George Wilson BROWN 1 2
- Born: 22 November 1871, Columbia Slough (now Portland), Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 2 3
- Marriage (1): Anna Gertrude POWELL on 25 December 1899 in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, USA
- Died: 13 March 1959, McMinnville, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA at age 87
- Buried: 1959, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
 Cause of his death was stroke with pneumonia.
Another name for George was George W. BROWN.3
General Notes
Taught 52 years in Oregon, beginning with grade schools, later in high school work. After his retirement, teachers were in so much demand, that in spite of his age, about 75, he was persuaded to teach 4 more years in Forest Grove High School, and was able to enjoy the work. (Our Colonial Lines, p. 96)
Note: earlier citations say he taught for 54 years; p. 96 says he taught for 52 years plus an additional 4 years
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About 1908 or so, George was advised by his doctor to go to California and spend the winter there, in order to recover from a nervous condition brought on by teaching school in the daytime, and studying law in the evenings. So he took his family, and embarked for San Francisco, on the steamer "Rose City".
Since the earthquake of 1906 had destroyed or damaged so many houses, many people were living in makeshift homes, and even these were scarce and hard to find. The home of the George Brown family was built around one large central room — the living room. Around the 4 sides of this central room were 4 worn-out street cards, one on each side. One was the kitchen and dining-room, the rest bedrooms. The Browns were delighted with the Calla lillies na d chrysanthemums which bloomed freely in the yard, all winter.
While they were in California, George's brother James persuaded them to take care of his two small children, and in the spring when they went home to Hood River, they took Elise and Clyde home with them. In about two years, Jim Brown married a widow with two little girls, and he then took Clyde and Elsie back to San Francisco.
(Our Colonial Lines, p. 97)
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Burial Notes
Old City Cemetery
Recorded Events in His Life
- He resided at for many years in Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA.
- He was educated at Philomath College (worked his way through); later took summer courses at Corvallis (now OSU).
- He worked as a teacher in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. Taught school in Oregon for over 50 years in many scattered parts of Oregon
- He worked as a high school teacher on 2 April 1930 in Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA. 3
- He appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 2 April 1930 in Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA. 3
George W Brown 57
Anna G Brown 50
Clarence S Smith 5
Wendell D Smith 3
Rex D Horton 26
Loyd H Brown 18
- He had a residence in 1935 in Douglas County, Oregon, USA.
- He appeared on the 1940 US Federal Census on 1 April 1940 in Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA.
George W Brown 68
Anna G Brown 60
- Gallery: Detail view of George Brown gravestone in Old City Cemetery, in 1959, in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA.
- He was buried at the Old City Cemetery in Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA in 1959.
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