Born about in Moore, North Carolina, United States
Daughter of James Short
and [mother unknown]
Sister of
Nancy Louisa (Short) Brewer
Wife of
Nimrod Brewer
— married
1817 in Madison, Missouri, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Nancy Anna Brewer, William Brewer, John Brewer, Mary Louisa (Brewer) Colyott, Nimrod Brewer Jr., Howell Brewer, Eliza C (Brewer) Huddleston, Hetty Brewer, Nicholas Brewer, Mary Jane (Brewer) McNeely, Andrew Jackson Brewer, Joseph Brewer, George Washington Brewer Sr., Martha A. (Brewer) Loyd and Andrew Brewer
Died about
at about age 77
in Lesterville Township, Reynolds, MO
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Mar 2014
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Biography
Mary was born about 1800 in North Carolina.
Mary Louisa married Nimrod Brewer about 1817 in Madison Missouri.
It is said that she was Native American.
Mary's family was probably already in Missouri when she married in 1817, so it's unlikely that she was a part of the Trail of Tears.
The 1815 Tax List of Lawrence County, Missouri Territory included Nimrod Brewer and Howel Brewer (prob his father).
It is said she was named Short because she really was short. A family story is that they called her "Grandma Short."
She and Nimrod were the parents of 15 children.
1830 Madison Co, MO, Liberty Township, p349:
Brewer, Nimrod - 211001-011001 (6 children)
. . . . head - 30-40 (Nimrod-37)
. . . . wife - 30-40 (Mary Louisa-31)
. . . . 1 girl - 10-15 (Nancy-12)
. . . . 1 boy - 10-15 (William-10)
. . . . 1 boy - 5-10 (John-9)
. . . . 1 girl - 5-10 (Mary-7)
. . . . 2 boys - 0-5 (Nimrod Jr-5, Howell-4)
1840 Madison Co, MO, Liberty twp, p 38
Nimrod Brewer - 212101-111101
. . . . head - 30-40 (Nimrod-47)
. . . . wife - 30-40 (Mary Louisa-41)
. . . . 1 girl - 15-20 (Nancy 22)
. . . . 1 boy 15-20 (John-19)
. . . . 1 girl 10-15 (Mary-17, Eliza-11)
. . . . 2 boys 10-15 (Nimrod Jr-15, Howell-14)
. . . . 1 boy 5-10 - (Nicholas-5)
. . . . 1 girl 5-10 - (Hetty-6)
. . . . 1 girl 0-5 - (Nancy Jane-3)
. . . . 2 boys 0-5 - (Jackson-1, Joseph-0)
In 1850 they (& 3 of their married sons: Nimrod, Howell & William) were also in Madison Co., p. 231A, line 17
Brewer, Nimrod - 56 Georgia
. . . . Mary L - 40 Mo (b 1810; she prob was 50/51 instead)
. . . . Hetty - 19 Mo
. . . . Nicholas - 15 Mo
. . . . Jane - 13 Mo
. . . . Jackson - 11 Mo
. . . . Joseph - 9 Mo
. . . . George - 5 Mo
. . . . Martha A - 4/12 Mo
. . . . Jackson W - 11 Mo
. . . . Nimrod W - 9 Mo
In 1860[1] they were in Black River twp., Reynolds Co., Mo.; [Black River in NW of Lesterville though all the land the boys bought was SE of Lesterville, unless Black River twp was larger at that time]
Brewer, Nimrod - 69 Ga
. . . . Mary - 56 Mo (should be 60/61)
. . . . Hettie - 26 Mo
. . . . Jane - 21 Mo
. . . . George - 15 Mo
. . . . Martha - 11 Mo
1870[2] still in Reynolds Co. living in Lesterville, Mo.
Brewer, Nimrod - 77, b Ga, farmer
. . . . Mary - 71, b Mo
. . . . Hetty - 34, b Mo.
Loydd, Lewis - 20 Mo
. . . . Martha - 20 Mo
She passed away about 1877. It is unknown where she is buried, but they were living in Lesterville, Reynolds Co, Mo in 1870.
Sources
- ↑ 1860 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZM-2H3
- ↑ 1870 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46L-RDV
- 1830 United States Census
- 1840 United States Census
- 1850 United States Census
- 1860 United States Census
- 1870 United States Census
Acknowledgements
- Contributors: Mary Jo Freeman, Donna Mae Smith
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Mason Emerson 
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~3.12%
Robert (Hartwick) Whitener :
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Kimberly S :
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~3.12%
Beverly (Wyatt) Squyres :
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Donna (Smith) Henderson :
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~3.12%
D Colyott :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Cynthia (Hicks) Curtis :
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A183502 [compare], Ancestry member CynthiaHCurtis
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Rita Hicks :
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Karl Johnson :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Sonia (Laramore) Brown :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~0.78%
Gregory (Johnson) Jonason :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JX8042676 [compare], Ancestry member gregjonason
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~0.78%
Jim Brewer :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Darla (Brewer) Real :
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