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Dorothy M Brown 1890 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1890

Birth Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

Death Date: 17 May 1961

Death Location: Riverside County, California

Father: Oliver Brown

Mother: Ida Crane

Spouse(s): Paul Hoffman

Children(s): Hallock Hoffman, Peter Hoffman, Donald Hoffman, Robert Hoffman, Lathrop Hoffman, Barbara Hoffman

Early life: Dorothy M Brown arrived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan in 1890, born to Oliver N Brown and Ida E Crane. Over time, Dorothy M Brown formed a family with Paul Gray Hoffman, which included Hallock Brown Hoffman, Peter Brown Hoffman, Donald G Hoffman, Robert Hoffman, Lathrop G Hoffman and Barbara Hoffman. Dorothy M Brown concluded life in Riverside County, California in 1961.

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Parents

Oliver Brown
1860 –
Birth Location: Massachusetts
OB
Ida Crane
1861 –
Birth Location: Michigan
IC

Spouses(s)

Paul Hoffman
1891 – 1974
Birth Location: Western Springs, Cook, Illinois
PH

Children(s)

Hallock Hoffman
1919 – 2006
Birth Location: South Carolina
HH
Peter Hoffman
1921 – 2002
Birth Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
PH
Donald Hoffman
1923 – 2005
Birth Location: Pasadena, Los Angeles, California
DH
Robert Hoffman
1924 –
Birth Location: –
RH
Lathrop Hoffman
1924 –
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California
LH
Barbara Hoffman
1928 –
Birth Location: –
BH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Jun 1890
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, California Death Index, 1940-1997, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_106; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: Portage, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 628; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 412.0., Year: 1900; Census Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T623_713; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 88., Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Hillsdale City, Hillsdale, Michigan
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan; Roll: T623_713; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 88.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Detroit Ward 1, Wayne, Michigan; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Los Angeles Assembly District 63, Los Angeles, California; Roll: T625_106; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Portage, St Joseph, Indiana
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Portage, St Joseph, Indiana; Roll: 628; Page: 22B; Enumeration District: 91; Image: 412.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 17 May 1961
    Event Place: Riverside County, California
    Record Source: California Death Index, 1940-1997
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