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William E. Brewster 1836 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1836

Birth Location: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 10 August 1912

Death Location: Crawford, Indiana, United States

Father: James Brewster

Mother: Phoebe Cox

Spouse(s): Sarah Bertram, Melinda Brewster, Nancy VanWinkle

Children(s): Clarinda Brewster, James Brewster, Charles Brewster, Isaac Brewster, John Brewster

William E. Brewster was born in 1836 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Gray Brewster and Phoebe Julia Cox. William E. Brewster married Sarah Bertram, Melinda A Brewster, Nancy Emeline VanWinkle, and had children including Clarinda Elizabeth Brewster, James H Brewster, Charles Ervin Brewster, Isaac Brewster, John Brewster. William E. Brewster passed away in 1912 in Crawford, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • William E. Brewster was born in 1836 in Fentress, Tennessee, United States, the child of James Gray Brewster and Phoebe Julia Cox.
  • William E. Brewster married Sarah Bertram, Melinda A Brewster, Nancy Emeline VanWinkle, and had children including Clarinda Elizabeth Brewster, James H Brewster, Charles Ervin Brewster, Isaac Brewster, John Brewster.
  • William E. Brewster passed away in 1912 in Crawford, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Brewster
1798 – 1887
Birth Location: Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
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Phoebe Cox
1804 – 1881
Birth Location: , Scott, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Bertram
1832 – 1877
Birth Location: Wayne County, Kentucky
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Melinda Brewster
1842 – 1902
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Nancy VanWinkle
1832 – 1900
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
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Children(s)

Clarinda Brewster
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Kentucky
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James Brewster
1862 – 1905
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Charles Brewster
1868 – 1929
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Isaac Brewster
1871 – 1900
Birth Location: Indiana
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John Brewster
1872 – 1950
Birth Location: Indiana
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William Brewster's Ancestors

Self
William Brewster
1836 – 1912
Birth Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Parents
James Gray Brewster
1798 – 1887
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, USA
Phoebe (Julia) Cox
1804 – 1881
, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Brewster
1775 – 1830
Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Susannah Millard
1778 – 1830
Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1741 – 1814
Hannah Brewster
1747 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Brewster
1713 – 1740
Susanna Smith
1713 – 1779

William Brewster's Descendants

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William (E.) Brewster (Jul 1836 – 10 August 1912) m. Sarah Bertram (1832 – 1877) m. Melinda (A) Brewster (Apr 1842 – 1 Mar 1902) m. Nancy (Emeline) VanWinkle (26 Jan 1832 – 9 Aug 1900)
  1. 1. Clarinda (Elizabeth) Brewster (Sep 1859 – 27 Feb 1939)
  2. 2. James (H) Brewster (19 Jan 1862 – 31 Jul 1905)
  3. 3. Charles (Ervin) Brewster (Jun 1868 – 13 Apr 1929) m. Louisa Neal (Jan 1879 – Bet. 1898–1973)
    1. 1. James (William Thomas) Brewster (16 Apr 1899 – Oct 1961)
    2. 2. Charles (Daniel) Brewster (1904 – 1963)
    3. 3. John (Harvey) Brewster (6 Dec 1906 – 15 Apr 1962)
    4. 4. Sarah (Helen) Brewster (26 Feb 1911 – 1 Apr 1969)
    5. 5. Edgar (Edward) Brewster (10 March 1913 – 25 January 1979) m. Merle (Marie) Fullbright (28 January 1914 – 11 August 2001)
      1. 1. Rosa (Marie) Brewster (27 Jul 1937 – 3 Feb 2001)
      2. 2. Mildred (Irene) Brewster (1 October 1940 – 8 October 2011) m. Fred (Isaac) Gregg (21 Sep 1939 – 21 Apr 1994)
        1. 1. Paul (Eric) Gregg (09Oct1969 – ) m. Lori ((Doreen Van Assen) Schreiner) (Arroyo) (12Aug1970 – )
      3. 3. John Brewster (April 17 1948 – February 14 2012)
    6. 6. Effie (Lucille) Brewster (27 Feb 1917 – 10 Apr 1989)
  4. 4. Isaac Brewster (abt 1871 – 1900)
  5. 5. John Brewster (abt 1872 – 8 Apr 1950)

William Brewster's Timeline

2 Records

1836
Jul 1836
Birth of William E. Brewster in Fentress, Tennessee, United States
Fentress, Tennessee, United States
1912
10 August 1912
Age 76
Death of William E. Brewster in Crawford, Indiana, United States
Crawford, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1836
    Event Place: Fentress, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1912
    Event Place: Crawford, Indiana, United States
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