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  John Brown (Kentucky) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Brown (1757-1837) was an United States lawyer and statesman who was very involved with creating the State of Kentucky.
John was born in Staunton, Virginia on September 12, 1757 to Rev. John and Margaret Brown.
Brown became politically active, and was elected to the Virginia state Senate, where he served from 1783 to 1788.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Brown_(Kentucky)   (480 words)

  
 John Brown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Brown (1715-1766) — a Scottish clergyman and essayist
John Brown (1757-1837) — a member of the Continental Congress from Virginia and a Representative and Senator to the U.S. Congress from the state of Kentucky
John Brown (1772-1845) — was a Representative to the U.S. Congress from the state of Pennsylvania
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/John_Brown   (650 words)

  
 Ancestry of John Brown
John Brown was born in near Staunton, VA September 12, 1757.
James Brown was the first Secretary of State of Kentucky and served as Professor of Law at Transylvania University, Lexington, KY. He served several terms as U.S. Senator from Louisiana and was Minister to France from 1823 to 1829.
Brown was an early supporter and user of the cowpox virus for smallpox inoculation, and he vaccinated people in Lexington as early as 1802.
www.geocities.com /wlabach/brownanc.htm   (2520 words)

  
 Liberty Hall Historic Site, Frankfort, Kentucky - History of Liberty Hall and John Brown
In 1787, John Brown was nominated by his peers to represent the county of Kentucky in the state of Virginia at the Continental Congress, a post he held for one year.
In the 1812 John Brown was appointed by the legislature to oversee the construction of a public house of worship on the public square of Frankfort.
John Brown served on the board that oversaw the brick Capitol building and the limestone one that replaced it and is now known as the Old Capitol.
www.libertyhall.org /brownhistory.html   (1007 words)

  
 Kentucky Travel Tips   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The "Kentucky's First Ladies in Miniature" display on the first floor is a doll collection of all the First Ladies dressed in their inaugural ballgowns, including Kentucky's most glamorous First Lady, former Miss America, Phyllis George, who was married to Governor John Brown, Jr.
This 1706 Federal style mansion was the home of one of Kentucky's first senators, John Brown, and remained in the family for four generations.
An offhand comment overheard at the Kentucky Derby led her to create her famous "Bourbon Balls." (Someone had said their favorite snack was a glass of Kentucky Bourbon and Ruth's chocolates.) This old-fashioned candy store, with its red-and-white striped awnings, is still in Frankfort on an unassuming residential street.
www.postcardsfrom.com /travt/travt-ky.html   (1898 words)

  
 JohnFSnyderbio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
His father {grandfather of John F. }, Henry Snyder, was also a native of the Keystone State, but emigrated to the West and died in Rushville township at the age of sixty-seven, October 23, 1835.
James Little, the maternal grandfather of John F. Snyder, departed this life October 19, 1855, aged seventy-one years, and his wife September 10, 1864, in the sixty-fourth year of her age.
The subject of this sketch was first married October 2, 1873, to Miss Frances Park, who was born, reared, and died in this county; she was a daughter of Washington and Maria Park, natives of Ohio, who were among the early settlers of this county; the parents are deceased.
www.iltrails.org /schuyler/JohnFSnyderbio.html   (740 words)

  
 JOHN YOUNG BROWN Governor KY Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
JOHN YOUNG BROWN, Kentucky’s 26th Governor, was born near Claysville, Hardin County, in 1835.
Thomas Dudley Brown was for several years Hardin County’s representative in the State Legislature and was a member of the convention which framed the State Constitution (1849-50).
Governor Brown was one of the most outstanding orators and statesmen of the Commonwealth.
www.rootsweb.com /~kyhender/ALHN/JYBrown.html   (394 words)

  
 John Y. Brown   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Nationally noted as an innovative entrepreneur and businessman, former Governor of Kentucky, John Y. Brown is truly the consummate American businessman.
Brown has spearheaded his company to an annual sales average of $1 million per unit, higher than any other chicken restaurant chain.
As Governor of Kentucky from 1979 to 1983, he reduced the budget by 22 percent and brought record commerce to the state.
www.phideltatheta.org /famousphis/business/founders/brown.html   (230 words)

  
 KYLIT - A site devoted to Kentucky Writers
It uses "The Kentucky Tragedy," the 1925 murder of Kentucky Solicitor-General Sharp by the young lawyer who loved the girl Sharp seduced and assisted in her suicide the day before he was hanged, to plumb the depths of human responsibility.
Brown was born in Baltimore and raised in Hillsboro, North Carolina.
Kentucky Love (1985), his second novel, is set on a farm near Decatur--reminiscent of Danville--and at U.K. It portrays a young man between his freshman and sophomore years in college who is trying to overcome a lost love affair.
www.english.eku.edu /SERVICES/KYLIT/Chrono.htm   (6313 words)

  
 John Brown
Thomas Brown Craighead was born in Haysboro, TN 1798.
Brown died on January 27, 1867, and was buried in the Frankfort Cemetery.
John brown's wife was from Philadelphia and, not liking the forest life, he abandoned it as a home and brought his father, John, and his mother from Virginia and gave to them the property.
www.geocities.com /wlabach/jnobrown.htm   (17520 words)

  
 John Thomas Shroat of Murray, Kentucky
John Thomas had been wounded and had a tip of a finger missing.
JOHN HENRY married EPPIE STUBBLEFIELD, the daughter of Payton and Elizabeth Stubblefield.
The home seat of the Kentucky SHROAT clan today is the lovely city of Murray in Calloway Country, seven miles north of the Tennessee border.
tommcknight.com /family/shroat/Shroat,JohnThomas.htm   (1854 words)

  
 KET | Living the Story | Civil Rights Timeline   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kentucky admitted to union; first state constitution establishes legality of slavery.
General Assembly passes the Kentucky Civil Rights Act, and King calls it “the strongest and most comprehensive civil rights bill passed by a Southern state.” The law prohibits discrimination in employment and public accommodations and empowers cities to enact local laws against housing discrimination.
Mae Street Kidd of Louisville is elected to the Kentucky House of Representatives.
www.wkon.org /content/civilrights/timeline.htm   (1558 words)

  
 Adsagsona Paranormal Society -- Haunted Sites
Varick traveled to Liberty Hall after the death of the Browns' 7-year-old daughter from mercury poisoning died of a heart attack only three days after her arrival.
When construction was substantially complete in 1800, Brown moved in with his wife and infant son, and he called Liberty Hall home for 41 years.
The house was continuously occupied by a member of the Brown family until 1934.
www.apsociety.com /sites/kentucky/liberty-hall.html   (433 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Brown, J.
Brown, J. — of Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa.
Brown, John G. — of Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Mont. Republican.
Brown, John Young III — also known as John Y. Brown III — of Kentucky.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/brown5.html   (1513 words)

  
 Dennis Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
John C.) was born in Kentucky October 3, 1849.
John died July 20, 1930 in Jaybird, Texas, at 80 years of age.
At 25 years of age John became the father of Robert W. Beasley September 30, 1875.
user.txcyber.com /~jholmes/d0/i0002471.htm   (81 words)

  
 The Lane Report -- Exploring Kentucky--February 2005   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Chock full of coal, Kentucky’s Appalachians rise rugged, spawning breathtaking beauty each spring when dogwoods, rhododendrons and mountain laurels shout an end to winter’s frosty grays, and cedar-strewn mountainsides brighten with brilliant pinks and purples, creamy whites and soft lilacs.
Beginning in 1997, elk were introduced to Kentucky after being gone from the state for 150 years.
Kentucky Crafted: The Market features more than 300 exhibitors of the state’s finest crafts, two dimensional visual art, food products, books and music.
www.kybiz.com /lanereport/departments/tourism/exploring_ky205.html   (938 words)

  
 Adamson's of Kentucky - Ohio
Thomas Adamson died and is buried in Brown County, Ohio,
John Adamson to Ruth Adamson and Thomas Adamson
I have a "poor" connection for which Joseph was the son of John Adamson and which was the son of our William.
www.adamsonancestry.com /kentucky-ohio   (1293 words)

  
 KET Instructional TV | Liberty Hall (School Version)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This video by Kentucky filmmaker Nell Cox, who grew up near the site, explores early Kentucky history through the story of the Brown family and their home in Frankfort, now preserved as the Liberty Hall Historic Site.
John Brown, Kentucky’s first U.S. senator after statehood, moved to Frankfort and began building the house when the new state capital was still a muddy backwater on America’s western frontier.
In addition to a look at what life was like in early Kentucky, the video offers a selection of maps, engravings, and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries as well as the story of the Liberty Hall ghost, the Gray Lady.
www.ket.org /itvvideos/offering/social/libertyhall.htm   (270 words)

  
 Ancestry of John Brown
Her body was interred in Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. John Brown graduated from Princeton College in 1749.
John died August 29, 1837 in Estill Co., KY, at 79 years of age.
Mary Brown was born in unknown July 14, 1763.
www.fortunecity.com /millenium/cslewis/18/brownanc.htm   (571 words)

  
 KENTUCKY
The NSCDA in Kentucky owns and operates two historic properties in Frankfort: the Liberty Hall Historic Site and the Orlando Brown House.
Tours of this architectural masterpiece focus on the lives of the Brown family and their experiences in the early to mid-19th century.
The Orlando Brown House was built by the Honorable John Brown for his son Orlando.
www.nscda.org /museums/kentucky.htm   (365 words)

  
 RevJohnWHayesbio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Rev. John W. Hayes, general farmer on section 7, township 17, range 11, was born in Clark county, Missouri, but was reared in Schuyler county, Illinois.
He is the son of George W. Hayes, a native of Kentucky, and own cousin of ex-President Hayes {see President's bios}.
She is the daughter of Jephta and Phebe (Tood {Todd?} Wegle, natives of Kentucky, where they were reared and married.
www.iltrails.org /schuyler/RevJohnWHayesbio.html   (550 words)

  
 John Young Brown Governor KY Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1873 he was elected to Congress for the third time and continued to represent his district until 1877, after which he resumed the practice of law in Henderson until his death, except from 1891 to 1895 while he served as Governor of Kentucky.
Benjamin F., then Congressman from Massachusetts, was said to be a masterpiece of invective and gained Nation-wide attention.
According to “1870 Henderson County Census” records, John Y. Brown age 35 is shown with wife Rebecca age 29, Archie age 8, John Y. Jr.
www.rootsweb.com /~kyhende2/JYBrownBio.htm   (394 words)

  
 The Lane Report -- Exploring Kentucky--July 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
“Kentucky is seen as a model nationally for Civil War preservation,” says Stuart Sanders, director of the Perryville Battlefield Preservation Association.
From July 19-24, the Kentucky Heritage Council, Kentucky Department of Parks, Kentucky Department of Travel, local convention and visitors bureaus and six individual site foundations/sponsors will team up to present the first Central Kentucky Civil War Heritage Trail.
It was here that a local militia, which included the state governor, once took up arms against a garrison of John Hunt Morgan’s men.
www.kybiz.com /lanereport/departments/tourism/exploring_ky704.html   (944 words)

  
 John Brown Resources UConn Torrington
Boyer, Richard O. The legend of John Brown: a biography and a history.
Oates, Stephen B. To purge this land with blood : a biography of John Brown.
Sanborn, F. The life and letters of John Brown; liberator of Kansas and martyr of Virginia.
www.lib.uconn.edu /campuses/torrington/about/johnbrown.htm   (315 words)

  
 Lexington Medical Society
The founder of the Lexington Medical Society, Dr. Samuel Brown (brother of John Brown, Kentucky’s first United States Senator), was the first professor of medicine appointed by Transylvania University and a member of the American Philosophical Society.
A rendition of the achievements of Dr. Samuel Brown, the Lexington Medical Society’s founder, with documentation and interpretation of his role in establishing the first national medical society in America, Kappa Lambda of Hippocrates, and its influence in the structure of the American Medical Association.
The author also made use of the collections of the Special Collections of the University of Kentucky, the Filson Club, Louisville, the Kornhauser Library of the University of Louisville, the Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort, and The Medical Archives of the University of Cincinnati, as well as correspondence with the College of Physicians, Philadelphia.
www.lexingtondoctors.org /misc/preface.htm   (2780 words)

  
 KY: Historical Society - Boone Day - 2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Other activities will include a panel discussion of what life was like on the Kentucky frontier for settlers, including women and African Americans, as well as for the Native Americans they encountered.
This program is sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society, Liberty Hall Historic Site, the Boone Society, the Society of Boonesborough, and the Kentucky Department of Parks, an agency of the Commerce Cabinet.
Panelists - A. Gwynn Henderson, University of Kentucky
history.ky.gov /Programs/boone_day_04.htm   (627 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online: BROWN, JOHN
colonists, was born in Kentucky and came to Texas from Arkansas before August 19, 1824, when he received title to a league and a labor of land now in Waller and Harris counties.
was administrator for the estate of John Brown, deceased.
It is uncertain whether or not the man who was dead in 1836 was the original colonist, because several men named John Brown were members of the Austin colony.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/fbr90.html   (217 words)

  
 John Brown, Jr., Serpent Handler: Radio Documentary by Sound Portraits
Since the Sound Portraits documentary on snake handling, They Shall Take Up Serpents, aired in 1992, however, John and Melinda Brown, who were interviewed in the documentary, both died from snake bites.
They were survived by their five children (John, Jacob, Jeremiah, Sarah and Daniel Brown) who were at the center of an odd and tragic custody battle between their two sets of grandparents.
"John Brown, Jr." is a co-production with City Lore.
www.soundportraits.org /on-air/serpent_handler   (269 words)

  
 Carolina Morning News on the Web | Leisure Time - Those speed limit signs are posted for a reason 07/11/00
I knew the officer who stopped me and we visited and, thankfully, I only received a warning; but friends, the signs are posted and they are meant to be obeyed.
Chief Brown told me that residents along Calhoun have complained about the danger of fast cars on their slow street.
The son of a police chief in a small town in Kentucky, John Brown is a good man himself!
www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/071100/LEISbremer.shtml   (948 words)

  
 Liberty Hall Historic Site, Frankfort, Kentucky
Located in historic downtown Frankfort on the banks of the Kentucky River, Liberty Hall Historic Site was the home of one of Kentucky's most interesting families.
1796) built by John Brown, one of Kentucky's first United States Senator and the Orlando Brown House (c.
Benches are scattered throughout the garden for those that wish to enjoy a quiet moment among the beautiful plants and flowers.
www.libertyhall.org   (187 words)

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