Lamar County Texas Cemetery Records

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Brown, Albert 254447

Birth: 12/07/1888 Death: 05/19/1942 Marriage:

Cemetery: Benevolent Black (NOT PLOTTED)

Record Source: The Paris News, Texas Death Certificate

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Betsy Mills and Ron Brothers. The Death and Cemetery Records of Lamar County, Texas, ReBroMa Press, 2008, http://www.lamarcountytx.org/cemetery. (12/16/2025)

Notes

THE PARIS NEWS, Thursday, May 21, 1942, p. 6: “PARIS NEGRESS IS CHARGED WITH MURDER AFTER FATAL SHOOTING. Charges of murder were filed Wednesday afternoon in Judge Berry A. Davis’ Justice Court against Lillian Ross, Paris Negress, as a result of the Tuesday night fatal shooting of Albert Brown, 54-year old Paris Negro. The Negro was shoot four times -- three times in the back and once in his leg, according to a report from the local funeral home where his body was taken. The shooting occurred at the Negress’ home, 185 Campbell, according to Paris Police, who investigated. The Negress Wednesday afternoon waived examining trial and her bond was set at $1,000.”

Information from Texas Death Certificate:
Name: Albert Brown
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 19 May 1942
Event Place: Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Color or Race: Colored
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 07 Dec 1888
Birthplace: Louisiana
Father’s Name: Jeff Brown
Mother’s Name: Kittee
Burial, Cremation or Removal Place: Benevolent Cemetery, Paris, Texas
Certificate Number: 22883
GS Film number: 2137101
Digital Folder Number: 005145836
Image Number: 01839
Citing this Record
“Texas Deaths, 1890-1976,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3DW-62C : 5 December 2014), Kittee in entry for Albert Brown, 19 May 1942; citing certificate number 22883, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,101.

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