Brown, John S., was born in Batavia. N.Y., June 1, 1856. His father, John Brown, was a native of Ireland and came to the United States in 1843, settling in Batavia. He died in October, 1896, and his wife in May, 1897. In 1896 Mr. Brown established his present grocery business. In 1887 he married Margaret E. Keefe; they have had these children: Margaret, Louise, Joseph, Leo, William, Stephen, Edmund and Vincent. Margaret died in 1893. Mr. Brown is a respected citizen of Batavia and by honorable methods has built up a successful business.

Source: Our County and its people, A descriptive work on Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890