The Latimers - Person Sheet
The Latimers - Person Sheet
NameBROWN, Dr. George Thaddeus M. D. 
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, UncleBirth Date16 Jul 1863
Birth PlaceSouth Carolina
Death Date2 Mar 1941 Age: 77
Death PlaceAtlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
FatherBROWN, Dr. William Carroll M. D. (1829-1884)
MotherDEAN, Anna Louisa (1838-1911)
Misc. Notes
He was a practicing physician since 1882 and introduced the legislative bill creating the State Tuberculosis Hospital at Alto, which opened in 1911.
His daughter Georgia was the inspiration for the 1925 tune "Sweet Georgia Brown." Her obituary reads, in part: Georgia Brown, who inspired the 1925 tune Sweet Georgia Brown, died of a heart attack Jan. 12 in Key Biscayne. She was 90. Georgia Brown Hedges Dwinnell was born Aug. 6, 1911, into one of the South's most prominent families. Her great-uncle was Joseph Emerson Brown, the governor of Georgia during the Civil War; her father was George T. Brown, who served five terms as a Georgia legislator in the early 20th century. Named after her home state, Brown was "adopted" by the Georgia state Legislature and given unlimited access to the Legislature for life. But according to family legend, it was her father who immortalized her when he met composer Ben Bernie in New York. A medical student at the time, George Brown told the composer about his family - including his youngest daughter with one brown eye and one green eye. Bernie whipped up lyrics to a melody by Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard. Over the years, the song was recorded by The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Ethel Waters.
Atlanta Constitution, Mar 4, 1941
Funeral services for Dr. George T. Brown, pioneer in state tuberculosis work, and the man who 10 years ago canceled approximately $100,000 in debts owed him by patients, will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. from Spring Hill, Dr. Robert Burns will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Dr. Brown died Sunday night in a local hospital at the age of 59.
Pallbearers will be Judge Ralph McClelland, Judge John S. McClelland, Dr. Guy Ayer, Dr. Will Champion, Dr. Stephen T. Barnett Sr., Arthur Ray, Oliver Coleman, Jack Barker, William McClure and Jim Williams.
Members of the honorary escort will be taken from the members of the Atlanta Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Judge John D. Humphries, president of the chapter announced. Those in the escort will be Dr. A. G. DeLoach, Dr. Newdigate M. Owensby, Judge A. M. Roan, David D. Long Sr. and Reuben A. Garland.
His daughter Georgia was the inspiration for the 1925 tune "Sweet Georgia Brown." Her obituary reads, in part: Georgia Brown, who inspired the 1925 tune Sweet Georgia Brown, died of a heart attack Jan. 12 in Key Biscayne. She was 90. Georgia Brown Hedges Dwinnell was born Aug. 6, 1911, into one of the South's most prominent families. Her great-uncle was Joseph Emerson Brown, the governor of Georgia during the Civil War; her father was George T. Brown, who served five terms as a Georgia legislator in the early 20th century. Named after her home state, Brown was "adopted" by the Georgia state Legislature and given unlimited access to the Legislature for life. But according to family legend, it was her father who immortalized her when he met composer Ben Bernie in New York. A medical student at the time, George Brown told the composer about his family - including his youngest daughter with one brown eye and one green eye. Bernie whipped up lyrics to a melody by Kenneth Casey and Maceo Pinkard. Over the years, the song was recorded by The Beatles, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Ethel Waters.
Atlanta Constitution, Mar 4, 1941
Funeral services for Dr. George T. Brown, pioneer in state tuberculosis work, and the man who 10 years ago canceled approximately $100,000 in debts owed him by patients, will be held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. from Spring Hill, Dr. Robert Burns will officiate. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery. Dr. Brown died Sunday night in a local hospital at the age of 59.
Pallbearers will be Judge Ralph McClelland, Judge John S. McClelland, Dr. Guy Ayer, Dr. Will Champion, Dr. Stephen T. Barnett Sr., Arthur Ray, Oliver Coleman, Jack Barker, William McClure and Jim Williams.
Members of the honorary escort will be taken from the members of the Atlanta Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, Judge John D. Humphries, president of the chapter announced. Those in the escort will be Dr. A. G. DeLoach, Dr. Newdigate M. Owensby, Judge A. M. Roan, David D. Long Sr. and Reuben A. Garland.