Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 2nd ed., 1885,
Butler Co.

G. WASHINGTON BROWN is one of the eminently successful farmers of Butler
County, and was born in Ohio County, Ky., March 14, forty-four years ago.
He was brought up in the same locality and educated in the public schools.
His father, Thomas E. Brown, was born in Virginia, January 13, 1808, and
died March 18, 1872; he was by occupation a prominent farmer and merchant
and settled in Ohio County, when a child.  G. W. Brown's mother was born
February 10, 1809, and died November 6, 1858.  Our subject moved to Butler
County in 1860, and purchased his farm near Mining City, where he now owns
300 acres of good land.  He enlisted in Company H, 12th Kentucky Cavalry
(Capt. Payne), and served nearly three years, and was in the campaigns of
Tennessee and Georgia.  November 29, 1866, Mr. Brown was united in marriage
with Rebecca F., second daughter of J. W. and Mary McKinney.  She was born
in Butler County, February 5, 1850.  Seven children have blessed this
union:  William Ellsworth, Minerva Ann, John Thomas, Oscar Vineyard, Elmer
Hamilton, James Pendleton, Mona Alcyon.  Mrs. Brown's father, J. A.
McKinney, was born in Virginia in 1819, and came to Kentucky with his
parents in infancy, and has since been a resident of Butler County; in 1846
he married Mary A. London, by whom he has seven children: Nancy E. Layne,
William Martin, Rebecca, Brice V., John L., Laura L., wife of G. G.
Pendley; and James.  They have eighteen grandchildren and have never had
but one death among them, and have not employed a doctor but twice in
twenty years.  Mr. McKinney owns 250 acres of good land, well supplied with
both graded and common stock.  His farm is about half bottom and half
timber land.  A portion of the bottom land, being well set with cane,
affords excellent winter pasturage.  Mr. McKinney and Mr. Brown are both
Democrats, and their families are members of the Baptist Church; both are
of strong temperance principles.

Brown Payne McKinney London Layne Pendley
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Ohio-KY VA

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