Ninth Generation (Continued)
Edwin Miles Brown II (Marie Heluise Sorensen8, Dorthea Marie Poulsdatter7, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard6, Iver Poulsen Kirkegaard5, Poul Iversen Kirkegaard4, Iver Christensen3, Christen2, Christen -sen1).
Born on 27 Sep 1917 in Norwood, Norfolk Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Edwin Miles died in Riverton, Burlington Co., New Jersey, U.S.A., on 25 Mar 2012; he was 94.
Edwin Miles and Shirley Ann Brown resided in Riverton, New Jersey.
Miles Brown graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1939 with honours. He earned a degree in electrical engineering. During his career he worked for RCA, NASA and Mitre Corporation. He was a member of the South Jersey Radio Club and served as its president. He was also a member of the south Jersey Car Club of Amereica and the Riverton Yacht Club.
On 27 Mar 1941 Edwin Miles married Shirleyanne Speer in Springfield, Hampden Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A. Born on 7 Mar 1921 in Des Moines, Polk Co., Iowa, U.S.A. Shirleyanne died in Moorestown, Burlington Co., New Jersey, U.S.A., on 17 Oct 2009; she was 88.
Shirleyanne Brown was a choir member, deacon and elder of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Riverton, New Jersey. She was active in many service-oriented organiztions. She was troop leader in the Girl Scouts, a member of the YWCA young homemakers club, an instructor in the Red Cross swimming programme and the Riverton Porch Clubb of which she was president from 1977 to 1981. She taught cooking classes in the Palmyra, Riverton and Cinnaminson, New Jersey adult education programmes.
They had the following children: