Sixth Generation


186. JEREMIAH BREWER (WILLIS B, NATHAN THOMAS, JOHN, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born about 1841 in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Photo ➚

Jeremiah married SARAH LOUISA BAKER. Sarah was born about 1841. Photo ➚
They had the following children.
239 F i. POLLY BREWER was born about 1866. Photo ➚ 
240 F ii. AMANDA BREWER was born about 1877. Photo ➚

187. THOMAS BREWER (WILLIS B, NATHAN THOMAS, JOHN, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in 1825. He died in 1885.

Thomas married MARY ELIZABETH PELFREY.
They had the following children.
+ 241 M i. JEREMIAH BREWER was born in 1852. He died in 1913.

188. SURENA LARANEY BREWER (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born on 26 Aug 1814 in St. Clair County, Illinois. She died on 7 Apr 1856 in Cold Spring Twp, Shelby County, Illinois. She was buried in Ridge Cemetery, Cold Springs, Shelby County, Illinois.

Surena married HANSON MIDDLETON, son of ROBERT MIDDLETON (War of 1812) and MARY RUSSELL, on 24 Oct 1833 in Shelby County, Illinois. Hanson was born about 1803 in Kentucky. He died on 10 Dec 1858 in Cold Spring Twp, Shelby County, Illinois. He was buried in Ridge Cemetery, Cold Springs Twp, Shelby County, Illinois.
They had the following children.
  242 F i. POLLY ANN MIDDLETON was born in Sep 1834. She died in 1910.
  243 M ii. HANSON MILES MIDDLETON was born on 9 May 1837. He died on 20 Aug 1899.
+ 244 F iii. LORANA JANE MIDDLETON was born in 1839. She died on 16 Jun 1922.
  245 M iv. AMOS P MIDDLETON was born in 1844. He died on 28 Aug 1890.

189. SEABURN BREWER (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born about 1816 in St. Clair or Washington County, Illinois. He died after 1870 in Ozark Twp, Webster County, Missouri (last known residence).

Seaburn married MARIAH WALIS on 23 Jan 1838 in Shelby County, Illinois. Mariah was born about 1819 in Illinois. She died after 1870 in Ozark Twp, Webster County, Missouri (last known residence).
They had the following children.
246 M i. JOHN N BREWER was born about 1844.
247 F ii. ESTHER A BREWER was born about 1848. She died after 1870.
248 M iii. JAMES P BREWER was born about 1851. He died after 1930.
249 M iv. ALEXANDER W BREWER was born about 1855. He died after 1870.
250 F v. MARY BREWER was born about 1858. She died after 1870.
251 M vi. SAMUEL T BREWER was born about 1859.

190. JOHN WESLEY BREWER (Union) (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL JR, GEORGE) was born in 19 Jun - 14 Oct 1816 in St. Clair or Washington County, Illinois. He died in Aug 1863 in Benton Twp, Polk County, Missouri.

John married MARY AMERICA HUNTER, daughter of DAVID HUNTER, on 25 Feb 1841 in Fayette County, Illinois. Mary was born in 1814 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. She died on 8 Mar 1890 in Williams Twp, Stone County, Missouri or Carroll County, Arkansas (date from Elizabeth Ann Brewer Collins' family Bible, 

Alternate birth place -
Kentucky, although someone might have just assumed this since that is where his wife was born.

1839
Shown purchasing land in Shelby County, Illinois on August 13, 1839

1840 Census -
Living with his parents

1841 Marriage - Fayette County, Illinois
25 Feb 1841, John was 25 and America was 27

In Elizabeth Ann (Brewer) Collins' family Bible, Mary's middle name is spelled as "Amerika", possibly because they just spelled it how it sounded

America's father, David Hunter, had one slave, as shown on the 1840 Census.

America's possible Osage Indian heritage -
(I have not researched this enough to say that I believe it, but it is food for thought.)

According to Donna Flood, she might have gone back to live with the Indians in Oklahoma after her husband died.  She believes her to have died in Oklahoma, possibly in or near Ralston, Oklahoma. The census says she died somewhere in Oklahoma.  In her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Brewer Collin's old Bible it says that she lived at one time around Bolivar, Missouri.  Quote from Donna's email: "There was an Osage encampment across the river [in Missouri] from that town, and I felt she was Osage.  Because when her granddaughter and her husband ran from the dust bowl they settled on an area at Ralston in between two Osage allotments.  My grandfather owned that, and in those days you could not buy Osage land unless you were Osage.  There is a picture of my grandmother, Amerika's granddaughter with an Osage woman (Hun kah mohn Kah, Sas a Chief) that I have and the Osages asked me for it to put in their museum." Source - Email from Donna Flood to my sister, Peggy

Donna also lists and pictures a hymnal that was given to one of America’s daughters from America. Complete with handwriting!
Source - Note from my sister, Peggy

"Research is not validated on America but it looks to be she has some relationship to He-kah-Mon-Kah, Osage woman, wife of Sam Smith... Since John Wesley Brewer's father's name was Jacob Fletcher Brewer, the Fletcher name may be the tie to the Osage since there are those of the Osage who are Fletcher's and they were the descendants of Fletcher's whose pictures were saved in Nancy Bellzona's Pictures.  This is where the skills of survival as to the native culture could have been learned, the hunting, the drying of food, the weaving of baskets and many many other survival skills."
Source - The Brewer's - Land of Jacob Fletcher Brewer, Father of  John W. Brewer

1844 to 1848 - Kentucky
Children born there during this time

1850 Census - Wakefield, Shelby County, Illinois
John W Brewer, age 34, born in Illinois
America Brewer, age 36, born in Kentucky
Elizabeth Brewer, age 6, born in Kentucky
Jacob Brewer, age 4, born in Kentucky
Nancy Brewer, age 3, born in Kentucky
Jeremiah Brewer, age 4/12, born in Illinois
John's sister-in-law, Hulda is living with them. She married the father-in-law of John's brother, Jacob Fletcher Brewer Jr (William Clark) after William's first wife died in 1856.

1851
John signed an oath concerning the age of his brother Jacob Brewer Jr's wife Ruth when they wished to marry.  They were married in Fayette County, Illinois 10 July 1851. (need to find this document!!!)

1852
Missouri (birth of daughter, Eda)

1860 Census - Benton Twp, Polk County, Missouri -
John W Brewer, 43, born in Missouri
America Brewer, 46, born in Kentucky
Elizabeth Brewer, 16, born in Kentucky
Jake Brewer 13, born in Kentucky
Nancy Brewer, 12
Seborn Brewer, 10, born in Illinois
Angeline Brewer, 8, born in Illinois
Eda Brewer, 6, born in Missouri
John Brewer, 5, born in Missouri
Sarah Brewer, 4, born in Missouri

1863
His mother and William Clark traveled by horse and wagon to bring John home from Cape Girardeau, Missouri, he having been injured in the Civil War.  It has also been written elsewhere that he had contracted small pox.  He died before 13 Aug 1863, at which time his wife, America, filed for a widow's pension.

1865  Census - Clinton, Douglas County, Kansas
America Brewer - 51, no land, assets $800, born in Kentucky
Jacob F Brewer - 18, laborer, born in Kentucky
Nancy Brewer - 16, born in Kentucky
Jeremiah S Brewer - 15, laborer, born in Illinois
Hulda A Brewer - 13, born in Illinois
Eda A Brewer - 12, born in Missouri
John W Brewer - 10, born in Missouri
Sarah M Brewer - 8, born in Missouri
Next door -
William Clark, 61, farmer, land $1500, assets $1000, born in Ohio
Huldah Clark, 49, assets $350, born in Kentucky (America's sister)
Zera Clark, 32, farmer, land $200, assets $500, born in Ohio
Sarah C Clark, 22, born in Missouri
William Clark, 2, born in Missouri
Source - Census Image ➚

1880 Census - Washington Twp, Boone County, Arkansas
They had the following children.
+ 252 F i. ELIZABETH ANN BREWER was born on 19 Feb 1844. She died on 4 Nov 1926.
+ 253 M ii. JACOB "JAKE" FLETCHER BREWER was born in Sep 1846. He died after 1900.
+ 254 F iii. NANCY LUCINDA BREWER was born on 20 Nov 1848. She died on 24 Mar 1925.
+ 255 M iv. JEREMIAH "JERRY" SEBORN BREWER was born 1 Jan 1850. He died 9 May 1935.
+ 256 F v. HULDA ANGELINA BREWER was born on 6 Sep 1851. She died on 28 Aug 1930.
257 F vi. EDA ARTIMUS BREWER was born on 24 Mar 1853. She died on 21 Jul 1941.
258 M vii. JOHN WESLEY BREWER JR was born in 1856. He died after 1910.
+ 259 F viii. SARAH MALINDA BREWER was born on 5 Jun 1855. She died on 2 Jul 1939.

191. SAMUEL T BREWER (Union) (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in Nov 1821 in Sugar Creek, Washington County, Illinois. He died after 1900 in Benton Twp, Christian, Missouri.

Samuel married LUCINDA NANCE, daughter of MR. NANCE and ELIZABETH, on 21 Apr 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois. Lucinda was born on 22 Sep 1823 in Illinois. She died on 1 May 1891.

Info from 1890 Veterans Schedule for Finley, Webster County, Missouri

Samuel T Brewer was in the Civil War (Union), shot in the shoulder at Neosho, Missouri - private Company B, Wright Battallion, enlisted Apr 1861 and discharged Nov 1861 (6 months). 2nd enlistment - Company M, 14th Regiment of Missouri Cavalry enlisted 7 Apr 1862 and discharged Oct 1863 (1 yr, 6 mo)
Source - 1890 Veterans Schedule ➚
They had the following children.
260 F i. ARTIMISSA "ARTIMICY" BREWER was born about 1839 in Illinois.
261 F ii. ELIZABETH BREWER was born about 1844 in Illinois.
262 F iii. EDEITH "EDA" BREWER was born about 1848 in Illinois.
263 M iv. ARANS B BREWER was born about Mar 1850 in Illinois.
264 M v. LAFAYETTE BREWER was born about 1859 in Missouri.

Samuel also married EMALINE STILLINS on 6 May 1894 in Christian County, Missouri. Emaline was born in Mar 1842 in Tennessee. She died after 1900 in Benton Twp, Christian, Missouri.

192. LUCINDA BREWER (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born about 1823 in dry Point Twp, near Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois. She died after 1885 in London Precinct, Nemaha County, Nebraska (last known residence).

Lucinda married JACKSON HENRY PRICE, son of THOMAS PRICE, on 11 Dec 1842 in Shelby County, Illinois. Jackson was born about 1817 in Illinois. He died before 1870 (in the Civil War?)

1870 Census - Peru, Nemaha, Nebraska
Lucinda Jackson, land $300, assets $400, born in Illinois
Sylvester Jackson, farm laborer, born in Illinois (son)
Jerome Jackson, farm laborer, born in Illinois (son)
Arminda (looks like Alexander) Green -26, born in Illinois (daughter)
Viola Green - 5, born in Nebraska (granddaughter)
Henry C Green - 3, born in Nebraska (grandson)

1880 Census - Belvidere, Monona, Iowa
(visitor at home of Maranda Brewer - likely her widowed sister-in-law, wife of John Fletcher Jr Brewer- and her children).  age 56

1885 Census - London Precinct, Nehama County, Nebraska
living with her son Jerome, 32 and born in Illinois, and his wife Katina who was 26 and born in Nebraska, and their children.  Jerome was a farmer.
They had the following children.
+ 265 F i. ARMINDA PRICE was born on 12 Sep 1843. She died on 19 Sep 1876.
266 M ii. SYLVESTER PRICE was born about 1847 in Illinois.
267 M iii. JEROME MALONE PRICE was born in 1854. He died in 1930.

193. JACOB FLETCHER BREWER JR (Union) (JACOB FLETCHER, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born on 4 Jun 1828 in Dry Point Twp, near Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois. He died on 15 Nov 1878 in Monona County, Iowa (of Typhoid Fever). He was buried in Belvidere Cemetery, Monona County, Iowa.

Jacob married RUTH TIPSWORD on 10 Jul 1851 in Fayette County, Illinois. Ruth was born about 1831 in Fayette County, Illinois. She died in Jul/Aug 1852 in Illinois.

1851 Marriage - Shelby County, Illinois
Ruth Tipsword, 10 July
Source - Illinois, Marriages, 1851-1900 ➚

1870 Census - Lincoln, Nodaway County, Missouri
Jacob F Brewer - 40, shingle maker, no property, born in Missouri
Miranda Brewer - 35, keeping house, born in Missouri
Julia S Brewer - 17, no occupation, did not attend school that year
Anna J Brewer - 13, born in Missouri, attended school
Zanf L Brewer - 11, born in Missouri, attended school
Christopher C Brewer - 9, born in Missouri
William S Brewer - 4, born in Missouri
George Brewer - 2, born in Missouri
Sarah E Brewer - 2, born in Missouri
Sylvester Brewer - 5 months, born in January in Missouri
Johnson William Brewer - 22, laborer, assets $200, born in Alabama, illiterate
Census Image ➚

Jacob was in the Union army with the Sappers and Minors, who would do road construction, dig trenches/tunnels toward the enemy (very dangerous)

They had the following children.
268 F i. Julia S. Brewer was born on 28 Jul 1852. She died after 1870.

Jacob also married MARANDA CLARK, daughter of WILLIAM CLARK and RACHEL STARKEY, on 15 Dec 1855 in Polk County, Missouri. Maranda was born on 16 Aug 1834 in Ohio. She died on 3 Nov 1903 in Monona County, Iowa. She was buried in Belvidere Cemetery, Monona County, Iowa. Her ancestors were from North Carolina.
They had the following children.
269 M ii. ZARA LEONIDE BREWER was born about 1859. He died after 1880.
270 M iii. CHIRSTOPHER C BREWER was born about 1861.
271 M iv. WILLIAM S BREWER was born about 1866. He died after 1880.
272 M v. GEORGE M BREWER was born about 1868. He died after 1880.
273 F vi. SARAH E BREWER was born about 1868. She died after 1880.
274 M vii. ENOCH S BREWER was born about 1870. He died after 1880.
275 M viii. J A BREWER was born on 24 Aug 1876. He died on 11 Nov 1878.
276 F ix. NANCY M BREWER was born about 1879. She died after 1880.

194 F vii. ANNIE MARGRETT BREWER was born about 1830 in Dry Point Twp, near Cowden, Shelby County, Illinois. She died after 1850 in Shelby County, Illinois (last known residence).

195 F i. NANCY? BREWER (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in 1820/1825, possibly in McMinn County, Tennessee.

Nancy married THOMAS SIMONS 17 Aug 1841 in Scott County, Missouri.

The 1830 Census of McMinn County showed that Nathan had a daughter who was 5-10 years old (born between 1820 and 1825), which is where I got my estimates from.  I don't know if this Nancy is actually a daughter of Nathan, but she could be.

There was also a Nancy Brewer who married Thomas Simons 17 Aug 1841 in Scott County, Missouri, which is where Nathan ended up.  This is why I have suggested that this daughter shown in the 1830 census was named Nancy.
Source - Missouri Marriage to 1850 ➚

Eli Brewer (her brother?) had a daughter named Nancy J (coincidence?). This might be an indication that Nancy is in fact the name of one of Eli's sisters.
Source - 1860 Census of Tywappity, Scott County, Missouri ➚

196 F ii. CIVILITY? BREWER (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in 1820/1825 in of McMinn County, Tennessee.

Civility married ELIAS HARRIS 24 Mar 1842 in Scott County, Missouri.
Nathan's family in the 1830 McMinn County, Tennessee census showed another daughter aged 5-10 (born between 1820-1825).  This is why I have included this birth date and place estimate.

There was a Civility Brewer who married Elias Harris 24 Mar 1842 in Scott County, Missouri. Nathan ended up in Scott County, so it is possible that Civility was his daughter, though certainly not proven.
Source - Missouri Marriages to 1850 ➚

197 F iii. LUCINDA? BREWER (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in 1830/1835, possibly in Scott County, Missouri.

Lucinda married ALFORD RUSH 16 Jan 1845 in Scott County, Missouri.
In the 1840 census, Nathan is shown to have had a daughter aged 5-10, putting her birth date between 1830 and 1835.  This is where I got this daughter's birth estimate.

I do not know whether Lucinda was a daughter of Nathan's, but she certainly could be, given that she lived in Scott County. This young woma married Alford Rush 16 Jan 1845 in Scott County, Missouri.
Source - Missouri Marriages to 1850 ➚

198 F iv. MARY? BREWER (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE)  was born in 1830/1835 in of Scott County, Missouri.
A third daughter was sometimes named for her mother.  Other times she might have been named for her mother's maternal grandmother. If she was named for her mother, then she would be called Mary or Mary Ann. This is strictly a guess, and should not be considered valid without further research.

The 1840 census shows that Nathan had another daughter aged 5-10 (born 1830-1835).  This is where I got her birth date and place estimates.
199. ISAAC BREWER (Union)(NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born about 1831 in (McMinn County?), Tennessee. He died after 1870 in of Deleware, Wyandotte, Kansas.

Isaac married TEMPERANCE CATHERINE MCCAGUE on 3 Jul 1851 in New Madrid, New Madrid County, Missouri. Temperance was born about 1833 in Alabama. She died after 1860 in Moreland Twp, Scott, Missouri (last known residence).

Naming customs of the time suggested first son be named for his father's father.  This helps prove that Nathan R Brewer's father was Isaac Brewer.

There was an Isaac Brewer serving in an Illinois regiment that could have been him.  Two of his brother served in the 18th Illinois Infantry, joining just across the river from Illinois, in Bird's Point, Missouri.

1851 Marriage - New Madrid County, Missouri (just south of Scott County)
3 Jul 1851, Temperance Catherine Mccague
Source - Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920 ➚

1870 Census - Wyandotte County, Kansas (very close to Douglas County, Kansas where Nancy Lucinda Brewer and Henry Lightle were married in 1865)
Perhaps both family moved there for the same reason during the violence of the Civil War. We know that Isaac served in the war, but maybe his father moved some of the family to Kansas soon after Isaac's enlistment and he went there after his discharge.  Hard to say.  Perhaps there is no such connection at all (I can't track his father after 1850, at which time he was still in Missouri).  It might be something that would be worth researching, and yet another link to suggest that Nathan Brewer (Isaac's father) is in fact a part of our same Brewer clan.
They had the following children.
277 M i. WILEY A BREWER was born about 1852. He died after 1870.
278 M ii. NATHAN BREWER was born about 1854. He died after 1870.
279 F iii. NANCY BREWER was born about 1856. She died after 1870.
280 M iv. JOHN W BREWER was born in Aug 1859. He died after 1860.

Isaac also married MELVINA. She was born about 1842 in Missouri. She died after 1870 in Deleware, Wyandotte, Kansas (last known residence).


200 F vi. MISS BREWER (1840 census) was born in 1835/1840 in of Scott County, Missouri. She died before 1850 in Scott County, Missouri.


201. ELI BREWER (Union) (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born in 1837/1838 in Moscow, Hickman, Kentucky. He died after 1861 in Commerce, Scott, Missouri (last known residence).

Eli married ELVIRA HAMILTON about 1858 in Missouri. Elvira was born in 1836/1838 in Missouri.

Missouri men who enlisted in Illinois regiments during the Civil War -
Brewer, Eli- Pvt.- 18th Inf., Co.D - Commerce, MO - Scott County (residence when enlisted) - 6-13-61- m.o. not given

Eli Brewer, Private, Company D, 18 Illinois US Infantry, Residence - Commerce, Scott County, Missouri, age 25, height 5'8", dark hair, hazel eyes, fair complexion, married, farmer, born in Moscow, Hickman County, Kentucky, joined 13 June 1861 at Birds Point, Missouri [just across the river from Cairo, Illinois] under Captain Cormick for 3 years, mustered in 30 June 1861 at Birds Point, Missouri
Source - Illinois State Archives ➚

1860 Census - Tywappity Twp, Scott County, Missouri
Charles Grifiths - 25, farmer, land $2000, assets $40, born in Missouri
Eli Brewer - 23, farmhand, no property, born in Kentucky, illiterate
Elvira Brewer - 24, born in Missouri, illiterate
Nancy J Brewer - 1, born in Missouri
Census Image ➚
They had the following children.
281 F i. NANCY J BREWER was born in 1859 in Missouri.


202 M viii. JAMES BREWER was born about 1840 in Kentucky. He died after 1850 in Scott, Missouri.


203. WILLIAM ALBERT BREWER (Union) (NATHAN R, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born about 1843 in Burton, Scott, Missouri. He died before 1900 in Wayne County, Missouri (last known residence).

William married MARY ANN LEDBETTER, daughter of STEPHEN LEDBETTER and MARGARET ACUFF. Mary was born on 9 Oct 1840 in Hickman County, Tennessee. She died on 13 Nov 1911 in Greenville, Wayne County, Missouri.

Civil War - Company D of 18th Illinois Infantry (residence Commerce, Scott, Missouri).  He was in the same company as his brother, Eli.  Both Mustered in 30 Jun 1861.

William Brewer, Private, Company D of 18th Illinois Infantry, residence Commerce, Scott County, Missouri, age 18, height 5'7", dark hair, brown eyes, dark complexion, single, farmer, born in Burton, Scott County, Missouri, joined 13 June 1861 at Birds Point, Missouri under Captain Cormick for 3 years, mustered in 30 Jun 1861 at Birds Point, Missouri.
Source - Illinois State Archives ➚

1880  Census - Saint Francis, Wayne, Missouri

1900 Census - St. Francois, Wayne, Missouri
Mary lived with her daughter, Margaret

1910 Census - Greenville, Wayne, Missouri
Mary lived with her daughter, Margaret

Mary's Death Certificate - Missouri State Archives ➚
They had the following children.
+ 282 M i. STEPHEN NATHAN "BUD" BREWER was born on 18 Jan 1872. He died on 30 Jun 1949.
283 F ii. SUSAN A BREWER was born about 1873. She died after 1880.
+ 284 F iii. MARGARET ANN BREWER was born on 1 Mar 1880. She died on 2 Sep 1951.

204. JAMES JASPER BREWER (Confederate) (JOSEPH, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born on 12 Jul 1834 in Talladega County, Alabama. He died on 4 Sep 1902 in Hood County, Texas. He was buried in Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Mambrino, Hood County, Texas.

James married ELIZABETH DAVISON on 23 Sep 1852 in Antioch Baptist Church, Talladega County, Alabama. Elizabeth died before 1885.

1852 Marriage - Talladega County, Alabama
Elizabeth Davison, 20 Sep (Security bond, 18 Sep)
Source - Alabama, Marriage Collection, 1800-1969 ➚
Note - In a diary of Reverend Sterling Gresham Jenskins, as transcribed in a book called "Antioch on McIntosh Trail", the reverend states that he married J Brewer to Miss Davison 23 Sep 1852. So maybe the marriage license was on the 20th and the marriage was on the 23rd.

1860 Census - Northern Division, Talladega County, Alabama
J Brewer - 26, farmer, born in Alabama, no land, assets $150, could read and write
E Brewer -  23, born in Alabama, could read and write
L J Brewer - 7, born in Alabama
D J Brewer - 6, born in Alabama
L A Brewer - 3, born in Alabama
? Brewer - female, 3, born in Alabama
They lived next door to the A Davison family who would be relations of his wife's, perhaps her brother and his family. There was a Lafeyette Davison who married a Susanna Brewer 10 Jan 1852 in Talladega County.  The marriage record is on ancestry.com.  This could be the same couple, although I'm not sure how Susanna fits into the Brewer family.  She might have been a sister of James Jasper Brewer that I didn't know about.  Or maybe she is the same person as his sister Susan, who I'd thought had died as an infant.

Civil War service -
Hilliard's Legion,  Company E, 5th Alabama Battalion (Cavalry)
Under Captain M M Slaughter and Captain Barnes
Traveled 90 miles to rendezvous point.
He was a 2nd Corporal as of 1862, Hilliard's Legion
Then 10th Alabama Cavalry, Confederate States Army
Enlisted 5 Feb 1862 at Cusseta, Chambers County, Alabama (about 60 miles from where he lived in St. Clair County)  for 3 years after 12 month period
Age 26
Brought his own horse, worth $250
He was paroled at Talladega 18 May 1865.
His records are under J J Brewer (Alabama) and Jasper J Brewer and Jasper Brewer (CSA).
Served for a total of 4 years

"Hilliard's Legion... organized at Montgomery, in June 1862, it was composed of five battalions (one cavalry and four infantry) and one battery of artillery. The identity of the battery is not yet known, but logically was one of those formed in Montgomery. In late 1862, the cavalry battalion, commanded by Colonel M. M. Slaughter of Talladega County, was consolidated with Goode's Georgia Cavalry Battalion, to become the 10th Confederate Cavalry Regiment. In November 1863, the four infantry battalions were reassigned, and used to form the 59th and 60th Alabama Infantry Regiments, and the 23rd Alabama Infantry Battalion. At this time, Hilliard's Legion faded out of existence."
Source - Special Notes on Alabama Civil War Units

1875
Moved to Texas from Alabama

Headstone photo ➚
They had the following children.
285 F i. LAURA JAMIMA BREWER was born on 22 May 1853. She died in 1922.
286 M ii. DANIEL JOSEPH BREWER was born in 1854.
287 F iii. L A BREWER was born in 1857.
+ 288 F iv. AANNA VIRGINIA BREWER was born on 13 Jun 1860. She died on 23 Oct 1944.

James also married NANCY A "NAN" PRICE in 1885. Nancy was born in Jul 1861 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee. She was illiterate. She died in 1929 in Hood County, Texas. She was buried in 1929 in Nubbin Ridge Cemetery, Mambrino, Hood County, Texas. Headstone photo ➚ Her widows pension application indicates that she was 62 in 1917, making her birth date about 1855, but the 1900 census gives it as Jul 1861 so she might have been 67 instead of 62 in 1917.  Her headstone says she was born in 1854. 
They had the following children.
289 M v. JAMES CRISS BREWER was born in 1886. He died in 1960.
290 F vi. FLORENCE BREWER was born in 1888. She died in 1978.
291 M vii. SILL BREWER was born in 1891. He died in 1908.
292 M viii. NATHAN B BREWER was born in 1894. He died in 1994.
293 F ix. HETTY LACY BREWER was born in 1896. She died in 1994.
294 M x. DALLAS "DAL" BREWER was born in 1898. He died in 1979.

205 F ii. SUSAN BREWER was born about 1836 in Talladega County, Alabama. She died after 1850.
There was a Susanna Brewer who married Lafayette M Davidson, a Civil War Soldier, 10 Jan 1852 in Talladega county.  It appears that they were living next door to James Jasper Brewer and his family in 1860.  The record is on ancestry.com.

206 M iii. SYLVANUS "SYL" BREWER was born in Oct 1837 in Talladega County, Alabama. He died after 1870 in Johnson County, Texas (last known residence).
A letter about Sylvanus, and also an interesting Civil War letter from someone else, might be of interest. Mention is also made that Sylvanus raised an orphan named Ollie Howell and that Sylvanus' wife, Amanda, might have been Ollie's aunt.
Source - Genealogy.com Forum ➚

Sylvanus married AMANDA S "MANDY" PIERCE, daughter of JACOB A PIERCE, who was in the 49ers Gold Rush, and ISABELLA A LACKEY, on 26 Jan 1860 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Amanda was born in Jun 1840, possibly in Randolph County, Alabama. She died on 30 Jan 1910 in Johnson County, Texas (last known residence).
1850 Census - Benton County (later Calhoun), Alabama

1860 Census - Coosa Valley post office area, St. Clair County, Alabama

1866/7 - The Pierce family moved to Johnson County, Texas.  Some came in a wagon train of 13 families.  Amanda came a bit after some of the others, after 28 Mar 1869 when a letter was written by her sister asking her to come to Texas.  The Civil War had ruined the south which is why some people decided to make a fresh start in Texas.
Source - All of my Relations ➚ (There is a multitude of fascinating information on that page about the family)

1870 Census - Beat 4, Johnson County, Texas S. Brewer age 33 born in Alabama Manda Brewer age 30 born in Alabama
M. Pilkenton age 14 (orphaned daughter of Amanda's deceased sister)

207. SARAH SALLIE BREWER (JOSEPH, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born on 3 May 1839 in Talladega County, Alabama. She died on 3 May 1904 in Lamar County, Texas or, St. Clair County, Alabama.

Sarah married JOHN DOLPHUS GOLDEN on 25 Oct 1855 in St. Clair County, Alabama. John was born on 15 Apr 1833 in Alabama. He died on 4 Apr 1913 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas.

1860 Census - Covington, Alabama

1880 Census - Chinabee, Talladega County, Alabama
They had the following children.
295 F i. ROSANNA GOLDEN was born about 1860.
296 M ii. TAYLOR GOLDEN was born about 1862.
297 M iii. JOHN D GOLDEN was born on 11 Jan 1864. He died on 23 Sep 1939.
298 F iv. FANNY GOLDEN was born about 1866.
299 M v. WILLIAM F "BILL" GOLDEN was born in Jan 1869.
300 F vi. MARY "MATTIE" GOLDEN was born about 1871.
301 M vii. JOSEPH JOHNSON "JOE" GOLDEN was born on 23 Feb 1872. He died on 5 Apr 1930.
302 M viii. JAMES ANDREW GOLDEN was born on 25 Apr 1874. He died on 26 Jun 1929.
303 M ix. WALTER BENTON GOLDEN was born on 25 Apr 1876. He died on 1 Jan 1934.
304 F x. IDA MAE GOLDEN was born in Jul 1879.
305 F xi. MARTHA GOLDEN was born in Jan 1883.

208. ROSANNA JANE BREWER (JOSEPH, ISAAC, HOWELL JR, HOWELL SR, GEORGE) was born on 3 May 1840 in Talladega County, Alabama. She died on 14 Aug 1916 in Mt. Pisgah, St. Clair County, Alabama. She was buried in Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery, New London, St. Clair County, Alabama. Headstone photo ➚

Rosanna married PINCKNEY C LOWE (Confederate), son of JOHN OBEDIAH LOWE and MAHALA JANE FLOWERS, on 15 Nov 1863 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Pinckney was born on 18 Mar 1836 in South Carolina. He was murdered in 5 Mar 1875 in Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi.

1863 Marriage - St. Clair County, Alabama
Pinkney C Lowe, 15 Nov
Source - Alabama Brides Index B ➚

Pinckney's father's murder -
John Obediah Lowe was supposedly killed in a land dispute in South Carolina in about 1839 when Pinckney was about 3 years old.

Pinckney's father's extra wife -
A few years later his mother remarried, to Aziel Norris and they all moved to Alabama.  After having several children with him, Pinckney's mother learned that Aziel had been keeping another wife across the river from where they lived.  She turned him in to the authorities, who forced him to enlist (this was during the Civil War).  He fought for the Confederacy, but a few months later he got a hernia and ended up in a couple of Confederate hospitals in Richmond, Virginia and in the latter one he died.

Pinckney's military service -
Pinckney also fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War, but deserted.  It was likely during the time after he ran off, that he married Rosanna.  He was captured by the Union side in St. Clair County, Alabama in 1864 and taken to Tennessee and then to Louisville, Kentucky.  In both places he had to swear an oath of allegiance to the Union.  From Kentucky, he was then released on the condition that he agreed to remain north of the Ohio River until the war was over, which it seems that he did.  He only lived about 10 years more, before being murdered in Mississippi.

Pinkney's murder -
"Pinkney Lowe was shot and killed for telling a joke about a man at a "Log Rollin' get together". The man threatened to kill the men for telling the joke but Pinkney didn't seem worried about it. The next _morning Pinkney fixed a turn of corn and went to the mill. On his way home he was confronted by the man who had threatened him and was shot and killed. A posse was formed and they chased the killer down and killed him as he attempted to swim the Tombigbee River to freedom. This information was obtained from a letter written by Marvin Jackson and later given to Anita Falkner."
Source - My Southern Family Tree ➚
They had the following children.
306 F i. LOVINIA "VINNIE" LOWE was born on 27 Feb 1867. She died on 13 Nov 1949.
307 F ii. DRUSILLAR ARTIMISS LOWE was born on 31 Mar 1871. She died on 4 Feb 1961.
308 F iii. SALLIE J LOWE was born in Dec 1872. She died on 12 Jul 1958.
309 F iv. MARY ANNIE AMANDA ELIZABETH "BETTIE" LOWE was born on 13 May 1875. She died on 17 Apr 1956.

209 F vi. V EUPHEMIA BREWER was born about 1840 in Talladega County, Alabama. She died after 1850 in Talladega District, Talladega County, Alabama (last known residence).
210 F vii. ELIZABETH BREWER was born about 1845 in Talladega County, Alabama.
211 M viii. COLUMBUS BREWER (Confederate) was born in 1845 in Talladega County, Alabama. He died in 30 Jan 1863 of disease in Canton, Madison County, Mississippi (was then a part of the Confederate States of America). He was buried in Canton Cemetery, Madison, Mississippi.
Civil War - Co H 30th Regiment of Alabama Infantry (Confederate)
Presented for service at age 17 by his father, Joseph Brewer
Enlisted at Talladega 25 May 1862 for 3 yrs
5' 10" tall
Fair complexion
Blue eyes
Light hair
Farmer
Died of disease 30 Jan 1863 in Canton, Mississippi. (Canton was a major center as far as nursing wounded confederate soldiers were concerned.  Being near a railroad, many wounded and dead soldiers were transported there.)
Since he died before receiving his full pay, his father asked for what was due him (Columbus had no wife or children to claim the money).  The amount due was $11.00 for one month of wages and $28.49 for 77 days of clothing allowance at 37 cents per day, amounting in total to $39.49.
Source - Confederate records on Fold3 ➚(12 pages)


212 F ix. DRUCILLA ARTAMISSA BREWER was born about 1847 in Talladega County, Alabama. She died in Sep 1889 in Dunlap, St. Clair, Alabama (last known residence).


Drucilla married BLUFORD ALLEN GOSS, son of SEABORN ASHLEY GOSS and MARY HARRISON, on 15 Sep 1870 in St. Clair County, Alabama. Bluford was born in Jan 1851 in St. Clair County, Alabama. He died on 23 Dec 1921 in Motley County, Texas.

213 F x. HESTER "HETTA" BREWER was born about 1849 in Talladega County, Alabama

214 M i. CHARLES WHITECOTTON (Union) was born in Apr 1832 in McMinn County, Tennessee. He died in 1900/1910 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.

Civil War Records -
Charles Whitecotton, private, Company D, 128 Illinois Infantry
Residence - Williamson County, Illinois
Age 29
Height 5' 4 1/2"
Light hair
Fair complexion
Married
Farmer
Born in McMinn County, Tennessee
Joined 26 Sep 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois under John Brown for 3 years
Mustered in 5 Nov 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Source - Illinois State Archives ➚*James J Whitecotton was in the same company.  His full name might be James Jasper Whitecotton, likely same man as Jasper Whitecotton, Charles' brother.  I am guessing that he was named for James Jasper Brewer, son of Littlebury Whitecotton's step brother, Joseph Brewer. They enlisted on the same day and in the same place.
215 M ii. WILLIAM HERMAN WHITECOTTON was born on 17 Dec 1836 in McMinn, Tennessee. He died on 30 Mar 1896 in Illinois. He was buried in Hurricane Cemetery, Carterville, Williamson County, Illinois.

William Whitecotton (might be him)
Residence - Eight Mile, Illinois (in 13th Congressional District)
Farmer
Age 25 as of 1 July 1863
Married
Born in Illinois (should be Tennessee?)
Source - U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 (image) ➚
Burial -
W H Whitecotton
Died 30 Mar 1896
Headstone inscription - "aged 59y 3m 13d"
Source - Findagrave memorial (no headstone photo) ➚

216 F iii. POLLY WHITECOTTON was born in 1837/1839 in McMinn County, Tennessee.

217 F iv. CATHERINE ANNA WHITECOTTON was born in 1839/1841 in McMinn County, Tennessee. She died before 1880.

218 M v. JASPER WHITECOTTON  (Union) was born in 1841/1843 in McMinn County, Tennessee.

James J Whitecotton
Private, Company D, 128 Illinois Infantry
Residence - Williamson County, Illinois
Age 20
Height 5' 6 1/2"
Dark hair
Blue eyes
Dark complexion
Single
Farmer
Born in McMinn County, Tennessee
Joined 26 Sep 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois under John Brown for 3 years
Mustered in 5 Nov 1862 at Camp Butler, Illinois
Source - Illinois State Archives ➚* Much of the info is the same as for Charles including birth place, residence, enlistment date, etc. Maybe he is the same man as Charles' brother Jasper.  Maybe Jasper is his middle name and thus the name James "J" Whitecotton,  The age is right to be him.  To be 20 in 1862 he would have been born in about 1842.
219 M vi. GEORGE W WHITECOTTON was born on 17 Dec 1843 in McMinn County, Tennessee. He died on 17 Jan 1878 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.
220 M vii. BERRY WHITECOTTON JR was born on 5 Jul 1845 in McMinn County, Tennessee. He died on 7 Feb 1921 in Texas.
1880 Census - Precinct 4, Denton County, Texas
Berry Whitecotton - 35 (b 1845) in Tennessee, farmer, illiterate, parents from Tennessee
Mary Whitecotton - 35 (b 1845) in Illinois, illiterate, parents from Virginia and Tennessee
Herbert Whitecotton - 10 (b 1870) in Illinois, Laborer
Arthur Whitecotton - 7 (b 1873) in Texas
Robert Whitecotton - 4 (b 1876) in Texas
Albert Whitecotton - 1 month (b 1880) in Texas
Source - Census Image ➚

Berry Whitecotton Jr was a charter member of the First Baptist Church in Herrin, Illinois.
Source - Charter Members of Herrin Church-Whitecotton ➚
221 M viii. TIPTON WHITECOTTON was born on 9 Jan 1850 in McMinn County, Tennessee. He died on 7 Mar 1899 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.
1880 Census - Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois
Tipton Whitecotton - age 30, born in Tennessee, farmer, could read/write, parents from Georgia and Tennessee
Parilee Whitecotton - age 27, born in Illinois, could read/write, parents' birth place not known
Josephine Whitecotton - age 9
Minerva E Whitecotton - age 7
Ida C Whitecotton - age 5
Emma B Whitecotton - age 6 months
Children all born in Illinois, with parents born in Tennessee and Illinois
Source - Census Image ➚
222 M ix. ABRAHAM "ABE" WHITECOTTON was born on 26 Apr 1852 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois. He died on 22 Jan 1939 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.
He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Herrin, Illinois, joining 15 Nov 1869, and was considered to be a "wonderful devoted soul" known as "Uncle Abe". He remained a respected member for almost 70 years.
Source - Charter Members of Herrin Church-Whitecotton ➚
223 F x. SARAH WHITECOTTON was born on 26 Apr 1852 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.
224 F xi. PHEBE WHITECOTTON was born in 1854/1856 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois. She died on 17 Nov 1879 in Herrins Prairie, Williamson County, Illinois.
237. WILLIS ROBERT BREWER (Confederate) (ROBERT WILLIS, WILLIAM "HOLEETA BILL", WILLIAM, BURWELL, GEORGE) was born on 14 Mar 1844 in Sumter County, Alabama. He died in Montgomery County, Alabama.



Willis married MARY E BLAINE, daughter of DAVID W BLAINE (Confederate general) in 1869.

They had the following children.
310 F i. MIRIAM BREWER. She married MR. RICHARDSON.
311 M ii. WILLIS ROBERT BREWER was born on 1 Feb 1878.

1 comment:

  1. UnknownNovember 21, 2018 at 1:09 PM

    Looking for my Granfather Frank Brewer relatives .. Father was told he was Thomas Jefferson Brewer.. and Mother Francis Elizabeth Hayden Brewer.. not sure that is my great grandfathers name

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