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Born 1842
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
NATHAN B. BROWN, farmer and stock raiser, section I, was born in Coxbury, Licking County, Ohio, on the 21st day of October, 1842. His parents were L. R. Brown, a farmer and carpenter, a native of Massachusetts, and Ann (Gleason) Brown, who was born in New York. Nathan passed his boyhood on the farm in his native county until he was nine years of age. He attended the common schools, and in 1857 became a resident of St. Louis, Missouri. In 1874 he came to Nodaway County, where he now owns 140 acres of good land, well watered and stocked, and upon which is a nice orchard. During the late war he served for three years in Company F, Fifth Missouri State Militia, cavalry, and took part in the battles of Big Blue, Little Osage, Jefferson City and Booneville. On the 16th day of March, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Catherine Stephenson, a daughter of A. B. Stephenson, of California, Missouri. Their family consists of Henry E., born May 29, 1870; Flora EL, born February 4, 1872; Justice J., born October 3 1, 1874 Luke E., born February 11,. 1877, and Bessie, born March 31, 1880. Mr, Brown has filled the office of road supervisor. He is Republican in politics, and is one of the most enterprising men of this district.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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