James Brownfield and Hannah Crawford

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Husband James Brownfield ¹

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           Born: 25 Aug 1835 - Sugar Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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           Died: 10 Nov 1889 - Donegal Twp, Butler Co, PA 2
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         Father: William B. Brownfield (Abt 1788-1868) 1
         Mother: Mary Quinn (Abt 1794-1873) 1

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       Marriage: 7 Jul 1872 2

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Wife Hannah Crawford ²

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           Born:  - Sugar Creek Twp, Armstrong Co, PA
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         Father: John Crawford (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Sarah A. Vasbinder (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Ida Brownfield ²

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2 F Mary A. Brownfield ²

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3 M James Brownfield ²

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General Notes: Husband - James Brownfield

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His boyhood days were passed on his father's farm, and he dressed in the coarse homespun clothing of the period; while his education was acquired in a small log school house, with rude furnish-ings, which he attended only for a few weeks in each year during the winter season. He assisted his father in the farm duties until he reached his maturity, and remained with him until his marriage. After he married, they took up their residence in East Brady, Clarion County, Pennsylvania. While making their home in that town, he followed oil drilling in various fields, drilled the first well at Oil City, and later engaged in contracting. He and his wife removed from East Brady to Armstrong County, then in 1872 purchased and settled on a farm in Donegal township, Butler County. He devoted his attention to agricultural pursuits, was a leading and successful farmer of the township, and brought his farm to a high state of cultivation. In 1886 oil was discovered on this farm, and it eventually contained seventeen producing wells. He was a practical member of St. Patrick's Catholic church at Sugar Creek. As a citi-zen, he was public-spirited and progressive, taking a deep interest in all matters that tended to benefit the community. He was especially active in furthering the schools of his township, and gave an unwavering support to educational and religious institutions. Politically, he was a Democrat, but was broad-minded and liberal in his views on all public matters.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 961.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 962.