Frank Brewer. 

Has spent all his active life in Washington Township of Newton County, is a man of no small 
distinction in that community. People know all speak of him as a very progressive and 
successful farmer. One of the fine farms of the township stands as ample evidence and proof 
of the truth of this observation. At the same time he is a leader in public affairs, and is 
now serving as township trustee.
His birth occurred on a farm in Washington Township September 22, 1875. He is a son of 
Benjamin and Sarah Ann (Rider) Brewer. When Frank Brewer was less than a year old his 
father died and he spent his early life on the old farm with his mother. He was given such 
advantages as the public schools of the locality could afford, and he wisely improved his 
early opportunities to secure a practical training for the serious responsibilities of the 
world. His father owned at the time of his death 120 acres in Washington Township, and 40 
acres of that land has since become the property and home of his son Frank Brewer. Mr. 
Brewer has in many ways improved this land during the past twenty years, and has increased 
his holdings to 160 acres. The farm has every equipment and facility necessary for 
progressive agriculture, and he is a master of the art of raising good crops and good 
livestock.
On October 29, 1901, Mr. Brewer married Miss Carrie E. Buswell, daughter of George and 
Florence A. (Bell) Buswell. To their union have been four children, Gladys P., Lela M., 
Dale W., and Harley F. These children have all received the benefits of the local schools, 
and Gladys graduated from the grade schools in 1916. The family are active members of 
Mount Zion United Brethren Church. Mr. Brewer is a Democrat and in 1916, was elected to 
his present office as trustee of Washington Township. He has accepted that office as a 
place of trust, and is giving much of his personal time to the supervision of the many 
interests entrusted to him, with particular regard to the welfare of the local school 
system. 


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