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JOHN E. BROSE, farmer, P. O., Georgetown, was born in Baltimore, Md., September 19, 1829. His parents, John G. and Maria (Kober) Brose, emigrated from Wurtemberg, Germany, to the United States, in 1827. They lived in Maryland four years; then came West to Cincinnati, and in 1833 to Brown County, settling seven miles north of Georgetown. John G. Brose was a baker and confectioner by trade, and became a highly respected citizen of Brown County, and a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity. His death occurred in 1877. John E. worked with his father at the baker’s trade till he was twenty-three years old, then commenced the business of farming, and has followed it with success since. In 1852, he was married to Miss M. E. Fyffe, a daughter of Perry Fyffe, of this county, and has the following children: Lucinda J. (the wife of J. D. Richards, of Clark Township), Frank A., John P., George, and E. K. Mr. and Mrs. Brose are members of the Presbyterian Church. He has served his township as Justice of the Peace, and Trustee; is a Democrat, and prominent Freemason, and member of the lodge of United Workmen.