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Andrew Jackson Brown

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Andrew Jackson Brown

Birth
Death
29 Apr 1928 (aged 67)
Burial
Carnegie, Caddo County, Oklahoma, USA Add to Map
Plot
sec 5, lot 45, sp 3
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The Carnegie Herald, Wed., May 2, 1928
A.J. Brown, Pioneer Dies at Duke Apr. 29

A.J. Brown, pioneer citizen of this community, died at the home of his daughter, at Duke, Okla., Sunday. The body was brought to Carnegie by Pitcher & Pitcher and funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m., Rev. C.P.D. Mann conducting the funeral. Interment was made in the Carnegie cemetery where the service was in charge of the Carnegie Masonic lodge.

Andrew Jackson Brown was born in Mississippi April 15, 1860, died at Duke, Okla. April 29, 1928, aged 68 years and 14 days. He was married to Mrs. Mary Lewis in Mississippi January 30, 1881. To this union six children were born, five of whom survive: Nelson, D. Cleveland, and Mrs. Allie Kelley of this place, and Claude and Mrs. Minnie Hooker of Duke. Another daughter, Mrs. Willa Jones, died last year. The wife died October 3, 1920.

Mr. Brown and his family came to Oklahoma from Tennessee 26 years ago. He came to this community 18 years ago, and with the exception of a short residence in Anadarko has made Carnegie his home. He joined the Methodist church when a young man and has been a member of the Masonic lodge for 29 years. He served as chief of police of Anadarko, and for many years was a peace officer in the county, known for his fearless in handling criminals.
The Carnegie Herald, Wed., May 2, 1928
A.J. Brown, Pioneer Dies at Duke Apr. 29

A.J. Brown, pioneer citizen of this community, died at the home of his daughter, at Duke, Okla., Sunday. The body was brought to Carnegie by Pitcher & Pitcher and funeral services were held at the Methodist church at 2:30 p.m., Rev. C.P.D. Mann conducting the funeral. Interment was made in the Carnegie cemetery where the service was in charge of the Carnegie Masonic lodge.

Andrew Jackson Brown was born in Mississippi April 15, 1860, died at Duke, Okla. April 29, 1928, aged 68 years and 14 days. He was married to Mrs. Mary Lewis in Mississippi January 30, 1881. To this union six children were born, five of whom survive: Nelson, D. Cleveland, and Mrs. Allie Kelley of this place, and Claude and Mrs. Minnie Hooker of Duke. Another daughter, Mrs. Willa Jones, died last year. The wife died October 3, 1920.

Mr. Brown and his family came to Oklahoma from Tennessee 26 years ago. He came to this community 18 years ago, and with the exception of a short residence in Anadarko has made Carnegie his home. He joined the Methodist church when a young man and has been a member of the Masonic lodge for 29 years. He served as chief of police of Anadarko, and for many years was a peace officer in the county, known for his fearless in handling criminals.


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