Haynie Brown

    Haynie Brown (widow of William F. Brown), was born in Hendricks County, Indiana, April 26, 1833, and is a daughter of Joshua and Sarah Foster, the former born in Anderson County, Tennessee, January 9, 1803, the latter in Culpepper County, Virginia, July 11, 1808. In 1829, they removed to Hendricks County, and in 1848 to Warren County, Indiana, where Mr. Foster died July 27, 1875. Mrs. Foster survives, and resides with the subject of this sketch. Their children are Houston, Horace, Wiley, Jefferson, Haynie, John, George, Enoch, Caroline, Joseph and Martha.

    Miss Haynie and Mr. Brown were united in wedlock in this county, October 4, 1849. Mr. Brown was born in Ohio September 20, 1825. His parents were Benjamin and Julia Brown, both natives of Virginia, the former born January 3, 1784, the latter December 15, 1791. They removed from Virginia to Ohio, and thence to this county (Warren), where they subsequently died. After his marriage, Mr. Brown purchased a farm in this county, and in 1854 bought the one on which Mrs. Brown now resides. Mr. Brown died August 4, 1880, leaving eleven children -Emma, John, Austin, Sarah, Laura, Perlina, William L., Joseph, Mary E., Arthur and Martha.

Source: Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Co., 1883.