[p. 927] residing on a fine farm of eighty acres in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, is engaged in general farming and stock raising. He was born in Pulaski Township, April 1, 1863, and comes of an old family of that community. He is a son of James P. and Lorena W. (Corning) Brown, the former a native of Pulaski Township, and the latter of Trumbull County, Ohio. James Brown, the paternal grandfather, was born in this country but was of Scotch-Irish parentage; he saw service in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
James P. Brown was reared in Pulaski Township, where his father had located in the early pioneer days, and he there engaged in farming throughout life. His death occurred October 23, 1902, and that of his wife on September 30, 1907, at an advanced age. Religiously, she was a member of the Christian Church of Pulaski. He was a Republican in politics. James P. and Lorena W. Brown became parents of the following children, of whom four are now living: Carson C., of Pulaski Township; Frank N., deceased, who was a successful lawyer of New Castle; Wells A., of New Bedford; Dawson A., subject of this record; and James A., of Pulaski Township.
Dawson A. Brown was reared to manhood in Pulaski Township, and received his intellectual training in the public schools of his home district. He has always followed farming in his native township, employing the most approved methods in his work, which combined with exceptional managerial ability has resulted in more than average success.
December 12, 1892, Mr. Brown was joined in the holy bonds of wedlock with Miss Daisy D. Shields, a daughter of Thomas H. Shields of New Bedford, the family being an old and respected one in that locality. Politically, he is a stanch Republican, believing that in the supremacy of the principles of that party depends the success and prosperity of the country. Fraternally, he affiliates with Union Tent, No. 86, K.O.T.M., of Pulaski, and has filled various offices in that lodge. In religious attachment, he is a member of the Christian Church.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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