SUMMIT COUNTY OHIO - BROWN, John (The Abolutionist)
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               JOHN BROWN THE ABOLITIONIST

  B. MAY 9, 1800 IN CT AND EXECUTED DEC 2, 1859 CHARLESTOWN, WV

Resided in Akron by 1844 and was an associate of Col. Simon Perkins in the
wool business. His home still stands in Akron on what was once known as 
Perkins Hill. He had 21 children. He fought continually for an end to 
slavery. On Oct. 16, 1859, he and a small group of men captured the arsenal
at Harper's Ferry. He was arrested and on Dec. 2, 1859 he was executed in 
the presence of 10,000 people. He is buried in Elba, New York.