History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 422-423, Astoria Township
J. L. Brown, farmer, sec. 30; P. O., Astoria. Jackson L.
Brown, for the past 36 years a resident of Fulton county, is a native
of Ohio, where he was born in 1823, and passed his boyhood and youth in
Harrison county. In his twentieth year he made his way to
Illinois, stopping at Sharpe's Landing. From there he went to
Farmer's township and became employed as a farm hand. In 1849 he
united his fortunes with those of Miss Nancy Grewel. This
marriage resulted in 10 children, - Nancy J., John H, Rebecca, Geo. W.,
Mary Ann, Cevilla, Rachel, Andrew J. Nellie E. and Nannie B. In
1848 he made his first purchase of land in this township, and now owns
some 300 acres of fine land. In 1852 he crossed the plains to
California and remained for 3 years.
