Barton County, Missouri Biographies-George F. BROUS

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 862, 863

   Prof. George F. Brous, trustee of North Fork Township, and one of the 
prominent educators of the county, was born in Brown County of the 
"Buckeye State," in 1845, and is a son of L. N. and Catherine (Daley) 
Brous, who were born in Highland County, Ky., in 1823 and 1826, 
respectively.  They were married in Ohio, and in 1871 came to Cass County,
Mo., where the father was engaged in farming until his death, in 1876.  
He was a Democrat politically.  The mother is still living in Cass County.
The great-great-grandfather was born in Germany, and came to America and 
settled in West Virginia, where his son, the great-grandfather of our 
subject, was born.  The latter was a farmer, and was the father of four 
sons: John, who located in Portsmouth, Ohio, and reared a family; Adam, 
who moved to Indianapolis, Ind., and raises a family; Frederick, the 
grandfather of our subject, located near Hillsboro, Ohio; and Lewis, who 
also located near that place.  Prof. George F. Brous is one of fifteen 
children (thirteen of whom lived to maturity) born to his parents, and 
resided in his native county until twenty-six years of age, receiving his
early education in the common schools, supplemented by a course in the 
schools of Georgetown and also at Fayetteville.  In 1864 he entered the 
teacher's profession, and has continued that occupation ever since, with 
the exception of one year. In 1871 he came with his parents and located 
in Cass County, Mo., but came to Barton County at the end of four years, 
and has made this his home ever since.  He was township clerk under the 
old organization, and has been trustee ever since, being now engaged in 
filling his fourth term.  He owns a good farm of 160 acres, and is a 
member of the Farmers' Alliance, and is secretary of Rocky Mount Lodge.  
He was married in Brown County, Ohio, to Miss Hannah Prine, who was born 
in that State in 1848.  They have seven living children: Eddie, a teacher
in the college at Carthage, Mo.; Kinney; Bertie, also a teacher; Callie; 
Cary, who died at the age of ten years; Della, Mabel and Raymond.  The 
family attend the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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