John Oliver Brewer^[1]

1834 - 1863  (29 years)

• Name	John Oliver Brewer
  Birth	31 Mar 1834	McNairy, Tennessee, United States   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	4 Oct 1850	Sugar Loaf Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States   [3]
  Census	13 Jul 1860	Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [4]
  Occupation	1863	Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  	Surveyor
  Physical Description	10 Mar 1863  [2]
  Military	10 Mar 1863	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States   [2]
  	mustered into the US Army, Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry
  	MILITARY: John O. Brewer was a Union soldier. He died in hospital as a result of disease before actually engaging in battle. According to Susan Dickson, he snuck home at one point early in his military enlistment to visit his wife. Her brother, an ardent Confederate,came to visit so John hid until he left because the brother said that if he saw him, he would shoot him as quick as any other Yankee. This story can only be partly true, since it appears that Sarah's family were Union supporters overall. Interestingly, there is a John O. Brewer in the CSA Rivers' Battery, Arkansas Light Artillery and in the US Army, 1st Regt, Arkansas Infantry, Co. E, however, the Confederate Brewer served after the Union Brewer was already dead and was otherwise not the same person.
  Death	15 May 1863	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States   [2, 5]
  	Cause: in hospital due to rubeola (measles)
  Probate	27 Mar 1865	Sebastian, Arkansas, United States   [5]
  	Administrator bonds posted.
  _AMTID	162485315083:1030:191555462
  _FSFTID	KLV7-B6P
  _UID	7F5B5365F45D4C0DBBE7BD786C0BF1219C8F
  Burial	Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States   [6]
  	Address: Fayetteville National Cemetery
  Person ID	I1205	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	William L. Brewer,   b. 1812, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. 1813, Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Louise Council,   b. 29 Jan 1837, Alabama, United States d. 23 Mar 1915, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	23 Sep 1858
  Children	1. Mary Angeline Brewer,   b. 21 Feb 1860   d. 26 Jun 1860, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States (Age 0 years)   2. Phillip Dodridge Brewer,   b. 18 Jun 1861, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States d. 28 Aug 1932, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Mar 1834 - McNairy, Tennessee, United States Census - 4 Oct 1850 - Sugar Loaf Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States Census - 13 Jul 1860 - Cole Township, Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Occupation - Surveyor - 1863 - Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Military - mustered into the US Army, Co. E, 1st Arkansas Infantry - 10 Mar 1863 - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Death - Cause: in hospital due to rubeola (measles) - 15 May 1863 - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States Probate - 27 Mar 1865 - Sebastian, Arkansas, United States Burial - Address: Fayetteville National Cemetery - - Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S179] Family Record of Francis Baker Bailey, 1963. [S658] Civil War Service - Fold3.com, 5 July 2012; US, Arkansas, John O. Brewer. [S663] 1850 US Federal Census, Crawford Co, AR, Sugar Loaf; p. 273; dwelling 50, family 51; William L. Brewer. [S507] 1860 US Federal Census, Sebastian Co, AR, Cole Twp.; p. 1024; dwelling 468, family 450; Brewer, John O. [S1619] Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979, Sebastian Co., Administrator Bonds, Fort Smith District, 1861-1868, pp. 43-45. [S641] Find A Grave, 13 December 2014; John Oliver Brewer; John Oliver Brewer; 122607376; BluMoKitty.