Individual Details

John Cook Brown

(7 Dec 1832 - 11 Oct 1912)



1860 Census. Dist 2, Cumberland, KY, Hh 26
John Brown, 26, Farmer, b. TN
Mary W., 23, b. KY
S. J., 5, female
B. B., 3, male
Wm C., age 1, male
Margaret Blyth, 23, Weaver, b. KY

1870 Census. Dist 4, Clinton Co, KY, Hh 92
John Brown, 37, Farmer
Polly W., 33
Sarah J., 16
Benjamin B., 13
Wm C. 10
John R., 5
Rechd E., 3
Martha M., 2
Elizabeth M. six months, b. November 1869

1880 Census. Careys, Cumberland, KY, Hh 155
John Brown, 46
Mary W., 44, wife
John R., 15, son
Richard E., 13, son
Marthey M., 12, dau
James S., 8, dau - marked out!
Nancy A., 5, dau

John married again after the death of Mary Wells Smith - his second wife was Mary L. (Dawson) Witherspoon (1838-1909)

Buried Yoestown Cemetery, Crawford Co, AR
Lieutenant in the Civil War - Company C, 5th Kentucky Cavalry

Events

Birth7 Dec 1832Knox County, Tennessee
Marriage10 Aug 1854Overton County, Tennessee - Mary Wells Smith
Death11 Oct 1912Alma, Crawford County, Arkansas

Families

SpouseMary Wells Smith (1835 - 1896)
ChildNancy Alice Brown (1874 - 1957)