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James Morgan Brewster 1846–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Dec 1846

Birth Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1915

Death Location: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Father: James Brewster

Mother: Rachel Lockhart

Spouse(s): Mary Hankins

Children(s): Rebecca Brewster, Lorenzo Brewster, Morgan Brewster, Abel Brewster, Eliza Brewster, Nannie Brewster, James Brewster, Polly Brewster, J. Brewster

The story of James Morgan Brewster began in 1846 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA. James Morgan Brewster married Mary Hankins, and had children including Abel Hankins Brewster, Eliza J Brewster, J Milton Brewster, James Brewster, Lorenzo Dow Brewster, Morgan Lackey Brewster, Nannie Elizabeth Brewster, Polly Brewster, Rebecca Brewster. James Morgan Brewster passed away in 1915 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Morgan Brewster began in 1846 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Morgan Brewster married Mary Hankins, and had children including Abel Hankins Brewster, Eliza J Brewster, J Milton Brewster, James Brewster, Lorenzo Dow Brewster, Morgan Lackey Brewster, Nannie Elizabeth Brewster, Polly Brewster, Rebecca Brewster.
  • James Morgan Brewster passed away in 1915 in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Brewster's Ancestors

Self
James Brewster
1846–1915
Birth Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James Brewster
1798–1880
Rachel Lockhart
1804–1879
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1773–1848
Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Peery
1781–1840
Virginia, USA
Bird Lockhart
1787–1860
Virginia, USA
Nancy McIntosh
1785–1865
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Comfort Brewster
1725–1799
Thomas Peery
1715–1762
Mary Oakes
1720–1779
Rachel Totten
1747–
John McIntosh
1747–1821
Elizabeth Tollett
1746–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1702–1774
Zelpha Brewster
1705–
John III
1670–1730
Rachel Rawlings
1681–1781
Jasper Totten
1680–1761
Patience
1682–1712

James Brewster's Descendants

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James (Morgan) Brewster (14 Dec 1846–15 Jan 1915) m. Mary Hankins (17 DEC 1847–2 SEP 1917)
  1. 1. Rebecca Brewster 1884–1885
  2. 2. Lorenzo (Dow) Brewster 1887–1948 m. Havvie (Lee) Gregory 1888–1965
    1. 1. Eleanor (Lee) Brewster 1920–
  3. 3. Morgan (Lackey) Brewster 1882–1963 m. Etta Huffman –1961
    1. 1. Craig Brewster 1907–
    2. 2. William (Huffman) Brewster 1915–
    3. 3. James (Howard) Brewster 1912–
    4. 4. Cordelia (Mae) Brewster 1914–
    5. 5. Mildred (Elizabeth) Brewster 1910–
    6. 6. Marian (Lackey) Brewster 1909–
  4. 4. Abel (Hankins) Brewster 1880–1919 m. Ethel Hufford 1885–1960
    1. 1. Dorothy Brewster 1909–
    2. 2. Geraldine Brewster 1905–
  5. 5. Eliza (J.) Brewster 1878–1940 m. Cleff (Dale) Butt 1875–1923
    1. 1. Juanita Butt 1918–
  6. 6. Nannie (Elizabeth) Brewster 1876–1958
    1. 1. Charles (Morgan) Butt 1909–
    2. 2. Mary (Virginia) Butt 1906–
    3. 3. Claude (Smith) Butt 1903–
  7. 7. James Brewster 1873–1927 m. Nina Conner 1882–1966
    1. 1. Lena (May) Brewster 1907–1908
    2. 2. Edith (Madaline) Brewster 1913– m. John (J.) Gorsica 1915–
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Brewster 1906–
  8. 8. Polly Brewster 1871–1916
    1. 1. Gracie Hankins 1904–
    2. 2. George Hankins 1902–1963
    3. 3. Nannie Hankins 1900–
    4. 4. James Hankins 1898–1921
    5. 5. Emma Hankins 1896–
  9. 9. J. (Milton) Brewster 1868–1917
    1. 1. Bebe Brewster –1966

James Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1846
14 Dec 1846
Birth of James Morgan Brewster in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
1915
15 Jan 1915
Age 69
Death of James Morgan Brewster in Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
Tazewell County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Tazewell County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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