Pleasant Brewer Family Photos

JOHN JACKSON BREWER ANNIE MOLES LEONA MARGARET BREWER Tennessee Shared by Wendell Walker ➚	JOHN JACKSON BREWER PLEASANT BURTON "BURT" BREWER WILLIAM BENJAMIN BREWER Cumberland County, Tennessee 1886 Source - old history book ➚
PLEASANT BURTON "BURT" BREWER 1847-1927 Cumberland County, Tennessee Shared by Vicki Brewer Sexton ➚	MINERVA CATHERINE AKINS 1853-1936 Tennessee Shared by Wendell Walker ➚

Pleasant Brewer, son of Ambrose Brewer and Mary Oma Richardson, was born in about 1800 in Moore County, North Carolina and married Elizabeth "Betty" Marthel Seals, who was born in about 1802 in Randolph County, North Carolina. A lot of their married life was spend in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Pleasant passed away there 5 Mar 1871 at the age of 71. Betty outlived her husband by over 15 years, and died 28 Apr 1887 in Cumberland County, Tennessee at the age of 85.

Three of their sons are pictured above. The photo, whose caption reads "John Brewer, Pleasant Burton Brewer, and William Benjamin Brewer, circa 1886. Courtesy of Joanna Madden", was copied from page 11 of the book "Lasting Memories- A Pictorial History of Cumberland County, Tennessee". Undoubtedly all three men fought in the War Between the States.

John Jackson Brewer was born 24 Nov 1831 in Tennessee. He married Sarah "Sally" Fields, daughter of Isaac Fields and Rachel Wyatt, 18 May 1855 in Tennessee. Sally was born 13 Dec 1837, and died after 15 years of marriage, on the 20th of October, 1870, a few days after giving birth to her last child. She was only 32 years old when she passed away. John married Annie Moles in 1888. She was born 28 Feb 1854. John Jackson Brewer died on his birthday in 1920. Annie followed him a few years later, 25 Jan 1928. Both were interred in the Brotherton Cemetery in Putnam County, Tennessee. The Find A Grave website shows headstone photos for John ➚ and Annie ➚.

Pleasant Burton Brewer was born 5 Jun 1847 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. His wife, Minerva Catherine Akins, was born 16 Jan 1853, and they married 26 Jan 1868. He was 20 and she had just turned 15. Pleasant Burton Brewer died 25 Feb 1927 in Pikeville Twp, Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Minerva passed away in Pikeville 9 years later, 13 Feb 1936. Both were buried in the Akins Cemetery in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee. A photo of their headstone is available on Find A Grave ➚.

William Benjamin Brewer was born 19 Jan 1844 in Tennesse. He married Rebecca Jane Webb, daughter of James Monroe Webb and Mary Ann Selby. Rebecca was born in 1845 in Cumberland County, Tennessee. William died 31 Jul 1920 in Cumberland County. Rebecca passed was in Eastland, White County, Tennessee about 15 years later, 23 Mar 1936. They were buried in the Stone Cemetery in Cumberland County and their headstone photo can be found on the Find A Grave website ➚.

ANCESTRY OF THESE 3 BROTHERS Howell Brewer Sr b 1724 Surrey County, Virginia d. after 1790 Chatham County, North Carolina? ↓ Ambrose Brewer b 1753 Brunswick County, Virginia d 1855 Hancock County, Tennessee ↓ Pleasant Brewer b. 1800 Moore County, North Carolina d. 1872 Grapevine, Cumberland County, Tennessee ↓ John, Pleasant, and William (brothers)

RELATIONSHIP TO ISAAC BREWER Howell Brewer Sr b. 1724 Surrey County, Virginia d. after 1790 Chatham County, North Carolina? ↓ Howell Brewer Jr b. 1742 Brunswick County, Virginia d. Western Tennessee ↓ Isaac Brewer b. 1763 Wilkes County, Georgia d. 1852 Silver Run, Talladega County, Alabama Isaac and Pleasant Sr were 1st cousins, making Isaac the boys' 1st cousin once removed.