William Sanford Brown (1820-1898)

b. 11/17/1820 - d. 11/1/1898

He was born in the Collins River Valley, Warren County, Tennessee and preached at least occasionally at Shiloh Methodist Church, before moving to the "Backbone" near Beersheba Springs, Tennessee in Grundy County, Tennessee on land that once belonged to his father-in-law Isham Dykes. As an early Methodist minister in this region, he rode a circuit that included several churches. He is buried at Shiloh Methodist Church.



Parents

 * Father: Absalom Brown (c1778-aft1860)
 * Mother:

Spouse
Nancy Dykes (1821-1908)

Children

 * 1) Jackson VanBuren Brown (1840-?)
 * 2) Russell Lassiter Brown (1842-1932)
 * 3) James Knox Polk Brown (c1844-1918)
 * 4) William Almond Brown (1847-1926)
 * 5) Norris Burr Brown (1849-1941)
 * 6) Mary Elizabeth Brown (1852-1898)
 * 7) Hezekiah Wesley Brown (1854-1925)
 * 8) Louisa Jane Brown (1857-1857)
 * 9) Prudence Susan Brown (1858-?)
 * 10) Leander Virgil Brown (1861-1940)
 * 11) Anna D. Brown (1864-1884)