Lula (Goins) Brewer (1885 - 1970)

Born 10 Mar 1885 in North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Solomon Chavis — married 8 May 1903 in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Wife of John Epperson Huff — married 6 Apr 1914 (to 10 Apr 1928) in Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1970 at age 85 in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Lula (Goins) Brewer is a part of US Black heritage.

Lula was born 10 Mar 1885 (indicated in profile as exact). However, her grave marker indicated a birth date of 18 Mar 1885. She passed away 20 Apr 1970 and was buried in the Huff Family Cemetery, Henrico, Northampton County, North Carolina.

The marriage recorded for Lula Goings to Solomon Chavis on 8 May 1903 in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, according to the indexed entry indicated her father as Mathew Goings and her mother as Jennie Goings. Noted for her groom, Solomon Chavis, were Clem Chavis and Polly Chavis.

Lula's marriage to John Huff apparently was on 6 Apr 1914 in Northampton, North Carolina (source needed; record not located in FamilySearch.org). In the 1920 census Lula (age 38) was the wife of J C Huff in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina.^[1] John died in 1928.

In the 1930 census Lula (age 45) was the wife of Willie Brewer on River Road, Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, United States.^[2] In the 1940 census Lula (age 56) was the wife of William Brewer in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina.^[3] In the 1950 census Lula (age 65) was the wife of Willie Brewer in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, United States.^[4]

Lula, son of Madison Goings & Jennie Peterson, died (age 85) on 20 April 1970 in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, United States.^[5][6] She was buried in Huff Family Cemetery, Henrico, Northampton County, North Carolina, United States.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1313; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 71
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #32777891 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lula Huff (38), wife, in household of J C Huff (27) in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
2. ↑ 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341444
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #75994693 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lula Brewer (45), wife, in household of Willie Brewer (48) on River Road, Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
3. ↑ 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1940; Census Place: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02952; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 66-2
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #153990057 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lula Brewer (56), wife, in household of William Brewer (57) in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina. Born in North Carolina.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina; Roll: 1713; Sheet Number: 71; Enumeration District: 66-3
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #150495983 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lula Brewer (65), wife, in household of Willie Brewer (70) in Gaston, Northampton, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
5. ↑ Death: "North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976"
   North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1121 #639696 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lual Brewer death 20 Apr 1970 (born 10 Mar 1885), son of Madison Goings & Jennie Peterson, in Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.
6. ↑ Death: "U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014"
   Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
   Ancestry Record 3693 #6750826 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Lula Brewer death Apr 1970 (born 10 Mar 1886) residing at 27842, Henrico, Northampton, North Carolina, USA.
7. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #229404455 (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Memorial page for Lula Goins Huff Brewer (18 Mar 1885-20 Apr 1970), citing Huff Family Cemetery, Henrico, Northampton County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by DLee (contributor 49725368).
   Ancestry Record 60525 #198896175 (accessed 18 February 2023)

• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9J-R3GQ [note: the image number was not yet located for examination on 6 Dec 2021] : 9 March 2021), Solomon Chavis and Lula Goings, 8 May 1903; citing Northampton, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm
• North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates
• Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.