Will County IL Archives Biographies.....Brown, Elias 
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Author: Past & Present Will County, 1907

Elias Brown, a farmer of Will county, at the present time serving as 
supervisor of Jackson township, is a native son of Will county, born November 
12, 1851, and is a son of Ara B. and Martha (Hougham) Brown. The father came 
with his parents, Peter Brown and wife, from his native state, New York, to 
Will county in 1834. He remained with them during the period of his boyhood 
and youth, and when starting out in life on his own account engaged in farming 
on section 15, Jackson township, continuing in agricultural pursuits until the 
time of his death, which occurred in 1865. Elias Brown, whose name introduces 
this sketch, is the the fourth in order of birth in his father's family, the 
other living members being: Mrs. Sarah B. Sharp, a resident of Danville, 
Indiana; Mrs. D. F. Higgins, a resident of Joliet; Frank, a resident farmer of 
Jackson township; and Nancy J. and Martha M. Brown, both of whom reside in 
Joliet. Elias Brown was reared to farm life in Jackson township, assisting his 
father in the operation of the home farm during the summer seasons, while 
during the winter months he pursued his studies in the district schools. While 
private business interests have claimed much of his time and attention Mr. 
Brown has also found time and opportunity for public interests. The lady whom 
Mr. Brown chose as a companion and helpmate bore the maiden name of Miss Mary 
A. Mapps, their marriage being celebrated February 28th, 1878. She was a 
native of Jackson township, and after a happy married life of more than twenty-
seven years she was called to her final rest, her death occurring July 18, 
1905. She was an estimable lady, devoted to the welfare and happiness of her 
family, and her death was the occasion of deep regret not only to her 
immediate household but to a large circle of friends. The four children who 
still survive are: Ara B., who wedded Miss Lauretta Myers, by whom he has one 
child Loretta, their home being in Jackson township; Elias A., Jarvis J. and 
Paul, all at home. 

Additional Comments:
PAST AND PRESENT OF WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS By W. W. Stevens President of the 
Will County Pioneers Association; Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing 
Company, 1907

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