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Charles Brownlow, one of the most prominent citizens of LeRoy village, has extensive interests in this part of the county, and is honored as a man of progressive views and keen business ability, He was born in Beaver Dam, Wis, November 17, 1872, son of Joseph and Eliza (Hufton) Brownlow. He received his early education in the district schools of Mower county, and then took up farming with his father and brothers, helping to break and develop what was then the extensive Brownlow farm. Here he carried on farming until 1901, when he retired and moved to the village of LeRoy, where he and his family now reside in a beautiful home on North Main sreeet. He looks after his own business interests, and has charge of his wife's farm of 1,280 acres in Clayton township, owning asside from this section of land in North Dakota. He is a Republican, has served on the village council of LeRoy, affiliates with the I.O.O.F. and the M.W.A., and attended the Baptist church. Mr. Brownlow was married December 5, 1901, at LeRoy, to Claudine Colman, daughter of D.B. Colman.
Joseph Brownlow was born in Lincolnshire, England, and came to America as a young man, afterward returning to his native shore and marrying Eliza Hufton, a native of the same place. Together they located in Beaver Dam, Wis., where Joseph engaged in farmimg for a short period, later taking up the cooperage business at the same place. In 1875, he moved his family to the state of Maryland, where they remained four years, from 1875 to 1879, and then in 1880 coming to LeRoy immediately locating in Lodi township, where he first purchased 280 acres of land. To this farm he added from time to time until he owned 640 acres, his land lying in the townships of LeRoy, Bennington and Lodi. Together with his sons he broke and developed this land, erected commodius buildings, and there remained until his death. He was a man of sterling qualities, well liked throughout the community for his industry, thrift, and honesty. He died November 3, 1903, and his wife March 16, 1887. They were the parents of five children, fours sons and one daughter.: William, now on the home farm in Lodi; Fannie, who is now Mrs. Henry J. Boyd, of LeRoy; Richard, a farmer of LeRoy township; Charles of LeRoy, and Frank, who also carries on farming in LeRoy township.
Samual Rodman Stout was a native of Bensalem township, Bucks county, Pennslyvania, and his daugter Anna S., was born in Philadelphi. Samual came west in 1886 and located in Grand Meadow township, where he bought a section of land known as the Grouse Ridge Farm, the south half of section 28 and the north half of section 33, where he farmed until January, 1903, when he came to Grand Medadow village, where he died May 17, 1903. His wife, whose maiden name was Jane Hibbs, died November 15, 1902.
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