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Alva L. Brewer 1918–1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 OCT 1918

Birth Location: Dade Co., Mo., USA

Death Date: 17 JUN 1981

Death Location: Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Mo., USA

Father: Walter Brewer

Mother: Edith Gilmore

Spouse(s): Viva Gazaway

Children(s): Walter Brewer

Alva L. Brewer was born in 1918 in Dade Co., Mo., USA, the child of Walter Richard Brewer And Edith Senora Gilmore. In 1920, Alva L. Brewer was recorded in the census in North Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA. In 1930, Alva L. Brewer was recorded in the census in Polk Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA. Alva L. Brewer married Viva Mae Gazaway, and had children including Leonard Brewer, Violet Brewer, Walter Brewer. Alva L. Brewer passed away in 1981 in Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Mo., USA.

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Biography

  • Alva L. Brewer was born in 1918 in Dade Co., Mo., USA, the child of Walter Richard Brewer And Edith Senora Gilmore.
  • In 1920, Alva L. Brewer was recorded in the census in North Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA.
  • In 1930, Alva L. Brewer was recorded in the census in Polk Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA.
  • Alva L. Brewer married Viva Mae Gazaway, and had children including Leonard Brewer, Violet Brewer, Walter Brewer.
  • Alva L. Brewer passed away in 1981 in Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Mo., USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva Brewer's Ancestors

Self
Alva Brewer
1918–1981
Birth Place: Dade Co., Mo., USA
Parents
Walter Richard Brewer
1890–1969
Edith (Senora) Gilmore
1894–1972
Collin Co., Tx., USA
Grandparents
David (Nathaniel) Brewer
Delana (Louse) Fowler
Andrew (Jackson) Gilmore
1861–1928
Dade Co., Mo., USA
Bettie (E.) Dennis
1876–1908
Garretts Bluff, Lamar Co., Tx., USA
Great-Grandparents
William Gilmore
1840–
Frances Smith
1843–1870
Colby Dennis
Mary Cole
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Gilmore
1804–
Sarah Gilmore
1806–

Alva Brewer's Descendants

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Alva (L.) Brewer (28 OCT 1918–17 JUN 1981) m. Viva (Mae) Gazaway (18 JUL 1915–19 FEB 2006)
  1. 1. Walter Brewer 1939–1955

Alva Brewer's Timeline

5 Records

1918
28 OCT 1918
Birth of Alva L. Brewer in Dade Co., Mo., USA
Dade Co., Mo., USA
1920
13 JAN 1920
Age 2
Alva L. Brewer appeared in census in North Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA
North Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA
1930
28 APR 1930
Age 12
Alva L. Brewer appeared in census in Polk Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA
Polk Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA
1940
16 APR 1940
Age 22
Alva L. Brewer appeared in census in Leroy Twp., Barton Co., Mo., USA
Leroy Twp., Barton Co., Mo., USA
1981
17 JUN 1981
Age 63
Death of Alva L. Brewer in Joplin, Jasper Co., Mo., USA
Joplin, Jasper Co., Mo., USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1918
    Event Place: Dade Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 JUN 1981
    Event Place: Joplin, Jasper Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1920
    Event Place: North Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 28 APR 1930
    Event Place: Polk Twp., Dade Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 16 APR 1940
    Event Place: Leroy Twp., Barton Co., Mo., USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Osborne Memorial Cemetery, Joplin, Newton Co., Mo., USA

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