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THOMAS J. BROWN, farmer, P. O. Red Oak, was the third child of William and Elizabeth Brown, of whom we have made mention in this work, and was born January 12, 1825, in Brown County, Jackson Township. He received the rudiments of an English education in a district school. Having selected for his future companion, Miss Margaret A. King, daughter of Hugh and Sarah King; their nuptials were celebrated in December, 1849. This union has been blessed with ten children, eight of whom are still living, viz.: Edward F., Ida B., Orlando E., Lillie M., Oscar L., William T., James H. and Lewis L. In 1872, Mr. Brown moved from Jefferson Township to Georgetown, where he was for some three or four years part proprietor of the woolen mills. He remained in Georgetown until 1871, when he returned to his farm in the southern portion of Jefferson Township, where he still resides. While in Georgetown he served as Street Commissioner, and as Trustee for Pleasant Township. Mr. Brown and wife are both members of the Christian Church. He is a Democrat, and the owner of ninety-six acres of land.