"Black Snake John" Brewer Family Photos

"BLACK SNAKE JOHN" BREWER
1852-1920
Kentucky
Shared by Karen ➚

John was born 10 Apr 1852 in Owsley County, Kentucky to Joab Brewer and Lucy Slatton. He remained in east-central Kentucky for the whole of his life, though in various counties (Jackson, Rockcastle, Madison, and Whitely) as boundaries changes or he moved. He married Kentucky native, Margaret "Maggie" Picket, in 1871. Maggie, daughter of James H Pickett and Nancy Marshall, was born 26 Aug 1853 in Scott County. She was 18 and John was 19 when they tied the knot. John was a baptist preacher and, clearly, had very strong convictions about religion, as indicated in my article entitled "Black Snake John" Brewer. It sounds like he was quite a character! I have no idea where he got his nickname, and have not been able to locate anyone who knows. He passed away on 10 Feb 1920 in Whitley County, Kentucky at the age of 67. Maggie outlived Black Snake John by over 25 years, and died on 12 Jun 1946 in the same county, at the age of 92. Both were buried in the Perkins Cemetery, near Woodbine, Knox County, Kentucky. The headstone photos for John ➚ and Maggie ➚ can be viewed on the Find A Grave website.

For photos showing him with his relationship to other close family members, go to Howell Cobb Brewer Family Photos.

BLACK SNAKE JOHN'S ANCESTRY Howell Brewer Sr b 1724 Surrey County, Virginia d. after 1790 Chatham County, North Carolina? ↓ Ambrose Brewer b 1753 Brunswick County, Virginia d 1855 Hancock County, Tennessee ↓ Howell Cobb Brewer b 1790 Moore County, North Carolina d Sturgeon, Owsley County, Kentucky ↓ Joab Brewer b. 1812 Moore County, North Carolina d. Hawkins County, Tennessee? ↓ John C "Black Snake John" Brewer b. 1852 Owsley County, Kentucky d. 1920 Whitely County, Kentucky

RELATIONSHIP TO ISAAC BREWER Howell Brewer Sr b. 1724 Surrey County, Virginia d. after 1790 Chatham County, North Carolina? ↓ Howell Brewer Jr b. 1742 Brunswick County, Virginia d. Western Tennessee ↓ Isaac Brewer b. 1763 Wilkes County, Georgia d. 1852 Silver Run, Talladega County, Alabama Isaac was a 1st cousin of John's grandfather. (1st cousin twice removed to John)