Caro, Biographies, Indian Fields, Tuscola Co., MI

This history was extracted from "History of Tuscola and Bay Counties, Mich.
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of their Prominent Men 
and Pioneers", published in Chicago by H. R. Page & Co. (1883), p. 93-104

This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives.



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GEORGE F. BROWN was born in 1846 in Norfolk County, Ont., of American 
parentage. The family removed to the United States when he was six years of age. 
They first settled in St. Joseph County, Ind., on a farm, from whence they went 
to Cass County, Mich., in 1862. Remained there until 1871, when he went to St. 
Charles, Saginaw County, at which place he was in the stave business. In 
October, 1881, he came to Caro, having formed a co-partnership with Francis 
Hood, of Saginaw City. They built the stave and heading works situated on the 
banks of the Cass River, near the Michigan Central Railway Depot. While in St. 
Charles was supervisor for the township one term, also justice of the peace and 
a member of the village council five years. Was married to Miss Addie L. 
Salisbury, of Cass County, in 1870. They have two children.