From "HISTORY OF THE UPPER OHIO VALLEY,"  Vol. I, page 679.
Brant & Fuller, 1890.


WILLIAM P. BROWN

William P. Brown is a native of Ireland, where he was born in 
February, 1842.  Coming to this country seven years later, he took up 
his abode in Wheeling, W.Va.  John and Ann Jane (Burns) Brown were 
his parents.  They were much respected in their native land, and were 
both members of the United Presbyterian church.  The father dying, 
his widow afterward married Henry Thompson, with whom she and her 
children came to America.  Mr. Thompson has since died, but his wife 
is still living, residing with her daughter, in Bellaire, Ohio, 
having reached the advanced age of seventy-four years.  At an early 
age, William Brown began working in the iron mills, where he learnrd 
the nailer's trade, at which he has since worked for the past thirty 
years.  Mr. Brown is now employed at the Riverside Blast furnace.  
October 7, 1861, he entered the service of his country, by enlisting 
in Company H, First Ohio volunteer infantry, at Steubenville, Ohio, 
and served faithfully and well until October, 1864, at which time the 
regiment was discharged at Chattanooga, having participated in the 
battles of Pittsburgh Landing, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, siege 
of Corinth and all other engagements in which the army of the 
Cumberland took part.  Mr. Brown went as far as Atlanta, Ga., on 
Sherman's famous "march to the sea;" on this march they were short of 
rations, not having as much to eat in one week, as a man would 
naturally wish to have for one meal.  Mattie Box became his wife 
December 24, 1867, and has borne him two chilodren:  Anna Marion and 
Charles B., both living at home with their parents.  Mrs. Brown is a 
daughter of Charles and Marion (Gray) Box, both natives of England.  
They came to this country over thirty years ago.  Mr. and Mrs. Box 
were connected with the Baptist church.  Mrs. Brown and her children 
are active members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and Mr. Brown 
is a member of Ohio lodge, No. 1, of Wheeling, of the Masonic order, 
and of Lincoln lodge, No. 49, of the I.O.O.F., of Benwood.  He has 
made a home and a host of friends since coming to Benwood, being one 
of the industrious and worthy citizens of the city.    


(Linda Fluharty)