Brown, Mary Jane LAST: Brown FIRST: Mary MID: Jane GENDER: F MAIDEN NAME: Shaw TITLE:  BORN: 26 June 1859 DIED: 22 May 1939 BURIED: 24 May 1939 (William C. Brown Cemetery) OCCUPATION:   BIRTH PLACE:  Iowa DEATH PLACE: Dallas, Polk Co, Oregon NOTES:  Name of father William P. Shaw Maiden name of mother Sarah Pickens  MARRIAGE - "Alonzo Brown & M. J. Shaw, m 12 Oct 1876 at house of William Shaw; T. V. B. Embree, M.G. Wit: John G. Shaw & W. T. Shaw" 1900 OR CENSUS - Mary J. Brown, age 46, mother of 2 children one of whom is living at the time of the census, b. Jun 1860 in Iowa, is enumerated with her husband of 23 years, Alonzo, age 46, occupation dealer, b. Apr 1854 in Oregon, and Etta M., age 16, b. Dec 1884 in Oregon. OBITUARY:  Mrs. Mary Jane Brown, a pioneer resident of Dallas, passed away Monday evening at the home of her daughter Mrs. G.O. Butler, with whom she had made her home since her husband’s death 36 years ago. She had been ill a little over two months.  The daughter of William P. and Sarah Shaw, Mrs. Brown was born in southern Iowa June 26, 1859. When 16 years of age she moved to Dallas with her parents and in August the next year married Alonzo Brown, Dallas merchant . To them was born one child, Maude, now Mrs. Butler.  Mrs. Brown was one of the first members of Almira Rebekah lodge which was orgnaized in 1887. She was a member of the Southern Methodist church a number of years ago, but there has not been a church here for some time.  Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the Henkle & Bollman funeral home with Rev John A. Linn, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Interment was at the Brown cemetery near Polk Station. Surviving are Mrs. Butler, one sister Mrs. James Boydston, three brothers, John D. Shaw, E.C. Shaw and Joel Shaw, all of Dallas.  Itemizer Observer, Thursday, May 25, 1939, 1:5 INSCRIPTION:  Mary Jane Brown 1859-1939 SOURCES:  Branigar Survey Saucy Survey & Photographs Polk County Oregon Marriage Records, 1849-1879, pg 71 1900 OR Census (Polk Co, ED 173, sheet 16A) David Kromer IO 25 May 1939, 1:5 CONTACTS:  ROW:    IMAGES: