Fannie Sophronia Brown (left) with unknown student, c. 1908. Cora Belle Moose Collection, courtesy of Bill Bingham, Jr.
Fannie Sophronia Brown, 1910.
Fannie Sophronia Brown Thomas, c. 1950s. Courtesy of Doug Robinson, Ancestry.com.
Class of 1910
Birth: 30 Jun 1890, North Carolina
Death: 8 Jan 1977
Parents:
Nathan Brown (1837-1925)
Rosa Sophronia Agner Brown (1858-1927)
Half-Siblings:
Mary Lelia Brown Lyerly (1871-1938)
Luther H. Brown (1874-1964)
George Franklin Brown (1879-1942)
Siblings:
Amy Lucretia Brown Fry (1884-1972)
Pleasant David Brown (1886-1952)
Andrew Jackson Brown (1888-1955)
Spouse: Luther Alexander Thomas (1888-1978)
Marriage: 6 Aug 1914, Rowan County, North Carolina
Children:
Grace Brown Thomas Kale (1917-1982)
Luther Alexander Thomas (1919-2005)
Karl Miller Thomas (1924-1975)
Burial: Christiana Lutheran Church CemeterySalisbury, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Source: www.findagrave.com, #104692940.
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The Salisbury Post (Salisbury, NC), 10 Jan 1977, p. 7.
Mrs. Fannie Thomas, Former Resident
Mrs. Fannie Brown Thomas, 86, of Lincolnton, and a former resident of Rowan County, died Saturday.
Funeral will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. in Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Christiana Lutheran Church Cemetery in Granite Quarry.
Born June 30, 1890, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Nathan and Rosa Agner Brown.
Survivors include her husband, Dr. Luther A. Thomas of Lincolnton; a daughter, Mrs. Grace Kale of Lincolnton; a son, Luther A. Thomas Jr. of Richmond, Calif.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
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The Concord Tribune (Concord, NC), 10 Jan 1977, p. 12
Mrs. Thomas
LINCOLNTON — Mrs. Fannie Brown Thomas, 86, of Rt. 4 died Saturday in the North Carolina Lutheran Home in Salisbury.
Services will be conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church, and interment will follow in Christian Lutheran Church Cemetery.
Officiating ministers will be the Rev. David Herbertson and Dr. George R. Whittecar.
Mrs. Thomas, a native of Rowan County, is survived by her widower, Dr. Luther A. Thomas, a retired Lutheran minister who was pastor at St. James Lutheran Church, Concord, for a number of years; one daughter, Mrs. Grace Kale of Lincolnton; one son, Luther A. Thomas Jr. of Richmond, Calif.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
