J. Herbert Brown, son of John Delos and Nancy (Johnson) Brown, was born in 1859 and died in a railroad accident in Oct 1906 at Jerome Junction, Arizona. He is buried in the Farmington Cemetery in Farmingdale, Sangamon Co., Illinois. He married Harriet Louise Purcell on 19 April 1899 in Farmingdale, Illinois. They evidently did not have children.
Matrimonial Record
Brown-Purcell--Married. Wednesday evening, April 19,
1899, at the residence of the bride, three miles west of Farmingdale, J.
Herbert Brown of Junction, Ariz., and Miss Jarriette Louise Purcell.
The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dwight C. Hanna, pastor of the Second Presbyterian church of
Springfield, and was witnessed by a number of friends of the bride and groom.
The bride wore a costume of white organdy, trimmed in satin and ribbons. She
carried white carnations. A wedding supper followed the ceremony. The groom is
foreman of car inspectors on the W.V. & R road with headquarters at
Junction, Ariz. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Purcell. they
will leave in a few days for Arizona to live.
[Source: Daily Illinois State Journal; Springfield, IL;
Fri., 21 Apr 1899]
Remains of J. H. Brown, Killed at Jerome Junction, Arizona, Arrive
at Farmingdale
J.H. Brown, who
married Miss Harriet Purcell of Farmingdale seven years ago, was killed at
Jerome Junction, Arizona, last Wednesday and the remains arrived at Farmingdale
from that place yesterday morning. They were taken to the home of his
father-in-law, William Purcell, where the funeral will be held at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. The interment will be made in the cemetery at Farmingdale
center.
Mr. Brown was
crushed between two cars while at work in the yards of Senator Clark's narrow
gauge railroad at Jerome Junction. Mrs. Brown accompanied the remains to
Farmingdale. Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Brown of Walden, DeWitt county, parents of the
dead man, also are at Farmingdale to attend the funeral.
The decedent is
survived by his wife; one brother, Charles Brown of San Francisco, Cal., and
five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Norfleet and Mrs. Viola Greenwood, both of
Springfield; Mrs. Mollie Miller of Pawnee, Mrs. Emma Lehman of Missouri, and
Mrs. Florence Galt of Arkansas.
[Source: Daily Illinois State Journal; Springfield, IL; 6
Oct 1906]
Brown - The remains of J.H. Brown who was killed last Wednesday at
Jerome Junction, Arizona, arrived in Farmingdale yesterday morning and were
taken to the residence of William Purcell, father-in-law of the deceased. The
funeral will occur from that place this afternoon. The interment will be made
in the Farmingdale cemeter [sic].
Mr. Brown was a
native of DeWitt county, this state, but has been in the southwest for nearly
twenty years. He was married to Miss Harriet Purcell of Farmingdale about seven
years ago. He is survived by his wife, by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Brown
of Waldden [sic], Ill., by one brother, Charles Brown of San Francisco, and by
five sisters, Mrs. Minnie Norfleet and Mrs. Viola Greenwood of Springfield;
Mrs. Mollie Miller of Pawnee, Mrs. Emma Lehman of Missouri, and Mrs. Florence
Galt of Arkansas.
[Source: Daily Illinois State Register; Springfield, IL;
Tues., 16 Oct 1906]
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