Sierra-Yuba County CA Archives Biographies.....Brown, J. W. 1828 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

J. W. BROWN is a native of Troy, New York, and was born June 26, 1828. In 1833
his parents moved to New York city, where our subject clerked in a dry-goods
house from 1842 till 1849, when he came to California, via the Horn, and arrived
in San Francisco July 1, 1849. Soon after, he started for the mines on the Yuba,
and spent a short time on Rose's bar, Landers' bar, Ousley's bar, and Kenebec
bar. In July, 1851, he came to Sierra county, and located at Goodyear's bar,
where he mined until 1854. He was in the employ of L. T. Fox from 1856 to 1861,
when he went into partnership with John Giddings in the clothing business, and
ran a pack-train from there to Eureka. Mr. Brown bought Giddings' interest in
the store, in 1863, and in the spring of 1866 sold out and moved to Downieville.
He was elected county auditor in 1865, and re-elected in 1867. In 1873 he went
into the hardware store of Cole, Ward, & Co. In 1874, bought a two-thirds
interest, and the balance in 1881. Mr. Brown was married in 1862 to Miss C.
Harran, at Goodyear's. To them have been born four children, one of whom is
still living.

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Extracted from:

Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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