Short Bio [By Lowell A Tuttle, grandson]
Margaret Elizabeth Brewer was born on July 2, 1880 near the small community of Greendale, Washington County, Virginia. Greendale is on Highway 19 [Porterfield Hwy] at the intersection of Rich Valley Rd about 25 miles NE of Bristol and 10 miles NW of Abingdon, the county seat of Washington County.
Her parents were William G. and Margaret Ellen (Humphries) Brewer of Washington County, Virginia. Margaret was the second youngest of the 10 children, her brother, Conley Huston Brewer, was five years younger. The oldest child was her brother James Cummings Brewer who was 19 years older.
In the 1880's two of the boys and two of the girls had moved to Filson, Illinois. The rest of the family lived in the Greendale area until 1898/99. Later, when she was living in Filson, she graduated from nurses training in nearby Mattoon, Illinois.
In a letter she wrote to her sister on her sister's 50th wedding anniversary [married 1891] she relates: "Many years ago in Virginia in a little log cottage by a very high trestle there lived a family by the name of Brewer. There were several children, in fact five boys and five girls in this family." Margaret described herself as … "a little stringy haired and black eyed (almost black skinned, from going bareheaded)" … girl. She further relates comparing herself to her sister: "Oh my, if only I could look like that someday. Of course I couldn't, I was to dark. I tried to wear my sun bonnet but it just wouldn't stay on. I wore sheepskin gloves but my hands got too hot and they wouldn't get white so I hid them behind a log."
[In a letter from Shirley (Tuttle) Sheffield to Mary Jean (Baird) Drechsler, [both nieces to Margaret] dated April 2, 1991, Shirlely states: "He [Frank F. Tuttle] married Aunt Margaret, who was 1/4 Indian blood."
In probably early 1912 she moved to Monrovia, California where her sister, Elizabeth Keziah (Brewer) Elmore, lived. Later in mid-year of 1912 she departed for Filson, Illinois. She worked there until May 8, 1913. Sometime before July of 1914 she was living in Billings, Montana.
On July 4, 1914 Margaret and Frank F. Tuttle were married at a friends house. Margaret and Frank were both 30. The marriage was kept a secret until July 23rd, 1914. She took a position at the Hopewell Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was spotted on July 17 as the local paper relates: July 17, 1914 'Miss Brewer, formerly a nurse in the Hopewell hospital, is visiting Thermopolis friends." [She may have met Frank sometime before she went back to Filson in 1913?]
Frank and Margaret and their two sons lived in Thermopolis until 1933 when the family moved to Vancouver, Washington. [See the Tuttle Narrative for a continuation for Frank and sons]
While living in Thermopolis Margaret was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), at least from March 19,1929. She was frequently the hostess with meetings at her home. She gave prayers and devotion exercises. June 18. 1930 one of her "talks" was "To Your Tents, O Mothers of America". Her husband Frank was one of those "good old boys" who did a lot of social drinking. Also Margaret was a member of the Vesper Chapter No. 19 of the Order of Eastern Star.
At the Grass Creek picnic Sept 18, 1931 held by the Kensington Club for the Vesper Chapter, Frank, Margaret, Edwin, and Russell drove from Thermopolis to attend. At the Oct 14,1932 indoor picnic she had her sons Edwin and Russell along.
Margaret was a very active member of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church (1928? to 1933?). Frequently she was a hostess and/or a lessen speaker. Vary often she gave the beginning or ending prayer. Her Sunday school class, called the Sabie Fun Society, was taught every Thursday at her home. Although she had no daughters she often hosted, taught, or was involved with the Friendly Sisters Society. She was a reading committee leader, secretary reading circle, and a missionary lesson/study leader, etc. Later the Missionary Society met with the Baptist Ladies Aid Society on regular bases.
After moving to Washington she worked for the Vancouver Memorial hospital as a registered nurse for eight years. Then the family lived in Forks Washington a couple of years. She lived in Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for eight years [1941-1949] before her death. Margaret Brewer was a member of the Community church in Battle Ground (Clark Co., WA), always working in every capacity of being a loyal helper.
She was also a member of the Ladies' Aid and for a long time was an ardent worker with young people, having started the nursery on Sunday mornings that meant caring for small children and babies of parents attending church services. She also started a mother's club that meant planning and entertaining many mothers and their small children each month and various holidays. Margaret was a member of the Daughters of Beryl Rebekah, lodge 264 of Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for several years.
Margaret died July 17, 1949 of colon cancer at the age of 59. She had been married just over 35 years.
Margaret Elizabeth Brewer was born on July 2, 1880 near the small community of Greendale, Washington County, Virginia. Greendale is on Highway 19 [Porterfield Hwy] at the intersection of Rich Valley Rd about 25 miles NE of Bristol and 10 miles NW of Abingdon, the county seat of Washington County.
Her parents were William G. and Margaret Ellen (Humphries) Brewer of Washington County, Virginia. Margaret was the second youngest of the 10 children, her brother, Conley Huston Brewer, was five years younger. The oldest child was her brother James Cummings Brewer who was 19 years older.
In the 1880's two of the boys and two of the girls had moved to Filson, Illinois. The rest of the family lived in the Greendale area until 1898/99. Later, when she was living in Filson, she graduated from nurses training in nearby Mattoon, Illinois.
In a letter she wrote to her sister on her sister's 50th wedding anniversary [married 1891] she relates: "Many years ago in Virginia in a little log cottage by a very high trestle there lived a family by the name of Brewer. There were several children, in fact five boys and five girls in this family." Margaret described herself as … "a little stringy haired and black eyed (almost black skinned, from going bareheaded)" … girl. She further relates comparing herself to her sister: "Oh my, if only I could look like that someday. Of course I couldn't, I was to dark. I tried to wear my sun bonnet but it just wouldn't stay on. I wore sheepskin gloves but my hands got too hot and they wouldn't get white so I hid them behind a log."
[In a letter from Shirley (Tuttle) Sheffield to Mary Jean (Baird) Drechsler, [both nieces to Margaret] dated April 2, 1991, Shirlely states: "He [Frank F. Tuttle] married Aunt Margaret, who was 1/4 Indian blood."
In probably early 1912 she moved to Monrovia, California where her sister, Elizabeth Keziah (Brewer) Elmore, lived. Later in mid-year of 1912 she departed for Filson, Illinois. She worked there until May 8, 1913. Sometime before July of 1914 she was living in Billings, Montana.
On July 4, 1914 Margaret and Frank F. Tuttle were married at a friends house. Margaret and Frank were both 30. The marriage was kept a secret until July 23rd, 1914. She took a position at the Hopewell Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was spotted on July 17 as the local paper relates: July 17, 1914 'Miss Brewer, formerly a nurse in the Hopewell hospital, is visiting Thermopolis friends." [She may have met Frank sometime before she went back to Filson in 1913?]
Frank and Margaret and their two sons lived in Thermopolis until 1933 when the family moved to Vancouver, Washington. [See the Tuttle Narrative for a continuation for Frank and sons]
While living in Thermopolis Margaret was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), at least from March 19,1929. She was frequently the hostess with meetings at her home. She gave prayers and devotion exercises. June 18. 1930 one of her "talks" was "To Your Tents, O Mothers of America". Her husband Frank was one of those "good old boys" who did a lot of social drinking. Also Margaret was a member of the Vesper Chapter No. 19 of the Order of Eastern Star.
At the Grass Creek picnic Sept 18, 1931 held by the Kensington Club for the Vesper Chapter, Frank, Margaret, Edwin, and Russell drove from Thermopolis to attend. At the Oct 14,1932 indoor picnic she had her sons Edwin and Russell along.
Margaret was a very active member of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church (1928? to 1933?). Frequently she was a hostess and/or a lessen speaker. Vary often she gave the beginning or ending prayer. Her Sunday school class, called the Sabie Fun Society, was taught every Thursday at her home. Although she had no daughters she often hosted, taught, or was involved with the Friendly Sisters Society. She was a reading committee leader, secretary reading circle, and a missionary lesson/study leader, etc. Later the Missionary Society met with the Baptist Ladies Aid Society on regular bases.
After moving to Washington she worked for the Vancouver Memorial hospital as a registered nurse for eight years. Then the family lived in Forks Washington a couple of years. She lived in Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for eight years [1941-1949] before her death. Margaret Brewer was a member of the Community church in Battle Ground (Clark Co., WA), always working in every capacity of being a loyal helper.
She was also a member of the Ladies' Aid and for a long time was an ardent worker with young people, having started the nursery on Sunday mornings that meant caring for small children and babies of parents attending church services. She also started a mother's club that meant planning and entertaining many mothers and their small children each month and various holidays. Margaret was a member of the Daughters of Beryl Rebekah, lodge 264 of Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for several years.
Margaret died July 17, 1949 of colon cancer at the age of 59. She had been married just over 35 years.
Short Bio [By Lowell A Tuttle, grandson]
Margaret Elizabeth Brewer was born on July 2, 1880 near the small community of Greendale, Washington County, Virginia. Greendale is on Highway 19 [Porterfield Hwy] at the intersection of Rich Valley Rd about 25 miles NE of Bristol and 10 miles NW of Abingdon, the county seat of Washington County.
Her parents were William G. and Margaret Ellen (Humphries) Brewer of Washington County, Virginia. Margaret was the second youngest of the 10 children, her brother, Conley Huston Brewer, was five years younger. The oldest child was her brother James Cummings Brewer who was 19 years older.
In the 1880's two of the boys and two of the girls had moved to Filson, Illinois. The rest of the family lived in the Greendale area until 1898/99. Later, when she was living in Filson, she graduated from nurses training in nearby Mattoon, Illinois.
In a letter she wrote to her sister on her sister's 50th wedding anniversary [married 1891] she relates: "Many years ago in Virginia in a little log cottage by a very high trestle there lived a family by the name of Brewer. There were several children, in fact five boys and five girls in this family." Margaret described herself as … "a little stringy haired and black eyed (almost black skinned, from going bareheaded)" … girl. She further relates comparing herself to her sister: "Oh my, if only I could look like that someday. Of course I couldn't, I was to dark. I tried to wear my sun bonnet but it just wouldn't stay on. I wore sheepskin gloves but my hands got too hot and they wouldn't get white so I hid them behind a log."
[In a letter from Shirley (Tuttle) Sheffield to Mary Jean (Baird) Drechsler, [both nieces to Margaret] dated April 2, 1991, Shirlely states: "He [Frank F. Tuttle] married Aunt Margaret, who was 1/4 Indian blood."
In probably early 1912 she moved to Monrovia, California where her sister, Elizabeth Keziah (Brewer) Elmore, lived. Later in mid-year of 1912 she departed for Filson, Illinois. She worked there until May 8, 1913. Sometime before July of 1914 she was living in Billings, Montana.
On July 4, 1914 Margaret and Frank F. Tuttle were married at a friends house. Margaret and Frank were both 30. The marriage was kept a secret until July 23rd, 1914. She took a position at the Hopewell Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was spotted on July 17 as the local paper relates: July 17, 1914 'Miss Brewer, formerly a nurse in the Hopewell hospital, is visiting Thermopolis friends." [She may have met Frank sometime before she went back to Filson in 1913?]
Frank and Margaret and their two sons lived in Thermopolis until 1933 when the family moved to Vancouver, Washington. [See the Tuttle Narrative for a continuation for Frank and sons]
While living in Thermopolis Margaret was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), at least from March 19,1929. She was frequently the hostess with meetings at her home. She gave prayers and devotion exercises. June 18. 1930 one of her "talks" was "To Your Tents, O Mothers of America". Her husband Frank was one of those "good old boys" who did a lot of social drinking. Also Margaret was a member of the Vesper Chapter No. 19 of the Order of Eastern Star.
At the Grass Creek picnic Sept 18, 1931 held by the Kensington Club for the Vesper Chapter, Frank, Margaret, Edwin, and Russell drove from Thermopolis to attend. At the Oct 14,1932 indoor picnic she had her sons Edwin and Russell along.
Margaret was a very active member of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church (1928? to 1933?). Frequently she was a hostess and/or a lessen speaker. Vary often she gave the beginning or ending prayer. Her Sunday school class, called the Sabie Fun Society, was taught every Thursday at her home. Although she had no daughters she often hosted, taught, or was involved with the Friendly Sisters Society. She was a reading committee leader, secretary reading circle, and a missionary lesson/study leader, etc. Later the Missionary Society met with the Baptist Ladies Aid Society on regular bases.
After moving to Washington she worked for the Vancouver Memorial hospital as a registered nurse for eight years. Then the family lived in Forks Washington a couple of years. She lived in Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for eight years [1941-1949] before her death. Margaret Brewer was a member of the Community church in Battle Ground (Clark Co., WA), always working in every capacity of being a loyal helper.
She was also a member of the Ladies' Aid and for a long time was an ardent worker with young people, having started the nursery on Sunday mornings that meant caring for small children and babies of parents attending church services. She also started a mother's club that meant planning and entertaining many mothers and their small children each month and various holidays. Margaret was a member of the Daughters of Beryl Rebekah, lodge 264 of Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for several years.
Margaret died July 17, 1949 of colon cancer at the age of 59. She had been married just over 35 years.
Margaret Elizabeth Brewer was born on July 2, 1880 near the small community of Greendale, Washington County, Virginia. Greendale is on Highway 19 [Porterfield Hwy] at the intersection of Rich Valley Rd about 25 miles NE of Bristol and 10 miles NW of Abingdon, the county seat of Washington County.
Her parents were William G. and Margaret Ellen (Humphries) Brewer of Washington County, Virginia. Margaret was the second youngest of the 10 children, her brother, Conley Huston Brewer, was five years younger. The oldest child was her brother James Cummings Brewer who was 19 years older.
In the 1880's two of the boys and two of the girls had moved to Filson, Illinois. The rest of the family lived in the Greendale area until 1898/99. Later, when she was living in Filson, she graduated from nurses training in nearby Mattoon, Illinois.
In a letter she wrote to her sister on her sister's 50th wedding anniversary [married 1891] she relates: "Many years ago in Virginia in a little log cottage by a very high trestle there lived a family by the name of Brewer. There were several children, in fact five boys and five girls in this family." Margaret described herself as … "a little stringy haired and black eyed (almost black skinned, from going bareheaded)" … girl. She further relates comparing herself to her sister: "Oh my, if only I could look like that someday. Of course I couldn't, I was to dark. I tried to wear my sun bonnet but it just wouldn't stay on. I wore sheepskin gloves but my hands got too hot and they wouldn't get white so I hid them behind a log."
[In a letter from Shirley (Tuttle) Sheffield to Mary Jean (Baird) Drechsler, [both nieces to Margaret] dated April 2, 1991, Shirlely states: "He [Frank F. Tuttle] married Aunt Margaret, who was 1/4 Indian blood."
In probably early 1912 she moved to Monrovia, California where her sister, Elizabeth Keziah (Brewer) Elmore, lived. Later in mid-year of 1912 she departed for Filson, Illinois. She worked there until May 8, 1913. Sometime before July of 1914 she was living in Billings, Montana.
On July 4, 1914 Margaret and Frank F. Tuttle were married at a friends house. Margaret and Frank were both 30. The marriage was kept a secret until July 23rd, 1914. She took a position at the Hopewell Hospital in Thermopolis, Wyoming. She was spotted on July 17 as the local paper relates: July 17, 1914 'Miss Brewer, formerly a nurse in the Hopewell hospital, is visiting Thermopolis friends." [She may have met Frank sometime before she went back to Filson in 1913?]
Frank and Margaret and their two sons lived in Thermopolis until 1933 when the family moved to Vancouver, Washington. [See the Tuttle Narrative for a continuation for Frank and sons]
While living in Thermopolis Margaret was a member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.), at least from March 19,1929. She was frequently the hostess with meetings at her home. She gave prayers and devotion exercises. June 18. 1930 one of her "talks" was "To Your Tents, O Mothers of America". Her husband Frank was one of those "good old boys" who did a lot of social drinking. Also Margaret was a member of the Vesper Chapter No. 19 of the Order of Eastern Star.
At the Grass Creek picnic Sept 18, 1931 held by the Kensington Club for the Vesper Chapter, Frank, Margaret, Edwin, and Russell drove from Thermopolis to attend. At the Oct 14,1932 indoor picnic she had her sons Edwin and Russell along.
Margaret was a very active member of the Baptist Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist church (1928? to 1933?). Frequently she was a hostess and/or a lessen speaker. Vary often she gave the beginning or ending prayer. Her Sunday school class, called the Sabie Fun Society, was taught every Thursday at her home. Although she had no daughters she often hosted, taught, or was involved with the Friendly Sisters Society. She was a reading committee leader, secretary reading circle, and a missionary lesson/study leader, etc. Later the Missionary Society met with the Baptist Ladies Aid Society on regular bases.
After moving to Washington she worked for the Vancouver Memorial hospital as a registered nurse for eight years. Then the family lived in Forks Washington a couple of years. She lived in Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for eight years [1941-1949] before her death. Margaret Brewer was a member of the Community church in Battle Ground (Clark Co., WA), always working in every capacity of being a loyal helper.
She was also a member of the Ladies' Aid and for a long time was an ardent worker with young people, having started the nursery on Sunday mornings that meant caring for small children and babies of parents attending church services. She also started a mother's club that meant planning and entertaining many mothers and their small children each month and various holidays. Margaret was a member of the Daughters of Beryl Rebekah, lodge 264 of Battle Ground, Clark Co., WA for several years.
Margaret died July 17, 1949 of colon cancer at the age of 59. She had been married just over 35 years.
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