William A Brewer1865–
- Name
- William A Brewer
- Given names
- William A
- Surname
- Brewer
 Birth | January 1865 34 20 |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 2 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 2 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 4 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 5 years) |
 Marriage of a parent | Wesley M Brewer — Rhilda Hood — View this family July 25, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Virda Lee Brewer October 17, 1878 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eleanor Jane Johnson about 1878 (Age 13 years) Note: Her husband, Wesley, remarried in 1878 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 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 15 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth C “Bettie” Herring — View this family November 29, 1883 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Emma May Brewer September 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Anna McGehee about 1884 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Franklin Brewer March 19, 1887 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Annie Ellen Brewer January 31, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Pinkie Dean Brewer December 1892 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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 11, 1900 (Age 35 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Franklin Brewer — Delia Gaddis — View this family July 2, 1903 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Alvie Lee Brewer December 3, 1904 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ona Brewer about 1907 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Bertie Less Cook — Annie Ellen Brewer — View this family December 31, 1910 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Homer Brewer about 1912 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | Wesley M Brewer January 22, 1914 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Claude Frank Brewer December 9, 1914 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 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 52 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 53 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 9, 1920 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alvie Lee Brewer — Doshia C Cross — View this family October 25, 1924 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a son | John Franklin Brewer 1928 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 |
| Death of a half-sister | Emma May Brewer 1932 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth C “Bettie” Herring October 5, 1933 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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 85 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 half-sister | Virda Lee Brewer March 3, 1958 (Age 93 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Alvie Lee Brewer — Winnie V Lynch — View this family 1960 (Age 95 years) Note: Marriage info found at Findagrave memorial |
| Death of a daughter | Pinkie Dean Brewer 1963 (Age 98 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Annie Ellen Brewer March 31, 1964 (Age 99 years) |
| Death of a son | Alvie Lee Brewer September 21, 1973 (Age 108 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 81 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Wesley M Brewer Birth: November 4, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1914 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
William A Brewer Birth: January 1865 34 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Rhilda Hood |
| father |
Wesley M Brewer Birth: November 4, 1830 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 22, 1914 — Conway, Arkansas, United States |
| step-mother |
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 half-sister |
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 half-sister |
Emma May Brewer Birth: September 1884 53 26 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1932 — Arkansas, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth C “Bettie” Herring |
| himself |
William A Brewer Birth: January 1865 34 20 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| wife |
Elizabeth C “Bettie” Herring Birth: March 1867 — Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1933 — Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: November 29, 1883 — Springfield, Conway, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years son |
John Franklin Brewer Birth: March 19, 1887 22 20 — Newhope, Pike, Arkansas, United States Death: 1928 — Alcorn, Polk, Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Annie Ellen Brewer Birth: January 31, 1890 25 22 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: March 31, 1964 — Arkansas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Pinkie Dean Brewer Birth: December 1892 27 25 — Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: 1963 — Texas, United States |
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12 years son |
Alvie Lee Brewer Birth: December 3, 1904 39 37 — Lanty, Conway, Arkansas, United States Death: September 21, 1973 — Oklahoma, United States |
| 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 - William A Brewer - Household
McLaren, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William A Brewer - Household
Solgohachia & Marrilton Road Washington, Conway, Arkansas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William A Brewer - Household
Hugo, Choctaw, Oklahoma
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