William Oliver BROWN Sr. was born on 5 Mar 1823 in Castleton, Staten Island, NY. He died on 5 Mar 1901 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Forest Cemetery Sec G. He married Henrietta Deborah BURGER on 1 Jun 1858 in New York City, NY / Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion.
He was a Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. K 161st Reg't O.V.I.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: DEATH OF W.O. BROWN, SR. / Was a Pioneer and Prominent in Business Circles / W.O. Brown, Sr., one of the early settlers of this city, died at the home of his son, Walter Brown, in Elkhart, Ind., at 5 o'clock last evening. Mr. Brown was born at Staten Island, N. Y., March 5, 1823, and his death, which was as the result of the infirmities of old age, occurred on the anniversary of his 78th birthday.
He came to Toledo in 1846,and until recently, has been a resident of this city. Mr. Brown was, for a time, connected with C. A. King in the grain business, and also operated a large pork packing establishment.
His slaughter house, one of the largest of that time, was situated near where the Cherry Street bridge ends on the East Side. He was interested in a number of vessels on the lakes, and, in 1848, started in the ship chandler business, which he afterwards sold to M. I. Wilcox.
He was also one of the original members of the old Board of Trade, which afterwards became the present Produce Exchange.
Three children, W. O. Brown, Jr., of Toledo, Walter, of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Frank Klotz, of Chicago, survive Mr. Brown.
The funeral will be held from Trinity church to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Information on William Oliver BROWN and Henrietta Deborah BURGER Family ancestors courtesy of David Randolph BROWN of Palo Alto, CA.
William Oliver BROWN Sr. was born on 5 Mar 1823 in Castleton, Staten Island, NY. He died on 5 Mar 1901 in Toledo, OH. He was buried in Toledo, OH / Forest Cemetery Sec G. He married Henrietta Deborah BURGER on 1 Jun 1858 in New York City, NY / Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion.
He was a Civil War veteran, Pvt. Co. K 161st Reg't O.V.I.
Obituary from the Toledo Blade newspaper: DEATH OF W.O. BROWN, SR. / Was a Pioneer and Prominent in Business Circles / W.O. Brown, Sr., one of the early settlers of this city, died at the home of his son, Walter Brown, in Elkhart, Ind., at 5 o'clock last evening. Mr. Brown was born at Staten Island, N. Y., March 5, 1823, and his death, which was as the result of the infirmities of old age, occurred on the anniversary of his 78th birthday.
He came to Toledo in 1846,and until recently, has been a resident of this city. Mr. Brown was, for a time, connected with C. A. King in the grain business, and also operated a large pork packing establishment.
His slaughter house, one of the largest of that time, was situated near where the Cherry Street bridge ends on the East Side. He was interested in a number of vessels on the lakes, and, in 1848, started in the ship chandler business, which he afterwards sold to M. I. Wilcox.
He was also one of the original members of the old Board of Trade, which afterwards became the present Produce Exchange.
Three children, W. O. Brown, Jr., of Toledo, Walter, of Elkhart, Ind., and Mrs. Frank Klotz, of Chicago, survive Mr. Brown.
The funeral will be held from Trinity church to-morrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Information on William Oliver BROWN and Henrietta Deborah BURGER Family ancestors courtesy of David Randolph BROWN of Palo Alto, CA.
Inscription
Husband of Henrietta (Burge) Brown Son of George and Lucy (Hebarts) Brown
Gravesite Details
cemetery ID 987, interred 03/07/1901
Family Members
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Mary Ann Brown Burger
1814–1883
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Lucy Brown
1816–1816
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George F Brown
1817–1906
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Charles Roland Brown
1819–1874
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Louisa Maria Brown Montrose
1821–1905
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John Henry Brown
1825 – unknown
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Samuel H. Brown
1827–1865
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Lucy Amelia Brown
1829–1829
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Emma Josephine Brown Sawyer-Collins
1832–1907
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Cornelia Brown
1833–1834
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Albert Hebarts Brown
1835–1835
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Cordelia Brown
1836–1837
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Alfred Brown
1838–1866
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Alfred Brown
1838–1866
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