Edwin Clemit (Ted) BROWN, SR.

                   Name supplied by Frances Miller Hochreiter, remaining information supplied
by 2nd wife, Dorothy Mae Smith Brown. Middle name and nickname supplied by his
son, Colin W. Brown of Seattle, WA. He stated "He was largely self taught but
one of the all around smartest men I ever knew. At age five he joined his
father and older brother in the coal mines as a water boy. Grandpa Colin Brown
had learned tinsmithing as a trade which he used in the summer when the mines
were closed. He taught dad the trade and at 14 dad started out on his own. At
his death dad had mastered the following trades and either used them for making
a living or to simply build for himself. Tinsmithing, mechanic, machinist,
welder, radio electronics (regularly employeed at these, he was supervisor at
Beechcraft Air), carpenter, plumber, mason, electrician, farmer (after his last
retirement he built by himself 2 farm homes, all outbuildings, barns, sheds,
etc.), and started a small engine repair business all after age 70. The summer
before his death he reroofed his home."