Ephraim Foster Brown

1844 - 1927  (82 years)

Rufus Brown

1838 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1838	Tennessee, United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States

Alana Brown

1840 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1840	Tennessee, United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States

Parade Brown

1842 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1842	Tennessee, United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States

Ephraim Foster Brown

1844 - 1927  (82 years)

Birth	22 Nov 1844	Tennessee, United States
Died	6 May 1927	Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Buried	City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States
Family	Ada Virginia Parrish,   b. Oct 1858, Tennessee, United States
Married	13 Nov 1879	Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Children	1. Doswell Parrish Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1882, Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Ada Virginia Parrish

1858 - 1919  (61 years)

Birth	Oct 1858	Tennessee, United States
Died	25 Dec 1919
Buried	City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Family	Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States
Married	13 Nov 1879	Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Children	1. Doswell Parrish Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1882, Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Turner Brown

1846 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1846	Tennessee, United States
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States

Amanda L Brown

1851 - 1928  (76 years)

Birth	30 May 1851	McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Died	20 Feb 1928	Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Buried	Doniphan Oak Ridge Cemetery, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States
Family	Lewis C Murdock,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Married	29 Apr 1869	Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Lewis C Murdock

1849 - 1910  (60 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1849	Ripley, Missouri, United States
Died	25 Sep 1910	Ripley, Missouri, United States
Buried	Doniphan Oak Ridge Cemetery, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Family	Amanda L Brown,   b. 30 May 1851, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Married	29 Apr 1869	Randolph, Arkansas, United States

William F Brown

1816 - 1869  (53 years)

Birth	1816	Tennessee, United States
Died	13 Jun 1869	Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Father	Father_unk Brown
Mother	Mother_unk
Family	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States
Children	1. Rufus Brown,   b. 1838, Tennessee, United States   2. Alana Brown,   b. 1840, Tennessee, United States   3. Parade Brown,   b. 1842, Tennessee, United States   4. Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States   5. Turner Brown,   b. 1846, Tennessee, United States   6. Amanda L Brown,   b. 30 May 1851, McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Vernetta Swain

1818 - 1871  (53 years)

Birth	1818	Tennessee, United States
Died	1871
Father	William W Swain,   b. 8 Oct 1781, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Mother	Rebecca A. Williamson,   b. Aug 1782, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Married	20 Mar 1808	Franklin, Georgia, United States
Family	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States
Children	1. Rufus Brown,   b. 1838, Tennessee, United States   2. Alana Brown,   b. 1840, Tennessee, United States   3. Parade Brown,   b. 1842, Tennessee, United States   4. Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States   5. Turner Brown,   b. 1846, Tennessee, United States   6. Amanda L Brown,   b. 30 May 1851, McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Ada Virginia Parrish

1858 - 1919  (61 years)

Birth	Oct 1858	Tennessee, United States
Died	25 Dec 1919
Buried	City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States
Family	Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States
Married	13 Nov 1879	Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Children	1. Doswell Parrish Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1882, Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Doswell Parrish Brown

1882 - 1948  (66 years)

Birth	8 Mar 1882	Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Died	29 Oct 1948	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Buried	1 Nov 1948	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father	Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States
Mother	Ada Virginia Parrish,   b. Oct 1858, Tennessee, United States
Married	13 Nov 1879	Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Family	Bessie D Wright,   b. 18 Jul 1886, Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States
Children	1. Doswell Parrish Brown, Jr,   b. 29 Nov 1912, Tennessee, United States   2. Malvern Hill Wright Brown,   b. 14 Aug 1915, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States   3. Virginia Parrish Brown,   b. 27 Feb 1917, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

• Name	Ephraim Foster Brown  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Relationship	with Magdalaine TEVENIN
  Birth	22 Nov 1844	Tennessee, United States   [1, 2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 May 1927	Davidson, Tennessee, United States   [1, 5]
  Burial	City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States   [1, 5]
  		Ephraim Foster Brown
  Siblings	2 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. Rufus Brown,   b. 1838, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alana Brown,   b. 1840, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Parade Brown,   b. 1842, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ephraim Foster Brown,   b. 22 Nov 1844, Tennessee, United States d. 6 May 1927, Davidson, Tennessee, United States  (Age 82 years) ▻ Ada Virginia Parrish,  m. 13 Nov 1879   5. Turner Brown,   b. 1846, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Amanda L Brown,   b. 30 May 1851, McNairy, Tennessee, United States d. 20 Feb 1928, Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States  (Age 76 years) ▻ Lewis C Murdock,  m. 29 Apr 1869
  Person ID	I203	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	William F Brown,   b. 1816, Tennessee, United States d. 13 Jun 1869, Randolph, Arkansas, United States (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Vernetta Swain,   b. 1818, Tennessee, United States d. 1871 (Age 53 years)
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Virginia Parrish,   b. Oct 1858, Tennessee, United States d. 25 Dec 1919 (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	13 Nov 1879	Humphreys, Tennessee, United States   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Doswell Parrish Brown,   b. 8 Mar 1882, Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States d. 29 Oct 1948, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F88	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Nov 1844 - Tennessee, United States Marriage - 13 Nov 1879 - Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death - 6 May 1927 - Davidson, Tennessee, United States Burial - - City Cemetery, Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Ada V. Parrish marriage Marriage announcement in the Clarksville, Tennessee paper.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58296433/ephraim-foster-brown [S34] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Jonesboro Ward 3, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: T624_47; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1374060. 31111_4327237-00829.jpg [S4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Jonesboro, Craighead, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 29; Enumeration District: 0015. 4120024_00669.jpg [S52] Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002. VRMUSATN1780_060073-00393.jpg [S68] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955.