Biography of Samuel C Brown, Scott Co, AR

***********************************************************
Submitted by: Charlene Holland <Char@presys.com>
        Date: 9 Sep 1998
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
***********************************************************

	Samuel C. Brown is a merchant and postmaster at Blansett, Scott
County, Ark., but was born in Blount County, Tenn., October 4, 1837, a
son of Benjamin and Martha (Cusick) Brown, the former a native of
Virginia, and the latter of Tennessee. The father was taken to Tennessee
by his parents when a boy, and in that State he attained manhood and was
married, making his home there until he moved to Walker County, Ga.,
in 1860. After a residence of nine years in that State he came to Scott
County, Ark., and here he passed to his long home in August, 1889, when
in the seventy-ninth year of his age. He was an honest tiller of the soil
and was a man who had the confidence of all who knew him.  His first wife,
the mother of Samuel C., died in Tennessee in 1854, after which he
married Elizabeth Holcomb, who died in this State and county. He was a
member and officer of the Missionary Baptist Church for many years and at
all times was an earnest Christian. In his political view, he was a stanch
Democrat. Samuel C. Brown was the third of ten children, five now living
and his youth was spent and his schooling received in Sevier County, Tenn.
He worked on his father's farm until he was twenty-one years of age, then
began teaching school and farmed until the war broke out. In October,
1862, he joined Company R, Fifth Tennessee Cavalry, with which he served
eighteen months, being then transferred to the First Tennessee Cavalry,
his company acting as escort to Gen. ________. He was taken prisoner at
Knoxville, Tenn., after entering the Federal lines under a flag of truce,
and was retained at that place until the close of the war. He was in the
battles of Shiloh, Chickamauga, Resacca and in the Georgia campaign
around Atlanta. At the close of the war he turned his attention to
farming in Blount County, Tenn., but in I866 went to Walker County, Ga.,
where he made his home until 1869, then came to Scott County, Ark., and
here in connection with farming followed the occupation of teaching until
1877. He then began selling dry goods in Waldron, Henry Coker being his
business partner. In 1881 Mr. Brown came to Blansett and opened a general
store, which he has since successfully conducted. In 1883 he was appointed
postmaster of the town and is still holding the office. He commenced
operating a sawmill and cotton gin in 1888; and in both has done well. He
is a member of the Missionary Baptist Church, and socially belongs to
Blansett Lodge No. 460, of the A. F. & A. M., and politically is a
Democrat.