D. F. BROWN, of the firm of D. F. Brown & Co., general merchants, Bloomington; born in Ohio; came to Wisconsin in 1846, and settled in Patch Grove, Grant Co., where he engaged in farming; he went to California in 1852, where he remained until 1861, when he returned direct to Bloomington, Wis., and established the present business; he is a son of Luther Brown, of Patch Grove, one of the early pioneers of Grant Co. He was married in 1867; family consists of wife and one daughter; has been Chairman of the Town Board and Treasurer; always been in active life, and self-made; a good business man, and one that can be relied upon, he justly merits his continually growing business.

This biography generously submitted by Roxanne Munns.