Bergman, Hans.  "History of Scandinavians in Tacoma and Pierce County with brief
history of Tacoma and early settlement."  Tacoma, WA, 1926. p. 105.

Dr. J. R. Brown

Was born in Sweden 1865. Attended public schools there and came to America in
1882. Graduated from Augustana College, Rock Island, Ill., in 1891. After four
years of teaching and one year of postgraduate work at Yale University, he
entered upon the preparation for the medical profession in the Northwestern
University Medical School at Chicago and was here graduated with the degree of
Doctor of Medicine in 1899. He then practiced for three years in Texas. He
removed to Tacoma in 1903 and has remained here continuously since. He is
married to Hannah Morris, born in Pennsylvania. They have three children, Edda,
(Mrs. R.M. Holman) Florinda and Anders.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios. Project in September 2005 by Teressa Lenkey.
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.