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William Alexander Larn

Male 1873 - 1937  (63 years)


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  • Name William Alexander Larn 
    Born 17 Dec 1873  Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Alias Brown 
    Alias Will, Bill, Willie 
    Died 3 Jun 1937  Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings
    1. Joseph Beck Larn,   b. 24 Mar 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John M. Larn,   b. 1 Mar 1849, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)  (Father) 
    Carolina Spears,   b. 16 Jul 1828,   d. 7 Oct 1924  (Age 96 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Notes 
    • United States Census, 1900 Texas Shackelford 0136 Justice Precincts 1 & 4 Albany town
      Brown Mary J Head Born June 1858 Widow
      Brown John son born Nov 1882 scholar
      Brown Mary L daughter born August 1885 scholar
      Larne William A son born Dec 1873 day labourer


      Source: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36859910

      Birth: Dec. 17, 1873 Throckmorton County Texas, USA
      Death: Jun. 3, 1937 Douglas Cochise County Arizona, USA

      Facts:
      Will was born in Throckmorthon County, Texas to John Larn
      and Mary Jane Matthews.

      In 1880 Will's stepfather changed his name to Willie Brown.

      In 1898 Willie Brown changed his name back to William Alexander Larn.

      Will enlisted in the Arizonia Rangers to work undercover, but decided this was not for him and quit after three months.

      Then he worked as a cowboy for the Reynold's brothers' ranch in Culberson and Jeff Davis Counties, Texas.

      He developed locomotor ataxis at an early age and was wheel chair bound.

      He never married and died in Douglas, Arizona,at the age of 64, 10 years before his mom died in California.

      He is buried in the same cemetery as his mother.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John M. Larn (1849 - 1878)
      Mary Jane Matthews Larn Brown (1857 - 1946)


      Burial:
      Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
      Glendale
      Los Angeles County
      California, USA
    Person ID I6694  Clark
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2011 

    Father John M. Larn,   b. 1 Mar 1849, Mobile, Alabama, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Matthews,   b. 6 Jun 1857, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1946, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
    Other partners John Brown  m. 23 Oct 1880  
    Family ID F1854  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart