Randolph County IL Archives Biographies.....Brown, Robert 1838 - 1891 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000031 February 29, 2008, 11:48 pm Author: Biographical Publishing Co. (1894) ROBERT BROWN, who was one of the well-to-do agriculturists of Randolph County, was residing on an eighty-acre tract, located on section 8, township 8, range 5, at the time of his death. He was the son of William and Eliza (Carruthers) Brown, and was born in County Down, Ireland, August 22, 1838. He came to America in 1855, and meeting a brother who was living in Pennsylvania, remained there a few weeks, when he came with him to Randolph County, their destination being Rockwood, which at that time was known as Liberty. On reaching this county, the young Irish lad engaged to work on neighboring farms for several years, and then purchasing a tract of forty acres in township 7, range 5, there made his home for six years. Previous to buying this tract, however, he was married, February 28, 1858, to Miss Margaret L., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Anderson) Kelly, also natives of County Down, Ireland, whence they emigrated to the United States some sixty years ago. They located in Rockland County, N. Y., where Margaret was born March 8, 1841. In the summer of 1842, Thomas Kelly, with his family, came to this county, and made his home near Rockwood until his death May 29, 1891. His good wife died July 5, 1872. After residing six years on his first purchase, our subject bought a quarter-section elsewhere in this locality, and resided on it for seven years, when he made permanent location on section 8. By this union with Miss Brown there were born ten children, of whom four survive, They are, Eliza Ellen, Maggie, Elijah and Harvey Robert. Those deceased are, William, Henry, Mary Ann, John Walker, John C. and Minnie. Mr. Brown during his lifetime was a member of the Presbyterian Church, with which body his widow and children are connected. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe Counties, Illinois Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States and the Governors of the State of Illinois Chicago: Biographical Publishing Co. 1894 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/randolph/bios/brown1383gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb