Mildred Grace Brewer
1920–14 April 2003 (Age 83)
Virginia, United States
The Life of Mildred Grace
When Mildred Grace Brewer was born in 1920, in Virginia, United States, her father, Benjamin Brewer, was 25 and her mother, Nancy C Vance, was 24. She died on 14 April 2003, in McDuffie, Georgia, United States, at the age of 83.
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Family Time Line
Benjamin Brewer
1895–1948
Nancy C Vance
1896–1970
Violet Rose Brewer
1918–1950
Mildred Grace Brewer
1920–2003
Sally Esther Brewer
1926–1984
Joshua Robert Brewer
1929–1987
Albert C Brewer
1932–1984
Alice E Brewer
1937–1990
Parents and Siblings
1895–1948Male
1896–1970Female
siblings
(6)
1918–1950Female
1920–2003Female
1926–1984Female
1929–1987Male
1932–1984Male
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World Events (8)
1920
Age 0
The Prohibition Era. Sale and manufacture of alcoholic liquors outlawed. A mushrooming of illegal drinking joints, home-produced alcohol and gangsterism.
1941 · Pentagon is Built in Arlington
Age 21
The Pentagon was developed as the Department of Defense had outgrown the other buildings were it was previous located.The groundbreaking for the Pentagon was on September 11, 1941. When the Pentagon was being built, it was determined that it could be no taller than four stories high. Colonel Leslie R. Groves was the supervisor of the project, he would later become known for helping on the Manhattan Project.
1942 · The Japanese American internment
Age 22
Caused by the tensions between the United States and the Empire of Japan, the internment of Japanese Americans caused many to be forced out of their homes and forcibly relocated into concentration camps in the western states. More than 110,000 Japanese Americans were forced into these camps in fear that some of them were spies for Japan.
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a brewer of beer or ale, from an agent derivative of Old English brēowan ‘to brew’. Compare Brewster .2 English (of Norman origin): anglicized form of French Bruyère ( see Bruyere ), habitational name from a place so called in Calvados, France.3 Translation 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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