Obit: Brown, John M. (1838 - 1916)

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Surnames: BROWN OUIMETTE

----Sources: Colby Phonograph (Colby, Clark County, Wis.) 06/01/1916

Brown, John M. (1838 - 18 MAY 1916)

(Abbotsford Clarion)

John M. Brown passed away at the home of Chas. Ouimette in the town of Holeton (Marathon Co., Wis.) on Thursday, May 18th, 1916, death being caused by a stroke of paralysis. The deceased was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and was nearly 78 years of age. He was a veteran of the Civil War, from which he received an honorable discharge, and has been a resident of Abbotsford for the past 40 years. He leaves to mourn his death, two daughters and four sons. The funeral was held Saturday, May 29th (buried at Colby Memorial Cemetery).