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James A. Brewer (Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and miller)

b. 1811?

Christian County, Kentucky, farmer and miller. Kentucky native. Married to Matilda Stuart Brewer in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 23, 1835. Father of Jane Brewer Johnson, Benjamin Brewer, Mary Brewer, William Brewer, Virginia Brewer, and David Brewer. Resident in Christian County in 1840. Owned three enslaved persons in Christian County in 1840. Farmer in Christian County in 1850. Owned seven enslaved persons in Christian County in 1850. Miller in Christian County in 1860. Owned eleven enslaved persons in Christian County in 1860.

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Sex
Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Sixth Manuscript Census of the United States (1840), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 219.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 449B.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, District 1, p. 19 of 41 of microfilm.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 745.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Christian County, p. 296A.

Kentucky Marriage Records (1783-1965), Madison County Courthouse, Richmond, KY, Christian County Marriages.

Citation

Brewer, James A.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32198361 (November 12, 2026).

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