William Elmore "Elmer" Brown  2 Jun 1891 - 14 Jul 1921

World War I Draft Card





   1. Elmer Brown                                  

   2. S. Jackson, West Frankfort,Ill

   3. June 2 1891

   4. Natural Born Citizen

    5. Nelstor???? Co. Ky  U.S.A.

    6. ---

    7. Coal Miner

    8. Producers Coal 4 Co.

    9. yes- wife & 2 children

   10. married  caucasion

   11. no -, -, -, -

   12. yes as ???????

   (Signed:) Elmer Brown

 


  1. Township:  tall                 masculin

  2. color of eyes: blue   color of hair: dark   bald: no

  3. no

  (Signed:)   H.R. Dial

  Township:   2

  City or County:   Franklin

  State:   Ill.          June 5 1917









Man Killed While 
      Resisting Officer

   Walter Kanady acting as a
special police during the Ridg-
way  reunion  held in that city
last  week,  shot and instantly
killed Wm. E. Brown of Royal-
ton who  attempted  to make his
escape as  he was being  locked
up  in the  city  calaboose  on
Thurday     night   about    10
o'clock.                      
   It was thought  by  many  of
the  officials  that Brown  was
dispensing whisky  and  he  was
being  closely watched for evi-
dence that would justify his ar
rest,  when  a  woman  claiming
to be his wife,in a fit of jeal
-ousy, turned him up,   causing
his  arrest  by  Deputy Sheriff
Frank  Kimbro, assisted by  Mr.
Kanady.  These  two  officials,
with there  prisoner had arriv-
ed  at  the  calabose  when the
woman     who    had    caused 
Brown's  arrest  arrived on the
scene  an  made an  attempt  to
correct  her error by assisting
to  free  the  prisoner.   She 
clinched  with  Kimbro  and  it
was  while  they were scuffling
that  Brown  attempted  to make
his  escape  by  running  away.
  Kanady  who  had  charge  of 
the prisoner at this time order-
ed  him to stop and when he ig-
nored   the   command   Kanady,
fired  the ball takin effect in
the lower lobe of the left lung
and   ranged   upward  to   the
heart  coming  out  just  below
the    heart     in     front. 
   A coroner's inquest was heald
Friday  morning  at  which Kan-
ady  was  Exonorated  from  all
blame,   but    when   Brown's 
mother  arrived  there  at noon
she caused his  arrest for man-
slaughter  and   Kanady was ar-
rested   and   placed  under  a
$300  bond  which  was  prompt-
ly filled with a long list  of 
voluntary    signers.          
Brown's    body was    prepared
for burial    and taken to West
Frankfort    by    his   mother
Saurday morning.               









"Elmer's" Final Resting Place

Miners Cemetery
Six Mile Township, Royalton
Franklin County, Illinois


William Elmore "Elmer" BROWN     2 Jun 1891-14 Jul 1921
son of Milton Elmore & Mary Caroline [TAYLOR] BROWN




Family members buried at Miners Cemetery:

   Alton Daniel BROWN         (Brother)
   Henry Claude BROWN         (Brother)
   Jesse                      (Sister)
   Mary Caroline(TAYLOR)BROWN (Mother)
    Milton Elmore BROWN        (Father)


Family Group Sheet



NOTES:
William Elmore Brown shares a tombstone with his brother
Henry Claude Brown. The tombstone list there names as:
ELMORE BROWN & CLAUDE BROWN

"Elmers" father came to Royalton to help with the establishment of 
the UMWA, and was a coal miner in East Tennessee & Eastern Kentucky.

"Elmers" mother ran a boarding house in Royalton.

"Elmers" parents later divorced.










Death Certificate