His death certificate records Ralph Edwin Brown, age 20 years 11 months 5 days, born 29 Oct 1916 in Middletown, Ohio, died 4 Oct 1937 in Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio, residence 124 N. Broad St., Middletown, Ohio, single, occupation musician in orchestra, father William E. Brown, born in Newark, Ohio, mother’s maiden name Austin Maze, born in Salt Lick, Kentucky, cause of death fractured skull, automobile ran off road and hit tree, along State Rd 4, informant William E. Brown, 124 N. Broad St., Middletown, Ohio,