Person

John W. Brewer (Henry County)

b. 1840-08-24 d. 1878-05-29

Henry County, Kentucky, resident. Kentucky native. Son of William O. Brewer and Frances Brewer. Resident of Henry County in 1850. Household owned two enslaved persons in Henry County in 1850. Resident of Henry County in 1860.

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Male
Race
White

Bibliography

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1, p.398A.

Seventh Manuscript Census of the United States (1850), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, District 1.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Henry County, Subdivision 1, p. 267.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Port Royal District, p. 368B.

"John W Brewer (1840-1878)," Find A Grave, Memorial 28936311, accessed December 6, 2022, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28936311.

Citation

Brewer, John W.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32203168 (January 18, 2026).

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