Brief Life History of Luther H.
When Luther H. Brewer was born on 1 August 1830, in Fountain, Indiana, United States, his father, Robert Brewer, was 32 and his mother, Rebecca Prevo, was 25. He married Kezziah Clark on 3 January 1850, in Coles, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Coal Creek, Wabash Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Fulton Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 22 May 1865, at the age of 34.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Luther H Brewer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Luther H Brewer in entry for Robert L Brewer and Sarah J Yocum, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Kesiah [Kezziah] Brewer in Household of Luther Brewer, Web: 1860 United States Census
Spouse and Children
1830–1865 Male
1831–1871 Female
Children (9)
1852– Female
1856– Male
1858– Male
1860– Female
1862–1943 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1797–1870 Male
1805–1889 Female
Siblings (9)
1824–1877 Female
1825– Male
1825– Female
1826–1892 Female
1830–1865 Male
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 2
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 6
1840
Age 10
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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