Brown, William H. (William Henry), 1832-1910

Epithet: banker, of Edinburgh

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000704.0x000338

William Anderson Brown was born in Sweden on May 6, 1832, the son of Andrew and Julia Brown. At age 10 he ran away to sea. In 1852 he arrived in California, where he mined for a number of years. He arrived in Alder Gulch, Montana, about 1864, and then moved on to Silver City. He bought a ranch there in 1868, and then sometime before 1874, he opened a butcher shop to sell the meat raised on his ranch. He operated that butcher shop at least until 1885, and opened another meat market in Marysville. In 1872 he married Annie Tolset. They had 4 children. Brown died March 6, 1918.

Joseph Setzer was born in Bavaria about 1835. He came to the United States in 1874 and settled in Minnesota. He came to Montana about 1885. He was a neighbor of William Brown in 1900.

From the description of William A. Brown records, 1874-1875. (Montana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 636611635