BASIL BROWNFIELD, great-grandson of Charles Brownfield, a pioneer settler of the county, was born in 1795 and died in South Union township, August 21, 1881. He was one of the remarkable men of Fayette county a man of active intellect, retentive memory and large stature. He was a self-made man as his education was limited. Financial embarrassments led him into a career of litigation in the courts which won for him remarkable distinction. He was a great reader, generous and wonderfully hospitable, and a pleasing and entertaining conversationalist. He married Sarah Collins, who died in 1870. No man of more marked individuality ever lived in Fayette county.
Source:
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania :
containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated.
Author(s): Shepherd, Henry E.; 1844-1929. ; (Henry Elliot),
Publication: Uniontown, Pa. : S.B. Nelson,
Year: 1900