Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-26
The Bones of Timothy Brown
Rescued From Unknown
Iowa Grave
GRAVE WAS FOUND BY CHANCE
A Searhc Was Made Some Years Ago,
and the Grave Was Recently Discov
cred Thru Deceased's Granddaughter
Iowa State Legislature Expected to
Appropriate $4,000 For Monument.
pecial to es-Republican.

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Washington. Iowa, Aug. 26.-Tht
| bones of the late Timothy Brown, revo-
lulonary war soldier, lie in a vault al
| the Washington National Bank, await
| ing honorary burial by The citizens OF
| Washington county. For several years
he has been buried In an unknown
grave. An effort was made years age
By II. A. Burrell. the retiring editor OF
the Press, to find the bones, but his
search was fruirless. Recently move
was started by A. r. Miller, of the
Democrat and thru a granddaughter
| of the deceased the grave was located
and the bones exhumed
Monday Timothy Brown American
Revolution Association was organized
and the society will seek to have an
appropriation made by the state legis-
lature for the erection of a suitable
monument. There are only five revo-
iutionary soldiers buried in Iowa and
Isome OF them already have monuments
ito their memory from state appropria-
tons. a monument worth fully $4,000
lis wanted for Timothy Brown.
F 1t was only by chance that the grave
of the soldier Brown was found. In an
old forsaken cemetery near Grace Hill
where cattle have been grazing for
twenty years, with the assistance or
aged Mrs Martin Heating, the grand
daughter of the deceased the little
mound was discovered. Mrs. Heating
told the committee that she could To-
cate the grave if other graves were
still in evidence. 1t happened that by
removing the high grass and weeds the
row of graves was found, and a: the
end of row of graves Mrs. Heating
pointed out the place where the revo-
lutionary hero was inferred. There are
probably 100 other persons buried in
this forlorn spot. The cemetery was
once known as the Todd cemetery, but
people of this generation had forgot
ten the name.
The granddaughter states that he
was born in Franklin county, md He
came TO Iowa about the year 1S4S.
James Farrier, an old settler remem-
beers OF the late hero and says he once
had running sore from an army
wound. The war records at Washing
ton have been consulted and it was
found that Brown enlisted in 1850 and
served three years receiving a badge OF
honor for his bravery. He served un-
der Capt Richard Cox and his colonel
was ELIAS Dayton. He was n private in
the Third New Jersey regiment He
was engaged in the battles Of Mon
mouth and Springfield and at the siege
of Yorktown. He applied for pen
cfO I,,,, Il ha 1ft,tyn IL,
Franklin county, Ind, at the time he
applied and he died May 80, 1862. He
was 81 years old when he died.
To this Interesting information the
granddaughter adds that she remem-
bers hearing him tell of the surrender
of Lord CORVALLIS at Yorktown, just
where the generals stood and what they
did. He also told her stories of marches
with bleeding feet which she family re-
members. Chas. Aldrich has been
communicated with at Des Moines and
sends word that Governor Cummins is
to accept bronze tablet soon for the
state historical building.
1t will contain the names of the five
Revolutionary soldiers buried in this
state, Timothy Brown, Geo. Perkins.
William Blair. Chas. Sheppard AMI
John Osborn. The tablet is presented
by the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton and was secured from the Tiftiry
house. The Timothy Brown American
Revolutionary society met yesterday
and named the local officers to carry
out the burial ceremonies at the Sol
diers' Circle in ELM Grove cemetery,
The officers are Judge A. r Dewey,
,,reefdart. Nay0r A N AlberSOn. vice
president; A. r. Miller secretary, ana
Capt S. A. White, treasurer. Railway
Commissioner d. j. Palmer, A. n.
Wallace and NJ. p. Miller are members
of the board.