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Fred Brown

circa 1867 (computed from age at death) – 16 May 1885

Died 16 May 1885, Vernon township, aged 18 — lung affection after a runaway-team accident; from the Emmetsburg Democrat of 20 May 1885

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At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

16 May 1885

Date of birth

circa 1867 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

18 years

Place of death

In Vernon township ... resided with his parents on Jack creek, Vernon township

Inscription transcription

Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885

Fred Brown who resided with his parents on Jack creek, Vernon township, died Saturday morning of lung affection. About one week ago his team ran away with him and in his efforts to stop them was precipitated to the ground. He received some internal injuries, in all probability, which caused his death. The funeral was attended here from the Congregational church last Sabbath, the Reverend O. P. Champlin officiating.

DIED

In Vernon township, on Saturday, May 16, 1885, Fred Brown, aged 18 years.

One of several death reports from a single column of the Emmetsburg Democrat of May 20, 1885; each death from that column is filed as its own record in this archive. The issue carried both a news report and a DIED notice for him; both are transcribed. The DIED notice supplies the exact date, Saturday, May 16, 1885.

People named in this record

  • Fred BrownSubject
  • Reverend O. P. ChamplinOfficiant

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Source & citation

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Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
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Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Citation: Death report and DIED notice of Fred Brown, aged 18 years, of Jack creek, Vernon township, died Saturday, May 16, 1885, from the Emmetsburg Democrat, Wednesday, May 20, 1885. Preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/brown-fred-1885/ : accessed [your access date]).

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