BIO: Raymond M. Brown, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Dave Wilson Copyright 2006. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************************** __________________________________________________________ McElroy, James Thomas Jr., McElroy's Family Memories, Huntingdon, PA: (Author), 1930, page 27. __________________________________________________________ R. M. BROWN Franklinville, Huntingdon County, Pa. Merchant: R. M. Brown, the subject of this sketch, was born at Franklinville, April 3, 1898, of Scotch-Irish descent. A son of D. C. Brown, who was a merchant for nine years, and a woodsman prior to that period. He had charge of the furnaces that were in operation years ago. His wife was Lillie E. Keatley, a daughter of Matthew and Rebecca Keatley, now living at Franklinville, Huntingdon County, Pa. R. M. Brown succeeded his brother, C. E. Brown, in the mercantile business. He took over the business seven years ago. He has been employed at truck driving by the State Highway Department; also at the erecting shops, P.R.R., Altoona, Pa. Has been a school director for three years. Is an Odd Fellow, Allegheny Gateway, Tyrone, Pa. A Republican. Has three brothers: C. E., married to May Bonsall, County Commissioners' Clerk, Huntingdon County, Pa.; Paul E., married to Elizabeth Behrer, merchant, Spruce Creek, Pa. One sister, Lorena, at home. R. M. Brown was married to Daisy P. Dunahay, daughter of John and Emma Dunahay, Tyrone, Pa. She has been the postmaster at Franklinville for the last six years, appointed under the Coolidge administration. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have one son, Melvin H., six years of age, at school. The Browns have long been established at this location. D. C. Brown, the father of R. M. Brown, died in 1916, aged fifty-six years. Note: There is a Raymond Brown, age 1, child in the family of David & Lilly Brown, Franklin Township, Huntingdon County, in the 1900 census; Raymond M. Brown, age 11, is with the David C. & Lily Brown family, Franklin Township, in 1910.