Dott Brewer Sr. was born in Appalachia, in Tennessee.
Dott Brewer Sr. was born in Sevier County.
TEC5 Dott Brewer Sr. served in the United States Army in World War II Service started: 04 Jul 1940 Unit(s): 8th Infantry Division Artillery Service ended: 30 Jul 1945
Dott grew up in the mountains high above Wears Valley in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee in a community called Brewertown.
In July 1940 he joined the US Army and spent 5 years with them including being on the beach in Normandy on D-Day. During this time he rose in the ranks from a Private to a Tec-5.
On June 11, 1946 Dott married Pauline Henderson in Chatsworth, Murray County, Georgia, United States. Dott and Pauline had the following children:
Dott passed away February 15, 1987 in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia and was laid to rest in Whitfield Memorial Gardens, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, United States.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP7M-6KR : accessed 15 April 2021), Datery George Brewer in household of George Washington Brewer, District 06, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 1A, line 47, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2271; FHL microfilm 2,342,005.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Z5-DHT : 11 January 2021), Dott Brewer in household of George W Brewer, Civil District 6, Sevier County, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 78-10, sheet 9A, line 17, family 133, 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 3933.
"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8L7-94L : 5 December 2014), Dottry G Brewer, enlisted 04 Jul 1940, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
"United States Federal Census, 1950"; United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Monroe County, Tennessee; Roll: 4456; Sheet Number: 16; Enumeration District: 62-7 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #105051721 (accessed 23 July 2022) Dottry G Brewer (28), married head of household in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA. Born in Tennessee.
State of Georgia, County of Murray, Marriage Certificate (see copy in images)
"U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #693823526 (accessed 7 May 2022) Name: Dottry G Brewer; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1955; Street Address: Griggs; Residence Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; Spouse: Pauline H Brewer; Publication Title: Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1955.
"U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #701395879 (accessed 7 May 2022) Name: Dottry G Brewer; Residence Year: 1957; Residence Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; Occupation: Employee WL&SFC; Publication Title: Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1957.
"U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #694337653 (accessed 7 May 2022) Name: Dottry G Brewer; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1958; Street Address: 603 Charles; Residence Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; Occupation: Laborer WL&SFC; Spouse: Pauline H Brewer; Publication Title: Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1958.
"U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995" Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2469 #701598403 (accessed 7 May 2022) Name: Dottry G Brewer; Gender: Male; Residence Year: 1960; Street Address: 603 Charles; Residence Place: Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA; Occupation: Laborer WL&SFC; Spouse: Pauline H Brewer; Publication Title: Dalton, Georgia, City Directory, 1960.
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JR5L-G26 : 19 May 2014), Dottry Brewer, Feb 1987; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
"Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V4SM-CXJ : 24 December 2014), Dottry G Brewer, 15 Feb 1987; from "Georgia Deaths, 1919-98," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2001); citing Whitfield County, Georgia, certificate number 010879, Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, Atlanta.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5825595/dottry-george-brewer : accessed 07 May 2022), memorial page for Dottry George “Dott” Brewer Sr. (23 Apr 1921–15 Feb 1987), Find A Grave: Memorial #5825595, citing Whitfield Memorial Gardens, Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA ; Maintained by Paula Franklin (contributor 46504584) .
State of Georgia, County of Whitfield, Death Certificate #010879 (see copy in images)
"Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965" Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 10 Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2376 #15784180 (accessed 7 May 2022) Dottry G Brewer in death record for child Homer Lee Brewer, 18 Nov 1947 in Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee, USA.
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