Brown Carey Alward

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Jefferson County Union Newspaper 9 May 1890

Obituary for Cary Alward Brown
1860-1890

Death of Cary Brown

Cary Brown, who the past two years has made a heroic battle against that dread disease, consomption, died at Mobile, Alabama, Tuesday. He was married about two and a half years ago to Miss Cella (Marcella) Thiry, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thiry, and apparently had a fine start in life. The news that he was in the first stages of consumption was a painful surprise to his friends at the time, as he was known to possess a vigorous constitution, was always strong and broad of chest. The disease had progressed very far before anything was done. Shortly after a medical examination he went to Colorado, alone, to recuperate. Not improving, his wife joined him and a few months after, they started home with a prairie schooner, arriving early last fall.

Afdter a months's stay they set out with their covered wagon for the gulf states. They reached Alabama some weeks since and were journeying to Thomasville, GA when Carey becaem much worse and they went into Mobile. In their travels they had journeyed over 2,000 miles. Deceased was born in this township, April 27, 1860 and was thus 30 years old. The body was brought here for burial Thursday. The funeral services are to be held at the Congregational Church at 3:30 p. m. today, conducted by Rev. W. W. Rose. The remains wil be interred in Evergreen cemetery. Much sympathy is expressed for his young and faithful wife, thus early bereaved.

Also in the Jefferson County Union paper, 9 May, 1890 was the following:

Honorable Neal Brown, of Wausau, is in attendance at the funeral of his brother Carey, today. He has been the mainstay of the family since Carey's illness, and has done all for his brother that it was posssible to do.

Jefferson County Union paper; EAst Koshkonong (from a Union Correspondant) 16 May 1890.

Mrs. Cary Brown, who for one and one-half years has been traveling with her husband through the West and South in the vain attempt to restore him to health , returned last week with his remains and they were interred in Evergreen cemetery. She is with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Thiry, where she will, for the present remain. Their many friends here deeply sympathize with her in her sorrow.

Carey married Thiry Marcella on 30 Dec 1887 in WI. Marcella was born on 30 Dec 1867 in Koshkonong, Jefferson County, WI; died on 11 Jan 1928 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI; was buried on 15 Jan 1928 in Evergreen Cemetery, Fort Atkinson, Jefferson Co., WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Both Carey and wife, Gertrude are buried in the Thiry family plot at Milton Junction Cemetery in Milton Junction, Rock County, WI. He was living in Milwaukee, WI as was his mother at the time of her death.

Obituary that appeared in the Jefferson County Union paper on July 9, 1953.

CARY BROWN
1891-1953

Cary Brown, 61, former Milton Junction resident, died on Thursday in the Portage hospital where he had been critically ill for a week. He was born Dec. 5 1891, on a farm near Fort Atkinson, the son of Cary Alward and Marcella Thiry Brown.

His early life was spent in and near Milton Junction. On May 28, 1924, he was married to Gertrude Koerner of Milwaukee and for the past 20 years they have resided at Buffalo Lake, near Montello. Surviving are his wife, and an aunt, Mrs. A. M. Paul, Milton Junciton.

Funeral services were held in Montello at 1 p.m. Monday, and burial was in the Milton Junction cemetery at 3:30 p. m.

Carey married Koerner Gertrude on 28 May 1924 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI. Gertrude was born in 1881 in Of Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI; died in 1972 in Buffalo Lake near Montello, Marquette County, WI; was buried in Milton Junction Cemetery, Milton Junction, WI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]