John Arthur Brown was born on June 4, 1950, to Lauretta and William Brown.  He was raised in Hannaford, North Dakota, where he graduated from high school.  He attended the University of North Dakota and graduated with a degree in accounting.  He was employed in Fargo at the time he met Nancy.

Nancy Jean Jennings was born in Hettinger, North Dakota, on September  1, 1952, to Forrest and Mildred Jennings.  She graduated from high school at Hettinger in 1970, and attended nurses training at Dickinson State College where she graduated from in 1972, with an associate degree in nursing.

John and Nancy were married at Hettinger, North Dakota, on December 28, 1974.  They moved to Hannaford, North Dakota, where John was employed at Security State Bank.  While in Hannaford, a daughter, Joscelyn Jean, was born on February 22, 1978.  In 1979, the Brown family moved to Wimbledon and our second daughter, Michelle Lyn, was born on July 10.  Our third daughter, Natalie Nicole, was born on December 27, 1982.

At the present, John is president of Farmers and Merchants Bank in Wimbledon and Nancy is a homemaker.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 97