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Goodspeed, 1889
John G. Brown is a pioneer planter living in Pittsburg Township, Johnson County, Ark., and is a native of Tennessee, born October 13, 1820, to John B. and Sallie (Huston) Brown, the former born in North Carolina, February 9, 1785, and the latter in Kentucky December 1, 1791, their marriage being consummated at Nashville, Tenn. Nine sons and five daughters were the result of their union, the subject of this sketch being the fourth son. Mr. Brown was a farmer, and during his residence in Tennessee, and after his removal to Arkansas in 1836 he followed that occupation, and became a large land holder, many improvements being made on his property. He served in the War of 1812, and was in the battle of New Orleans. He passed from life in October, 1852, his widow following him to the grave in March, 1861, both being members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

John G. Brown was married on November 17, 1842, to Miss Harriet Allen, who was born in Alabama July 13, 1820, she being a daughter of Louis Allen and Lucy (Felts) Allen, who removed from Alabama to Arkansas in 1833, and settled in this county, where they made their home until 1845, when they moved to Mississippi, and a short time after to Louisiana, his death occurring in this state. The mother had died in Johnson County, Ark., in 1841. The father was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the mother a member of the Presbyterian Church. The parents were married in Tennessee, and became the parents of ten children, only two of whom are living.

Mr. Brown and his wife have four sons and four daughters: John, Eliza (wife of Robert Winn), Delia (wife of David Strain), Emma (wife of James Nations), Ella (wife of Van Ross), living, and James H., Oliver N. and Walter A., deceased.

Mr. Brown is the owner of 228 acres of land, and has 180 acres under cultivation, well improved, with a good two story frame residence, built in 1879-80, and good ordinary barns and other buildings. He owns 160 acres in one tract of land and 175 in another, both being valuable, for they are ordinarily well tilled and improved.

Mr. Brown and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and politically he is a Democrat. They have had thirty three grandchildren born in Johnson County, twenty five of whom are living. Mr. Brown is living within three miles of the place where he stopped in Johnson County the last day of 1836, and within six miles the place where he was married, never having lived farther than six miles from this place.

Lisa Hamilton submitted the above data from Goodspeeds; she did so to help others, is not researching the above person or families mentioned therein.

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