With such a grand mausoleum I expected to find all kinds of information about Mr. George Brown. But there is almost nothing that I can locate. He was born in New York in 1837 and died in Jackson County in 1910. He, apparently, is the only burial in the tomb. He was a civil war veteran having served in the First Battle of Independence on August 11, 1862. It was a rout of the Union Army by the Confederates who outnumbered their forces two to one. 150 of the Union Forces survived and were paroled then mustered out. George Brown was one of them. It is said that he served under Colonel Kersey Coates, but I could not confirm that.
Likewise, William A. Parish has little information available about him. His is one of the older burials in the Cemetery, 1873. He was born in 1796 in Kentucky. His wife was Elizabeth G. Parish and she was born in 1805 and died in 1871. The truly sad thing about the Parrish's - and fairly common at the time - was half of their six children preceded them in death. William, Henry, and Missouri Parrish all passed away... Margaret, Eliza Jane, and Angelina all survived their parents. It's a very nice stone.
Elmwood Cemetery is celebrating its 150th Anniversary on October 1st. Use this link to find out more information:
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