Mrs. Alvin C Brown died at home in Forest Grove Tuesday. Born July 16, 1832 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, her maiden name being Sarah Ross.
While young, the family started for Iowa, and while in Illinois her father was hurt and died. The family went on to Iowa where her mother then married Isreal Mitchell and in 1847 he brought the family across the plains to Oregon. They settled first on the east side of the river where the father kept ferry. In 1849, they came to Forest Grove. She made her home with Mr. Maylor's family.
November 1, 1854 she married Brown, grandson of the founder of Pacific University. They had nine children, five are living: Mrs. Lewis, Russelville; Miss Liberta, at home; Dr. E M Brown, Tacoma; Ernest Brown, Hillsboro and Victor Brown on old farm. She also leaves two sisters: Mrs. Slaven of Washington County and Mrs. Caroline M Painter of Walla Walla; two brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross, Eugene.
[Forest Grove Times, 24 Sep 1903
[The Washington County News, September 25, states children as: E M and M D of Tacoma; Miss Liberta at home; A V Brown of Forest Grove; E C Brown, Hillsboro. Sisters: Mrs. Stevan and Mr. C. M. Foster, Walla Wall; Brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross of Eugene. Burial at Buxton Cemetery.]
While young, the family started for Iowa, and while in Illinois her father was hurt and died. The family went on to Iowa where her mother then married Isreal Mitchell and in 1847 he brought the family across the plains to Oregon. They settled first on the east side of the river where the father kept ferry. In 1849, they came to Forest Grove. She made her home with Mr. Maylor's family.
November 1, 1854 she married Brown, grandson of the founder of Pacific University. They had nine children, five are living: Mrs. Lewis, Russelville; Miss Liberta, at home; Dr. E M Brown, Tacoma; Ernest Brown, Hillsboro and Victor Brown on old farm. She also leaves two sisters: Mrs. Slaven of Washington County and Mrs. Caroline M Painter of Walla Walla; two brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross, Eugene.
[Forest Grove Times, 24 Sep 1903
[The Washington County News, September 25, states children as: E M and M D of Tacoma; Miss Liberta at home; A V Brown of Forest Grove; E C Brown, Hillsboro. Sisters: Mrs. Stevan and Mr. C. M. Foster, Walla Wall; Brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross of Eugene. Burial at Buxton Cemetery.]
Mrs. Alvin C Brown died at home in Forest Grove Tuesday. Born July 16, 1832 in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, her maiden name being Sarah Ross.
While young, the family started for Iowa, and while in Illinois her father was hurt and died. The family went on to Iowa where her mother then married Isreal Mitchell and in 1847 he brought the family across the plains to Oregon. They settled first on the east side of the river where the father kept ferry. In 1849, they came to Forest Grove. She made her home with Mr. Maylor's family.
November 1, 1854 she married Brown, grandson of the founder of Pacific University. They had nine children, five are living: Mrs. Lewis, Russelville; Miss Liberta, at home; Dr. E M Brown, Tacoma; Ernest Brown, Hillsboro and Victor Brown on old farm. She also leaves two sisters: Mrs. Slaven of Washington County and Mrs. Caroline M Painter of Walla Walla; two brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross, Eugene.
[Forest Grove Times, 24 Sep 1903
[The Washington County News, September 25, states children as: E M and M D of Tacoma; Miss Liberta at home; A V Brown of Forest Grove; E C Brown, Hillsboro. Sisters: Mrs. Stevan and Mr. C. M. Foster, Walla Wall; Brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross of Eugene. Burial at Buxton Cemetery.]
While young, the family started for Iowa, and while in Illinois her father was hurt and died. The family went on to Iowa where her mother then married Isreal Mitchell and in 1847 he brought the family across the plains to Oregon. They settled first on the east side of the river where the father kept ferry. In 1849, they came to Forest Grove. She made her home with Mr. Maylor's family.
November 1, 1854 she married Brown, grandson of the founder of Pacific University. They had nine children, five are living: Mrs. Lewis, Russelville; Miss Liberta, at home; Dr. E M Brown, Tacoma; Ernest Brown, Hillsboro and Victor Brown on old farm. She also leaves two sisters: Mrs. Slaven of Washington County and Mrs. Caroline M Painter of Walla Walla; two brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross, Eugene.
[Forest Grove Times, 24 Sep 1903
[The Washington County News, September 25, states children as: E M and M D of Tacoma; Miss Liberta at home; A V Brown of Forest Grove; E C Brown, Hillsboro. Sisters: Mrs. Stevan and Mr. C. M. Foster, Walla Wall; Brothers: E C Ross, Beaverton and L A Ross of Eugene. Burial at Buxton Cemetery.]
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Daughter of Luther & Mary Ross, born in Mercer Co., Pa. - Pioneer 1847
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Two Headstones - w/o Alvin Clark Brown married 11/1/1854
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