Background
Brown, William Wells was born in 1816 in Lexington, Kentucky, circa. Son of George Higgins and a Negro slave belonging to Higgins.
Brown, William Wells was born in 1816 in Lexington, Kentucky, circa. Son of George Higgins and a Negro slave belonging to Higgins.
Studied medicine abroad.
Worked on Lake Erie steamboats.
Married 1834, 2 daus.