HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

Biographical Appendix

T. M. BREWEN

T. M. Brewen, a native of Madison County, Mo., born March 29, 1850, was reared and educated in his native county.  He worked at mining with his father and was also engaged in farming.  He began mining at Mine La Motte, April 27, 1872, separating ore, but soon after contracted on the Iron Mountain Railroad with his father for some time. He then came back to the first division of the old line of the railroad and took a wood contract.  He then returned to Mine La Motte August 27, and was engaged the first two or there months in the mines, and then worked the furnace for three years.  He then went to St. Joe lead mines, where he worked two months and the returned to Mine La Motte, where he was shift boss in the furnace for about two years.  Going to Colorado June 1, 1880, he was occupied in mining at Blue Bird Mines a few months, subsequently being engaged in the smelting works at Golden City for thee months.  December 20, 1880, he returned to the Mine La Motte, resumed mining and smelting until November 15, 1881, when he again promoted furnace boss, but the furnance blowing out October 21, 1883. he then went to Pilot Knob, following mining until January 4, 1884, when by off of the roof of the tunnel he was crippled and detained in the hospital in St. Louis ten months.  Returning to Mine La Motte April 1, 1885, he began mining on his own account, and June 27, 1885, be came a member of the firm of F. M. Tucker & Co., with which he is now connected.  Mr. Brewen was married October 13, 1886, to Miss Hannah Knollhoff, a native of St. Louis and a member of the Lutheran Church.  He is a Democrat, politically, and member of the Mine La Motte Lodge No. 244, I.O.O.F., having passed through the chairs in the subordinate lodge and Mineral Encampment No. 68.