Ella Mae Melton dt/o Com Melton and Mary Jones. She married 25 May 1889 Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas to Andrew Burr Brown son of Bird Brown and Nancy Ellen McBroom.
Arkansas Co. Marriages 1837-1957
B. Brown to Ellen Melton Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas
On 25 May, 1889. He was 22 years old and she was 16 years old.
They had 9 children, one died infancy Emma Ann buried in Batavia Cemetery. Children were:
William Walter, Winnie Pearl., Jessie Marie, Claude W., Ralph W., Frank C., Emma Anna, Richard Marion, and Mildred Brown. Emma Anna Brown died as small infant.
Newspaper Article
Brown 51st Anniversary
"Fairfield Ledger", Mon, Apr. 26, 1937, Pg. 4, Col. 5
Batavia, Mrs Andrew B. Brown (Ella Melton) was a child bride....51st wedding anniversary
Obituary Fairfield, Iowa "Daily Ledger"
Tuesday August 4, 1959 pg 4. Col. 1
Funeral will be at Batavia for Mrs. Ella Brown
BATAVIA, IA.--Last rites will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ella May Brown, long-time resident of Batavia community who passed away Monday in the Ottumwa hospital following a short illness.
The services will be held in the Batavia Christian church and burial will be in the Batavia cemetery.
Mrs. Ella May Brown, 86, was born Sept. 15, 1872, near Jonesboro, Ark. She was united in marriage to Andrew B Brown in Jonesboro, after which the couple moved to Iowa. They arrived in Batavia in 1903 and she has been a resident of the Batavia community since that time with the exception of 10 years spent in the Agency community.
She is survived by eight children: William L. Brown, Milton, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Holder, Stanwood, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Pruce, Agency; Claude W. Brown, Agency; Ralph C. Brown, Girard, Kansas; Richard M. Brown, Marshalltown; and Mrs. Mildred Horridge, Otumwa.
She is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, her husband who died in 1937, and one daughter.
She was a member of the Batavia Christian church and of the Arbor Vitae Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 327 from which she received her 50 year membership pin.
Arkansas Co. Marriages 1837-1957
B. Brown to Ellen Melton Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas
On 25 May, 1889. He was 22 years old and she was 16 years old.
They had 9 children, one died infancy Emma Ann buried in Batavia Cemetery. Children were:
William Walter, Winnie Pearl., Jessie Marie, Claude W., Ralph W., Frank C., Emma Anna, Richard Marion, and Mildred Brown. Emma Anna Brown died as small infant.
Newspaper Article
Brown 51st Anniversary
"Fairfield Ledger", Mon, Apr. 26, 1937, Pg. 4, Col. 5
Batavia, Mrs Andrew B. Brown (Ella Melton) was a child bride....51st wedding anniversary
Obituary Fairfield, Iowa "Daily Ledger"
Tuesday August 4, 1959 pg 4. Col. 1
Funeral will be at Batavia for Mrs. Ella Brown
BATAVIA, IA.--Last rites will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ella May Brown, long-time resident of Batavia community who passed away Monday in the Ottumwa hospital following a short illness.
The services will be held in the Batavia Christian church and burial will be in the Batavia cemetery.
Mrs. Ella May Brown, 86, was born Sept. 15, 1872, near Jonesboro, Ark. She was united in marriage to Andrew B Brown in Jonesboro, after which the couple moved to Iowa. They arrived in Batavia in 1903 and she has been a resident of the Batavia community since that time with the exception of 10 years spent in the Agency community.
She is survived by eight children: William L. Brown, Milton, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Holder, Stanwood, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Pruce, Agency; Claude W. Brown, Agency; Ralph C. Brown, Girard, Kansas; Richard M. Brown, Marshalltown; and Mrs. Mildred Horridge, Otumwa.
She is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, her husband who died in 1937, and one daughter.
She was a member of the Batavia Christian church and of the Arbor Vitae Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 327 from which she received her 50 year membership pin.
Ella Mae Melton dt/o Com Melton and Mary Jones. She married 25 May 1889 Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas to Andrew Burr Brown son of Bird Brown and Nancy Ellen McBroom.
Arkansas Co. Marriages 1837-1957
B. Brown to Ellen Melton Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas
On 25 May, 1889. He was 22 years old and she was 16 years old.
They had 9 children, one died infancy Emma Ann buried in Batavia Cemetery. Children were:
William Walter, Winnie Pearl., Jessie Marie, Claude W., Ralph W., Frank C., Emma Anna, Richard Marion, and Mildred Brown. Emma Anna Brown died as small infant.
Newspaper Article
Brown 51st Anniversary
"Fairfield Ledger", Mon, Apr. 26, 1937, Pg. 4, Col. 5
Batavia, Mrs Andrew B. Brown (Ella Melton) was a child bride....51st wedding anniversary
Obituary Fairfield, Iowa "Daily Ledger"
Tuesday August 4, 1959 pg 4. Col. 1
Funeral will be at Batavia for Mrs. Ella Brown
BATAVIA, IA.--Last rites will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ella May Brown, long-time resident of Batavia community who passed away Monday in the Ottumwa hospital following a short illness.
The services will be held in the Batavia Christian church and burial will be in the Batavia cemetery.
Mrs. Ella May Brown, 86, was born Sept. 15, 1872, near Jonesboro, Ark. She was united in marriage to Andrew B Brown in Jonesboro, after which the couple moved to Iowa. They arrived in Batavia in 1903 and she has been a resident of the Batavia community since that time with the exception of 10 years spent in the Agency community.
She is survived by eight children: William L. Brown, Milton, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Holder, Stanwood, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Pruce, Agency; Claude W. Brown, Agency; Ralph C. Brown, Girard, Kansas; Richard M. Brown, Marshalltown; and Mrs. Mildred Horridge, Otumwa.
She is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, her husband who died in 1937, and one daughter.
She was a member of the Batavia Christian church and of the Arbor Vitae Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 327 from which she received her 50 year membership pin.
Arkansas Co. Marriages 1837-1957
B. Brown to Ellen Melton Jonesboro, Craighead Co., Arkansas
On 25 May, 1889. He was 22 years old and she was 16 years old.
They had 9 children, one died infancy Emma Ann buried in Batavia Cemetery. Children were:
William Walter, Winnie Pearl., Jessie Marie, Claude W., Ralph W., Frank C., Emma Anna, Richard Marion, and Mildred Brown. Emma Anna Brown died as small infant.
Newspaper Article
Brown 51st Anniversary
"Fairfield Ledger", Mon, Apr. 26, 1937, Pg. 4, Col. 5
Batavia, Mrs Andrew B. Brown (Ella Melton) was a child bride....51st wedding anniversary
Obituary Fairfield, Iowa "Daily Ledger"
Tuesday August 4, 1959 pg 4. Col. 1
Funeral will be at Batavia for Mrs. Ella Brown
BATAVIA, IA.--Last rites will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Ella May Brown, long-time resident of Batavia community who passed away Monday in the Ottumwa hospital following a short illness.
The services will be held in the Batavia Christian church and burial will be in the Batavia cemetery.
Mrs. Ella May Brown, 86, was born Sept. 15, 1872, near Jonesboro, Ark. She was united in marriage to Andrew B Brown in Jonesboro, after which the couple moved to Iowa. They arrived in Batavia in 1903 and she has been a resident of the Batavia community since that time with the exception of 10 years spent in the Agency community.
She is survived by eight children: William L. Brown, Milton, Iowa; Mrs. Pearl Holder, Stanwood, Iowa; Mrs. Jessie Pruce, Agency; Claude W. Brown, Agency; Ralph C. Brown, Girard, Kansas; Richard M. Brown, Marshalltown; and Mrs. Mildred Horridge, Otumwa.
She is also survived by 24 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren along with several nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents, her husband who died in 1937, and one daughter.
She was a member of the Batavia Christian church and of the Arbor Vitae Order of Eastern Star, Chapter 327 from which she received her 50 year membership pin.
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