Brief Life History of Robert Van
When Robert Van Buren Brewer was born on 14 September 1837, in Wabash Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States, his father, Robert Brewer, was 40 and his mother, Rebecca Prevo, was 32. He married Sarah Ellen Cook on 11 June 1857, in Wabash Township, Fountain, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Highland Township, Vermillion, Indiana, United States in 1920. He died in 1934, at the age of 97.
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Sources (15)
- Robert V Brewer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Robert Brewer, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Robert V Brewer, "United States Census, 1900"
Spouse and Children
1837–1934 Male
1837–1867 Female
Children (5)
1858– Female
1860–1922 Male
1862–1939 Male
1863–1953 Male
1866– Female
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)
1841 · Indiana Nears Bankruptcy
Age 4
1846
Age 9
1863
Age 26
Name Meaning
Dutch: patronymic from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names beginning with the element Boro.
Dutch: variant of Van Buren and, in North America, (also) a shortened form of this.
German (Büren): from Old High German bür ‘small house, chamber’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived ‘near the houses’ or a habitational name from any of various places throughout Germany and in parts of Switzerland named with this word.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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