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Surnames: Brown, Wallace, Lynch, Dudley
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Robert A. Brown, was born on the farm where he now lives September 10, 1850. He was the
fifth of eight children, born to Benjamin F. and Jane (Wallace) Brown. The father was
born on the same farm. He was a farmer all of his life, and was quite prosperous. The
mother was probably a native of Tennessee. Our subject was reared on a farm and secured a
common school education. He made his home with his parent's until twenty-one years of
age. In 1871, he with his four other brothers, began making brick and in 1875, added a
tile factory to their brickyard, and now perhaps do the most extensive and paying business
of kind in the county. Our subject also farmed quite extensively, and the brothers now
own 150 acres of very fine land. December 25, 1879, he was united in marriage to Emma
Lynch, a native of the county, born and reared on an adjoining farm. One child named
Pearl has blessed their union. Robert is a Republican politically, and is one of the
prominent business m!
en of the county. John F. Brown, brother of Robert A. Brown, was born February 8, 1846.
He received much the same rearing as his brother, and remained with his parents until
their respective deaths. When our subject was but fourteen years old, his father died,
and the mother lived until 1873. He is a joint owner of the farm of 150 acres, and also
has an interest in the tile and brick manufactory with his four brothers. They have
devised a patent on the Eureka Tile Kiln which is proving very favorable, and promises a
success financially. They have the most extensive factory in the county, and are doing a
big business. March 21, 1873, he was married to Belle F. Dudley, a antive of eastern
Ohio. They have three children: William T., Benjamin F., and Libbie M. Mr. Brown is a
staunch Republican in politics.
History of Knox and Daviess County Indiana
Goodspeed Publishing;Chicago;1886
Pages 754-755