Biography - John V. Brown
JOHN V. BROWN. He is the son of Andrew J. Brown whose nativity is Jackson County, Ohio, and Mary A. (Ferguson) Brown, who was born in Hart County, KY. John V. Brown was born on 23 April 1844 and has always been a farmer from choice. He enlisted in Company D, 7th Illinois Cavalry 9 Nov 1863 and served until the end of the war. He was married to Alice Harshborger on 31 Jan 1869. He joined the United Brethren Church in 1874, in which he was chosen Class-leader in 1875. Post Office, Maquon.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
