Owen Brown (November 4, 1824, Hudson, Ohio – January 8, 1889, Pasadena, California) was the third son of abolitionist John Brown. Owen fought with his father in Kansas and participated in John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, escaping capture,[1] and then later served as an officer in the Union Army in the American Civil War.
The entire town attended his funeral when he died. Now some housing developer fucked with his grave site and tries to prevent public access.
In July 1861, Brown decided to recruit a company of soldiers that would travel to Kansas and enlist with Kansas volunteer forces then operating in Missouri under the auspices of Kansas Senator James H. Lane. His intention was to enlist "abolitionists of the intense sort"[10] and muster them under Colonel James Montgomery, one of Lane's three Lieutenants.[11] John Brown's "Sharpshooters" garnered significant press attention as they traveled from Ohio to Kansas.[12][13] However, on its arrival, the company had only signed 66 men. On November 9, 1861, while Brown was still recruiting in Michigan, the company elected to join Colonel Charles R. Jennison's First Kansas Cavalry, later designated the Kansas Seventh Volunteer Cavalry, and known in Missouri as Jennison's Jayhawkers.[11] Upon his own arrival in December, Brown was mustered in as the captain of Company K of the Kansas Seventh. Brown served as captain of the company until May 1862, when he resigned because of his rheumatoid arthritis.[10] He was succeeded as captain of the company by his second lieutenant, George H. Hoyt, who had been one of his father's lawyers following the Harpers Ferry attack.[10]
Following his resignation, Brown purchased 10 acres on the south shore of South Bass Island at Put-in-Bay, Ohio,[14] becoming a socialist later in life[15]. He remained there until his death on May 3, 1895.[16]
Two of his sons have wiki pages worth perusing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_Brown_(abolitionist,_born_1824)
The entire town attended his funeral when he died. Now some housing developer fucked with his grave site and tries to prevent public access.
https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2019/01/14/abolitionist-owen-browns-altadena-grave-to-be-preserved-in-compromise-with-la-vina-developer/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_Junior