My Maternal Great-Great Grandfather

Sometimes referred to as Ike and sometimes Andrew.

Before it became a National Park, they owned all the property and lived close to the Methodist Church that still stands today. After the land went to the government for the National Park my Great Grandfather James Alex Brown worked to build roads, etc. They were allowed to live there until the park was finished.

Son of Alexander William Brown (b. 1810 and died 15 Jul 1872 in Tennessee) and Rachel Austin (b. 1815 and died 25 Nov 1886 in Tennessee).

Paternal Grandparents were Nancy Anderson and William Toby Brown.

1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Isaac Brown
Age: 10
Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members: Alexander age 40, Rachael age 35, William age 21, Green age 17, Nancy age 14, Sarah age 12, Isaac age 10, Safrana age 8, Elvira age 5, John age 3

Tennessee, Marriage Record
Name: Andrew Brown
Marriage Date: 1867
Marriage Place: Gibson, Tennessee
Spouse: Josephine Sanders

1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Isam Brown
[Isaac A. Brown]
Age in 1870: 26
Birth Year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Tennessee
Dwelling Number: 269
Home in 1870: District 4, Wayne, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer This Year
Male Citizen over 21: Yes
Inferred Spouse: Josie Brown
Inferred Children: Mary E Brown age 2, Margaret Brown age 1/12

Tennessee, Deaths and Burials
Name: Isaac Brown
Birth Date: 2 Jun 1842
Birthplace: Tennessee
Age: 79
Death Date: 20 Dec 1921
Death Place: Dist 6, Hardin, Tennessee
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1921
Cemetery Name: Shiloh Methodist Church
Occupation: Farmer
Fathers Name: Alec Brown
Mothers Name: Rachel Austin

The following was added by Find A Grave member genegirl #47657499

There is a misconception about daughter Mary. Her name was Mary Ellen Brown, born 1868 in Arkansas. She never married Mr Strawn. She first married Houston Devers in Wayne Co. He died young but they had one son, Arthur Houston who died in 1967.
She married second Bedford Forrest Flannagan in July 1888 in Hardin Co. They had about 7 children together. Believe she died in Corinth in 1922. No headstone.
Proof from census, marriage records, funeral home records and death certificates.