BORN AROUND 1808 MAYBE IN RHODE ISLAND. FATHER WAS OTHANIEL BROWN. NO INFORMATION ON MOTHER.MOVED TO MICHIGAN. STARTED A SAWMILL IN CALEDONIA TOWNSHIP IN 1848. BELIEVE FOR A WHILE THIS WAS CALLED BROWNSVILLE AND IS ALSO KNOWN AS ALASKA - A VILLAGE ON THE THORNAPPLE RIVER. DIED 1-14-1877. MARRIED FIRST TO CLARISSA C PAULL AND THAN TO LUFANNY DONALDSON 3-25-2860. WANTING TO FIND MORE INFORMATION ON THIS FAMILY FROM OTHANIEL BROWN BACKWARDS. HE WAS BURRIED AT ALASKA CEMETERY IN CALEDONA TWP,