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Source: Daily News Review, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana June 3, 1901 p 1

Mrs. Eunice D. Brown, the widow of Alexander Brown, died Sunday morning at the home of her son, Marshall Brown, died Sunday morning at the home of her son, Marshall Brown, 605 Crawford Street. She was 77 years of age and death was caused from dropsy and complications. The funeral took place this afternoon, burial at Oak Hill - kbz



Source: Indiana Certificate of Death Health Record # 189

Mrs. Eunice Brown Age 77
Died 604 Crawford Street, City
Father: William Lofland born Delaware
M other – Draper born Delaware
Buried Oak Hill Cemetery by Carver & Carver Crawfordsville, Union Twp, Montgomery County, Indiana
Dr. John N. Taylor attended deceased from January 1901 to May 30th when he last saw her alive – she died on June 2 of chronic Nephritis – duration 2 years and Toxemia – several weeks.
Informant: Sallie Swinford, Crawfordsville


Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal 7 June 1901 p 1

 
Eunice Draper Brown, the widow of the late Alex Brown, and who for many years has been a resident of Crawfordsville, died suddenly on the morning of Sunday, June 2. Mrs. Brown was born in Milton, Delaware, June, 1823. Her maiden name was Lofiand. She came to Indiana in 1839.  Mrs. Brown was twice married, first in 1840 to Alfred Simpson. By this union she had six children, John, William, Sarah, Alfred, Albert and Thomas. Four of these survive her. She was left a widow in 1851. In 1853 she was married to Alexander Brown, who died in 1861. The two children of this union are still living, Theodosia A. Brown and Marshall A. Brown.  In her early years Mrs. Brown became a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She was a woman quiet and retiring in disposition and faithful to all the obligations of life. Her children rise up and call her blessed. The great number of friends who assembled on the day of her funeral, Monday, June 3, gave eloquent testimony of the esteem In which she was held by those who knew her. - kbz


Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 7 June 1901

Mrs. Eunice Brown, aged seventy seven years, died at the home of her daughter, Miss Sallie Simpson, west of the college. She had been ill for some time with the infirmities of old age. The funeral occurred at the home last Monday at half after two o’clock, interment at Oak Hill

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