The Life, Times & Family of Orson Pratt Brown

Donald's mother died when Donald was just 2 1/2 years old, and he with his two sisters, Elizabeth "Elsie" Webb Brown and Marguerite Webb Brown, and brother, James Duncan Brown, were taken by his grandmother Elizabeth Atkinson Macdonald, "Gramma Mac", to Colonia Garcia, Chihuahua, Mexico, where he lived until the Mexican Revolution in 1912 forced the family to leave the colonies during the Exodus from Mexico and came to the United States settling in the Lehi Valley near Mesa, Arizona.

The little family endured many unpleasant experiences in Mexico during the revolution and the journey to Mesa. They were only able to take the clothes they were wearing, everything was left behind. Grandmother Macdonald, at the age of 71, with four young children to care for, arrived in Lehi Valley with nothing but courage and determination to raise these children to be honest and industrious, and to live righteously.

They had a happy home even though the food and supplies were meager. Grandma Mac cultivated a close feeling of unity, love compassion, and cooperation in their family, and toward all their neighbors and friends. This attitude soon made them many friends and they became one of the most admired families in the community.

Donald, although very young, would find work in the neighborhood to help with the necessities, and he commented, "When we work for others we work as if we are working for ourselves."

Donald was very meticulous as a young boy, an excellent student in school and everything he did was commendable. He was given a registered pig to raise in the 4-H Pig Club, and he was most zealous in caring for the animal, then at the end of the project the members from all over the state exhibited the animals at the State Fair and Donald won the medal for first prize.

Donald attended and graduated from Mesa High School where he was an excellent student and very popular with the boys and girls. After high school he had a desire to get on his own and commenced working harvesting canteloupe and lettuce. This he did for a few years, then commenced farming in a small way for himself. He was very successful in these early adventures, and he increased his holdings each year. He moved to the Phoenix area where he formed partnerships with large produce shippers in the area. After many years farming in the Phoenix area he went to Salome district where he developed several thousand acres of land and grew cotton, melons, and lettuce, and also secured and developed a cattle ranch near Salome.

Donald had many friends in his youth and mature life. He had a deep love for his friends and the many people who have worked for him, always willing to help those in need.

I think these words by the Reverend Roy I. Smith are applicable to the life Donald has lived.....

A Gentleman is:
One who puts more back into the world than he takes out.
One who can disagree without being disagreeable.
One who neither parades ignorance nor pretends knowledge.
One who listens respectfully to any man who is sincere.
One who holds to his convictions while admitting his weaknesses.
One who is above flattery and beyond hypocrisy.
One who is quick to sympathize and slow to condemn.

Donald lived a full life. He enjoyed life, his family, his friends, and the challenges which came to him, and he met them with strength and courage. He asked of no one that which he would not do himself. He stood fast in defeat and was not boastful in victory. His life was an open book. His memory will endure with us forever.

Donald is survived by LaVern, Donna, Kemper, Judy and grandchildren

Kemper Hall Brown born October 1938. Kemper married (1)Patricia----, by whom he had two children Terri Lynn Brown b. May 1960; and Beverly Ann Brown b. Aug 1961; Kemper and Patricia divorced.

Kemper married (2) Donna Luna; they had three children, Lori Brown (md. Eric Ziedman); and Michael Luna Brown.
Kemper and Donna divorced.

Kemper married (3) Toni Lynn. They had a daughter, Stacy Lynn Brown. Stacy Lynn has five children.

PAF- Archer files = Orson Pratt Brown + Elizabeth Graham Macdonald Webb Brown > Donald Macdonald Brown

"Services for Donald Mac Brown...November 3, 1971" - by Otto Shill. Contributed to this website by J. Duncan Brown, Jr.

Donald Mac Brown

ORSON PRATT BROWN FAMILY UPDATES

ORSON PRATT BROWN 1863-1946

ORSON'S JOURNALS AND BIOGRAPHIES

ORSON PRATT BROWN'S PARENTS
- Captain James Brown 1801-1863

- Phebe Abbott Brown Fife 1831-1915

- Colonel William Nicol Fife - Stepfather 1831-1915

ORSON'S GRANDPARENTS

ORSON PRATT BROWN'S 5 WIVES

ORSON PRATT BROWN'S 35 CHILDREN

ORSON'S SIBLINGS from MOTHER PHEBE

ORSON'S 28 SIBLINGS from JAMES BROWN

ORSON'S 17 SIBLINGS from STEPFATHER FIFE

ORSON PRATT BROWN'S IN-LAWS

INDEX OF MORMON COLONIES IN MEXICO

INDEX OF MORMON MEXICAN MISSION

INDEX TO POLYGAMY IN UTAH, ARIZONA, MEXICO

INDEX TO MEX. REVOLUTION & THE MORMON EXODUS

INDEX OF SURNAMES

MAPS OF THE MEXICAN COLONIES

BROWN FAMILY MAYFLOWER CONNECTION 1620

BROWN's in AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783

BROWN's in AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865

BROWN's in WARS AFTER 1865

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