Wesley M BrewerAge: 83 years1830–1914
- Name
- Wesley M Brewer
- Given names
- Wesley M
- Surname
- Brewer
 Birth | November 4, 1830 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 months)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Military | Wesley M Brewer - Confederate Military Service between 1861 and 1865 (Age 30 years) |
 Marriage | Eleanor Jane Johnson — View this family February 18, 1862 (Age 31 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | William A Brewer January 1865 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
 Census | August 12, 1870 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage | Rhilda Hood — View this family July 25, 1878 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Virda Lee Brewer October 17, 1878 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Eleanor Jane Johnson about 1878 (Age 47 years) Note: Her husband, Wesley, remarried in 1878 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 years)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 49 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William A Brewer — Elizabeth C “Bettie” Herring — View this family November 29, 1883 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Emma May Brewer September 1884 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Franklin Brewer March 19, 1887 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Annie Ellen Brewer January 31, 1890 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Pinkie Dean Brewer December 1892 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 |
| Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James David Bradley — Emma May Brewer — View this family August 8, 1901 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Alvie Lee Brewer December 3, 1904 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | May 7, 1910 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | January 22, 1914 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lanty Cemetery |
| Family with Eleanor Jane Johnson |
| himself |
Wesley M Brewer Birth: November 4, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1914 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Eleanor Jane Johnson Birth: about 1845 58 47 — Missouri, United States Death: about 1878 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1862 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
William A Brewer Birth: January 1865 34 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Family with Rhilda Hood |
| himself |
Wesley M Brewer Birth: November 4, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1914 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| wife |
Rhilda Hood Birth: August 25, 1858 40 37 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 3, 1915 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: July 25, 1878 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 months daughter |
Virda Lee Brewer Birth: October 17, 1878 47 20 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 3, 1958 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Emma May Brewer Birth: September 1884 53 26 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1932 — Arkansas, United States |
| … Morgan + Rhilda Hood |
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… Morgan Death: |
| wife |
Rhilda Hood Birth: August 25, 1858 40 37 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: October 3, 1915 — McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: before 1878 — Arkansas, United States |
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Wesley M Brewer - Household
Union, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Wesley M Brewer - Household
ED 40 Union, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Wesley M Brewer - Household
Ed 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James David Bradley - Household
ED 9 McLaren, Conway, Arkansas, United States
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