Some birthdays and death dates derived from NewFamilySearch, contributed by Garry Wayne Brewer.

1920 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
ED 148 Sheet 4A
15 Jan 1920

  56 56 Lawrenceburg and Nashville Road
  Brewer, Rich    Head R  M W 28 M  Tenn Tenn Tenn  Farmer
  Elsie           Wife    F W 23 M  Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Harry           Son     M W 3 10/12 Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Rex             Son     M W 1 8/12 Tenn Tenn Tenn

1930 Census - Wayne County, Tennessee
District 8 - April 29, 1910

  183 196
  Brewer, Rich   Head M W 40     M 27 Tenn Tenn Tenn Farmer at Stock Farm
  Elsie          Wife F W 33     M 15 Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Harry          Son  M W 14     S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Rex            Son  M W 12     S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Harland        Son  M W  9     S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Edna           Dau  F W  5     S    Tenn Tenn Tenn
  Ophelia        Dau  F W 1 7/12 S    Tenn Tenn Tenn

From Garry Wayne Brewer:

From the Wayne County News, dated Friday, January 27, 1939. Rich Brewer Wiser After Entertaining An
All Night Guest.  Visitor Took $23 in Greenbacks, But Later Returned Same After Questioning by
Sheriff Barnett.  It is not wise to invite some people to spend the night with you. That, at least,
is what Rich Brewer, farmer of the Simmons Branch community, has decided. One night last week Mr.
Brewer entertained, a young man in his home. In fact, Mr. Brewer even shared his bed with him and
then the next day Mr. Brewer found that his purse containing $23 in greenbacks, was missing.
According to reports Mr. Brewer had the youth arrested, who is said to have confessed to the theft.
He is said to have then taken Mr. Brewer and Sheriff Barnett to the place he secreted the money--in a
hole in a tree near a local blacksmith shop.

From the Wayne County News, James R. Brewer. Final rites for James Richard Brewer, 79, of Route 6,
Lawrenceburg were conducted Dec.26 1969 at 2 o'clock from Middle Tennesse Funeral Home Chapel with
Re. Paul Ford and Rev. Cecil Vaughn officiating.  Burial was in Hightland Cemetery. Mr. Brewer died
Dec. 24 at Madison Hospital in Madison. He was a native of Wayne County, a son of James and Mary
Brewer Brewer. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Highland Methodist Chruch.  Survivors
include his wife, Mrs. Elsie Smith Brewer; six sons, Harry and Rex of Florence, Ala., Arlen of
Taylor, Mich., James R. Donald and Herbert Brewer all of Waynesboro; four daughters, Mrs. Edna
Gresham of Harperwood, Mich, Mrs. Ophelia Steele of Dearborn, Mich,. Mrs. Wiiodean Lipscomb of
Lawrenceburg and Miss Jewell Brewer of the home. Brother, Jasper Brewer of Waynesboro; three sister,
Mrs. Mollie Bet Daniel of Delano, Calif. and Mrs. Sallie Nutt and Mrs. Lucille Frazier of Hohenwald;
29 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

From the Wayne County News, dated 20 August 1981, Thursday

Mrs. Elsie Smith Brewer.

Funeral services for Mrs. Elsie Smith Brewer, 85, of Waynesboro, wer conducted August 16 at 2 p.m.
from Middle Tennessee Funeral Home Chapel with Herman Buchanan officiating.  Burial was in the
Highland Cemetery.

Mrs. Brewer died August 14 at Wayne County General Hospital.  She was a native of Wayne County a
daughter of the late Thomas and Sarah Daniels Smith. She was a member of the Methodist Church.

Surviviors include six sons, Harry of Iron City, Arlen of Taylor, Mich. Rex of Florence, Ala. Donald
of Sheffield, Ala. and James and Herbert Brewer, both of Waynesboro; four daughters, Edna Gresham of
Harper Woods, Mich. Ophelia Sullivan of Detroit, Mich. Willodean Lipscomb of Lawrenceburg and Jewell
Brewer Brewer of Waynesboro; a sister June Vogal of Visaia, California; 27 grandchildren, and 32
great-grandchildren.