When the vault was completed, the first bodies deposited within the walls were those of the father and mother of Mr. Brewster's wife, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, a venerable couple well known in the early days of Pittsburg, after whom Cecil Alley in the First Ward was named. Then other members of the Cecil family, and Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, and descendants of both families were buried there and the marble shelves in the vault rapidly filled up.
There are two distinct periods of Egyptian architecture in the cemetery. The first, which has left few remains, came in the early and middle nineteenth century; the second, whose remains are abundant, was mostly in the early twentieth century. The Charles Brewer mausoleum is a rare example of the earlier period, a mausoleum dating from about 1850. It is very different from the Hollywood-set Egyptian of the later period. Like most of the earliest mausoleums in the Allegheny Cemetery, it is dug into a hillside. The tapering pilasters and flanking obelisks mark the Egyptian character. Names and death dates of the various Brewer family members are engraved on the bases of the obelisks.
See Charles Brewer (Find a Grave Memorial #122205065)
Charles Brewer Mausoleum – list of internments
(12 shelves in the vault)
1. Charles Brewer - #122205065
2. Maria (Mary) Cecil Brewer - #122205071 (Charles’s spouse)
3. William Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s father)
4. Mary Morley Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s mother)
5. Susanna Cecil - #122224067 (Mary’s sister)
6. Charlotte Sophia Cecil Hern - #122387396 (Mary’s sister)
7. John Hern - #122387400 (Charlotte’s husband)
Charlotte and John’s children –
8. Charlotte A Hern - #122387395
9. Mary C Hern - #122387404
10. Sophia E Hern - #122387405
11. Frances E Hern Burnside - #122207964
John J Hern - #122387401 – he is listed on the small monument on the side of the vault but it’s been documented that the vault was sealed in 1882 upon the death of his sister Frances so it’s doubtful he is here. He married a catholic and it appears that she and most of their adult children are buried in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery. It also appears that they may have had infant twins (Emma and Lewis R. Hern) that were buried together here in 1869 which, assuming they share a shelf, makes up all the shelves in the vault.
William Cecil Jr. - #122224068 (Mary’s brother) - not listed on vault
There are two distinct periods of Egyptian architecture in the cemetery. The first, which has left few remains, came in the early and middle nineteenth century; the second, whose remains are abundant, was mostly in the early twentieth century. The Charles Brewer mausoleum is a rare example of the earlier period, a mausoleum dating from about 1850. It is very different from the Hollywood-set Egyptian of the later period. Like most of the earliest mausoleums in the Allegheny Cemetery, it is dug into a hillside. The tapering pilasters and flanking obelisks mark the Egyptian character. Names and death dates of the various Brewer family members are engraved on the bases of the obelisks.
See Charles Brewer (Find a Grave Memorial #122205065)
Charles Brewer Mausoleum – list of internments
(12 shelves in the vault)
1. Charles Brewer - #122205065
2. Maria (Mary) Cecil Brewer - #122205071 (Charles’s spouse)
3. William Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s father)
4. Mary Morley Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s mother)
5. Susanna Cecil - #122224067 (Mary’s sister)
6. Charlotte Sophia Cecil Hern - #122387396 (Mary’s sister)
7. John Hern - #122387400 (Charlotte’s husband)
Charlotte and John’s children –
8. Charlotte A Hern - #122387395
9. Mary C Hern - #122387404
10. Sophia E Hern - #122387405
11. Frances E Hern Burnside - #122207964
John J Hern - #122387401 – he is listed on the small monument on the side of the vault but it’s been documented that the vault was sealed in 1882 upon the death of his sister Frances so it’s doubtful he is here. He married a catholic and it appears that she and most of their adult children are buried in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery. It also appears that they may have had infant twins (Emma and Lewis R. Hern) that were buried together here in 1869 which, assuming they share a shelf, makes up all the shelves in the vault.
William Cecil Jr. - #122224068 (Mary’s brother) - not listed on vault
When the vault was completed, the first bodies deposited within the walls were those of the father and mother of Mr. Brewster's wife, Mr. and Mrs. Cecil, a venerable couple well known in the early days of Pittsburg, after whom Cecil Alley in the First Ward was named. Then other members of the Cecil family, and Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, and descendants of both families were buried there and the marble shelves in the vault rapidly filled up.
There are two distinct periods of Egyptian architecture in the cemetery. The first, which has left few remains, came in the early and middle nineteenth century; the second, whose remains are abundant, was mostly in the early twentieth century. The Charles Brewer mausoleum is a rare example of the earlier period, a mausoleum dating from about 1850. It is very different from the Hollywood-set Egyptian of the later period. Like most of the earliest mausoleums in the Allegheny Cemetery, it is dug into a hillside. The tapering pilasters and flanking obelisks mark the Egyptian character. Names and death dates of the various Brewer family members are engraved on the bases of the obelisks.
See Charles Brewer (Find a Grave Memorial #122205065)
Charles Brewer Mausoleum – list of internments
(12 shelves in the vault)
1. Charles Brewer - #122205065
2. Maria (Mary) Cecil Brewer - #122205071 (Charles’s spouse)
3. William Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s father)
4. Mary Morley Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s mother)
5. Susanna Cecil - #122224067 (Mary’s sister)
6. Charlotte Sophia Cecil Hern - #122387396 (Mary’s sister)
7. John Hern - #122387400 (Charlotte’s husband)
Charlotte and John’s children –
8. Charlotte A Hern - #122387395
9. Mary C Hern - #122387404
10. Sophia E Hern - #122387405
11. Frances E Hern Burnside - #122207964
John J Hern - #122387401 – he is listed on the small monument on the side of the vault but it’s been documented that the vault was sealed in 1882 upon the death of his sister Frances so it’s doubtful he is here. He married a catholic and it appears that she and most of their adult children are buried in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery. It also appears that they may have had infant twins (Emma and Lewis R. Hern) that were buried together here in 1869 which, assuming they share a shelf, makes up all the shelves in the vault.
William Cecil Jr. - #122224068 (Mary’s brother) - not listed on vault
There are two distinct periods of Egyptian architecture in the cemetery. The first, which has left few remains, came in the early and middle nineteenth century; the second, whose remains are abundant, was mostly in the early twentieth century. The Charles Brewer mausoleum is a rare example of the earlier period, a mausoleum dating from about 1850. It is very different from the Hollywood-set Egyptian of the later period. Like most of the earliest mausoleums in the Allegheny Cemetery, it is dug into a hillside. The tapering pilasters and flanking obelisks mark the Egyptian character. Names and death dates of the various Brewer family members are engraved on the bases of the obelisks.
See Charles Brewer (Find a Grave Memorial #122205065)
Charles Brewer Mausoleum – list of internments
(12 shelves in the vault)
1. Charles Brewer - #122205065
2. Maria (Mary) Cecil Brewer - #122205071 (Charles’s spouse)
3. William Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s father)
4. Mary Morley Cecil - #210076455 (Mary’s mother)
5. Susanna Cecil - #122224067 (Mary’s sister)
6. Charlotte Sophia Cecil Hern - #122387396 (Mary’s sister)
7. John Hern - #122387400 (Charlotte’s husband)
Charlotte and John’s children –
8. Charlotte A Hern - #122387395
9. Mary C Hern - #122387404
10. Sophia E Hern - #122387405
11. Frances E Hern Burnside - #122207964
John J Hern - #122387401 – he is listed on the small monument on the side of the vault but it’s been documented that the vault was sealed in 1882 upon the death of his sister Frances so it’s doubtful he is here. He married a catholic and it appears that she and most of their adult children are buried in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Cemetery. It also appears that they may have had infant twins (Emma and Lewis R. Hern) that were buried together here in 1869 which, assuming they share a shelf, makes up all the shelves in the vault.
William Cecil Jr. - #122224068 (Mary’s brother) - not listed on vault
Inscription
Charles Brewer Mausoleum
Gravesite Details
Interned in the Charles Brewer Mausoleum - situated just off the main road leading from the Butler street entrance - a short distance from the gate. It is one of the oldest sepulchers -constructed shortly after the cemetery was established.
Family Members
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