His WW I draft registration card, filed 12 Sep 1918, records John Tom Brown, age 35, residence Paragon, Morgan Co., Ky, born 16 Dec 1883, nearest relative Pearly Brown, same address.

His death certificate records John Tom Brown, age 64 years 2 months 19 days, born 18 Dec 1885 in Ky, died 7 Mar 1950 near Blaze, Morgan Co., Ky, occupation farm laborer, father Andy Brown, mother’s maiden name Hallie Ann Cassity, cause of death coronary occlusion, informant blank, burial in Ellington Cemetery, Rowan Co.

(The Rowan County Cemetery Survey records the name of the cemetery as Horsley-Brown.)

There are two gravestones for her. The one where she is actually buried is in Clearfield Cemetery, a triple stone with her sons Pete Luster Brown and John Paul Brown, that says “Pearlie Alice Sparkman, Mother”. There is also a stone with her birthdate only in the Horsley-Brown Cemetery, next to that of her first husband Tom Brown, that says “Pearly Al Brown”.

1920 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Panthers Branch precinct, enumerated 29 Jan, lists on p. 13A as family #234/239:
Horseley, Rebeca, 58, widowed, farmer; Henry, son-in-law, 50; Nancy, dau, 35; Willie, son, 10; Brown, Thomas, son-in-law, 33; Pearl, dau, 17; Leslie, son, 6/12; Cassity, Nancy J., mother, 85, widowed. All born Ky Ky Ky.

1930 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Blaze precinct, enumerated 23 April, lists on p. 10A as family #123:
Brown, Tom, 42, age at first marriage 31, farmer; Pearly, wife, 24, age at first marriage 15; Leslie, son, 8; Mary, dau, 6; Clacy, dau, 3. All born Ky Ky Ky.