Her death certificate states Magie Brown, age 43 years 7 months 18 days, born 8 Mar 1874 in Ky, died 26 Oct 1917 in Smile, Rowan Co., Ky, father James Ruggles, born in Ky, mother’s maiden name not known, cause of death pulmonary tuberculosis, informant Nick Brown.

Rowan Co. marriage book A, p. 80, records the marriage of Nicholas Brown and Maggie Ruggles on 5 Nov 1893.

1900 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy Fork precinct, enumerated 20 June, lists on p. 18A as family #313:
Brown, Nick, 29, b. July 1870, farmer; Maggie, wife, 26, b. Mar 1874, married 8 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; Everett, son, 8, b. Mar 1892; Milford, son, 4, b. Sep 1895; Leslie, son, 2, b. Oct 1897; Sherman, son, 6/12, b. Nov 1899; Willie, servant, 9, b. Jan 1891. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1910 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Brushy precinct, enumerated 15 April, lists on p. 1B as family #12:
Brown, Nick, 39, farmer; Maggie, wife, 36, first marriage for both, married 17 years, mother of 10 children, 5 living; Everett, son, 18; Douglas, son, 14; Sherman, son, 10; Virgil, son, 6; Nina, dau, 1 1/12. All born Ky Ky Ky.

See notes for Nicholas’ second marriage, to Elizabeth Brown, for the 1920 census.