Brown Family History
This blog is a transcrition of a book of the History of the Brown family as written by Oral Carl Brown Sr. Born June 19th, 1884, Died in July 1967. Oral was a preacher from a long line of preachers. This book was written in 1962 at the age of 78 as a cronicle of family history and his lifes work for the "Oncoming younger Generation".
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Sunday, October 23, 2005
Chapter 1 - The Old Home Place
How It All Happened
Chapter 1
The Old Home Place
The Old Home Place - just to write or think of these words causes a feeling to well up inside that is akin to home sickness. The60 acre farm was not valuble because of the quality of the land; but rather because it was home. The place where a "heap" of living was done by a healthy, wide-awake, active, growing American family.
The 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile plot of ground was located on the country line. this line was a public road, running North and South. On the east side of this road was Morgan County, on the west was Owen County. Martinville, Indiana was our County seat. the long-way of our farm was north and south. Our small home was in the center of the Place. It was 1 1/4 miles to Lewisville, where the Lewis Brothers had then and still have one of the best country stores one will find in a day's journey. Sears Roebuck and Co. did not get any business around there for Lewis Bros. would duplicate anything in their catalogue for Sears' low price if the buyer would add the freight or P. P. to the catalogue price.
People came for miles to trade at this store. And, it was the first store I ever saw. Here we traded.
back on the farm. The north forty had some 15 Sink-hopes. The south forty was what is called, "turkey gravel flats".
Most of this land was in timber when the folks bought there. I remember helping to clear much of it for the plow. It was no a money making farm. Only a place for a small home, garden, chicken houses, barn, pig lot, etc.
The house was all built from timbers that grew on the place. The sills were hewn from Yellow Poplar trees by "broad axes". The siding was sawed from yellow logs. The lumber used for frame work, sheathing, finishing lumber, even the boards that covered the house were "rived" from our own timber.
The house, when first built, consisted of two rooms down, a stairway, and two attic rooms, usable but unfinished.
the dimensions of the original house was about 20' X 24'. The living room, also the bed room, was 14' X 20'; the kitchen etc. was 10' X 20'. In the center of the partition was a chimney, built of brick, from the ground up through the roof.
To the east of the house, some 25' was dug a well, with water good and cold. east of this well some 10 feet was a smokehouse about 12' X 16', wherewe smoked our meat, kept our fruit, potatoes, canned fruit, flour, meal and most all meats. it was a crowded place, well stocked. Just south of this was the milk house, for milk, butter, etc. Southeast of this some 150 feet was the log barn, and west of this, the chicken house, corn crib, etc.
Such were the buildings and farm land where I was born.
Our Church was 1 1/2 miles away - a brick building, the Christian Church. It was 1 3/4 miles to our school.
Our life was simple. We raised and made most everything we used, or did without. Our Post Office was a little place called Alaska, 1/2 mile west of Lewisville. our school building was a large two-story brick building som 1/8 mile north of the Post Office. we seldom went to Martinsville.
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Chapter 1
The Old Home Place
The Old Home Place - just to write or think of these words causes a feeling to well up inside that is akin to home sickness. The60 acre farm was not valuble because of the quality of the land; but rather because it was home. The place where a "heap" of living was done by a healthy, wide-awake, active, growing American family.
The 1/2 mile long and 1/4 mile plot of ground was located on the country line. this line was a public road, running North and South. On the east side of this road was Morgan County, on the west was Owen County. Martinville, Indiana was our County seat. the long-way of our farm was north and south. Our small home was in the center of the Place. It was 1 1/4 miles to Lewisville, where the Lewis Brothers had then and still have one of the best country stores one will find in a day's journey. Sears Roebuck and Co. did not get any business around there for Lewis Bros. would duplicate anything in their catalogue for Sears' low price if the buyer would add the freight or P. P. to the catalogue price.
People came for miles to trade at this store. And, it was the first store I ever saw. Here we traded.
back on the farm. The north forty had some 15 Sink-hopes. The south forty was what is called, "turkey gravel flats".
Most of this land was in timber when the folks bought there. I remember helping to clear much of it for the plow. It was no a money making farm. Only a place for a small home, garden, chicken houses, barn, pig lot, etc.
The house was all built from timbers that grew on the place. The sills were hewn from Yellow Poplar trees by "broad axes". The siding was sawed from yellow logs. The lumber used for frame work, sheathing, finishing lumber, even the boards that covered the house were "rived" from our own timber.
The house, when first built, consisted of two rooms down, a stairway, and two attic rooms, usable but unfinished.
the dimensions of the original house was about 20' X 24'. The living room, also the bed room, was 14' X 20'; the kitchen etc. was 10' X 20'. In the center of the partition was a chimney, built of brick, from the ground up through the roof.
To the east of the house, some 25' was dug a well, with water good and cold. east of this well some 10 feet was a smokehouse about 12' X 16', wherewe smoked our meat, kept our fruit, potatoes, canned fruit, flour, meal and most all meats. it was a crowded place, well stocked. Just south of this was the milk house, for milk, butter, etc. Southeast of this some 150 feet was the log barn, and west of this, the chicken house, corn crib, etc.
Such were the buildings and farm land where I was born.
Our Church was 1 1/2 miles away - a brick building, the Christian Church. It was 1 3/4 miles to our school.
Our life was simple. We raised and made most everything we used, or did without. Our Post Office was a little place called Alaska, 1/2 mile west of Lewisville. our school building was a large two-story brick building som 1/8 mile north of the Post Office. we seldom went to Martinsville.
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First Tree - John Brown to John D. Brown
Editors Note: I am delaying posting the first tree, because it is graphical, and I have not yet setup my computer to handle graphical data. In addition, while the details of the tree would no doubt be of great interest to geneologists, I am not one, so it is of lesser importance to me. If you have a high level of interest in the geneology part of this book, feel free to contact me and offer assistance in transcribing parts of this work.
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Explaination of Tree System
Study this page. It clarifies (1) the Tree system used, (2) the seeming division between Christian workers in the 19th Century and 20th Century, (3) states main object for writing this history in its present form, (4) why each family does not have a larger write up and tree.
Ninteenth Century Christian workers included.
1. John Brown (Reverend) and wife, born in 1804. Disciple of Christ.
2. John H. Brown (Rev.) and wife, born in 1833. Disciple of Christ.
3. William Harvey Brown (rev.) and wife, born 1855. Disciple of Christ. Theologically, they lean strongly to calvanism. (Once a Christian, always a Christian.) Three things are absolutely necessary to become a Christian. a. make a public confession. b. Baptism by immersion. c. Fellowshipped into the Christian Church (name put on the Church rolls.)
The above three ministers are all in a straight line. Buthere Rev. william H. Brown's oldest son died when a lad. God reached over to the youngest brother of W. H. Brown to another John - John Dempsey Brown, also a son of John H. Brown, and called his oldest son, Oral Carl Brown, who is the same identical relation or blood line as Walter Brown would have been. Oral C. Brown at 12 joined the Christian Church, but at 21 1/2 was Born Again at the methodist Altar and became a Methodist. So the 20th Century Browns are methodists of the Armenian faith. This is all told in 15 chapters, "How It All Happened". Study them. This shows why the seeming division. rev Oral carl Brown is the fourth in a line. his son (Rev.) david Brown is the sixth minister in a line and will likely span more than 200 years.
The writer is blind and unable to follow in detail only those who are Full Time Christian Workers, namely all ministers and their wives (in green), all teachers and their wives (in red).
Please preserve and continue this History.
Oral C. Brown
July 13th, 1962
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Ninteenth Century Christian workers included.
1. John Brown (Reverend) and wife, born in 1804. Disciple of Christ.
2. John H. Brown (Rev.) and wife, born in 1833. Disciple of Christ.
3. William Harvey Brown (rev.) and wife, born 1855. Disciple of Christ. Theologically, they lean strongly to calvanism. (Once a Christian, always a Christian.) Three things are absolutely necessary to become a Christian. a. make a public confession. b. Baptism by immersion. c. Fellowshipped into the Christian Church (name put on the Church rolls.)
The above three ministers are all in a straight line. Buthere Rev. william H. Brown's oldest son died when a lad. God reached over to the youngest brother of W. H. Brown to another John - John Dempsey Brown, also a son of John H. Brown, and called his oldest son, Oral Carl Brown, who is the same identical relation or blood line as Walter Brown would have been. Oral C. Brown at 12 joined the Christian Church, but at 21 1/2 was Born Again at the methodist Altar and became a Methodist. So the 20th Century Browns are methodists of the Armenian faith. This is all told in 15 chapters, "How It All Happened". Study them. This shows why the seeming division. rev Oral carl Brown is the fourth in a line. his son (Rev.) david Brown is the sixth minister in a line and will likely span more than 200 years.
The writer is blind and unable to follow in detail only those who are Full Time Christian Workers, namely all ministers and their wives (in green), all teachers and their wives (in red).
Please preserve and continue this History.
Oral C. Brown
July 13th, 1962
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The Writer of This History
The Writer of This History
This "History" was conceived, planned, written by the Rev. Oral C. Brown, the fourth Brown minister in a direct line. At this date he is 60 days short of 78 years. Lost his sight April 10th, 1960. With great difficulty and many mistakes he cannot correct, he has hour after hour, days, weeks and months on end, prepared this work.
This is a service to the master to assist our present and oncoming, full time Christian workers.
Later in this book we will call upon every praying person with any of this strain of Brown Blood to set aside one period during each week as Prayer Day for the blorious band of full time Christian workers, by name. Choose your own time for this purpose. make is long or short as you choose.
But when the pledge is ready, please sign and go to work.
Late this year we will furnish each Prayer partner with some information concerning the work, opportunities of each full time Christian worker.
You will be finding out more and more about the writer as this "work" nears completion. We hope by jan. 1st, 1963. Not a promise, but rather a HOPE.
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This "History" was conceived, planned, written by the Rev. Oral C. Brown, the fourth Brown minister in a direct line. At this date he is 60 days short of 78 years. Lost his sight April 10th, 1960. With great difficulty and many mistakes he cannot correct, he has hour after hour, days, weeks and months on end, prepared this work.
This is a service to the master to assist our present and oncoming, full time Christian workers.
Later in this book we will call upon every praying person with any of this strain of Brown Blood to set aside one period during each week as Prayer Day for the blorious band of full time Christian workers, by name. Choose your own time for this purpose. make is long or short as you choose.
But when the pledge is ready, please sign and go to work.
Late this year we will furnish each Prayer partner with some information concerning the work, opportunities of each full time Christian worker.
You will be finding out more and more about the writer as this "work" nears completion. We hope by jan. 1st, 1963. Not a promise, but rather a HOPE.
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Why the Brown Family History Now?
Why the Brown Family History Now
To answer this I will give the following reasons:
1. I have drawn or led by the Holy Spirit to do this very thing. for several weeks He has been talking to me and I have been getting information organized to do so.
2. This is April 14th, 1962, 158 years since my great grandfather John Brown was born. As you will see as this story unfolds, this is a very important family in God's sight. To date the simple record of births and deaths is all that is now written. But God being my helper, a more intelligent record is now in the making.
3. I was born in 1884. I was full of questions. I plied them to Mother and father. Their answers plus my own experience and knowledge will be here recorded.
4. Then there is the rich spiritual heritage also and a smattering of academic standing, acquired and in the process of becoming a reality.
Our children and our children's children will revere this book much more than will our present adults.
It might be well for the "oldsters" to recommend the reading and study of this book to our youg as they are able to understand what it says.
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To answer this I will give the following reasons:
1. I have drawn or led by the Holy Spirit to do this very thing. for several weeks He has been talking to me and I have been getting information organized to do so.
2. This is April 14th, 1962, 158 years since my great grandfather John Brown was born. As you will see as this story unfolds, this is a very important family in God's sight. To date the simple record of births and deaths is all that is now written. But God being my helper, a more intelligent record is now in the making.
3. I was born in 1884. I was full of questions. I plied them to Mother and father. Their answers plus my own experience and knowledge will be here recorded.
4. Then there is the rich spiritual heritage also and a smattering of academic standing, acquired and in the process of becoming a reality.
Our children and our children's children will revere this book much more than will our present adults.
It might be well for the "oldsters" to recommend the reading and study of this book to our youg as they are able to understand what it says.
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Browns Covered in This History
The Browns covered in this History are:
1. John Brown, Reverend. Born in 1804.
He is as far back as our family Bible records, and, of course, all his family, including wife and children.
2. Reverent John H. Brown, the oldest son of #1
He was born in 1833, and his wife and children later. But at this point it is necessary to state that he was killed in the Civil War. However, before his death, then had three sons.
(1) William Harvey Brown
(2) James D. Brown
(3) John D. Brown
3. Reverend William Harvey Brown. Born 1855.
They had two sons. Neither became preachers. So God for the fourth unbroken generation was pleased to choose the oldest son of John D. Brown.
4. Reverend Oral Carl Brown. Born 1884.
Then their family. Their youngest son becomes the 5th minister in one unbroken line.
5. reverend O. Carl Brown, Jr. Born 1913.
From John D. Brown a second son was called into the ministry. He is seven years younger than Oral C. His name is Reverent J. harvey Brown. Born 1891. This Book then follows these men and their families to the close of 1962 - a total of 158 years.
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1. John Brown, Reverend. Born in 1804.
He is as far back as our family Bible records, and, of course, all his family, including wife and children.
2. Reverent John H. Brown, the oldest son of #1
He was born in 1833, and his wife and children later. But at this point it is necessary to state that he was killed in the Civil War. However, before his death, then had three sons.
(1) William Harvey Brown
(2) James D. Brown
(3) John D. Brown
3. Reverend William Harvey Brown. Born 1855.
They had two sons. Neither became preachers. So God for the fourth unbroken generation was pleased to choose the oldest son of John D. Brown.
4. Reverend Oral Carl Brown. Born 1884.
Then their family. Their youngest son becomes the 5th minister in one unbroken line.
5. reverend O. Carl Brown, Jr. Born 1913.
From John D. Brown a second son was called into the ministry. He is seven years younger than Oral C. His name is Reverent J. harvey Brown. Born 1891. This Book then follows these men and their families to the close of 1962 - a total of 158 years.
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Dedicated To
The Brown Family's History is Dedicated to
The Oncoming younger Generations
So They May More fully understand and Appreciate Their Forefathers.
Oral Carl Brown, Sr.
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The Oncoming younger Generations
So They May More fully understand and Appreciate Their Forefathers.
Oral Carl Brown, Sr.
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2005 Table Of Contents Additions Start Here
Introductory Notes on Brown Family's History
Where are we, how did we get here and where are we going? (2005 Publishers Notes)
The Brown Family's History (Publishers Original Notes)
Presented to Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Cochran
Original Table Of Contents Starts Here
Dedicated To
Browns Covered in This History
Why the Brown Family History Now?
The Writer of This History
Explaination of Tree System
First Tree - John Brown to John D. Brown
How It All Happened - in Fifteen Chapters
Chapter 1. The Old Home Place
Chapter 2. Some Early Recollections
Chapter 3. Meet My Father, John D. Brown
Chapter 4. Meet My Mother, Margrett Lilly Brown
Chapter 5. Our Home Rule: Work, then Play
Chapter 6. I Joined the Christian Church
Chapter 7. How I Found My Wife
Chapter 8. How I Became a True Christian
Chapter 9. God Called Me to Preach
Chapter 10. Preparation for the Ministry Begins
Chapter 11. My First Year at Taylor University
Chapter 12. The Brown Family Harvest of 1907
Chapter 13. After 55 Years the Results
Chapter 14. My Last Appointment
Chapter 15. Prayer Pledge and Full Time Christian Workers
Second Tree, Full Time Christian Workers
Birthdays and Addresses of Full Time Christian Workers
The Record of Rev. and Mrs. Oral C. Brown
Third Tree for Rev. Oral C. Brown and His Children and Grandchildren
The Family Record of Rev. and Mrs. J. Harvey Brown Sr.
Rev. James Harvey Brown Tree
Our Honor Pages
Ralph Emmert Brown's Family Record
Ralph Robert Brown, Jr. and Family
Sharon and Richard Raines and Family
Tree #5 Ralph E. Brown's Family
Alan Eugene Brown and Family
Tree #6. Alan Brown's Family
Dr. Oral Carl Brown, Jr. Family History
Dr. Oral Carl Brown Family Tree #7
Martha Brown Michel and Lester A. Michel Family
Tree #8. Martha and Lester Michel and Family
Alice Brown and David Frazier and Family
Tree #9. Alice Brown Frazier
My Four Wonderful Sisters and a Brother
Lorena Alice Brown and Edward Magill
Ina Zora Brown Cochran Family
Flossie May Brown - Hodges Family
Galaird Merle Brown Family
Luvada rachel Brown - Windoffer Family
Lorena Alice Brown Tree
Ina Zora Brown Tree
Flossie May Brown Tree
Galaird Merle Brown Tree
Luvada Rachel Brown Tree
Your Spiritual Inheritance and Blessing
Tree #10. Entire Family Tree in ART & The Brown Families' Death Record
Pictures
Introductory Notes on Brown Family's History
Where are we, how did we get here and where are we going? (2005 Publishers Notes)
The Brown Family's History (Publishers Original Notes)
Presented to Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Cochran
Original Table Of Contents Starts Here
Dedicated To
Browns Covered in This History
Why the Brown Family History Now?
The Writer of This History
Explaination of Tree System
First Tree - John Brown to John D. Brown
How It All Happened - in Fifteen Chapters
Chapter 1. The Old Home Place
Chapter 2. Some Early Recollections
Chapter 3. Meet My Father, John D. Brown
Chapter 4. Meet My Mother, Margrett Lilly Brown
Chapter 5. Our Home Rule: Work, then Play
Chapter 6. I Joined the Christian Church
Chapter 7. How I Found My Wife
Chapter 8. How I Became a True Christian
Chapter 9. God Called Me to Preach
Chapter 10. Preparation for the Ministry Begins
Chapter 11. My First Year at Taylor University
Chapter 12. The Brown Family Harvest of 1907
Chapter 13. After 55 Years the Results
Chapter 14. My Last Appointment
Chapter 15. Prayer Pledge and Full Time Christian Workers
Second Tree, Full Time Christian Workers
Birthdays and Addresses of Full Time Christian Workers
The Record of Rev. and Mrs. Oral C. Brown
Third Tree for Rev. Oral C. Brown and His Children and Grandchildren
The Family Record of Rev. and Mrs. J. Harvey Brown Sr.
Rev. James Harvey Brown Tree
Our Honor Pages
Ralph Emmert Brown's Family Record
Ralph Robert Brown, Jr. and Family
Sharon and Richard Raines and Family
Tree #5 Ralph E. Brown's Family
Alan Eugene Brown and Family
Tree #6. Alan Brown's Family
Dr. Oral Carl Brown, Jr. Family History
Dr. Oral Carl Brown Family Tree #7
Martha Brown Michel and Lester A. Michel Family
Tree #8. Martha and Lester Michel and Family
Alice Brown and David Frazier and Family
Tree #9. Alice Brown Frazier
My Four Wonderful Sisters and a Brother
Lorena Alice Brown and Edward Magill
Ina Zora Brown Cochran Family
Flossie May Brown - Hodges Family
Galaird Merle Brown Family
Luvada rachel Brown - Windoffer Family
Lorena Alice Brown Tree
Ina Zora Brown Tree
Flossie May Brown Tree
Galaird Merle Brown Tree
Luvada Rachel Brown Tree
Your Spiritual Inheritance and Blessing
Tree #10. Entire Family Tree in ART & The Brown Families' Death Record
Pictures
Presented to Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Cochran
by your mother Ina Zora Cochran. August 17th, 1963.
Editors Note: Inside front cover, note from my grandmother to my uncle Bob.
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Editors Note: Inside front cover, note from my grandmother to my uncle Bob.
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The Brown Family's History (Publishers Original Notes)
2005 Editor's Note: The following entry contains the notes from the original publisher Lester A. Michel., It is not actually part of the original publication, I found it as a single folded sheet, inserted into the book just before the picture pages. You should also note, that the statements Lester makes about availability of this book in printed form are no longer available. We need to remember this was written over 40 years ago, and since my research indicates that Lester was married on November 1st, 1942 to Marth L. Brown, then Lester is probably in his mid 80's if he is still alive today, October 2005. These notes were written as the book was finished, probably around 1965.
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This book is a copy of the original hadwritten book authored by O. C. Brown Sr. It is an exact copy in every detail except that not all of the pictures have been reproduced. The cost of reproduction of all pictures in the original book was simply too great. The choic of pictures was made largely by the author; a few were selected by me as the publisher. Any criticism of the organization of the picture pages should fall on me.
The duplication of the book was make by use of a spirit duplicator which gives clear, readable copy. On occasion, however, imperfect prints come through. the rather large task of assembling more than 50 copies of a book with 115 pages per copy was done by the Lester Michael family. if your copy contains imperfect, unreadable pages or if pages are missing, you may obtain replacement pages by writing me. It might be added that the ink used in this process is not waterproof and will run if the page becomes wet. i will replace damaged pages as long as they are available.
The responsibility for typing and proof-reading also falls on me. i apologize for errors which may have slipped in. if you note errors you might report them to O.C. Brown Sr., who can check them agains the original and pass them on to me. In the event that a second run of the book is ever made, such corrections could then be incorporated in the new printing.
A few extra copies of the Brown Family's History have been made and can be obtained from me at a price of $3.00 each.
This slight increase seems fair since the actual expense of producing the book exceeded income, even though several donations have been made by certain members of the family. This is the result of the inclusion of more picture pages than were planned originally and a somewhat larger cost for picture pages than was anticipated.
The cost of producing the book has been kept as low as possible by using a spirit duplicator method of reproduction for the printed matter so that lithography and commercial printing were required only for the eight picture pages and the family tree at the back of the book. The only wages or salary paid went to my secretary for the typing of the manuscript on the duplicator master sheets. I will be glad to furnish detailed information on the cost of the project to anyone who would like ot know more about it.
I have found the production of this book a rewarding and interesting experience and trust that you who have ordered books, paid in advance for your copies and waited patiently for the result, will not be disappointed.
Sincerely,
Lester A. Michel
309 Yucca Circle
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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This book is a copy of the original hadwritten book authored by O. C. Brown Sr. It is an exact copy in every detail except that not all of the pictures have been reproduced. The cost of reproduction of all pictures in the original book was simply too great. The choic of pictures was made largely by the author; a few were selected by me as the publisher. Any criticism of the organization of the picture pages should fall on me.
The duplication of the book was make by use of a spirit duplicator which gives clear, readable copy. On occasion, however, imperfect prints come through. the rather large task of assembling more than 50 copies of a book with 115 pages per copy was done by the Lester Michael family. if your copy contains imperfect, unreadable pages or if pages are missing, you may obtain replacement pages by writing me. It might be added that the ink used in this process is not waterproof and will run if the page becomes wet. i will replace damaged pages as long as they are available.
The responsibility for typing and proof-reading also falls on me. i apologize for errors which may have slipped in. if you note errors you might report them to O.C. Brown Sr., who can check them agains the original and pass them on to me. In the event that a second run of the book is ever made, such corrections could then be incorporated in the new printing.
A few extra copies of the Brown Family's History have been made and can be obtained from me at a price of $3.00 each.
This slight increase seems fair since the actual expense of producing the book exceeded income, even though several donations have been made by certain members of the family. This is the result of the inclusion of more picture pages than were planned originally and a somewhat larger cost for picture pages than was anticipated.
The cost of producing the book has been kept as low as possible by using a spirit duplicator method of reproduction for the printed matter so that lithography and commercial printing were required only for the eight picture pages and the family tree at the back of the book. The only wages or salary paid went to my secretary for the typing of the manuscript on the duplicator master sheets. I will be glad to furnish detailed information on the cost of the project to anyone who would like ot know more about it.
I have found the production of this book a rewarding and interesting experience and trust that you who have ordered books, paid in advance for your copies and waited patiently for the result, will not be disappointed.
Sincerely,
Lester A. Michel
309 Yucca Circle
Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Where are we, how did we get here and where are we going? (2005 Publishers Notes)
Debbie and I (Tom Zimmer) were cleaning out our garage yesterday (October 22nd, 2005), and we came across a box of pictures and stuff from early in our marriage and some photo albums and stuff from my uncle Bob (Robert L. Cochran). I sort of took care of uncle Bob the last 10 years of his life. He had Parkinson disease, and the last few years were very hard on Bob. As I am sure most people know, Parkinsons is a degenerative nerve disease, and it makes your body kind of lock up. Various treatments help for a while, but to my knowledge there is no cure. Anyway, Bob was a Christian, but he always struggled with his feelings that he wasn't very good. I guess like most of us, we have lots of things we regret in our life, and we often have difficulty forgiving ourselves, even when we know that God has forgiven us. So, to make a long story longer, I loved Bob a lot, and my family loved him too. We were in some ways like the children he never had. He was married three times in his life I think, but for whatever reason never had any kids. After Bob passed away, I ended up with some of his things, including some photo albums, and a book. I never before yesterday bothered to really look at the book, but what it turns out to be is a self published memoir/history of the life and times of Oral Carl Brown. Oral was a preacher, he was born June 19th, 1884, died July 1967. Oral was the brother of Ina Zora Brown/Cochran, who was my mothers mother, and Bob's mother. Ina was my Grandmother. So that would make Oral Carl Brown my great uncle. I think this history will be of interest to other Browns, Cochrans, and Zimmers.
As this history unfolds, you will see why I found it so interesting. Oral has a very easy and friendly style of writing, and is very matter of fact about the details of his journey coming to Christ. He wrote this history when he was 78 years old, in 1962.
I will have to ask you to be patient, because the history is over 100 pages in length, consisting of single spaced typed 8 1/2 x 11 pages, so it is quite a volume to transcribe, and it will no doubt take me several weeks, if not months to type it in. So without any more adu, lets begin "The Brown Famiy's History" by Oral Carl Brown Sr.
P.S. The next entry will be the notes from the original editor, Lester A. Michel.
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As this history unfolds, you will see why I found it so interesting. Oral has a very easy and friendly style of writing, and is very matter of fact about the details of his journey coming to Christ. He wrote this history when he was 78 years old, in 1962.
I will have to ask you to be patient, because the history is over 100 pages in length, consisting of single spaced typed 8 1/2 x 11 pages, so it is quite a volume to transcribe, and it will no doubt take me several weeks, if not months to type it in. So without any more adu, lets begin "The Brown Famiy's History" by Oral Carl Brown Sr.
P.S. The next entry will be the notes from the original editor, Lester A. Michel.
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