Mecklenburg County NcArchives Obituaries.....Brown, John D October 24, 1915
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Charlotte Observer, October 25, 1915
JOHN D. BROWN OF DAVIDSON DEAD

One of the Leading Citizens of the County Died Yesterday After Few Hours 
Illness.

(Special to The Observer.)
Davidson, Oct. 24.--Capt. John D. Brown, one of the most prominent citizens of 
Davidson adn of the upper end of Mecklenburg County died about 2 o'clock this 
afternoon at his home on South Main street.

The news of his death came as a shock to the town, for though it was known that 
he suffered a stroke of paralysis of apoplexy about 8 or 9 o'clock this 
morning, it was not thought that he was fatally ill for he was on the streets 
early in the morning and was apparently in his ussual health yesterday.  But 
his advanced age and somewhat feeble condition, as compared with his marked 
strength and activity of even recent years, made it impossible for him to rally 
and though he was conscious off and on till a little while before he died, he 
was never himself after the attack of the early morning.

Mr. S. J. Christenbury, a neighbor who lives just across the street from the 
Brown residence, says that he noted when Captain Brown came from up town and 
had gone into one of the front rooms, that he soon came to the window and 
knocked on it as if in need of help.  Apparently he had started to go out of 
the room and found himself being overcome and so made this signal for help.  He 
was quickly put to bed and a physician quickly summoned.

An hour after this it was reported that he had rallied greatly and his 
immediate family and friends were much relieved about his condition.  But the 
improvement was only for a brief while and first conscious and then unconscious 
he continued in this weak state till at about 2 p.m. he passed quietly away 
without pain or struggle.

Captain Brown was almost 75 years of age.  he is survived by the following 
children:  Owen Brown, a member of a law firm in New York, Houston J. Brown of 
Davidson, Miss Annie B. Brown of Charlotte, Archie Brown of Davidson, John B. 
Brown of Graham, Va., Samuel Brown of Charlotte.  Deceased members of the 
household are Mary Brown, Hugh and Willie Brown and Mrs. Ben Newland.

Mrs. Brown, who was Miss Mary Clinton Johnson before her marriage, which took 
place in 1864, died about five years ago.

Captain Brown joined the Presbyterian Church a number of years ago.  The writer 
remembers the very marked interest he took in the great Pearson revival that 
was held here 15 or 20 years back.

Captain Brown, a native of Fayetteville, was a brave soldier in the Confederate 
service.  He has been a resident of this section for nearly 50 years, living at 
first on his farm near High bridge, on the Beatties Ford road.  In September, 
1874, he and the late Sheriff Potts went into business under the firm name of 
Potts & Brown.  Later when Mr. Potts was elected sheriff, the firm name was 
changed to John D. Brown.  Later still it became Brown & Co., the company being 
the late Rev. M. A. Henderson, who after some years in business went into the 
ministry.  Again Captain Brown was in business under his own name.  
Subsequently he sold out to Hood, Shelton and Caldwell.

All the while Captain Brown was and continued to be till his death a very large 
land owner and cotton planter.  his estate in part now is possibly 1,300 or 1, 
400 aacres.

Captain Brown has for years and years been very prominent in local and State 
politics.  While not a candidate himself he loved greatly the excitement of and 
work in a campaign and it is no exaggeration to say that by his great influence 
in the community he carried a big vote in his pocket and lucky was thought the 
man whom Captain Brown was lining up for.

He was brave almost to a fault and the fear of man apparently never influenced 
his actions at all.  He had his opinions and expressed them freely and without 
regard to consequences where he felt he was in the right.

For these long years he has been a prominent and in a sense conspicuous figure 
in the life of the community and as such he will be greatly missed by a large 
circle of friends, his comrades are however very rapidly decreasing in numbers 
as he of course belonged to a generation that has in a great measure given 
place to another and younger.

The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock.

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