Franklin Brown
Marion Township Bio, Pike County, Ohio
Franklin Brown , deceased, son of David and Sarah (Hubbard) Brown, was born March 5, 1817 near Portsmouth, Scioto County. He resided with his parents till he grew to manhood, and was married January 30, 1838 to Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Tryphena Rickey, who came to Ohio in 1814 from New York, in which state Mrs. Brown was born. They were the parents of nine children, of whom eight are living - Minerva, wife of Enoch Crabtree; Eunice R., widow of I. P. Sanders; Mary M., wife of J. M. Parks; Elizabeth H., wife of A. W. Gilliland; Nathan Wesley, married to Maria L. Rhea; Anna M., wife of Isaac N. Carson; Hattie A. and Rebecca J. After his marriage, Mr. Brown purchased a farm in Madison Township, Scioto County, where he resided twenty years. He then purchased another farm in Marion Township, where he lived till his death which occurred February 25, 1877. He was an active member of Wesley Chapel Protestant Methodist Church. His widow and family are still members of that church.
, deceased, son of David and Sarah (Hubbard) Brown, was born March 5, 1817 near Portsmouth, Scioto County. He resided with his parents till he grew to manhood, and was married January 30, 1838 to Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Tryphena Rickey, who came to Ohio in 1814 from New York, in which state Mrs. Brown was born. They were the parents of nine children, of whom eight are living - Minerva, wife of Enoch Crabtree; Eunice R., widow of I. P. Sanders; Mary M., wife of J. M. Parks; Elizabeth H., wife of A. W. Gilliland; Nathan Wesley, married to Maria L. Rhea; Anna M., wife of Isaac N. Carson; Hattie A. and Rebecca J. After his marriage, Mr. Brown purchased a farm in Madison Township, Scioto County, where he resided twenty years. He then purchased another farm in Marion Township, where he lived till his death which occurred February 25, 1877. He was an active member of Wesley Chapel Protestant Methodist Church. His widow and family are still members of that church. History of Lower Scioto Valley, Ohio - 1884
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