Mabel Gertrude Bucher and Oliver Perry Morton Brown

OLIVER PERRY MORTON BROWN, son of SARAH ELIZABETH EDWARDS and DEWITT CLINTON BROWN, was born June 26, 1878 in Wayne County, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died May 4, 1948 in Randolph County Hospital, Winchester, Randolph, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

He married MABEL GERTRUDE BUCHER on November 26, 1902 in Wayne County, Indiana.^{193, 1675} She was born February 26, 1882 in Salamania, Jay, Indiana,⁴⁹³¹ and died March 28, 1960 in Richmond State Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ She is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

Personal Information

• Oliver Perry Morton Brown and Mabel Gertrude Bucher were members of the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana. ^{5960, 5716}

Work History

Obituaries

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, May 5, 1948⁵⁹⁶⁰

Morton (Brownie) Brown

Morton O. (Brownie) Brown, 69 years old, 311 College avenue, died Tuesday afternoon at Winchester. He was an engineer at Earlham college for 19 years. Born June 26, 1878, in Wayne county, he had been a resident of Richmond, Wayne county, and vicinity most of his life. He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran church.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Gertrude Brown; one daughter, Mrs. Harry E. Sterling of Richmond; one sister, Mrs. Grace Staley of Los Angeles, Calif.; one brother, John S. Brown of Elyria, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mr. Brown will be held Friday at 2 p. m., at the Jones & Placke Funeral home. Rev. A. H. Keck will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p. m. Thursday.

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, March 29, 1960⁵⁷¹⁶

Mrs. Morton Brown

Mrs. Gertrude Brown, 78 years old, who resided with her daughter, Mrs. Harry Sterling, 311 College avenue, died Monday evening. The widow of Morton Brown, she was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran church.

Survivors in addition to the daughter include a sister, Mrs. Roll Miller of Richmond; three brothers, Lester and John Bucher, both of Richmond, and Claude of rural route, Indianapolis; nieces and nephews.

Services for Mrs. Brown will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Jones and Placke funeral home. Rev. Charles Masheck and Dr. Albert Keck will officiate. Burial will be in Earlham cemetery. Friends may call at the funeal home after 3 p. m. Tuesday.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 24, 1880260	Jefferson Township, Preble, Ohio	DeWitt Clinton Brown Sarah Elizabeth Edwards George Washington Brown Mary Emily Brown Oliver Perry Morton Brown Lucy Brown
June 14, 1900259	Jefferson Township, Preble, Ohio	DeWitt Clinton Brown Mary Emily Brown Oliver Perry Morton Brown Grace E. Brown