James M. Brown

As printed in 1912

JAMES M. BROWN.

Among the honored citizens of Jasper county who shouldered their guns when Fort Sumter was fired upon and who followed the flag through many bloody campaigns and harassing marches during the great Civil war. none bore a more honorable part than James M. Brown, now living in retirement after a long and useful life, devoted principally to general agricultural pursuits and stock raising, a man who has richly earned the high esteem in which he is held by all classes in this locality. for he has done much toward the general upbuilding of his vicinity and his ideals have ever been high, and his conduct above reproach.

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On November 1, 1866, Mr. Brown was united in marriage with Sarah E. Morrison, of Orange county, New York, the daughter of Henry and Harriet (Sherman) Morrison, both natives of New York, in which state they spent their lives on a farm and there the father died, after which the mother brought her family of nine children to Wisconsin and later to Iowa, in which state she died.

Mr. Brown is one of a family of eight children, of whom three are living-. Mrs. Lafayette Martin, of Creswell Oregon; Addison F. and himself.

To Mr. and Mrs. Brown nine children have been born, three of whom are deceased; George and Charles died in infancy; Henry died on the farm east of Newton when twenty-two years old; Edward is at home: Carrie is the \\ife of T. T. Powers: Gertrude is at home: Kellogg, Frank. Eben and Bertram are all in South Dakota on farms.

Mrs. Brown has two brothers and a sister living at this time, Henry Morrison, of Newton; John Morrison, of Plattsville, Wisconsin; Mrs. Catherine Wallace, of Springville, Pennsylvania.

Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Congregational church of Newton. He belongs to Garrett Post. Grand Army of the Republic. He has been very successful as a business man. Besides his city property, he has considerable property in South Dakota. Prior to his retirement, five years ago, he farmer near Kellogg and later near Newton, He is a Republican and has served his township as assessor, road supervisor, member of the school board and in other capacities, always discharging his duties in a very able and acceptable manner. He has served his party as committeeman and as a delegate to both county and state conventions, and he has always made his influence felt for the good of the same. Mrs. Brown is a member of the Woman's Relief Corps. She is a lady of high intelligence and culture and, like her husband, enjoys the friendship of a very wide circle of acquaintances.

As printed in Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.