STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 1903, p.2, c.5;
"TWENTY-FOUR YEARS AGO"

LAURA (SWEET) BROWN, 31 Jan 1805 - 16 Apr 1879

DIED:  In Orland, April 17, occurred the death of Laura Brown, wife of 
Russell (correct spelling is RUSSEL) aged 74 years.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

      Laura (Sweet) Brown, 31 Jan 1805 - 16 Apr 1879, of Stillwater, NY; 
married Russel Brown, 24 Jan 1805 - 09 Sep 1888.  Laura was the 
daughter of William Sweet of Massachusetts whose name figures 
conspicuously on the rolls of the Revolutionary War.  Russel was the 
son of Elijah and Elizabeth (Greenfield) Brown.  In 1836, Russel and his 
family moved to LaGrange County, IN.; had more children and assisted 
materially in the upbuilding of that county.  Russell was on the list of 
people who were over 75 years of age on the first day of June, 1880, who 
were pioneers in Steuben County, IN.

CHILDREN OF THE MARRIAGE:
DGTR:  PHILENA BROWN, died at the age of 15 years.
SON:  EZEKIEL BROWN, 28 Jul 1830 - 13 Oct 1909, married in 1855 
to Mary Charlotte (Barry) Brown, 25 Dec 1834 - 22 Oct 1896, daughter 
of John and Mary A. (Darrow) Barry, natives of Orleans County, NY 
who came to Indiana in 1835.  Ezekiel and Mary are buried at 
Jamestown Cemetery, Staeuben County, IN.
SON:  WARREN BROWN of LaGrange County, IN.
SON:  ERASTUS BROWN, attorney and banker of Lincoln, NE, 
married Jennie (________) Brown.
SON:  WILLIAM M.  BROWN, 06 Mar 1846 - 13 Oct 1919, married 
Margaret J. (Hopkins) Brown.  He practiced law in Angola, Steuben 
County, IN.  They are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Steuben, 
IN.

SIBLINGS OF RUSSEL BROWN:

SIS:  Sarah (Brown) Tinker married Joseph Tinker and died in Cayuga 
County, NY. in 1877.
SIS:  Paulina (Brown) Marsh was the wife of Thomas Marsh of Iowa.
BRO:  Daniel M. Brown, died in 1876 in Moravia, NY.
SIS:  Hannah (Brown) Rounds is the wife of Horace Rounds of Cayuga, 
NY.
BRO:  Elijah E. Brown of Niles, NY, who has represented his district in 
the Legislature several terms.
 
SOURCES:

Steuben Republican, 22 Apr 1903, p.2, c.5, "24 Years Ago-People in the 
County who were over 75 years of age on the first day of June, 1880.
"History of Steuben County, IN  - 1885", page 532, biography of Russel 
Brown, our obituary subject; pages 531, 532, biography of son, Ezekiel 
Brown.
Steuben Republican, 24 Aug 1910, "Old Settlers" Death List, Ezekiel 
Brown.
"Cemeteries of Steuben County, IN, 1990" by Audree Seibel Lewis, Vol. 
1, pages 212, 218, 225, 226, 227, 230, 232.

Submitted by Mona Hilden-Beckwith
e-mail:  hilbeck123@att.net