John Martin Brown

1824 - 1888  (64 years)

• Name	John Martin Brown
  Birth	29 Jun 1824	Flat Creek Swamp, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
  Christening	Lickcreek, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 Oct 1888	West Weber, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
  Burial	15 Oct 1888	Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
  Person ID	I312684222100	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Louisa Ann Wilson,   b. 16 Feb 1831, Greenplace, Richland, Ohio, United States d. 07 Jul 1903, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1854	Ogden, Weber, Utah Territory, United States
  Family ID	F2927	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Line 43725 from GEDCOM File not recogniz Line 43725 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS 9 NOV 1867 27 FEB 1980 SL Accidental middle name of Moorhead shows on a marriage record. Note: It is on this record where it lists that Lovina Wilson Brown was married to John Moorhead Brown. This is not accurate and likely was a transcription error. Lovina was married to John Martin Brown (K2W3-X6D). James Moorhead Brown (KWJY-XZ4), is John Martin Brown's brother, hence the confusion. This confirms Lovina's parents and her birth/baptism/sealing dates. Name Lovina Wilson Gender Female Relationship to Primary Person Self (Head) Father Lewis Dunbar Wilson Mother Nancy Ann Wagoner Birth Date 15 Jul 1831 Birth Place Perry, Richland, Ohio, USA Death Date 28 Aug 1901 LDS Church Ordinance Data Baptism Date: July 1838 LDS Temple Ordinance Data Baptism Date: November 22, 1967 Temple: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, UT, USA Endowment Date: September 29, 1866 Sealed to Parents Date: January 2, 1920 Temple: St. George, Washington, UT, USA Sealed to Spouse Date: September 29, 1866 Comments Lovina was a member of the Nauvoo, Illinois Third ward. (Source: https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/99133:5333). Name: Info. taken from John Martin Brown Name: Info. taken from John Martin Brown I written by Gladys Brown White and Delpha Brown Culley. On file in Daughters of Utah Pioneer Museum in Salt Lake City, Ut Sources of information: Sources of information: 1. Research compiled by Belva R. Moyle, great-great granddaughter of James Brown and his fourth wife, Sarah Steadwell. !NAME, DATES, PLACES: From Ancestral Fi !NAME, DATES, PLACES: From Ancestral File. Crossing the Plains • Unknown Companies (1847-1868) Departure 1847-1868 Arrival 1847-1868 !sources-history of Lewis Dunbar Wilson !sources-history of Lewis Dunbar Wilson in poss. of family 7010 7010 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 17956 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 9 NOV 1867 27 FEB 1980 From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Line 17956 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS DATE 9 NOV 1867 27 FEB 1980 (Capt.) (Capt.) !sources--poss of Annie Daley Jensen !sources--poss of Annie Daley Jensen John Martin Brown &ltb&gtJohn Martin Brown &lt/b&gt The following was taken from www.orsonprattbrown.com on 7/5/2006 by Maxine Rasmussen and is an edited version of his life story: Written by his granddaughters,. Gladys Brown White and Delpha Brown Culley from the biograpy written by Hattie Jensen prior to 1948 Researched and updated by Erold Clark Wiscombe &ltb&gtBIOGRAPHY OF JOHN MARTIN BROWN I&lt/b&gt John Martin Brown the eldest son of Captain James Brown Jr. and Martha Stephens, was born June 29, 1824 in Rowan County, North Carolina. There were eight sons and one daughter in the family. He lived at this place, working on his father's farm and helping to make hemp rope, until he was nine years of age. In 1833 the family came to Brown County, Illinois, a thousand mile journey, which was made with horses and wagons. His father being a school teacher it was under his teachings that John learned the rudiments of reading and writing. After living in Brown County two years, the family moved to Adams County, Ill., where his father entered into farming on a large scale. This new country and the land had to be cleared of timber before it could be cultivated. This was accomplished by girdling the trees so they would die, then cutting them down and putting them in piles then burning them. After this land was cultivated and crops were grown the produce was shipped to Quincy, Ill. on the Mississippi River. Wild meat, such as deer, wild turkey, partridge, possum, coon, quail and wild hogs were plentiful. Therefore, it was from this supply that they were able to obtain fresh meat for summer and dried meat for their winter use. In this part of the country were salt licks, left from the receding of an ancient sea, and it was here that the deer would go to drink and get salt and this made it convenient for the hunters. They also made bird traps from small poles to catch wild turkey. They would leave a string of corn leading to the trap and the turkey would eat the corn finally falling into the trap. After the land was cultivated and they had raised sufficient corn to feed hogs they raised domesticated ones, but it was necessary to keep them penned to keep the wild hogs from killing them. It was also necessary to watch the pens at night and keep fire brands burning to keep away prairie wolves. At times they drove large turtles into brush fires and roasted them. At one time they caught one and raised it in the swill barrel. During the summer the hogs were turned out in the forest and fed on nuts in the weeds, which consisted mostly of oak and hazel brush. In the evening they fed them corn. At feeding time they managed to get them home by calling in a loud voice "pig-ooh" and soon they would hear the pigs grunt and here they would come running for their corn. Their home was a log cabin, such as Daniel Boone lived in. On their farm they raised corn, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and beans. They were very glad when they were able to raise these luxuries, as they got tired of living on wild meat. It was necessary to travel ten to fifteen miles on horse back with saddle bags over a rough crooked road in order to get the corn to the mill to have it ground into corn meal. This would take one or two days, as the only mills available were hand mills. The miller received his pay by taking his toll of corn. His mother always milked the cow and when she was confined to bed with a new baby the lot fell to John M. now a boy of fourteen or fifteen years of age. He put on his mother's dress and sunbonnet, thinking he would fool the cow, but when she saw him she ran away. One event he remembered well was the death of his mother. They lived in a log cabin which had a loft of plank floor where dried fruit was kept. His mother died of childbirth and he said at the time he heard beautiful singing, which seemed to come from the loft. This was in Sept. 28, 1840. In the spring of 1836, after the Mormons had been expelled from Missouri and had begun to settle in Illinois, his parents heard the gospel preached and soon there after were converted and all the family was baptized in 1838. In January 1841, his father married Susan Foutz, the daughter of &ltb&gtJacob Foutz,&lt/b&gt the man who had first preached the gospel to him. And in the year John Martin Brown I, now at the age of 17, married (1) &ltb&gtNancy&lt/b&gt &ltb&gtAnn Foutz&lt/b&gt, a sister to his new stepmother. In the year 1842 his father and family moved to Nauvoo to be with the Saints and they lived there about four years, suffering the trials and hardships along with the Saints at the hands of the mob and were driven from their homes in 1846. He said the Saints held their meetings in a grove at Nauvoo during the summer at one time, just before a meeting, the Prophet rode up on a beautiful horse,&ltb&gt Joe Duncan&lt/b&gt, and handed the reins to John M. to hold for him. He always considered this a great honor. He remembered well the martyrdom of the Prophet &ltb&gtJoseph Smith&lt/b&gt and his brother &ltb&gtHyrum Smith&lt/b&gt. He was an eye witness to the transfiguration of &ltb&gtBrigham Young&lt/b&gt at the time he was chosen to be President of the Church. In the year of 1849, &ltb&gtJohn Bell&lt/b&gt, who had made up a party to go to the gold fields in California persuaded some of the young men to join them. John joined the party, leaving his wife and two young sons in the care of her father, Jacob Foutz. The party went by way of the Oregon Trail through Soda Springs, Idaho. He remained in California digging for gold until the spring of 1853. He had gone to San Bernardino and he had about $1700.00 in gold. [ In the meantime, &ltb&gtNancy&lt/b&gt &ltb&gtAnn Foutz Brown &lt/b&gtand their two sons traveled to Utah in the Jacob Foutz Company.] While in San Bernardino, about April 15, 1853 he learned that a man named Lamper was going to start with the mail for Salt Lake City and had only four men with him. As that was too small a number to be safe and he would like to have three or four more. He told John M. if he would raise two or three more other men he would wait at the Gajon Pass for them. As he had never had any experience with pack animals he told his cousin, James Stephens Brown, who had recently returned from a [four] year mission to the Society Islands and who was in San Bernardino waiting for an opportunity to go to Utah, that if he would go with him and help with the stock and packs, he would furnish everything needed en route. James S. had had considerable experience in handling wild horses and mules. So they made ready and were off on April 17, 1853. They met the party at the place agreed upon. Some of the horses were quite wild. They had 19 head of animals and traveled at the rate of fifty miles a day for the first half of the journey, as their route led them thru hostile Indian country. All went well until the last day before they came to the Muddy. Then they saw danger signs of Indians. If ever you travel in Indian country and come to fresh Indian tracks, yet do not see an Indian, then you may be sure that some red man wants a few horses and some plunder, if he does not want a scalp or two to hang on his bridle bit. The Indians had rolled large boulders into narrow passes in the road. This meant danger, so they examined everything, made sure there was powder in every tube and ammunition handy and every man prepared to act promptly in case of an attack. They were crossing between Las Vegas and the Muddy. The distance was about 65 miles without water so they had to keep going and they arrived at the Muddy River about 4:00 A.M. They watered their stock and got a hasty meal and had a very short rest. At daylight they began to saddle up for another start. Just at that moment a large, stout Indian raised up out of the willows close by. He had his bow and arrows in hand. John M. leveled his gun on the Indian when James S. seized it and forbade anyone to shoot. At that moment the Indian came forward, held out his hand as if to shake hands. Most of the party was ready and anxious to open fire on the Indian but James S. stopped them and told them if one shot was fired everyone of them would be killed. The Indian told James S. that he wanted to be friendly. The party then mounted and started on their way. At that time 25 or 30 Indians, all well armed, raised up out of the brush. Then most of the party drew their guns when James S. told them not to shoot as the Indians were friendly and they merely wanted to beg some food. As the party trotted up James S. fell back with the Indians, who talked and he began to understand them. The Indians told him when the sun got to such a position which would be about 9:00 A.M. they would come to a large camp of Mormons and non-mormons, with their families. They had horses, mules, cows, wagons and some sheep and goats. There were also a lot of Mexicans camped with them. The men were still slow to believe and some of them cursed the Indians, saying if the black rascals are friendly why did they not go back. The Indians convinced them that what they said was true. Just then a Mexican came running towards them and when he said that what the Indians said was true, John M. then said he believed that James S. could understand the Indians, as he understood the Spanish language and the Spaniard had told him just what the Indian had said. Soon they came to a rise, from which they could see the camps just as the Indian had described them. The Indians had followed and pointed to everything they had spoken of, saying, "We do not lie". They laid over at the camp one day and rested themselves and stock then proceeded to the Rio Virgin, then up that river and across another plateau to Beaver Dam. From here they traveled over the high rolling country for forty miles to Santa Clara, Utah. When they got half way across they saw a smoke signal, perhaps on the Santa Clara or a little above. As James S. had had more acquaintance with the Indians than any other of the party he told them Line 42361 from GEDCOM File not recogniz Line 42361 from GEDCOM File not recognizable or too long: SLGS 9 NOV 1867 27 FEB 1980 SL From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 J From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996. Seal to Parents: MAR Seal to Parents: MAR 1824 1824