David W. Brown

David W. Brown, born near Brockville, Canada West, in 1802, was reared and educated there, and there also married Miss Olive, daughter of Joel and Sarah (DeWolf) Parrish. In 1838, with his wife and three children, he came here by wagon road and located in the northeast quarter of section 2, Goshen, where he resided six years. In 1844 the family moved to DuPage county, Ill., where his wife died in 1846. He subsequently went to Michigan, where he died in 1861. Their children are B. K. Brown, of Stark county; Lucy, Sarah and Alva W., the latter born here in October, 1839. Alva voted for Lincoln in 1860, and in 1861 enlisted in Company B, Thirty-seventh Illinois Infantry, served over his three years' term, reenlisted and was honorably discharged after the war. He was slightly wounded at Pea Kidge. On his return he married Miss Sarah F. Hodson, a native of Goshen township. Removed to Harrison county, Iowa, some years ago, where his wife died June 23, 1886. The father of this family was an old member of the Methodist church and a zealous worker. His wife was daughter of Joel Parrish, a Pennsylvanian, resident of Canada, who came to Stark county in January, 1838, died in Iowa in 1843 or 1844, followed in a few clays by his wife. B. K. Brown was born in Canada in 1835, came with his parents to this county and has resided here almost continuously for the past half century. In January, 1858, he located permanently'his present home, and for ten years has served as commissioner of highways. In 1857 he married Miss Maria J., daughter of Joseph and Barbara (Heckert) Cain. They are the parents of six children, viz.: C. Morrow, Lucy E., Charley E., Alva C, Joseph W. and Olive B.