Individual Details
Isaiah Cemore Brewer
(May 20, 1878 - May 26, 1958)
"1900 Census. Pike. ED 108. Part of Beat 3 east of "Holmesville-Monticello" Road. June 6. I.C. and his brother C.T. listed as boarders of Ida Bacot. Three months later, in Sep., I.C. married Rachel Gulledge.
1910 Census. Pike, ED 100, Part of Beat 3, page 5B. April 20. I. C. Brewer, 32, Tressie, 8, Traverse, 6.
World War I draft registration for I C Brewer was competed Sep 12, 1918 at Local Board N. 1, Washington County, Greenville, Miss. It gives his age as 40, birth date May 20, 1878, occupation merchant and farmer. Wife Mary E Brewer. Home address Wulaumean, Miss.[or something like that.) (Following from Allen Reynolds of Greenville, 14 Dec 2002 by email: The name of the location you're researching is WEILENMAN. (pronounced: "Wee Lin Muhn - emphasis on Wee" ) I contacted a Mrs. Weilenman over at Stoneville Mississippi today and will be in touch with Mr. Weilenman later. I will forward your letter and query post on to him. I understand the Weilenman Store bldg. (It housed the post office as well) is still standing, though I've not been over there in a while.)
Isaiah, "Zaire" or "I. C." Brewer was primarily a merchant, first at Carter's Creek community in Pike County, MS., and later in at least two locations in McComb. He also tried his hand at cotton farming in the Mississippi Delta where James, and possibly Kate, were born. The family story is that the river flooded several years in a row and wiped him out. He was operating a "dry goods" store on Railroad Boulevard across from the Illinois Central RR depot in 1932 when the great depression forced its closure. There followed several short lived occupations until he was appointed one of McComb's six policemen in 1934 by the newly elected mayor Xavier A. Kramer whom he had helped to elect. He continued in that job, 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for $75 monthly until 1943 when he became a security guard at Camp Van Dorn. He continued in security work until he retired about 1950. He was a tall, rather thin man with a ruddy complexion. His greatest love was to discuss and dabble in politics.
James Brewer in June 1998 stated that I.C. hired niece Faye Brewer and nephew Luther Lee Greer to work in his store when each was a teenager. Alton Reeves lived with I.C. and Mary when he worked in McComb. When newly wed, R .B. Reeves and Madge lived with I.C. and Mary. This was given as an indication of the closeness of the extended family.
Following is obituary as it appeared in the McComb Enterprise-Journal May 28, 1958: Last Rites Held for I. C. Brewer, Former Policeman Services for I. C. Brewer, 80, of 417 Earl Street, who died at 5:20 P. M. Monday at Rueff's Nursing Home, will be held at 5 P. M. today at Hartman Chapel. Born in Pike county, Mr. Brewer had lived here most of his life. he was a retired policeman and had been a patient at the nursing home for about three weeks. A Mason, he was a member of the Central Baptist Church and a deacon in the church. Survivors include: His wife, Mrs. Brewer, McComb, two sons, Davis, Norfolk, Virginia, and James A., Little Rock AR, two daughters Mrs. Kate Broach, Dickerson, TX, and Mrs. H. L. Holcomb, Carriere, two brothers, A. N. Brewer, Mars Hill, and Claude Q. Brewer, Crowley, LA, Two sisters, Mrs. G. M. Guy, McComb, and Mrs Mabel Gutelius, Long Beach, CA, nine grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. The Reverend Clyde Togers will officiate with nephews officiating as pallbearers. Burial will be in Hollywood cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home of McComb in charge of arrangements." (Davis Brewer, email: dbrewer@magic-sweep.com, 2003.)
1910 Census. Pike, ED 100, Part of Beat 3, page 5B. April 20. I. C. Brewer, 32, Tressie, 8, Traverse, 6.
World War I draft registration for I C Brewer was competed Sep 12, 1918 at Local Board N. 1, Washington County, Greenville, Miss. It gives his age as 40, birth date May 20, 1878, occupation merchant and farmer. Wife Mary E Brewer. Home address Wulaumean, Miss.[or something like that.) (Following from Allen Reynolds of Greenville, 14 Dec 2002 by email: The name of the location you're researching is WEILENMAN. (pronounced: "Wee Lin Muhn - emphasis on Wee" ) I contacted a Mrs. Weilenman over at Stoneville Mississippi today and will be in touch with Mr. Weilenman later. I will forward your letter and query post on to him. I understand the Weilenman Store bldg. (It housed the post office as well) is still standing, though I've not been over there in a while.)
Isaiah, "Zaire" or "I. C." Brewer was primarily a merchant, first at Carter's Creek community in Pike County, MS., and later in at least two locations in McComb. He also tried his hand at cotton farming in the Mississippi Delta where James, and possibly Kate, were born. The family story is that the river flooded several years in a row and wiped him out. He was operating a "dry goods" store on Railroad Boulevard across from the Illinois Central RR depot in 1932 when the great depression forced its closure. There followed several short lived occupations until he was appointed one of McComb's six policemen in 1934 by the newly elected mayor Xavier A. Kramer whom he had helped to elect. He continued in that job, 7 days a week, 12 hours a day for $75 monthly until 1943 when he became a security guard at Camp Van Dorn. He continued in security work until he retired about 1950. He was a tall, rather thin man with a ruddy complexion. His greatest love was to discuss and dabble in politics.
James Brewer in June 1998 stated that I.C. hired niece Faye Brewer and nephew Luther Lee Greer to work in his store when each was a teenager. Alton Reeves lived with I.C. and Mary when he worked in McComb. When newly wed, R .B. Reeves and Madge lived with I.C. and Mary. This was given as an indication of the closeness of the extended family.
Following is obituary as it appeared in the McComb Enterprise-Journal May 28, 1958: Last Rites Held for I. C. Brewer, Former Policeman Services for I. C. Brewer, 80, of 417 Earl Street, who died at 5:20 P. M. Monday at Rueff's Nursing Home, will be held at 5 P. M. today at Hartman Chapel. Born in Pike county, Mr. Brewer had lived here most of his life. he was a retired policeman and had been a patient at the nursing home for about three weeks. A Mason, he was a member of the Central Baptist Church and a deacon in the church. Survivors include: His wife, Mrs. Brewer, McComb, two sons, Davis, Norfolk, Virginia, and James A., Little Rock AR, two daughters Mrs. Kate Broach, Dickerson, TX, and Mrs. H. L. Holcomb, Carriere, two brothers, A. N. Brewer, Mars Hill, and Claude Q. Brewer, Crowley, LA, Two sisters, Mrs. G. M. Guy, McComb, and Mrs Mabel Gutelius, Long Beach, CA, nine grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. The Reverend Clyde Togers will officiate with nephews officiating as pallbearers. Burial will be in Hollywood cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home of McComb in charge of arrangements." (Davis Brewer, email: dbrewer@magic-sweep.com, 2003.)
Events
| Birth | May 20, 1878 | Pike County, Mississippi | |||
| Marriage | September 16, 1900 | Lawrence County, Mississippi - Rachel Ann Gulledge | |||
| Marriage | April 12, 1911 | Pike County, Mississippi - Mary Elizabeth Reeves | |||
| Death | May 26, 1958 | McComb, Pike County, Mississippi | |||
| Death | Hollywood Cemetery, McComb, Pike County, Mississippi |
Families
| Spouse | Rachel Ann Gulledge (1879 - 1910) |
| Child | Tressie Myrtle Brewer (1901 - 1979) |
| Child | Traverse Rock Brewer (1904 - 1945) |
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth Reeves (1889 - 1978) |
| Child | Kate Elizabeth Brewer (1913 - 1961) |
| Child | James Anding Brewer (1918 - ) |
| Child | Davis Lane Brewer (1926 - ) |
| Father | William W. "Buck" Brewer (1853 - 1927) |
| Mother | Laura Elizabeth "Lizzie" Dunaway (1849 - 1903) |
| Sibling | Charles Theodore Brewer (1875 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Osias Cicero "O. C." Brewer (1880 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Myrtis Sarah Brewer (1882 - 1948) |
| Sibling | Leslie Mastea "L. M." Brewer (1883 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Lola Estelle Brewer (1883 - 1956) |
| Sibling | Asa Napoleon Brewer (1886 - 1969) |
| Sibling | Claude A. Brewer (1887 - 1967) |
| Sibling | Mabel D. Brewer (1888 - 1965) |
| Sibling | Johnnie Brewer (1890 - 1967) |