1840 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee

  And. J. Brewer
  1 Male under 5
  1 Male 20-29
  2 Females under 5
  1 Female 20-29

1850 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee - District 11

    535 540
    A. J. Brewer      35 M  Farmer   800 Tennessee
    July Ann          33 F               Tenn
    Mary              13 F               Tenn
    William           12 M               Tenn
    Louisa             9 F               Tenn
    John               8 M               Tenn
    Thomas             6 M               Tenn
    Henry             16 M  Farmer       Tenn

1853 - Wayne County, Tennessee County Court Minutes
September 1848 - June 1854
Special Thanks to Edgar D. Byler for transcription

  [page 332] Monday March 7, 1853
  It appearing to the Court here that Henry BREWER late of said County is dead and that 
  application being made by Henry J. BREWER to have Letters of Administration granted to 
  him upon said Estate It is therefore ordered by the Court that Letters Issue to said 
  Henry J BREWER upon said Estate and the said Henry J. BREWER came into Court and 
  entered into bond in the sum of five hundred dollars with Andrew J BREWER his security 
  which was approved of by the Court and the said Henry J BREWER and Andrew J BREWER 
  acknowledged the execution of said bond in open Court And whereupon the said Henry J BREWER 
  took the necessary oath for his qualification.

1860 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
District #11 - 10 July 1860

  565 565
  A. J. Brewer    45 M Farmer 4500 3195 Tenn
  Julia E.        43 F                  Ky.
  John R. N.      17 M Farm Laborer     Tenn
  Thomas H.       14 M                  Tenn

1870 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
District #11 - 27 Aug 1870

  105 105
  Brewer, A. J.   55 M Farmer    1375   Tenn
  Julia E.        53 F                  Tenn
  Jane            21 F Dom. Servant     Tenn

From Garry Wayne Brewer:

From Chancery Court Loose Records 1890-1899 Wayne County, Tennessee:  Plaintiff James A. Smith
Defendant B.F.Arnett  Daniel B. Smith a person of unsound mind, who sues by James H. Smith his next
kin, both resident of Wayne County against B.F. Arnett, a resident of the state of Texas, R.C.
Martin, Julia A. Brewer and S. James Arnett, citizens of Wayne County.  From case records: That at
the signing of the deed Jane Brewer was old and illiterate could neither read nor write and that
Daniel B. Smith was a person of unsound mind. That in January 1894, shortly after Jane Brewer died
and at the request of R.C. Martin trustee W.L. Bromley, sold land to the hightest bidder and
R.C.Martin, bid same off (note: Daniel B. Smith, James H. Smith, Julia A. Brewer,are brothers and
sister, B.F.Arnett is an brother in law, husband of Sarah Smith, Richard Smith and Harriett Smith
must have died by this date.  Jane Virginia Wilson, first married Spencer Smith, then Andrew Jackson
Brewer, Andrew Jackso n Brewer is the father of W.A. Brewer, who married Jane's daughter Julia. Jane
Virginia Wilson sister Elizabeth was married to George W. Brewer, father of Richard M. Brewer who
stated in this case the following:  November 12, 1897 Wayne County: R.M. Brewer, I am 54 years old
and live within two miles from Waynesboro, a farmer. I was born and rasied on Butlers Creek and lived
there until 1891, and live where I now live since then. I am my own cousin to Dan and James H. Smith,
Jane Brewer was my Aunt. they didn't swap the land that was willed to them.