Ross McElwee Brown
(1918-1998)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Annie Louise Fesperman
2. Helen Ruth Beck

Ross McElwee Brown 1 2

  • Born: 5 Jul 1918, , Iredell, NC 2
  • Marriage (1): Annie Louise Fesperman on 17 Aug 1940 in Mooresville, Iredell, NC 1
  • Marriage (2): Helen Ruth Beck on 16 Aug 1946 in , Cabarrus, NC
  • Died: 22 Mar 1998, Concord, Cabarrus, NC at age 79 2
  • Buried: China Grove, Rowan, NC 2

   FamilySearch ID: GVGX-YXN.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Newspaper: Daily Record: Ross McElwee Brown, 22, and Annie Louise Fesperman, 19, both of Mooresville, were quietly married Saturday at 1 p.m. At the Court House. The "Marrying Squire" N. D. Tomlin heard the vows., 17 Aug 1940, Statesville, Iredell, NC. 1

2. Newspaper: Statesville Daily Record: Divorces: Annie Louise Brown vs. Ross M. Brown, two years separation., 29 May 1944, Statesville, Iredell, NC. 3


Ross married Annie Louise Fesperman, daughter of Robert Lee Fesperman and Annie Lou Kennerly, on 17 Aug 1940 in Mooresville, Iredell, NC.1 The marriage ended in divorce on 29 May 1944. (Annie Louise Fesperman was born on 3 Aug 1921 in , Rowan, NC,4 5 6 7 died on 23 Nov 2020 in Mooresville, Iredell, NC 6 and was buried in China Grove: Prospect Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Rowan, NC 4.)


Ross next married Helen Ruth Beck on 16 Aug 1946 in , Cabarrus, NC. (Helen Ruth Beck was born on 5 Apr 1928 in , Cabarrus, NC,8 died on 28 Nov 1998 in Concord, Cabarrus, NC 8 and was buried in China Grove, Rowan, NC 8.)


Sources


1 "Statesville Daily Record (Statesville, NC)," 19 Aug 1940, page 3. Brown - Fesperman Marriage.

2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153173914.

3 "Statesville Daily Record (Statesville, NC)," 29 May 1944, page 6. Divorces.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=117586135.

5 FamilySearch.org, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC3R-CRB Annie Louise Fesperman, 03 Aug 1921 citing vol. 9, p. 800, Rowan, North Carolina.

6 "Iredell Free News (Statesville, NC)," 24 Nov 2020, obituary of Annie Fesperman Beeker.

7 Greensboro Daily News (Greensboro, NC), 8 Feb 1948, obituary of Mrs. Annie Fesperman.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/153173936.



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