Mary Alta was born to Donald Claude (Braun) Brown and Ella Lorena Hanson in Iowa. Mary moved with her family to Happyville, Yuma County, Colorado onto her fathers homestead. Her father was known as Doc Brown around the area, due to his treating many for the flu with great success, although he did not have a medical license. Mary grew up with six siblings, Allen D., Sidney Donald, Lorena M., Clayton A., Edith M. and Ivan N. Brown. Allen D. Brown, was hired to pick corn for her brother in-law, Albert E. Brown in Oct., 1924, but he never showed up. Mary Alta's sister Lorena M. married a man with the surname Carmichael, but she was living with her parents, without him in Sherman Co. Kansas in the 1930 US Census.
A neighbor, Charles W. Brown, introduced his brother, Alfred F. Brown to the Donald Claude Brown family. On March 18th, 1913 their daughter, Mary Alta Brown (age 17) and Alfred F. Brown (age 27) were married at her parents home near Happyville.
The young couple then lived on Alfred's homestead SE of Yuma, CO. One winter a terrible blizzard blew in and they ran out of fuel, to keep from freezing to death, Alfred cut up his new wagon his father had given him and burnt it for fuel. They eventually decided to move back to Woodston, KS.
Their first child, Walter Andrew Brown was born in 1917 in Kansas. His middle name was named after his Grandfather Andrew Brown. Walter died April 13th, 1919 and was buried in the Survey Cemetery. Their second child a boy was still born Feb. 18th, 1921 and is also buried in Survey Cemetery, but there is no monument. Mary's health declined and she died on Oct. 5th. 1921, at age 25. Alfred phoned his brother, Albert at Yuma, CO on Oct. 6th, and asked him to go to Happyville and notify her parents. This was recorded in a journal of Thelma V. Brown, his brother Albert's wife.
A neighbor, Charles W. Brown, introduced his brother, Alfred F. Brown to the Donald Claude Brown family. On March 18th, 1913 their daughter, Mary Alta Brown (age 17) and Alfred F. Brown (age 27) were married at her parents home near Happyville.
The young couple then lived on Alfred's homestead SE of Yuma, CO. One winter a terrible blizzard blew in and they ran out of fuel, to keep from freezing to death, Alfred cut up his new wagon his father had given him and burnt it for fuel. They eventually decided to move back to Woodston, KS.
Their first child, Walter Andrew Brown was born in 1917 in Kansas. His middle name was named after his Grandfather Andrew Brown. Walter died April 13th, 1919 and was buried in the Survey Cemetery. Their second child a boy was still born Feb. 18th, 1921 and is also buried in Survey Cemetery, but there is no monument. Mary's health declined and she died on Oct. 5th. 1921, at age 25. Alfred phoned his brother, Albert at Yuma, CO on Oct. 6th, and asked him to go to Happyville and notify her parents. This was recorded in a journal of Thelma V. Brown, his brother Albert's wife.
Mary Alta was born to Donald Claude (Braun) Brown and Ella Lorena Hanson in Iowa. Mary moved with her family to Happyville, Yuma County, Colorado onto her fathers homestead. Her father was known as Doc Brown around the area, due to his treating many for the flu with great success, although he did not have a medical license. Mary grew up with six siblings, Allen D., Sidney Donald, Lorena M., Clayton A., Edith M. and Ivan N. Brown. Allen D. Brown, was hired to pick corn for her brother in-law, Albert E. Brown in Oct., 1924, but he never showed up. Mary Alta's sister Lorena M. married a man with the surname Carmichael, but she was living with her parents, without him in Sherman Co. Kansas in the 1930 US Census.
A neighbor, Charles W. Brown, introduced his brother, Alfred F. Brown to the Donald Claude Brown family. On March 18th, 1913 their daughter, Mary Alta Brown (age 17) and Alfred F. Brown (age 27) were married at her parents home near Happyville.
The young couple then lived on Alfred's homestead SE of Yuma, CO. One winter a terrible blizzard blew in and they ran out of fuel, to keep from freezing to death, Alfred cut up his new wagon his father had given him and burnt it for fuel. They eventually decided to move back to Woodston, KS.
Their first child, Walter Andrew Brown was born in 1917 in Kansas. His middle name was named after his Grandfather Andrew Brown. Walter died April 13th, 1919 and was buried in the Survey Cemetery. Their second child a boy was still born Feb. 18th, 1921 and is also buried in Survey Cemetery, but there is no monument. Mary's health declined and she died on Oct. 5th. 1921, at age 25. Alfred phoned his brother, Albert at Yuma, CO on Oct. 6th, and asked him to go to Happyville and notify her parents. This was recorded in a journal of Thelma V. Brown, his brother Albert's wife.
A neighbor, Charles W. Brown, introduced his brother, Alfred F. Brown to the Donald Claude Brown family. On March 18th, 1913 their daughter, Mary Alta Brown (age 17) and Alfred F. Brown (age 27) were married at her parents home near Happyville.
The young couple then lived on Alfred's homestead SE of Yuma, CO. One winter a terrible blizzard blew in and they ran out of fuel, to keep from freezing to death, Alfred cut up his new wagon his father had given him and burnt it for fuel. They eventually decided to move back to Woodston, KS.
Their first child, Walter Andrew Brown was born in 1917 in Kansas. His middle name was named after his Grandfather Andrew Brown. Walter died April 13th, 1919 and was buried in the Survey Cemetery. Their second child a boy was still born Feb. 18th, 1921 and is also buried in Survey Cemetery, but there is no monument. Mary's health declined and she died on Oct. 5th. 1921, at age 25. Alfred phoned his brother, Albert at Yuma, CO on Oct. 6th, and asked him to go to Happyville and notify her parents. This was recorded in a journal of Thelma V. Brown, his brother Albert's wife.
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Her initial was A. not J. as put on her stone, also her date of death was Oct. 5, 1921 not Oct. 22, 1921. The stone was placed about 20 years after her death and whoever ordered the stone did not do any research. .
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