Wichita County, TX - Obituaries - James M. Brown, Sr. ************************************************************************************* This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Dorman Holub Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************************* Wichita Daily Times February 3 1908 Died, at his home, 1205 Lamar avenue, James M. Brown, Sr., in January 23rd, 1908, at 1 p.m., after an illness of only three days with grippe, passing away without pain seemingly. He was born in Barnard, Castle county, Durham, England, on March 2nd, 1834. After growing up to young manhood he served seven years apprenticeship as carpenter. In about 1857 he came to America and enlisted in a permanent company at the Carlisle barracks in Pennsylvania for a five year term. At the end of this term he recived [sic] an honorable discharge from his commanding officer. The next few years he was in private life in Lacon, Marshall county, Illinois. In October, 1866, he returned to Carlisle, Pa., where he re-enslisted for five more years service in Company B, 4th United States cavalry. In December, 1867, he was transferred from Carlisle, Pa., to Texas, landing in Corpus Christi, and by wagon train moved his family to Camp Verda, and from there to Austin, where the Texas headquarters were located at that time. From there he was moved to Fort Concho, and in 1870 he was moved to Fort Richardson, where, on the 25th day of October, 1871, he received an honorable discharge, with this statement under the head of Character: "An excellent noncommissioned officer and soldier. An upright and trustworthy man." After his discharge from the army he moved his family to Austin, Texas, where he followed the carpenter's trade until 1875, at which time he moved on a farm about sixteen miles from Austin, and in 1885 he came to the Wichita Falls country and for the last seven years had made his home in Wichita Falls. He was a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian church and a man whose word was his bond, and one who was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He leaves to mourn his loss his widow, Mrs. E. E. Brown and nine children as follows: R. H. Brown, Goodnight; W. W. Brown, J. A. Brown, J. M. Brown Jr., Mrs. W. H. Bachman, Mrs. Charles F. Priebe, Mrs. Charles Doke, all of Wichita Falls; Mrs. Effie Strom and Frank B. Brown of Denison, all of whom, except a son, Frank Brown of Denison, were at his bedside during his illness and death.