He was the son of Lakey (Jeffers) and Moses Brown. His Death Certificate states he was single at the time of death, had been a laborer, and died of tuberculosis. This is partially incorrect as he was a widower at the time of his death. His wife, Elisabeth (Lawson) Brown preceded him in death by several years and is buried in the same cemtery. They were the parents of at least three children, Silas McKinley, Ida (died at birth) and Annie Brown. This cemetery is also known as the Lawson and Brown Cemetery at Cordell.
Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900
Name: Bettie Lawson
Gender: Female
Spouse: Eli Brown
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 3 Mar 1898
County: Scott
State: Tennessee
Source Information: Ancestry.com. Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Elisebeth Brown [Elizabeth Brown]
Age: 30
Birth Date: Dec 1869
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1900: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee
Sheet Number: 1
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 0
Family Number: 3
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Eli Brown
Marriage Year: 1898
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother: Number of Living Children: 1
Mother: How Many Children: 1
Can Read: No
Can Write: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Eli Brown 32
Elisebeth Brown 30
Silas Mckinley Brown 1/12
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0133; FHL microfilm: 1241595

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Elizabeth Brown
Age in 1910: 40
Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Marital status: Married
Spouse's name: Eli Brown
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Native Tongue: English
Able to Read: No
Able to Write: No
Years Married: 12
Number of Children Born: 2
Number of Children Living: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Eli Brown 42
Elizabeth Brown 40
Mckinley Brown 9
Annie Brown 19
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 10, Scott, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0172; FHL microfilm: 1375528