BIO: Perry BROWN, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 600 & 601.
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  PERRY BROWN, an enterprising farmer and highly respected citizen of Lawrence 
township, Clearfield county, Pa., residing on a farm of 59 acres, was born 
September 16, 1849, near the Pine Grove school house in this township, and is a 
son of David and Debora (Spackman) Brown.
  David Brown was born in 1818 in Lancaster county, Pa., and when a young man 
came with his parents to Clearfield county and settled on the Leonard farm in 
Lawrence township.  After his marriage he bought and located on a farm of 160 
acres in Lawrence township, later buying a farm in Pike township, where he 
devoted his energies to general farming.  At the time of his death he was the 
owner of two tracts of farm land, one of 150 acres being divided among three of 
his heirs, and the other of 100 acres was divided between two heirs.  Mr. Brown 
died at the age of seventy years, and of his union with Debora Spackman, who was 
a daughter of Daniel Spackman, were born six sons, two of whom are deceased, and 
one daughter.  He was politically a Democrat, and he and his wife attended the 
Presbyterian church, but were both buried at the Lutheran cemetery.
  Perry Brown received his early educational training in the Pine Grove school, 
where his first teacher was Charles Sanford, and remained under the parental 
roof until the time of his marriage in 1871.  He then located on a farm in 
Lawrence township near his present place, and subsequently came to this farm, 
known as the John J. Reed farm.  This place consisting of 59 acres is all 
cleared with the exception of three acres, and the house has been remodeled by 
Mr. Brown, who has otherwise made improvements.
  Mr. Brown married Sarah Rachel Owens, a daughter of John Owens of Pike 
township, and to them were born the following children:  J. C., living in 
Oregon; I. D., a resident of Clearfield, Pa., who married Della Cleaver; W. T., 
who married Agnes Kennedy, and is a resident of Alexander, Pa.; Dove Stella, who 
was born in 1876 and died in August, 1887; Viola, born September, 1879, who died 
in November, 1879; Nona, wife of John Thoughburn, of Clymer, Pa.; R. J., who is 
unmarried and lives at Salt Lake City, Utah; Lude; Zoe, and Wayne.  Mrs. Brown, 
who died February 10, 1895, was buried in the Bloomington cemetery; she was 
always an active member of the Lutheran church.
  Mr. Brown is politically a Democrat, and is now serving his second term on the 
Lawrence township school board, of which he is treasurer; he has also served as 
assessor of the township.