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Bethany Brewer came to Texas when it was still under the rule of Mexico. Her father was an early settler in Nacogdoches.
She was born 30 Mar 1808, daughter of Henry Brewer and Susannah Mitchell.
She married William Taylor Brewer in Hinds Co MS circa 1830. See his page and details on their Children HERE.
Bethany died in 1867, proven by her Probate filed in Kaufman County 1 Jan 1870, file # NCN225 with her son Kinion K Brewer as Executor.
*NOTE: for many years researchers listed her year of death as 18576, this was proven to be incorrect when her probate was located in 1999.
She is buried in the Old Brewer Family Cemetery. At one time there was a tombstone marking her grave, however some time between Feb 1997 and March 1999 the tombstone has been taken from the site.
TIME LINE OF BETHANY BREWER'S LIFE
| 1808 | Birth | |
| Circa 1820 | Family moves to Mississippi | |
| Circa 1829 | Marriage to William T Brewer | MS |
| 1831 | Birth of Preston | MS |
| 1832-1834 | Birth of Unknown Child | MS |
| 1834 | Birth of Henry Dexter | MS |
| 1835 | Nacogdoches Census | TX |
| 1836 | Birth of Celia | TX |
| 1839 | Birth of Julia | TX |
| 1840 | Birth of Kinion K | TX |
| 1842 | Birth of Susie | TX |
| 1843 | Birth of Matilda | TX |
| 1844 | Moved from town of Nacogdoches to Headright land | |
| 1845 | Birth of William Burton | TX |
| 1846 | Birth of Clara | TX |
| 1848 | Birth of Nancy | TX |
| Feb 1850 | Death of Susie - her Daughter | |
| 1850 | Enumerated - Henderson Co TX Census | |
| Jul 1852 | Death of William - her Husband | |
| 1853 | Death of Susannah Brewer - her Mother | |
| Jun 1854 | Celia marries | Jeptha Wikle |
| Jun 1854 | Dexter marries | Mary |
| Aug 1854 | Her Father remarries | |
| 1857 | 1 Grandchild born to Bethany in year | |
| Jan 1858 | Death of Julia - her Daughter | |
| Oct 1858 | Preston marries - moves to Brown Co | Mary C Baugh |
| 1858 | 1 Grandchild born to Bethany in year | |
| 1859 | 2 Grandchildren born to Bethany in year | |
| 1860 | Enumerated - Kaufman Co TX Census | |
| 1860 | 1 Grandchild born to Bethany in year | |
| Apr 1861 | Civil War begins - sons enlist in CSA | |
| Oct 1861 | Matilda marries | Robert M Scott |
| 1862 | 1 Grandchild born to Bethany in year | |
| 1863 | 2 Grandchildren born to Bethany in year | |
| 1864 | 2 Grandchildren born to Bethany in year | |
| 1865 | 2 Grandchildren born to Bethany in year | |
| 1867 | 1 Grandchild born to Bethany in year | |
| May 1867 | Death of Son-in-law, Robert M Scott | H/o Matilda |
| Fall 1867 | Bethany Dies | |
Siblings of Bethany - James Brewer, Tempy Brewer, George Brewer, Henry Mitchell Brewer, William Brewer, Mary Brewer, John Brewer, Sarah Brewer, Clarissa Brewer, Nancy Brewer.
Her father Henry Mitchell Brewer, participated in the Battle of Nacogdoches in 1832 and the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836. Henry Brewer died in Nacogdoches County on January 23, 1865, and was buried in the Brewer Cemetery in that county.
His first wife died in 1853, and Henry Brewer married Mrs. Sarah Jane Smith on August 13, 1854.
| Henry Brewer | 59 | Married | farmer |
| Susanna Michael (MITCHELL) | 58 | | Wife & 3 small child |
| Michael (Mitchell) Brewer | 24 | Single | |
| Polly Brewer | 20 | Single | |
| Clarissa Brewer | 18 | single | |
| Green B Brewer | 25 | Married | Farmer |
| Sarah Brewer | 28 | | Wife & 6 small children |
Bibliography:
- White, Mrs. Perry L. "Brewer, Henry Family." Nacogdoches County Families. Dallas: Curtis Media Corp., 1985. p. 178;
- "Henry Brewer Family Papers." East Texas Research Center, Ralph W. Steen Library. Stephen F. Austin State University).
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