Brown - Mattie
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 1 December 1893
Mattie Brown, adopted daughter of George and Hattie Brown, passed away at two o'clock a m. Tuesday at the age of twenty-two years. Mattie come with her parents from North Carolina as an immigrant, they being unable to care for a large family Mr. and Mrs. Brown took her and cared for her until her death. She graduated from the grammar school with the class '88 with high honors, after which she entered the city high school and concluded the sophomore year. Feeling unable to attend school longer she concluded to work for her own support and assist those who had helped her. She was an industrious girl working for the small wages of a domestic she provided for herself and lived an honest and honorable life, and those who come after her would do well to follow her example. She professed a hope in Christ at an early age and at the time of her death was an ardent church member. In her death the church loses one of its most faithful members and officers, the Sunday school one of its most earnest teachers, and the community at large loses one of its most honored ladies, and while we mourn her loss let us consider that our loss is her eternal gain. She leaves two sisters bin their whereabouts cannot be ascertained, consequently no one save her adopted mother is left to mourn her loss. Funeral services tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock at the A. M. E. church. Interment at Masonic cemetery. - thanks Kim H
Source: Crawfordsville Daily Journal 1 December 1893
Mattie Brown, adopted daughter of George and Hattie Brown, passed away at two o’clock this morning at the age of twenty two years. Mattie came with her parents from North Carolina as an immigrant, they being unable to care for a large family, Mr. and Mrs. Brown took her and cared for her until her death. She graduated from the grammar school with the class of ’88 with high honors, after which she entered the city high school and concluded the sophomore year. Feeling unable to attend school longer, she concluded to work for her own support and assist those who had helped her. She was an industrious girl working for the small wages of a domestic she provided for herself, and lived an honest and honorable life, and those who come after her would do well to follow her example. She professed a hope in Christ at an early age and at the time of her death was an ardent church member. In her death the church loses one of its most faithful members and officers, the Sunday school one of its most earnest teachers, and the community at large loses one of its most honored ladies, and while we mourn her loss let us consider that our loss is her eternal gain. She leaves two sisters, but their whereabouts cannot be ascertained, consequently no one save her adopted mother is left to mourn her loss. Funeral services are tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock at the A. M. E. Church with interment at Masonic Cemetery. - 2