Brown Donald Edward

Donald married Brown Ida LucindaMurfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN. Ida was born on 28 Nov 1923 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, TN; died in 2000; was buried in Fletcher's Cemetery, Crescent City, Iroquois County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ed lived in Donavan. He had a hardware and implement business.

Edward married Bachand Laura on 14 Mar 1911 in Watseka, Iroquoise County, IL. Laura was born on 24 May 1891 in St. Anne, Kankakee Co., IL; died on 19 Apr 1969 in Watseka, Iroquois County, IL; was buried in St Anne Cemetery, St. Anne, Kankakee County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the 1860 census for town of Wygandt, Beaver Township, Iroquois County, IL, Guilford, age 27, married to Jane, aged 23. He was a farmer who had personal property worth $500. and farm land worth $200.00. Listed also were Charles F., age 4 yrs., and John D., age 1yr.

In 1870, he is listed as living in Papineau, Iroquois county, IL and again in the 1890 Tax Record census for Papaneau Township, Iroquois County, IL, as were his son or brother, John; and Sarah Brown, his second wife.


Name Type Section Sect Township Range Meridian Acres Price Total Date Month Date Day Date Year Reside Volume Page Blank SocStat ID Corr-Tag
BROWN GUILFORD D RR SWSE 22 29N 12W 2 4000 800 32000 November 30 1870 000 793 365 4814210

In the Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory is listed (sometime after 1915) the following:

Brown, Mrs. Sarah (Williams) Ch. Myrtle, Edwin, Fredona, Earl; "Oak Bank Farm", St. Anne Rte 3
Papineau, Sec. 22 O40a (1858.)


Guilford became mentally ill during his marriage to Sarah and had to be taken by arrest to the Insane Asylum. He was declared mentally imcompetant on July 15th, 1888 at the court in Watseka, Iroquois County, IL. The Writ was signed by Clerk of the county court, B. F. Price.

On July 16, 1888, Sarah E. Brown, wife of Guilford, petitioned the court to appoint a conservator for him. Arthur W. Frogge was appointed conservator for him.

On April of 1889, a copy of verdict of jury to send Guilford to a hospital was issued:

Of the April terms of Iroquois County Court, A. D. 1889
In the matter of an Inquisition

As to the Insanity of Guilford D. Brown:

On the first day of May, 1889 in proceedings had in said Court in the above entitled "An Act to revise the law in relation to the commitment and detention of Lunatics." and Act amendatory thereof approved June 13, 1887, the Jury rendered the following verdict:

We, the undersigned, Jurors, in the case of Guilford D. Brown alleged to be insane, having heard the evidence in the case. are satisfied that said Guilford D. Brown is insane, and a fit person to be sent to a State Hospital for the Insane; that he is a resident of the State of Illinois and County of Iroquois, that his age is 57 years; and that his disease is of about 1 month of ? duration; that the cause is unknown.

that the disease is not with him heriditary; that he is not subject to Epilepsy, and that he does not manifest homicidal or suicidal tendencies, that he is free from vermin, and is not affected by any contagious or infectious disease, and is not an idiot; that he is not a pauper, and that said Guilford D. Brown was in person actually present during said Inquistition, with full liberty to be heard in defense.

And we further find the said Guilford D. Brown has property which he is unfit to properly manage or control, and which is in danger of waste and depreciation, and that the appointment of a Conservator for said Guilford D. Brown is necessary.

Signed: D. L. Jewett, M. D.
L. A. Benjamin
R. M. Hooles
O. W. Watson
S. Wade
Seven others unable to read names.

May of 1889, a warrent for the arrest of Guilford E. Brown was issued by the county clerk of Iroquois County, IL B. F. Price, to have him conveyed to Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Insane.

On Oct. 14, 1889, Sarah Brown, wife of Guilford, wrote to the Hon. County Judge of Watseka, IL. to have Arthur W. Frogge appointed conservator of the her husband's property. However, he was never qualified and was never appointed.

In October 1899, Guilford presented to the court that in July 1888, he was judged insane. That Arthur W. Frogge was appointed conservator for him but the appointment was never made because Frogge did not qualify for such and no appointment was ever made.

He petitioned that further, he was at the time of being adjudged insane, committed to the Eastern Illinois Hospital for the Insane, that about the 10th day of June, 1897, the authorities of the said Hospital refused longer to keep him in custody and he was transferred to the county Farm of the said county of Iroquois, where he remained until August, 1897, when he was discharged.

The petitioner shows unto this court that for the past two years he has been perfectly restored to his reason, and is entirely rational in all and every respect, that since that time he has done business for himself and one of his sons in farming and handling, managing and selling stock of various kinds, and that he now requests a hearing to be officially declared to be restored to his reason.

Your petitioner represents that he is the owner of some land in said county, which he desires to dispose of in order to give proper and sufficient title. He asks that the proceedings may be had and prays that upon a hearing thereof he may be adjudged to be fully restored to reason , and have the care, management and control of the said property.

Signed: Guildford D. Brown,

2nd day of October, 1899.

The Brown cemetery was on the Hoekstra farm and in 1965, Mr. Hoekstra paid someone with a bulldozer to plow it under including the tombstones so he could farm the land!

Guilford married Williams Sarah on 17 Mar 1881 in Iroquois County, Il. Sarah was born on 11 Jan 1858 in Near Sheldon, Iroquois County, IL; died on 06 Aug 1935 in Papineau, Iroquois County, IL; was buried in St. Anne Cemetery, St. Anne, Iroquois Co. Il. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Donovan Echo Newspaper on Aug. 15, 1935 reported her death, saying she had 3 sons and a daughter.

DEATH: Obituary appearing in the local paper...

DEATH: LIFE-LONG RESIDENT SUMMONED

DEATH: Sarah Williams Brown, was born January 11, 1855 near Sheldon, Ill., and passed away at her home near Papineau in the early morning of August 6, 1935, at the age of 80 years and 7 months lacking 5 days. Death came very suddenly, due to a heart ailment.

DEATH: Mrs. Brown spent her entire life in Iroquois county, the last 58 years being spent at the same farm home in Papineau township.

DEATH: The deceased was united in marriage to Guilford D. Brown in the year 1877. (Incorrect date) Mr. Brown died in 1915. To this union 5 children were born. Surviving are Mrs. Peter Longtin, of Bradley; Fred, of St. Anne, Ed of Beaverville; and Earl, of Washington D. C. Another child, Lonnie, preceded her in death in 1904. One son, Ed, is well known in Donovan, having resided here with his family a few years ago, being engaged in the hardware and implement business.

DEATH: There also remain eleven grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren and a brother, John Williams, of Nebraska.

DEATH: Funeral services were held on Thursday afternoon at the farm home near Papineau, in charge of Undertaker Howk, of St. Anne. E. S. Worley preached the funeral sermon. Interment was made in the St. Anne cemetery.

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Archilles married first, Lucretia Ann Miller on 13 Feb. 1827 and married second, Angeline R. Davis on 27 June 1854. He went by the name of Calais according to "The Home Folks Book of the Darius Myer's Family", by Violet M. Beck.

Archilles moved his family to Papineau , Iroquois County, Illinois in the mid 1840s-50s, where his brother, Erasmus had also moved.

He is listed in the 1840 census living in Shawnee, Fountain County, Indiana, next door to his brother, Erasmus Brown and George Loghry.

In 1850 census for Iroquois County, IL, age 44 and having a wife, Lucy, age 42 yr., and a son, Guilford, age 17 yrs. He was a farmer and had no personal property or real estate.

His brother, Erasmus D. Brown, is shown as a land owner of 160 acres. He possible came after Erasmus was settled in the area.

Year Surname Given Name (s) County State Page Township or Other Info Record Type Database ID#

1850 BROWN ACHILLES V. Iroquois County IL 147 21st District Federal Population Schedule IL 1850 Federal Census Index ILS7a647921

1850 BROWN ACHILLES V. Iroquois County IL 147 21st District Federal Population Schedule IL 1850 Federal Census Index ILS7a647922

From a newspaper report is the following. I don't know if it is the same Achilles M. Brown or not. The person murdered was George W. Routt of Obling, Crawford County, IL.

The People vs A. M. Brown, Third Day, Deposition of Samuel Wright, 3 Sept 1873, Office of the Clerk of the Court, Crawford County, Robinson, Illinois. Shot in his office by Achilles M. Brown, accused of philandering with Mr. Brown's wife. Shot in the chest and as he lay on the floor, shot in the ear with the bullet exiting his other ear. Mr. Brown was acquitted.

He also went by the names of Achilles V or AV.

Achilles married Miller Lucy Ann on 13 Feb 1827 in Milo, Yates Co, NY. Lucy was born about 1808 in Of Milo, Yates County, NY; died before Jun 1854 in St. Anne, Iroquois Co., IL; was buried in Probably on the Brown farm family cemetery.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
Achelles V. Brown and Lucy Ann Miller were married 13 Feb. 1827 by H. Townsend, Esq. in Milo, Yates Co.
(Reported in newspaper on 20 Feb. 1827.)

Achelles V. Brown and Lucy Ann Miller were married 13 Feb. 1827 by H. Townsend, Esq. in Milo, Yates Co.
(Reported in newspaper on 20 Feb. 1827.)