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Transcription contributed by Arne H Trelvik 19 September 2005 |
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The History of Warren County Ohio Part V. Biographical Sketches Deerfield Township (Chicago, IL: W. H. Beers Co, 1882; reprint, Mt. Vernon, IN: Windmill Publications, 1992) |
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JOHN N. BREWER, farmer; P. O. Mason; was born in West Chester, Butler Co., Ohio, in 1825, and is a son of Abram and Ann (Elder) Brewer. He was born in Johnson Co., Ky., in 1800; she was born in Indiana Co., Penn., in 1799. He, with his father, Daniel Brewer. came to Butler Co., Ohio, in an |
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early day, where the elder Brewer ended his days. Abram was a tailor by trade, and plied his vocation in West Chester. Ohio, until coming to Warren, when he settled on land where our subject lives; here he turned his attention fully to farming till his death, which occurred in 1857; she departed this life in 1873. They had seven children, four of whom grew to maturity, and three are yet living, viz., John N., David W. and Abram N.; deceased are Sarah A., Matilda ---, Maria and Daniel K. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, Sr., were members of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was a Ruling Elder, and alike they were consistent Christian people. The boyhood of our subject was spent in his native village, and he was but 6 years old when his parents came to where he now lives; he received only a common education in the subscription schools, to which he walked several miles. After attaining his majority, he continued on the old home farm, where over half a century of his life has been passed. He was married, in 1867, to L. M. Hutchinson, by whom he has had three children, viz., Ann C., Vienna P. and Elder R. He owns 220 acres of excellent land, which lies in the townships of Turtle Creek and Deerfield. He is a self-made man. as his success is largely due to his own efforts, which have resulted in a good home and is free from debt. His estimable wife is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and an exemplary Christian lady. Mr. Brewer belongs to the Mason Horse Rangers; which he joined in 1881. |
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