Civil War, Co. E. 95th Illinois Infantry & Co. E. 47th Illinois Infantry, G.A.R.
Born in New Jersey, New York, or Ireland (conflicting records)
Obituary:
Richard G. Brown
Richard G. Brown, civil war veteran and resident of Rockford for the last twenty-seven years, died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at Rockford hospital after an illness of three weeks of pneumonia and complications.
Deceased was born in New York City on July 4, 1847. He served three years in the war of the rebellion and shortly after its close moved to Sharon, Wis., where in 1866 he married Miss Frances Kizer. He was a farmer until his removal to Rockford in 1893.
Besides the widow, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. T. Widmer, 810 Peach street, with whom he and Mrs. Brown made their home; Mrs. H. H. Barrows, Harvard, Il., Mrs. Ben Southcott, of Terre Haute Ind., and Mrs. E. H. Cox of Kilburn avenue. There are also two sons, W. A. Brown, press foreman at the Republic; and C. C. Brown of Chicago. He was a member of G. L. Nevius post, No. 1, G.A.R.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Memorial hall in charge of G. L. Nevius Post No. 1, G.A.R. Burial will take place in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Source: Obituary for Richard G. Brown, Friday March 12, 1920, Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, USA (page 2)
Born in New Jersey, New York, or Ireland (conflicting records)
Obituary:
Richard G. Brown
Richard G. Brown, civil war veteran and resident of Rockford for the last twenty-seven years, died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at Rockford hospital after an illness of three weeks of pneumonia and complications.
Deceased was born in New York City on July 4, 1847. He served three years in the war of the rebellion and shortly after its close moved to Sharon, Wis., where in 1866 he married Miss Frances Kizer. He was a farmer until his removal to Rockford in 1893.
Besides the widow, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. T. Widmer, 810 Peach street, with whom he and Mrs. Brown made their home; Mrs. H. H. Barrows, Harvard, Il., Mrs. Ben Southcott, of Terre Haute Ind., and Mrs. E. H. Cox of Kilburn avenue. There are also two sons, W. A. Brown, press foreman at the Republic; and C. C. Brown of Chicago. He was a member of G. L. Nevius post, No. 1, G.A.R.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Memorial hall in charge of G. L. Nevius Post No. 1, G.A.R. Burial will take place in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Source: Obituary for Richard G. Brown, Friday March 12, 1920, Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, USA (page 2)
Civil War, Co. E. 95th Illinois Infantry & Co. E. 47th Illinois Infantry, G.A.R.
Born in New Jersey, New York, or Ireland (conflicting records)
Obituary:
Richard G. Brown
Richard G. Brown, civil war veteran and resident of Rockford for the last twenty-seven years, died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at Rockford hospital after an illness of three weeks of pneumonia and complications.
Deceased was born in New York City on July 4, 1847. He served three years in the war of the rebellion and shortly after its close moved to Sharon, Wis., where in 1866 he married Miss Frances Kizer. He was a farmer until his removal to Rockford in 1893.
Besides the widow, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. T. Widmer, 810 Peach street, with whom he and Mrs. Brown made their home; Mrs. H. H. Barrows, Harvard, Il., Mrs. Ben Southcott, of Terre Haute Ind., and Mrs. E. H. Cox of Kilburn avenue. There are also two sons, W. A. Brown, press foreman at the Republic; and C. C. Brown of Chicago. He was a member of G. L. Nevius post, No. 1, G.A.R.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Memorial hall in charge of G. L. Nevius Post No. 1, G.A.R. Burial will take place in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Source: Obituary for Richard G. Brown, Friday March 12, 1920, Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, USA (page 2)
Born in New Jersey, New York, or Ireland (conflicting records)
Obituary:
Richard G. Brown
Richard G. Brown, civil war veteran and resident of Rockford for the last twenty-seven years, died yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock at Rockford hospital after an illness of three weeks of pneumonia and complications.
Deceased was born in New York City on July 4, 1847. He served three years in the war of the rebellion and shortly after its close moved to Sharon, Wis., where in 1866 he married Miss Frances Kizer. He was a farmer until his removal to Rockford in 1893.
Besides the widow, he is survived by four daughters, Mrs. T. Widmer, 810 Peach street, with whom he and Mrs. Brown made their home; Mrs. H. H. Barrows, Harvard, Il., Mrs. Ben Southcott, of Terre Haute Ind., and Mrs. E. H. Cox of Kilburn avenue. There are also two sons, W. A. Brown, press foreman at the Republic; and C. C. Brown of Chicago. He was a member of G. L. Nevius post, No. 1, G.A.R.
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Memorial hall in charge of G. L. Nevius Post No. 1, G.A.R. Burial will take place in Cedar Bluff cemetery.
Source: Obituary for Richard G. Brown, Friday March 12, 1920, Morning Star, Rockford, Illinois, USA (page 2)
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