight years, attending Rural School District No. 22 and spending his boyhood near WaKeeney. He entered the U.S. Army on April 26, 1918, at Camp Funston, Kansas, and spent 14 months in France and Germany with Co. 289, Div. 123. He was honorably discharged June 2, 1919, at Camp Funston. He was united in marriage to Mary (Rauch) Percell on January 5, 1922, in Cheyenne Wells, Colo. They made their home on a farm in southern Trego County until August 1, 1935, when they moved to WaKeeney and he became a laborer and mechanic. He was employed at the Harries Motor Co. for many years, retiring in 1958. John was a member of the American Legion and W.W. 1 Barracks. He leaves to mourn his passing, his widow, Mary; two step-sons, Cecil Percell, Ferguson, Mo., and Robert Percell, Eugene, Ore.; three sons, Dwight Brown, LaPuente, Calif., Leslie Brown, Montclair, Calif., and Everett Brown, Azusa, Calif., four daughters, Mrs. Dorothy Edwards, Woodland, Calif., Mrs. Vera Knouf, WaKeeney, Mrs. Mable Knouf, Downs, and Mrs. Elsie Reddig, Woodland, Calif.; one brother, Fred Barton, Yakima, Wash.; two sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Englebright, Lindsay, Mont., and Mrs. Lillie Sigler, Miles City, Mont.; twenty-six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, many other relatives and a host of friends. Funeral services were held at Hendricks Chapel, July 2, with Rev. Keith Dudeck, Methodist Church, officiating. Burial was in the Ransom Cemetery. Western Ks. World, July 11, 1968

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John Walter Brown's memorial is located at: Ransom Cemetery, Ransom, Ness County, USA.
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John Walter Brown death on 28 Jun 1968 in Ransom, Ness County, Kansas, USA
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Latitude: 38.6316986
Longitude: -99.9156036

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Rauch Brown

(1898 - 1984)

Children

Dorothy Maxine Brown (Welch) (Edwards) Smith

(1926 - 2021)

Mable Elizabeth Brown Knouf

(1932 - 2014)

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Coordinate: 38.6316986, -99.9156036

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14. Ramsey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5750008, -99.6414032

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Coordinate: 38.5668983, -99.6406021

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Coordinate: 38.4766998, -99.6956024

17. Mishler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.3921300, -99.9910300

18. Zion Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.8782997, -99.8927994

19. McCracken Cemetery
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Coordinate: 38.5758018, -99.5761032

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Coordinate: 38.8800100, -99.7442700

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Coordinate: 38.4502983, -100.1967010

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Coordinate: 38.3424988, -99.9047012

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Coordinate: 38.7731018, -100.2822037

24. White Rock Cemetery
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