Allerton News
Nov 1 1906
CLOSE OF A GOOD LIFE
Death of Marcellus Brown, an Honored Citizen of Allerton
END CAME SUDDENLY
On last Friday evening the people of our town were shocked at the news of sudden and tragic death of Marcellus Brown, an honorable and honored citizen of our town. He went out to the farm of his son Wesley seven miles west of town in Jefferson township on Wednesday to assist his son in hay harvest. They were stacking hay the next day using a hay stacker. Mr. Brown was stacking the hay and had the stack built about eight feet high at four o'clock in the afternoon when in delivering a load of hay over the stacker the weight rope that controls that part of the machinery that elevates the hay parted, letting the hay and fork fall with great force to the stack. Mr. Brown was knocked violently from the stack falling in such a way as to strike on his back across a fork handle sustaining severe injuries and otherwise bruising him.
He was unconscious for a few minutes but was soon revived and was not thought to be seriously hurt. However on Friday morning he began to suffer and the suffering increased until ten o'clock when he sank into unconsciousness from which he could not be roused and at about 7 o'clock in the evening passed away.
The subject of this sketch was the son of John and Rebecca Brown and was born in Lewis county, West Virginia, De. 5, 1838, and was 66 years, 7 months and 9 days of age at the time of his death.
When 12 years of age he removed with his parents to Hancock county, Illinois where he grew to manhood. At this place he was married to Rebecca Jane Lilly, March 20, 1861, and where they lived till their two oldest children were born. In 1863 he came with his family to Wayne county and settled on his farm in Jefferson township near Big Springs church where he lived for thirty years. Here were born to them six children making eight in all—four boys and four girls. One daughter died at four years of age. He lived to see all his children grown and married in homes of their own.
He was a painstaking, industrious, successful farmer and kep his farm in such a high state of cultivation and neatness that he was in all respect a model farmer. Feeling he had earned a well needed rest he cmae to Allerton twelve years ago and because of his sterling manhood, gentleness and sunshiny disposition won the hearts of the children and young people as well as the love and esteem of the older people and his friends were limited only by his acquaintance.
In the year 1876, he gave his heart to God and united with the United Brethren church at Big Springs. When he came to Allerton he united with the Methodist Episcopal church to which he was loyal and devoted until the day of his death. He was a true and constant Christian projecting his religion into his home, social and business life and he will be much missed wherever he was known.
The funeral services were conducted at the Big Springs church Sunday July 16th at eleven o'clock by his pastor W. H. Larrick of Allerton in the presence of the largest congregation ever assembled in that place. And all were mourners because of the loss of a true friend.
Besides his wife he leaves his aged father, 86 years old, and seven children to mourn his sudden departure. They are: Wm. C., Decatur county; Wesley, and Perry A., Wayne county; Ora, Decature County; Mesdames Hattie and Della Shriver and Dora Kint, Wayne county. We mourn his sudden departure but our loss is his gain.
"But we shall still be joined in heart and hope to meet again."
To the above tribute by his pastor, Rev. W. H. Larrick, we desire to add the following; of his four sisters and two brothers, two of the former and one of the latter were unable to be present at the funeral. W. P. Brown of Allerton, Mrs. Melissa Hutchinson of Decatur county and Mrs. Drusilla Shrackingast of McPherson, Kans., were present, the latter arriving at Allerton on No. 30 a little after one o'clock and was taken at once to the church where the interment had been delayed for her.
Sell Brown was a most excellent friend, neighbor and citizen. Clean, upright, straightforward and honest in his daily life he was well and highly thought of by all with whom he come in contact.
The writer has known him intimately for nine years he being among the first we came acquainted with on coming to Allerton. He was for several years the superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school, and has filled various other official positions in that church and always with a loyalty that was commendable. Mr. Brown was also one of the town's councilmen for several years, giving to that duty the same zealous care and attention that was characteristic of him. He was an uncompromising foe of intemperance and the liquor traffic and was ready at all times to lend his influence and personal efforts in opposition thereto.
A good man has gone and the News joins with the family in mourning. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth; that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them."
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The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886
Marcellus BROWN, an enterprising farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section 17, Jefferson Township, Wayne County, was born in Lewis County, West Virginia, December 5, 1838, a son of John and Rebecca (Nutt) Brown, the father a native of the same county as our subject and now a resident of Livingston County, Missouri, and the mother now deceased, she dying in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1864.
They were the parents of nine children of whom seven still survive, our subject being the eldest child. He came with his parents to Hancock County, Illinois, in 1850, where he lived till October, 1886, when he came to Wayne County and settled on his present farm. Very little improvements had been made on his land at time of his settlement, but fifty acres being fenced and a small log house built.
He now has 200 acres under fine cultivation, with good residence and farm buildings. He has followed farming and stock-raising with success since coming to this county, and is at present devoting much attention to the raising of graded Holstein and Hereford cattle.
March 30, 1862, he was married to Rebecca J. Lilly, daughter of Elijah and Nancy (Cullumber) Lilly, the father born in Fluvanna County, Virginia, October 30, 1808, and the mother a native of Madison County, Ohio, born November 15, 1815.
Mrs. Brown's father went with his parents to Ross County, Ohio, in 1817, making part of the distance in a cart drawn by two horses, tandem style, completing the journey by boat. The Lilly family lived in Ross County twenty years, then moved to Madison County, Ohio, where Mrs. Brown was born July 3, 1840. She came with her parents to Lagrange County, Indiana, in 1844, and went to Hancock County, Illinois, when thirteen years of age, where she lived till her marriage. Her mother died in Hancock County, December 8, 1864, and her father is now making his home with our subject. Mrs. Brown is the only one living of a family of seven children, she being the only daughter. Two of her brothers, Allen and Wesley, died in the Union army while serving their country in the late war.
To Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born eight children, of whom seven are still living -- William C., Perry A., Wesley O., Ira P., Hattie E., Della M. and Dora O. A daughter, Mary, died at the age of four years.
Mr. Brown has served his township as trustee for many years, and also as road supervisor, besides holding other offices of trust in his township. Both he and his wife and Mr. Lilly are members of the United Brethren church.
Allerton News
Nov 1 1906
CLOSE OF A GOOD LIFE
Death of Marcellus Brown, an Honored Citizen of Allerton
END CAME SUDDENLY
On last Friday evening the people of our town were shocked at the news of sudden and tragic death of Marcellus Brown, an honorable and honored citizen of our town. He went out to the farm of his son Wesley seven miles west of town in Jefferson township on Wednesday to assist his son in hay harvest. They were stacking hay the next day using a hay stacker. Mr. Brown was stacking the hay and had the stack built about eight feet high at four o'clock in the afternoon when in delivering a load of hay over the stacker the weight rope that controls that part of the machinery that elevates the hay parted, letting the hay and fork fall with great force to the stack. Mr. Brown was knocked violently from the stack falling in such a way as to strike on his back across a fork handle sustaining severe injuries and otherwise bruising him.
He was unconscious for a few minutes but was soon revived and was not thought to be seriously hurt. However on Friday morning he began to suffer and the suffering increased until ten o'clock when he sank into unconsciousness from which he could not be roused and at about 7 o'clock in the evening passed away.
The subject of this sketch was the son of John and Rebecca Brown and was born in Lewis county, West Virginia, De. 5, 1838, and was 66 years, 7 months and 9 days of age at the time of his death.
When 12 years of age he removed with his parents to Hancock county, Illinois where he grew to manhood. At this place he was married to Rebecca Jane Lilly, March 20, 1861, and where they lived till their two oldest children were born. In 1863 he came with his family to Wayne county and settled on his farm in Jefferson township near Big Springs church where he lived for thirty years. Here were born to them six children making eight in all—four boys and four girls. One daughter died at four years of age. He lived to see all his children grown and married in homes of their own.
He was a painstaking, industrious, successful farmer and kep his farm in such a high state of cultivation and neatness that he was in all respect a model farmer. Feeling he had earned a well needed rest he cmae to Allerton twelve years ago and because of his sterling manhood, gentleness and sunshiny disposition won the hearts of the children and young people as well as the love and esteem of the older people and his friends were limited only by his acquaintance.
In the year 1876, he gave his heart to God and united with the United Brethren church at Big Springs. When he came to Allerton he united with the Methodist Episcopal church to which he was loyal and devoted until the day of his death. He was a true and constant Christian projecting his religion into his home, social and business life and he will be much missed wherever he was known.
The funeral services were conducted at the Big Springs church Sunday July 16th at eleven o'clock by his pastor W. H. Larrick of Allerton in the presence of the largest congregation ever assembled in that place. And all were mourners because of the loss of a true friend.
Besides his wife he leaves his aged father, 86 years old, and seven children to mourn his sudden departure. They are: Wm. C., Decatur county; Wesley, and Perry A., Wayne county; Ora, Decature County; Mesdames Hattie and Della Shriver and Dora Kint, Wayne county. We mourn his sudden departure but our loss is his gain.
"But we shall still be joined in heart and hope to meet again."
To the above tribute by his pastor, Rev. W. H. Larrick, we desire to add the following; of his four sisters and two brothers, two of the former and one of the latter were unable to be present at the funeral. W. P. Brown of Allerton, Mrs. Melissa Hutchinson of Decatur county and Mrs. Drusilla Shrackingast of McPherson, Kans., were present, the latter arriving at Allerton on No. 30 a little after one o'clock and was taken at once to the church where the interment had been delayed for her.
Sell Brown was a most excellent friend, neighbor and citizen. Clean, upright, straightforward and honest in his daily life he was well and highly thought of by all with whom he come in contact.
The writer has known him intimately for nine years he being among the first we came acquainted with on coming to Allerton. He was for several years the superintendent of the M. E. Sunday school, and has filled various other official positions in that church and always with a loyalty that was commendable. Mr. Brown was also one of the town's councilmen for several years, giving to that duty the same zealous care and attention that was characteristic of him. He was an uncompromising foe of intemperance and the liquor traffic and was ready at all times to lend his influence and personal efforts in opposition thereto.
A good man has gone and the News joins with the family in mourning. "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth; that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them."
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The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886
Marcellus BROWN, an enterprising farmer and stock-raiser, residing on section 17, Jefferson Township, Wayne County, was born in Lewis County, West Virginia, December 5, 1838, a son of John and Rebecca (Nutt) Brown, the father a native of the same county as our subject and now a resident of Livingston County, Missouri, and the mother now deceased, she dying in Hancock County, Illinois, in 1864.
They were the parents of nine children of whom seven still survive, our subject being the eldest child. He came with his parents to Hancock County, Illinois, in 1850, where he lived till October, 1886, when he came to Wayne County and settled on his present farm. Very little improvements had been made on his land at time of his settlement, but fifty acres being fenced and a small log house built.
He now has 200 acres under fine cultivation, with good residence and farm buildings. He has followed farming and stock-raising with success since coming to this county, and is at present devoting much attention to the raising of graded Holstein and Hereford cattle.
March 30, 1862, he was married to Rebecca J. Lilly, daughter of Elijah and Nancy (Cullumber) Lilly, the father born in Fluvanna County, Virginia, October 30, 1808, and the mother a native of Madison County, Ohio, born November 15, 1815.
Mrs. Brown's father went with his parents to Ross County, Ohio, in 1817, making part of the distance in a cart drawn by two horses, tandem style, completing the journey by boat. The Lilly family lived in Ross County twenty years, then moved to Madison County, Ohio, where Mrs. Brown was born July 3, 1840. She came with her parents to Lagrange County, Indiana, in 1844, and went to Hancock County, Illinois, when thirteen years of age, where she lived till her marriage. Her mother died in Hancock County, December 8, 1864, and her father is now making his home with our subject. Mrs. Brown is the only one living of a family of seven children, she being the only daughter. Two of her brothers, Allen and Wesley, died in the Union army while serving their country in the late war.
To Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born eight children, of whom seven are still living -- William C., Perry A., Wesley O., Ira P., Hattie E., Della M. and Dora O. A daughter, Mary, died at the age of four years.
Mr. Brown has served his township as trustee for many years, and also as road supervisor, besides holding other offices of trust in his township. Both he and his wife and Mr. Lilly are members of the United Brethren church.
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