For
Muscatine County Iowa
1879
| Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1879 | |
Here is what the abbreviations in the bios stand for: far: farm; Co.: company or county; dir: dealer; IVA: Iowa Volunteer Artillery; IVC: Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; IVI: Iowa Volunteer Infantry; P.O.: Post Office; S. or Sec.: section; and st.: street.
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 660
THOMAS M. BROWN, farmer, Sec. 34; P. O. Letts; born in Indiana in 1832; his parents, Matthew and Julia F. Brown, came to Muscatine Co. in 1838, and settled in Cedar Tp; his father had been engaged in surveying Government land in this part of the State for several years previous to that time; he died in June, 1842; his mother is still living and resides with Thomas. He married in 1856, Sophia Ferry, a native of the State of New York; has six children--Horace, Myra, Julia, Hugh, Vesta and an infant. Mr. Brown enlisted in 1862 in the 35th I. V. I.; was First Sergeant of his company; served over three years; was at the siege of Vicksburg, battle of Nashville, etc.; was in Banks' Red River expedition; was wounded at the battle of Mobile, from the effects of which he still suffers. His farm contains 240 acres.
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