Lake-Porter County IN Archives Biographies.....Brannon, Amos 1821 - 
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Author: T. H. Ball (1904)

AMOS BRANNON.

    Amos Brannon, a retired farmer of Lowell, who was dependent upon his own
resources for a living from an early age, is a self-made man, whose record is
creditable and well worthy of emulation. He started out in life empty-handed,
and, realizing that labor is the basis of all success, he worked diligently and
persistently for many years and is now the possessor of a very comfortable
competence. Moreover, he has advanced far on life's journey, reaching a stage in
which nature seems to have intended that man should put aside active business
cares and spend the evening of life in quiet.

    Mr. Brannon was born in Summit county, Ohio, on the 4th of September, 1821.
His father was William Brannon, whose parents were natives of Ireland. The
mother bore the maiden name of Lucina Loveland, and was born in Vermont. William
Brannon died in Ohio in 1828 when his son Amos was but seven years of age, but
the mother lived to be more than eighty years of age. In their family were eight
children, seven of whom reached mature years. Of this number Amos Brannon was
the third child and second son. After his father's death he remained with his
mother, but worked out for a living until twenty-two years of age. He then came
to Indiana, locating in Porter county in the spring of 1843, and in the fall of
the same year he came to Lake county. Here he engaged in farming, purchasing a
small tract of land in West Creek township. This was wild and unimproved and
covered eighty acres. With characteristic energy he began its development and
continued the work of improvement until he sold the property and purchased an
adjoining farm of two hundred and forty acres. This he also improved, breaking
the prairie and transforming wild land into rich and productive fields. He
continued agricultural pursuits there until 1885, when he retired and removed to
Lowell. He has since built a good residence in the town and is now comfortably
situated in life. During the early years of his residence in Indiana he bravely
faced all the hardships and dangers of frontier life and performed the arduous
task of developing two new farms, but as the years passed by excellent results
attended his efforts, making him one of the substantial farmers of the community.

    On the 18th of September, 1844, Mr. Brannon was united in marriage to Miss
Sallie Taylor, who was born in Erie county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1827, and is
a daughter of Calvin and Mary Ann (Nugant) Taylor. They came to La Porte county,
Indiana, in 1834, casting in their lot with the early pioneer settlers.
Subsequently they removed to Porter .county, Indiana, where the mother died,
while the father's death occurred in Lockport, Illinois. In their family were
five children, of whom Mrs. Brannon is the eldest. She came to Lake county when
but fourteen years of age, and has lived here continuously since. The home of
Mr. and Mrs. Brannon has been blessed with eleven children, seven of whom yet
survive, while four have passed away, namely: Willia, Amos, Calvin and James M.
Those still living are Mary Ann, Amelia, Ida, Milo, William J. and Lucian and
Lucina, twins. All were born in West Creek township, Lake county, and the living
children are married and have established comfortable homes of their own. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Brannon hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church, and take
zealous and active interest in its work. He has long been a Republican, voting
for Fremont on the organization of the party, and twice supporting Abraham
Lincoln for the presidency. Mr. Brannon has traveled far on life's journey and
can look back over the past without regret and forward to the future without
fear, for his has been an honorable, active and useful career. He has never been
known to take advantage of the necessities of his fellow men in any trade
transactions, but has been just and considerate of others, and in his business
life as well as in social circles has gained warm personal regard and respect.


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ENCYCLOPEDIA
OF
Genealogy and Biography
OF
LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA,
WITH A COMPENDIUM OF HISTORY 
1834—1904

A Record of the Achievements of Its People in the Making of a Commonwealth and
the Founding of a Nation.

REV. T. H. BALL
OF CROWN POINT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO   NEW YORK
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1904


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