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MY KINFOLKS OF KY AND BEYOND
BREWER SURNAMES



Below are the first two generations. Only my direct line is listed, however, the individuals with numbers next to their name do have additional information. Please feel free to contact me if these are of interest to you.

Individuals' names highlighted in blue have links to their photo and/or tombstones.

DESCENDANTS OF SYLVANEOUS BREWER

Generation No. 1
1. SYLVANEOUS BREWER was born 1812 in TN. He married (1) POLLY WILLERSON Abt. 1843. He married (2) AMELIA MOORE Abt. 1852.

Children of SYLVANEOUS BREWER and POLLY WILLERSON are:

i. HENRY RUSSELL BREWER, b. 1843, TN.

2. ii. MARY JANE BREWER, b. 1844, Lee County, VA. She married JOHN H. DELPH October 15, 1865 in Lee County, VA.

iii. SARAH BREWER, b. 1845, VA.


Children of SYLVANEOUS BREWER and AMELIA MOORE are:

3. iv. NANCY BREWER, b. 1852, VA; d. January 21, 1923, Harlan County, KY.

v. MARTHA BREWER, b. 1855, VA.

vi. MARIAM BREWER, b. 1856, VA.

4. vii. ELIZABETH BREWER, b. June 21, 1857, Lee County, VA. She married JAMES JOHNSON 1876.

5. viii. LORINDA BREWER, b. August 18, 1858, VA; d. December 16, 1931. She married JAMES INGLE October 8, 1883 in Harlan County, KY.

6. ix. HANNAH EMILY BREWER, b. August 1859, VA; d. 1935, Harlan County, KY. She married ARCHIBALD PRESLEY October 27, 1877 in Hawkins County, TN, son of MARTIN PRESLEY and CELIA LAWSON.

7. x. JAMES BREWER, b. 1861, Lee County, VA. He married ELIZABETH NICKELSON August 27, 1885 in Lee County, VA.

xi. JOHN BREWER, b. 1864, VA.

8. xii. ELLEN BREWER, b. 1867, VA; d. December 15, 1941, Harlan County, KY. (1) MEDLEY STEPP May 10, 1884 in Harlan County, KY, son of JACOB STEPP and JOANNA HALL. She met (2) STEVE CAWOOD. She met (3) BENJAMIN HARRIS SPURLOCK. She married (4) WHIT STEWART September 26, 1900 in Harlan County, KY, son of SAM STEWART and G.L. ZABEL. She married (5) AARON THOMAS.

9. xiii. BURDINE BREWER, b. November 18, 1870, VA; d. June 4, 1938, Harlan County, KY. He married MEADIE KIRK September 16, 1887 in Harlan County, KY.

Generation No. 2
6. HANNAH EMILY BREWER (SYLVANEOUS) was born August 1859 in VA, and died 1935 in Harlan County, KY. She married ARCHIBALD PRESLEY October 27, 1877 in Hawkins County, TN, son of MARTIN PRESLEY and CELIA LAWSON.

Children of EMILY BREWER and ARCHIBALD PRESLEY are:

18. i. ANDREW JACKSON PRESLEY, b. October 9, 1878, TN; d. June 12, 1924, Harlan County, KY. He married DRUSILLA HALL October 4, 1901 in Harlan County, KY, daughter of CARLO BRITTAIN HALL and JULIA ANN LANKFORD.

19. ii. MILLIE PRESLEY, b. September 1880, TN; d. March 10, 1957, Harlan County, KY. She married SAMUEL THOMAS May 27, 1894 in Harlan County, KY son of HENRY CLAY THOMAS and DELIA TURNER.

20. iii. PARALEE PRESLEY, b. August 17, 1885, Harlan County, KY; d. November 24, 1974, IN. She married WILLIAM MIDDLETON September 2, 1899 in Harlan County, KY.

21. iv. JESSE JAMES PRESLEY, b. August 14, 1887, Harlan County, KY; d. March 24, 1959, Harlan County, KY. He married ELIZABETH WYNN March 21, 1907 in Harlan County, KY daughter of JAMES MORGAN WYNN and NANCY SHOEMAKER.

22. v. RACHEL PRESLEY, b. September 26, 1889, Harlan County, KY; d. January 26, 1961, Harlan County, KY. She married ISAAC MADDEN March 17, 1906 in Harlan County, KY.

23. vi. GREEN PRESLEY, b. October 14, 1893, Harlan County, KY; d. July 7, 1926, Harlan County, KY. He married EVA MAE DURHAM March 15, 1920 in Harlan County, KY daughter of CLARENCE DURHAM and MAGGIE GRADY.

24. vii. LILLIE PRESLEY, b. March 1899, KY; d. November 8, 1933, KY. She married J.D. BEAN May 30, 1927.

25. viii. DRUSILLA PRESLEY, b. September 17, 1901, KY; d. March 10, 1994. She married JOHN JOHNSON May 6, 1919.

26. ix. BERTHA PRESLEY, b. October 31, 1904, KY; d. October 30, 1993, MI. She married GREEN B. CLOUD August 26, 1920.

Please note that the last three children of Emily Brewer Presley do not belong to Archie Presley. We do not wish to disclose the father of these children.

For additional information on Hannah "Emily" BREWERand Archibald "Archie" PRESLEY children, please see the Presley Page.