BROWN

DANIEL BROWN

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Daniel BROWN is of German descent, and is a son of William BROWN, who was a Tennessean, and came to Lawrence County, Mo. when a young man, locating on a farm which is still in the hands of the members of his family. He was married to Fannie TOLLIVER, a daughter of John TOLLIVER, and by her became the father of five children: John A., William J., Richard, George and Daniel. Mr. Brown was a saddler and farmer by occupation, and was a man who had the respect and esteem of all. His son, Daniel, was born on his father's farm in Lawrence County in 1843, and received but little education, as the schools of Missouri were very poor at that time. At the age of eighteen, he enlisted in Company B, Fifteenth Regiment Missouri Enrolled Militia, serving about a year and a half, when he joined Company B, Fifteenth Regiment Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, serving twenty months. After the war he was married to Califernia HARMER, a daughter of Enoch L. and Susannah (NEWBY) HARMER, of Tennessee, and their union has been blessed in the birth of two children: William Henry and James Hampton. Since 1880 Mr. Brown has resided on his present farm of 160 acres. He is a Democrat in his political views, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church. Mrs. Brown's father was sheriff of Davidson County, Tenn., and became a resident of Lawrence County, Mo., in 1840.


JOHN A. BROWN

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John A. BROWN, farmer at Mount Vernon, Mo., is the son of William BROWN, who was born in Tennessee, and came to Lawrence County, Mo., in 1839, when a young man. He first worked in a saddler's shop kept by George WHITE, and there remained two years. He then, in 1840, married Miss Mary Frances TOLLIVER, daughter of John TOLLIVER and Polly (DICK) TOLLIVER, who had formerly lived in North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee, and had come to Missouri in 1838. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of five children: John, Daniel, William J., Richard J. and George W. After marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Brown resided at Salem, and then settled on 160 acres of land, now owned by the family. He died in 1851 at the age of thirty-one. Mrs. Brown still continued to reside on the farm and reared her family, all now being settled near her. Her son, John A. Brown, was born in 1841 on the ORR farm, and received but a limited education. He was enrolled in the State Militia, but was in no battles, although in many skirmishes. In 1864 he married Miss Adaline ESSARY, daughter of Thomas and Matilda (JACKSON) ESSARY, of Tennessee. She had come with her mother to Lawrence County in 1851. To Mr. and Mrs. Brown were born eight children: William, John H., Minnie F. Mary E., Effie, Lulie and Rosella. One died in infancy. After marriage the young couple remained at home with Mrs. Brown until 1870, when Mr. Brown bought his present farm of 200 acres of fine farming land. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Presbyterian Church, and he is a Democrat in his political views. Mr. Tolliver, the maternal grandfather of our subject, owned 517 acres of land one-half mile from Phillips, one of the best tracts of land in the county. He was a great help to the early settlers in getting them their homes, and in giving them food and other necessaries to start in life During the late war, the Kansas troops landed on his farm, burned his property, and as he was a slave owner he lost heavily. He was an industrious man, of excellent character, and died at the age of eight-one, his wife at the age of ninety-one.


W. J. BROWN

W. J. BROWN, farmer at Mount Vernon, Mo. is of English descent, and the son of W. M. BROWN, who was born in Tennessee February 10, 1819. The father came to Lawrence County, Mo., in 1839, settled near Mount Vernon, and there worked at the saddler's trade with George WHITE. One year later, or in 1840, he married Miss Mary Frances TOLLIVER, daughter of John and Polly (DICK) TOLLIVER, of Tennessee, formerly from North Carolina on the border of Virginia, latter of whom was of German descent. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were married at the residence of William ORR, Salem, and to them were born these children: John Alexander, Daniel, William J., Richard Jonathan (deceased) and George W. The father was an energetic, industrious man, and died of typhoid fever when but thirty-one years of age. He was a kind husband and father. The mother is still living, and is sixty-seven years of age. She is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. [For sketch of the parents of Mrs. Brown see sketch of J. A. BROWN.] W. J. Brown, the subject of this sketch, was born on a farm in 1845, and has always lived on the old homestead. He was enrolled in in the State Militia during the latter part of the late war. He received a limited education, and married Miss Martha JENNINGS, daughter of Robert and Sarah M. JENNINGS, who were among the early settlers. Six children were the result of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Brown: Emma A., Sarah F., Cora E., George A., Robert A. and William L. Mr. Brown took his wife to the old homestead, and there he has since resided. In political views Mr. Brown is a Democrat, and both himself and wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Mr. Brown takes an active interest in the good of the schools, and has been director and clerk for about six years He is a man of excellent understanding, morality and industry, and is a descendant of a good stock of ancestors on both sides.



From "A Reprint of Goodspeed's 1888 History of Lawrence County; Reprint Lawrence County Section of Goodspeed's Newton, Lawrence, Barry And McDonald Counties History; published by the Goodspeed Publishing Co., in 1888; Reprinted by Litho Printers Of Cassville, Missouri In 1973." as transcribed by JJR.

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