Descendants of James BREWER Generation No. 1 1. JAMES BREWER died in Brunswick Co., VA. He married ANN BREWER UNK. Children of JAMES BREWER and ANN UNKNOWN are: i. THOMAS BREWER. 2. ii. NICHOLAS BREWER, b. 1783, NC; d. May 05, 1851, Benton Co, TN. 3. iii. LEWIS WIGGINS BREWER, b. 1784, NC; d. Aft. 1870, Benton Co, TN. Generation No. 2 2. NICHOLAS BREWER was born 1783 in NC, and died May 05, 1851 in Benton Co, TN. He married SARAH BREWER UNKNOWN. She was born 1783 in NC, and died Jun 29, 1860 in Benton Co, TN. Children of NICHOLAS BREWER and SARAH UNKNOWN are: 4. i. LOUISA BREWER, b. 1807, NC; d. 1876, Benton Co, TN. 5. ii. REBECCA BREWER, b. 1808, SC; d. Abt. 1875, Benton Co, TN. iii. EDMOND BREWER, b. 1811, TN; d. 1867, Benton Co, TN; m. HARRIET RUSHING. iv. DANIEL THOMAS BREWER, b. 1814, TN; d. Benton Co, TN; m. NANCY ANN MCKENZIE; b. 1816. v. DAVID MONROE BREWER, b. 1816, TN; d. 1870, Benton Co, TN; m. ELIZABETH MCGLOHON, 1844. vi. MANERVA BREWER, b. 1818, TN; m. ROBERT D. CHERRY. 6. vii. NICHOLAS JR. BREWER, b. 1821, TN; d. 1895, Benton Co, TN. viii. SARAH HIXIE BREWER, b. 1824, TN; d. 1910, Benton Co, TN; m. WILLIAM THOMAS BREWER, 1840. ix. ARELLA CAROLINE BREWER, b. 1826, TN; m. JOHN F.L. MELTON, 1841. x. ASA HENDERSON BREWER, b. 1829, TN; m. SARAH E. HOLTZCLAW, 1873, Panola Co., TX. 3. LEWIS WIGGINS BREWER was born 1784 in NC, and died Aft. 1870 in Benton Co, TN. He married MARY POLLY ALSUP May 21, 1808 in Dickson Co, TN, daughter of JOSEPH ALSUP and DRUCILLA LAWSON. More About LEWIS WIGGINS BREWER: Census: 1870, Benton Co, TN Dist-8 Pg-132 Military service: Apr 15, 1814, Stewart Co, TN Children of LEWIS BREWER and MARY ALSUP are: 7. i. STERLING BREWER, b. 1810, Stewart Co, TN; d. Abt. 1858, Benton Co, TN. ii. ANALIZA ELIZABETH BREWER, b. 1811, Stewart Co, TN; d. 1870, Benton Co, TN. 8. iii. ALFRED WIGGINS BREWER, b. 1812, Stewart Co, TN; d. 1860, Benton Co, TN. 9. iv. LEWIS JR. WIGGINS BREWER, b. 1814, Stewart Co, TN; d. Mar 20, 1885, Benton Co, TN. v. NANCY BREWER, b. Dec 25, 1816, Stewart Co, TN; d. Sep 27, 1910, Benton Co, TN. vi. ROBERT BREWER, b. 1818, Stewart Co, TN; d. 1839, Benton Co, TN. vii. MARY POLLY BREWER, b. 1820, Humphreys Co, TN; d. 1912, Benton Co, TN; m. PRIDGEON M. MELTON, Dec 18, 1866, Benton Co, TN. More About PRIDGEON M. MELTON: Military service: Capt. Co. B 55th (Browns) TN Inf. viii. MATILDA BREWER, b. Oct 09, 1822, Humphreys Co, TN; d. 1870, Benton Co, TN. ix. DELPHIA BREWER, b. 1826, Benton Co, TN; d. Aft. 1880; m. HOSEA D. ALLEN, Nov 20, 1851. x. CAROLINE BREWER, b. Aft. 1827; m. ZACHARIAH W. PRICE, Feb 07, 1851. Generation No. 3 4. LOUISA BREWER was born 1807 in NC, and died 1876 in Benton Co, TN. She married WILLIAM HOLLAND. He was born 1803 in TN. More About WILLIAM HOLLAND: Census: 1850, Benton Co, TN Pg-339B Children of LOUISA BREWER and WILLIAM HOLLAND are: i. MALINDA HOLLAND, b. 1824. ii. MARY HOLLAND, b. 1827. iii. SARAH HOLLAND, b. 1830. iv. NICHOLAS HOLLAND, b. 1833. v. PHEBE HOLLAND, b. 1837. vi. LOUISA HOLLAND, b. 1839. vii. WILLIAM HOLLAND, b. 1842. viii. LEWIS HOLLAND, b. 1845. 10. ix. REBECCA HOLLAND, b. Jun 1847, Benton Co, TN. x. DAVID HOLLAND, b. 1849. xi. KISIAH HOLLAND, b. 1852. 5. REBECCA BREWER was born 1808 in SC, and died Abt. 1875 in Benton Co, TN. She married KENNETH REDDICK 1828. He was born 1799 in NC. More About KENNETH REDDICK: Census: 1850, Benton Co, TN Pg-340b Children of REBECCA BREWER and KENNETH REDDICK are: i. ORIN REDDICK, b. 1829. ii. SARAH REDDICK, b. 1830. iii. MARY REDDICK, b. 1832. iv. WILLIAM REDDICK, b. 1834. v. MANERVA REDDICK, b. 1835. vi. BARBARA REDDICK, b. 1838. 6. NICHOLAS JR. BREWER was born 1821 in TN, and died 1895 in Benton Co, TN. He married (1) MARGARET MCKENZIE, daughter of MALCOLM MCKENZIE and NANCY BEATON. She was born 1814 in TN. He married (2) MARY ANN BELYEW. He married (3) KIZIAH MATHENY. Children of NICHOLAS BREWER and MARGARET MCKENZIE are: i. EFFA BREWER, b. 1839. ii. WILLIAM BREWER, b. 1840. iii. SARAH BREWER, b. 1841. iv. NANCY BREWER, b. 1842. v. NICHOLAS BREWER, b. 1843. vi. MALCOMB BREWER, b. 1847. vii. MARGARET BREWER, b. 1848. 7. STERLING BREWER was born 1810 in Stewart Co, TN, and died Abt. 1858 in Benton Co, TN. He married MARY BREWER UNKNOWN. She was born 1822 in TN. More About STERLING BREWER: Census: 1850, Benton Co, TN Pg. 332 Children of STERLING BREWER and MARY UNKNOWN are: i. DRUCILLA BREWER, b. 1838; m. A.G. MCFERSON, Sep 04, 1855, Benton Co, TN. ii. EDMUND BREWER, b. 1840. iii. LEWIS BREWER, b. 1843. iv. MARY BREWER, b. 1845. 11. v. JOHN NEELY BREWER, b. Dec 08, 1847, Benton Co, TN; d. Mar 10, 1922, Weakley Co, TN. vi. NANCY BREWER, b. 1849. vii. CATHERINE BREWER, b. 1853. viii. ISABELLA BREWER, b. 1854. ix. WILLIAM BREWER, b. 1856. x. GEORGE BREWER, b. 1858. 8. ALFRED WIGGINS BREWER was born 1812 in Stewart Co, TN, and died 1860 in Benton Co, TN. He married ELIZA BREWER UNKNOWN. She was born 1816 in TN. More About ALFRED WIGGINS BREWER: Census: 1850, Benton Co, TN Pg340 Children of ALFRED BREWER and ELIZA UNKNOWN are: i. ARCADA BREWER, b. 1834. ii. REBECCA BREWER, b. 1836. iii. DAVID BREWER, b. 1840. iv. PRISCILLA BREWER, b. 1842. v. JOHN BREWER, b. 1844. vi. NICHOLAS BREWER, b. 1846, TN. vii. JAMES BREWER, b. 1848. viii. HENRY BREWER, b. 1856. 9. LEWIS JR. WIGGINS BREWER was born 1814 in Stewart Co, TN, and died Mar 20, 1885 in Benton Co, TN. He married MARTHA ANN HERRINGTON 1835 in Benton Co, TN. Children of LEWIS BREWER and MARTHA HERRINGTON are: i. WILLIAM S. BREWER, b. 1841, Benton Co, TN. ii. WINFIELD SCOTT BREWER, b. Jan 01, 1848, Benton Co, TN. iii. PATRICK HENRY BREWER, b. 1854, TN. iv. WILLIAM THOMAS BREWER, b. May 25, 1856, TN. Generation No. 4 10. REBECCA HOLLAND was born Jun 1847 in Benton Co, TN. She married JOHN NEELY BREWER 1865, son of STERLING BREWER and MARY UNKNOWN. He was born Dec 08, 1847 in Benton Co, TN, and died Mar 10, 1922 in Weakley Co, TN2. More About JOHN NEELY BREWER: Burial: Travis Chapel, Weakley Co, TN Census: 1900, Weakley Co, TN Vol.74 ED.120 Children of REBECCA HOLLAND and JOHN BREWER are: i. CATHERINE BREWER, b. 1867. ii. JOHN THOMAS BREWER, b. 1867. iii. ELLEN C. BREWER, b. 1869. iv. SARAH T. BREWER, b. 1870. v. NANCY C. BREWER, b. 1873. vi. ORLENIA E. BREWER, b. 1876. vii. MARY A. BREWER, b. 1879. viii. WILLIAM S. BREWER, b. Jan 1882; m. VERLIE NICHOLS. 12. ix. LEWIS LUCIAN BREWER, b. May 1884, TN; d. 1939, Weakley Co, TN. 13. x. GEORGE DENT BREWER, b. Nov 14, 1885, McNairy Co, TN; d. Nov 17, 1920, Weakley Co, TN. xi. LAURA M. BREWER, b. Jun 1887; m. OSCAR COOK. 11. JOHN NEELY BREWER was born Dec 08, 1847 in Benton Co, TN, and died Mar 10, 1922 in Weakley Co, TN2. He married REBECCA HOLLAND 1865, daughter of WILLIAM HOLLAND and LOUISA BREWER. She was born Jun 1847 in Benton Co, TN. More About JOHN NEELY BREWER: Burial: Travis Chapel, Weakley Co, TN Census: 1900, Weakley Co, TN Vol.74 ED.120 Children are listed above under (10) Rebecca HOLLAND. Generation No. 5 12. LEWIS LUCIAN BREWER was born May 1884 in TN, and died 1939 in Weakley Co, TN. He married ADDIE TYLER. She was born 1883, and died 1962 in Weakley Co, TN. More About LEWIS LUCIAN BREWER: Burial: Weakley Co, TN More About ADDIE TYLER: Burial: Weakley Co, TN Children of LEWIS BREWER and ADDIE TYLER are: i. JEWEL BREWER, b. 1905. ii. LEON BREWER. iii. CARLOS BREWER. iv. RUBY PAULINE BREWER. 13. GEORGE DENT BREWER was born Nov 14, 1885 in McNairy Co, TN, and died Nov 17, 1920 in Weakley Co, TN. He married MAUDE MAYWOOD LUCKETT 1905 in Weakley Co, TN, daughter of ANDREW LUCKETT and LYZINKA MCCORMICK. She was born Mar 14, 1886 in Weakley Co, TN, and died Apr 08, 1974 in Dyer Co, TN. Notes for GEORGE DENT BREWER: George was 35 yrs. old when he died. Just months before his death his family is listed on the 1920 Cheatham Co, TN Census living in district 6. He is listed as a Railroad laborer. More About GEORGE DENT BREWER: Occupation: 1920, Railroad Laborer Notes for MAUDE MAYWOOD LUCKETT: Ed Pitts was Maudie's 1st husband. They had one child Ina and she died at the age of 6 months. OBIT: Mrs. Maude Brewer, 140 Gurley Drive, Dyersburg, died Monday morning at the Parkview Hospital. She was 88. Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 2:00 at the Chapel of Curry's Funeral Home. The Reverend J.W. Vaughn will officiate, assisted by the Reverend Thomas Pirtle. Interment will follow at the Fairview Cemetery. Grandsons will server as pallbearers. They are G.T. Davis, Bob T. Frazier, George Frazier, George D. Brewer, Larry D. Brewer, John A. Brewer, and Greg Cash. H.W. Curry and Son Funeral Home has charge of arrangements. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. vera B. Frazier of Dyersburg; three sons, Ralph L. Brewer, Andrew Doyle Brewer and John L. Brewer, all of Dyersburg; two sisters, Mrs. R.B. Nichols and Mrs. B.D. Yates, both of Memphis; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. More About MAUDE MAYWOOD LUCKETT: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN Social Security Number: 410-82-7253 Children of GEORGE BREWER and MAUDE LUCKETT are: i. ANNA BEATRISE BREWER, b. 1905, Dresden, Weakley Co, TN; d. 1905, Dresden, Weakley Co, TN. Notes for ANNA BEATRISE BREWER: Anna Beatrice Brewer died in 1905 at the age of 9 months old. 14. ii. VERA LAVERNE BREWER, b. Apr 09, 1908, Dresden, Weakley Co, TN; d. Sep 07, 1991, Memphis, TN. 15. iii. RALPH LYKERGUS BREWER, b. Jul 24, 1911, Missouri; d. Mar 21, 2000, Dyer Co, TN. 16. iv. PRIVATE 17. v. JOHN LEWIS "BUCK" BREWER, b. May 21, 1917, TN; d. Sep 25, 1996, Kirkland, Dekalb, IL. Generation No. 6 14. VERA LAVERNE BREWER was born Apr 09, 1908 in Dresden, Weakley Co, TN, and died Sep 07, 1991 in Memphis, TN. She married BOB TAYLOR FRAZIER Dec 01, 1923 in Union City, TN, son of JOHN FRAZIER and NANCY LONG. He was born Mar 18, 1903 in Perry Co, TN, and died May 07, 1952 in Maury City, Crockett Co, TN. Notes for VERA LAVERNE BREWER: MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL Date: MONDAY, September 9, 1991 MRS. VERA B. FRAZIER, 83, of Memphis, formerly of Dyersburg, Tenn., retired sales clerk and owner of Frazier's Nursing Home in Dyersburg, died Saturday at Hillhaven Convalescent Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. today in Fairview Cemetery Dyersburg. J. W. Curry & Son Funeral Home in Dyersburg has charge. She was a member of North View Baptist Church in Memphis. Mrs. Frazier, the widow of Bob T. Frazier, leaves two daughters, Mrs. Nita Davis and Mrs. Helen Schaaf, and two sons, Royce 'B. Jack' Frazier and Bob Frazier, all of Memphis; three brothers, Ralph L. Brewer and Doyle Brewer, both of Dyersburg, and John L. Brewer of Genoa, Ill., 12 grandchildren, 20 great- grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. More About VERA LAVERNE BREWER: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN Occupation: Retirement home owner Social Security Number: 414-36-9039 TN More About BOB TAYLOR FRAZIER: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN Occupation: Electrician and a Farmer. Children of VERA BREWER and BOB FRAZIER are: 18. i. MILDRED JUANITA FRAZIER, b. Aug 25, 1924, Dyersburg, Dyer Co, TN; d. Jan 02, 1999, Memphis, TN. 19. ii. ROYCE MELVIN FRAZIER, b. Dec 14, 1926, Dyersburg, Dyer Co, TN; d. Sep 30, 1996, Memphis, TN. 20. iii. PRIVATE 21. iv. PRIVATE 15. RALPH LYKERGUS BREWER was born Jul 24, 1911 in Missouri, and died Mar 21, 2000 in Dyer Co, TN. He married KATIE SUE PUGH, daughter of CLAUD PUGH and SUSIE UNKNOWN. She was born Aug 25, 1913. Notes for RALPH LYKERGUS BREWER: Friday, March 21, 2000 NEWBERN - RALPH L. BREWER, 85, retired carpenter for Forcum-Lannom, died Friday at Methodist Hospital of Dyersburg after a stroke. Graveside services will be at 4 p.m. Sunday at Fairview Cemetery. Johnson Funeral Home has charge. Mr. Brewer, the husband of Katie Sue Pugh Brewer, also leaves a daughter, Wanda Brewer Rice, and a son, Dent Brewer, both of Newbern; a brother, Doyle Brewer of Dyersburg, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. More About RALPH LYKERGUS BREWER: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN Occupation: Carpenter 17. JOHN LEWIS "BUCK" BREWER was born May 21, 1917 in TN, and died Sep 25, 1996 in Kirkland, Dekalb, IL. He married BONNIE NORINE RHODES. She died Unknown. Notes for JOHN LEWIS "BUCK" BREWER: Buck was a Marine during WW II. Generation No. 7 18. MILDRED JUANITA FRAZIER was born Aug 25, 1924 in Dyersburg, Dyer Co, TN, and died Jan 02, 1999 in Memphis, TN. She married TOM DAVIS Mar 22, 1941. He was born Sep 03, 1920. Notes for MILDRED JUANITA FRAZIER: MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL Date: TUESDAY, January 5, 1999 MILDRED JUANITA `NITA' FRAZIER DAVIS, 74, of Memphis, died of cancer Saturday at her home. Services will be at noon today at Forest Hill Funeral Home East with burial in Forest Hill Cemetery East. She was a hostess for McDonald's for 22 years. She leaves an ex-husband who cared for her, Tom Davis; four daughters, Tommie Cleveland and Gail Stout, both of Gatlinburg, Tenn., Barbara Davis of Memphis and Rebecca Clements of Southaven; a son, Bobby Davis of Memphis; a sister, Helen Schaaf of Chicago; a brother, Bob Frazier of Cookeville, Tenn., and six grandchildren. The family requests that any memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or Ronald McDonald House. More About MILDRED JUANITA FRAZIER: Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Memphis, TN 19. ROYCE MELVIN FRAZIER was born Dec 14, 1926 in Dyersburg, Dyer Co, TN3, and died Sep 30, 1996 in Memphis, TN. He married LENA FAYE CURTIS Nov 20, 1943 in Caruthersville, MO, daughter of ALMER CURTIS and ZOLA THROGMARTIN. Notes for ROYCE MELVIN FRAZIER: MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL Date: WEDNESDAY, October 2, 1996 ROYCE MELVIN FRAZIER, 69, of Memphis, formerly of Halls, Tenn., retired welder, died Monday at St. Joseph Hospital after a stroke. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Halls Funeral Home with burial in Friendship Cemetery. He was a member of Georgian Hills Baptist Church. Mr. Frazier, the husband of Lena Faye Curtis Frazier, also leaves a daughter, Brenda Crisman of Memphis; two sons, Gary Frazier of Atoka, Tenn., and Larry Frazier of Memphis; two sisters, Juanita Davis of Memphis and Helen Schaaf of Chicago; a brother, Bob Frazier of Memphis, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Children of ROYCE FRAZIER and LENA CURTIS are: 26. i. LARRY ROYCE FRAZIER, b. Nov 05, 1944, Memphis, TN; d. Feb 14, 2000, Memphis, TN. 22. GEORGE DENT BREWER was born Feb 03, 1941 in TN, and died in Dyer Co, TN. Notes for GEORGE DENT BREWER: Known as Dent Brewer by most and lived in Newbern upon his death. He was a retired employee of the GTE Sylvania plant of Dyersburg, a member of the Fair Havens Church of Christ, former commissioner and avid supporter of the Newbern Dixie Youth baseball league, and a former member of the Dyer County High School Band Booster Club. Until he became physically unable, it was Dent who groomed the baseball fields each afternoon so hundreds of young people could play ball that evening. It was also Dent who could be found at spring band drills and at all the band booster meetings. His face was very familiar at band functions wherever the Choctaws performed. He always had a smile on his face and was always helping others. Publication Date: April 23, 1999 Source: The Commercial Appeal Memphis, TN NEWBERN - Dent Brewer, 58, retired employee at GTE Sylvania Plant of Dyersburg, died Wednesday at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Dyersburg of an accidental drowning. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Johnson Funeral Home with burial in Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg. He was a member of Fair Havens Church of Christ, former commissioner of Newbern Dixie Youth Baseball League and former member of Dyer County High School Band Booster Club. Mr. Brewer, the husband of Judy Brewer, also leaves two daughters, Monica Hamil of Newbern and Nancy Heathcott of Murfreesboro; two sons, John Heathcott of Knoxville and Shane Brewer of Dyersburg; and his mother, Katie Brewer, and a sister, Wanda Rice, both of Newbern. More About GEORGE DENT BREWER: Burial: Fairview Cemetery, Dyersburg, TN 26. LARRY ROYCE FRAZIER was born Nov 05, 1944 in Memphis, TN, and died Feb 14, 2000 in Memphis, TN. He married CHERYL JACKSON. Headline: MEMPHIS AREA DEATHS THROUGH THURSDAY, FEB. 17 Publication Date: February 18, 2000 Source: The Commercial Appeal Memphis, TN LARRY ROYCE FRAZIER, 55, of Memphis, self-employed interior decorator, died of liver disease Monday at Methodist Hospital. Services were Wednesday at Halls (Tenn.) Funeral Home with burial in Friendship (Tenn.) Cemetery. He was a member of Georgian Hills Baptist Church in Memphis and was an Army veteran. He leaves three daughters, Stacy Frazier and Shawn Marie Frazier, both of Memphis, and Lisa Frazier of Mississippi; a son, Kevin Frazier of New Orleans; his mother, Lena Faye Frazier of Memphis; a sister, Brenda Crisman of Memphis; a brother, Gary Frazier of Olive Branch, and eight grandchildren. More About LARRY ROYCE FRAZIER: Burial: Friendship Cemetery, Crockett Co, TN Endnotes 1. IGI Record, Film No.1985707. 2. Death Certificate, Weakley Co, TN File No.151. 3. Birth Certificate, Dyer Co, TN File#321. 4. Death Certificate, TN File #96 042382. 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