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Howell Cobb Brewer 1790–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1790

Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 19 Apr 1886

Death Location: Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA

Father: Ambrose Brewer

Mother: Lucinda Russell

Spouse(s): Nancy Short, Mary Wolfe

Children(s): Ambrose Brewer, William Brewer, Martha Brewer, Valentine Brewer, John Brewer, Emily Brewer, Morris Brewer, James Brewer, Sarah Brewer, Joab Brewer, Orville Brewer, Nicholas Brewer, Howell Brewer, Mary Brewer, Nancy Brewer

In 1790, Howell Cobb Brewer entered the world in Moore, North Carolina, USA, born to Ambrose I Brewer And Lucinda Russell. In 1860, Howell Cobb Brewer resided in Owsley, Kentucky, USA. Howell Cobb Brewer married Mary Polly Wolfe, Nancy Louisa Little Deer Short, and had children including Ambrose Brewer, Emily Julianna Brewer, Howell Prentiss Brewer, James M Brewer, Joab Brewer, John Tyler Brewer, Martha Patsy Brewer, Mary Polly Brewer, Morris Brewer, Nancy Brewer, Nicholas Wolfe Brewer, Orville C Brewer, Sarah Sallie Brewer, Valentine Sevier Brewer, William Civil War Vet Brewer. Howell Cobb Brewer passed away in 1886 in Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1790, Howell Cobb Brewer entered the world in Moore, North Carolina, USA, born to Ambrose I Brewer And Lucinda Russell.
  • In 1860, Howell Cobb Brewer resided in Owsley, Kentucky, USA.
  • Howell Cobb Brewer married Mary Polly Wolfe, Nancy Louisa Little Deer Short, and had children including Ambrose Brewer, Emily Julianna Brewer, Howell Prentiss Brewer, James M Brewer, Joab Brewer, John Tyler Brewer, Martha Patsy Brewer, Mary Polly Brewer, Morris Brewer, Nancy Brewer, Nicholas Wolfe Brewer, Orville C Brewer, Sarah Sallie Brewer, Valentine Sevier Brewer, William Civil War Vet Brewer.
  • Howell Cobb Brewer passed away in 1886 in Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ambrose Brewer
1753–1873
Birth Location: Molinda, Brunswick, Virginia, USA,
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Lucinda Russell
1753–1847
Birth Location: Brunswick, Viginia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Short
1794–1834
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
NS
Mary Wolfe
1805–1896
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
MW

Children(s)

Ambrose Brewer
1815–1900
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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William Brewer
1829–1895
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
WB
Martha Brewer
1834–1918
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
MB
Valentine Brewer
1842–1935
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
VB
John Brewer
1840–1906
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
JB
Emily Brewer
1848–1929
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
EB
Morris Brewer
1846–1900
Birth Location: Hancock, Tennessee, USA
MB
James Brewer
1825–1892
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
JB
Sarah Brewer
1823–1887
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
SB
Joab Brewer
1814–1850
Birth Location: Moore, North Carolina, USA
JB
Orville Brewer
1831–1924
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
OB
Nicholas Brewer
1839–1919
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
NB
Howell Brewer
1826–1892
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
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Mary Brewer
1818–1910
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
MB
Nancy Brewer
1816–1891
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
NB

Howell Brewer's Ancestors

Self
Howell Brewer
1790–1886
Birth Place: Moore, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Ambrose I Brewer
1753–1873
Molinda, Brunswick, Virginia, USA,
Lucinda Russell
1753–1847
Brunswick, Viginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Howell Brewer's Descendants

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Howell (Cobb) Brewer (20 Oct 1790–19 Apr 1886) m. Nancy (Louisa Little Deer") Short (1794–22 Apr 1834) m. Mary (Polly) Wolfe (1805–02 Jun 1896)
  1. 1. Ambrose Brewer 1815–1900 m. Susan ("Susie" Elizabeth) Cope 1816–1875 m. Lucinda Swearingen 1838–1857
    1. 1. _____ Brewer 1838–1912 m. Ollie Brewer 1837–1906
      1. 1. Lulu Chadwell 1880–1974 m. David Chadwell 1879–1936
        1. 1. Clarence (C) Chadwell 1916–1998 m. Edna Mcneil 1919–2010
        2. 2. J (J) Chadwell 1910–1987 m. Oritta Chadwell 1913–1999
        3. 3. Unknown Chadwell 1912–2000 m. Cleo (Pennington) Chadwell 1908–2003
      2. 2. Ambrose Brewer 1864–1939
      3. 3. George Brewer 1876–1960
      4. 4. William (Perry) Brewer 1874–1959 m. Manila (Elizabeth) Parker 1876–1951
        1. 1. Dewey (Pearl) Brewer 1898–1987
        2. 2. Bessie (Thelma) Brewer 1914–1986
        3. 3. Iva (J) Brewer 1913–
        4. 4. Landon (John) Brewer 1907–1999
        5. 5. Robert (Levi) Brewer 1906–1983
        6. 6. Pearlie (Louollie) Brewer 1901–1944
        7. 7. Oscar (Charles) Brewer 1896–1944
        8. 8. Bertie (A) Brewer 1919–
      5. 5. Franklin (Frank) Brewer 1871–
      6. 6. Charles (G) Brewer 1866–1941
      7. 7. Minerva (J) Brewer 1861–1898
      8. 8. James (R) Brewer 1871–1950 m. Minnie Brewer 1902–
        1. 1. Private 1920–
        2. 2. Private 1922–
    2. 2. Lucinda Brewer 1837–
    3. 3. James Brewer 1841–
    4. 4. William Brewer 1843–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Brewer 1845–
    6. 6. George (Washington) Brewer 1849–1924 m. Susan (Frances) Denham 1851–1885
      1. 1. Magga (G.) Brewer 1876–
      2. 2. Dora (Virginia) Brewer 1874–1970 m. John (Green) Riddle 1868–1940
        1. 1. Reuben Riddle 1903–
        2. 2. Ruby (Troy) Riddle 1902–1978
        3. 3. Arnold (Raymond) Riddle 1914–1973
        4. 4. Verna (Guy) Riddle 1912–1999
        5. 5. Clifton (Calvin) Riddle 1898–1975
        6. 6. Claron (Douglas) Riddle 1908–1988
        7. 7. James (Granvel) Riddle 1906–1996
        8. 8. Gertrude (Mae) Riddle 1905–1995
        9. 9. George (Washington) Riddle 1905–1975
        10. 10. Minnie (Ola) Riddle 1900–1988
        11. 11. Lavonia (Florence) Riddle 1896–1897
        12. 12. Lulu (Ellen) Riddle 1894–1988
        13. 13. Lola (Lee) Riddle 1893–1925
        14. 14. Edward (Arthur) Riddle 1892–1969 m. Cressie (E) Thompson 1897–1981
        15. 15. Lula Riddle 1896–
      3. 3. James (Graham) Brewer 1868–1936
      4. 4. George (Edward) Brewer 1878–
      5. 5. Jefferson Brewer 1877–
      6. 6. Thomas Brewer 1876–
      7. 7. Mary (C) Brewer 1875–
      8. 8. James Brewer 1873–
      9. 9. Vera (Zona) Brewer 1909–1913
      10. 10. Plest Brewer 1890–1891
      11. 11. Clara (LaVina) Brewer 1884–1962
      12. 12. Dollie (Frances) Brewer 1882–1971
      13. 13. Pleasant (Tipton) Brewer 1880–1891
      14. 14. Elac Brewer 1880–
      15. 15. Maggie (L) Brewer 1876–
      16. 16. Endgy (A) Brewer 1873–
      17. 17. Doxie (Ann) Brewer 1872–1966
      18. 18. William (H) Brewer 1870–1926
      19. 19. Dollie Brewer 1863–1869
      20. 20. Vina Brewer 1863–1869
    7. 7. Esther Brewer 1851–
    8. 8. Ambrose Brewer 1858–
    9. 9. Pleasant (Leonard) Brewer 1856–1930
    10. 10. Micajah Brewer 1861–
    11. 11. Howell Brewer 1854–1919
    12. 12. Susan Brewer 1878–
    13. 13. Henry Brewer 1886–1889
    14. 14. William Brewer 1880–
  2. 2. William ((Civil War Vet)) Brewer 1829–1895
  3. 3. Martha (Patsy) Brewer 1834–1918
  4. 4. Valentine (Sevier) Brewer 1842–1935
  5. 5. John (Tyler) Brewer 1840–1906
  6. 6. Emily (Julianna) Brewer 1848–1929
  7. 7. Morris Brewer 1846–1900
  8. 8. James (M) Brewer 1825–1892
  9. 9. Sarah (Sallie) Brewer 1823–1887
  10. 10. Joab Brewer 1814–1850
  11. 11. Orville (C) Brewer 1831–1924
  12. 12. Nicholas (Wolfe) Brewer 1839–1919
  13. 13. Howell (Prentiss) Brewer 1826–1892
  14. 14. Mary (Polly) Brewer 1818–1910
  15. 15. Nancy Brewer 1816–1891

Howell Brewer's Timeline

7 Records

1790
20 Oct 1790
Birth of Howell Cobb Brewer in Moore County,North Carolina
Moore County,North Carolina
1790
20 Oct 1790
Birth of Howell Cobb Brewer in Moore, North Carolina, USA
Moore, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 70
Howell Cobb Brewer resided here in Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1870
1870
Age 80
Howell Cobb Brewer resided here in Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 90
Howell Cobb Brewer resided here in Buck Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Buck Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
1886
19 Apr 1886
Age 96
Death of Howell Cobb Brewer in Owsley County,Kentucky
Owsley County,Kentucky
1886
19 Apr 1886
Age 96
Death of Howell Cobb Brewer in Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1790
    Event Place: Moore County,North Carolina
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1790
    Event Place: Moore, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Island Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Buck Creek, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Owsley County,Kentucky
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1886
    Event Place: Sturgeon, Owsley, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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