WAPINITIA PIONEER DEAD, FUNERAL SUNDAY
MRS. MARY BROWN RESIDENT SINCE 1881
(Daily of December 19)

Mary Abbott Brown, pioneer of the Wapinitia district for almost half a century, died at the Mid-Columbia hospital early today at the age of 68 years. She had been a resident of Wasco County for 48 years.
Funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning from the Wapinitia Untied Brethren Church, weather permitting. Services will be conducted by Rev Clark Smith of Dufur, with interment in the Kelly Cemetery under the direction of Crandall's.
Mary Abbott was born at Osceola, Ind. March 1, 1861, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Abbott. She moved to Oregon with her family settling in the Wapinitia district. Curtis Abbott was one of the pioneer sheep men of the district.
Miss Abbott was married in 1897 to James Samuel Brown, who survives her. The later has been a resident of Wapinitia for 37 years. Surviving also are a brother J.P. Abbott of Maupin and two sisters, Mrs. Eliza Foreman of Maupin and Arsina Washburn of Elkhart, Indiana.

Source: posted in The Dalles 12/19/1927



MARY A BROWN

Mary A (Abbott) Brown was born at Osceola, Indiana, in 1861, died at the Dalles hospital December 19, being 68 years of age at time of death.
Mrs. Brown was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Abbott, and lived with her parents at their Indiana home until 1881, when she came to this section with them. Her father was one of the earliest stockmen to settle on Wapinitia Plains.
Descendant was married to J S Brown in 1897, and with him carved out a home from the sage brush and rocks, until at this time the Brown ranch is one of the best in eastern Oregon.
Leaving behind to mourn her loss Mrs. Brown is survived by two sisters; Mrs. W. F. Forman, of Juniper Flat and Mrs. Washburn, of Indiana. One brother, J P Abbott, also survives. A foster daughter, Mrs. Jennie Gabel, living at The Dalles, also is left among the mourners.
At a early age Mrs. Brown united with the Methodist Church. She had always been a willing worker in church affairs, and through her efforts, with those of others, the church at Wapinitia was enabled to exist. At the time of her death she was president of the Ladies Aid of the Wapinitia church.
Mrs. Brown was stricken at her home on Thanksgiving Day. The following Sunday she was taken to the hospital at The Dalles, and from her arrival there continued to sink. She was a victim of paralysis, which gradually sapped her strength until the final summons came, which was on the day above recorded.
Mrs. Mary Brown was one of the God's noble women. No call for aid or assistance was passed up by her. She was ever willing to extend succor to the afflicted and her purse was always open in aid of the church need. As a neighbor she was held in high esteem; as a business women she, was known and admired for her astuteness' and fairness. As a wife she was all that created a crater in the Brown home that nothing can fill, and the grieving husband, while almost inconsolable is buoyed up by the knowledge that she has gone before and awaits him in a better land than this. Mr. Brown has the sympathy of this whole section in the loss of a loving wife and faithful helpmate.
Mrs. Brown's remains were laid to rest in the Kelly Cemetery on Sunday, December 22, her body being accompanied to the grave by a large number of grieving friend's neighbors. The floral offerings were many bier being completely hid in a profusion of flowers. The serves were held at the Wapinitia church. Rev. Clark M. Smith officiating. A choir composed of W H Staats and wife, Mesdames Wilson and Woodcock, and three Wapinitia ladies, rendering appropriate hymns at the funeral services.
In the death of Mrs. Brown the Times has lost a close friend. She always was ready and willing to help us in the matter of news items and her interest and good words lid much to further our interest. With the many other friends of the departed lady this paper grieves deeply and we extend our sympathy to her husband and the other members of her family.

Source: posted to the Maupin 12/26/1929


DEATH RECORD
Oregon Death Index, 1903-98:
Name: Brown, Mary Cordelia Abbott
County: Wasco
Death Date: 19 Dec 1929
Certificate: 189

CENSUS RECORDS
1910 United Federal Census
Name: Mary C Brown
Age in 1910:38
Birth Year: abt 1872
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910:Oak Grove, Wasco, Oregon
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's Name: James S Brown
Household Members: Name Age
James S Brown 38
Mary C Brown 38
Jennie Brown 16

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Brown
Home in 1900: Oak Grove, Wasco, Oregon
[Wamic, Wasco, Oregon]
Age: 42
Birth Date: Mar 1858
Birthplace: Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Spouse's Name: James S Brown
Marriage year: 1898
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 2
Occupation: View on Image
Household Members: Name Age
James S Brown 33
Mary C Brown 42

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C. Abbott
Home in 1880: Oceola, Saint Joseph, Indiana
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Indiana
Relation to Head of Household: Dau (Daughter)
Father's birthplace: Ohio
Mother's name: Catherine Abbott
Mother's birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Household Members: Name Age
Catherine Abbott 54
Eliza Jane Abbott 32
Mary C. Abbott 24

1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Mary C Abbott
Age in 1860: 4
Birth Year: abt 1856
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1860: Penn, St Joseph, Indiana
Gender: Female
Household Members: Name Age
Catharine Abbott 33
Eliza J Abbott 12
Joel C Abbott 10
Sarah Abbott 9
James P Abbott 7
Mary C Abbott 4


NOTE: Birthdate listed on her gravestone is 01 March 1863; this agrees with her cemetery records which say Mary was 66 years old at time of death. However, she appears as a 4-year-old in the 1860 census and her age there and in the 1880 census gives her a birth year of 1856. (Perhaps she was sensitive about being a bit older than her husband.)