Ruth Brown

b. 8 November 1891, d. 1 June 1974
  • Ruth Brown was born on 8 November 1891 in Tennessee.
  • She married William Arnett Beckham on 6 June 1909 in Obion County, Tennessee.
  • William Arnett Beckham and Ruth Brown appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, at 461 Haynes. Other members of the household included Allene Beckham and Billy Lagrand Wood. Allene and Billy are enumerated on a page separately from her family, with marginal notations on both linking them. Also in the household are sons Frank C. (age 26) and Bill A. Jr. (25), grandson Bobby F. Beckham (4), and nephews Robert C. (31) and Sam N. (36) Vaught.
  • She officially witnessed the death of William Arnett Beckham on 8 March 1960 at 67 South Prescott in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; at his residence.
  • Ruth Brown became a widow at the 8 March 1960 death of her husband William Arnett Beckham.
  • Ruth Brown died on 1 June 1974 at age 82.
  • She was interred at Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.
  • Last Edited: 5 May 2015

Family: William Arnett Beckham b. 2 October 1888, d. 8 March 1960