James Riley Brewer (1859 - 1919)

Born 1859 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 12 Sep 1919 at about age 60 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

The son of Sanders Brewerand Mary Ann (Duff) Brewer, James Brewer was born in Wayne County, Tennessee{{citation around 1859, residing with his family in Civil District 11,^[1] where he worked as a farm laborer, working on his father's farm.^[2]

James married Mary Elizabeth Risner (1869-1943), the daughter of Enoch Jackson Risner and Sarah Delilah Owens, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on March 23, 1887,^[3] and having three children together:

1. Samuel Washington Brewer (1888-1948)
2. Esther Lee (Brewer) Bishop (1894-1930)
3. Joseph Cornelius Brewer (1896-1972)

By 1910, James was a resident, an in-patient, at the Central Hospital for the Insane in Civil District 5 of Davidson County, able enough to farm there.^[4] By 1910, residing at the hospital, he was no longer able to work.^[5]

James Brewer passed away at the Central Hospital for the Insane in Nashville, Tennessee^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1870, Civil District 11, Wayne County, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD88-9T9 : Tue Mar 05 06:54:54 UTC 2024), Daniel R Brewer in Entry for S Brewer and Mary A Brewer, 1870.
2. ↑ 1880, Civil District 11, Wayne County, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDWV-JG3 : Sun Mar 10 17:29:13 UTC 2024), James R Brewer in Entry for Sanders Brewer and Polly Brewer, 1880.
3. ↑ Marriage, Wayne County, Tennessee, 1887: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-D16X : Sun Mar 10 17:12:23 UTC 2024), Entry for J R Brewer and Mary Risener, 23 Mar 1887.
4. ↑ 1900, Central Hospital for the Insant, Davidson County, Tennessee: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 5, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 1565; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0144: Central Hospital for the Insane. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Ancestry Record 7602 #69905800 with attached Image
5. ↑ 1910, Central Hospital for the Insane, Davidson County, Tennessee: "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNY-MVX : Sun Mar 10 19:29:31 UTC 2024), Entry for James R Brewer, 1910.
6. ↑ Death, Central Hospital for the Insane, Nashville, Tennessee, 1919: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSVD-42J : Sun Mar 10 11:46:33 UTC 2024), Entry for James K Brewer, 1919.