Skidmore, Missouri

County, locating in Hughes Township, where the elder Brown purchased a claim, and it was the first land broken in Nodaway County. Mr. Brown's father laid out Graham in 1855. He started out in life as a blacksmith, when at the age of eighteen years, working with James Black one year, and then with Isaac Clark for a like period. In 1849 he moved some five miles north of Graham and purchased a farm of 160 acres, and farmed in connection with blacksmithing. In 1850 he went to California by the way of Salt Lake, being on the road four months. He was engaged in mining, and in 1852 returned to Missouri by the way of San Francisco to New Orleans. He followed agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the war in 1861, when he enlisted in Company A, in Col. Slayback's Regiment, and participated in the battles of Blue Mills and Lexington, Missouri ; Elkhorn, Arkansas ; Corinth, Atlanta and Vicksburg. At the close of the war he returned to his home in Nodaway County, Missouri, remaining a short time, and then started for Nebraska. After an absence of eighteen months he came again to Nodaway County and rented a farm for two years, when he purchased hispresent place of 254 acres of finely improved land. Mr. Brown was married February 28, 1846, to Miss P. Bohannan, who was born October 20r 1828. She died November 4, 1877, leaving seven children living : Sarah A., A. J., Elizabeth A., Zella E., Hester C, George W. and Tilmon T. Mary E, died February 20, 1874 ; Amanda J. died in October, 1852. In religious preferences he is a Cumberland Presbyterian. He is also a Mason in good standing.

Passage source: The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882.

Sabitha J., Harriet, M. F., Mary, Milton, S. M., Elizabeth, Lourina, Rachel, and Joseph H. Mr. B. was married the second time on the i/th of March, 1878, to Mrs. William Rodman, whose maiden name was Margaret Roberts. She was born 1835, and is a native of Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. B. are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. B. enlisted in Company H, Eighty-ninth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, during the war and did service in all the southern states, participating in most every battle. He was discharged at the close of the war.

Passage source: The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882.

After being married, he settled in Chemung County, New York, and moved to Winnebago County, Illinois, in 1862, and in 1864, to Hardin County, Iowa. In 1868, he went to Fremont County, and settled on a farm, where he now resides. The mother of A. N. was a native of Windsor, Connecticut, born March 27, 1830. Albert N. spent his boyhood days in attending school and in learning his trade. He moved to Illinois with his parents, and in 1863, returned to New York, and entered the employ of the New York & Erie Railroad, remaining two years. In 1866, he went to Sidney, Iowa, and lived there till 1869, when he opened a shop in St. Joseph, Missouri. This, with the contents, was destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $3,500. He rebuilt, and remained in that locality till 1871. Then he moved to Fremont, Iowa; thence to Burlington Junction, Missouri, and in December, 1880, came to Skidmore. Mr L. was married July 10, 1865, to Miss Marietta Glasby, a native of New York, born in 1853. She died January 26, 1870. Of this union two children are deceased: Fred, and David. August 19, 1873, ne married Miss Martha E. Higley, a native of Knox County, Ohio, born August 4, 1856. She is a daughter' of Edwin and Catherine (Lown) Higley. By this union they have two children : Bertie and Walter. Mr. and Mrs. L. are both members of the M. E. Church.

Passage source: The History of Nodaway County, Missouri, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., Biographical Sketches of Its Citizens, published 1882.

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