Black plaque № 25562

Albany, TX, United States

The Rev. John Brown, Clara Barton and the 1886-1887 Drought Relief. Scottish immigrant John Brown (1842-1903) moved west following his theological studies in New York. He married Mary Jane Matthews Larn near Fort Griffin and in 1884 became minister of Albany Presbyterian Church, just as West Texas f

armers and ranchers were struggling to survive the effects of a prolonged drought. Local leaders selected Brown to represent them in seeking funds for the purchase of seed wheat for small farmers. Bro

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