Elijah L “Lige” BrewerAge: 76 years1885–1962
- Name
- Elijah L “Lige” Brewer
- Given names
- Elijah L
- Surname
- Brewer
- Nickname
- Lige
 Birth | November 16, 1885 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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 |
 Marriage | Myrtle Lee Finch — View this family March 26, 1905 (Age 19 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Loyd Earl Brewer August 10, 1906 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Ivin Brewer August 5, 1909 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a son | James Ivin Brewer about 1910 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Floyd Mearl Brewer August 28, 1916 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 30 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 31 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 32 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Roberta Brewer November 18, 1920 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Travis Junior Brewer June 28, 1922 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lila Mae Brewer December 23, 1924 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 43 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 44 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Carolyn Sue Brewer November 18, 1944 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 | July 22, 1962 (Age 76 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sharon Cemetery |
| Family with Myrtle Lee Finch |
| himself |
Elijah L “Lige” Brewer Birth: November 16, 1885 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, United States Death: July 22, 1962 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Myrtle Lee Finch Birth: October 31, 1890 23 16 — Delta, Texas, United States Death: February 14, 1979 — Winnsboro, Franklin, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: March 26, 1905 — |
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16 months son |
Loyd Earl Brewer Birth: August 10, 1906 20 15 — Kensing, Delta, Texas, United States Death: June 8, 1985 — Gladewater, Gregg, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
James Ivin Brewer Birth: August 5, 1909 23 18 — Lake Creek, Delta, Texas, United States Death: about 1910 — Delta, Texas, United States |
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7 years son |
Floyd Mearl Brewer Birth: August 28, 1916 30 25 — Kensing, Delta, Texas, United States Death: December 23, 1989 — Mt. Pleasant, Titus, Texas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary Roberta Brewer Birth: November 18, 1920 35 30 — Texas, United States Death: December 31, 1994 — Pasadena, Harris, Texas, United States |
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19 months son |
Travis Junior Brewer Birth: June 28, 1922 36 31 — Wood, Texas, United States Death: January 16, 2013 — Winnsboro, Wood, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lila Mae Brewer Birth: December 23, 1924 39 34 — Texas, United States Death: September 8, 2009 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Elijah L “Lige” Brewer - Household
Wood, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Elijah L “Lige” Brewer - Household
Side Road Due East of Stout Store Wood, Texas
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