Biography of P. J. Brown, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames: Brown, Harp, Sublette, Young

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An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. 

page 239

P. J. BROWN

He was born in Iowa, on April 1, 1854, and lived there until he was ten years 
of age, when he came across the plains with ox teams, his parents, A. J. and 
Martha J. (Harp) Brown at that time migrating to Oregon. His father still lives 
in Baker City, but his mother died in 1874. The first settlement was in Eagle 
Valley, Union county, where our subject received the major portion of his 
educational discipline in the public, schools, after completing which he went 
to work on a farm for wages until 1875, when he assisted to drive some cattle 
to Nevada, remaining there for two years teaming. Subsequent to this he returned 
to Eagle Valley and purchased a farm and to the cultivation of this and teaming 
he devoted himself for two years, and on New Year's day, 1880, he was married to
Miss Zona E., daughter of W. N. and Nancy A. (Sublette) Young. His wife is a 
native of Illinois, her family being pioneers to this region in 1876 and her 
father still lives in Baker City, but her mother died on July 30, 1900. To our 
subject have been born the following, children: S. Ella; William J., deceased; 
Roscoe P.; Chester J., deceased; June C.; Sylvester W. After the marriage 
Mr. Brown continued on his farm until 1897, when he moved with his entire 
family into Baker City. He still owns the farm of one hundred acres and an 
elegant home in Baker City, besides eight hundred head of cattle. In addition 
to this he holds in partnership with Tom Phrophet two ranches, on eon Powder 
river of five hundred and sixty acres and another of three hundred and twenty 
acres near Sparta.

In fraternal affiliations he is with the A.O.U.W., and with the K. of P. In 
political matters he has always been active and prominent and frequently has 
been called upon by the people to discharge the duties of public office. In
1892 he was chosen commissioner of Union county and was later offered the 
office again, also the office of representative to the state legislature, 
but he was constrained by the pressure of business affairs to refuse both. he
was clerk of his home school board for ten years and was director, when he 
succeeded in securing the erection of the finest house for school purposes 
in Eagle Valley. Mr. Brown is a man who has the genuine qualities of worth
that command the respect and win the confidence of his fellows, which he 
enjoys to the fullest extent.
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