Known Information
George W Wedge died on 11 October 1924 and lived near Browns, Md. Mary Elizabeth Wedge died 25 April 1925 and lived near Browns, MD
Sources
Death Certificates
Department of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics (Death Record, Counties) Prince George’s County, [MSA SE43-3797] and [MSA SE43-3828] | Maryland State Archives
Record
1920; Census Place: Marlboro, Prince Georges, Maryland; Roll: T625_674;Page: 4A | ancestry.com
Both George and Mary Wedge had the village or city of Browns listed on their death certificate as their place of residence. Browns was a small farming community northwest of Upper Marlboro in the Marlborough District of Prince George’s County. It was located at the intersection of Brown Road and Browns Station Road, north of Cabin Branch. It is also near a community called Westphalia. The area is immediately southwest of Oak Grove.
Railway Station
Inside of Chesapeake Beach Railway Time Table for 1904, Smithsonian Institution Archives, RU 007181, Box 2, Folder 9, Image Number SIA2015-002378.
| Smithsonian Archives
A station was build near where Brown’s store was indicated on the map when the Chesapeake Beach Railway was built shortly before the turn of the century. The railway brought tourists to Chesapeake Beach until the Great Depression when it wasn’t financially viable anymore.
Farming Community
The cluster of names around Benj H Brown with the store shows the location of Browns, Maryland. Westphalia is immediately to the west where the School House and Grave Yard are indicated. Brown appears to have operated the store as evidenced by advertisements run in the local newspaper.
newspapers.com
Further Research Needed:
- Compare this residence with residences in the censuses
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