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Burton Brewer 1847–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 June 1847

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 2 Feb 1927

Death Location: Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Pleasant Brewer

Mother: Elizabeth Brewer

Spouse(s): Minerva Brewer

Children(s): William Brewer, Sarah Wood, Louis Brewer, Pleasant Brewer, Ephraim Brewer, John Brewer, Samuel Sr

The story of Burton Brewer began in 1847 in Tennessee, United States of America. Burton Brewer married Minerva Catherine Akin Brewer, and had children including Ephraim Posey Brewer, John Bambrige Brewer, Louis Montgomery Brewer, Pleasant Martin Ples Brewer, Samuel Harrison Sam Brewer Sr, Sarah Belle Brewer Wood, William Lafatte Brewer. Burton Brewer passed away in 1927 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Burton Brewer began in 1847 in Tennessee, United States of America.
  • Burton Brewer married Minerva Catherine Akin Brewer, and had children including Ephraim Posey Brewer, John Bambrige Brewer, Louis Montgomery Brewer, Pleasant Martin Ples Brewer, Samuel Harrison Sam Brewer Sr, Sarah Belle Brewer Wood, William Lafatte Brewer.
  • Burton Brewer passed away in 1927 in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Burton Brewer's Ancestors

Self
Burton Brewer
1847–1927
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Pleasant Burton Brewer
1800–1871
North Carolina
Elizabeth ('Betsy' (Seals) Mathel) Brewer
1803–1887
Randolph Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose ((First Freemason In Hancock County)) Brewer
1753–1855
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ona) Richardson
1761–1847
Moore Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Boyce (Brewer)
1733–1790
Marion May
1722–1756
William Richardson
1735–1783
Sarah Carthage
1741–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Sr
1670–1744
Sarah Brewer
1686–1728
John Richardson
1720–1761

Burton Brewer's Descendants

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Burton Brewer (5 June 1847–2 Feb 1927) m. Minerva (Catherine (Akin)) Brewer (16 January 1853–13 February 1936)
  1. 1. William (Lafatte) Brewer 1871–1953 m. Laura (Edna (Swallows)) Brewer 1874–1958
    1. 1. Maude (Mae (Brewer)) Vanwinkle 1905–1997 m. Thaddeus (Herbert Van) Winkle 1903–1965
      1. 1. Velma (Jean) VanWinkle 1939–2005
    2. 2. Stephen (Harmon) Brewer 1890–1959
  2. 2. Sarah (Belle (Brewer)) Wood 1891–1969 m. Jessie (Ellis) Wood 1881–1965
    1. 1. Orby (L) Wood 1923–
    2. 2. Samuel (Earnest) Wood 1912–1994
    3. 3. Ada (Mervina (Wood)) Randolph 1918–
      1. 1. Infant (Boy) Randolph 1945–1945
      2. 2. Infant (Girl) Randolph 1940–1940
      3. 3. Infant (Boy) Randolph 1942–1942
    4. 4. Oscar (Burton) Wood 1920–1983 m. Lurlene Wood 1922–2011
      1. 1. Jimmie (Hughlyn) Wood 1941–1997
      2. 2. Jerry (Burton Wood) Sr 1944–2002
    5. 5. Ova (Dell (Wood)) Killough 1925–2009
    6. 6. Aubrey (L) (Wood) 1928–2015 m. Kenneth Boswell 1920–
    7. 7. Edgar (Rye) Wood 1914–1961 m. Christine ((Randolph)) Wood 1919–
  3. 3. Louis (Montgomery) Brewer 1882–1931
  4. 4. Pleasant (Martin ‘Ples’) Brewer 1873–1945
  5. 5. Ephraim (Posey) Brewer 1876–1964 m. Laura (Mae (Hubbard)) Brewer 1889–1964
    1. 1. Elmo (Mitchell) Brewer 1909–1990
  6. 6. John (Bambrige) Brewer 1879–1963 m. Dora (Gore) Brewer 1885–1965
    1. 1. Roy Brewer 1924–1984
    2. 2. Lee Brewer 1915–1993
    3. 3. Sharlie Brewer 1912–1987
    4. 4. Ray Brewer 1917–1944
    5. 5. Jesse Brewer 1908–1968
  7. 7. Samuel (Harrison ‘Sam’ Brewer) Sr 1889–1969 m. Effie (Lou (Hyder Huddleston)) Brewer 1892–1965
    1. 1. Clara (Lillian (Brewer)) Parker 1914–1986 m. Parker 1908–
    2. 2. Fred (Louis) Brewer 1925–1930
    3. 3. Willene ((Brewer)) Hale 1921–1979 m. Charlie Hale 1918–
    4. 4. Sam (H Brewer) Jr 1919–1975

Burton Brewer's Timeline

3 Records

1847
5 June 1847
Birth of Burton Brewer in Tennessee, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America
1927
25 February 1927
Age 80
Death of Burton Brewer in Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
1927
2 Feb 1927
Age 80
Burial of Burton Brewer in Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 June 1847
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 February 1927
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1
    [2] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1927
    Event Place: Crossville, Cumberland County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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