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- Robert Martin Brownlow
Police office in the City of Waco
Deputy Sheriff under Mobley
He was killed on duty. He ran under a flatbed truck that was parked on the side of the road.
1920 Census
Robert Brownlow Head of House 32 Texas Shows Father and mother were from Alabama
Florence 28 Oklahoma Father and mother from Oklahoma
Robert 5 Kansas
Eli A (Father) 74 Alabama Father and mother Alabama
1930 Census
Name: Robert Brownlow
Event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Waco, McLennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Estimated Birth Year: 1898
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Alabama
Enumeration District Number: 0007
Family Number: 691
Sheet Number and Letter: 27A
Line Number: 13
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2373
Film Number: 2342107
Digital Folder Number: 4547352
Image Number: 00361
Household Gender Age
Robert Brownlow M 32
Spouse
Florence Brownlow F 28
Child
Robert Brownlow M 9
Parent
Eli A Brownlow M 74
Emanuel Mason M 36
Name: Robert Martin Brownlow
Death Date: 01 Dec 1938
Death Place: Waco, Mclennan, Texas
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 40 years 6 months 18 days
Estimated Birth Date:
Birth Date: 13 May 1898
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Jennie F. Brownlow
Father's Name: E.A. Brownlow
Father's Birthplace: Texas
Mother's Name: Hettie Baykin
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Occupation: Deputy Sheriff
Place of Residence: Waco, Texas
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Rosemond Cemetery
Burial Date: 04 Dec 1938
Additional Relatives: X
Film Number: 2117860
Digital Film Number: 4030413
Image Number: 2523
Reference Number: cn 57070
Robert Martin Brownlow met and married Jennie Florence Riley in Coffeyville, Kansas. They had two children Robert Martin Jr. and Billy Ray Brownlow. Jennie (Sissie) and Martin lived on a farm and dairy and he worked for Sam Benson. Martin went to work for the Police Force in Coffeyville, Kansas. Later they moved to Waco, Texas where Martin was a Sheriff in McLennan County until his death. Martin was in a car wreck on November 26, while on duty and died December 1, 1938 from the results of the wreck.
WACO TRIBUNE HERALD
JULY 14, 1937
NEGRO DROWNS NEAR LAKE DAM
Roy Moore, 22, Loses Life in Bosque; Second Water Victim recorded here during early summer A negro, identified as Roy Moore, age 22, was drowned in the Bosque river near Walker's crossing below Lake Waco Dam about noon Wednesday. R. B. Petty, keeper at the lake, said that several negroes who were with Moore said he drowned while in swimming. The Waco fire department rescue squad and Deputy Sheriff R.M. Brownlow were called to the scene and recovered the negro's body. One other person has drowned this summer in the Bosque. One of four Mexican youths swimming near the confluence of the Bosque and Brazos rivers disappeared in mid-stream and was dead when taken from the water.
Robert was in an auto accident on November 26, 1938 and died on December 1, 1938.
Obituary
TIMES
December 1, 1938
R.M. Brownlow, Mobley's Aide, Dies of Crash
Deputy Sheriff Succumbs to injuries suffered last week: Is county's 29th fatality.
Deputy Sheriff R.M. Brownlow, 40, died in Hillcrest Memorial sanitarium at 2:55 a.m. Thursday, having suffered as attack of pneumonia as aftermath of lung injury received in an automobile collision on LaSalle Street Saturday night.
39 DEAD IN COUNTY
Mr. Brownlow's death brought McLennan county's 1938 automobile accident fatality toll to 29; comparing to only 18 at the same time in 1937. He was the ninth traffic victim inside Waco's city limits this year.
Funeral services with Wilkerson-Hatch in charge, interment in Rosemound cemetery, were pending word from relatives. Rev. Alvin Hauser and Rev. Arthur Stout will officiate.
THE PALLBEARERS
Active Pallbearers will be W.B. Mobley, Herbert Mayr, Otis Whatley, R.E. Woodall, G.G. Hale and Kelly Rush.
Honorary pallbearers will be T.P. McNamara, F.I. Johnson, J.S. Stanfield, Gene Pardo, C.H. Allison, Roy Bates, Joe Popp, C.T. DeCordova, W.J. Girard, Judges R.B. Stanford, Giles P. Lester, D.W. Bartlett and D.Y. McDaniel, Bill Surratt, and all other courthouse employees, Chief Maxey and the entire police department.
Surviving are his widow, a son, R.M. Jr., five brothers, Eugene - China Springs, Odie - Morgan, Archie - Waco, Birtie - Clovis N.M., and L.A. - Waco, four sisters, Maudie, Margaret and Josie of San Bardino Calif., whose last names were not known and Mrs. Hettie Bell of Clovis N.M.
Mr. Brownlow had been in Waco 11 years.
Born and reared on a farm in the China Springs community, the deputy had worked under Sheriff W.B> Mobley since Aug. 1, 1934.
WAS IN THE NAVY
Prior to that time he had had training in the United States Navy and been affiliated with the Kansas City and the Waco Police departments.
Mobley said Thursday he probably would not appoint a deputy to take Brownlow's place.
The Sheriff said of Deputy Brownlow; "He was one of the best men I ever dealt with. He was on the job at all times. The weather never did get too cold for Brownlow to work at night, Whenever I wanted a burglar or cow thief or any kind of criminal arrested I sent Brownlow."
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1897 - 1938 (41 years)
