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| Cynthia Anne Denbo Brown and Elijah P. Brown |
I have been compiling newspaper articles regarding our Great, Great Grandfather Elijah P. Brown and will be posting transcribed copies of articles over the next several months.
Elijah's first wife, Cynthia Anne or Annie as she was known, was daughter to Joseph Denbo, Jr., the son of the Joseph Denbo mentioned in previous articles on my blog. Elijah and Annie's daughter, Daisy was our Great Grandmother.
When time permits I will post the family tree and a time line with information regarding Elijah, who was also known as Pete and referred to as E.P. Brown in newspaper articles. Here is the first of many articles I have found regarding Gr. Gr. Grandfather Brown:
Crawford County Democrat
(English, IN) ~ September 16, 1897
-E.P. Brown- Treasurer of Crawford County
Elijah P.
Brown, elected in November of 1896 to the position of Treasurer of Crawford
County, is the son of John F. Brown, one of the County’s earlier settlers and
who died July 28, 1895. The subject of this sketch was born on his father’s
farm in Jennings Township, Crawford County, December 1853. When a boy of seven
years of age, his parents removed to Harrison County, Indiana, where he grew to
young manhood, being engaged in farm pursuits. Young Brown found time to attend
the public school and being of a studious nature, succeeded in acquiring a good
English Education, which was rounded off at the Normal School at West Fork,
Crawford County.
In 1873 Mr. Brown’s parents removed to Meade County,
KY, where our subject engaged at teaching school. He taught for seven
consecutive terms, two of which were in schools of this county. In 1883 he
again became a citizen of Crawford County and in 1890 was elected to the office
of Township Trustee of Johnson Township, serving faithfully for a period of
five years. Mr. Brown’s administration of the Treasurer’s office has been
characterized by ability and efficiency. He has at all times attended strictly
to his official duties. Mr. Brown is a popular citizen of English outside his
official business. He owns a nice farm nine miles west of English.
Mr. Brown has been twice married. His first wife, to
whom he was married, April 1880,[1] was Miss
Anna Denbo of Crawford County, whose death occurred in 1884[2]. By her,
he had three children, only one now living[3]. His
second wife was Miss Sarah Walls, of this county, who has born him four
children[4]. It is
pleasing to add in conclusion that in Mr. Brown the people of Crawford County
have an honest, conscientious and painstaking public officer and that the
Democratic Party find in him a zealous, active and effective worker in behalf
of the principles the party advocates. As is customary, Mr. Brown is in line
for re-nomination and no doubt exists as to being re-elected. He is a member of
the Masonic Fraternity, having been admitted to the order when but twenty-one years
of age. [i]
