Newton Co., IN Biography

Newton County, Washington Township.  From A History of Warren, Benton, 
Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883.

   JOHN BROWN was born in Marion County, Ohio, November 4, 1834, and is
one of nine children (six now living) born to Valentine and Mariah
(Shuman) Brown, natives of Pennsylvania and New York, respectively.
The father died in 1857, aged fifty-eight, the mother in 1859, aged
forty-eight.
   John Brown came with his parents to Carroll County, Indiana; he
helped open out a timbered farm, and began for himself at the age of 
nineteen years; he rented land of his father for two years: then went
to Linn County, Iowa, bought a farm of 200 acres, and remained there
six years; he then came to Newton County, Indiana, and worked one year
for Mr. Archibald.
   In September 1862, he enlisted in Company E, Ninety-ninth Indiana 
Volunteer Infantry (Col. Fowler).  He participated in the battles of 
Tullahoma, Vicksburg, Jackson, Mississippi, Dalton, New Hope Church
Lost Mountain, Big Shanty, Little Kenesaw, Big Kenesaw Marietta, 
Atlanta campaign and East Point, Georgia.  They then went into camp,
and reorganized, preparatory to the march to the sea.  He was in the 
grand review, and was mustered out at Indianapolis in June, 1865.
Whilst in the service, Mr. Brown was wounded seriously, but not danger-
ously.  He had measles in the fall of 1862, and subsequently typhoid
fever.  From the effects of the former he still suffers, and probably
always will do so.
   He then came to where he now resides (Section 5), and opened out
a farm; he owns 120 acres of land, 100 acres of which are improved.
Mr. John Brown was married, October 19, 1867 to Miss Susan Johnston,
of Greene County, Ohio.  They have two children--Eva and Edwin: he and 
wife are members of the Christian Church.  Mr. Brown is a Republican.


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