Funeral for Nettie Brown
One hundred years ago today … the funeral for Nettie Brown was held at AME Zion Church.
New York Age, 22 January 1921, p.1. Chronicling America.
Brown died on January 9, 1921. She and her husband had run an undertaker business. The Age called her the first woman to do so.
NY 1920s previously featured the AME Zion Church on March 13, 1920:
– Jonathan Goldman, January 12, 2021
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