This grave marker is inscribed with the details for Peter E. Brown, Galena's husband. She may be in this grave. He may be in this grave. The cemetery records indicate that the occupant is Peter E. Brown, but they took that information from the stone, not from the cards of location, which burned with the cemetery office in the mid-twentieth century.

This grave marker is inscribed P.E.B., the initials of Peter E. Brown, Galena's husband. She may be in this grave. He may be in this grave. The cemetery records indicate that the occupant's name is not known.

The three graves, from left to right, are those of Peter Ola Brown, P.E.B., and Peter E. Brown. Please read the caption on the last picture. Galena Brown is almost certainly in either the Peter E. Brown grave, or the P.E.B. grave.

Starting at the lower right, the graves are those of the Brown family. The first one is Ida (Fisher) Brown. Next to her on the left is the tall marker of Peter E. Brown, the husband of Galena Brown. The third one in the row is that of P.E.B., which are the initials of Peter E. Brown. One more grave marker to the left is the marker of Peter Ola Brown, the son of Peter E. Brown and Galena Brown.

In the middle of the twentieth century, the Dry Creek Cemetery's office burned down. Amongst other things lost in the fire were the location cards of many of those buried in the Pioneer section of Dry Creek, including that of Galena Brown.

Her death certificate states plainly that she is interred at Dry Creek. The individual's name buried in the grave marked P.E.B. is not known. What I think happened is this: I think that Galena is buried in the grave with the tall marker on it, although her name is not inscribed on it. That marker has been moved since it was originally set; the cement underneath it is new. I think that her husband, Peter E. Brown, is buried in the grave under the stone which says P.E.B. He predeceased her by 33 years.

When she died, I think she was buried under the tall marker, and that small simple marker was put on his grave, since his details are inscribed on the side of the tall marker. For whatever reason, no one inscribed her details on the tall marker, but keep in mind, back then, oftentimes, the wife was buried with just the name "Wife".

Also, 1929 was the year of the stock market crash, when many, many people went broke and stayed that way for a long, long time. There may have been no money for inscribing her details or erecting a separate stone.

Anyway, according to the cemetery records as they stand, TAKEN FROM THE STONES, Peter E. Brown is buried under the tall marker, and "unknown" is buried under the P.E.B. marker. I have discussed this at length with the cemetery staff, and we agree that it is 95% likely that Galena Brown is in one of those two graves. Her husband and her children are within two graves and/or two rows of this site. I cannot imagine she would be elsewhere.