William P. Brown

    William P. Brown is a native of Scotland. He was born July 9, 1841. He came to the United States in 1845, with his parents, who located in Jefferson County, Indiana.

    He was brought up on a farm in this county, and attended the common schools of the county. He came to Madison in 1871, and worked at the carpenter's business until 1874, when he formed a partnership with Thomas Dow in the lumber business, under the firm name of Dow & Brown, making walnut lumber a specialty, which business they have been successfully engaged in ever since.

        This firm has recently bought the saw-mills situated on the corner of Front and Plum streets, block No. 12. Their lumber yard office is on Mulberry Street. They are the largest and most prominent lumber merchants in the city.

    Mr. Brown was married in 1871 to Miss Mary Graham, of this county, daughter of Mr. James Graham, and has four living children: William A., Thomas M., James G. and Agnes W.

    His parents were Alexander and Isabella (Martin) Brown. His father was a prominent farmer of this county, and died in 1882, at the age of 92 years. His mother died in 1858, at the age of 50 years.

Source: Biographical and Historical Souvenir for the counties of Clark, Crawford, Harrison, Floyd, Jefferson, Jennings, Scott and Washington, Indiana. By John M. Gresham & Co., 1889.