The Brown Families of Stark County, Ohio

GEORGE S. BROWN. Among those who are II __. gaining a good maintenance by tilling the ""JJl soil in Stark County is Mr. Brown, whose location is in Perry Township. He has there a farm of seventy-eight and one-half acres, upon which he has erected a good dwelling, pains and other structures, and, in fact, has made the property what it is to-day, a comfortable home and the source of a good income. Mr. Brown is engaged in general farming, and in carrying on his work he displays good judgment, being sufficiently progressive to experiment somewhat in modern theories and to abandon the old rut when new ideas are shown to be advisable, but not allowing his desire for advancement to carry him away.

Like many of the best residents of this section, our subject is a native of Stark County, having been born in Perry Township, May 27, 1840. His parents, Solomon and Elizabeth (Hines) Brown, were born in Pennsylvania, whence they emigrated to this county in 1825, making their first location in Canton Township. In the '30s they made their advent into this township, and located on an unimproved tract of land on section 25. where they endured all the hardships incident to opening up a new county. The land which the father purchased did not have a furrow turned on it, but with characteristic energy he began clearing it, and his sturdy blows soon filled the timber and let in the sunlight upon acre after acre, while after the harvest season rolled around, abundant crops were garnered as the result of his industry.

The following five children are the surviving members of the parental family of seven: Sarah, Alaria (Mrs. A. Spohnhaer), Harriet, Rebecca, and George S. The father of these children died August SI, 1891, and in his death Stark County lost one of its resijected citizens. In his political relations, Solomon Brown was in early life a Whig, but on the organization of the Republican party, joined its ranks. His good wife, who aided him greatly in attaining a good position among his fellow-men, preceded him to the better land, dying in 1865.

George S. Brown of this sketch was reared amid the pioneer scenes of his native county-, and has a clear recollection of the primitive modes of living and of the appearance of the wild, sparsely settled country before it had been developed to its present condition. He attended the pioneer schools of his township as soon as old enough to be of service, and aided his father in carrying on the home farm. His wife, prior to her marriage, was Aliss Elvira Spangler, and the date of their union was February 25, 1862. Mrs. Brown was the daughter of John and Sarah Spangler, of Alassillon, and of their union were born five children, viz.: Lincoln, Edwin 11., Nettie, Henry J. and George.

In his political relations. Mr. Brown votes for Republican candidates; and for a number of years has served as a member of the School Board. With his wife, he is identified with the Alethodist Episcopal Church at Canton. As a man of intelligence, he keeps himself informed regarding matters that

airi certain to the welfare of mankind, the growth of the Nation, and the interest of the community of which he forms a part. He is respected as a good citizen and neighbor, an honorable man and a first-class farmer.

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REV. SAMUEL W. BROWN, minister of the Disciples' Church; Alliance; was born in Lickinn- Co., O., Aujr. 19, 1846; he is the son of Russell P. and Clarissa (Emerson) Brown, who were natives of Connecticut, and with their seven oldest children moved to Ohio a short time prior to the date of our subject's birth. They settled on a farm in Licking Co., and when he was about three years old his parents were called away by death. The older ones of the family were then able to do for themselves, but the younger ones were taken and reared by strangers. In his boyhood he had few advantages for procuring an education, and in this direction he felt keenly the want of parental care. When he reached his majority he apprenticed himself to the trade of a blacksmith, and as he became more familiar with the outer world the more he found himself deficient in knowledge. The thought of having been deprived of education in youth weighed upon his mind until he resolved to exert himself in every laudable way until the deficiency was fully compensated for. He went to the district school, and was classed with pupils of which he was very much the senior. Eagerly and earnestly his studies were pursued under trying circumstances, as he was without means other than that which he could procure by his own labor during vacations. He took a course of study at the Reynoldsburg High School. Having united with the Disciples' Church, June 5, 1867, he those the ministry as a profession and a duty, and accordingly entered the Bethany College, Bethany, Pa., in the spring of 1873, where he took a classical and theological course at the same time, and graduated from that institution in June, 1877. During his collegiate course he preached occasionally at Fairview and Holiday's Cove, W. Va. In the same month in which he graduated he was ordained, and accepted a call to the church at Bedford, O., where he remained about eighteen months, when he accepted a call for a short time to Canton. In May, 1880, he came to the Alliance congregation, which, under his zealous care, is awaking to a realization of its duty and shaking off its manacles of lethargy. On June 22, 1873, he married Eveline M., daughter of Austin Fuller, of Millfield, Athens Co., O. They have one child — Wiley S. Mr. Brown is one of those who have climbed life's rugged paths undaunted by the many uninviting conditions with which he was surrounded; and, for a young man, has already reached an eminence worthy of his determination and zeal; much cheer and encouragement to persevere in his prescribed course has been afforded him by his ever devoted wife.

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H. BROWN, merchant; Beach City; was born April 25, 1841, in Armstrong Co., Pa.; son of Matthias and Catharine (Foster) Brown, both of whom were natives of that county, and of Irish descent. To them were born six children — John, Catharine, Harrison, James, Benton and Salina. Harrison was raised to farming, at which he continued until the spring of 1874, when he embarked in the mercantile business, with his brother James, in his native state, for whom he clerked about five months. He came West in 1873, and was united in marriage, in October of the same year, to Tabitha, daughter of Abraham and Martha (Bidler) Freed, of Holmes Co. Two children have been born to them — Mattie and Omar. After his marriage he returned to Pennsylvania, and remained tiiere until the fall of 1875, when he again came to Ohio and located in Bach City, where he built the business house he now owns, and engaged in the mercantile business, his stock consisting of dr- goofls, groceries, queensware, boots and shoes, and, in fact, all articles to be found in a general store. He is a member of the Lutheran Church and is a IJepuhlican.

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