Elizabeth Caughron

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Caughron was born on 7 October 1866, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States, her father, Isaac Decatur Caughron, was 39 and her mother, Mary A. Hicks, was 32. She married Samuel I Brown on 21 October 1903, in Sevier, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Fair Garden, Sevier, Tennessee, United States in 1880 and Civil District 3, Sevier, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 July 1935, at the age of 68.

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Family Time Line

Samuel I Brown
1850–1929
Elizabeth Caughron
1866–1935
Marriage: 21 October 1903
Clarence E Brown
1894–
George Ruth Brown
1904–1958
Hazel Brown
1907–1977
Willie H Brown
1908–
Newell Landers Brown
1910–1988

Sources (8)

  • Bettie Brown in household of Sam A Brown, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Caughron - Published information: Family genealogies: birth: 7 October 1866; Sevier, Tennessee, United States
  • Bettie Brown, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

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This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1878 · Yellow Fever Epidemic

When a man that had escaped a quarantined steamboat with yellow fever went to a restaurant he infected Kate Bionda the owner. This was the start of the yellow fever epidemic in Memphis, Tennessee. By the end of the epidemic 5,200 of the residence would die.

1886

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Name Meaning

Altered form of Scottish Cochran .

Shortened and altered form of Irish McCaghren .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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