A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ative of Kentucky and daughter of Vanderpool, who was a member of the legislature of Missouri andbecame one of the pioneer settlers in Kansas. Dr. and Mrs. Beach have twochildren : William, who is engaged in the practice of medicine at Sheldon,Mason county, Washington; and Ellen E., who is the wife of Fred , of Renton. DANA W. BROWN. There are few men of Mr. Browns years who have an intimate per-s
A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . ative of Kentucky and daughter of Vanderpool, who was a member of the legislature of Missouri andbecame one of the pioneer settlers in Kansas. Dr. and Mrs. Beach have twochildren : William, who is engaged in the practice of medicine at Sheldon,Mason county, Washington; and Ellen E., who is the wife of Fred , of Renton. DANA W. BROWN. There are few men of Mr. Browns years who have an intimate per-sonal knowledge of the early history of California, but in early boyhoodhe made the long journey across the plains and from that time forwardhas been an interested witness of the remarkable development of the west-ern country and at the present time he is a most important factor in thegrowth of a city which is rapidly rising to prominence on the northernPacific slope—West Seattle. He has noted the methods which have led tothe growth of California, has kept in touch with the times along the variouslines promoting material progress, and is well qualified to have in charge. ^2^^ iMiTr^iriArny SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY. 105 a business looking to the growth and upbuilding of this portion of Wash-ington. Mr. Brown was born in the historic city of Baltimore, Alaryland, onthe 28th of April, 1852, a son of Smith and Chloe (Thayer) Brown, bothrepresentatives of old New England families and of English descent. Thefather was born in Rhode Island, the mother in Massachusetts, and after theirmarriage, which was celebrated in New England, they removed to Balti-more, and in 1852 crossed the plains to California. The father was a foun-dryman and owned quite a large foundry in Baltimore. Air. Bucks, thepatentee of the Bucks stove, was a foreman in his foundry and there manu-factured his first stove. Mr. Brown had made arrangements to sell hisfoundn,- at a good price, but before the transfer had b
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