Hugh Campbell Brown was born in South Union township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1826, died in 1883. He was one of 10 children born to Anthony Banning & Elisabeth (Downard) Brown. A shoemaker by trade, he worked in his native town for several years. He secured a contract from the superintendent, Rev. A H Waters, to furnish boots and shoes used at the Orphans' Home at Jumonville. Hugh moved his family to Jumonville where he died. He was a veteran of the civil war, serving in company F, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Bolunteer Cavalry. Records at Gettysburg show Hugh was a "Saddler" in service. He was a member of the Methodist Protestant church and a Republican of the most pronounced type.
Hugh Campbell Brown was born in South Union township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1826, died in 1883. He was one of 10 children born to Anthony Banning & Elisabeth (Downard) Brown. A shoemaker by trade, he worked in his native town for several years. He secured a contract from the superintendent, Rev. A H Waters, to furnish boots and shoes used at the Orphans' Home at Jumonville. Hugh moved his family to Jumonville where he died. He was a veteran of the civil war, serving in company F, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Bolunteer Cavalry. Records at Gettysburg show Hugh was a "Saddler" in service. He was a member of the Methodist Protestant church and a Republican of the most pronounced type.
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