Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William Henry 
Perrin. 
O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, Chicago, 1882.  Cass 
County

GEORGE H. BROWN, farmer; P. O. Beardstown; was born in 
Brattleboro, Vt., April 1, 1829; son of George W. and Xylphia 
(Chase) Brown; parents of five children; he, a weaver by trade, 
but chiefly engaged in farming; she died in 1851.  Mr. Brown 
attended school in Vermont, Fulton Co., Ills., for a time, but 
received only a limited education.  He learned the blacksmith's 
trade in Vermont, Fulton Co., Ill., and followed it until 1858, 
since which time he has engaged in farming.  He married here, Aug. 
5, 1855, Sarah J. Hager, born in this precinct, May 20, 1840, who 
has borne him three children: Charles L., Henrietta, and Laura B.  
Mr. Brown is a Democrat.  His wife is a member of the M. E. 
Church.

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