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J. FRANK BRISLAWN resides about six miles north from Sprague on an estate of four hundred acres which he purchased in 1897. The place is provided with a tasty two story, five room residence, barns and other buildings, plenty of farm machinery and stock, and he is one of the leading farmers in this portion of the country. Mr. Brislawn gives his entire attention to farming and has made an excellent success of it. He was born in Linn county, Iowa, on September 3, 1874. His parents, Mathew and Mary E. (Caranaugh) Brislawn, were born in Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, on October 20, 1850, and in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, respectively. They are now living in Lincoln county. Our subject was four years of age when he came with his parents to Dayton, Washington, and the next year the family moved to Lincoln county. He received a good common school education and labored with his father until twenty-three, then bought a farm, where he now resides, and started for himself. Thus far in life he has made a commendable success, while the wisdom and energy he has shown in the past bespeak excellent things for him in the future.
At Sprague, on November 25, 1897, Mr.
Brislawn married Miss Elizabeth, tbe daughter of John and Mary (Clark) McGough. The
father was born in Ireland and died in Lincoln
county, in 1899. The mother was also born in
the Emerald Isle and now lives in Sprague. Mr. Brislawn has the following brothers and
sisters; John H., Michael T., Joseph W., Margaret E., Matthew P., Mary A., Lewis A.,
Anastasia A., Ellen, Mark G. Mrs. Brislawn
has five brothers and sisters, namely, Peter E.,
Rosa A., Mary J., John, and Mrs. Almira McGlade. To Mr. and Mrs. Brislawn four children have been born, Francis G, Paul G, Guy
M., and Maurice J. Mr. Brislawn belongs to the Catholic
Knights of America, while he and his wife are
members of the Roman Catholic church.
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