once a hoosier

John Brown

John Brown
b. about 1796, near Lenoir, Burke County, North Carolina, to William and Elizabeth (Rippetoe?) Brown
d. about 1876, Fayette County, Illinois

m/1. North Carolina
Oliva Lawaler
d. between 1846-1849, Fayette County, Illinois

m/2. 14 August 1838, Owen County, Indiana
Mary B. Freeman
b. about 1824, Burke County, North Carolina

Children with Oliva Lawaler:

  • David Lindsay

Children with Mary B. Freeman:

  • John Alfred
  • Orren Hartsel

John came to Indiana in 1835 from Smokey Creek, near Lenoir, Burk County, North Carolina. He lived for some years in Owen County, Indiana, but left the state before 1840.

Submitted by:
Win Wood
Vona CO

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