Robert Brown, son of Clinton and Eleanore Brown was born in Fargo, North Dakota, January 14, 1949.  He attended school in Hannaford and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1972.  He worked for the Department of Labor from 1972 to 1976.  He married Karen L. Code on August 2, 1975, and lived in Des Moines, Iowa, until returning to farm in Hannaford in 1976.  Robert and Karen have three children: Tina, Jill and Craig.

Karen is a physical therapist, employed at the Griggs County Hospital in Cooperstown.

Source:  Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 98