Brown III Samuel Right or Wright

Notes:

Samuel Right Brown was the third to be of that name, being named after his father and grandfather but preferred to be called 'Wright.' He was just a small boy when the family left Bath, Steuben county, NY for the 'new frontier' of the prairies in northwestern Illinois.

He is mentioned in an article in the " History of McHenry County", published in 1968, on early settlers in the county, as being a stock buyer when he was older. He was also a butcher, having a market in several buildings at Cary Station.

An article published in the Nunda Herald on Feb. 17, 1882 proclaims, 'S. R. Brown is still the reliable stock buyer of Cary. Yes, they say he left about 3 P. M. but! when, oh when did he return?' A month later in an article published in the Crystal Lake Herald on March 3, 1882, 'Wright Brown has rented and fitted up a room in the old Sprague building for a meat market, surely Cary is a booming'. By March 17th, he was in business and advertising his meat in the Nunda Herald, 'Beef-steak at Brown's for 10 & 12cts.'

In the same issue of the Herald is the following on the town of Cary by the reporter, Topsey; 'Cary is pretty lively just at present, that is as lively as a town of its size could be expected but with all its liveliness it lacks many things and among them is a good boarding house although it boasts of one hotel, its capacity can not accommodate more than the traveling public and workmen now engaged in the construction of the bridge and at the ice-house find it to be a pretty hard task to find a boarding place many of them being required to return to Janesville after their days work and back again in the morning.'

Either the rent or the location didn't suit him for in July of 1884, Wright moved into the Aylesworth store building, according to the Nunda Herald July 18, 1884 edition.

Wright became a widow at an early age, his wife dying at the age of 19 and leaving a seven-month old daughter to raise. He never remarried. At some point he moved to Dupree, South Dakota but moved back to Clary.IL.

After his daughter, Alice married and moved to Clarion, Iowa, he would visit her and his grandchildren often.

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In the Crystal Lake Herald, published Mar, 3, 1927, Wright's obituary was published as follows:

Samuel Right Brown

Samuel Right Brown, 79, died Feb. 24, 1927 at Wauconda.

Mr. Brown had been in poor health for the last five years. He was born at Bath, N. Y. , Nov. 17, 1848. His parents were Samuel R. and Sallie Ann Brown and he came west with them when eight years old. They were pioneers in this section of the country.

He was married in 1868 to Althea Champlin who died when she was but 19 years old, leaving a child 7 months old, now Mrs. Arthur Richards of Clarion, Ia. He also leaves to mourn his death two brothers, Melvin and Darwin Brown of Wauconda, a sister, Mrs. Martha Osgood of Crystal Lake, and six grandchildren.

He was a resident of this courntry all his life and was very succssful as a stock buyer. He often went to Clarion, Ia., to visit his daughter.

Funeral services were held at Warner's Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and were in charge of the Rev. R. W. Putnam, burial taking place in the Union cemetery. Rev. Putnam and Earnest Colby san "Abide With Me, " and "We May Not Climb the Heavenly Steps."

Mr. Brown was well-liked and he numbered his friends widely. He made friends and acquaintances wherever he went and he lived a useful life.

He is buried in Union Cemetery in Crystla Lake, IL but no headstone exits today. Only cemetery records mention his burial.

Samuel married Champlin Nancy Althea on 03 Apr 1870 in McHenry County, Il. Nancy was born on 02 May 1852 in Sherburne Chenango County, NY; died on 18 Aug 1871 in Algonquin, McHenry County, IL; was buried in Union Cemetery, Crystal Lake, McHenry County, IL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Alice was the only daughter of Samuel and Althea Chaplin Brown. According to the obituary for her aunt, Julia Ann Brown, she was or had been married to a Mr. Richards and had a son, Paul. They were living in Clarion, Iowa at the time of the publication on March 30, 1922.


From 1884 to 1891 Alice was living with her uncle, Solomon Smith in Galt, Iowa.

Died:
Clarion, Wright County, IA

Alice married Richards Arthur in 1891 in IL. Arthur was born in 1861 in Wisconsin; died in 1950 in Wright County, IA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Funeral home records # 3.Paul W. Richards. Male, Cremated Urn buried Evergreen cem, Clarion IA.Lot 121 W. DOD 13 July 1974