Thomas & Sarah Hickman Brewer Family Bible
Record Pages
This leather-bound Bible has been handed down to Helon and Maurice Delk of Lamar County, Alabama, the latter a great great grandson of Thomas & Sarah Hickman Brewer. These Record Pages were transcribed as written in the original by Paul Hays, a great great great grandson, April 2006.
[Written on the inside front cover]
Bought in Columbus price $4
this the 7th of February 1841
[Written on the facing page]
Sarah Brewer and John H. Brewer
this the 4th of July AD 1857
[There is no explanation of the meaning of this entry]
[Title page]
Published by The Brattleboro’ Bible Company
Peck, Steen & Co. Agents
Brattleboro’,
MDCCCXXXII
Family Record
Page 1 – Marriages
Thomas Brewer & Sarah Hickman was married October the 10th 1825
Malchijah Brewer & Maryann Lamkins was married Aprile the 23 1848
John H. Brewer & M. C. Hacket was married July the 1st A.D. 1869
Peyton G. Brewer & Kaziah Tarpley was married November the 6th 1851
John H. Brewer & K. M. Noble was married Nov 26th A.D. 1908
Alvah R. Brewer & Nancy B. Tarpley was married April the 5th AD 1855
John H. Brewer & Clarissa J. Foster was married January the 18th 1866
Page 2 – Births
[A note at the bottom of this page says "Rote by Alvah M. Reynolds this the 7th of February 1841," the day the Bible was purchased. The note, the entries on this page, & the first two on the next page are all in the same handwriting. Alvah Morgan Reynolds, a member of the Alabama Legislature representing Fayette County 1853-54, was the husband of Thomas Brewer’s sister, Matilda.]
Thomas Brewer was born the 27th of April 1801
Sarah Brewer the wife of Thomas Brewer was born the 14th of January 180_ [last digit illegible; she was born in 1800]
Malchijah V. Brewer the son of Thomas & Sarah Brewer was born September the 5th 1826
Evalina W. Brewer the daughter of the same parents was born May the 12th 1829
Peyton G. Brewer the son of the same parents was born February the 23rd 1831
Elizabeth Jane Brewer the daughter of the same parents was born July the 12th 1832
Lucinda P. Brewer the daughter of the same parents was born the 24th of February 1828
Malinda B. Brewer the daughter of the same parents was born the 4th of February 1834
Alabama Brewer the daughter of the same parents was born the 13th of May 1835
Alvah R. Brewer the son of the same parents was born the 7th of August 1837
Page 3 – Births
William B. Brewer the son of the same parents was born the 25 of March 1839
Leander P. Brewer the son of the same parents was born the 26 of January 1841
John H. Brewer the son of the same parents was born the 27 of June 1842
Izabella Addine Brewer the daughter of Peyton & Kaziah Brewer was born August the 10th 1852
William Jasper Brewer the son of Malchijah Brewer & Maryan Brewer was borned 26th of December 1849
Thomas Eles and Elisebeth Brewer was maird the 9 of March 1850
Peyton Manon the son of Thomas & Elise Ebeth elles was bornd 19 of April 1852
Sarah didme the daughter the same pairnc was borned the 11 of April 1853
Nancy Arminda Daughter of the same parents was borned the 10th of Sept 1853
C. J. Brewer daughter of J. H. Brewer was born the last day of April 1867
Page 4 – Deaths
Lucinda P. Brewer the daughter of Thos. & Sarah Brewer departed this life the 10th of Aprile 1828 aged 1 months & 16 days
Malinda B. Brewer the daughter of the same parents departed this life the 5th of May 1834 aged 3 months & 1 day
William B. Brewer the son of the same parents departed this life the 26th of May 1839 aged 2 months
Alabama Brewer the daughter of the same parents departed this life 29th of July 1835 aged 2 months & 16 days
C. J. Brewer the wife of J. H. Brewer departed this life Aug. the 28th 1868
Leander G. Brewer the son of Thos. & Sarah Brewer departed this life the 19th of February 1841 aged the weakes & two days
Thomas Brewer Departed this life the 15th of July 1848
Isabella Addine Brewer the daughter of Peyton & Kasiah Brewer departed this life the 19th of November 1852
Sarah Brewer the wife of Thomas Brewer departed this life March the 11th 1877
John H. Brewer departed this life Jan. 29, 1926
[On the last page of the Bible]
" I was borned in the year 1842 and in the month of July the 27 and this is the 1th of September AD 1857,
John, H, Brewer"
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