EZEKIEL BROWN

From "Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich" - 1891

EZEKIEL F. BROWN
is one of the prominent young farmers of Eagle Township, where he resides on section 25, and owns two hundred and eighty-one acres of land in the townships of Eagle and Watertown, Clinton County. This farm he has improved finely and placed upon it excellent buildings and all the conveniences for farm life. He is the son of Isaac and Hannah (Odell) Brown, natives of Monroe and Rockland Counties, N. Y., and was born in the first named county April 10, 1842.

In 1853 the parents of our subject removed to Michigan and made their home on section 25, Eagle Township, Clinton County, where they have ever since resided. He was trained in the usual duties of a farmer's boy and attended the district school, supplementing what he had thus obtained by a course at Lansing, Mich. In 1864-65 he took in addition to this a commercial course at Bryant & Stratton's Business College at Rochester, N. Y. He proposed by this course of study to fit himself for teaching, and began his professional work in
this direction in 1863. After he returned from Rochester he taught school for quite a number of terms in Clinton County.

In October, 1870, Mr. Brown was married to Louisa S. Tallman, daughter of Aikens Tallman, who was a native of New York State. This union has been crowned by the birth of two children, both sons. The eldest, J. Earl, born January 27, 1872, is now attending High School at Lansing, from which he will soon graduate. Fred L., born February 4, 1880, is attending the district school. Mr. Brown is interested in political questions but is not a party man as he votes for men and measures rather than according to the dictates of the wire pullers.

Our subject is a grandson of Ezekiel F. and Alice (French) Brown who were natives of New Hampshire and of Irish descent. The father of Ezekiel, our subject, bought one hundred and five acres of wild land when he came to Michigan in 1853. Both he and his good wife are living on their beautiful farm at quite an advanced age, as the father was born May 28, 1817, and the mother November 3,1818. They reared a family of nine children, six of whom are now living: Betsey A. was married to George Smith, and died leaving one child. Horace was born April 5, 1840, and  died February 20, 1859. Sarah M. was horn August 8, 1844, and is now Mrs. George M. Dayton, of Lansing, this State. Isaac M. was born July 13, 1846, married Mary A. McMillan and resides at Lansing. Phoebe A., born January 20, 1851, is the widow of John T. Backus, and now resides with her parents. Hiram E., born January 20, 1856, and married Rena Navtzber. George I., born February 16, 1859, married Myra Smith and resides at Grand Ledge. The father of this family gave to all his children the advantages of a good education and to our subject and his brother Hiram training which fitted them for teaching which they both pursued for some time. Our subject is a member of Lodge No. 179, F. & A. M. at Grand Ledge and is a man in good circumstances, having been prosperous in all his undertakings.