Emily J. Brewer

http://kykinfolk.org/floyd/Photos/PhotoPage3.htm Picture: L - R Emily Jane Akers Brewer, Mary Elizabeth Akers Keathley, Matilda Akers Lewis

Emily Jane Akers was born in 1847 in Kentucky, most likely in Floyd County. She was the daughter of Jonathan Wesley Akers and Sally Howell. She married Benjamin Brewer. After her husband's death, she moved to Cass County, Missouri. Later, after 1900, she moved to Douglas County, Washington. She died on December 13, 1909 in Bridgeport, Douglas County, Washington

In some sources, her name is listed as Emily J. Akers, in some it is Emily Jane, and in others it is Jane Emily. Her gravestone reads Jane E.

Emily Akers appeared on the census of 1850 at Floyd County, Kentucky, listed as Emily J. age 3 living in home of father. She appeared on the census of 1860 at Floyd County, Kentucky, listed as Jane age 11 living in home of father. In the 1870 census at Floyd County, Kentucky, listed as Emily J. Brewer, living with her husband and son John, five months old. In the census of 1880 at Floyd County, Kentucky, she is listed as Emily Brewer, a widow aged 30, with 6 children. In the 1900 census, taken at Cass County, Missouri, she was listed as a widow, age 50, who had seven children, six still living.

Children of Jane Emily Akers and Benjamin Brewer:

• John Brewer, born c.1870, Floyd Co., KY.
• Robert E. Brewer, married Nettie Campbell
• James Brewer
• Sarah E. Brewer
• Richard Benjamin Brewer (1877-1917)
• Mary J. Brewer
• Pricey Brewer

Links to additional material:

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28549742
• Residence: 1850 - Floyd county, Floyd, Kentucky, USA
  • Updated from 1850 United States Federal Census via Elizabeth Akers by SmartCopy: Apr 28 2015, 14:22:53 UTC