Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brown, Thomas Wright August 5, 1908
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Norfolk Landmark, Thurs., Aug. 6, 1908, pg. 4

Dr. Thomas Wright Brown died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. John 
Whitehead, in Park Place, yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, in the 74th year of 
his age. He had been confined to his bed almost constantly for the past six 
months. He had for years been afflicted with Bright’s disease, which was the 
immediate cause of his death.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary Corprew Brown, daughter of the late David 
Corprew, and two daughters, Mrs. John Whitehead and Miss Grace Corprew Brown, 
of Norfolk and two half-brothers and one half-sister, Captain Richard Herbert 
and Mr. John Herbert, and Mrs. Willie Matherson, of Portsmouth. Dr. Brown came 
of an old Virginia family, the son of the Rev. Samuel Brown, a Baptist 
minister, of Portsmouth, in which city he spent his boyhood days. 
Dr. Brown was left a large estate by his father, and being a large slave owner, 
was a heavy loser by the war. 
He was intensely loyal to the South and when the State called for troops, 
promptly enlisted as a private in a Portsmouth company, but on account of his 
health did not see much active service, being assigned to department work at 
Richmond. 
He was one of the few Confederates who did not surrender, was unreconstructed, 
never acknowledged allegiance to the Union, and had not voted since the war. He 
was an old Virginia gentleman, a man of fine attainments, and of a strong 
personality.
He was retiring in disposition, living much to himself, and for the last twenty 
years had not been actively engaged in business. 
The funeral will take place from the family residence, Friday morning at 11 
o’clock, and will be conducted by Rev. W.P. Jordan. The burial will be in 
Elmwood.

Norfolk Landmark, Sat., Aug. 8, 1908, pg. 4
The funeral services for Dr. Thomas Wright Brown occurred yesterday morning at 
11 o’clock from the residence of his son-in-law, John Whitehead, 29th Street 
and Llewellyn Avenue, Rev. W.P. Jordan officiating. The interment was in 
Elmwood Cemetery. 
The pall bearers were George H. Dawes, Eugene Ives, Burruss Corprew, Arnold 
Hall, Callie Herbert, J.D. Hank, Jr., Emmett Fason and Joseph Ives.
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