Hall County
ELMER E. BROWN, whose practice in veterinary science covers a period of thirty years, has been a resident of Grand Island since 1900 and is well known over the county to different parts of which he is frequently called to exercise his professional skill. Dr. Brown was born in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, December 15, 1863, and is a son of Robert and Loanza (Murlett) Brown. They were born in Guernsey County, Ohio, and were married in that state. In 1856 they came to Iowa and took up government land and continued to live on it during the rest of Dr. Brown¹s life, he passing away at the age of eighty years, a man respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He believed in the principles of the Republican party and at times served in public office, once being a county commissioner. Both he and his wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of their family of twelve children there are but two survivors, but only two live in Nebraska, Elmer E. and a sister, Alice. She is the widow of M. M. Parish, who died at Omaha two years since. He was a veterinarian, and at one time was publisher of the South Omaha Times.
Dr. Brown comes from a long line of farming people. His grandfathers on both sides spent their lives in agricultural pursuits, Moses Brown, who was born in Ireland, dying on his farm in Iowa, and Louis Murless, who was born and died on his old homestead in Ohio. After his schooldays were over, Elmer E. Brown remained on the home farm in Iowa until March, 1881, when he came to Nebraska and settled in Merrick County, where, for two years he rented a farm with his brother, Robert L. Brown. From there he went to Greeley County, Nebraska, homesteaded there and lived on his place two years, then sold and located at Wolbach. He had studied veterinary science very thoroughly and practiced this profession for six years at Wolbach, from which place in 1900 he came to Grand Island, and since then his time has been entirely taken up by the demands of his profession.
Dr. Brown married Miss Mary E. Hill on February 1, 1887, who was born at
Janesville, Wisconsin, a daughter of Henry A. and Paulina (Campbell) Hill.
The father of Mrs. Brown was born in Rock County, Wisconsin, and died at St.
Paul, Nebraska. The mother was born in the state of New York and resides in
St. Paul. Mrs. Brown¹s grandparents were Caleb B. and Permelia Hill, the
former was a sea captain. The grandmother, born in Massachusetts, lived to
venerable age, having passed ninety-eight years of life at time of death.
Dr. and Mrs. Brown have had two children: Robert Allen, whose death
occurred June 11, 1908, when but twenty years of age; and Hazel Maine, the
wife of William Linderkamp, who is a sheet metal trade worker at Grand
Island. Mr. and Mrs. Linderkamp have a daughter, Theda Wilma. Dr. Brown and
his family are members of the Congregational church. While not unduly active
in politics, he keeps abreast of the times and in the various changes and
developments finds no reason to change his faith in the Republican party.
Transcribed by Larry Coates