BROWN, Margaret Fannie

Mrs. Fannie Brown died at her home in this city on last Sunday. She was the widow of John M. Brown who died at his home, in Hurricane, about a year ago from injuries received from a fall off a wagon. Mrs. Brown’s disease was pneumonia. She was sick but a few days. She was an estimable lady, having a large circle of friends. The funeral services were conducted by Prof. C. H. Hall, on Monday afternoon, and the remains were buried in the Hurricane cemetery.

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 6, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 37, page 1 column 5

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Mrs. Fannie Brown, widow of the late John M. Brown, died Sunday morning about 10 o’clock at her home on East King Street, of pneumonia after an illness of but a few days. She had but recently moved to this city from the Hurricane neighborhood and had recently purchased property on the south side and had a handsome residence in course of erection into which she expected to move this spring. The funeral took place on Monday evening from her late residence, the remains being taken to Hurricane for burial.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, March 6, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 37, page 4 column 2

FROM OVER THE COUNTY.

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HURRICANE.

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Mrs. Fannie Brown, formerly of here, but late of Franklin, died Sunday morning after a brief illness. She was a kind sister and a devoted mother. Her funeral took place Monday afternoon at three o’clock at the Baptist church of which she was a member after which her remains were interred in the Hurricane cemetery.

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Link to Margaret Fannie Brown’s grave

Notes:  The Johnson County Indiana WPA Death Index, 1882–1920, page 24, referencing Book H-16, page 23, records that Margarett [sic] F. Brown, a 40 year old white female, died 1 Mar 1891 in Franklin.

The 1880 US Federal Census for Franklin Township, Johnson County Indiana records forty-seven-year-old, Indiana-born farmer John M. Brown, his twenty-nine-year-old, Kentucky-born second wife Margaret F Brown, John’s Indiana-born daughters from his first marriage, twenty-year-old Emma C. and eighteen-year-old Sarah, and John and Margaret’s Indiana-born daughters, four-year-old Ester and 10-month-old Elizabeth.

John M. Brown applied for his Civil War Pension (based on his service in Co. F 5th Indiana Cavalry) as an invalid on 29 Sep 1887 (Certificate No. 453916). His wife Fannie M. Brown applied for a widow’s pension on 2 Jul 1890 (Certificate No. 640304). Their daughter, Elizabeth (Brown) Hiland applied for a minor’s pension on 11 Apr 1908 (Application No.889136). She apparently didn’t get one as there is no Certificate Number recorded.

Submitted by Mark McCrady, Cathea Curry and Lois Johnson