Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Brewer was born on 6 March 1827, in Anson, North Carolina, United States, her father, John Brewer, was 36 and her mother, Martha Edwards, was 33. She married Absalom A Caudle about 1846, in Anson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 31 December 1882, in Burnsville, Anson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Burnsville Township, Anson, North Carolina, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Nancy Caudle, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy Brewer Caudle, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nancy Brewer in entry for Louvinia Caudle High, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
Spouse and Children
1831–1866 Male
1827–1882 Female
Children (3)
1864–1880 Male
1866–1934 Female
1866–1937 Female
Parents and Siblings
1790–1877 Male
1794–1875 Female
Siblings (10)
1807–1807 Female
1816–1898 Male
1817–1863 Male
1822–1907 Female
1823– Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 3
1846
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .
English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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