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JOSHUA BROWN, farmer and dealer in livestock, Sec. 31; P. O. Holder. The subject of this sketch was born in Lancaster Co., Penn.. Aug. 10, 1810, where he resided until 1830, at which time he came with his parents to Tazewell Co., Ill.; there he remained until his removal to McLean Co., which occurred in the fall of 1866; on first coming to the county, he located in the city of Normal, and engaged in the lumber trade, in which business he continued until his removal to Blue Mound Township, which was in 1874. Mr. Brown is one of the large farmers and stock-raisers in Central Illinois; owns 460 acres of land in Blue Mound Township, 320 acres in Anchor Township, a nicely improved property in the city of Normal, and tracts of land in Marion Co., Ill., and in Missouri and California; he also owns “The Old Home Farm” (440 acres) in Tazewell Co., which is one of the best improved farms in that county; he has made, for most part, what he now has, by close attention to business, combined with industry and economy. His marriage with Hannah A. Russell was celebrated in 1832; from this union there were two children — William and Marshall. Mrs. Brown died in the spring of 1855. Mr. Brown was united in marriage with his present wife Feb. 28, 1876; her maiden name was Julia A. Cook, and she was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Oct. 5, 1821; there are four children from this marriage — Allen, Wilner, Charles and Susan. Mr. Brown is a consistent member of the Friends’ Society, as are all his family.