Richard Brown

Richard Brown

• Richard Brown was born circa 1806 in Tennesse.
• He married Mary Elizabeth Preston Scruggs on 8 October 1831 in Wilson County, Tennessee.
• Richard Brown and Mary Elizabeth Preston Scruggs appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Also in the household were children Mary (age 18), George (16), John (14), Christopher (13), Harriet (10), William (6), James (4) and Daniel (2).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
• Richard Brown and Mary Elizabeth Preston Scruggs appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Lebanon PO, Wilson County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Richard Trousdale Brown. Also in the household were children Harriet F. (age 20), William (17), James K. (15), Danl H. (13), Franklin P. (9), Lilly A. J. (5) and Luisa D. (2), and two male boarders (a carpenter and a teacher).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
• Richard Brown and Mary Elizabeth Preston Scruggs appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Lebanon PO, Wilson County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Richard Trousdale Brown. Also in the household were children Letta (age 15), Louisa (11), Danll H. (21), and Frank (17).
• He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
• Richard Brown and Mary Elizabeth Preston Scruggs appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Wilson County, Tennessee. Also in the household was daughter Louiza D. Brown (age 21.)
• He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.

• Last Edited: 28 Sep 2013