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Birth:          1907 Pueblo, Col.

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awt robertson
1910 in Longmont, Boulder Co., Col.
1920 in Nankin, Wayne Co., Mich.
Conklin-Kelly Fam Tree on ancestry
1940 in Ann Arbor, Mich. instructor in anatomy at Univ of Mich
Mich Marr Rec on ancestry
had a license to marry A. Kathryn Purcell, but it was not returned, so presumably did 
not marry (confirmed by marr cert for Florence, shows 0 prev marr)
author, "The Mesencephalic Tegmental Nuclei of Certain Carnivores" on google books
https://archive.org/stream/synapsisphiladel1977phil/synapsisphiladel1977phil_djvu.tx
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DEDICATION 
Because we are the victims of a constantly increasing intellectual confusion, and are 
timid about digging beneath the surface of life, we find ourselves more 
emphatic about a knowledge of facts, and less concerned with the wisdom of 
beginnings and endings. But now, let us go below the surface of a man's life to 
the spiritual depths beneath, and behold the servile place of the world. The 
inestimable dignity of a man and the eternal promise which, crowning his life, 
dwarfs everything else in the universe. 

For all seasons, even to the twilight of his life, a man must give back to the earth all 
that he has taken. To this sense of dedication to humanity, we wish to share 
acknowledgement of service to P.C.O.M., of a newcomer who came only a year before 
our time to find a welcome place in our sun — Dr. James Oliver Brown. He began his 
career in teaching in 1929 with a B.S. in Biology from the University of Michigan. He 
then pursued further studies at the same institution to earn an 
M.S. in Neuroanatomy, and a Ph.D in Gross Anatomy and Neuroanatomy. Through the 
years, he has taught at the University of Michigan, Emory University, the 
University of Pennsylvania, the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, the 
University of Tennessee, and Jefferson Medical College. 

He is a member of the Phi Sigma Society, Society of the Sigma Xi, American 
Association of Anatomists, JAMES OLIVER BROWN B.S., M.S., C.L.C., Ph.D., F.I.C.S. 
American Association for the Advancement of Science (Fellow), State Anatomical 
Board, Cajal Club, American Association of University of Professors, Philadephia 
Physiological Society, International College of Surgeons (Fellow), American Medical 
Association (Affiliate), and the New Jersey Public Health Association. 

Dr. Brown is listed in the American Men of Science, Who's Who in World Medicine, 
Who's Who in American Education, and Who's Who in the East. 

He did pioneer research in the field of regenerative processes of the Central Nervous 
System, and into certain phases of nerve union and anastamosis in the 
peripheral nerves involving the cross-union of the phrenic and vagus nerves. He is a 
prolific writer with publications too numerous to list. 

Today, we make acknowledgement to Dr. J.O. Brown, who found a home with us in 
our old Gothic Anatomy Lab and has shared many hours giving to all of us, his energy 
and enthusiasm. 

We found him dedicated to giving back to humanity some measure of his information 
as well as his talents and achievements gleaned from over forty years of teaching and 
research. He joined our family without reserve. His major concern is being able to 
communicate with the students without falling into the abyss of a generation gap and 
not being accepted. Of course, he was accepted and is very much appreciated. He 
tells of his delight with the students minds, the 
great desire to learn, and the "esprit d'corps' of our P.C.O.M. students. Of all his 
teaching years and experiences, he declares our students to be the most en- 
thusiastic, most responsive, and best that he has ever had the pleasure of instructing. 
Standing out among us, arrayed in his black laboratory smock, he earnestly explains, 
"I must teach in my own way." That, he has most dramatically and effectively done, 
and our students sincerely thank him. 

In our students is to be found tremendous desire to persue knowledge, to train, and 
understand fully. Dr. Brown has found the scholastic enthusiasm of our 
classmates most admirable. To encourage excellence, in anatomy. Dr. Brown has 
established a monetary prize, awarded at the end of each academic year in honor of 
his parents' memory, for that student who has succeeded in attaining the 
highest achievement in anatomy. At last he has found a comfortable place, a peaceful 
place, and a place that respects a man who could teach in his own fashion. This 
happy place — P.C.O.M. — his home. For a family are we, in a brotherhood supreme, 
with loyalty to all, following the paths already trodden bare 
by so many before us. We join with our commencement, our fellow physicians in the 
service of mankind. 

Thus, we dedicate to Dr. James Oliver Brown, honorary member of the Class of '76, a 
special place in our book, in our memories, and in our hearts. 

Parents
BROWN Victor Frank (29 Jul 1869 - 25 Dec 1957)
POWELL Agnes Ellen (Mar 1867 - 1958)

Siblings
BROWN Eleanor M. Augusta (30 Jun 1899 - 15 Apr 1975)
BROWN James Oliver (1907 - )

Marriage To HUGHES Florence Rayburn (1906 - )
    m. 3 Jul 1935 Somerset, Hillsdale Co., Mich.

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Parents
HUGHES John Wesley ()
MADDEN Florence ()

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