"Edwin J. Brown was born in York County, Penn., November 17, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Susannah (Griest) Brown. The father was a native of Baltimore, Md., a farmer by occupation, and immigrated to Iowa with his family in 1855, locating in Van Buren County, where he died. The mother was a descendent of an old Quaker family, of her name, that came to Pennsylvania with the William Penn colony. This lady also died in Van Buren County. Of the five sons and two daughters born to them four sons and one daughter were raised to maturity, and now Capt. Joel and our subject are the only surviving children. Edwin J. was reared to manhood on the farm, but early evinced a desire to study medicine, and gained quite a knowledge of drugs and medicines by being in an apothecary's shop a good deal during his youth. In 18549 he embarked in the drug business in Birmingham, Iowa. He then moved to Memphis during the last year of the war, and engaged in business there for two years. He next went to La Grange, Mo., and his next occupation was that of a traveling man for a cigar and tobacco house. In 1867 he came to Edina, and purchased Jesse Sherwood's drug store, where his present store now stands. He was very successful here and built the store he now occupies in 1879, in which he carries a large and well selected line of drugs, paints, oils, books, stationery and fancy toilet articles. His stock of this line of goods is not surpassed in Northeast Missouri. He is a member of the State Pharmaceutical Association, and had been a director of the Knox County Savings Bank since its organization, having been its vice-president for some years; and he is also one of the incorporators, a stockholder and vice-president of the Roller Mill Company of Edina. In April 1861, he married to Mary A. S. Cock, a native of Pennsylvania, but of English parentage. This lady died June 30, 1870. To this marriage five children were born, viz: Joel Carlton, M. D., of Hurdland, Mo.; B. Bert, druggist in Omaha, Neb.; Charles A., William Eli and Mary (deceased). August 8, 1873, he married Amelia X. Sever his present wife, a native of Ohio, born near Cincinnati. This union has been blessed with four children, viz: Edwin S., John Griest, Thomas Claude and Mary Edna. The eldest is dead. Mr. Brown has been a Republican since the organization of that party, and at the commencement of the war enlisted in the Union Army, being elected lieutenant of his brother's company, H, Fifth Iowa Infantry, but resigned before entering active service, having been in poor health from his youth. He has been active in municipal affairs in Edina, having been a member of the city council several times. He is a Knight Templar, a Knight of Honor and a member of the A.O.U.W."
History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri, V.2 Biographical Appendix. Goodspeed Publishing, 1887, p. 1005, 1006 (Written as published)
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Edwin J. Brown.
The remains of our fellow townsman, Edwin J. Brown, notice of whose death we published in our last issue, were buried in Linville cemetery last Saturday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by the Knights Templar, and the sermon was preached at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Wm. Meyer. Deceased was born in Pennsylvania in November 1834, and was in his 56th year at the time of his demise. He went with his parents to Iowa in 1855, and engaged in the drug business in 1859. From there he went to Memphis, Mo., in 1865, from thence to LaGrange, and in 1867 he became a resident of Edina. He was married the second time; in 1861 to Miss Mary S. Cock, a native of Pennsylvania, who died June 30th, 1870, the second time August 8th, 1873, to Miss Amelia Z. Sever of Knox county. He was a good citizen and aided much towards the improvement of our city, as the large handsome three story business block on the west side square will show; was also a member of three societies—Masonic, A.O.U.W. and Knights of Honor. He leaves a wife, seven sons, one brother and sister and a host of friends to mourn his death.
Knox County Democrat Edina, Missouri January 17, 1890 Page 2, Column 3
"Edwin J. Brown was born in York County, Penn., November 17, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Susannah (Griest) Brown. The father was a native of Baltimore, Md., a farmer by occupation, and immigrated to Iowa with his family in 1855, locating in Van Buren County, where he died. The mother was a descendent of an old Quaker family, of her name, that came to Pennsylvania with the William Penn colony. This lady also died in Van Buren County. Of the five sons and two daughters born to them four sons and one daughter were raised to maturity, and now Capt. Joel and our subject are the only surviving children. Edwin J. was reared to manhood on the farm, but early evinced a desire to study medicine, and gained quite a knowledge of drugs and medicines by being in an apothecary's shop a good deal during his youth. In 18549 he embarked in the drug business in Birmingham, Iowa. He then moved to Memphis during the last year of the war, and engaged in business there for two years. He next went to La Grange, Mo., and his next occupation was that of a traveling man for a cigar and tobacco house. In 1867 he came to Edina, and purchased Jesse Sherwood's drug store, where his present store now stands. He was very successful here and built the store he now occupies in 1879, in which he carries a large and well selected line of drugs, paints, oils, books, stationery and fancy toilet articles. His stock of this line of goods is not surpassed in Northeast Missouri. He is a member of the State Pharmaceutical Association, and had been a director of the Knox County Savings Bank since its organization, having been its vice-president for some years; and he is also one of the incorporators, a stockholder and vice-president of the Roller Mill Company of Edina. In April 1861, he married to Mary A. S. Cock, a native of Pennsylvania, but of English parentage. This lady died June 30, 1870. To this marriage five children were born, viz: Joel Carlton, M. D., of Hurdland, Mo.; B. Bert, druggist in Omaha, Neb.; Charles A., William Eli and Mary (deceased). August 8, 1873, he married Amelia X. Sever his present wife, a native of Ohio, born near Cincinnati. This union has been blessed with four children, viz: Edwin S., John Griest, Thomas Claude and Mary Edna. The eldest is dead. Mr. Brown has been a Republican since the organization of that party, and at the commencement of the war enlisted in the Union Army, being elected lieutenant of his brother's company, H, Fifth Iowa Infantry, but resigned before entering active service, having been in poor health from his youth. He has been active in municipal affairs in Edina, having been a member of the city council several times. He is a Knight Templar, a Knight of Honor and a member of the A.O.U.W."
History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties Missouri, V.2 Biographical Appendix. Goodspeed Publishing, 1887, p. 1005, 1006 (Written as published)
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Edwin J. Brown.
The remains of our fellow townsman, Edwin J. Brown, notice of whose death we published in our last issue, were buried in Linville cemetery last Saturday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by the Knights Templar, and the sermon was preached at the Presbyterian church by Rev. Wm. Meyer. Deceased was born in Pennsylvania in November 1834, and was in his 56th year at the time of his demise. He went with his parents to Iowa in 1855, and engaged in the drug business in 1859. From there he went to Memphis, Mo., in 1865, from thence to LaGrange, and in 1867 he became a resident of Edina. He was married the second time; in 1861 to Miss Mary S. Cock, a native of Pennsylvania, who died June 30th, 1870, the second time August 8th, 1873, to Miss Amelia Z. Sever of Knox county. He was a good citizen and aided much towards the improvement of our city, as the large handsome three story business block on the west side square will show; was also a member of three societies—Masonic, A.O.U.W. and Knights of Honor. He leaves a wife, seven sons, one brother and sister and a host of friends to mourn his death.
Knox County Democrat Edina, Missouri January 17, 1890 Page 2, Column 3
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