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58. Ethel Hanson BROWN
was born on 22 Aug 1884 in Sunshine, Montgomery County, Md.. She resided in
1910 in 1415 Chapin St., N.W., Wash., D.C.(Hillside Apts.). She resided in 1942
in 1801 Calvert, Beacon Apts.. She died on 31 Dec 1974 in Silver Springs, Montgomery
County, Md.. She was buried on 2 Jan 1975 in St, Mark's Epiccopal Cemetery,
Highland, MD.. She was a in Nurse. She was educated in Brooksville Academy,
Brooksville, Md.. Notes from David Souder:
Ethel attended Brooksville Academy in Brooksville, Md. This was an exclusive,
private School for girls and probably where she became a nurse. Ethel was a nurse
on Capitol Hill in the Senate or House of Representatives. Ethel married late
in life to a well to do man in Montgomery, Md., Robert Sanders, a realtor. At
the end of her life, Ethel lived with Harold and Evelyn. She was later admitted
to a nursing home. Ethel paid $50 to Harold for her plot at St. Mark's. Her husband
was buried with his first wife.
Obituary:
Sanders, Ethel Brown - On Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1974, of Silver Springs, Md., beloved
wife of the late Robert Sanders; aunt of Harold W. Brown, Kathryn B. Douglas,
Jean B. Burney and Paul Brown. Friends will be received at Pumphrey's Bethesda
Funeral Home, 7557 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, Md. On Wed., 3-5 and 7-9 P.M. where
services will be held on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 1 PM. Internment St. Mark's Episcopal
Church Cemetery, Highland, Md.
She was married to Robert Lee SAUNDERS in 1948 in St Annes Epicopal Church, Annapolis, Md..