Marion Brown

As printed in 1901

MARION BROWN.

On the roster of county officials in Jasper county appears the name of Marion Brown. He is capable filling the position of probate judge, and is well qualified for the onerous duties which devolve upon him, being a man of excellent business ability, keen discernment and sound judgment. He is recognized as one of the leading and influential citizens of the community and his worth is widely acknowledged.

A native of Greenup county, Kentucky, Mr. Brown was born on the 8th orf March, 1842, a son of Piersol and Margaret (Thomas) Brown. The family is of Scotch lineage, and from good old Revolutionary stock our subject is descended. His paternal grandfather, Robert Brown, was a soldier in the war for independence and married a daughter of John Throckmorton, who was also a Revolutionary soldier. His great-great-grandfather, John Brown, the founder of the family in America, was a native of Scotland, a weaver by trade, and settled near what is now Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, about the year 1 700.

Marion Brown was about ten years of age when his mother died and he went to live with his uncle, Benjamin Thomas, near Lucasville, Scioto county, Ohio, where he attended the district schools of that day during the winter months and worked upon the farm the remainder of the time until he was sixteen years of age, when he became a resident of Illinois, where his father died in 1880. There he worked as a farm hand and later engaged in farming on his own account.

As a further preparation for a home of his own he was married, in 1866, to Miss Margaret J. Bandy, a daughter of Richard Bandy, and upon a farm in Edgar county they began their domestic life, there remaining until 1888, when they became residents of Jasper county, locating upon a farm five miles west of Carthage. His place comprises one hundred and twenty acres of land and is well improved. There he successfully carried on general farming until 1898, when he was elected probate judge of Jasper county, and entered upon the duties of the office the ist of January, 1899, for a term of four years, at the election defeating Judge D. D. Kerr, the Republican candidate. While residing in Edgar county, Illinois, he had served for two years as a member of the board of supervisors, and in office has ever manifested marked fidelity to duty.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been born seven children: George W., a resident of Paris, Illinois; Charles F., who is living in Meeker, Colorado; Charity A., a probate clerk in her father's office; Sally M., the wife of James A. Buchanan, of Saratoga, Wyoming; William S. and Walter Piersol, twins; and Jackson S. The family have a wide acquaintance in Jasper county and enjoy the high regard of many friends. A busy, active and honorable career has won for Mr. Brown a fair degree of success and also gained for him the respect of those with whom he has been associated.

As printed in The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.