Wade & Webb Family History

Fred Kent Brown1894–1953

Alabama · Birmingham

Fred Kent Brown grew up in Jefferson County, Alabama, and in 1915 married Mattie C. Webb, a daughter of James Pleasant Webb. They made their home in Birmingham for the rest of his life, raising a son and a daughter, and in 1944 their house on Norwood Boulevard received a visit from his wife's half-sister Hilda and her son Webb. He died at Birmingham in 1953.

On this page
  1. Family Record
  2. Life
  3. Documents (1)
  4. Places
  5. Timeline
  6. Open questions
  7. Searches made
  8. Notes

Birth

  1. 1 Jan 1894 Alabama 1

Marriages

  1. 3 Nov 1915 Mattie Coley Webb, at Woodlawn, Jefferson, Alabama 4
  2. 3 Nov 1915 Mattie Coley Webb, at Jefferson, Alabama 4

Death and burial

  1. 28 Feb 1953 Death: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama 10
  2. Mar 1953 Burial: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama

Family

Parents
Not recorded
Spouse, 3 Nov 1915
Mattie Coley Webb 1895–1969
Children
Fred K Brown 1920–1993
Mayme Melba Brown 1922–?

Line of descent Webb line

  1. Fred Kent Brown
  2. Husband of Mattie Coley Webb
  3. Hilda Webb
  4. William Albert Webb Wade, son

Husband of half-aunt of Webb Wade, from whom this history is traced. Why Webb Wade?

Life

Fred Kent Brown was born in Alabama on 1 January 1894, according to the FamilySearch tree, which gives no source for the date and names no parents for him.1 The federal census of 1900 listed "Freddie K Brown" in the household of Henry Brown in Precinct 10, East Lake, Jefferson County, Alabama, and the census of 1910 found Fred K. Brown in the household of Henry L. Brown in the twelfth ward of Birmingham.2 Inference Henry L. Brown was very probably his father, and the Henry Brown of 1900 the same man, but the index entries in hand do not state the relationship.2 He registered for the draft of the First World War in 1917 or 1918 at Birmingham.3

Marriage and family

On 3 November 1915 Fred K. Brown married Mattie C. Webb in Jefferson County; the tree places the marriage at Woodlawn.4 She was the second child of James Pleasant Webb and his first wife, Elba Lively, and in 1910 had been living with her father in the same twelfth ward of Birmingham as the Browns.5 Inference The two families' presence in one ward in 1910 is the likeliest setting for the couple's acquaintance, though no record says how they met.5

The federal censuses of 1920, 1930 and 1940 all listed Fred K. Brown as head of a household in Birmingham, with Mattie in it; in 1940 they lived in Tract 16, Election Precinct 21.6 The tree names two children: Fred K. Brown, born in 1920, who died in 1993, and Mayme Melba Brown, born in 1922.7 Their father is named in the Jefferson County marriage records of both, as "F K Brown" at his son's marriage in July 1938 and as Fred Kent Brown at his daughter's in August 1941.8

In March 1944 the Birmingham News-Age-Herald reported that Mrs. Frank E. Wade, born Hilda Webb, his wife's half-sister, and her son Webb, of New York City, had arrived for a visit with "Mrs. Wade's sister, Mrs. Fred K. Brown, on Norwood Boulevard."9 Inference The Browns were therefore probably living on Norwood Boulevard, in Birmingham, in 1944.9

Death

Fred Kent Brown died at Birmingham on 28 February 1953 and was buried there in March, according to the tree; the Alabama death index records his death in 1953.10 The tree also records a claim on his Social Security account on 11 March 1953, after his death.11 Mattie married Clinton Jerome Kinard in 1959 and died in 1969.12

Documents

  1. 20 March 1944 Mrs. Frank E. Wade (Hilda Webb) and son, Webb, of New York City (social note) The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama), from the Birmingham News-Age-Herald · clipping

Places

  1. 1900Jefferson
  2. 1910–1953Jefferson
  3. 1915Woodlawn
  4. 1915Jefferson
  5. 1940Jefferson

Timeline

  1. 1 Jan 1894BirthAlabama
  2. 1900ResidencePrecinct 10 East Lake, Jefferson, Alabama
  3. 1910ResidenceBirmingham Ward 12, Jefferson, Alabama
  4. 3 Nov 1915Marriage, Mattie Coley WebbWoodlawn, Jefferson, Alabama
  5. 3 Nov 1915Marriage, Mattie Coley WebbJefferson, Alabama
  6. between 1917 and 1918Military Draft RegistrationBirmingham City no 1, Alabama
  7. 1920ResidenceBirmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  8. 1930ResidenceBirmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  9. 1935ResidenceBirmingham
  10. 1940ResidenceTract 16, Birmingham, Election Precinct 21, Jefferson, Alabama
  11. 28 Feb 1953DeathBirmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  12. Mar 1953BurialBirmingham, Jefferson, Alabama
  13. 11 Mar 1953SocialProgramClaim

Open questions

None recorded yet.

Searches made

  1. 2026-11-08Bulk review of Matt's OneDrive genealogy folder (Phase 3): all documents transcribed and compared with the tree1 document(s) name this person; see Documents above. Conflicts and new facts are in each document record and in research/sources/document-review-2026-11-08.md

Notes

  1. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: birth 1 Jan 1894, Alabama, no source attached; no parents recorded back to the text
  2. "United States, Census, 1900", FamilySearch, Freddie K Brown in entry for Henry Brown, 1900. Record: Freddie K Brown in the household of Henry Brown, 1900 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown in entry for Henry L Brown, 1910. Record: Fred K Brown in the household of Henry L Brown, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: residence 1900, Precinct 10 East Lake, Jefferson; 1910, Birmingham Ward 12 back to the text
  3. "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown, from 1917 to 1918. Record: Fred K Brown, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: draft registration, Birmingham City no 1 back to the text
  4. "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown and Mattie C Webb, 3 Nov 1915. Record: Fred K Brown and Mattie C Webb, 3 Nov 1915 "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, Fred K. Brown and Mattie C. Webb, 03 Nov 1915. Record: Fred K. Brown and Mattie C. Webb, 03 Nov 1915 "Alabama, Marriages, 1816-1957", FamilySearch, Fred K. Brown, 3 Nov 1915. Record: Fred K. Brown, 3 Nov 1915 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: marriage 3 Nov 1915, Woodlawn, Jefferson, Alabama back to the text
  5. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LD67-TT7 (their page): parents James Pleasant Webb and Elba Lively, born 27 Nov 1895 "United States, Census, 1910", FamilySearch, Mattie C Webb in entry for James P Webb, 1910. Record: Mattie C Webb in the household of James P Webb, 1910 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LD67-TT7 (their page): residence 1910, Birmingham Ward 12 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: residence 1910, Birmingham Ward 12 back to the text
  6. "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown, 1920. Record: Fred K Brown, 1920 "United States, Census, 1920", FamilySearch, Mattie Brown in entry for Fred K Brown, 1920. Record: Mattie Brown in the household of Fred K Brown, 1920 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown, 1930. Record: Fred K Brown, 1930 "United States, Census, 1930", FamilySearch, Mattie C Brown, 1930. Record: Mattie C Brown, 1930 "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Fred K Brown, 1940. Record: Fred K Brown, 1940 "United States, Census, 1940", FamilySearch, Mattie C Brown in entry for Fred K Brown, 1940. Record: Mattie C Brown in entry for Fred K Brown, 1940 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: residence 1940, Tract 16, Birmingham, Election Precinct 21 back to the text
  7. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: children Fred K Brown, 1920–1993, and Mayme Melba Brown, 1922 back to the text
  8. "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, F K Brown in entry for Fred K Brown and Randa Elizabeth Dyar, 15 Jul 1938. Record: F K Brown in entry for Fred K Brown, 15 Jul 1938 "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, Fred Kent Brown in entry for John Wilfred Budd and Mayme Melba Brown, 31 Aug 1941. Record: Fred Kent Brown in entry for Mayme Melba Brown, 31 Aug 1941 "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, Fred Kent Brown in entry for John Wilfred Budd and Mayme Melba Brown, 30 Aug 1941. Record: 30 Aug 1941 back to the text
  9. Mrs. Frank E. Wade (Hilda Webb) and son, Webb, of New York City (social note), The Anniston Star (Anniston, Alabama), from the Birmingham News-Age-Herald: Mrs. Frank E. Wade (Hilda Webb) and son, Webb, of New York City, arrived Thursday for a visit with Mrs. Wade's sister, Mrs. Fred K. Brown, on Norwood Boulevard, Birmingham News-Age-Herald back to the text
  10. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: death 28 Feb 1953, Birmingham; burial Mar 1953, Birmingham "Alabama, Deaths, 1908-1974", FamilySearch, Fred Kent Brown, 1953. Record: Fred Kent Brown, Alabama Deaths, 1953 "Find a Grave Index", FamilySearch, Fred Kent Brown. Record: Fred Kent Brown, Find a Grave Index back to the text
  11. FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LY3W-ZS6: social program claim 11 Mar 1953 "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", FamilySearch, Fred Kent Brown. Record: Fred Kent Brown, NUMIDENT back to the text
  12. "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992", FamilySearch, Clinton Jerome Kinard and Mattie Coley Brown, 08 Oct 1959. Record: Clinton Jerome Kinard and Mattie Coley Brown, 08 Oct 1959 FamilySearch Family Tree, profile LD67-TT7 (their page): death 15 May 1969 back to the text
Every FamilySearch record attached to Fred Kent Brown (21)
  1. 1900Freddie K Brown in household of Henry Brown, "United States Census, 1900"
  2. 1910Fred K Brown in household of Henry L Brown, "United States Census, 1910"
  3. 3 Nov 1915Fred K Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"
  4. 3 Nov 1915Fred K Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"
  5. 03 Nov 1915Fred K. Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  6. 1915Fred K. Brown, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  7. 1915Fred K. Brown, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  8. 3 Nov 1915Fred K. Brown, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
  9. from 1917 to 1918Fred K Brown, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  10. 1920Fred K Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
  11. 1930Fred K Brown, "United States Census, 1930"
  12. 15 Jul 1938F K Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"
  13. 1940Fred K Brown, "United States Census, 1940"
  14. 31 Aug 1941Fred Kent Brown in entry for John Wilfred Budd and Mayme Melba Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  15. 30 Aug 1941Fred Kent Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"
  16. 1953Fred Kent Brown, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  17. 18 September 1969Fred Kent Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"
  18. Fred K Brown, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  19. Fred Kent Brown, "Find A Grave Index"
  20. Fred Kent Brown, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
  21. 3 Nov 1915Fred K Brown, "Alabama County Marriages, 1711-1992"