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Howell Thomas Brewer 1821–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1821

Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1889

Death Location: Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA

Father: Howell Brewer

Mother: Nancy Short

Spouse(s): Mary Thomas

Children(s): J Brewer

In 1821, Howell Thomas Brewer entered the world in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, born to Howell Cobb Brewer And Nancy Louisa Little Dear Short. In 1880, Howell Thomas Brewer resided in Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA. Howell Thomas Brewer married Mary Ann Thomas, and had children including J F Brewer. Howell Thomas Brewer passed away in 1889 in Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1821, Howell Thomas Brewer entered the world in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA, born to Howell Cobb Brewer And Nancy Louisa Little Dear Short.
  • In 1880, Howell Thomas Brewer resided in Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA.
  • Howell Thomas Brewer married Mary Ann Thomas, and had children including J F Brewer.
  • Howell Thomas Brewer passed away in 1889 in Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Howell Brewer
1790–1886
Birth Location: Deep River, Moore, North Carolina, USA
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Nancy Short
1794–1834
Birth Location: Hawkins, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Mary Thomas
1821–1871
Birth Location: Jackson, Kentucky, USA
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Children(s)

J Brewer
1858–1939
Birth Location: Owsley, Kentucky, USA
JB

Howell Brewer's Ancestors

Self
Howell Brewer
1821–1889
Birth Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Howell Cobb Brewer
1790–1886
Deep River, Moore, North Carolina, USA
Nancy (Louisa "Little Dear") Short
1794–1834
Hawkins, Tennessee
Grandparents
Ambrose (Willis) Brewer
1753–1855
Molinda, Brunswick County, Virginia
Mary (Ona) Richardson
1761–1847
Moore, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Howell Brewer
1722–1816
Rebecca Willis
1718–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Brewer
1685–1744
Sarah Lanier
1686–1724

Howell Brewer's Descendants

1.
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Howell (Thomas) Brewer (1821–1889) m. Mary (Ann) Thomas (1821–1871)
  1. 1. J (F) Brewer 1858–1939 m. Maudy Hellard 1851–1935
    1. 1. Thomas Brewer 1883–
    2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Brewer 1887–
    3. 3. Joseph (Thomas) Brewer 1884–1972 m. Annie Wilus 1896–1961
      1. 1. John Brewer 1914–1914
      2. 2. Oscar (Paul) Brewer 1937–1973
      3. 3. William (David) Brewer 1919–1943 m. Maggie (Marie) Hensley 1923–1990 m. Oma Hensley 1920–2001
        1. 1. Harvey (Robert) Brewer 1944–2022 m. Donna Eichenlaub 1946–2002
        2. 2. Louanna Brewer 1945–2012
        3. 3. Betty Brewer 1951–2017 m. Douglas Estes –2017
        4. 4. William (David Jr) Brewer 1943–1982
      4. 4. Zelma Ledger 1925–1992 m. William Ledger 1919–1982 m. Wesley Truett 1912–1976
        1. 1. Mary (Rachel) Truett 1941–2016 m. Lee (Roy) McQueen 1937–1985
        2. 2. Jewell Truet –2016
      5. 5. Hensley 1927–2001 m. Harvey Hensley 1925–2018
      6. 6. James (Garfield) Brewer 1930–1978
      7. 7. Genevine (Christine) Brewer 1933–1994 m. John (Edward, Sr) Murray 1920–1999
      8. 8. Carpenter 1939–2000
      9. 9. Vicars 1912–1982 m. Ernest Wyatt 1913–1974
      10. 10. Sherman (Garfield) Brewer 1915–1988 m. Vada Fields 1915–
      11. 11. Russell Brewer 1917–1990 m. Anna Brewer 1917–1996
      12. 12. Alma Fields 1922–2000 m. Delbert Fields 1920–1978
        1. 1. Wayne Fields 1950–2010
        2. 2. Marvin Fields 1944–2012
      13. 13. Jesse Brewer 1911–1911
    4. 4. Martha Brewer 1886–
    5. 5. Nathan Brewer 1888–1980
    6. 6. Sallie (A) Gill 1880–1970
    7. 7. Richard Brewer 1893– m. Opal Brewer 1894–1983
    8. 8. Lucy Parsley 1881–1923 m. Richard (E) Parsley 1876–1949
      1. 1. Fra* Parsley 1906–
      2. 2. Anna (M) Elkins 1921–2004 m. Isaac (R) Elkins 1919–
      3. 3. Fred Parsley 1906–
      4. 4. Myrtle Parsley 1908–
      5. 5. Thomas Parsley 1910–
      6. 6. Raleigh Parsley 1912–
      7. 7. Goldia Parsley 1916–
      8. 8. John Parsley 1917–1980

Howell Brewer's Timeline

3 Records

1821
1821
Birth of Howell Thomas Brewer in Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 59
Howell Thomas Brewer resided here in Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
1889
1889
Age 68
Death of Howell Thomas Brewer in Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Year: 1850; Census Place: Kentucky, Owsley, Kentucky; Roll: M432_216; Page: 300B; Image: 395
    [2] Year: 1860; Census Place: Owsley, Kentucky; Roll: M653_391; Page: 334; Image: 334; Family History Library Film: 803391
    [3] Year: 1870; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 222B; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 545970
    [4] Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 528C; Enumeration District: 050; Image: 0178
    [5] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsh
    [6] Year: 1870; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 222B; Image: 54741; Family History Library Film: 545970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Moores Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] Year: 1870; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 222B; Image: 448; Family History Library Film: 545970
    [2] Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 528C; Enumeration District: 050; Image: 0178
    [3] National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsh
    [4] Year: 1870; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: M593_471; Page: 222B; Image: 54741; Family History Library Film: 545970

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Year: 1880; Census Place: Pond Creek, Jackson, Kentucky; Roll: 421; Family History Film: 1254421; Page: 528C; Enumeration District: 050; Image: 0178
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