William Erastus "Rat" Brown^{[1, 2]}

1868 - 1925  (57 years)

• Name	William Erastus "Rat" Brown
  Born	24 Mar 1868	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 12, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1910	District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	1 May 1925	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Buried	3 May 1925	Browns Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I168153	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 Dec 2017

  
  

  Father	William M. Brown,   b. 9 Jun 1847, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jan 1922, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Rebecca Fish,   b. 1838, North Carolina ,   d. 12 Nov 1925, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1865	Haywood County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F27793	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Matilda "Tilda" Jenkins,   b. 19 Jul 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jan 1952, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt 1889
  Children	+ 1. Milburn Brown,   b. 19 Jul 1889, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Apr 1949  (Age 59 years)   2. Isaac Brown,   b. Apr 1892, Tennessee   3. Lillie Brown,   b. Mar 1894, Tennessee   4. Loria Brown,   b. Jul 1897, Tennessee   5. Dora Brown,   b. Dec 1899, Tennessee   6. Martha Brown,   b. Abt 1902, Tennessee + 7. Lenn Brown,   b. 18 Oct 1913, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Dec 1985  (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F63400	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Mar 1868 - Cocke County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 9, Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 1 May 1925 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 3 May 1925 - Browns Church Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Mar 1940. Joe M. Williams obituary [S112] Census, 1940. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: William Brown Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 169 Civil District 12, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Mar 1869 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina Race: White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 11 Marriage Year (Estimated): 1889 Mother of how many children: Number of Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 14 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 250 Reference ID: 59 GS Film number: 1241562 Digital Folder Number: 004118949 Image Number: 00549 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head William Brown M 31 Tennessee Wife Matilda Brown F 30 Tennessee Son Milburn Brown M 10 Tennessee Son Isaac Brown M 8 Tennessee Daughter Lillie Brown F 6 Tennessee Daughter Loria Brown F 3 Tennessee Daughter Dora Brown F 1 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1910. Name Erastus Brown Event Type Census Event Date 1910 Event Place Civil District 9, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Age 42 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1868 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 18 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Erastus Brown Head M 42 Tennessee Matilda Brown Wife F 41 Tennessee Isaac Brown Son M 18 Tennessee Lillie Brown Daughter F 16 Tennessee Lora Brown Daughter F 14 Tennessee Dora Brown Daughter F 10 Tennessee Martha Brown Daughter F 8 Tennessee "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GTDN-VMC?cc=1727033&wc=QZZH-ZJX%3A133640301%2C135134701%2C133693501%2C1589088917 : 24 June 2017), Tennessee > Cocke > Civil District 9 > ED 50 > image 35 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S87] Death Certificate. Name William Rastis Brown Event Type Death Event Date 01 May 1925 Event Place Hartford, Cocke Co., Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Married Race White Age 57 Birth Date 24 Mar 1868 Birthplace Hartford Father's Name Wm. Brown Father's Birthplace Haywood Co., N. C. Mother's Name ... Fisk Mother's Birthplace Haywood Co., N. C. Occupation Tanner Cemetery ... Burial Place Tenn. Burial Date 03 May 1925 Additional Relatives X "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11568-86982-12?cc=1417505 : accessed 17 January 2016), 004183097 > image 298 of 2473; State Library and Archives, Nashville. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 15820376).