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Abel Brown

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Abel Brown

Birth
Clackamas County, Oregon, USA
Death
6 Jan 1927 (aged 74)
Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Burial
Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 5, Lot 4
Memorial ID
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Abel Brown was the son of Charles Brown and Margaret Luce.

He was the husband of Julia (Nolan) Brown (1856-1933).

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An Illustrated History of Spokane County, Washington, 1900, pages 542 and 543.

ABEL BROWN, proprietor of Brown's livery stable and constable of the Cheney precinct, son of Charles and Margaret, was born in Clackamas county, Oregon, March 8, 1852. When he was nine years of age his parents removed to Walla Walla, Washington, and remained there for twenty years. He was engaged in the drayage and general livery business, at which he was very successful. In 1881 he came to Cheney and engaged in the same business and now has the largest livery business in this section. He has served as constable and deputy sheriff two terms and is recoginized as an active and ifficient officer. He assisted very much during teh Indain depredations in keeping the redskins away from the homes of the pioneers. Mr. Brown is a strong fraternal man; being a member of the Masonic, I. O. O. F., Rebekahs and Woodmen of this place. He was married, August 12, 1877, to Julia, daughter of Patrick Nolan, a native of Canada. They had ten children, five of whom are living: George, Ida, Margaret, Stella and Grace.

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Abel Brown was the son of Charles Brown and Margaret Luce.

He was the husband of Julia (Nolan) Brown (1856-1933).

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An Illustrated History of Spokane County, Washington, 1900, pages 542 and 543.

ABEL BROWN, proprietor of Brown's livery stable and constable of the Cheney precinct, son of Charles and Margaret, was born in Clackamas county, Oregon, March 8, 1852. When he was nine years of age his parents removed to Walla Walla, Washington, and remained there for twenty years. He was engaged in the drayage and general livery business, at which he was very successful. In 1881 he came to Cheney and engaged in the same business and now has the largest livery business in this section. He has served as constable and deputy sheriff two terms and is recoginized as an active and ifficient officer. He assisted very much during teh Indain depredations in keeping the redskins away from the homes of the pioneers. Mr. Brown is a strong fraternal man; being a member of the Masonic, I. O. O. F., Rebekahs and Woodmen of this place. He was married, August 12, 1877, to Julia, daughter of Patrick Nolan, a native of Canada. They had ten children, five of whom are living: George, Ida, Margaret, Stella and Grace.

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  • Created by: JAKE
  • Added: Jul 10, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54762540/abel-brown: accessed ), memorial page for Abel Brown (8 Mar 1852–6 Jan 1927), Find a Grave Memorial ID 54762540, citing Fairview Cemetery, Cheney, Spokane County, Washington, USA; Maintained by JAKE (contributor 47196441).