Sedgwick-Douglas County KS Archives Biographies.....Brown, John W. 1830 - 1878
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Author: O. H. Bentley (1910)

   John W. Brown (deceased), father of Howard Brown, of Sedgwick county, Kansas,
was born in August, 1830, in Clinton county r New York. The father of John W.
Brown moved to Michigan when it was still a territory in 1836, and located at
Kalamazoo, then known as Bronson, where he bought government land at $1.25 an
acre, and lived on the same up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1878.
J. W. Brown was twenty-one years old when he left the paternal roof. He learned
the trade of a carpenter in Michigan and followed this occupation while living
there and in Illinois. He received a limited education in his native state and
may be called a self-educated man, for he was literary in his tastes and a great
reader, studying history and keeping in close touch with the current events of
the day through the newspapers and magazines. He was married in 1857 to Miss
Electa Wellman, of New York, at Vicksburg, Kalamazoo county, Michigan, Miss
Wellman's parents being from New England. Two children were born of this union,
of whom one is now living; G. W., deceased, was the editor and proprietor of the
first newspaper ever printed in Cheney, Kan., and was an able, educated man,
public-spirited, and took a delight in every enterprise that would benefit his
town and county. L. W. Brown is now living and a resident of Kingman county,
Kansas. The wife of J. W. Brown died in 1864 and in 1865 he was again married to
Miss Martha Hopkins, of St. Joseph county, Michigan.

   Three children were born of this union, all of whom are living, viz.: Howard,
Robert and Mary. In the fall of 1867 he moved to Lawrence, Douglas county,
Kansas, for a short time, but afterwards returned to St. Joseph county,
Michigan, and lived there until the fall of 1878, at which time he moved to Erie
township, Sedgwick county, Kansas. There he successfully farmed a tract of land
that was purchased by Mr. Jewett and is now called the "Jewett Estate" land.
When it was purchased Mr. Brown moved to Morton township, working at his trade
as a carpenter all the time as well as farming. He bore the reputation of being
a good carpenter, his services were sought for and his trade was profitable. Mr.
Brown bought a half section in Morton township, where he resided till his death,
which occurred in 1893. He held several important offices during his life. He
was a justice of the peace and assessor while he lived in Michigan, and trustee
in Morton township three times. In early life he was a Whig, but afterwards
became a Republican, which he was at the time of his death. Howard Brown is a
Democrat in politics when that party has good candidates. Robert lives on a farm
close to Howard and both are successful farmers of Sedgwick county.


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History of Wichita and Sedgwick County: past and present, including an account
of the cities, towns and villages of the county

Editor in chief: O. H. Bentley
Chicago: C.F. Cooper & Co. (1910)


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