Family Histories of Coleman County, Texas

The George W. Brewer Family
by Billie R. Brewer Horne

From A History of Coleman County and Its People, 1985 
edited by Judia and Ralph Terry, and Vena Bob Gates - used by permission
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      George W. Brewer (December 19, 1849 in Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee-March 6, 1900) married Lucinda Seal, (March 8, 1856-August 9, 1940), daughter of Orville and Mary Elizabeth "'Betty" (Green) Seal.  They had eleven children: (1) Mattie E., August 10, 1873-September 11, 1876; (2) Samuel, August 11, 1875-January 8, 1878; (3) Plesant B., August 18, 1877; (4) Robert Woodson, January 9, 1880-July 23, 1941, buried at El Paso; (5) Mitchel, May 15, 1882-1900; (6) Clemmie E., September 2, 1884-February 21, 1885; (7) Mary Elizabeth, January 12, 1886; (8) William L., August 4, 1888-May 22, 1912; (9) Bessie Birdie, April 13, 1891-May 20, 1981; (10) Francis "Frank'' Marrian, February 16, 1894 in Collin County-March 27, 1980, buried in Coleman, married (1) Laura Lincoln about 1918.  Laura died January 5, 1970.  Frank married (2) Nannie Gertrude Hipsher, May 26, 1973 (see Fechner); (11) Ora "Zella," July 25, 1897 in Sanger.

     Robert Woodson came to Coleman from Denton in 1905, married Addie Lee Stoup in Cook County in 1898, January 3, 1882 - February 26, 1954, buried in El Paso, the daughter of Alvie Curtis Stoup.  He worked for John Rogers Gin in Coleman and during the harvest season each summer, he operated a threshing machine in the county.  They had eight children: (1) Alvie Curtis, December 31, 1900 in Sanger - December 1, 1981, buried in Coleman; (2) Charlie, born and died in 1902; (3) Edna Maybelle, December 31, 1904; (4) Beulah "Babe," January 2, 1907 - March 2, 1934, buried in El Paso; (5) Joe Douglas, June 15, 1909; (6) Virginia Rose, February 2, 1912- October 4, 1977, buried in El Paso; (7) Bobbie Lee, May 20, 1918; (8) Dolly Faye, March 24, 1921.

     Alvie Curtis was five years old when he came to Coleman.  At sixteen, he started work at Rogers Gin, helped his father with the threshing, and later worked as a mechanic in several garages in Coleman.  On January 15, 1921, he married Jessie Lee Johnson, born September 14, 1903, the daughter of Russell Aubrey and Debbie (Kelley) Johnson.  Russell is a brother to Sarah Edith Taylor. (See Taylor Family).  In 1930, he began work at the Coleman City Power Plant, working there until 1952, when they moved to Sonora where he was Chief Engineer of the City Power Plant.  When he retired in 1963, they returned to their home in Coleman, where Jessie Lee still lives.  He had a little shop behind their home where he repaired and worked on motors.  This was more a hobby than work for him, for he was one that had to be doing something.  They had five children, all born and raised in Coleman. They are:

       (1) Twin boy (unnamed), born August 30, 1922, died in infancy;

       (2) Aubrey Woodson (twin), August 30, 1922, attended Coleman Schools, graduated from Coleman High School in May, 1942, went into the Army in October, 1942, and was discharged in 1945. Aubrey married (1) Marie Cox, September 20, 1947. (See Benjamin Floyd Cox). They had three children:

         (2a) Debra Marie, December 29, 1948, married Ronald Warren Draper, January 20, 1968. Two children: Ronald Warren, Jr., August 5, 1968 and Jacquelyn, July 11, 1969, live in Fort Worth.

         (2b) Ben Curtis, June 7, 1951, married Pamela Sue Lucas, November 4, 1982 in Michigan.  They are expecting their first child in December, 1983, live in Fort Worth.

         (2c) Christy (Chris) Lee, November 24, 1953, not married and lives in Austin.

     Aubrey started working for Grammers Department Stores in Coleman and Santa Anna in 1945, working about twelve years for them.  They moved to Fort Worth in 1956, where he managed a shoe store.  In 1966, Aubrey and Chris moved to Austin, where he owns and manages two children's shoe stores.  On June 20, 1978, Aubrey married (2) Tammie Doan.  She had two daughters, Megan Renee and Monica Sue;

     (3) Sarah Louise, June 18, 1924, married (1) Robert Wayne Wetzel, June 17, 1941 in Brady.  He was a tail gunner in World War II and was killed in action in April, 1945.  They had one son, Robert (Bob) Wayne, August 21, 1945.  In April, 1946, she married (2) Francis Wiley Gillespie of Coleman, who died in May, 1965, buried in Coleman.  They had one son, Joe Wiley, February 27, 1948.  Wiley adopted Bob after he and Louise married.  Louise married (3) E. W. "Dub' Brown from Burkett, May 17, 1968 and on July 29, 1983, she married (4) Fred McCleskey in Abilene, formerly of Coleman.  Bob graduated from Coleman High School in May, 1963, and received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree from Angelo State University in 1968, then went to work for Treanor Equipment Company in Abilene, where he is now Field Service Manager. Bob and Joy have one daughter, Robin Louise, March 12, 1964, a student at Angelo State.  They live in Clyde. (See John R. Wells).  Joe Wiley graduated from Coleman High in May 1966, where he was active in sports.  He went to McMurry on an athletic scholarship and played football for the Indians, winning many honors.  He graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1971.  He received a Doctoral Degree in Education from Texas A & M, May 6, 1983, and teaches in the Physical Education Department at Tarleton State University.  He married Cathey Lynn Sayles, August 2, 1969, in Coleman in the Methodist Church. (See Albert H. Le May).  They have two children: Joseph Wiley, May 3, 1971, and Jennifer Lynn, April 6, 1976;

     (4) Wanda Lou, January 28, 1926, married (1) Gilbert (Son) Curtis Allison in Pampa, January 2, 1944.  Son died August 21, 1975, buried in Sonora.  They lived and raised two sons in Sonora: (4a) Gilbert "Gil"' Curtis, July 22, 1946, graduated from Sonora High School in 1964, attended Angelo State, where he received a Bachelor of Business Administration Degree in 1970, and served two years in the Air Force.  He started work with the State of Texas in 1973, and is now Director of Quality Assurance at Vernon State Hospital in Vernon.  He received his Masters Degree from Abilene Christian University in 1979.  He married Betty June Freeland, September 2, 1967, in San Angelo.  Three children: Laura Elizabeth, September 21, 1968, Karen Patricia, April 8, 1971, and Christopher Curtis, January 9, 1975. (4b) Timothy Wade, January 10, 1952, graduated from Sonora High School in 1970 and was attending Angelo State when he was killed in an automobile accident, January 27, 1975, buried in Sonora.  Tim was not married.  Wanda married (2) Lloyd Henry Ainsworth.  They lived in Iraan until he retired, then moved to Coleman where they now reside;

     (5) Billie Ruth, November 18, 1927, graduated from Coleman High School in May, 1946.  After working a couple of years, she married Max Henry Horne, May 28, 1948, in the First Baptist Church parsonage in Coleman. (See James David Horne).

(Images to be added)

Bob and Addie Brewer, about 1921


Rose, Babe, Addie [Mother], Edna, Bobbie and Faye Brewer, December 12, 1923

Jessie and Alvie, Laura and Frank Brewer, 1921


April 1976 - The Alvie Brewer family: Aubrey [at top], Jessie Lee, Alvie,
Louse, Billie and Wanda --- Alex [Wanda's dog]


 
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