BROWN, John Woods

1826 - 1888  (61 years)

• Name	BROWN, John Woods
  Born	1 Dec 1826	White Deer Township, Union, Pennsylvania, United States
  Gender	Male
  Biography	From Bell's History Of Northumberland County 1891: JOHN WOODS BROWN, deceased, was born in White Deer valley, Union county, Pennsylvania, December 1, 1826, son of Samuel T. and Nancy (Woods) Brown. He attended the Milton Academy, also the McEwensville Academy under the Rev. S. S. Sheddon, D. D. He entered Jefferson College in the spring of 1846, and graduated from that institution in 1848. He then read law one year with Samuel Hepburn of Milton, and afterwards entered the law school at Easton, Pennsylvania, under Judge McCarty and Henry Greer, and graduated in 1851, when he returned to Milton and engaged in practice. In 1853 he entered into co-partnership with W. C. Lawson, which relation continued successfully until 1880. After the great fire of that year in Milton neither partner cared to continue in the practice of law. Mr. Brown was an active and influential Democrat and a leader in the local councils of his party. In 1862-63 he represented Northumberland county in the House of Representatives in the State Legislature and occupied a prominent position in that body. He held a number of positions in civil life, in which his fidelity and conscientiousness were prominently manifested. He was the principal factor in the organization of the First National Bank of Milton in 1863, was elected its president, and continued in this office until his death. He was a remarkably quiet and unobtrusive man, yet possessed of that courage which always prompted him to follow the line of duty in a forcible, and oftentimes aggressive, manner. His conceptions of right and his condemnation of all things that reflected the image of impropriety made him a fearless advocate of good. January 29, 1851 he married Maria, daughter of William and Catherine Polk of Easton, Pennsylvania. Seven children were born to their union, four of whom are living. Mr. Brown died January 6, 1888.
  Census (desc)	1850	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [2]
  	as a student, living with his parents
  Residence	1858	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	on the west side of Water St. (later Front St.) on the NW corner of Second St. (512)
  Census (desc)	1860	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	working as a lawyer
  	His house is on the west side of N. Front St. at the northwest corner of what is now Second Street. It can be seen on the map of 1858. The house is still standing (2014) and the current house number is 512.
  Census (desc)	1870	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [4]
  	working as a lawyer
  Census (desc)	1880	Turbot Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [5]
  	working as a lawyer
  Died	6 Jan 1888	Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [6]
  Will	18 Jan 1888	Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
  	Proved for J. Woods Brown, deceased.
  _UID	F46452772A95FB4CBB20BDC40DD175CEA4D5
  Person ID	I332	Milton Families
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2015

  
  

  Father	BROWN, Samuel Teas,   b. 18 Jul 1798, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 4 Jun 1875, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	WOODS, Nancy (1),   b. 23 Dec 1793,   d. 28 Apr 1836, Milton, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 42 years)
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	POLK, Maria,   b. 18 Jun 1832,   d. 22 Nov 1909, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1851
  Children	1. BROWN, Elizabeth G.,   b. 1858, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. BROWN, Ella Woods,   b. 1859, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. BROWN, Louisa K.,   b. 30 Nov 1862, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 17 Apr 1940  (Age 77 years)   4. BROWN, John Woods Jr.,   b. 25 Jun 1864, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 25 Dec 1925  (Age 61 years)   5. BROWN, Katherine,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2022
  Family ID	F231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] Bell's History of Northumberland County PA 1891, Page 978. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 36. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 33. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 45. [S2] Census - U.S., Image 1. [S4] Gravestone.