Name: Brown, Charles H.
Occupation: Barber
aka: C. H,
Sex: M
Birth: 20 Jun 1868
Death: 5 Feb 1931
Marker: No
Spouse(s):
Parents: W. L. and Harriet Brown
Children:
Affiliations: 3V Club
Notes:
Charles H. Brown and his brother, William F. Brown (pictured below in white barber jackets), operated a barbershop at 1407 Main Street (present location of The White Spot restaurant) that was established in 1865 by their father, William L. Brown.
Image courtesy of Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
“Another well-known figure whose death caused genuine sorrow during these years was “Charlie” Brown, the affable, handsome, carefully groomed black barber, with his shop at the Corner.”
– Dabney, V. (1981), Mr. Jefferson’s University: A History. United States: University Press of Virginia, p. 222.
Image courtesy of University of Virginia Special Collections Library
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