- BROWN, HORACE H., grocer; born in New York, Dec. 15, 1837;
came to Wisconsin in
- 1857, locating at Beloit, where he farmed for two years;
he then went into the coopering business, continuing ten years
until 1869; clerked for T. W. LARAMY five years in the grocery
business; in 1874, formed partnership with E. A. LUMISS, under
the style of LUMISS & BROWN, continuing for one year, when
D. K. BROWN bought out Mr. LUMISS, the firm changing to BROWN
Bros., the firm continuing eighteen months when Horace bought
out his brother and continued alone. Married, October, 1859,
Miss Marie LARAMY, of New York; had two children - Nellie, born
April 12, 1861; Thomas, Jan. 28, 1867. Mr. BROWN enlisted in
Company A, 153d I.V.I. at Marengo, Ill.; joined the regiment
at Chicago; mustered out at Springfield, Ill., at the close of
the war. Republican. Members of the Congregational Church.
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- Taken from "The History of Rock County, Wis."
(c)1879, p. 736.
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- Courtesy of Carol
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