His death certificate records James Brown, age 79 years 5 months 2 days, born 12 Feb 1849 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 14 July 1928 in Windsor township, Lawrence Co., Ohio, widowed, late wife Eliza Brown, farmer, father Owen Brown, mother’s maiden name Katie Ulit, birth places don’t know, cause of death chronic cystitis, informant Wm Hopkins, Willarwood, Ohio, burial in Myrtle.

The birth date is probably off by one year; he was recorded as age 2 in 1850 and age 12 in 1860.