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Scott D. Brown

A native of an All-American town Hartsville, South Carolina. Born Scott Dwayne Brown on July 26, 1964 to Clinton Edward Brown and Vera Wilkes. His birth took place at Byerly Hospital (later sold in 1995 due to the building of a new facility, Carolina Pines Hospital in 1997). Edward and Vera Brown would have ten children (5 boys; 5 girls) and Scott would be the tenth and last child. His siblings include: Gerald Brown, Ronald Dean Brown, Wendall Brown, Mark Anthony Brown, Linda Brown, Sharon Brown, Teresa Lynn Brown, Patricia Gail Brown, and Deborah Brown. As of 2015, six of his siblings have all passed away (all before the age of 50). Remaining are Ronald (age 71), Sharon (age 63), and Mark (age 56).

Gerald Brown (died at age 26 after returning from the Vietnam War; cause of death: Alcoholism

Wendall Brown (died at age 9 of rheumatic fever in Augusta, Georgia)

Patricia Brown and Deborah Brown (died together from suffocation; an intoxicated uncle passed out on the bed after a family member had put the two infants on the bed for a nap)

Linda Brown (died from alcoholism at age 45)

Teresa Lynn Brown (died at age 50 in Chesterfield Hospital from respiratory complications brought on by alcohol and drug use)

Ronald Dean Brown (lives in Hartsville, South Carolina at age 71)

Mark Anthony Brown (lives in Hartsville, South Carolina at age 56)

Sharon Brown (lives in Chesterfield County at age 63)

From the beginning Scott's parents, Edward and Vera, were unable to sustain such a big family. Even though they had ten children it become overwhelmingly difficult to meet the needs of their children. Even though they were able to raise Gerald all the other children were either faced early death or they were forced by DSS and SC law to give up their children, including Scott (at the age of 2). As the courts, DSS, and family involved were waiting on dates to deliberate where the remaining kids would be placed a family member, Mildred Brown Steen (sister to Scott's father Edward) made a request before ever going to court. The request was that she be given custody temporarily until an undisclosed period of time.