Mrs. Caroline (Crooks) Maley Brown 1857-1930

MALEY, BROWN, NALLEY, NEIDIG, CROOKS

Posted By: Volunteer - Karen DaPra
Date: 10/11/2002 at 16:29:18

MRS. CAROLINE BROWN

Mrs. Caroline Maley Brown was born in Van Buren county, Iowa, June 9th, 1857, and passed from this life, April 22nd, 1930, having reached the age of 72 years, 9 months and 2[3] days.

Mrs. Brown spent her life in Van Buren county until 1914, when she took up her residence in the Odd Fellows Home at Mason City, Iowa.

On August 1st, 1875, she was united in marriage to John J. Nalley [sic], who preceeded [sic] her in death in 1917. To this union were born four children, two boys and two girls. Three of the children died in infancy.

There are left to mourn, her husband, Thomas M. Brown of Mason City to whom she was married in 1922. Alson [sic] one daughter, Mrs. Neidig of Bellevue, Iowa, four grandchildren and one great grandchild.

Mrs. Brown united with the Methodist church early in life and was also a member of the Rebekah Lodge No. 309 of Cantril.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 104 of Obit Book A found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Sept 2000. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given. Her husband John J. Maley's obit found elsewhere on this forum which gives Caroline's maiden name.)

I am NOT related and am posting this obit for those who may find this person in their family history.

[Original Post 20 Sep 2000]