John Caldwell Allcorn came to Brown County in an oxen-pulled wagon in 1875 from Tennessee, stopping first in Ft. Worth.
Allcorn fought in the confederate army, under General Joe Wheeler. His maternal grandfather was a captain in the colonial army during the Revolutionary War.
Using the wagon and oxen that brought him here, Allcorn hauled the stones used to construct most of the major early businesses in Brownwood. For years, these were the only permanent structures in town, and most are still being used today.
Allcorn placed the first water pump in the Pecan Bayou. It was horse-powered, and drew water from the stream to be delivered throughout Brownwood for domestic use.
Allcorn and his wife were members of the First Presbyterian Church. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and in 1905, helped form the Bangs Masonic Lodge.
Information is from Something About Brown and Freemasonry in Brownwood. Pictures from Findagrave.com.