By request. Source: 1881 History of Grundy County, Missouri J. A. Brown, p. 732 J. A. BROWN Was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, March 1,1824. His parents moved to Indiana when he was two years of age, and he remained in that State until he completed his education, and became engaged in farming. In the fall of 1843 he moved to Adair County, Missouri, where he lived until he came to Grundy County, in the spring of 1845, and has been a resident of this county since that time. His farm consists of two hundred and eighty-four and one-half acres of land, under good cultivation, and finely located, both for farming and stock-raising, and is improved with permanent and substantial buildings. Mr. Brown has managed his farm successfully, and during his residence in the county has earned the reputation of being energetic in business affairs and upright and honorable in all the relations of life. He was married in Grundy County, February 8, 1846, to Miss Amanda F. Bailey. Twelve children have been the result of this union, eight of whom are now living, seven sons and one daughter; namely, William E., Alexander M., Sarah E., John H., James L., Thomas J., Robert and Arthur J.