The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-21
Death of Edmund Brown.

| Edmund Brown native OF this VI
entity, and for many years prominent
merchant and esteemed citizen of this
town. died en- the evening of Friday the
| 18th inst, at his home in Philadelphia
where with his family he had removed a
few mouths ago. Mr.. Browns death
was caused by paralysis attendant upon
an attack of the grippe from which he
had been suffering for several days. On
| Friday morning while he was breakfas
ing in bed, ana his physician was present,
he was suddenly stricken, and fingered
| in a semi conscious condition until $3.50
| in the evening when the end came. Mr..
Brown was just entering his I'D year
having been born in 1919. He was the
son of Edmund Brown of this county
who resided for years near Frenchtown
on the property now owned by William
NJ. Singerly, Esq. Edmund Brown, ST.,
was carpenter by trade, his first wife
being Miss Biddle of Back Creek by
whom he had four children, Mrs. Caroline
johnson wife OF the late Jacob Johnson
for many years the popular proprietor OF
the Howard House in this town; Mary
Eliza Cantwel the wife of the late
Robert Cantwell, father of Mrs. DR.. G.
NJ. Ellis, Edmund just deceased, and
Delta who died unmarried. Edmund
Brown, ST., contracted a second marriage
with Miss Martha Walker very est-
mable lady, and to whom five children
were born, John the oldest son, and
William both deceased. J. Montgomery
Brown still residing in Elkton, Amanda
the wife of Reuben Haines, Esq, and
ArrO8smith Brown in business for him
self in Philadelphia. After lis second
marriage, Edmund Brown, ST., moved to
Elkton, residing for "A number of years
in a frame dwelling nearly opposite the
Episcopal Church. His son Edmund en-
gagged early In the thlrties as a clerk with
the late William Torbert, his associate
clerks being the late Amos H. Evans the
first husband of the present Mrs. George
P. Whitaker, and Thomas II. Denny IA
man of property, lately deceased at
Dover, Delaware. About 1912 he left
the employ of William Torbert and en-
gagged in merchandising with the late
Andrew McIntire under the firm name o!
Brown & Mclntire, in the brick store
house on the North side of Main street
next the old Exchange Hotel, and which
building had been land mark on Main
street ard occupied once as a stable in
the old days of stage coaches. The firm
prospered and after a few years Mr..
McIntire withdrew leaving to Mr.. Brown
a large and profitable business. From
1850 to 1870 Edmund Brown continued
profitable trade for time the largest in
the town, Robert c. Lewis a prominent
merchant of Elkton, Thomas B. Marrelt
who recently died worth quarter Of
million at st. Paul, and other young men
OF this vicinity having clerked for Him.
In the meantime he married Miss Martha
Kennard, daughter of the late Rev.
dist minister of the Philadelphia confer
encs afterward located at Wilmington,
Del. Mis-. Brown survives her husband
with three children, Edward Brown i'll
business with Straw bridge & Clothier in
Philadelphia, William also in business in
that city aud Miss Addie Brown, their
eldest daughter Miss Annie Brown being
deceased. Mr.. Brown retired from bust
ness on his own account about 1877
During his active business life he was
equally active in his church relations,
being for many years leader of the choir
of the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
this town, as we'll as an official men,
Der of it. He was man of I'M
usual amiability of character, and great
personal popularity. His remains were
Inferred in the Elkton Cemetery on
Monday, the following gentlemen acting
as bearers: William J. Jones, Esq. Il. G.
Lewis, Thoman Drennen, George Wells,
Joseph Wells and John Perkins.