John M. Brown, son of Solomon Brown and Elizabeth Carriger Brown, married Eliza Jane Sams on December 21, 1856 in Unicoi County, Tennessee, daughter of James Brown Sams and Mary "Polly" Hickam Sams.

After their marriage they lived at Flag Pond, Unicoi County, Tennessee, In 1876 they moved from Unicoi County, Tennessee to Madison County, North Carolina.

Military Service: CSA, PVT. CO A, 64th Regiment NC Infantry (Allen's) Enlisted at Big Creek Gap, Tennessee on February 23, 1863. Mustered in as a Private. Reported present through April 30 1863. Reported on detail as assistant post wagoner at Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, in May - June 1863. Promoted to 1st Sergeant prior to September 9, 1863, when he was captured at Cumberland Gap, Tennessee, he was sent to Louisville, Kentucky, confined at Camp Douglas, Illinois, September 16, 1863. Released at Camp Douglas on June 13, 1865.

Parents of 5 Children,
William John Brown, 3-2-1858 - 8-2-1891, Married Mary Matilda "Polly" Buckner, 10-4-1963 - 6-4-1910, they are buried at Brown Cemetery, Madison County, N. C.

Thomas Leroy Brown, 1-20-1860 - 4-29-1949, Married Laura Jane Carter, 4-23-1866 - 1932, they are buried at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, N. C.

Matilda J. Brown, 12-31-1862 - 7-23-1948, she is buried at Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, Buncombe County, N. C., she Married John M. Anderson, ca. born, 1862 - do not know the date he died, he is buried Anderson Cemetery, Paint Fork, Madison County, N. C.

Josiah Sams Brown, 7-22-1866 - 2-8-1950, Married, Alice English, 1-20-1876 - 2-23-1964, they are buried at Brown Cemetery, Madison County, N. C,

Mary Etta "Metta" Brown, 3-26-1869 - 9-4-1936, Married, Melvin Emerson Metcalf, 2-5-1862 - 6-21-1926, they are buried at Brown Cemetery, Madison County, N. C.