MM-BEH- David and his two oldest sons, Roy and Clark, were killed in a explosion on 8 March 1908. They were thawing dynamite that was sold at the store on a wood burning stove. They were doing it in the wash house behind their home. The wash house had a stream that went through it and was used to cool the dairy products. At the time of the accident David and family had a small farm and the country store and post office in Acme, PA. Besides being the Post Master, he dehorned cattle.

Martha Marks- "Dora Welshonse Brown (Marks) had two sons, Roy and Clark, who were killed in a dynamite explosion at the time David H. Brown , her husband was killed, 8 March, 1908. Mother did not talk about the incident but always had a spell of sadness in first of March. Dad (Mike Marks) and Bill Kuntz were first on the scene at t the accident. Dad was a blacksmith and worked in Kuntz Blacksmith Shop. They rode bare back to the farm when the accident happened. According to Dad the bodies were damaged mostly about the face. Mr. Kuntz and Dad had to take mother away from her husband. She was trying to clean a piece of metal from his face although he was dead when the arrived. At the time of the accident they had the farm, country store and Post Office. John Beacom was a small baby just born 13 Feb 1908. Curt (George Curtis) was the oldest left and he was a big help to mother, worked in the store and helped in the post office. Mother had to serve as post master until she sold the farm and store.

Bess Hunker said George Curtis was sworn in as the Post Master and became the Youngest Post Master in the US. They moved to Foxtown. Settled there, railroading was growing leaps and bounds at Youngwood. Several people she knew well were working in Youngwood for the railroad. For the amount of money she received from sale of property it did not permit a very spacious place. I don't remember about the house. I know it was small. Much money was owed to her husband. I helped throw out a lot of papers the last year mother lived. We sat in the attic and went through a trunk filled with notes and leagers which showed expenses. It was your grandfather Brown's brother, John, who cheated her. She got 1/3 of the money that was left and other money was put in trust for each child. When they became 21 they received it, I think with interest, and all were given their inheritance.

In 1916 the Marks/Brown family moved to New Stanton, PA. It is the home of Bill and Marie Marks and Martha Marks: 416 S Center St.

Dora and her brother, David, were married on the same day in the same church.