Westmoreland County PA Archives Biographies.....Brown, James Logan November 26, 1844

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DR. JAMES LOGAN BROWN, of Pleasant Unity, a courteous, intelligent and pleasant
gentleman and a successful physician in his part of the county, was born at
Madison, Westmoreland county, Pa., November 26, 1844, and is a son of James L.
and Sibby Wilson (Logan) Brown. His paternal grandfather, Robert Brown, was a
native of Ireland. In 1801 became to Westmoreland county where he located at
Greensburg and engaged in the general mercantile business which he pursued for
many years.

   He married, reared a family and died at an advanced age. His son, James L.
(father), was born at Greensburg in 1824. He was engaged for some time in the
mercantile business at his native town. He then removed to Madison and
afterwards to Darlington, Beaver county, this State. After several years
residence at the latter place he retired from active business and came to West
Newton, this county, where he has resided for the last two years. He is a
democrat and a member of the United Presbyterian church. He married Sibby Wilson
Logan, who was a native of this county and died in 1851.

   James Logan Brown was reared at Madison until he was fifteen years of age,
when he accepted a position as clerk in the drug and dry goods house of John
George at Irwin. Three years later he went to Philadelphia and became a salesman
in a wholesale notion house of that city. Hie remained one year, then (1866)
returned to Westmoreland county, where he commenced reading medicine with Dr. D.
W. McConaughty of Latrobe. After completing the prescribed course of medical
reading he attended lectures at Jefferson Medical college and located at
Bolivar, where he remained but a short time. He then went to Tyrone Mills, Pa.,
and after a brief residence removed in 1871 to Pleasant Unity, where he has
continued ever since in the active and successful practice of his profession.

   Dr. Brown is a member of the Westmoreland County Medical society and conducts
a drug store in connection with his practice. He is a member of the A. O. U. W.,
K. of P., A. Y. M. and Reformed church. In polities he is a democrat.

   Dr. Brown has been married twice. His first wife was Josephine Hough. She
died in 1871 and left one child, a daughter, who is named Annie. In September,
1876, Dr. Brown united in marriage with Mary E. Frasher of Pleasant Unity. By
his second marriage he has had three children: Benjamin L., who died at four
years of age; Eddie; and Nellie, who died and was buried on her second birthday.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Compiled and Published by John M. Gresham & Co.
Samuel T. Wiley, Chief Assistant
1890


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