Biographical Sketch of Ward Brown, Rush Township, Buchanan County, MO >From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri. ********************************************************************** Ward Brown, deceased, was born in Tennessee, in 1821, and was raised in his native state till seventeen years of age, when he came to Platte County, Missouri. There he remained until the fall of 1845, then mov- ing to Buchanan County, where he remained until the time of his demise, December 26, 1865. On May 3, 1842, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Ankrum, who was born in Pennsylvania, April 3, 1818. When but a child her parents moved to Ohio, where she was raised and educated, her ed- ucational advantages being rather limited. In 1837, they moved to Missouri, and located in Randolph County, where they remained four years, and afterwards moved to Platte County, where she was married. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are living: Alva G., Luke M., David A., George A., Tilford and John H. Mr. Brown was raised an orphan boy, and followed farming from boyhood. Since his death, Mrs. Brown with the assistance of her sons, has taken charge of the farm, which contains 155 acres, and is located in secion 23, her postoffice being Winthrop. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Penny Harrell ====================================================================