BROWN, Barkley C., Jefferson County, MS., then Concordia Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller



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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, 
and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 595-596.  Edited 
by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical 
Association.

Brown, Barkley Carothers, well-known citizen of Ferriday, was born Sept. 3, 
1871, in Jefferson county, Miss.  His father, Latham H. Brown, was born 
Jan. 8, 1809, at Gallatin, Tenn., and afterward became a successful cotton 
planter in Mississippi, where he owned quite a number of slaves.  The war 
left Mr. Brown with nothing in way of worldly goods, and he died Jan. 1, 
1872, before having had time to retrieve his fortune.  B. C. Brown's mother 
was Rebecca Carothers, who was a native of Jefferson county, Miss., and 
died there Dec. 25, 1872, leaving the subject of this sketch an orphan 1 
year old.  He then went to an aunt on Fairchild island, in the Mississippi 
river, where he remained for 15 years.  Mr. Brown had practically no 
schooling and is entirely self-educated.  After leaving his aunt he went 
to Texas and the plains as a cowboy, and remained for 2 years, after which
he began clerking in a country store in Tensas parish.  While here he 
became convinced that if he could learn bookkeeping he could command a 
salary of $150 a month, and as a preparation for this career, took a 
course in Nelson's commercial college at Memphis, Tenn.  After this course 
it soon became evident to him that his hopes could not be realized, and he 
took a position as helper on a plantation in Concordia parish at about $15 
a month.  He remained at this hard work for about 5 years, part of which 
time he was manager.  He then began managing on a commission basis, and at
once things began to look brighter and better.  This kind of work Mr. Brown 
has continued to the present time.  He has accumulated considerable 
residence property in Ferriday, from which rentals are received.  Mr. Brown 
is a member of Elks' Lodge No. 553, of Natchez, Miss.; has been a member of 
the police jury and of the parish board of health for 8 years, and is one 
of the democratic executive committee for the parish.  He is unmarried.