This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: BREWEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/2V.2ADI/224.1 Message Board Post: Jon, I have been searching for Eli Brewen who left Missouri and is listed in the Pacific Coast Directory as being a blacksmith in Contra Costa County in 1867. I was told by a family member that he had gone to California before the Civil War and was not heard from again. Is Annie related to Eli? I look forward to hearing from you.