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Mary Alice BROWN
1900 Mary Alice Brown
Mary Alice BROWN  ‎(I102)‎
Given Names: Mary Alice
Surname: BROWN
Married Name: Mary Alice BANKS
Married Name: Mary Alice CHAPMAN

Gender: FemaleFemale
      

Birth: 6 October 1875 40 35 -- Waggener, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
Death: 27 June 1966 ‎(Age 90)‎ -- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA


Personal Facts and Details
Birth 6 October 1875 40 35 Waggener, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

Newspaper Article September 1897 ‎(Age 21)‎


Hide Details Source: Hartford City 1853-1922
Publication: 1975
Citation Details:  p. 131


Hide Details Note: James Embleton and his wife, Oliver Metcalf, Miss Murl Hall, Professor Morgan Banks and his sister Mary, Charles Eggenschwiller, Miss Eggenschwiller, Mrs. M‎[athew]‎.D. Brown, Miss Alice Brown and Mr. Harry Brown took in the excursion to Wheeling Wednesday.

Eight years later, Miss Alice Brown and Professor Morgan Banks married.

Marriage Morgan BANKS - ‎[View Family ‎(F265)‎‎]
4 April 1905 ‎(Age 29)‎ Hartford, Mason County, West Virginia, USA


Note: Alice M. Brown 29, and Morgan J. Banks 39, were both born in Mason Co., West Virginia. Their wedding took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hartford, Mason Co., West Virginia by H. Howard Shaw, a Minister of the Gospel.
Marriage Franklin Amelius Frank CHAPMAN - ‎[View Family ‎(F266)‎‎]
15 June 1915 ‎(Age 39)‎ Mason, Mason County, West Virginia, USA


Hide Details Note: Age at marriage
On their marriage record Frank Chapman's age is 39 and Mary Alice Banks is 35. She was actually 39.

Biographical Notes Waggener, Mason County, West Virginia, USA


Source: US Census 1910

Source: US Census 1930


Hide Details Note: 1910: Alice, 34, and a widow, was living at her father Mathew Brown's home. Mathew was 74. Also living with them was Iva Hayden, 33, and single. ‎[The relationship of Iva to the household is not clear.]‎

1930: Alice, 53, and her second husband, Frank Chapman 57, both worked at the Hartford post office. They had adopted Iva Hayden's son Paul, who was by then 17 years old. Also living with them was Ruby Chapman, Frank's daughter from his first marriage. Frank was 23 years old when he and Ruby's mother married.

Biographical Notes

Note: In Hattie Coble Bird's diary: " August 4 1966, Received a letter from Mary Hayden telling one of Alice Chapman's death. They brought her back ‎[from Boston]‎ to the Brown burial ground on the hill at Hartford for burial. With her loved ones. Paul Hayden was the boy she raised. His mother Iva made her home with the Browns. Alice shared the apartment with his mother close to his ‎[Paul's]‎ apartment in the city of Boston Mass. Alice would have been 91 years in October born 1875 year before me. She was buried in her red dress and white scarf. A boat passed up the Ohio River and blew a whistle during the service. I think it was a salute to Browns passed beyond. I attended Harry Brown's funeral there. Aunt Martha was buried there about the year 1904. Uncle Martin and Miles both steamboat captains buried in Mound Cemetery in Gallipolis, Ohio. Also there wives Aunt Lib and Aunt Lizzie. Aunt Selina G‎[uthrie]‎ ‎[was buried at]‎ Mound Hill. Aunt Selina Guthrie. Her son Will G. was buried in Sun Set Pt. Pleasant beyond Lone Oak where my folks are buried. Alice was the last of the Brown family ‎[of her generation]‎."
Historical Notes

Note: At the Ohio River Museum in Marietta, Ohio in August 1979 I saw a model of a boat, the "Alice Brown" of Brown's line ‎(built 1871 & dismantled 1919)‎. The model was crafted by Robert Thomas of Powhattan Point, Ohio.
Letters

Hide Details Note: To Ivy and Alice from Paul and Mary Haydon
22/4 Bissell Street
Chicago, Illinois
Hello Folks,
Rec'd cards, newspapers, valentines and so glad to hear from you. You should see our new home - some place - really two rooms-one large and one small where have two windows there- we keep our clothes and bags, ect- In the large room our bed-two dressers, sink and gas stove with oven, 1 table and five chairs some home - Its a lot more than what we had in Boston. Oh yes- I'm cooking beans today. Do you think it will be safe? Yesterday we had roast pork off which I saved the bones to cook in the beans with bacon and onions. I think it will be good. And we will have baked apples & salad, not bad, eh.
Today I went to Standard Brands for work. Things here look bright so before the week is out, I expect to find some kind of work.
We found Paul's mother living about 4 miles away. Went to visit them last week and they are insisting we move near them so that we can have our meals with them. I'm afraid at night to see planes landing and taking off-the lights are beautiful. What we have seen of Chicago we like very much. It is plenty windy though.
How is George Ginthers? How is Martha? and everyone? Luella and kiddies?
My mother wrote and tells us she is mailing a package with new sweaters and salamis ‎(like balogne)‎ she made. I hope they're good.
And Ruby ‎[Frank Chapman's daughter by a previous marriage]‎, did you receive many Valentines? Do write me soon! I did have a good time there at home. I'm looking forward towards May- Paul's school doesn't end until May 28th so I'm afraid it will be June sometime.
Darn it, I'm sorry I don't know more about fish than I do- cause last week I bought some kind of a fish and came home to cook it. I had asked the grocer about cleaning it and he said "just cut the head off and fry it- so I did When Paul came home he said "I have eaten fish before but never with scales - So I won't buy fish for a while. I can't seem to get Macheral nor Cod Fish here.
We are behaving- haven't had beer since we left home.
Paul got a hair cut this noon-I'm afraid he'll come home with a cold now.
Do write soon- I must get to supper-Beans look pretty good-
Ruby write- I will get the glass tube this week for you
Write ‎[underlines 3 times]‎
Lots of love, Paul and Mary.

Letters

Hide Details Note: To Ivy and Alice from Paul Haydon
no date
Wednesday afternoon.
Hello everybody:
"Never had anything else to do so I thot I'd write," we just came back from taking a ride up country someplace. I'm painting the roof of Ignace's ‎[Jenny Brown Eisenbarth's step-daughter]‎ garage which is in a bad shape, was painting this after-noon but decided we would rather go riding instead. Aunt J. ‎[Jenny]‎ has three tourist for the week. Sunday nite she had two from Tenn. Monday nite a man wife and baby from Florida so I've removed my bed to the attic to stay. Last nite Mrs Savage, Sarah, Marjory was over and played hearts and pig
time out for supper-----
thats over and Aunt Jennie wants to know your formula for getting me filled up, she says she never saw so many empty dishes on the table after a meal in her life. Aunt Jennie says her leg is better.
If Homer fixes that wire over-head have him to unhood those wires before you put up that switch handle.
Has Hardesty hoed the corn and beans in the front yard yet? haven't been over to see Monte yet. how is the dogs and the Roosters?
Paul.

Letters

Hide Details Note: To Ivy and Alice from Paul Haydon
Hello Everybody
Have been terribly busy the last 2 mo. putting in a full 9 to 11 hours every day we are opened another store in Beverly Mass. George went to this store and I have charge of the bakery here, note the change of address the landlord is closing the house so I'm taking a room next door which I think is better than the one I have all along we have had cold rainy weather up till a week ago but summer is coming with a bang now. Do you have much garden planted? How is Luella and the kids? tell them I ask. Aunt Alice send me your formula for mayonnaise. Ruby ‎[Alice Brown Chapman's step-daughter]‎ still working? You said Louise Mees was expecting a visit from the "Stork" if he's been there, when? what? ..-day Mr Brarg called me in the office. said "we're going away for a few days here's the keys to the apartment take someone in and have a party if you wish, there stuff in the ice-box that will spoil if it isn't used anyway just so you dont wreck the place. So---we'll see! Will close or its 8 o'clock and way past bed-time hoping every one is well and happy.
Paul.
P.S. bought a summer suit $22.50. $5 down balance in payments. Grey.

Death 27 June 1966 ‎(Age 90)‎ Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Funeral 29 June 1966 ‎(2 days after death)‎

Hide Details Note: Her funeral card read:
In Memory of Alice Brown Chapman
Date of Birth October 6, 1875
Date of Death June 27, 1966
Date and Place of Services
June 30, 1966 -- 3:30 P.M.
Fogleson Funeral Home Mason, W.Va.
Clergymen
Rev. Donald Boone
Rev. Marcus Traugh
Interment
Brown Cemetery
Hartford, W.Va.

On the other side of the card was this poem by William Cullen Bryant:

Comfort
Oh, deem not they are blest alone
Whose lives a peaceful tenor keep;
The Power who pities man has shown
A blessing for the eyes that weep.

The light of smiles shall fill again
The lids that overflow with tears;
And weary hours of woe and pain
Are promises of happier years.

For God has marked each sorrowing day,
And numbered every secret tear,
And heaven's long age of bliss shall pay
For all his children suffer here.

Burial Brown Cemetery, Mason County, West Virginia, USA

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Parents Family  (F30)
Mathew D. BROWN
1835 - 1914
Miriam Ann Mide ALEXANDER
1840 - 1898
Major Edward Eddie BROWN
1863 -
Martha Virginia Mattie BROWN
1866 - 1927
Selina Jane Jenny BROWN
1868 - 1950
George Winfield BROWN
1870 - 1953
Melvin A. Little Mel BROWN
1873 - 1874
Mary Alice BROWN
1875 - 1966
Mathew Harry BROWN
1878 - 1947
Marlin A. BROWN
1881 - 1964
Miles Oscar BROWN
1881 - 1957

Immediate Family  (F265)
Morgan BANKS
1866 - 1906

Immediate Family  (F266)
Franklin Amelius Frank CHAPMAN
1872 - 1945
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