Brewer Family Reunion, June 12, 2011

We had a grand Brewer Family reunion on Sunday, June 12, at the Statesville Civic Center.  About 80 attended--the best attendance in our history.  Below are pictures of the event.  To see a larger version of any picture, just click on it.  If you want a high-resolution photo, let me know. 

Our senior members, the grandchildren of Jerry Milton Lee Brewer and John Preston Brewer

  

Family of Orlando Roy Brewer

Family of Ila Etta Elizabeth Brewer

Family of Dewey Samuel Brewer, Sr.

Family of Izetta Margara Brewer

Family of Joe Sephus Brewer, Sr.

Family of Shubert Pharis Brewer

Family of Thomas Benjamin Wiley Brewer and James Robert Brewer

Several members of the Brewer family were unable to attend our reunion on June 12, but these members got together a couple of months ago.  Below are pictures of the folks who were not with us in June:

Family of Ora Una Brewer

Family of Edna Bonnie Brewer

Family of Maldon Oscar Brewer

 

Shoot Out Between the Duckworth Brothers and the Brewer Brothers

At our mini-reunion in October of 2010, we discussed the shoot out between our ancestors and the Duckworth brothers.  At the request of several family members, below is the newspaper article of August 18, 1892 in the Statesville Landmark.  We believe the Brewer brothers are John Preston and Jerry Lee Brewer.  Our Brewer ancestors were particularly skilled with their pistols.