Hilda (Hall) Brown
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Title
Hilda (Hall) Brown
Subject
Brown, Hilda Elizabeth Hall (1916-ca 2001)
Description
Photograph of Hilda E. (Hall) Brown seated on a bench.
Born in Strasburg, her parents were Wesley Daniel and Mary Eliza (Mitchell) Hall. Her father was a farmer.
In 1937, Hilda married Marquis Metts, a salesman from Mt. Rainier, Maryland. That marriage did not last.
In 1943, she married Ernest Lee Brown. At that time, she was working in the laboratory of the American Viscose Corp. (later called Avtex Fibers) and lived in Warren County. Her new husband, born in Shenandoah County, was stationed at the Congaree Army Air Base in Columbia, South Carolina.
Born in Strasburg, her parents were Wesley Daniel and Mary Eliza (Mitchell) Hall. Her father was a farmer.
In 1937, Hilda married Marquis Metts, a salesman from Mt. Rainier, Maryland. That marriage did not last.
In 1943, she married Ernest Lee Brown. At that time, she was working in the laboratory of the American Viscose Corp. (later called Avtex Fibers) and lived in Warren County. Her new husband, born in Shenandoah County, was stationed at the Congaree Army Air Base in Columbia, South Carolina.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Undated
Contributor
Identified in 2007 by Graham Conner with help from his sister. She remembered that Hilda had a daughter named Joan Hall Metts who, at the time, lived in California.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Identifier
006687
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Hilda (Hall) Brown,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed March 19, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/40349.
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