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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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C. L. BROWN, general freight agent of the Kentucky Central Railroad, was born in New Berlin, N. Y., December 27, 1842, and is the son of Lewis and Harriet E. (Monroe) Brown. Lewis Brown was also born at New Berlin, N. Y., November 8, 1814, and was the eighth of a family of eleven children born to Barnabas and Nancy (Medburg) Brown. Barnabas Brown was a native of Massachusetts, where he was a farmer and stock raiser, and held the office of magistrate for several years. He was also county judge of Chenango County, N. Y., and was the son of Thomas B. Brown, a native of Massachusetts. C. L. Brown’s mother, who was a daughter of Nathaniel Monroe, was born in Rhode Island. Her father was a member of the Legislature at the time of his death, and had followed farming all his life. Lewis Brown and his wife, who were married January 14, 1838, were the parents of three children, of whom C. L., and Arnold, cashier of the Kentucky Central Railroad, are now living. C. L. Brown left his home in 1862, and enlisted in Company F, One Hundred and Fourteenth New York Volunteers, and in 1863 was appointed second lieutenant of Company E. In 1864 he was again promoted to first lieutenant of Company G, which office he held until the close of the war, when he was mustered out of the service, and received an honorable discharge. In Louisiana, June 14, 1863, he received a gun-shot wound in the thigh, and was a prisoner about two hours. In September, 1865, he located in Covington, and accepted a position with the Kentucky Central Railroad as way-bill clerk, but was subsequently made receiver and delivery clerk, and held the office of local cashier. In 1866 he was appointed agent at Paris on the road, where he remained three months, being called back to Covington to become chief clerk of the general freight office, where he remained until December, 1868. He was then appointed acting general freight agent, and in February, 1869, was appointed general freight agent, which position he held until 1882, when he was appointed general freight and passenger agent. He acted in this capacity until February, 1884, when the Chesapeake & Ohio and Kentucky Central consolidated under one management, and Mr. Brown was appointed division freight agent, and in February, 1886, the Kentucky Central Railroad went into the hands of receivers, and our subject was reappointed general freight agent. On May 12, 1887, the Kentucky Central was sold, and our subject was appointed general freight agent by the new management, which position he now holds. He was married June 8, 1869, to Miss Emily L. Firth, daughter of Frederick and Elizabeth C. (Hawkins) Firth, of Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of five children, four of whom are living: Lewis F., Harry M., Cora A. and Robert L. Mrs. Brown is a member of the Episcopal Church, but Mr. Brown, who is not a member of any religious organization, is a Knight Templar, and a member of the Blue Lodge, F. & A. M.

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This family biography is one of 39 biographies included in the Gallatin County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7

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