William Brown

As printed in 1882

WILLIAM BROWN, farmer, P. 0. Port William, was born October 12, 1839, in Greene County, Ohio, and was raised to farm life near Painterville, acquiring a common education only. On October 9, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, Seventyfourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry at Xenia, but soon after was removed to Columbus, and subsequently to Stone River, Tenn., after which ho participated in the battles of Mission Ridge, Chatahoocheo River, Kencsaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro and others; then engaged as teamster with Gen. Thomas’ train, in which capacity he served until the close of the war, enduring many privations which can ooly properly be described by those who have passed through them. But on July 18, 1865, he was honorably discharged for his valiant services rendered in days of deepest need to our nation. He returned home with no injuries save rheumatism contracted by exposure. On January 11, 1866, he was united in marriage with Miss Sarah A. Stinson, and in the year 1875 located on his present farm of forty-four acres, and is reasonably well fixed for a man on the meridian of life. Mrs. Brown was born in Greene County, Ohio, September 4, 1813. Mr. Brown is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., and willing to assist charitable institutions. He is the son of Joshua and grandson of Richard Brown, the latter being born in Virginia, near the close of the last century, and served as a patriot in the war of 1812. He married Elizabeth Pickern, also a native of Virginia. Sometime prior to 1812, he settled in Belmont County, Ohio, where Joshua, the father of William, was born. While residing in Belmont County, he buried his wife, and married a distant relative to his first wife, viz., Mary Pickern, with whom he located in Greene County, Ohio, in 1843, and followed farming until his death in 1850, and his widow survived until February, 1870 when she, too, passed away. Five children were the result of each marriage of Richard, Joshua being the eldest, and was born and reared in Belmont County, Ohio; his birth occurred in 1814. He married Margaret Oglesbee, March 29, 1838, a native of Greene County, Ohio, where she died July 12, 1862, and was the mother of seven children, five of whom are now living. Joshua married for his second companion, Mary J. Stinson, January 28, 1864, by whom he has had five children. In the year 1874, he located in Clinton County, where he is a large land-owner. m

As printed in The history of Clinton County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, cities, towns, etc.; general and local statistics; portraits of early settlers and prominent men; history of the (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.