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Born 1840
From The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882)
JAMES C. BROWN, manager of the Franklin Pottery Company. Frankl is the son of Joseph A. and Margaret Brown, and was born in Franklin Tov ship June 7, 1840; his father was one of the early pioneers of this coun having come here in 1800 and settled on Clear Creek, where his grandfatl had entered a full section of land; he was reared on a farm. April 16, 18( at the first call of the President for troops, he enlisted in Company F. ist
As printed in The history of Warren County, Ohio .. (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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