His obituary from the 2 November 1933 edition of The Baltimore Sun:
Obituary.
HORACE ARRELL BROWNE
Funeral services for Horace Arrell Browne, who died yesterday after a brief illness from pneumonia, will be conducted at 9 A. M. tomorrow in Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. Browne was born in Baltimore fifty-one years ago, and was the son of the late Horace Bowyer Browne and Mrs. Sarah Lee McComas Browne. He was a civil engineer, and was for years in the service of the city.
Mr. Browne is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins Browne; four daughters, Misses Margaret Arrell, Charlotte and Harriet Harper Browne, and Mrs. Sarah Lee Birckhead, and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Evans, of Chestertown, Md.; Mrs. Robert Bingham Wasson, of Cranford, N.J., and Mrs. Austin Jenkins Lilly, of Baltimore. The home is 1806 Park avenue. [Obituaries Page 21]
Biography: Horace attended Loyola High School and Loyola College. As an active young bachelor, he helped to organize several germans (spelled with a lower case 'g'); special dances, or cotillions, which consisted of complicated figures and changes of partners. He could often be found drilling with the 5th Regiment of the Maryland National Guard at the Mount Royal and Pikesville armories. Horace was in the Junior Naval Reserve during the Spanish-American War, and mustered into Company "A" of the "Dandy 5th" on April 16th, 1902. He served three enlistments (including the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904), was awarded the 9-year Faithful Service Medal, qualified as an Expert Marksman five years running, and was honorably discharged in 1911.
He married Margaret Jenkins Lilly, the daughter of Henry Joseph Lilly and Mary Helen Jenkins, at St. Ignatius Church on January 26th, 1909. They had five children in total, four of which survived to maturity: Margaret Arrell Browne, Sarah Lee Browne, Charlotte Bowyer Browne, and Harriet Harper "Harpsie" Browne. The other child—Arrell's twin—died shortly after childbirth.
Though he lived a relatively short life, Horace had the incredible foresight to compile and collect family stories and genealogical data that otherwise would have been lost to history. This is especially noteworthy because he was able to collect a great deal of information from the elder branches of the family as the generation that had lived through most of the 1800s was dying off during the beginning of the 20th century. When he wasn't busy designing sewers for the Baltimore City Water Department, he was drawing gorgeous, freehand family trees on his drafting board. His engineering prowess was evident even in his handwriting, as the rigid uniformity of his regular penmanship could easily be mistaken for the work of a typesetter in a print shop.
He was an active member of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, having joined on November 28th, 1913—National No. 24872, and Maryland No. 596—in the right of his 3rd-great grandfather, John Browne, N.L., who served as a major in the Philadelphia Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia. Horace also helped his father Horace Bowyer, his uncle Parkin, and several other members of the Browne family to get involved.
His genealogical research was published between the years 1914 and 1926, and it likely would have continued had he not lost his eyesight. Fortunately, his work remains accessible to researchers. His family trees for the Dorsey, Jenkins, and Scott families of Maryland, as well as the Browne family of Philadelphia, can be found on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society. Copies of the family tree for the Bowyer family of Virginia can also be found at both the Virginia Historical Society and the University of Virginia.
Obituary.
HORACE ARRELL BROWNE
Funeral services for Horace Arrell Browne, who died yesterday after a brief illness from pneumonia, will be conducted at 9 A. M. tomorrow in Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. Browne was born in Baltimore fifty-one years ago, and was the son of the late Horace Bowyer Browne and Mrs. Sarah Lee McComas Browne. He was a civil engineer, and was for years in the service of the city.
Mr. Browne is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins Browne; four daughters, Misses Margaret Arrell, Charlotte and Harriet Harper Browne, and Mrs. Sarah Lee Birckhead, and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Evans, of Chestertown, Md.; Mrs. Robert Bingham Wasson, of Cranford, N.J., and Mrs. Austin Jenkins Lilly, of Baltimore. The home is 1806 Park avenue. [Obituaries Page 21]
Biography: Horace attended Loyola High School and Loyola College. As an active young bachelor, he helped to organize several germans (spelled with a lower case 'g'); special dances, or cotillions, which consisted of complicated figures and changes of partners. He could often be found drilling with the 5th Regiment of the Maryland National Guard at the Mount Royal and Pikesville armories. Horace was in the Junior Naval Reserve during the Spanish-American War, and mustered into Company "A" of the "Dandy 5th" on April 16th, 1902. He served three enlistments (including the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904), was awarded the 9-year Faithful Service Medal, qualified as an Expert Marksman five years running, and was honorably discharged in 1911.
He married Margaret Jenkins Lilly, the daughter of Henry Joseph Lilly and Mary Helen Jenkins, at St. Ignatius Church on January 26th, 1909. They had five children in total, four of which survived to maturity: Margaret Arrell Browne, Sarah Lee Browne, Charlotte Bowyer Browne, and Harriet Harper "Harpsie" Browne. The other child—Arrell's twin—died shortly after childbirth.
Though he lived a relatively short life, Horace had the incredible foresight to compile and collect family stories and genealogical data that otherwise would have been lost to history. This is especially noteworthy because he was able to collect a great deal of information from the elder branches of the family as the generation that had lived through most of the 1800s was dying off during the beginning of the 20th century. When he wasn't busy designing sewers for the Baltimore City Water Department, he was drawing gorgeous, freehand family trees on his drafting board. His engineering prowess was evident even in his handwriting, as the rigid uniformity of his regular penmanship could easily be mistaken for the work of a typesetter in a print shop.
He was an active member of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, having joined on November 28th, 1913—National No. 24872, and Maryland No. 596—in the right of his 3rd-great grandfather, John Browne, N.L., who served as a major in the Philadelphia Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia. Horace also helped his father Horace Bowyer, his uncle Parkin, and several other members of the Browne family to get involved.
His genealogical research was published between the years 1914 and 1926, and it likely would have continued had he not lost his eyesight. Fortunately, his work remains accessible to researchers. His family trees for the Dorsey, Jenkins, and Scott families of Maryland, as well as the Browne family of Philadelphia, can be found on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society. Copies of the family tree for the Bowyer family of Virginia can also be found at both the Virginia Historical Society and the University of Virginia.
His obituary from the 2 November 1933 edition of The Baltimore Sun:
Obituary.
HORACE ARRELL BROWNE
Funeral services for Horace Arrell Browne, who died yesterday after a brief illness from pneumonia, will be conducted at 9 A. M. tomorrow in Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. Browne was born in Baltimore fifty-one years ago, and was the son of the late Horace Bowyer Browne and Mrs. Sarah Lee McComas Browne. He was a civil engineer, and was for years in the service of the city.
Mr. Browne is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins Browne; four daughters, Misses Margaret Arrell, Charlotte and Harriet Harper Browne, and Mrs. Sarah Lee Birckhead, and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Evans, of Chestertown, Md.; Mrs. Robert Bingham Wasson, of Cranford, N.J., and Mrs. Austin Jenkins Lilly, of Baltimore. The home is 1806 Park avenue. [Obituaries Page 21]
Biography: Horace attended Loyola High School and Loyola College. As an active young bachelor, he helped to organize several germans (spelled with a lower case 'g'); special dances, or cotillions, which consisted of complicated figures and changes of partners. He could often be found drilling with the 5th Regiment of the Maryland National Guard at the Mount Royal and Pikesville armories. Horace was in the Junior Naval Reserve during the Spanish-American War, and mustered into Company "A" of the "Dandy 5th" on April 16th, 1902. He served three enlistments (including the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904), was awarded the 9-year Faithful Service Medal, qualified as an Expert Marksman five years running, and was honorably discharged in 1911.
He married Margaret Jenkins Lilly, the daughter of Henry Joseph Lilly and Mary Helen Jenkins, at St. Ignatius Church on January 26th, 1909. They had five children in total, four of which survived to maturity: Margaret Arrell Browne, Sarah Lee Browne, Charlotte Bowyer Browne, and Harriet Harper "Harpsie" Browne. The other child—Arrell's twin—died shortly after childbirth.
Though he lived a relatively short life, Horace had the incredible foresight to compile and collect family stories and genealogical data that otherwise would have been lost to history. This is especially noteworthy because he was able to collect a great deal of information from the elder branches of the family as the generation that had lived through most of the 1800s was dying off during the beginning of the 20th century. When he wasn't busy designing sewers for the Baltimore City Water Department, he was drawing gorgeous, freehand family trees on his drafting board. His engineering prowess was evident even in his handwriting, as the rigid uniformity of his regular penmanship could easily be mistaken for the work of a typesetter in a print shop.
He was an active member of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, having joined on November 28th, 1913—National No. 24872, and Maryland No. 596—in the right of his 3rd-great grandfather, John Browne, N.L., who served as a major in the Philadelphia Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia. Horace also helped his father Horace Bowyer, his uncle Parkin, and several other members of the Browne family to get involved.
His genealogical research was published between the years 1914 and 1926, and it likely would have continued had he not lost his eyesight. Fortunately, his work remains accessible to researchers. His family trees for the Dorsey, Jenkins, and Scott families of Maryland, as well as the Browne family of Philadelphia, can be found on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society. Copies of the family tree for the Bowyer family of Virginia can also be found at both the Virginia Historical Society and the University of Virginia.
Obituary.
HORACE ARRELL BROWNE
Funeral services for Horace Arrell Browne, who died yesterday after a brief illness from pneumonia, will be conducted at 9 A. M. tomorrow in Corpus Christi Church.
Mr. Browne was born in Baltimore fifty-one years ago, and was the son of the late Horace Bowyer Browne and Mrs. Sarah Lee McComas Browne. He was a civil engineer, and was for years in the service of the city.
Mr. Browne is survived by his widow, Mrs. Margaret Jenkins Browne; four daughters, Misses Margaret Arrell, Charlotte and Harriet Harper Browne, and Mrs. Sarah Lee Birckhead, and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Evans, of Chestertown, Md.; Mrs. Robert Bingham Wasson, of Cranford, N.J., and Mrs. Austin Jenkins Lilly, of Baltimore. The home is 1806 Park avenue. [Obituaries Page 21]
Biography: Horace attended Loyola High School and Loyola College. As an active young bachelor, he helped to organize several germans (spelled with a lower case 'g'); special dances, or cotillions, which consisted of complicated figures and changes of partners. He could often be found drilling with the 5th Regiment of the Maryland National Guard at the Mount Royal and Pikesville armories. Horace was in the Junior Naval Reserve during the Spanish-American War, and mustered into Company "A" of the "Dandy 5th" on April 16th, 1902. He served three enlistments (including the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904), was awarded the 9-year Faithful Service Medal, qualified as an Expert Marksman five years running, and was honorably discharged in 1911.
He married Margaret Jenkins Lilly, the daughter of Henry Joseph Lilly and Mary Helen Jenkins, at St. Ignatius Church on January 26th, 1909. They had five children in total, four of which survived to maturity: Margaret Arrell Browne, Sarah Lee Browne, Charlotte Bowyer Browne, and Harriet Harper "Harpsie" Browne. The other child—Arrell's twin—died shortly after childbirth.
Though he lived a relatively short life, Horace had the incredible foresight to compile and collect family stories and genealogical data that otherwise would have been lost to history. This is especially noteworthy because he was able to collect a great deal of information from the elder branches of the family as the generation that had lived through most of the 1800s was dying off during the beginning of the 20th century. When he wasn't busy designing sewers for the Baltimore City Water Department, he was drawing gorgeous, freehand family trees on his drafting board. His engineering prowess was evident even in his handwriting, as the rigid uniformity of his regular penmanship could easily be mistaken for the work of a typesetter in a print shop.
He was an active member of the Maryland Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, having joined on November 28th, 1913—National No. 24872, and Maryland No. 596—in the right of his 3rd-great grandfather, John Browne, N.L., who served as a major in the Philadelphia Brigade of Pennsylvania Militia. Horace also helped his father Horace Bowyer, his uncle Parkin, and several other members of the Browne family to get involved.
His genealogical research was published between the years 1914 and 1926, and it likely would have continued had he not lost his eyesight. Fortunately, his work remains accessible to researchers. His family trees for the Dorsey, Jenkins, and Scott families of Maryland, as well as the Browne family of Philadelphia, can be found on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society. Copies of the family tree for the Bowyer family of Virginia can also be found at both the Virginia Historical Society and the University of Virginia.
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