Joseph R. Brown died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Youmans, at Cassville, on Friday last after an illness of but a few weeks. He was familiarly known as "Squire" Brown, having served as Justice of the Peace for about 15 years. He was born July 5, 1836, and was almost 85 years of age. A veteran of the civil war, serving the full four years, he had seen action in 17 battles among them being Gettysburg, Bull Run, Yorktown and Spottsylvania. He was a man of wonderful memory and had made a remarkable study of the Bible, being able to recite long passages.
He came from sturdy stock and but a week before his death he related to his son-in-law, H.J. Woolly, of Lakewood, how his father, who was a school teacher, walked daily from Cassville to his school at Squankum.
Funeral services were held Monday at Cassville in charge of Charles A. Clayton, of Adelphia, the Rev. H.B. White, of Lakewood M.E. church, officiating.
He was a brother of Mrs. Emma Stephens, of Bradley Beach, Mrs. Sarah A. Storer, of Perrineville; Joshua Brown of Hammonton, and Jasper R. and George _ Brown, of Cassville. Besides these he leaves the following children, Mrs. Samuel Wooley, of Farmingdale; Mrs. Joseph Cole, of VanHiseville; Mrs. Frank Youmans, of Cassville; Mrs. H.J. Woolley, of Lakewood, and three sons; Wyckoff, William and Walter, all of Cassville.
Joseph R. Brown died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Youmans, at Cassville, on Friday last after an illness of but a few weeks. He was familiarly known as "Squire" Brown, having served as Justice of the Peace for about 15 years. He was born July 5, 1836, and was almost 85 years of age. A veteran of the civil war, serving the full four years, he had seen action in 17 battles among them being Gettysburg, Bull Run, Yorktown and Spottsylvania. He was a man of wonderful memory and had made a remarkable study of the Bible, being able to recite long passages.
He came from sturdy stock and but a week before his death he related to his son-in-law, H.J. Woolly, of Lakewood, how his father, who was a school teacher, walked daily from Cassville to his school at Squankum.
Funeral services were held Monday at Cassville in charge of Charles A. Clayton, of Adelphia, the Rev. H.B. White, of Lakewood M.E. church, officiating.
He was a brother of Mrs. Emma Stephens, of Bradley Beach, Mrs. Sarah A. Storer, of Perrineville; Joshua Brown of Hammonton, and Jasper R. and George _ Brown, of Cassville. Besides these he leaves the following children, Mrs. Samuel Wooley, of Farmingdale; Mrs. Joseph Cole, of VanHiseville; Mrs. Frank Youmans, of Cassville; Mrs. H.J. Woolley, of Lakewood, and three sons; Wyckoff, William and Walter, all of Cassville.
Gravesite Details
On same stone with Mary C Brown; See adjacent stones for Sarah E, Farnsworth & Rahselah D Brown.
Family Members
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Amanda Brown Ireland
1833–1897
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Etna Brown Jamison
1837–1891
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Sarah A Brown Storer
1839–1928
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Rahselah M. Brown
1840–1864
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John Franklin Brown
1843–1915
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Jasper Reckless Brown
1845–1932
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Eliza Ann Brown Grover
1846–1888
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Pvt Joshua Mills Brown Jr
1848–1932
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Job Davis Brown
1850–1867
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Charles D Brown
1852–1870
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George Cook Brown
1854–1926
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Lydia Emma Brown Stephens
1855–1938
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Sarah Elizabeth Brown
1866–1867
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Rahselah D Brown
1868–1886
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Eliza C Brown Woolley
1869–1949
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Farnsworth Brown
1871–1871
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Thomas B Brown
1874–1914
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Catherine G Brown Cole
1876–1941
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William Cooper Stevens Brown
1879–1949
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Wycoff Lincoln Brown
1881–1944
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Eleanor Edna Brown Youmans
1883–1959
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Walter Reed Brown
1885–1934
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Louise Emley Brown Woolley
1888–1959
