was born April 21,1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. His father owned a store. They lived upstairs over the store. John had two sisters and one brother named David. John's grandfather lived near by. As a boy John liked to take walks with his grandfather through the country. John liked to climb and explore also. He and his brother would climb the walls of the one thousand year old Dunbar Castle and play at the seashore near their home. In school John read about the birds and forests of America. He wanted to see the American wilderness. John's fa ....