Contra Costa-Alameda County CA Archives Biographies.....Brawand, John 1832 - 
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Author: W. A. & Slocum & Co. (1882)

JOHN BRAWAND.—Born in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland, March, 1832, and there
resided until nineteen years of age. He then left his native land and emigrated
to the United States, and first located in St. Louis, Missouri. The next seven
years were spent in that State, Iowa and Kansas. In October, 1857, he started
from the latter State to cross the plains to California, arriving early in the
Spring of 1858. He immediately proceeded to the Frazer river and there followed
mining for two years. In the Fall of 1860, he returned to San Francisco, from
whence he sailed for his native land to pay a visit to his old home. Sojourning
but a few months, he again returned to the United States, and purchased a farm
in Iowa, on which he resided but a short time, when he, at his adopted country's
call, enlisted in the Spring of 1861, in Company "C," 16th Iowa Volunteer
Infantry, in which he served for nearly three years, being discharged on account
of disability. He again returned to his farm in Iowa. A short time after was
married, sold out and removed to Kansas, where he remained until 1867, when he
again crossed the plains with horse-teams, of which he was robbed by Indians en
route, to this State. Our subject first located in Alameda county. In April,
1869, he moved to Concord, Contra Costa county, where he engaged in teaming
until April, 1877, when he purchased a half interest in the well known livery
stable of Mahony & Brawand, of Concord, where he now resides. The subject of our
memoir was married in Muscatine county, Iowa, in 1864, to Miss Margaret Bohren,
a native of Switzerland. By this union they have four surviving and four
deceased children. The names of those living are: Annie, Alice, Minnie and Clara.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

HISTORY OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA,
INCLUDING ITS GEOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATOGRAPHY AND DESCRIPTION;
TOGETHER WITH A RECORD OF THE MEXICAN GRANTS; THE BEAR FLAG WAR; THE MOUNT
DIABLO COAL FIELDS; THE EARLY HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT, COMPILED FROM THE MOST
AUTHENTIC SOURCES; THE NAMES OF ORIGINAL SPANISH AND MEXICAN PIONEERS; FULL
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; SEPARATE HISTORY OF EACH TOWNSHIP, SHOWING
THE ADVANCE IN POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE;
ALSO,
Incidents of Pioneer Life; and Biographical Sketches
OF EARLY AND PROMINENT SETTLERS AND REPRESENTATIVE MEN;
AMD OF ITS TOWNS, VILLAGES, CHURCHES, SECRET SOCIETIES, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
SAN FRANCISCO: W. A. SLOCUM & CO., PUBLISHERS
1882.


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