1811 - 1881 Composer of "MAN'S REDEMPTION" in The Sacred Harp Silas Mercer Brown lived in Haralson County, Georgia. He was active in the Primitive Baptist Church. He composed 4 tunes that were included in the original Sacred Harp
The History of Haralson County, Georgia, 1983, compiled by the Haralson County Historical Society
S. M. Brown