Astronaut Charles Eldon Brady, Jr. (1951-2006)

Charles Eldon Brady Jr., a native of Pinehurst, NC, was the second great grandson of Terrell Brewer.  He is the only astronaut we've identified in our family.  He had a life of substantial accomplishments serving as a US Navy Captain and flight surgeon.  Charles joined NASA in 1992 and flew on-board the Space Shuttle Columbia during its 16-day mission in 1996.

Lessie Lucille Brewer Wagstaff (1924-2018)

We lost our one of our longest surviving Brewer descendants, Lessie Lucille Brewer Wagstaff, on March 28, 2018.  Lucille was the last surviving child of Harron Bidwell Brewer.  She was married to Cleveland George Wagstaff, Jr.

Margaret Louise Brewer Smithey (1944-2018)

Margaret Louise Brewer Smithey died on March 24, 2018.  She was the daughter of Dewey Samuel Brewer and the wife of Thomas Lee Smithey.  Margaret played a key part in encouraging the Brewer family to gather at reunions.  She provided information for originally establishing our family tree, now numbering about 8,000  descendants.