James Ronald Brown

1930 - 2019  (88 years)

• Name	James Ronald Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	12 Oct 1930	San Bernardino County, California, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Census	1950	San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA   [5]
  	Age: 19; Relation to Head: Son of Frankie Brown; Marital Status: Never Married
  FSID	LXL6-WPX  [7, 8]
  Death	30 Sep 2019	Livermore, Alameda, California, USA   [6]
  Person ID	I31839	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Herbert Earl Brown,   b. 11 Jan 1897, Cabool, Texas, Missouri, USA d. 25 May 1949, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 52 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frankie Ellis Collins,   b. 27 Jan 1899, Missouri, USA d. 8 May 1970, San Bernardino County, California, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	10 Jan 1927	Yuma County, Arizona, USA   [9]
  	Frankie Thurston and Herbert Brown
  Family ID	F15321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dorothy Noreen Adams,   b. Abt 1930, Fall City, King, Washington, USA d. 17 Nov 2018, Livermore, Alameda, California, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1951	San Bernardino County, California, USA   [3, 10]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F15320	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Oct 1930 - San Bernardino County, California, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA Census - Age: 19; Relation to Head: Son of Frankie Brown; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA Marriage - 3 Nov 1951 - San Bernardino County, California, USA Death - 30 Sep 2019 - Livermore, Alameda, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituaries

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• Sources

  [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: m-t0627-00293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36-123. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: m-t0627-00293; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 36-123 [S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), Birthdate: 12 Oct 1930; Birth County: San Bernardino. [S287] Ancestry.com, California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2013;). California, Marriage Index, 1949-1959 [S302] Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;), "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJ3-832 : 27 November 2014), James Ronald Brown, 12 Oct 1930; citing San Bernardino, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLJ3-832 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 494; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 71-60. 1950 United States Federal Census National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California; Roll: 494; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 71-60 [S4210] Obituary of James Brown - Callaghan Mortuary - Oct 2019, (Name: Callaghan Mortuary FD#416 and Livermore Crematory #38; Location: Livermore CA; Date: 1 Oct 2019;), Publication Date: 1/ Oct/ 2019; Publication Place: Livermore, CA http://www.callaghanmortuary.org/obituary/james-brown. James (Jim) Brown passed away peacefully on September 29, 2019 at the age of 88. He was preceded in death by the love of his life and wife of 67 years Dorothy, and son James N. Brown. He is survived by his daughter Charlotte Brown Velazquez (August), son Gary Brown (Cathy), granddaughter Jennifer Calestini (Chris), and great granddaughters Georgianna and Angelina Calestini. Jim enjoyed traveling with his family, playing golf, square dancing, and his favorite activity fishing. He loved watching Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune every night; he seemed to know most of the answers on Jeopardy. Jim was a resident of Livermore for 52 years. He moved his family north in 1967 to work for the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory in the Material Fabrication Division, retiring in 1990. Jim spent many weeks at the Nevada Test Site assembling experiments before the test shots. He was a member of the Masons and active for many years with the Shriners. A Celebration of his Life will be held at 1 pm Wednesday, October 23rd at Callaghan’s Mortuary, 3833 East Ave, Livermore, CA. https://www.callaghanmortuary.com/funeral-obituaries/ At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 June 2023, 19:43), entry for James Ronald Brown (PID https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LXL6-WPX ); contributed by various users. https://ark.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LXL6-WPX [S882] FamilySearch - Family Tree. [S1277] Ancestry.com, Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;). Arizona, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1865-1972 [S9374] Newspapers.com: Marriage License for ADAMS/BROWN • San Bernardino County Sun - 2 Nov 1951, Dorothy Noreen Adams and James Ronald Brown - The San Bernardino County Sun; Publication Date: 2/ Nov/ 1951; Publication Place: San Bernardino, California. https://www.newspapers.com/image/50453596/?article=2b4f09c8-eecf-477a-98d3-e3648c796293/9f1db198-5b9f-4f9e-a204-cd02ec7e66e1&focus=0.509