Merle Florene Brewer

1924 - 2011  (87 years)    Has 90 ancestors and 41 descendants in this family tree.

 Set As Default Person    

• Name	Merle Florene Brewer
  Gender	Female
  Birth	20 Aug 1924	Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States
  Census	17 Apr 1930	Wayne, McClain, Oklahoma, United States   [1]
  Census	16 Apr 1940	Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States   [2]
  Census	21 Apr 1950	Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Death	16 Sep 2011	North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Cert No: 2011-MN-619178
  Burial	19 Sep 2011	Saint Johns Cemetery, Weber, Isanti, Minnesota, United States   [8]
  Siblings	5 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. Barney H Brewer           b. 19 Feb 1909, Texas, United States           d. 3 Nov 1992, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 83 years)   2. Cleddie A Brewer           b. 7 Apr 1911, Texas, United States           d. 14 May 1999  (Age 88 years)   3. Bessie M. Brewer           b. 5 Oct 1912, Texas, United States           d. 23 Jan 2002, Rockford, Blount, Tennessee, United States  (Age 89 years)   4. Lenora Brewer           b. 15 Apr 1915, Decatur, Wise, Texas, United States           d. 30 Nov 2002, California, United States  (Age 87 years)   5. Jewell Francis Brewer           b. 13 Aug 1919, Oklahoma, United States           d. 28 Jul 2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 97 years)   6. Wilma Ethel Brewer           b. 15 Jun 1922, Maysville, McClain, Oklahoma, United States           d. 27 Sep 1999  (Age 77 years)   7. Merle Florene Brewer           b. 20 Aug 1924, Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States           d. 16 Sep 2011, North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States  (Age 87 years)   8. Billy Gene Brewer           b. 30 Oct 1928, Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States           d. 6 Mar 1999, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 70 years)   9. William P Brewer           b. 12 Mar 1930, Oklahoma, United States           d. 8 Mar 1998  (Age 67 years)   10. Kenneth Doyle Brewer           b. 17 Mar 1930, Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States           d. 14 Mar 2005, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States  (Age 74 years)
  Person ID	I1353	Coon White Family Tree

  
  

  Father	William Penn Brewer           b. 4 Aug 1882, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States           d. 28 Dec 1964, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ethel May           b. 7 Nov 1890, Texas, United States           d. Sep 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	5 Apr 1908	Texas, United States
  Film No: 001302440
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 8 months - She : 17 years and 5 months.
  Family ID	F998	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter Karl Hesse           b. 15 Sep 1913, Rotgesbuttel, Germany           d. 14 Jan 1996, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	3 Apr 1943	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States   [9, 10]
  	Walter Karl Hesse (1913-1996) Merle Florene Brewer (1924-2011)
  Age at Marriage	She : 18 years and 8 months - He : 29 years and 7 months.
  Children	1. Cheryl Dawn Hesse           b. 8 Sep 1946, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States           d. 11 Feb 2018, North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States (Age 71 years)  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F345	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 Aug 1924 - Maysville, Garvin, Oklahoma, United States Census - 17 Apr 1930 - Wayne, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Census - 16 Apr 1940 - Purcell, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Marriage - 3 Apr 1943 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Census - 21 Apr 1950 - Oxford, Isanti, Minnesota, United States Death - 16 Sep 2011 - North Branch, Chisago, Minnesota, United States

  
  

• Notes

  Find-A-Grave :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78230008/merle-florene-hesse

  
  

• Reference

  "Merle Florene Brewer". Coon White Family History. https://cw.ourfamilyroots.org/getperson.php?personID=I1353&tree=cw (accessed May 15, 2026).

  
  

Sources

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