​Ira W. Brown
Biography

​Ira W. Brown is the son of Abijah and Maria (Schoff) Brown. His birth occurred March 25, 1824, near Oxford, New York, and in 1838 he went to Bellevue, Huron County, Ohio, with his parents.  From the age of seventeen to twenty-one, he worked as an apprentice in the carriage and wagon manufactory of his father, afterward assuming the management for one and one-half years, when he bought his father's interest, and continued the business alone.  In about 1847, he and his father purchased a farm in Sandusky County, Ohio, where Ira W. removed about two years later. He continued his trade, and manufactured a number of wagons that were taken overland to California during the gold excitement there.  In the winter of 1854-55, Mr. Brown emigrated to this county, and after the arrival of his family in the spring, settled in this township.  After his arrival here, he operated a steam saw-mill in Johnson Township, in partnership with his father and brother Jacob.   The two latter subsequently sold out to Ira W., who continued the business until 1866.  In 1865, he moved onto his farm of 160 acres in this township, and has retained most of the timber on the land. In 1870, he built a saw-mill which he has since operated.  Mr. Brown, in 1848, August 16, married Julia P. Lamson, whose birth occurred January 10, 1831, in Chenango County, N.Y.   Her parents were Orson and Betsey (Schoff) Lamson, natives of New York.   Mr. Brown is a member of A., F. & A.M.   They have had six children; four  are living -- Lewellyn A., Clifford J., Louise B., now Mrs. Samuel Weir, and Ellsworth I.   Mr. Brown is a leading farmer and lumber dealer, and has one of the finest residences in the township; his land is well cultivated and improved with good substantial buildings.

Source: 1882 History of La Grange County Indiana, p. 293

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