My Grandmother; She was the daughter of Wiley Essex and Matilda Frances Davidson. I don't know a
thing about her as she died before I was born. My mother told me that she was a very tiny lady. When I
went thru her bible she had little locks of hair from all her babies that she had lost, Oh how she must
of grieved over them. She wrote the date, time and year each child was born and how much they weighed and same thing for there deaths. They had all boys.
On her m/cer it gave her age as 20.
Taken from the Muscatine Iowa Journal Monday July 3, 1933 front page;
Sarah Brewer
Taken by Death
---------------
End Comes Sunday at Mt.
Pleasant; Funeral Services
Will Be Wednesday
-------------------------
Mrs. Sarah E. Brewer, 55, of rural route No. 3, died at Mt. Pleasant at after a long illness.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, the daughter of Wiley and Matildy Essex and had spent the past 20 years of her life in Muscatine County.
She is survived by her husband F. M. Brewer; five children, Rufus F., Archie J., Donald L.,Walter A., and William A. Brewer, all of Muscatine County; three brothers E. T. and William Essex, both of Rock Island County, O. S. Terry of Muscatine.
The body is at the George Wittich Funeral Home, 210 Cedar street, and will remain there for funeral services by the Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of United Brethren church. Burial will be in the Essex cemetery in Illinois.
Notes from June Brewer Welsch Sarah Brewer was my grandmother she died 2 July 1933. Sarah's maiden names was Essex.
On her m/record it said she was born in Illinois and her parents were Wiley Essex and Matilda Davis it should be Davidson. She also could write.
thing about her as she died before I was born. My mother told me that she was a very tiny lady. When I
went thru her bible she had little locks of hair from all her babies that she had lost, Oh how she must
of grieved over them. She wrote the date, time and year each child was born and how much they weighed and same thing for there deaths. They had all boys.
On her m/cer it gave her age as 20.
Taken from the Muscatine Iowa Journal Monday July 3, 1933 front page;
Sarah Brewer
Taken by Death
---------------
End Comes Sunday at Mt.
Pleasant; Funeral Services
Will Be Wednesday
-------------------------
Mrs. Sarah E. Brewer, 55, of rural route No. 3, died at Mt. Pleasant at after a long illness.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, the daughter of Wiley and Matildy Essex and had spent the past 20 years of her life in Muscatine County.
She is survived by her husband F. M. Brewer; five children, Rufus F., Archie J., Donald L.,Walter A., and William A. Brewer, all of Muscatine County; three brothers E. T. and William Essex, both of Rock Island County, O. S. Terry of Muscatine.
The body is at the George Wittich Funeral Home, 210 Cedar street, and will remain there for funeral services by the Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of United Brethren church. Burial will be in the Essex cemetery in Illinois.
Notes from June Brewer Welsch Sarah Brewer was my grandmother she died 2 July 1933. Sarah's maiden names was Essex.
On her m/record it said she was born in Illinois and her parents were Wiley Essex and Matilda Davis it should be Davidson. She also could write.
My Grandmother; She was the daughter of Wiley Essex and Matilda Frances Davidson. I don't know a
thing about her as she died before I was born. My mother told me that she was a very tiny lady. When I
went thru her bible she had little locks of hair from all her babies that she had lost, Oh how she must
of grieved over them. She wrote the date, time and year each child was born and how much they weighed and same thing for there deaths. They had all boys.
On her m/cer it gave her age as 20.
Taken from the Muscatine Iowa Journal Monday July 3, 1933 front page;
Sarah Brewer
Taken by Death
---------------
End Comes Sunday at Mt.
Pleasant; Funeral Services
Will Be Wednesday
-------------------------
Mrs. Sarah E. Brewer, 55, of rural route No. 3, died at Mt. Pleasant at after a long illness.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, the daughter of Wiley and Matildy Essex and had spent the past 20 years of her life in Muscatine County.
She is survived by her husband F. M. Brewer; five children, Rufus F., Archie J., Donald L.,Walter A., and William A. Brewer, all of Muscatine County; three brothers E. T. and William Essex, both of Rock Island County, O. S. Terry of Muscatine.
The body is at the George Wittich Funeral Home, 210 Cedar street, and will remain there for funeral services by the Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of United Brethren church. Burial will be in the Essex cemetery in Illinois.
Notes from June Brewer Welsch Sarah Brewer was my grandmother she died 2 July 1933. Sarah's maiden names was Essex.
On her m/record it said she was born in Illinois and her parents were Wiley Essex and Matilda Davis it should be Davidson. She also could write.
thing about her as she died before I was born. My mother told me that she was a very tiny lady. When I
went thru her bible she had little locks of hair from all her babies that she had lost, Oh how she must
of grieved over them. She wrote the date, time and year each child was born and how much they weighed and same thing for there deaths. They had all boys.
On her m/cer it gave her age as 20.
Taken from the Muscatine Iowa Journal Monday July 3, 1933 front page;
Sarah Brewer
Taken by Death
---------------
End Comes Sunday at Mt.
Pleasant; Funeral Services
Will Be Wednesday
-------------------------
Mrs. Sarah E. Brewer, 55, of rural route No. 3, died at Mt. Pleasant at after a long illness.
Mrs. Brewer was born in Rock Island County, Illinois, the daughter of Wiley and Matildy Essex and had spent the past 20 years of her life in Muscatine County.
She is survived by her husband F. M. Brewer; five children, Rufus F., Archie J., Donald L.,Walter A., and William A. Brewer, all of Muscatine County; three brothers E. T. and William Essex, both of Rock Island County, O. S. Terry of Muscatine.
The body is at the George Wittich Funeral Home, 210 Cedar street, and will remain there for funeral services by the Rev. Ira Hawley, pastor of United Brethren church. Burial will be in the Essex cemetery in Illinois.
Notes from June Brewer Welsch Sarah Brewer was my grandmother she died 2 July 1933. Sarah's maiden names was Essex.
On her m/record it said she was born in Illinois and her parents were Wiley Essex and Matilda Davis it should be Davidson. She also could write.
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