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L. E. BROWNELL, farmer, Jackson Twp., Sec. 12; P.O. Center Junction; was born in, 1834, in Chautauqua Co., N.Y.; in 1855, he came to Jones Co. He owns 120 acres of land. Married Lucy J. Bender February 5, 1857; she was born December 1, 1841, in Pennsylvania died January 12, 1870; have three children—Mary, Catharine and Joshua. Mr. B. built the first house and broke the first land in this section. Republican.
Source: History of Jones County, Iowa, Western Historical Company, Chicago, 1879, page 608.
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