John Marion Brewer (1887 - 1945)

Born 7 Mar 1887 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophronia May (Martin) Brewer — married 19 Jul 1908 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Died 25 Mar 1945 at age 58 in Mississippi, Missouri, United States

This profile is Genealogically Defined.

Biography

The son of Henry Brewer and Lucinda (Kelley) Brewer, John Brewer was born in Wayne County, Tennessee in 1887,^{[citation needed]} residing with his family in Civil District 4.^[1] He married Sophronia Mae Martin (1889-1956), the daughter of John Martin and Mary Donnelly, marrying in Wayne County on July 19, 1908.^[2] and having seven children together. In 1910, they lived in Civil District 7 of Wayne County, farming there.^[3]

John Brewer registered for the World War I draft when he was 33, registering in Waynesboro, Tennessee on September 12, 1918.^[4] He stated that he lived in Collinwood, Tennessee and that he was employed there as a butcher, working for himself. He was described as a tall man with dark hair and grey eyes. He did not enlist and in 1920, living in Collinwood, he worked as a miller at a grist mill.^[5] His two-year-old son, L. C. Brewer, died of pneumonia in 1922.^[6] By 1930, in District 1 of Wayne County, he was again farming, working as an employee.^[7]

John and his family moved to Missouri, where he farmed on his own account in Lewis Township, in New Madrid County.^[8] He registered for the World War II draft when he was 55, registering in New Madrid County, Missouri on April 27, 1942.^[9] He stated that he lived on Route #1 in Lilbourn, Missouri, farming on his own account there. He was described as 6'1" tall and 205 pounds; by then, his hair had greyed.

John Brewer passed away in rural Mississippi County, Missouri at the age of 58, having been struck by lightning while in rural Mississippi County,^[10] At the time of his death, he lived in Charleston, Missouri. John Brewer is buried at McGlamery Cemetery in Collinwood, Tennessee.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZJ-RNV : accessed 3 July 2021), John M Brewer in household of William ? Brewer, Civil District 4, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 13A, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,604.
2. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-D1WS : 10 March 2021), John Brewer and Fronia Martin, 19 Jul 1908; citing Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 549,276.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNJ-K6N : accessed 2 January 2023), John Brewer, Civil District 7, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 134, sheet 10A, family 148, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1524; FHL microfilm 1,375,537.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ6R-SVY : 29 December 2021), John Marrion Brewer, 1917-1918.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN55-C2S : 3 February 2021), John Brewer, 1920.
6. ↑ "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS52-F9B : 23 February 2021), J M. Brewer in entry for L C Brewer, 22 Nov 1922; Death, Collinwood, Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7P-R23 : accessed 2 January 2023), John M Bremer, District 1, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 8A, line 32, family 163, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2284; FHL microfilm 2,342,018.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K77X-4GC : 27 May 2020), J M Brewer, Lewis Township, New Madrid, New Madrid, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 72-24, sheet 6A, line 33, family 86, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2132.
9. ↑ "Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLXB-24X1 : 3 March 2020), J M Brewer in entry for John Balford Brewer, records extracted by FamilySearch, images digitized by Ancestry; citing Draft Registration, Lilbourn, New Madrid, Missouri, United States, NARA NAID 5833895 "Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940 – 3/31/1947", National Archives at St. Louis, Missouri, FHL microfilm.
10. ↑ Missouri Office of the Secretary of State; Jefferson City, Missouri; Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969; Certificate No. 13999. Ancestry.com. Missouri, U.S., Death Certificates, 1910-1962 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Ancestry Record 60382 #2231764 with attached Image
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVF-PV7T : 10 September 2021), John Marion Brewer, Burial, Collinwood, Wayne, Tennessee, United States of America, McGlamery Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #14392065