The Shemwell Family

Rebecca Jane BrewerAge: 88 years18771966

Name
Rebecca Jane Brewer
Given names
Rebecca Jane
Surname
Brewer
Married name
Rebecca Jane Burgess
Birth September 14, 1877 33 31
Birth of a brotherEli Brewer
April 17, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Census June 10, 1880 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Benton Brewer
September 1, 1882 (Age 4 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Betsie” Selby
September 20, 1886 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterGertrude “Gertie” Brewer
June 6, 1890 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherJesse Crocket Brewer
1890 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterZanie Frances Brewer
September 17, 1892 (Age 15 years)
MarriageJesse Thomas “Tom” BurgessView this family
about 1895 (Age 17 years)

Birth of a son
#1Urious Ira Burgess
May 28, 1896 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterEliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
December 17, 1896 (Age 19 years)
Census June 21, 1900 (Age 22 years)
Death of a husbandJesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess
November 1, 1902 (Age 25 years)
Death of a brotherEli Brewer
February 11, 1905 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Webb Sr.
July 10, 1905 (Age 27 years)
Death of a sonUrious Ira Burgess
September 5, 1918 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherRev. William Benjamin Brewer
July 31, 1920 (Age 42 years)
Death of a sisterFlora Ellen Brewer
February 14, 1934 (Age 56 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Jane Webb
March 23, 1936 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Benton Brewer
May 5, 1951 (Age 73 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Loyd Brewer
January 30, 1960 (Age 82 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Ann Brewer
September 19, 1964 (Age 87 years)
Death May 23, 1966 (Age 88 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1865
23 months
elder sister
Sarah Ann Brewer
Birth: November 17, 1866 22 21Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 19, 1964Fairborn, Greene, Ohio, United States
2 years
elder sister
Flora Ellen Brewer
Birth: March 10, 1869 25 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1934Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
Jesse Crocket Brewer
Birth: about 1870 25 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1890Norwood, Wright, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
Birth: October 9, 1873 29 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder brother
William Loyd Brewer
Birth: September 7, 1875 31 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1960Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
2 years
herself
Rebecca Jane Brewer
Birth: September 14, 1877 33 31Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 23, 1966Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Eli Brewer
Birth: April 17, 1880 36 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1905Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Benton Brewer
Birth: September 1, 1882 38 36Winesap, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1951Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
8 years
younger sister
Gertrude “Gertie” Brewer
Birth: June 6, 1890 46 44Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1980Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States
2 years
younger sister
Zanie Frances Brewer
Birth: September 17, 1892 48 46Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1973Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Hall - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1863
3 years
half-brother
James Thomas Hall
Birth: about 1865 22 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:
Family with Jesse Thomas “Tom” Burgess - View this family
husband
herself
Rebecca Jane Brewer
Birth: September 14, 1877 33 31Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 23, 1966Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: about 1895
17 months
son
Urious Ira Burgess
Birth: May 28, 1896 23 18Winesap, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 5, 1918Bregnes, France

Rebecca Jane Brewer has 36 first cousins recorded

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Brewer, WilliamWM36headMFarmerTNVAVA
Brewer, RebeccaWF35wifeMKeeping HouseTNVAAL
Brewer, JamesWM15sonSWorks on farmTNTNTN
Brewer, SarahWF13daughterSTNTNTN
Brewer, FloraWF11daughterSTNTNTN
Brewer, Jesse CWM9sonSTNTNTN
Brewer, Eliza EmelineWF7daughterSTNTNTN
Brewer, William LoydWM5sonSTNTNTN
Brewer, RebeccaWF2daughterSTNTNTN
Brewer, EliWM1mAprsonSTNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Brewer, BenjaminheadWMJan184456M35TNFarmer
Brewer, Rebecca JwifeWFOct184554M35129TNVAAL
Brewer, William LsonWMSep187524STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Brewer, ElisonWMApr188020STNTNTN
Brewer, John BsonWMSep188217STNTNTN
Brewer, GertiedaughterWFJun18909STNTNTN
Brewer, FrancisdaughterWFSep18927STNTNTN
Burgess, Rebecca JdaughterWFSep187722Wd511TNTNTN
Burgess, Ira Orgrand sonWMMay18964STNTN

Note
Tom Burgess, of O'Connor, White County, was shot down at his home Monday night. Someone went to the home of Burgess, called him out and without speaking a word emptied a load of buckshot in his breast. The party is unknown and no cause whatever is assigned