Brown, Thomas (1801-1879)

BROWN

Posted By: Karon Velau (email)
Date: 11/1/2017 at 21:18:20

BROWN, THOMAS, farmer, Sec. 17, Otter Township; P. O. Indianola; born Dec. 1, 1801, in Randolph county, North Carolina; here he lived till he was twelve years of age, when his parents moved to Washington county, Indiana, where he lived till 1831, when he moved to Warren county, Indiana, and remained till 1853, when he moved to this county and settled on the farm where he now resides; he was married Feb. 2, 1825, to Martha Marshall, a native of Tennessee, who died June 4, 1860, leaving a family of eleven children: Isaac, Mary a., Nancy J., Thomas J., Sallie Ann, Alva Curtis, living, and Lurena, Joel, Isam, Allen F. and William H., deceased; he is one of the old settlers of the township, and voted at the first election held in the township.
Source: History of Warren County, Iowa, containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, & etc., Union Historical Co.; Des Moines, IA, 1879, p.645