Greenbrier County, West Virginia Biography: Hamilton G. BROWN ************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: Material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor. Transcribed and submitted by Darla Ruebush, , 1998. ************************************************************************** HAMILTON G. BROWN - is a native of Greenbrier County, born in Falling Spring District, October 4, 1821. At White Sulphur Springs, this county, June 23, 1852, he married Rebecca Ann SNEAD, who was born January 8, 1831, near White Sulphur Springs. Their children are six living and two deceased: Charles Walter, born September 26, 1855, lives at home; George William, March 8, 1857, lives in Missouri; Willard D., December 15, 1858, died in Chicago, June 9, 1883; Elizabeth Jane, November 28, 1860, married F. P. Reid, March 23, 1881, and lives near Frankford, this county; Caroline Adella, July 21 1865, died September 18, 1867; John Edwin, September 16, 1867, and Joseph Clark, November 24, 1871, live at home. John BROWN born in Pennsylvania, November 18, 1774, and Elizabeth (KINCAID) BROWN, born in Greenbrier County in 1787, were the parents of Hamilton G. BROWN. William BROWN, his grandfather, was captain of General Lafayette's body guard in the Revolutionary war, and his wife tended the farm during all the years of that war, while her husband was with the heroes battling [sic] for independence. The subject of this sketch fought for the Lost Cause during the war between the States. Himself and wife are devoted and consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church (South), and he is recording steward of the church. He has been several years overseer of the poor. He owns a farm of 1,000 acres, 125 acres bottom land and fenced. The rest is well timbered with white pine, white oak and sugar. The soil is a sandy clay and loam, and iron ore is indicated. His farm is situated two miles above Alvon, and that is his post office address. Source: Hardesty, Henry H. Hardesty's Historical and Geographical Encyclopedia. New York: H.H. Hardesty and Company, 1884. Rpt. in West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia. Ed. Jim Comstock. Richwood: Comstock, 1974.