In the person of Tunis Brewer, now nearly 93 years old, St. Louis possesses an old citizen, a brief sketch of whose career will prove interesting.
He was born November 29, 1798, in New York, twelve miles west of Albany, of parents who migrated to that section from Boundbrook, N.J. His father, George Brower, belonged to the New York City family of Knickerbockers, the name being changed by usage to Brewer. His boyhood was spent in farming and milling until 1817 when he moved to Ohio and managed a mill at North Bend, afterwards working on General Harrison's farm. He describes the old General as a vigorous and genial character.
In the spring of 1820, he located in Cincinnati, then a thriving town of 8,000 people, which sent its potatoes, corn, apples, butter, etc., mostly to New Orleans. At Cincinnati, he became a builder and erected many of the early churches, the observatory, the Public Library and a number of the fine residences. There he married, in 1821, Phoebe S., the only daughter of Jonathan Spinning, one of the early settlers, who bore him eleven children, six of whom reached majority and three of whom are still living, Catherine at St. Paul, Emeline at St. Joseph and William W. in this city.
In 1881, he came West to spend the remainder of his days with his son, now living at 4153 Washington avenue. He remembers many of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, among others his uncle Daniel and old General Keyes.
He is still a very vigorous man; has fewer wrinkles than men of 65; his health is perfect; he eats three square meals a day, is using the same spectacles that he used at 50, and is good for a ten-mile walk. He looks as though he would outlive the present century.
He was reared a Free-Will Baptist, was for a short time a Methodist and in 1821 joined the Swedenborgian Church, of which he has been since that date a constant and devoted attendant. From the age of 18 until eight years ago he used tobacco, but he concluded to "reform." He is still awake for business and speaks of "moving out West and settling down and growing up with the country."
His descendants now living are three children, ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. St. Louis Republic, July 20, 1891
In addition to the six children linked below, Tunis and Phoebe had five children who died young:
1. Adeline Brewer, 1824-1825
2. Eliza Brewer, 1826-1828
3. Jonathan Brewer, 1833-1835
4. George Crosby Brewer, 1837-1838
5. Mary Elizabeth Brewer, 1843-1846
Additionally, Tunis and Phoebe foster parented William Henry Folmsbee after his parents died.
∼Name: Tunis Brewer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1799
Death Date: 23 Feb 1893
Death Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
He was born November 29, 1798, in New York, twelve miles west of Albany, of parents who migrated to that section from Boundbrook, N.J. His father, George Brower, belonged to the New York City family of Knickerbockers, the name being changed by usage to Brewer. His boyhood was spent in farming and milling until 1817 when he moved to Ohio and managed a mill at North Bend, afterwards working on General Harrison's farm. He describes the old General as a vigorous and genial character.
In the spring of 1820, he located in Cincinnati, then a thriving town of 8,000 people, which sent its potatoes, corn, apples, butter, etc., mostly to New Orleans. At Cincinnati, he became a builder and erected many of the early churches, the observatory, the Public Library and a number of the fine residences. There he married, in 1821, Phoebe S., the only daughter of Jonathan Spinning, one of the early settlers, who bore him eleven children, six of whom reached majority and three of whom are still living, Catherine at St. Paul, Emeline at St. Joseph and William W. in this city.
In 1881, he came West to spend the remainder of his days with his son, now living at 4153 Washington avenue. He remembers many of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, among others his uncle Daniel and old General Keyes.
He is still a very vigorous man; has fewer wrinkles than men of 65; his health is perfect; he eats three square meals a day, is using the same spectacles that he used at 50, and is good for a ten-mile walk. He looks as though he would outlive the present century.
He was reared a Free-Will Baptist, was for a short time a Methodist and in 1821 joined the Swedenborgian Church, of which he has been since that date a constant and devoted attendant. From the age of 18 until eight years ago he used tobacco, but he concluded to "reform." He is still awake for business and speaks of "moving out West and settling down and growing up with the country."
His descendants now living are three children, ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. St. Louis Republic, July 20, 1891
In addition to the six children linked below, Tunis and Phoebe had five children who died young:
1. Adeline Brewer, 1824-1825
2. Eliza Brewer, 1826-1828
3. Jonathan Brewer, 1833-1835
4. George Crosby Brewer, 1837-1838
5. Mary Elizabeth Brewer, 1843-1846
Additionally, Tunis and Phoebe foster parented William Henry Folmsbee after his parents died.
∼Name: Tunis Brewer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1799
Death Date: 23 Feb 1893
Death Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
In the person of Tunis Brewer, now nearly 93 years old, St. Louis possesses an old citizen, a brief sketch of whose career will prove interesting.
He was born November 29, 1798, in New York, twelve miles west of Albany, of parents who migrated to that section from Boundbrook, N.J. His father, George Brower, belonged to the New York City family of Knickerbockers, the name being changed by usage to Brewer. His boyhood was spent in farming and milling until 1817 when he moved to Ohio and managed a mill at North Bend, afterwards working on General Harrison's farm. He describes the old General as a vigorous and genial character.
In the spring of 1820, he located in Cincinnati, then a thriving town of 8,000 people, which sent its potatoes, corn, apples, butter, etc., mostly to New Orleans. At Cincinnati, he became a builder and erected many of the early churches, the observatory, the Public Library and a number of the fine residences. There he married, in 1821, Phoebe S., the only daughter of Jonathan Spinning, one of the early settlers, who bore him eleven children, six of whom reached majority and three of whom are still living, Catherine at St. Paul, Emeline at St. Joseph and William W. in this city.
In 1881, he came West to spend the remainder of his days with his son, now living at 4153 Washington avenue. He remembers many of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, among others his uncle Daniel and old General Keyes.
He is still a very vigorous man; has fewer wrinkles than men of 65; his health is perfect; he eats three square meals a day, is using the same spectacles that he used at 50, and is good for a ten-mile walk. He looks as though he would outlive the present century.
He was reared a Free-Will Baptist, was for a short time a Methodist and in 1821 joined the Swedenborgian Church, of which he has been since that date a constant and devoted attendant. From the age of 18 until eight years ago he used tobacco, but he concluded to "reform." He is still awake for business and speaks of "moving out West and settling down and growing up with the country."
His descendants now living are three children, ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. St. Louis Republic, July 20, 1891
In addition to the six children linked below, Tunis and Phoebe had five children who died young:
1. Adeline Brewer, 1824-1825
2. Eliza Brewer, 1826-1828
3. Jonathan Brewer, 1833-1835
4. George Crosby Brewer, 1837-1838
5. Mary Elizabeth Brewer, 1843-1846
Additionally, Tunis and Phoebe foster parented William Henry Folmsbee after his parents died.
∼Name: Tunis Brewer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1799
Death Date: 23 Feb 1893
Death Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
He was born November 29, 1798, in New York, twelve miles west of Albany, of parents who migrated to that section from Boundbrook, N.J. His father, George Brower, belonged to the New York City family of Knickerbockers, the name being changed by usage to Brewer. His boyhood was spent in farming and milling until 1817 when he moved to Ohio and managed a mill at North Bend, afterwards working on General Harrison's farm. He describes the old General as a vigorous and genial character.
In the spring of 1820, he located in Cincinnati, then a thriving town of 8,000 people, which sent its potatoes, corn, apples, butter, etc., mostly to New Orleans. At Cincinnati, he became a builder and erected many of the early churches, the observatory, the Public Library and a number of the fine residences. There he married, in 1821, Phoebe S., the only daughter of Jonathan Spinning, one of the early settlers, who bore him eleven children, six of whom reached majority and three of whom are still living, Catherine at St. Paul, Emeline at St. Joseph and William W. in this city.
In 1881, he came West to spend the remainder of his days with his son, now living at 4153 Washington avenue. He remembers many of the soldiers of the Revolutionary War, among others his uncle Daniel and old General Keyes.
He is still a very vigorous man; has fewer wrinkles than men of 65; his health is perfect; he eats three square meals a day, is using the same spectacles that he used at 50, and is good for a ten-mile walk. He looks as though he would outlive the present century.
He was reared a Free-Will Baptist, was for a short time a Methodist and in 1821 joined the Swedenborgian Church, of which he has been since that date a constant and devoted attendant. From the age of 18 until eight years ago he used tobacco, but he concluded to "reform." He is still awake for business and speaks of "moving out West and settling down and growing up with the country."
His descendants now living are three children, ten grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. St. Louis Republic, July 20, 1891
In addition to the six children linked below, Tunis and Phoebe had five children who died young:
1. Adeline Brewer, 1824-1825
2. Eliza Brewer, 1826-1828
3. Jonathan Brewer, 1833-1835
4. George Crosby Brewer, 1837-1838
5. Mary Elizabeth Brewer, 1843-1846
Additionally, Tunis and Phoebe foster parented William Henry Folmsbee after his parents died.
∼Name: Tunis Brewer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1799
Death Date: 23 Feb 1893
Death Place: St Louis, St Louis, Missouri, USA
Gravesite Details
Per the Bellefontaine Cemetery book, he was buried there February 25, 1893, but was removed on February 5, 1909 to an unknown location.
Family Members
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