Husband Lea P. Brown 1
Born: 28 Sep 1817 1
Christened:
Died: Aft 1883
Buried:
Father: James Brown (1792-1852) 1
Mother: Ann D. Pusey (1796-1853) 1
Marriage: Dec 1842 1
Other Spouse: Elizabeth Philena Patterson (1828- ) 1 - 14 Sep 1855 1
Wife Malinda Patterson 1
Born:
Christened:
Died: 27 Dec 1848 1
Buried:
Father: Samuel Patterson ( - ) 1
Mother: Mary [Unk] ( - ) 1
Children
• They had no children.
General Notes: Husband - Lea P. Brown
On the home farm he grew to manhood, obtaining such education as could be acquired by a few months' attendance at the district schools of his time. Arriving at his majority, he started in life on his own account by working part of his father's farm on shares. Raising potatoes at twenty-five cents per bushel, and working for forty cents a day, seemed a slow way of getting a start, but for Mr. Brown there was no other way, and he persevered, and by such slow means obtained the foundation for the nice fortune he acquired. After his father's death he and his brother David bought the home farm from the heirs, and they then owned and operated until 1858, when Lea bought David's share. Under his management it became one of the fine farms for which Lancaster County was noted, though at one time it would not raise grain enough to supply the family wants. Mr. Brown also owned another farm, both of which, with the help of his sons, he successfully managed.
In the early days the Browns were Whigs, as was Lea P. Brown, until the organization of the Republican party, after which he was a sturdy supporter of its principles. He was a school director several years, and held other township offices.