[p. 534] who bears an
honorable record for service in the Union
Army during the Civil War, is a prosperous
farmer of Pulaski Township, Lawrence
County, Pennsylvania. He was born in
Mahoning Township, Lawrence County,
January 3, 1842, and is a son of Joseph
and Mary J. (Davidson) Brown, his father
being a native of Lawrence County, and
his mother of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Joseph Brown, Sr., grandfather
of the subject of this sketch, originally
came from Virginia, and was an early settler
in Mahoning Township, Lawrence
County, Pennsylvania, where he spent the
latter years of his life.
Joseph Brown, father of George D., spent most of his life in Lawrence County. He was reared in Mahoning Township and there attended the primitive schools of that period. During the early years of his business career he followed the trade of a stonemason and bricklayer, but subsequent to his marriage always engaged in farming. He lived in Mahoning Township until 1842, in which year he moved with his family to Pulaski Township, where he continued to reside until his death in 1867. He was a good substantial citizen and had a wide acquaintance and many friends in the county. He married Mary J. Davidson, and the following children of their union are living: Jane A., widow of John Clark, of Pulaski Township; George D., whose name heads this record; Samuel M., of North Beaver Township, Lawrence County; Rebecca E., widow of E. M. C. Stevenson of Pulaski Township; Mary E., of New Bedford; and Emma B., also of New Bedford. After his removel to Pulaski Township, Joseph Brown was frequently called upon to serve the community in official capacity, which he did with marked efficiency.
George D. Brown attended the public schools of his native township, and spent his youthful days in work upon the farm. In August, 1862, he enlisted for nine months' service as a member of Company D, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, which formed a part of the Army of the Potomac. He served somewhat over his enlistment, and after his discharge re-enlisted as a member of Company M, Sixth Heavy Artillery, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in which he served until the close of the war. He participated in numerous important engagements of the war, among them the battle of Fredericksburg. He was honorably discharged in June, 1865, and returned to Pulaski Township, where he resumed farming operations. A man of energy, enterprise and exceptional business ability, he has succeeded beyond the average. Mr. Brown was united in marriage with Miss Apalina D. Fostnot, a native of Columbiana County, Ohio, and a daughter of Daniel Fostnot, who spent the declining years of his life at Alliance, Ohio, where he died. Our subject and his wife became parents of the following children: Harry D., of Pulaski Township; Birdilla B., wife of William Barrett, of Warren County, Pennsylvania; Jessie B., wife of William Book, of Pulaski; Mary J., wife of F. L. Smith, of Erie County, New York; and George, deceased. Politically, Mr. Brown is a Republican, and has served his township as school director and road supervisor. He is a member of the Post No. 100, G.A.R., at New Castle.
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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