Son of John William Darby and
Ellen Ruth Edelen

1st wife: Antoinette Griffith Chiswell
Married: October 30, 1879

Father of:
 1. Emily Poole Darby
 2. George Chiswell Darby
 3. John Edwin Darby
 4. Infant Darby
 5. Genevieve Mattingly Darby
 6. Ruth Ellen Darby
 7. Remus Riggs Darby

2nd wife: Clara Irene Fowler
Married: November 19, 1895

Father of:
 8. William Leroy Darby
 9. Lawrence Jones Darby
10. Alice Rebecca Darby

Obituary

Remus R. Darby, aged 69 years, one of the best-known citizens in the county, died early Monday morning at his home near Buck Lodge, following a protracted illness. Serving twice as a County Commissioner and three terms as a Judge of the Orphans' Court, his last term as Chief Judge expiring in November last, Judge Darby discharged his official duties with credit to himself and to the satisfaction of the people of the county.

Remus R. Darby was born at Comus, in Barnesville District, this county, August 25, 1847, on a farm owned by Frederick Jones, and then rented by his father, John W. Darby, and his mother, Ellen R. (Edelen) Darby. He grew to manhood on a farm and, being the eldest son, shared the responsibility of the family's support. When of age, he commenced farming for himself, renting a farm of 290 acres, near Buck Lodge, upon which he had since resided, first as a renter, but since 1878 as the owner. He made all the improvements on the place, erected all the buildings, put the soil in fine condition, thus leaving to his heirs one of the finest farms in that section of the county.

In politics a Democrat, Mr. Darby had taken an active part in public affairs, his first public position coming to him from the people in 1895, when he was elected County Commissioner from the Third Collection District, the other evidences of public esteem following in close succession.

Mr. Darby had been twice married. On October 30, 1879, he married Nettie, daughter of Captain George W. and Leah (Griffith) Chiswell, the former a gallant officer of the Confederate Army; she was born near Poolesville, August 26, 1858, and died May 23, 1893. Of her six children five are living, namely Mrs. Emily Brown and George and John Darby, of this county; Mrs. Charles Brosius, Jr., of Frederick county, and Remus Darby, Jr., of Baltimore.

The second marriage of Mr. Darby was with Miss Clara Ireland Fowler, daughter of the late William C. and the late Alice (Jones) Fowler, on November 19, 1895. She, with three children, Leroy, Lawrence, and Alice Darby, survives. At the time of her marriage she was a resident of Rockville.

The funeral took place Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock fromt he family residence and was largely attended. Burial was in the family lot in Monocacy Cemetery, Beallsville.

The pallbearers were Messrs. Henry C. Allnutt, Norman Bouic, Thomas O. White, Richard White, Jr., James P. Gott and M. E. Wade.