Martha (Miles) Brown (1925)

BROWN, MILES, LEHMAN

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler (email)
Date: 12/20/2010 at 15:57:40

Winterset Madisonian – July 30, 1925
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Mrs. Harvey Brown passed away at her home in Patterson on Tuesday morning, at the age of 78, after an illness incident to old age. Mrs. Brown, whose maiden name was Martha Miles, was a sister of Isaiah, Henry and Dan Miles, and was the last of that family of early settlers in this county. The family moved here from Indiana 51 years ago, first residing near Webster. Later they moved to Patterson. Mrs. Brown’s husband passed away some years ago. They had no children, but adopted and reared a foster daughter, Mrs. W. S. Lehman, who preceded her parents in death.
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Winterset Madisonian – August 13, 1925
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Martha Miles was born near South Bend, Ind., Sept. 23, 1847. About 1869 she was united in marriage to Harvey Brown of Des Moines. Ten years later they came to Patterson, where the remaining years of their lives were spent. They were both members of the M.E. church and lived useful Christian lives. She was the last to survive of a family of four brothers and three sisters. Her husband preceded her into the great beyond, Oct. 3, 1919. Mrs. Brown followed him July 28, 1925 at about eight o’clock in the morning, aged 77 years, 10 months, 6 days. She is survived by four grandchildren, ten great grandchildren and a number of relatives and friends.

Note: Burial was made in the McGinnis cemetery.

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