Sullivan County PA Archives Biographies.....BROWN, Henry 1844 - 
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  HENRY BROWN, an intelligent and prosperous farmer of Forks township, Sullivan
  County, Pa., is a man of great industry who has attained success through his own
  individual efforts. He is a son of John and Ann Brown, and was born in Forks
  township, July 22, 1844, on the family homestead on Loyalsock Creek.
  
    John Brown, the father of our subject, came from England in the early 4o's and
  took up a large tract of land in the valley of the Loyalsock. There he fought
  the battles of the pioneer with nature and fortune and succeeded in wresting
  from the shadowy wilderness many acres of rich land. Shortly after locating in
  Forks township he built a log house and barn, both of which were replaced by
  frame buildings in or about 1860, which were swept away by the largest and most
  disastrous flood ever known on the creek. Undaunted by this loss, however, John
  Brown again erected a house and barn. He dealt extensively in lumber, doing, a
  very large custom business. He died in 1854, his wife having passed away many
  years previous. Their children were: Charles, deceased; Mary Ann, deceased; and
  Henry, our subject. Mr. Brown was a Democrat in politics and in his religious
  views he was inclined to be liberal.
  
    Henry Brown was reared and educated in Forks township, taking advantage of all
  opportunities which enabled him to better himself intellectually. He has always
  been engaged in agricultural pursuits on his present place and being most
  industrious and painstaking he has been successful. He owns a tract of forty
  acres of the levelest land in Sullivan County, his farm being part of his
  father's original purchase. Mr. Brown has never left the ranks of
  single-blessedness, but is content to till his fields and enjoy the tranquillity
  of rural life alone. His household affairs are looked after by the wife of his
  deceased brother, Charles, whose maiden name was Mary Sherman and who resided in
  Overton before her marriage. Politically Mr. Brown is an unswerving supporter of
  the Democratic party. He is a man of great popularity among his neighbors and
  has many friends.
  
  
  
  Additional Comments:
    Extracted from:
      
      Book of Biographies of the Seventeenth Congressional District
      Published by 
      Biographical Publishing Company of Chicago, Ill. and Buffalo, NY (1899)
  
  
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