Leslie Odell Brewer

Brief Life History of Leslie Odell

When Leslie Odell Brewer was born on 18 January 1907, in Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States, his father, Adam Rufus Brewer, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Rosina Pomeroy, was 33. He married Nina Brinkerhoff on 9 September 1930, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Lehi, Maricopa, Arizona, United States for about 10 years and Tucson, Pima, Arizona, United States for about 10 years. He died on 15 June 1987, in Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in City of Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, Maricopa, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leslie Odell Brewer
1907–1987
Nina Brinkerhoff
1908–1989
Marriage: 9 September 1930
Nina Lucille Brewer
1931–2015
David Leslie Brewer
1933–2023
Mary Rosina Brewer
1937–2021
Margaret Elaine Brewer
1940–2021

Sources (34)

  • Leslie O Brewer, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Leslie Odell Brewer, "Arizona, Birth Certificates and Indexes, 1855-1930"
  • Leslie Odell Brewer, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"

World Events (8)

1908

Díaz states his intention of not seeking reelection in interview. Francisco I. Madero publishes The Presidential Succession of 1910 .

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

1928

Calles succeeded by Obregón, who is assassinated before taking office. Calles, who is to remain political strongman through 1935, chooses Emilio Portes Gil as president.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from Middle English brewere ‘brewer’ (an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’). Compare Brewster .

English (of Norman origin): Anglicized form of French Bruyère (see Bruyere ), a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France, from Old French bruiere ‘heath’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Brouwer , German Brauer or Breuer , etc., all occupational names meaning ‘brewer’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Leslie Odell Brewer

Grandpa was a wonderful good man, and apparently a good administrator (stake president of Tucson Arizona) and spiritual giant (patriarch of Chula Vista stake in southern California.). I loved to visi …

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