Winfield Scott Brewer

Winfield Scott Brewer

• Winfield Scott Brewer was born in August 1851 in Alpine, Kent County, Michigan.
• He married Abigail Caroline Eddy, daughter of Edwin M. Eddy, on 1 January 1873 in Ottawa County, Michigan.
• Winfield Scott Brewer became a widower at the 15 August 1875 death of his wife Abigail Caroline Eddy.
• He married Josephine Burtch on 1 January 1877 in Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, about seven years after the birth of their daughter Sylvia, with David Engle officiating, with witnesses Albert and Wallace Burtch.
• Winfield Scott Brewer and Josephine Burtch appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Grant, Newayto County, Michigan. Other members of the household included Sylvia A. Brewer and Raymond Brewer. Also, Winfield Brewer, (age 24, unmarried) is enumerated in Grant in the adjacent household as a boarder employed as a sawyer in a mill.
• Winfield Scott Brewer and Josephine Burtch appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Boardman, Columbus County, North Carolina, enumerated not far from household where Sylvia's future husband Frank Covington and his brother Laurin were living with other partners in their drygoods sales business.. Other members of the household included Sylvia A. Brewer. And boarding in the household was Emma Stone (age 14).
• He was superintendent of a saw mill, according to the 1900 census.
• Winfield Scott Brewer became a widower at the 11 November 1907 death of his wife Josephine Burtch.
• Robert Frank Covington and Sylvia A. Brewer appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Boardman, North Carolina. Other members of the household included Winfield Scott Brewer, Winnie Covington and Robert Scott Covington. In a short time, Frank's father-in-law Winfield Scott Brewer will marry Frank's younger sister Mary Jane "Jennie" Covington.
• He was employed by a saw mill as a lumberman, according to the 1910 census.
• He married Mary Jean Covington, daughter of Charles Frank Covington and Mary Jane Barrentine, circa 1910. Winfield was the father of Jennie's older brother Frank's wife Sylvia Brewer..
• Winfield Scott Brewer and Mary Jean Covington appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina, at 214 Parsonage Street enumerated a few households from Jennie's parents.. Other members of the household included Mary Elizabeth Brewer.
• He was employed as manager of a lumber mill, according to the 1920 census.
• Winfield Scott Brewer and Mary Jean Covington appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, at 117 East Columbus Street. Other members of the household included Mary Elizabeth Brewer. Also in the household was one male boarder.
• He was employed as carpenter, according to the 1930 census.
• Winfield Scott Brewer died on 5 May 1935 at age 83 in Bolton, Columbus County, North Carolina.
• Mary Jean Covington became a widow at his death.
• He was interred at Boardman Baptist Church Cemetery, Evergreen, Columbus County, North Carolina.
• Research Note: In 1870 Winfield Brewer (age 18) is enumerated working on the farm of (an uncle?) Francis Brewer, in Alpine, Michigan, next to the household Josephine "Birch" (age 16) with her parents Hiram & Annis. Winfield S. Brewer's marriage to Josie A. Burtch is recorded as 1 January 1877 in Grand Rapids. To further confuse matters, his marriage to Abigail C. Eddy is recorded as 11 January 1873 in Ottawa County, Michigan.

• Last Edited: 27 Sep 2015