MRS. BROWN RITES TODAY
SERVICES TO BE IN CHARGE OF G.A.R. WOMEN
Last Surviving Member of Famous John Brown’s Family Resided Here Since 1900
Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie C. Brown, daughter-in-law of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, will be at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Holman & Lutz chapel under the auspices of the Women's Relief corps of the Gcorge Wright post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mrs. Brown, the last surviving immediate member of John Brown’s family, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel B. Chamberlin, 1260 East Washington street, at the age of 90 years.
John Brown, whose raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 did much to precipitate the civil war, was the father of 20 children. With the passing of Mrs. Brown at her daughter's home the last of the abolitionist's sons and daughters and daughter-in-laws disappeared.
Born in Essex county, New York, July 11, 1839, Mrs. Brown married Salmon Brown in 1857. She attended her father-in-law's funeral after he had been hanged by Robert E. Lee. Her husband, unlike several of the other of John Brown’s sons, did not participate in the fiasco at Harpers Ferry. In 1863, Mrs. Brown and her husband traveled overland across the plains from the middle west to California. They lived in California until 1893 and then moved to Salem, where they made their home until 1900, when they came to Portland. Salmon Brown died in 1919. A few months later his sister, the last of John Brown's children, died in California.
Mrs. Brown is survived by a brother, Alexis Hinckley, 95, of Pasadena, Cal., and six children--Dr. John Brown, Bellingham, Wash.; Edward W. Brown, Fairbanks, Alaska; Mrs. Inez Scott, San Francisco; Mrs. Agnes B. Evans, San Diego; Mrs. Nell B. Groves, Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Chamberlin.
Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 14 Sep 1929, page 10
Transcribed by Ted Smith
Transcriber’s note: In spite of what is stated in the obituary, Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart only captured Brown and others, then turned him over to a U.S. marshal; because Brown’s actions led to the killing of a civilian, the marshal turned Brown over to a local court for trial. By court order, a local sheriff, not Lee, hanged Brown. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson commanded a corps of cadets from Virginia Military Institute who stood guard during the hanging, while Lee reportedly watched from a hill that was a mile away. That night, Lee escorted Brown’s body to Mrs. Brown at the train station in Harper’s Ferry.∼wife of Salmon Brown.
SERVICES TO BE IN CHARGE OF G.A.R. WOMEN
Last Surviving Member of Famous John Brown’s Family Resided Here Since 1900
Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie C. Brown, daughter-in-law of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, will be at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Holman & Lutz chapel under the auspices of the Women's Relief corps of the Gcorge Wright post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mrs. Brown, the last surviving immediate member of John Brown’s family, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel B. Chamberlin, 1260 East Washington street, at the age of 90 years.
John Brown, whose raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 did much to precipitate the civil war, was the father of 20 children. With the passing of Mrs. Brown at her daughter's home the last of the abolitionist's sons and daughters and daughter-in-laws disappeared.
Born in Essex county, New York, July 11, 1839, Mrs. Brown married Salmon Brown in 1857. She attended her father-in-law's funeral after he had been hanged by Robert E. Lee. Her husband, unlike several of the other of John Brown’s sons, did not participate in the fiasco at Harpers Ferry. In 1863, Mrs. Brown and her husband traveled overland across the plains from the middle west to California. They lived in California until 1893 and then moved to Salem, where they made their home until 1900, when they came to Portland. Salmon Brown died in 1919. A few months later his sister, the last of John Brown's children, died in California.
Mrs. Brown is survived by a brother, Alexis Hinckley, 95, of Pasadena, Cal., and six children--Dr. John Brown, Bellingham, Wash.; Edward W. Brown, Fairbanks, Alaska; Mrs. Inez Scott, San Francisco; Mrs. Agnes B. Evans, San Diego; Mrs. Nell B. Groves, Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Chamberlin.
Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 14 Sep 1929, page 10
Transcribed by Ted Smith
Transcriber’s note: In spite of what is stated in the obituary, Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart only captured Brown and others, then turned him over to a U.S. marshal; because Brown’s actions led to the killing of a civilian, the marshal turned Brown over to a local court for trial. By court order, a local sheriff, not Lee, hanged Brown. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson commanded a corps of cadets from Virginia Military Institute who stood guard during the hanging, while Lee reportedly watched from a hill that was a mile away. That night, Lee escorted Brown’s body to Mrs. Brown at the train station in Harper’s Ferry.∼wife of Salmon Brown.
MRS. BROWN RITES TODAY
SERVICES TO BE IN CHARGE OF G.A.R. WOMEN
Last Surviving Member of Famous John Brown’s Family Resided Here Since 1900
Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie C. Brown, daughter-in-law of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, will be at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Holman & Lutz chapel under the auspices of the Women's Relief corps of the Gcorge Wright post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mrs. Brown, the last surviving immediate member of John Brown’s family, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel B. Chamberlin, 1260 East Washington street, at the age of 90 years.
John Brown, whose raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 did much to precipitate the civil war, was the father of 20 children. With the passing of Mrs. Brown at her daughter's home the last of the abolitionist's sons and daughters and daughter-in-laws disappeared.
Born in Essex county, New York, July 11, 1839, Mrs. Brown married Salmon Brown in 1857. She attended her father-in-law's funeral after he had been hanged by Robert E. Lee. Her husband, unlike several of the other of John Brown’s sons, did not participate in the fiasco at Harpers Ferry. In 1863, Mrs. Brown and her husband traveled overland across the plains from the middle west to California. They lived in California until 1893 and then moved to Salem, where they made their home until 1900, when they came to Portland. Salmon Brown died in 1919. A few months later his sister, the last of John Brown's children, died in California.
Mrs. Brown is survived by a brother, Alexis Hinckley, 95, of Pasadena, Cal., and six children--Dr. John Brown, Bellingham, Wash.; Edward W. Brown, Fairbanks, Alaska; Mrs. Inez Scott, San Francisco; Mrs. Agnes B. Evans, San Diego; Mrs. Nell B. Groves, Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Chamberlin.
Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 14 Sep 1929, page 10
Transcribed by Ted Smith
Transcriber’s note: In spite of what is stated in the obituary, Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart only captured Brown and others, then turned him over to a U.S. marshal; because Brown’s actions led to the killing of a civilian, the marshal turned Brown over to a local court for trial. By court order, a local sheriff, not Lee, hanged Brown. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson commanded a corps of cadets from Virginia Military Institute who stood guard during the hanging, while Lee reportedly watched from a hill that was a mile away. That night, Lee escorted Brown’s body to Mrs. Brown at the train station in Harper’s Ferry.∼wife of Salmon Brown.
SERVICES TO BE IN CHARGE OF G.A.R. WOMEN
Last Surviving Member of Famous John Brown’s Family Resided Here Since 1900
Funeral services for Mrs. Abbie C. Brown, daughter-in-law of John Brown of Harpers Ferry fame, will be at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Holman & Lutz chapel under the auspices of the Women's Relief corps of the Gcorge Wright post, Grand Army of the Republic.
Mrs. Brown, the last surviving immediate member of John Brown’s family, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ethel B. Chamberlin, 1260 East Washington street, at the age of 90 years.
John Brown, whose raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., in 1859 did much to precipitate the civil war, was the father of 20 children. With the passing of Mrs. Brown at her daughter's home the last of the abolitionist's sons and daughters and daughter-in-laws disappeared.
Born in Essex county, New York, July 11, 1839, Mrs. Brown married Salmon Brown in 1857. She attended her father-in-law's funeral after he had been hanged by Robert E. Lee. Her husband, unlike several of the other of John Brown’s sons, did not participate in the fiasco at Harpers Ferry. In 1863, Mrs. Brown and her husband traveled overland across the plains from the middle west to California. They lived in California until 1893 and then moved to Salem, where they made their home until 1900, when they came to Portland. Salmon Brown died in 1919. A few months later his sister, the last of John Brown's children, died in California.
Mrs. Brown is survived by a brother, Alexis Hinckley, 95, of Pasadena, Cal., and six children--Dr. John Brown, Bellingham, Wash.; Edward W. Brown, Fairbanks, Alaska; Mrs. Inez Scott, San Francisco; Mrs. Agnes B. Evans, San Diego; Mrs. Nell B. Groves, Aberdeen, Wash., and Mrs. Chamberlin.
Oregonian (Portland, Oregon), 14 Sep 1929, page 10
Transcribed by Ted Smith
Transcriber’s note: In spite of what is stated in the obituary, Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart only captured Brown and others, then turned him over to a U.S. marshal; because Brown’s actions led to the killing of a civilian, the marshal turned Brown over to a local court for trial. By court order, a local sheriff, not Lee, hanged Brown. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson commanded a corps of cadets from Virginia Military Institute who stood guard during the hanging, while Lee reportedly watched from a hill that was a mile away. That night, Lee escorted Brown’s body to Mrs. Brown at the train station in Harper’s Ferry.∼wife of Salmon Brown.
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