Honoring Our Ancestors

This blog is dedicated to the Brewer Family of North Carolina. These pages present our recent family gatherings and more distant family history.
We have an ongoing effort to capture the Brewer genealogy to best honor our ancestors. We've identified our ancestors who moved from Mecklenburg County, Virginia to Orange and Chatham Counties, NC as early as 1750. In the 1800s, we saw a migration to Alexander and Iredell Counties in NC, Tennessee, and Kentucky. By the 20th century our family made their homes all over the nation.
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Family of Shubert Pharis Brewer and their Sacrifice in World War II

James Coite Brewer (1919-1944) and Ernest William Brewer (1926-1945), sons of Shubert Pharis Brewer and Daisy Mae McDaniels Brewer, gave their lives for their country in World War II.  A third brother, Lee Ransom Brewer (1914-1973) was wounded in battle.  See the April 23, 1945 edition of the Statesville Daily Record below about these three sons.  Two other sons, John Woodrow Brewer (1916-1969) and Clifford William Brewer (1924-1971) served their nation in World War II.  That's a total of five sons of Shubert and Daisy who were involved in the War.


Ernest William Brewer (1926-1945).  The picture below appears to have been taken when he was in basic training.






Saturday, June 11, 2011

Margaret Amelia Carson Brewer and Sarah Catherine Brewer Meadows

Margaret Amelia Carson Brewer (1867-1940), wife of John Preston Brewer and her sister-in-law, Sarah Catherine "Cas" Brewer Meadows (1857-1920), daughter of Wiley Brewer and Lucretia Stout Brewer and wife of Augustus F. Meadows.
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