His death certificate lists Giddeon Brown, age 70 years, born 1842 in Ohio, birth date not known, died 8 Jan 1912 in Leatherwood precinct, Boyd Co., Kentucky, married, father Owen Brown, birth place not known, mother’s name and birth date not known, cause of death malangic fever and liver trouble, informant Noah Kazee, Ashland, Ky, burial in Sugar Creek graveyard.

The age and place of birth are wrong, but the informant clearly did not know a lot about Gideon’s circumstances of birth.

Her death certificate records Rebecca Brown, age 66 years 8 montosh, born 10 Mar 1854 in Ohio, died 23 Nov 1919 in Ashland, Boyd Co., Ky, widowed, father David Norris, maiden name of mother don’t know, both born in Ohio, cause of death bronchial pneumonia, informant Emore Brown, Ashland, Ky, burial in Dixon C.

1880 census of Lawrence Co., Ohio, Elizabeth township, enumerated 9 June, lists on p. 11 as family #77/90:
Brown, Gideon, 29, laborer, b. Ky Va Indiana; Rebecca, 26, wife, b. Ohio Va Ohio; Martha, 6, dau; Sarah, 3, dau, Allen, 1, son. All children born Ohio Ky Ohio. Pettit, Caroline, 23, servant, single; Daniel, 3, son, both b. Ohio Ohio Ohio.

Caroline is the daughter of Daniel Pettit and Melissa Blankenship. She is also recorded with her parents in this census year, in the same county.