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William Alexander Larn
1873 - 1937 (63 years)-
Name William Alexander Larn Born 17 Dec 1873 Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Gender Male Alias Brown Alias Will, Bill, Willie Died 3 Jun 1937 Douglas, Cochise County, Arizona, USA Siblings 1. Joseph Beck Larn, b. 24 Mar 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA , d. 17 Sep 1875, Throckmorton County, Texas, USA Patriarch & Matriarch John M. Larn, b. 1 Mar 1849, Mobile, Alabama, USA , d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA (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.
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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 , d. 22 Jun 1878, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA (Age 29 years) Mother Mary Jane Matthews, b. 6 Jun 1857, Albany, Shackelford County, Texas, USA , d. 12 Feb 1946, California, USA (Age 88 years)
Other partners John Brown m. 23 Oct 1880Family ID F1854 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- United States Census, 1900 Texas Shackelford 0136 Justice Precincts 1 & 4 Albany town