Descendants of Elizabeth Caroline Brewer

Elizabeth Caroline Brewer (1855-before 1910) was the daughter of Wiley Brewer and the wife of James C. Potts (1851-1925).  Elizabeth was born in Chatham County, NC, moved to Alexander County, NC, and eventually to Watauga County, NC.  Some members of the family migrated to Avery County, NC and eastern Tennessee.  We have no photos of Elizabeth Caroline, but her first born child, Minnie Bertha Potts (1877-1955), is pictured below on the right.  Minnie married Henry Walter Tate (1863-1945).  Hattie Lena Potts (1880-1952) also was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Potts.  She is pictured below on the left.  Hattie married Roby Lee Townsend (1883-1971).  

James Walter Potts (1885-1959) was the son of James and Elizabeth Potts.  He married Etta Mae Brinkley.

We honor our most senior living descendants.  James Dale Treadway (born 1933) is the great grandson of Elizabeth Caroline Brewer Potts, grandson of Minnie Bertha Potts Tate, and son of Mary Lenora Tate Treadway (1899-1944).  Jim served his country with a career in the US Army and retired as a Colonel.

The Terrell Brewer Family of Chatham County, North Carolina

Our family migrated from Virginia to Chatham/Orange County, North Carolina in the late 1700s.  From the 1830s to 1860s, branches of our family moved to Tennessee, Kentucky, and Alexander County, NC.  But many members stayed and flourished in Chatham County.  Below is a Brewer family home in Chatham County.  The house was built about 1895 and was owned by the descendants of Terrell Brewer, Jr. and Ada Alice Phillips Brewer. 

Terrell Brewer, Jr.'s father was Terrell Brewer, Sr.  Terrell, Sr. (1828- before 1870) married Mary Brewer, the daughter of Jeremiah Brewer likely a relative of Benjamin Brewer.  Terrell, Sr. was the brother of our Wiley Brewer.  Wiley and Terrell, Sr. both fought in the Civil War.

Next door to the Brewer homestead above was Brewer's Grocery and Grill until the 1960s when it burned.  Today Brewer's Grill, owned by Raymond Brewer, is located about six miles away in Bear Creek, Chatham County. We dined at Brewer's Grill in December 2013.  Today a Brewer's Grocery is in Mooresville, NC and in the 1940s Brewer's Garage was located in Florida--both owned by members of our family.  You can see pictures of these businesses on this blog.

The Fall Creek Baptist Church, established in 1799, in Bennett, Chatham County plays a big part in our family's history.  Terrell Brewer, Jr.'s house, no longer standing, originally was across the street from this church.

You seldom see pictures of cemeteries on this blog, but the cemetery behind the Fall Creek Baptist Church is special.  At least 57 of the stones bear the surname of Brewer, more than any other we've found in this nation.  We can be sure many with other surnames in the cemetery are from related families.  We're identifying those markers now.  The neighboring pasture seems to add to the peace.

Ira Caswell Brewer (1866-1939), shown first below, was the son of Terrell Brewer, Sr. and Mary Brewer.  His wife was Betty Alexander (1879-1947), shown second below.  

Telemicus Colon "TC" Brewer (born 1919) is the son of Ira Caswell Brewer (1866-1939) and grandson of Terrell and Mary Brewer.  TC likely is the oldest surviving descendant of our Benjamin Brewer (1802-1853).  Pictured with TC is Kristle Craven Nance.  Kristle, the niece of TC by marriage, is a descendant of George Brewer (about 1800-1847).  Shown second below is TC as a child.  We believe Benjamin and George were either brothers or cousins.  We've discovered many interconnections within our family, but there are more to discover.

TC Brewer, celebrating his 100th birthday, is shown below with his daughter, Brenda Cole Brewer Arrington.  To our knowledge TC is the only descendant of Terrell Brewer to have reached the century mark.

Norman Everett Brewer, Lieutenant, US Navy (1925-1949) was a pilot in the US Navy.  He served his nation in World War II and in the years following the war.  Click on the following newspaper article to expand it for easier reading.