The McHenry Plaindealer
McHenry, Illinois
18 Jul 1901, Thu • Page 2
MRS. BROWN DIES IN ITALY.
Wife of Justice of the United States Supreme Court Passes Away.
General H. M. Duffleld received cablegram at Detroit from Justice H. B. Brown of the United State Supreme Court announcing the death of Mrs. Brown In Italy. The Cablegram was dated At Riva. Mrs. Brown had been an invalid for some years, and the Justice sailed for Europe soon after the decision in the insular cases was handed down. Caroline Pitts was Mrs. Brown's maiden name, and she was a daughter of Samuel Pitts, well known In Detroit. Her age was 66. She is survived by a brother and three sisters Thomas Pitts of Detroit, Mrs. H. M. Duffleld of Detroit, Mrs. Thomas Cranage of Bay City, and Mrs. Daniel Goodwin of Chicago.
Contributor: Mindy
McHenry, Illinois
18 Jul 1901, Thu • Page 2
MRS. BROWN DIES IN ITALY.
Wife of Justice of the United States Supreme Court Passes Away.
General H. M. Duffleld received cablegram at Detroit from Justice H. B. Brown of the United State Supreme Court announcing the death of Mrs. Brown In Italy. The Cablegram was dated At Riva. Mrs. Brown had been an invalid for some years, and the Justice sailed for Europe soon after the decision in the insular cases was handed down. Caroline Pitts was Mrs. Brown's maiden name, and she was a daughter of Samuel Pitts, well known In Detroit. Her age was 66. She is survived by a brother and three sisters Thomas Pitts of Detroit, Mrs. H. M. Duffleld of Detroit, Mrs. Thomas Cranage of Bay City, and Mrs. Daniel Goodwin of Chicago.
Contributor: Mindy
The McHenry Plaindealer
McHenry, Illinois
18 Jul 1901, Thu • Page 2
MRS. BROWN DIES IN ITALY.
Wife of Justice of the United States Supreme Court Passes Away.
General H. M. Duffleld received cablegram at Detroit from Justice H. B. Brown of the United State Supreme Court announcing the death of Mrs. Brown In Italy. The Cablegram was dated At Riva. Mrs. Brown had been an invalid for some years, and the Justice sailed for Europe soon after the decision in the insular cases was handed down. Caroline Pitts was Mrs. Brown's maiden name, and she was a daughter of Samuel Pitts, well known In Detroit. Her age was 66. She is survived by a brother and three sisters Thomas Pitts of Detroit, Mrs. H. M. Duffleld of Detroit, Mrs. Thomas Cranage of Bay City, and Mrs. Daniel Goodwin of Chicago.
Contributor: Mindy
McHenry, Illinois
18 Jul 1901, Thu • Page 2
MRS. BROWN DIES IN ITALY.
Wife of Justice of the United States Supreme Court Passes Away.
General H. M. Duffleld received cablegram at Detroit from Justice H. B. Brown of the United State Supreme Court announcing the death of Mrs. Brown In Italy. The Cablegram was dated At Riva. Mrs. Brown had been an invalid for some years, and the Justice sailed for Europe soon after the decision in the insular cases was handed down. Caroline Pitts was Mrs. Brown's maiden name, and she was a daughter of Samuel Pitts, well known In Detroit. Her age was 66. She is survived by a brother and three sisters Thomas Pitts of Detroit, Mrs. H. M. Duffleld of Detroit, Mrs. Thomas Cranage of Bay City, and Mrs. Daniel Goodwin of Chicago.
Contributor: Mindy
Inscription
CAROLINE PITTS
wife of
HENRY BILLINGS BROWN
Born in Detroit, October 9, 1843
Died in Riva, Lago Di Garda, July 11, 1901 Illa Fuit Animae Dimidium Meae.
Last line, roughly translated means, "She was the other half of my soul."
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