BROWN, Mrs. Rebecca: Died 1901

BROWN, SNARE, HOMES

Posted By: Volunteer: Sherri
Date: 7/25/2013 at 04:03:12

Mrs. Brown.

Mrs. Rebecca Brown, wife of Ezekial Brown of Bentonsport, died Sunday at 5:25 p.m., aged about 70 years. She had been a great sufferer for several years. The family moved from here to Bentonsport three or four years ago. Mrs. Brown was the mother of Mrs. Robert Snare and Mrs. John Holmes of Harrisburg township. The funeral was held at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning and the body shipped to Ohio for burial.

Mr. Brown is very low with heart disease and erysipelas and not expected to live. Mr. Holmes is also quite sick. The body of the deceased had to be sent alone.

**Handwritten: St. Line Dem. Thurs. 12 Sept. 1901

Source: Van Buren Co. Genealogical Society Obituary Book C, Page 161, Keosauqua Public Library, Keosauqua, IA