Richard Harvey Brown
RICHARD HARVEY BROWN
Born: 31 August 1854, Woodsfield, Monroe Co., Ohio.
Married: Margaret Ann Sautter
Died: 3 January 1930, London, Ohio.
Buried: Paint Twp. Cemetery, Madison Co., Ohio.
Children:
Milton Edward, Myra Odessa, Forest Frederick, Ernest Ellsworth, Otto Wilbur, Richard Louis.
Biography:
Richard Harvey was the son of Benjamin and Mary (Fisher) Brown. His mother died only 28 days after he was born, probably due to complications following the birth. Richard was born Monroe Co., Ohio. He lived for a time in West Virginia when he was nearly twenty years old, working there with his father, and like his father, he also became a farmer. His father wrote in 1874 that Richard "likes Virginia better than he thought he would". Later in life, however, "Harve", as he was known, moved to Pike Co., Ohio and there married to Margaret Ann Sautter, a full blooded German and daughter of Jacob and Anna Martha (Salzmann) Sautter. She was born on 18 August 1860 in Waverly, Ohio. They were married on 25 November 1886 in a home near Waverly, Ohio under authority of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Later, after the move to Madison Co., they joined the Churches of Christ in Christian Union (founded in 1909).
Margaret (Sautter) Brown
Richard L., Odessa, Richard H., Frederick, Margaret, Milton, Ernest
Richard was taught to read and write by his wife! For a time, they lived in Fayette Co., Ohio. In 1900, Richard and his family lived in Pebble Twp., Pike Co., where he was renting his home at the time. In 1910, they lived over in Pee Pee Twp., Pike Co., Ohio. Later, perhaps about 1912, the family moved north to Madison Co., Ohio. A newspaper article in 1986 states that the family moved there in 1900, which would obviously be after the census of that year if accurate. It was there in Madison Co. where Richard died of a heart attack. He was stricken while working in a nearby field, shucking some corn. His little black dog "Jack" began barking and alerted someone to his masters need. Richard was found alive and taken to his home, but he died there a few hours later at 1:30 p.m. on 3 January 1930. The cause of death on his death certificate is given as uremia, or kidney failure - with organic heart disease as the contributory cause. His funeral service was held at the London, Ohio Church of Christ in Christian Union, conducted by Rev. G. C. Johnson and Rev. Frank Sollars. His death made front page news in the Madison Press newspaper. Margaret, his wife, lived until 15 August 1945. She was buried two days later in the Paint Twp. Cemetery beside her husband.
Children:
Tombstone of Milton E. Brown
Margaret (Sautter) Brown, 18 August 1943
1) Milton Edward, was born 19 September 1887 and died on 1 January 1909, unmarried. The notice in the Waverly News newspaper announcing his death states that he was “well known” in the community. “Mr. Brown’s illness dated from several weeks back when he was taken with hemorrhages of the bowels, this being the cause of his demise. He was a very popular young man and he leaves a wide circle of friends to mourn his untimely departure.” Milton is buried in the Evergreen-Union Cemetery in Waverly, Ohio.
2) Myra Odessa, born 24 November 1889 and died 11 April 1963. She was married to Arthur Joseph Emerick on 24 December 1911 at London, Ohio. He was born in Pike Co., Ohio on 18 December 1888, the son of Rev. Joseph Foster Emerick and Mary Elizabeth (Simon) Emerick. They still lived in Madison Co., Ohio in 1920.
a. Mildred Lenora, born c. 1913.
b. Margaret E., born c. 1914.
c. Myra L., born c. 1916.
d. Dorothy, born 27 January 1919 in Paint Twp., Madison Co., Ohio. She died at about one year of age during the great flu epidemic of that time.
3) Forest Fredrick, was born 6 December 1891. He died 13 November 1898. He is buried in the Evergreen-Union Cemetery in Waverly, Ohio.
Wilbur Brown
Tombstone of Forest Frederick Brown
4) Ernest Ellsworth, our ancestor. He was born on 9 January 1894 at Washington Court House, Ohio and married to Mary Edith Stockwell, daughter of Harvey Edward and Sarah Catherine (Woods) Stockwell, on 15 December 1921. He was a farmer in his earlier years and later a factory worker for the Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation. He was saved at the age of 18 and was very active in the London and Lancaster Churches of Christ in Christian Union. He served for 14 years as the Sunday School Superintendent at the London church. Ernest was, in fact, one of the founders of the London, Ohio church in 1919. He never missed a Mt. of Praise camp meeting from the time of its beginning in 1917 until his death. He died with leukemia on 13 February 1969 in Lancaster, Ohio. Mary Edith passed away on 11 November 2000, also in Lancaster.
a. Donald Lewis, born 17 December 1922. He served in World War II. He became a minister, teacher, missionary and magazine editor. He married secondly to Glenna Marie Nance on 6 September 1957. He had three children, Dennis, Daryl and Michael. He died on 20 January 1991.
b. Harold Ellsworth, born 20 September 1924 and married to JoAnn Haines. He died 22 March 2005 in Lancaster, Ohio.
c. James Robert, born 17 September 1926 and married Mary Madaline Miller. They had one son. James died on 30 October 1999.
d. Paul Eugene, born 3 August 1930. His wife was the former Jayne Eli Drenning.
5) Otto Wilbur, born 15 December 1896 near Waverly, Ohio and died 10 October 1988. He married to Emogene Lockhart on 24 December 1920. Emogene was born on 26 November 1902 in West Virginia and died in August 1979. Wilbur, as he was known, was an electrician and was a member of the London, Ohio Church of Christ in Christian Union. He never missed a single Mt. of Praise camp meeting from the time it began until after his death. He helped build the original buildings on the camp grounds. He was a veteran of World War I. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, he worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad while taking correspondence courses in electricity to eventually become an electrician. In 1932, he was the Ohio State Champion in the state corn husking contest! He served at the Curtiss Wright aircraft assembly plant during World War II and later worked at International Harvester in Springfield, Ohio. At the time of his 90th birthday, he enjoyed gardening and singing hymns.
a. Infant, died at birth.
b. Infant, lived for one week.
c. William Elden, married Jane --- , and had two children, Jay and Debbie.
6) Richard Louis, born 30 December 1901. He married first to on 19 March 1925. He once was manager of a grocery in London, Ohio. His second wife was Cassie Maxwell. died on 22 December 1988 in Florida where he had lived for many years. He lived in St. Petersburg, Florida. He had adopted two children, named Ronald and Edward.
Submitted by Michael & Donna Brown
Sept 2007
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