Alta Lee ChambersAge: 87 years1876–1964
- Name
- Alta Lee Chambers
- Given names
- Alta Lee
- Surname
- Chambers
- Married name
- Alta Lee Brewer
 Birth | September 17, 1876 23 21 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 15 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 15, 1880 (Age 3 years) |
 Birth of a brother | George Albert Chambers April 1884 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Florence A Chambers September 24, 1891 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Homer Chambers March 15, 1896 (Age 19 years) |
 Marriage | James Brown “Jim” Brewer — View this family August 13, 1896 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Claude Earl Brewer August 25, 1897 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Elmer Dink Chambers October 1, 1899 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Oscar Clyde Brewer May 19, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Albert Chambers 1902 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Albert Clifton “Cliff” Brewer August 25, 1903 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Letha Jane Brewer February 24, 1905 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Esta Olivia Brewer 1908 (Age 31 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Leslie Brown Brewer March 8, 1911 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 40 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 41 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 23, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claude Earl Brewer — Sally Floice Brock — View this family about 1922 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Guy Earl McCrary September 13, 1923 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Oscar Clyde Brewer — Louella Mitchell — View this family January 8, 1925 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Avis Jean Mitchell January 31, 1926 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Kenneth Lavon Brewer Sr. September 24, 1926 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Troy Byron McCrary August 6, 1927 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Floice Juanell Mitchell August 18, 1928 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Leo Harley McCrary February 22, 1929 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Wanda Naioma Brewer April 16, 1930 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Billy Clyde Brewer July 23, 1933 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a father | James Albert Chambers December 4, 1937 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Letha Jane Brewer February 29, 1940 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Frances McGehee September 3, 1949 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Brown “Jim” Brewer August 7, 1952 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Elmer Dink Chambers June 16, 1954 (Age 77 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 69 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 11, 1964 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Albert Chambers Birth: May 15, 1853 — Arkansas, United States Death: December 4, 1937 — Wood, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Frances McGehee Birth: August 18, 1855 55 40 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 3, 1949 — Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: September 21, 1871 — Pope, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Florence A Chambers Birth: April 10, 1874 20 18 — Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 24, 1891 — Mt. Joy, Delta, Texas, United States |
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2 years herself |
Alta Lee Chambers Birth: September 17, 1876 23 21 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 11, 1964 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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8 years younger brother |
George Albert Chambers Birth: April 1884 30 28 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1902 — Delta, Texas, United States |
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12 years younger brother |
James Homer Chambers Birth: March 15, 1896 42 40 — Texas, United States Death: October 4, 1970 — Texas, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Elmer Dink Chambers Birth: October 1, 1899 46 44 — Delta, Texas, United States Death: June 16, 1954 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Family with James Brown “Jim” Brewer |
| husband |
James Brown “Jim” Brewer Birth: December 5, 1871 — Rutherford, Tennessee, United States Death: August 7, 1952 — Texas, United States |
| herself |
Alta Lee Chambers Birth: September 17, 1876 23 21 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: January 11, 1964 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: August 13, 1896 — Delta, Texas, United States |
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1 year son |
Claude Earl Brewer Birth: August 25, 1897 25 20 — Cooper, Texas, United States Death: October 27, 1976 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Oscar Clyde Brewer Birth: May 19, 1900 28 23 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States Death: June 11, 1985 — Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
John Albert Clifton “Cliff” Brewer Birth: August 25, 1903 31 26 — Cooper, Texas, United States Death: November 27, 1978 — Garland, Dallas, Texas, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Letha Jane Brewer Birth: February 24, 1905 33 28 — Texas, United States Death: February 29, 1940 — Wood, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Esta Olivia Brewer Birth: 1908 36 31 — Texas, United States Death: May 2, 2004 |
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3 years son |
Leslie Brown Brewer Birth: March 8, 1911 39 34 — Delta, Texas, United States Death: August 17, 2001 — Quitman, Wood, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - James Albert “Albert” Chambers - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Brown “Jim” Brewer - Household
Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Brown “Jim” Brewer - Household
Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Brown “Jim” Brewer - Household
Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Brown Brewer - Household
Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Brown “Jim” Brewer - Household
Justice Precinct 4 Wood, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - James Brown “Jim” Brewer - Household
Wood, Texas, United States
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