Leander Brown Born: 9 Sep 1842 Died: 27 Nov 1873 Plot:
Co E 154 IL Infantry Where born: Jasper IL Married: 19 Jan 1868 Lawrence Co Josephine Bowen Lake (1846 OH-1928 buried Sumner Cem Lawrence Co IL; m2: 28 May 1878 Lawrence Co Charles Young; m3: Michael T Diebold) Children: - George W (17 Mar 1869 IL-10 Mar 1933 Craighead AR) -
Margaret [Maggie] Jane (1874-1955 m: Harry Albert Lewis {1869-1948}) -
John [Johnnie] (-27 Jun 1899 IL); enlisted 15 Feb 1865
* indicates buried with Leander Brown in Sand Hill Cemetery.
About Sand Hill Cemetery:
Sand Hill Cemetery is the oldest large cemetery in Mt Carmel IL, predating Highland Memorial Cemetery and Rose Hill Cemetery. There was no subdivision of lots in Sand Hill Cemetery. People were buried in the order of their death. New burials were prohibited in Sand Hill Cemetery after 1932. Burials: 1254 Location: 730 West 3rd Street, Mt Carmel, Illinois - Wabash County
