BROWN, Jacob 1850-1929

BRAUN, BROWN, SCHERER

Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/27/2011 at 13:39:35

Jacob Brown, Farmer
at Stacyville More
Than 50 Years, Dies

STACYVILLE, IOWA -- April 11 — Jacob Brown, 79, died at his home here Wednesday morning following an illness of several months.

Mr. Brown was a native of Bavaria, Germany, born in March, 1850. He came to America in 1852, living in Wisconsin until 1876 when he came to this county and settled in Stacyville Township. He was married in 1872 to Franciska Sharer. They moved into Stacyville 15 years ago.

Besides his widow, five** children survive him: Barney, Valentine and John, of Stacyville, Franke, Plainfield, Wisconsin., Henry, Minneapolis and Joe, Spring Grove, Illinois.

Tentative arrangements have been made to hold the funeral Saturday at Visitation church of which he was a member. Burial will be made in Visitation Cemetery.

[Mason City Globe Gazette, Thursday, April 11, 1929]

** Or is it six children?

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Photo borrowed from findagrave.com.

Also, findagrave has:
His date of birth as March 10, 1850.
His wife was Frances Scherer Brown 1851 - 1941. Also that he was born Jacob Braun but is now Brown and listed in Visitation Cemetery as Brown.

Link to FindaGrave page for Jacob
 

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