“I loved Jim”: J.J. Brown

2016-04-19T17:07:53-06:00

When Margaret Tobin JJ Brown in 1908 arrived in Leadville in 1886, she hoped to marry a rich man to help take care of her and her parents. Instead she met James Joseph (J.J.) Brown, whose wealth and prospects weren’t much better than her own. Margaret would later recollect, “I loved Jim, but [...]