Brief Life History of John "Jack"
When John "Jack" Brewer Sr was born in 1804, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Brewer, was 19 and his mother, Obedience "Biddy" King, was 22. He married Mary "Polly" Leonard on 26 December 1831, in Franklin, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Township 7 Gold Mine, Franklin, North Carolina, United States in 1870.
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- John Brewer, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Brewer, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- Jack Brewer, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · Walton War
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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