BREWER, John

Date of birth:  1 Dec 1809
Date of death: 27 Dec 1890 – Johnson County, Indiana

The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 2, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 28, page 1 column 6

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GREENWOOD.

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DIED—Saturday, Dec. 27th, at 3 o’clock a.m., Mr. John Brewer, aged 81 years and 27 days. Funeral preached Monday 29th, at 2 p.m. in Presbyterian church. His wife, aged 79, still sur­vives, but is quite feeble. One by one the fathers and mothers are passing away.

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The Franklin Democrat, Friday, January 2, 1891,
Volume XXXI Number 28, page 3 column 2

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John Brewer, one of the first settlers in this part of the state, sustained a fall on Friday last which resulted in his death early Saturday morning. Mr. Brewer assisted in founding the Pres­byterian church at Greenwood sixty-seven years ago, and has since that time been an influential member and a de­voted Christian.

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Link to John Brewer’s grave

Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry