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John Brown

Birth	:	23 Dec 1801 Athens County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	18 Oct 1875
Burial	:	West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.3297400, -82.1108300
Plot	:	Section 13
Description	:	From "Athens Home Coming," Athens Ohio, 1904. (out of copyright.) With a consuming thirst for knowledge, John's opportunities for satisfying this desire were limited. At the age of thirteen he began the study of arithmetic, and with the aid of his mother mastered the fundamental rules. He attended school several months in Marietta, and in his zeal, that would not stop at any obstacle, studied and recited eighteen hours per day. For twelve or fourteen years he taught school in the winter and worked on a farm in the summer. In 1840 he removed to Albany,... Read More	From "Athens Home Coming," Athens Ohio, 1904. (out of copyright.) With a consuming thirst for knowledge, John's opportunities for satisfying this desire were limited. At the age of thirteen he began the study of arithmetic, and with the aid of his mother mastered the fundamental rules. He attended school several months in Marietta, and in his zeal, that would not stop at any obstacle, studied and recited eighteen hours per day. For twelve or fourteen years he taught school in the winter and worked on a farm in the summer. In 1840 he removed to Albany, Ohio and 1868 to Athens, where he and his son, James D. Brown, engaged in the business under the name of "Bank of Athens."

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John Brown's memorial is located at: West Union Street Cemetery, Athens, Athens County, USA.
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Latitude: 39.3297400
Longitude: -82.1108300

Family Members:

Parent

Samuel Brown

(1758 - 1841)

Lydia Thayer Brown

(1759 - 1829)

Spouse

Susan Green Brown

(1818 - 1859)

Siblings

Polly Leonard Brown Brown

(1782 - 1849)

Children

Ellen Marie Brown Woodyard

(1840 - 1916)

James Dickey Brown

(1845 - 1934)

Harriet S. Brown Mirick

(1850 - 1875)

John Brown

(1859 - 1859)

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Nearby Cemetories:

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Coordinate: 39.3297400, -82.1108300

2. West State Street Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3507996, -82.1358032

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10. Higgins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3116989, -82.0658035

12. Hocking Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3692017, -82.1241989

13. Union Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3171997, -82.1639023

14. Gilham Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3017900, -82.1529500

15. Littler Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3163986, -82.1643982

16. Haines Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3335991, -82.1671982

17. Hunter Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3605995, -82.0678024

18. McCole Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2989006, -82.0667038

19. Fagan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.2988690, -82.0665360

20. Pruden Cemetery
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Coordinate: 39.3288994, -82.0511017

21. Augustine Cemetery
Athens County, USA
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22. Gillette Cemetery
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23. Snowden Cemetery
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24. Mansfield Cemetery
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