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Counties of PORTER and Lake Indiana.
Historical and Biographical
Weston A. Goodspeed, Historical Editor
Charles Blanchard, Biographical Editor
F. A. Battey & Co., Pub., Chicago - 1882

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        A. L. BROWN, son of JOSEPH and SUSAN (CARTER) BROWN, was born in
     Spencer County, Ind., February 4, 1830; the youngest of thirteen chil-
     dren, five of whom are living.  Our subject and a brother in Valpa-
     raiso represent the family in this county; his father was a native of
     Virginia, his mother of North Carolina; his grandparents came from
     Kentucky to Spencer County, Ind., in company with ABRAHAM LINCOLN'S
     parents, in 1816, living as neighbors many years.  Mr. BROWN'S father
     came to this county about 1835, where he lived until his death, August
     3, 1850; he was a farmer, a Democrat and an admirer of fine horses.
     Our subject, at the age of thirteen, left Spencer County with an older
     brother and went to Missouri, where he remained seven years, returning
     to Porter County in 1849, and here he has since resided.  In his
     youth, he learned the tobacco and cigar making trade, but has, by pre-
     ference, followed farming; he has now two farms, comprising 360 acres
     about 250 of which are cultivated; he has also good buildings and
     various improvements.  On October 4, 1853, he was married to CATHARINE
     MALONE, daughter of WILSON MALONE; they have a family of six children
     - ELLA (wife of BENJAMIN FLOOD, of La Porte County), CASSIUS (married
     and living in this township), FREDERICK, WILLIAM, WALTER and AARON.
     In politics, Mr. BROWN is a Democrat, but an extremely liberal one.

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