Josiah L. Brown was born May 14,1844 in Carlock, McLean Co., Illinois. He married Sarah Ann Peeler
February 22, 1872 in McLean Co., Illinois. He died August 21, 1912 in Kearny, Buffalo Co., Nebraska.
Sarah Ann Peeler, daughter of
Abner Sr. Peeler and Elizabeth Ann Freney Lollis
,
was born December 27, 1845 in White Oak-Grove, McLean Co., Illinois. She died October 18, 1930 in Brady, Lincoln Co., Nebraska.