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Wood Mountain

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Billy Brown

1883-1955

    Billy Brown was the oldest son of Tiopa and Frederick Brown. He homesteaded in Township 4, Range 4 west of the Third Meridien in 1911 and received patent in 1918.

    He married Nellie Charging Dog of Poplar, Montana. In later years they resided near the Old Post. They were very fond of children and stories are told
                                                                         E.Baker
                    Billy and Nellie Brown            		how he would buy candy and give it to the schoolkids on their way home.
    Billy Brown learned many Lakota traditions from his mother and was nearly always a part of the rodeo parades and the pow-wows.
    Billy Brown died in 1955.


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