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BROWN County is situated in the northeastern portion of Kansas, being located in the first tier of counties, from Nebraska. Doniphan County lies to the east, Atchison and Jackson counties to the south, and Nemaha County to the west.1.

Organized in 1855. County seat Hiawatha. After Albert G. Browne, of Mississippi, who had been Senator and member of the House of Representatives from that state, was United States Senator at the date of the Act organizing Kansas Territory, was relected for six years in 1859, but withdrew with Jefferson Davis on the secession of the Southern states.2.

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Biographies
Description File Size Date Submitter
Curtis, Samuel 1857 - 7K May 2007 Joy Fisher The Registry
Healy, Edward J. 1851 - 3K Mar 2007 Joy Fisher The Registry
Hoffman, Henry 7K Jul 2006 Lovena Norton
Yaussi, Rudolph 1851 - 4K May 2007 Joy Fisher The Registry
Cemeteries
History - Schools
Description File Size Date Submitter
History Of The Senior Class 1916 7K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Powhattan Alumni Association 1916 2K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
History - Directories
Description File Size Date Submitter
Brown County Medical Directory 1920 4K Feb 2009 Joy Fisher The Registry
Military Records
Description File Size Date Submitter
1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll 1 K Dec 1997 Kenneth Thomas
Obituaries
Description File Size Date Submitter
Click Here for Obituaries      
Photos of Documents
Description File Size Date Submitter
King, Samuel Death Certificate January 1, 1915 Image 165K Dec 2007 Sally Toles
Photos of Groups
Description File Size Date Submitter
Powhatan High School Faculty 1916 Image 10K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Powhattan High School 1916 Image 13K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Seniors 1916 Image 9K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Seniors 1916 Image 19K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Seniors 1916 Image 19K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Seniors 1916 Image 19K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry
Photos of Persons
Description File Size Date Submitter
Boffon, E. W. 1916 Image 5K Jun 2013 Joy Fisher The Registry

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