John F. Brown and Elizabeth McClelland

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Husband John F. Brown ^{1 2}

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           Born: 10 Apr 1840 - Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: John Brown (1807-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Elizabeth Craig (1810-      ) 2 3

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       Marriage: 20 Mar 1862 3

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Wife Elizabeth McClelland ^{4 5}

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         Father: John McClelland (      -      ) 4 6
         Mother: Sarah Forman (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 F Mary Belle Brown ²

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2 M William McCay Brown ^{2 4}

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3 F Charlotte Brown ²

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4 F Jessie Brown ²

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5 M James Harvey Brown ^{2 4}

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6 M John F. Brown, Jr. ⁴

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            AKA: Frank Brown 2
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7 M Charles Brown ^{2 4}

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8 F Sarah F. Brown ^{2 4}

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9 F Esther J. Brown ^{2 4}

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10 F Nora Blanche Brown ^{2 4}

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General Notes: Husband - John F. Brown

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He was reared on his father's farm and after receiving a common-school education, taught two terms of four months each. He then turned his attention to farming. He came to own a farm of ninety-eight acres of well-cultivated land, on which was planted a large orchard of fine fruit trees. This farm was situated one and one-half miles from Worthington. In September, 1862, he enlisted in the Union army as an "emergency man" and served out his term of enlistment.

township's best farmers, and is highly esteemed in
He was a member of the West Glade Run Presbyterian church, of which he was a ruling elder for twenty-two years or more. He was also clerk of the sessions of the church beginning July 5, 1879. In 1888 he was elected historian of West Glade Run church, and prepared an excellent history of the church and congregation.
He was a republican, served as school director for seven years, was president of the school board for five years, and acted as overseer of the poor. When West Franklin township was formed, he was elected as one of the first auditors.

1 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 588.

2 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 27.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 589.

4 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 589.

5 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 27, 94.

6 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 92.