LDS film # 09962913, Excerpts from History of Kentucky, Illustrated, 1885, by
Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin.  Appeared in the Central City Messenger and
Times-Argus, Central City, Kentucky, in seven installments during May, June,
and July 1959.

Samuel Brown Ran Commercial Hotel In Central City; Also in Timber
Business

SAMUEL BROWN was born January 4, 1856, in Muhlenberg County, and
is the fourth of six children, born to Samuel and Susan M.
(McDonald) Brown, natives of Virginia and Kentucky, respectively,
and of Irish descent.  Subject's father was a son of Nathaniel
Brown, was born and reared in Virginia; was a soldier in the war
of 1812, was a teacher and farmer and came to Muhlenberg County
about 1830, and settled near Greenville, where he lived all his
life.  Our subject was reared on the farm and attended the common
schools, when not engaged in the duties incident to farm life; he
was but five years of age when his mother died and seven at the
death of his father; he lived with an uncle until eighteen, when
he worked by the month for one year.  He then went to school for
nearly two years, after which he engaged in the timber business.
In 1877 he engaged as salesman with E.S. McManan at Central City,
for three years; then engaged for two years in the hotel
business; was for a short time at Kuttawa, on the Cumberland;
then came to Central City, where he is now engaged in running the
Commercial Hotel; in his business enterprises he has been very
successful.  He has lived in Muhlenberg County all his life with
the exception of three years, one in Missouri and two in McLean
County.  He was married July 10, 1883, to Catherine Williams, of
Muhlenberg County, daughter of John M. and Sarah A. (Anthoney)
Williams, a native of Muhlenberg County, and of Irish origin.
One child blesses this union - Florence.  Mr. Brown is a member
of the K. of H.

Brown, McDonald, Williams, Anthoney
=
VA, MO, McLean

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/muhlenberg/brown.s.txt