Biographical Sketch of Dr. Joseph Brown, Greene County, Missouri,
Campbell Township

>From "History of Greene County, Missouri," St. Louis: Western
Historical Company, 1883.

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This gentleman is the son of John D. and Jane (Bray) Brown, and was 
born in Randolph county, North Carolina, December 8th, 1828.  His
father was a native of North Carolina, born October 4th, 1804 and died
in December, 1864.  His mother was also a native of North Carolina, 
born February 29th, 1808, and is still living in Christian county,
Missouri.  Joseph came to Greene county, Missouri, with his parents in
1845, and was educated in the common schools of the county, and at 
Ebenezer.  In the winter of 1858-9 he attended the McDowell Medical
College at St. Louis.  He then returned to this county, and began the
practice in Taylor township, where he lived four years, and at Spring-
field the same length of time.  In 1867 he located where he now lives,
four miles east of Springfield, and enjoys a large and lucrative prac-
tice, besides, having a farm of two hundred and seventy-five acres. 
Dr. Brown was married July 7th, 1857, to Martha A. McFarland, of this
county, born January 30th, 1838.  She was the daughter of William and
Martha A. (Roberts) McFarland.  Dr. Brown and wife have been blest 
with a family of six children, three boys and three girls.  They have 
lost two children.  The doctor is a member of the A. F. and A. M., and
is a Democrat in politics.

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