Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Brown, Henry D. August 23, 1829 - 
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Author: Chapman Brothers

HENRY D. BROWN, Postmaster at Millbrook, was born in New York, Aug. 23, 1829.  
He is a son of Elijah and 

Abigail (Strong) Brown, the former a native of Massachusetts, the latter of 
New York.  They were married 

in the State of New York and there passed their entire lives, the father dying 
at the age of 82 years; the 

mother died in 1832.  Mr. Brown was nearly 25 years of age when he took a 
final leave of his childhood's 

home.  A brief visit to Wisconsin in earlier years had given him a favorable 
impression of that State, and 

on leaving home he made his way thither and remained three years, being a part 
of the time in the employ 

of his brother as clerk.  In 1857 he returned to New York, and during the next 
two years carried on the 

grocery trade in his own interests.  He disposed of his business, and in the 
fall of 1859 came to Michigan 

and located in Branch County, buying a farm and there operating two years.  He 
again sold out and removed 

to St. Joseph County, where he rented a farm and worked a few months.  The 
continuous calls for men to aid 

in crushing the Southern Rebellion awakened his patriotism, and he enlisted in 
the 17th Michigan Vol. 

Inf., and served until the close of the war, receiving an honorable discharge 
at Detroit.  Among the most 

memorable acrions in which he participated were the battles at Jackson, Miss., 
Knoxville, Tenn., battle of 

the Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court House.  At the last named his regiment 
was nearly cut to pieces, 

the survivors being few.  After this he was on detached service until the 
close of the war.  After his 

discharge in 1865 he came to Mecosta County and settled in Wheatland Tp., 
where he bought a farm and 

operated until 1878.  He sold his place in that year and came to the village 
of Millbrook to live.  In the 

fall of 1879 he received his appointment as Postmaster from President Hayes, 
and has since occupied the 

position.  While a resident of Wheatland he held the office of Township Clerk 
several times, besides other 

minor offices.  In politics he is a Republican.

Mr. Brown was married in New York, to Mary E., daughter of Chauncey and 
Lorenna Brown.  Their only child 

died in infancy.  The mother died Jan. 3, 1853.  Mr. Brown was married in 1865 
to Cassie, only daughter of 

John D. and Margaret (Hopkins) Clemment, and they have two children, Charlie 
D. and Lottie C.

Additional Comments:
1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co.

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