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Samuel Sylvester Brewer 1865 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1865

Birth Location: Watauga,North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 2 Oct 1930

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: David Brewer

Mother: Louisa Clark

Spouse(s): Mary Lawson, Mary Lawson

Children(s): Berbarge Brewer, Nineveh Brewer, William Brewer, Nineveh Brewer, Glennia Brewer, Purley Brewer, Virginia Brewer, Bell Brewer, Lizzie Brewer, Louisa Brewer, William Brewer, Robert Brewer, Robert Brewer, Gracy Brewer, Marie Brewer, Minnie Brewer, Alton Brewer, Carson Brewer, Thomas Brewer

In 1865, Samuel Sylvester Brewer entered the world in Watauga,North Carolina, United States, born to David Elbert Brewer and Louisa Elizabeth Ann Clark. Samuel Sylvester Brewer married Mary Letha Lawson, Mary Lawson, and had children including Berbarge Burdine Brewer, Nineveh M Brewer, William Monroe Brewer, Nineveh Brewer, Glennia Pearl Brewer, Purley Brewer, Virginia Belle Brewer, Bell Brewer, Lizzie B Brewer, Louisa L Brewer, William Hobart Brewer, Robert Brewer, Robert Brewer, Gracy Brewer, Marie Brewer, Minnie Lee Brewer, Alton Brewer, Carson Caldwell Brewer, Thomas Jefferson Brewer. Samuel Sylvester Brewer passed away in 1930 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1865, Samuel Sylvester Brewer entered the world in Watauga,North Carolina, United States, born to David Elbert Brewer and Louisa Elizabeth Ann Clark.
  • Samuel Sylvester Brewer married Mary Letha Lawson, Mary Lawson, and had children including Berbarge Burdine Brewer, Nineveh M Brewer, William Monroe Brewer, Nineveh Brewer, Glennia Pearl Brewer, Purley Brewer, Virginia Belle Brewer, Bell Brewer, Lizzie B Brewer, Louisa L Brewer, William Hobart Brewer, Robert Brewer, Robert Brewer, Gracy Brewer, Marie Brewer, Minnie Lee Brewer, Alton Brewer, Carson Caldwell Brewer, Thomas Jefferson Brewer.
  • Samuel Sylvester Brewer passed away in 1930 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Brewer
1839 – 1920
Birth Location: Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
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Louisa Clark
1840 – 1919
Birth Location: Valle Crucis,Watauga,North Carolina,United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lawson
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
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Mary Lawson
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Berbarge Brewer
1886 – 1936
Birth Location: Powell, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Nineveh Brewer
1887 – 1902
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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William Brewer
1889 – 1957
Birth Location: Wise,Virginia, United States
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Nineveh Brewer
1889 – 1957
Birth Location: Virginia
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Glennia Brewer
1890 – 1977
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Purley Brewer
1891 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Virginia Brewer
1893 – 1973
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Bell Brewer
1895 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Lizzie Brewer
1895 – 1989
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee County, Virginia
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Louisa Brewer
1895 – 1989
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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William Brewer
1897 – 1959
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Robert Brewer
1898 –
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Robert Brewer
1898 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Gracy Brewer
1899 –
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Marie Brewer
1900 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Minnie Brewer
1900 – 1975
Birth Location: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, United States
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Alton Brewer
1902 –
Birth Location: Virginia
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Carson Brewer
1905 – 1973
Birth Location: Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, United States
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Thomas Brewer
1907 – 1963
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
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Samuel Brewer's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Brewer
1865 – 1930
Birth Place: Watauga,North Carolina, United States
Parents
David Elbert Brewer
1839 – 1920
Watauga, Watauga, North Carolina, United States
Louisa (Elizabeth Ann) Clark
1840 – 1919
Valle Crucis,Watauga,North Carolina,United States
Grandparents
James (Sidney Brewer 1st - son of William - a farmer - Civil War -) CF
1818 – 1905
Watauga County, North Carolina, USA
Nancee (Cassandra) Tyree
1819 – 1903
Valle Crucis,Watauga,North Carolina, United States
Jeremiah (Jerry) Clarke*
1795 – 1880
Smoky Creek, Burke County, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann McCall*) Clark
1805 – 1876
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Brewer
1790 – 1860
Nancy Church
1792 – 1860
William Tiary
1775 – 1850
Mary Rash
1786 – 1880
John Clark
1765 – 1819
Nancy Spencer
1772 – 1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Church
1767 – 1859
William Tyree
1751 – 1833
Sarah Zachary
1756 – 1837
Jeremiah Clarke
1739 – 1780
Nancy Goster
1743 – 1836

Samuel Brewer's Descendants

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Samuel (Sylvester) Brewer (8 Mar 1865 – 2 Oct 1930) m. Mary (Letha) Lawson (17 November 1868 – 23 February 1951) m. Mary Lawson
  1. 1. Berbarge (Burdine) Brewer (26 Dec 1886 – 9 Dec 1936)
  2. 2. Nineveh (M) Brewer (2 Jun 1887 – 1902)
  3. 3. William (Monroe) Brewer (4 Jan 1889 – 29 Jul 1957)
  4. 4. Nineveh Brewer (4 Jan 1889 – 29 Jul 1957)
  5. 5. Glennia (Pearl) Brewer (9 February, 1890 – 16 October, 1977)
  6. 6. Purley Brewer (Feb 1891 – )
  7. 7. Virginia (Belle) Brewer (6 Jan 1893 – 23 Jul 1973) m. Leander (Lincoln) Arney (28 Sep 1892 – 10 Jun 1987)
    1. 1. Ernest (Bruce) Arney (2 June 1913 – 13 November 1998)
    2. 2. Claude (William) Arney (4 Oct 1915 – May 1986) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lane (22 Sep 1918 – 27 May 2007)
    3. 3. Easter (J) Arney (17 April 1918 – 8 May 2005)
    4. 4. Geneva Arney (22 Jun 1920 – 7 Jun 2003)
    5. 5. Jewell Arney (17 Oct 1922 – 27 March 2013)
    6. 6. Marcella Arney (9 March 1925 – 20 July 2010)
    7. 7. Junior (Lee) Arney (28 December 1928 – 18 Jul 1947)
    8. 8. Claude (William) Arney m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Lane (22 Sep 1918 – 27 May 2007)
      1. 1. Charles (Ray) Arney m. Laura (Evelyn) Bowen (abt 1947 – )
        1. 1. Michael (Lee) Arney
  8. 8. Bell Brewer (abt 1895 – )
  9. 9. Lizzie (B) Brewer (27 Jan 1895 – 30 Apr 1989)
  10. 10. Louisa (L) Brewer (27 Jan 1895 – 30 Apr 1989)
  11. 11. William (Hobart) Brewer (31 Dec 1897 – 30 Oct 1959)
  12. 12. Robert Brewer (abt 1898 – )
  13. 13. Robert Brewer (abt 1898 – )
  14. 14. Gracy Brewer (15 Feb 1899 – )
  15. 15. Marie Brewer (1900 – )
  16. 16. Minnie (Lee) Brewer (21 May 1900 – 23 May 1975)
  17. 17. Alton Brewer (abt 1902 – )
  18. 18. Carson (Caldwell) Brewer (21 Feb 1905 – 4 JAN 1973)
  19. 19. Thomas (Jefferson) Brewer (6 Sep 1907 – 7 Apr 1963)

Samuel Brewer's Timeline

2 Records

1865
8 Mar 1865
Birth of Samuel Sylvester Brewer in Watauga,North Carolina, United States
Watauga,North Carolina, United States
1930
2 Oct 1930
Age 65
Death of Samuel Sylvester Brewer in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Watauga,North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
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