The Shemwell Family

John Benton BrewerAge: 68 years18821951

Name
John Benton Brewer
Given names
John Benton
Surname
Brewer
Birth September 1, 1882 38 36
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Betsie” Selby
September 20, 1886 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterGertrude “Gertie” Brewer
June 6, 1890 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherJesse Crocket Brewer
1890 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterZanie Frances Brewer
September 17, 1892 (Age 10 years)
Death of a sisterEliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
December 17, 1896 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 21, 1900 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherEli Brewer
February 11, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJames Monroe Webb Sr.
July 10, 1905 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 33 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 34 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 35 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/
Death of a fatherRev. William Benjamin Brewer
July 31, 1920 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 47 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 sisterFlora Ellen Brewer
February 14, 1934 (Age 51 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Jane Webb
March 23, 1936 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 59 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 67 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 63 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 May 5, 1951 (Age 68 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: estimated 1865
23 months
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Flora Ellen Brewer
Birth: March 10, 1869 25 23Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 14, 1934Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
22 months
elder brother
Jesse Crocket Brewer
Birth: about 1870 25 24Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1890Norwood, Wright, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder sister
Eliza Emeline “Emma” Brewer
Birth: October 9, 1873 29 27Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 17, 1896Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
23 months
elder brother
William Loyd Brewer
Birth: September 7, 1875 31 29Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 30, 1960Cookeville, Putnam, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Rebecca Jane Brewer
Birth: September 14, 1877 33 31Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 23, 1966Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder brother
Eli Brewer
Birth: April 17, 1880 36 34Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 11, 1905Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
2 years
himself
John Benton Brewer
Birth: September 1, 1882 38 36Winesap, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 5, 1951Crossville, Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
8 years
younger sister
Gertrude “Gertie” Brewer
Birth: June 6, 1890 46 44Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 4, 1980Kissimmee, Osceola, Florida, United States
2 years
younger sister
Zanie Frances Brewer
Birth: September 17, 1892 48 46Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 23, 1973Belle, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Mother’s family with Thomas Hall - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: about 1863
3 years
half-brother
James Thomas Hall
Birth: about 1865 22 19Cumberland, Tennessee, United States
Death:

John Benton Brewer has 36 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Rev. William Benjamin Brewer - Household

Cumberland, Tennessee

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Brewer, BenjaminheadWMJan184456M35TNFarmer
Brewer, Rebecca JwifeWFOct184554M35129TNVAAL
Brewer, William LsonWMSep187524STNTNTNFarm Laborer
Brewer, ElisonWMApr188020STNTNTN
Brewer, John BsonWMSep188217STNTNTN
Brewer, GertiedaughterWFJun18909STNTNTN
Brewer, FrancisdaughterWFSep18927STNTNTN
Burgess, Rebecca JdaughterWFSep187722Wd511TNTNTN
Burgess, Ira Orgrand sonWMMay18964STNTN