Clark County MO Archives Biographies.....Brown, Charles P. June 16, 1848 - 
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	Charles P. Brown, one of Clark County’s younger and prosperous 
citizens, was born in Athens County, Ohio, June 16, 1848, and is the son of 
Daniel T. and Maria D. (Foster) Brown.  His parents were natives of 
Massachusetts.  The father of our subject was born in Athens County, Ohio, 
August 7, 1822, where he remained until 1856, engaged in mercantile business, 
of which he made a great success.  From Athens County, he went to Lee County, 
Iowa, and there settled on a farm of 240 acres, where he carried on quite an 
extensive business, dealing almost exclusively for the last few years in the 
stock and dairy products, achieving quit a reputation as a cheese maker.  Mr. 
Brown gave up farming in 1870, and went into the business of selling books, 
wallpaper, stationary and sewing machines, but afterward sold out the book 
store, and has since led a more quiet and retired life.  He is a man of 
intellect and fine business abilities, and has made a success of almost all his 
undertakings.  He and his wife are now living at Fort Madison, and is a large 
stockholder in paper mill manufactory.  Charles P. came to Iowa with his 
father, and remained with him until he became of age, when he took charge of 
his father’s farm and remained there until 1876, when he came to Clark County, 
Mo., and located upon the farm, which he now owns and upon which he is at 
present living.  This farm contains 190 acres of land under a high state of 
cultivation.  From boyhood, our subject has been greatly interested in farming, 
and has successfully followed this business almost all his life.  He was 
married, in 1871, to Eliza J. McCabe, daughter of Arthur and Susannah (Christ) 
McCabe, natives of Delaware and Virginia, respectively.  The parents of Mrs. 
Brown left their native States and moved to Ohio, where they engaged in 
farming.  They left that State about 1842 for Lee County, Iowa, thus became 
early settlers of that state, and engaged in farming and stock rising.  Mr. 
McCabe was considered one of the best farmers of that region, and was well 
liked and respected on account of his good principles and character.  He died 
in Iowa in 1883.  He was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for 
fifty years.  Mr. and Mrs. Brown have been blessed with two boys and two girls: 
Charles E., Florence E., Daniel A., and Mabel.  The last two named are dead.  
Mr. Brown has been a farmer of Clark County for eleven years, and, although an 
active Republican, has never aspired to any public office.  Mr. and Mrs. Brown 
are both earnest Christians, and are always interested in general welfare, 
prosperity and educational enterprises of the county.

Additional Comments:
History of Lewis Clark, Knox, and Scotland Counties, Missouri
Publish 1887 by The Goodspeed Publishing Co.
St. Louis and Chicago
Biographical Appendix Clark County, Page 867, Charles P. Brown


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