Elsie Elizabeth (Stephens) Brewer (1886 - 1961)

Born 19 Feb 1886 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Wayne Brewer — married 1 Feb 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA

Descendants

Died 27 May 1961 at age 75 in Sanatorium, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Elsie (Stephens) Brewer is buried in Goodwater Cemetery.

Biography

Elsie Elizabeth Stephens was born on Feb 19, 1886 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA as the second child of Franklin Goldware Stephens and Texas Jones.

She had eight siblings, namely: James Monroe, John Wiley, Mattie, Ella, Ida, Hettie, Anse McLaurin, and Ola.

She died on May 27, 1961 in Sanatorium, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 75). ^[1]

When she was 13, she married Robert Wayne "Bob" Brewer on Feb 01, 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

Elsie Elizabeth Stephens lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 15; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Beat 2, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 55; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife). Race: (White)

She was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Goodwater Cemetery). ^[3]

Robert Wayne "Bob" Brewer and Elsie Elizabeth Stephens had the following children:

1. Mattie Mae Brewer was born on May 13, 1901 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 31, 1922 (Age at Death: 21).
2. Goldware Brewer was born on Aug 11, 1902 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 03, 1980 (Age at Death: 77). He married Mattie Hazel Ainsworth on Nov 22, 1941.
3. Wallace L Brewer was born on Oct 10, 1904 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 08, 1951 (Age at Death: 46).
4. Charles Sidney Brewer was born on Jun 22, 1906 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 26, 1971 (Age at Death: 64).
5. Elora Brewer was born about 1907 in Mississippi, USA.
6. Zona Brewer was born on Oct 13, 1909 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 17, 1997 (Age at Death: 87).
7. Robert N. Brewer was born on Sep 14, 1914 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 07, 1965 (Age at Death: 50).
8. Hettie Marie Brewer was born on Oct 02, 1915 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Nov 26, 2002 (Age at Death: 87). She married J. D. Brown on Jul 30, 1933 (date on headstone).
9. Lorena Brewer was born on Oct 03, 1921 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 03, 1989 (Age at Death: 67).

Research Notes

Never found a 1900 census for Franklin Goldware Stephens and wife Texas Jones. F G Stephens dies prior to the 1910 census. The marriage certificate for daughter, Elsie Elizabeth Stephens validates her as being a child of F G Stephens. Bishop-4082 23:47, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Elsie Elizabeth Stephens Brewer
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z636-TFZM : 16 May 2020), Miss Elsie Stephens in entry for Mr R W Brewer, 1 Feb 1900; citing Marriage, Simpson, Mississippi, United States, 00202, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39486481/elsie-elizabeth-brewer : accessed 01 February 2022), memorial page for Elsie Elizabeth Stephens Brewer (19 Feb 1886–27 May 1961), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39486481, citing Goodwater Church Cemetery, Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-QD2 : accessed 4 September 2015), Elsie E Brewer in household of Robert W Brewer, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 121, sheet 9A, family 160, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,771.