When at my grandmother’s funeral several months ago, I took the occasion to find some of my relatives grave sites.  Particularly my G-Great Grandfather David S. Brown (1853-1926 Four Mile cemetery, Anniston, Alabama). When I asked my Aunt (who still lives in the area) about him, she said that his wife, Lizzie, had died in a fire by “catching her dress on fire while loading wood in her stove.”  I remembered reading a similar story online when doing research before. So I looked it up again and found an obit. for my G-grandfather’s sister-in-law who died in a fire while cooking.  I posted the story and assumed word of mouth had transferred the story to my G-Grandmother…WRONG!!

Amazingly, my Great Grandmother Lizzie also actually died in a fire…while cooking.   SO… Brown husbands, cook for your wives!

Here’s the article.

“THE CLEBURNE NEWS” Issue of Thursday, MAY 2, 1935:

MRS. BROWN IS DEAD FROM BURNS

Burns suffered from several months ago as she started a fire at her home at Jacksonville, proved fatal to Mrs. Lizzie Brown, who died at 1 o’clock Friday morning at the home of her son Ernest Brown, at 705 King street in Anniston.  She had been with her son since the accident and several days ago was reported to be recovering.