Obituary, April, 1930, for Howard H. Brown

From the April 22, 1930 edition of the Times Recorder of Zanesville, Ohio:

Caldwell, Ohio

"Howard H. Brown
Relatives here have been notified of the death of Howard H. Brown, 52, which occurred at his home in Muncie, Ind., Sunday morning, following a two months' illness of heart trouble and dropsy.  Mr. Brown was engaged in the insurance business in Muncie.  He was born and raised near Dudley, three miles south of Caldwell, and was the son of William Brown, postmaster at Dudley.  Surviving are his widow who was Miss Besse Devolld of South Olive before her marriage, two daughters, Marguerite and Geneva of the home and three brothers, Clarence Brown of Caldwell; Frank of Columbus, and Harry of Gary, Ind.

Following services at the home in Muncie, Monday morning, the body was removed in the Headley ambulance which was called from Dexter City, Sunday, to the home of his father at Dudley, arriving there Monday evening.  Additional services will be held from the M.P. church at South Olive of which the deceased was a member, this Tuesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. J.L. Sanford of Sarahsville.  Interment will be made in the cemetery at South Olive."

Death notice, 1924, of Jemima Brown Butler

"An Aged Woman is Called by Death

A brief illness from pneumonia resulted in the death of Mrs. Jemima Butler, aged 85, the widow of Norman Butler, a well known and highly respected resident of Falls township, which occurred at her home, five miles from this city, at 3:10 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

Mrs. Butler was the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown and was the last surviving member of her family.  She was a member of the Baptist church and is survived by the following children:  Lee and Miss Minnie Butler of the home; Mrs. Fred Kelly of the Dresden road, and Earl Butler of the Frazeyburg road.

The funeral will be conducted at the Baxter Baptist church at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and interment will be made in the church cemetery.  Friends are asked to kindly omit flowers."

-from the Zanesville Signal, March 28, 1924, page 15.

Funeral notice, 1923, for Sarah Brown, widow of Alonzo Brown

"Brown Funeral

The funeral of Sarah Jane Brown, widow of Alonzo Brown, was held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home of the son, William Brown of Island Run with whom she made her home. The services were conducted by Rev. Walter Wilson of the M.P. Church, McConnellsville. The deceased passed away Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, death resulting from the infirmities of age. She was 80 years old, and is survived by nine children. Burial was made in the Anderson cemetery near the home."

--The Zanesville Signal, Friday, December 19, 1923, page 7

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This blog is a place for me to post items of possible genealogical interest to anyone researching the surname BROWN in Ohio, and particularly in southeastern Ohio.  My second great grandfather was John BROWN, born in Belmont County, Ohio, in 1815.  He appears in the 1850 U.S. Census in Washington County, and in later censuses he appears in Noble County.  He is my earliest known BROWN ancestor.  There were quite a few John Browns in Ohio at that time, making it especially difficult to trace the family prior to 1850.

I will be posting items with the surname BROWN as I come across them, whether or not I believe the people are related to me. I'm planning to focus on obituaries and other items I find in newspapers and directories.  The references may help someone sort out their BROWN ancestors.