JAMES ROBERT BROOKS (3.2.5) is the son of John Clark Brooks and Sarah Ann (Shoemaker) Brooks.  James was born on April 20, 1864 in Lavaca County, Texas.  On December 31, 1885, James Brooks married Epsy Harris in Lavaca County, Texas.  Epsy was born on November 26, 1866 in South Carolina and is the daughter of Alonzo Harris and Sarah Ann (Briscoe) Harris.  James and Epsy Brooks were the parents of fifteen children:

  Beulah Brooks (3.2.5.1), b. February 7, 1887, Texas
  Clark Alonzo Brooks (3.2.5.2), b. June 22, 1888, Texas
  Ora Brooks (3.2.5.3), b. January 22, 1890, Texas
  Epsy Brooks (3.2.5.4), b. July 6, 1891, Texas
  Henrietta Brooks (3.2.5.5), b. May 28, 1893, Texas
  Noma Brooks (3.2.5.6), b. October 15, 1894, Texas
  Clara Brooks (3.2.5.7), b. May 8, 1896, Texas
  Eunice Brooks (3.2.5.8), b. January 29, 1898, Texas
  Sam Holland Brooks (3.2.5.9), b. February 9, 1900, Texas
  Roy James Brooks, b. March 9, 1902, Texas
  Raymond Brooks, b. July 19, 1903, Texas
  Coy Edward Brooks, b. March 19, 1905, Texas
  Maude Brooks, b. March 26, 1907, Texas
  Hallie Brooks (3.2.5.14), b. January 9, 1909, Texas
  Child, b. December 17, 1911, Lavaca County, Texas

From 1910 to 1920, James and Epsy Brooks were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Epsy (Harris) Brooks died on March 22, 1947 and James Robert Brooks died on June 19, 1951.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Roy Brooks married Annie Scott and they had no children.  Roy Brooks died on June 19, 1985 and was buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Eagle Lake, Texas.  Raymond Brooks died on December 24, 1903 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Coy Brooks married Augusta M. Quitta (born January 27, 1910) and they had no children of their own.  Coy and Augusta had one daughter (adopted):  -  Sarah Brooks, b. July 13, 1954.  Augusta (Quitta) Brooks died on September 17, 1969 and Coy Brooks died on August 29, 1981.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  On October 15, 1977, Sarah Brooks married Michael Klesel (born August 3, 1955) in Lavaca County, Texas and they have two children:  -  Christopher Michael Klesel, b. March 7, 1980, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Robin Nicole Klesel, b. January 7, 1986, Lake Jackson, Texas.  Michael and Sarah Klesel live in Brazoria, Texas.

Maude Brooks married Oscar Harms and they had no children.  Oscar Harms was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Maude (Brooks) Harms lives in Hallettsville, Texas.  James and Epsy Brooks’ last child died at birth on December 17, 1911 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

References:  1)  Marriage License, James R. Brooks and Epsy Harris, 1885;  2)  1910 and 1920 Censuses, Lavaca County, Texas;  3)  Death Certificate, Epsy (Harris) Brooks, 1947;  4)  Death Certificate, James Robert Brooks, 1951;  5)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  6)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  7)  Interview, Brooks Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  8)  Letter, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald to Robert Casey, August, 1982;  9)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

Photograph, Family of James Robert Brooks (3.2.5)
Top Row (Left to Right):  1) Hallie (Brooks) Reese,  2) Coy Edward Brooks,  3) Sam Holland Brooks, 4) Noma (Brooks) Grunewald,  5) Henrietta (Brooks) Harvey,  6) Clara (Brooks) Guinn, 7) Roy James Brooks,  8) Maude (Brooks) Harms,  Bottom Row (Left to Right):  9) Epsy (Brooks) Fahrenthold,  10) Clark Alonzo Brooks,  11) James Robert Brooks,  12) Epsy (Harris) Brooks,  13) Beulah (Brooks) Tesch,  14) Ora (Brooks) Kersh

BEULAH BROOKS (3.2.5.1) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Beulah was born on February 7, 1887 in Texas.  Beulah Brooks married John Buchanek (born November 3, 1885) and they had two children:

  Halton Henry Buchanek, b. September 4, 1912, Texas
  Welton Ray Buchanek, b. October 26, 1915, Texas

John Buchanek died on August 2, 1917 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  In 1920, Beulah (Brooks) Buchanek was living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Beulah (Brooks) Buchanek later married Fred Tesch (born July 25, 1887) and they had no children.  Beulah (Brooks) Tesch died on December 28, 1948 and Fred Tesch died on November 25, 1966.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  On May 30, 1933, Halton Buchanek married Evelyn Reese in Sublime, Texas.  Evelyn was born on March 20, 1916 and is the daughter of John Henry Reese and Ida Mae (Kersh) Reese.  Halton and Evelyn Buchanek have three children:  -  Billie Bernice Buchanek, b. January 4, 1934,  -  Wesley Charles Buchanek, b. October 30, 1935,  -  Patricia Ann Buchanek, b. February 27, 1937.  Halton Buchanek ran a general store in Sublime, Texas for over 30 years and Evelyn was Postmaster for the Sublime Post Office for 36 years.  Billie Buchanek married a Mr. Rivers and they have two children:  -  Robin Renee Rivers, b. November 25, 1957, Corpus Christi, Texas,  -  Michael Shawn Rivers, b. July 1, 1961, Corpus Christi, Texas.  They live in Eulice, Texas.  Wesley Buchanek is not married and is a rancher near Sublime, Texas.  Patricia Buchanek married Ted David and they live in Miami, Florida.  Patricia is a retired public school teacher and Ted is an attorney for the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D. C.  They live in Rockville, Maryland.  Ted and Patricia David have three children:  -  Christian Theodore David, b. October 15, 1961, San Angelo, Texas,  -  Karin Michelle David, b. June 14, 1967, Miami, Florida,  -  Theodore Zore David, b. October 27, 1976, Miami, Florida.  On July 8, 1989, Christian David married Maura Roxanne Marroguin in Port Arthur, Texas.  Christian and Maura David live in Rockville, Maryland.

Welton Buchanek married Winnie L. Persons (born March 23, 1921) and they had four sons:  -  James Calvin Buchanek, b. November 7, 1940,  -  Allen Ray Buchanek, b. January 1, 1943,  -  Robert Mell Buchanek, b. February 27, 1947, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Michael Bruce Buchanek, b. 1954.  Winnie (Persons) Buchanek died on August 7, 1980 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Welton married a second time and moved to Watsonville, California.  Welton Buchanek died on December 16, 1984 in Watsonville, California and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Jimmy Buchanek has three children:  -  Randy James Buchanek, b. Cuero, Texas,  -  Timothy Allen Buchanek, b. August 1, 1969, Houston, Texas,  -  Kristi Rane Buchanek, b. November 2, 1971, Houston, Texas.  Jimmy is employed in maintenance with the Hallettsville School District.  Randy Buchanek has one son:  -  Scotty Buchanek, b. February 14, 1987.  Allen Buchanek was badly burned by a Sinclair Oil fire while passing by in 1962.  Allen graduated from East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas.  He is a minister and has held many revivals and radio shows in the Fort Worth, Texas area.  Allen Buchanek married Sharron Grammer (born June 26, 1943).  Allen and Sharon Buchanek have four children:  -  Kimberly Denise Buchanek, b. October 16, 1967,  -  Kevin Ray Buchanek, b. December 29, 1969,  -  Keri Lynn Buchanek, b. December 6, 1972,  -  Korey Allen Buchanek, b. September 14, 1974.  In 1990, Allen and Sharon Buchanek moved to New Chaney, Texas.  Robert Buchanek is employed at the Texas Department of Corrections at Rosharon near Houston, Texas.  On May 16, 1970, Robert Buchanek married Judy Roensch and they have two children:  -  Robert Michael Buchanek, b. December 25, 1975,  -  Ryan Matthew Buchanek, b. October 4, 1978.

Michael Buchanek is a Deputy Sheriff in Victoria, Texas.  Michael Buchanek married Linda Susan Kurtz and they have two sons:  -  Michael Bruce Buchanek, b. July 9, 1986, Victoria, Texas,  -  Brian Pate Buchanek, b. June 12, 1989, Victoria, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  3)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Letter, Evelyn (Reese) Buchanek to Bernice Casey, May 16, 1981;  5)  Letter, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald to Robert Casey, August 30, 1982;  6)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

CLARK ALONZO BROOKS (3.2.5.2) is the son of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Clark was born in June 22, 1888 in Texas.  On November 4, 1916, Clark Brooks married Esther Elizabeth Kelly (born March 1, 1893 in Texas) and they were the parents of five children:

  Raymond Clark Brooks, b. July 4, 1918, Texas
  Johnnie Brooks, b. February 14, 1921
  Esther Brooks, b. December 13, 1922
  James Howard Brooks (3.2.5.2.4), b. September 13, 1929
  Jannie Lucille Brooks, b. September 13, 1929

In 1920, Clark and Esther Brooks were living in Lavaca County, Texas.  Clark Brooks died on March 1, 1957 and Esther (Kelly) Brooks died on February 23, 1972.  Clark Brooks was buried in the Willow Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Raymond Brooks was a deaf mute and never married.  Raymond Brooks died on June 28, 1974 at Hallettsville, Texas and was buried in the Willow Creek Cemetery.  On October 24, 1943, Johnnie Brooks married Barney Velma Aldis and they have four children:  -  Linda Diane Aldis, b. July 31, 1951, Georgetown, Texas,  -  Barbara Gail Aldis, b. October 27, 1952, Georgetown, Texas,  -  Kenneth Wayne Aldis, b. October 28, 1955, Georgetown, Texas,  -  Ralph Pierce Aldis, b. September 17, 1957, Fort Worth, Texas.  In 1980, Barney and Johnnie Aldis were divorced in Fort Worth, Texas.  As of 1990, Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis was living in Hallettsville, Texas.  Diane Aldis graduated from the University of Texas.  On May 26, 1990, Diane Aldis married Tom Kanthak in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  Diane is a professional in Theater of Dance and Ballet and Tom is a school teacher.  Both are active in other employments.  Gail Aldis graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.  She is employed as a Medical Technologist with the Texas State Health Department in Austin, Texas.  On May 19, 1979, Kenneth Aldis married Carla Joanne Silco and they had no children.  Kenneth and Carla were later divorced.  Kenneth graduated from Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas with a major in Geology.  Kenneth is a geologist with Petrograph Mudd Logging in Austin, Texas.  On August 24, 1982, Ralph Aldis married Jerline Havard in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Jerline was born on April 20, 1958 in Jasper, Texas.  In 1984, Ralph graduated from Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas.  Jerline is also a graduate from Stephen F. Austin College.  In 1989, Ralph received a Masters of Science degree in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin.  Ralph is employed by United Service Advisors in San Antonio, Texas.  Jerline has taught school and is now employed with the University of Texas at San Antonio.

On October 10, 1945, Esther Brooks married O. C. Castellow and they had two children:  -  Ronald Dean Castellow, b. December 14, 1949,  -  Connie Jean Castellow, b. August 7, 1954.  O. C. is retired from Alcoa and they now live near Hallettsville, Texas.  On August 15, 1970, Ronald Castellow married Melanie Jones.  Both graduated from Wayland Baptist College in Plainview, Texas.  Ronald has a State Farm Agency in Hallettsville, Texas and Melanie is a school teacher with the Hallettsville School District.  Ronald and Melanie have two daughters:  -  Cara Brook Castellow, b. January 13, 1975, Victoria, Texas,  -  Cadee Blaine Castellow, b. September 23, 1981, Victoria, Texas.  Connie Castellow a Bachelor and Masters degree from the University of Houston at Victoria.  Connie is a school teacher with the Hallettsville School District.

On November 21, 1953, James Brooks married Antonia “Toni” Sitka and they have two children:  -  Deborah Lynn Brooks, b. December 27, 1955,  -  Howard Wayne Brooks, b. August 9, 1958.  James Brooks worked for Alcoa and is now retired.  James and Tonie Brooks live in Point Comfort, Texas.  On August 19, 1978, Deborah Brooks married Thomas Parks.  Both Thomas and Deborah graduated from Texas A & M at College Station.  Thomas and Deborah Parks have two children:  -  Marisa Brooks Parks, b. May 14, 1985, Houston, Texas,  -  Spencer Thomas Parks, b. October 26, 1989, Houston, Texas.  Thomas and Deborah Parks live in Sugarland, Texas and Deborah is employed with Ridgeway Accountants.  Howard Brooks graduated from Texas A & M University at College Station.  On August 25, 1979, Howard Brooks married Sherilyn Ann Walthall and they have two children:  -  Ryan Michael Brooks, b. December 20, 1986, Wharton, Texas,  -  Kristen Michelle Brooks, b. February 5, 1990.  Howard Brooks is employed with Hoeshst Celanease at Bay City, Texas and Sherilyn is employed with the local bank.  James Howard Brooks, his son, Howard Wayne Brooks and his son, Ryan Michael Brooks are the only Brooks surnamed descendants of the James Robert Brooks line.  On May 12, 1951, Jannie Brooks married Jerry Pustejovsky and they had no children.  Jerry Pustejovsky died on August 2, 1973.  Jannie (Brooks) Pustejovsky is a waitress at BelAir Resstaurant in Hallettsville, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Lavaca County, Texas;  2)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  3)  Interview, James Howard Brooks by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Letter, Esther (Brooks) Castellow to Bernice Casey, May 15, 1981;  5)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

ORA BROOKS (3.2.5.3) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Ora was born on January 22, 1890 in Texas.  Ora Brooks married Alvin D. Kersh (born 1889 in Texas) and they were the parents of six children:

  Howard Kersh, b. October 21, 1916, Texas
  Merzie Kersh, b. July 8, 1918, Texas
  Mildred Kersh, b. December 4, 1919, Texas
  Lillian Kersh, b. August 29, 1921
  Brooks Kersh, b. September 3, 1924
  Roy David Kersh, b. January 22, 1928

In 1920, Alvin and Ora Kersh were living in Victoria County, Texas.  Ora (Brooks) Kersh died on August 9, 1973 and Alvin D. Kersh died in 1976.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  Howard Kersh died as an infant on January 23, 1917 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Merzie Kersh never married.  Merzie Kersh died on December 31, 1975 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Mildred Kersh married Bruce Yule and they have two children:  -  Phillis Anne Yule, b. December 21, 1944,  -  Charlene Faye Yule, b. 1946.  Bruce and Mildred Yule live in Glen Barnie, Maryland.  Phillis Yule married a Mr. Dove and they have two children:  -  Kimberly Ann Dove, b. May 15, 1967,  -  Charles Dennis Dove, b. November 21, 1971.  After her children were grown, Mildred was confined to a Convalescent Center with Multiple Sclerosis.  Kimberly Dove married Kenneth A. Lilly (born February 20, 1965) and they have two children:  -  Jessica Ann Lilly, b. November 23, 1984,  -  Kenneth L. Lilly, b. November 27, 1988.  Charlene Yule married Preston Smith, III and they have two children:  -  Christopher Sean Smith, b. November 16, 1969, Millersville, Maryland,  -  Pamela Jean Smith, b. May 13, 1975, Millersville, Maryland.

Lillian Kersh married Troy Deavers and they have one son:  -  Larry Frank Deavers.  Lillian ran a beauty shop but is now retired.  Troy retired from Austin Bridge Company.  Troy and Lillian Deavers live in Hallettsville, Texas.  Larry Deavers graduated from the University of Texas at Austin.  Larry has married but is now divorced having no children.  He is Vice-President for Williams Construction Company in Houston, Texas.

Brooks Kersh married Dorothy L. Coor and they have five children:  -  Brooks A. Kersh, Jr., b. July 5, 1951, Houston, Texas,  -  Daniel L. Kersh, b. August 8, 1953, Houston, Texas,  -  Mary Ann Kersh, b. June 6, 1955, Houston, Texas,  -  Nancy C. Kersh, b. June 9, 1959, Houston, Texas,  -  Kathryn L. Kersh, b. October 1, 1965, Houston, Texas.  Brooks Kersh worked for Shell Oil Company for 42 years.  Brooks Kersh died of cancer on January 23, 1990 in Houston, Texas and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Brooks Kersh, Jr. graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.  Brooks Kersh, Jr. married Karen Bennette (born August 19, 1954).  Brooks Kersh, Jr. teaches school and lives in San Marcos, Texas.  Daniel Kersh attended San Jacinto College and is employed by SMI in Seguin, Texas.  Daniel Kersh married Deanna L. Minix (born August 17, 1957).  Daniel adopted Deanna’s daughter and her name was changed to:  -  Jessica Kersh.  Daniel and Deanna have two children (twins):  -  Nicholas Ray Kersh, b. May 14, 1984, Seguin, Texas,  -  Nicole Anne Kersh, b. May 14, 1984, Seguin, Texas.  Mary Ann Kersh married a Mr. Ruyle and they had one son:  -  Justin Ryan Ruyle, b. June 7, 1981, Houston, Texas.  Mary Ann and her first husband were divorced.  Mary Ann married a second time to Mike Provance and he adopted her son (no name change).  Mike and Mary Ann Provance live in Franklin, Tennessee where Mary Ann works in a bank.  Nancy Kersh married Larry Hess and they have two children:  -  Brooks Larine Hess, b. February 23, 1982, West Virginia,  -  Brady Lee Hess, b. May 12, 1985, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Nancy attended college for two years in Oklahoma City and is now employed in a bank in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Kathryn Kersh married John Mark Griffin.  Kathryn graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and pursuing her Masters degree.  John and Kathryn Griffin live in Irving, Texas.

Roy Kersh married Ruth Botard, sister of Edna (Botard) Grunewald.  Roy and Ruth Kersh had two children:  -  Janet Ruth Kersh, b. November 10, 1959, Houston, Texas,  -  Troy David Kersh, b. November 21, 1963, Houston, Texas.  Roy David Kersh died on August 8, 1967 and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Janet Kersh graduated from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas.  Janet Kersh married Glenn Lumpkins and they have two sons:  -  Samuel Glenn Lumpkins, b. November, 1986, Houston, Texas,  -  David Andrew Lumpkins, b. May 13, 1990, Houston, Texas.  Glenn and Janet Lumpkins are employed at the Texas Department of Corrections in Huntsville, Texas.  Troy Kersh is attending Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville, Texas.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Victoria County, Texas;  2)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  3)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Interview, Brooks Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  5)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

EPSY BROOKS (3.2.5.4) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Epsy was born on July 6, 1891 in Sublime, Texas.  On October 20, 1912, Epsy married Frederick William Fahrenthold (born August 29, 1891) and they were the parents of seven children:

  Velda Fahrenthold, b. January 20, 1915, Hallettsville, Texas
  Dorothy Fahrenthold, b. August 20, 1916
  Frederick William Fahrenthold, b. December 24, 1921
  Margie Fahrenthold, b. November 5, 1923
  Max Cole Fahrenthold, b. September 22, 1926
  Emily Jean Fahrenthold, b. January 25, 1933, Hallettsville, Texas
  Gaye Ann Fahrenthold, b. September 18, 1935

Epsy (Brooks) Fahrenthold died on August 3, 1974 and Frederick William Fahrenthold died on March 19, 1979.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  In 1933, Velda Fahrenthold married a Mr. Judd.  On March 26, 1953, Velda married a second time to Marion Arthur Hudler in Kerrville, Texas.  Marion was born on April 20, 1893 in McDade, Texas and is the son of William Hudler and Minnie (Gentry) Hudler.  Marion Hudler died on December 22, 1970 and was buried in the McDade Cemetery.  On December 10, 1977, Velda married a third time to Louis Monroe Staggs in Hallettsville, Texas.  Louis was born on September 15, 1915 at Zella, Texas and is the son of James F. Staggs and Susie Alice (Harpe) Staggs.  Louis retired as a band director from school.  Velda had no children.  Dorothy Fahrenthold married Ben Rother and they had no children.  Frederick Fahrenthold retired from a utility company in Beumont, Texas and resides there.  Frederick Fahrenthold has no children.

Margie Fahrenthold married Bill Schmidt and they have three sons:  -  Glenn William Schmidt, b. March 3, 1943,  -  Michael Anthony Schmidt, b. December 18, 1949,  -  Neil Schmidt, b. March 6, 1953.  Bill Schmidt retired from the postal service.  Glenn Schmidt graduated from Texas A & M University.  Glenn Schmidt married Becky Cole and they had five children:  -  William Howard Schmidt, b. December 20, 1974, Austin, Texas,  -  Emily Gayle Schmidt, b. October 11, 1976, Austin, Texas,  -  Tyson Brooks Schmidt (twin), b. August 8, 1978, Austin, Texas,  -  Wesley Cole Schmidt (twin), b. August 8, 1978, Austin, Texas,  -  Emil Jeffrey Schmidt, b. February 7, 1983, Georgetown, Texas.  Glenn also adopted Becky’s children from a previous marriage:  -  Andrea Schmidt, b. September 15, 1961,  -  Lesley Ann Schmidt, b. June 15, 1966, Killeen, Texas,  -  Mark Schmidt.  Glenn Schmidt served owned a consulting engineering firm in the Austin area and resided in Georgetown, Texas.  Glenn was in the Vietnam War and was in contact with highly carcinogenic defoliant, Agent Orange.  After a long illness of cancer, Glenn died at the age of forty-five on February 3, 1989 in Georgetown, Texas.  It is believed that some of Glenn’s children may have also affected by his exposure to Agent Orange.  Michael Schmidt attended Texas A & M University.  Michael Schmidt married Louann Hitsfeld and they have two adopted children:  -  Jeromy Schmidt, b. May 19, 1979, Kingsville, Texas,  -  Jennifer Schmidt, b. October 7, 1983, Georgetown, Texas.  Michael Schmidt is employed by Halliburton Company in Victoria, Texas.  Neil Schmidt attended Stephen F. Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas.  On September 8, 1973, Neil Schmidt married Cheryl Trlica and they have two children:  -  Kristi Schmidt, b. March 4, 1974, Weimer, Texas,  -  Ryan Neil Schmidt, b. July 12, 1979, Houston, Texas.  Neil Schmidt is employed by Halliburton Company near Houston, Texas.

Max Fahrenthold married Blanche Goebel and they have four children:  -  Shelly Jo Fahrenthold, b. August 9, 1952, Bellville, Texas,  -  Brian Cole Fahrenthold, b. October 25, 1955, Bellville, Texas,  -  Annette Fahrenthold, b. October 12, 1957, Bellville, Texas,  -  Kyle William Fahrenthold, b. March 21, 1959, Bellville, Texas.  Max Fahrenthold retired from San Bernard Electric Company in Bellville, Texas.  Shelly Fahrenthold lives in Austin, Texas.  Brian Fahrenthold lives in Houston, Texas.  Annette Fahrenthold lives in Austin, Texas.  Kyle Fahrenthold married and later divorced.  Kyle Fahrenthold had one daughter from this marriage:  -  Berekeley Kristin Fahrenthold, b. March 15, 1988, Lubbock, Texas.  Kyle still lives in Lubbock, Texas.

On September 29, 1951, Jean Fahrenthold married Rudy Lane McDonald in Halettsville, Texas.  Rudy was born on June 11, 1926 in Gause, Texas and is the son of Jack Aubra McDonald and Alyne (McCowen) McDonald.  Rudy and Jean McDonald have three children:  -  Ginger Lane McDonald, b. June 24, 1952, Luling, Texas,  -  Janis Lou McDonald, b. May 26, 1953, Weimer, Texas,  -  Frederick Murray McDonald, b. September 23, 1958, Kenedy, Texas.  Rudy has received Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees and was a public school teacher and administrator for 28 years.  Rudy and Jean McDonald resided near Hallettsville, Texas.  On March 22, 1975, Ginger McDonald married David Mitchell in Victoria, Texas and they have two sons:  -  Matthew Mitchell, b. October 11, 1976, Lafayette, Louisiana,  -  Gabriel Mitchell, b. December 27, 1977, Lafayette, Louisiana.  Ginger graduated from the University of Texas at Austin and taught school.  She is now a court reporter.  David graduated from Texas A & M University and is employed with North Wind Exploring Oil Company in Houston, Texas.  On July 30, 1976 Janis McDonald married Mike Cannon in Cushing, Oklahoma and they have two children:  -  Robert McLane Cannon, b. January 21, 1981, Dhahram, Saudi Arabia,  -  Aubra Jean Cannon, b. September 3, 1985, Houston, Texas.  Janis graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas and Mike graduated from Texas A & M University.  Mike was with an oil company in Saudi Arabia in 1984 and 1985.  He is now employed by Chevron Oil Company in Morro Bay, California (north of Los Angeles).  Frederick McDonald attended Fort Sam Houston University.  He is now a sales representative for Snap-On-Tool in Victoria, Texas.  On August 28, 1982, Frederick McDonald married Cynthia Lynn Hermis in Victoria, Texas and they have two children:  -  Emily Marie McDonald, b. January 9, 1986, Victoria, Texas,  -  Allyson Renee McDonald, b. November 7, 1989, Victoria, Texas.  Cynthia attended Junior College and is now employed as a loan officer with Victoria Bank and Trust in Victoria, Texas.  Gaye Ann Fahrenthold married Hilmer Galetka and they had no children.  Gaye Ann operates a day care center in Hallettsville, Texas and Hilmer is retired from Paul’s Supply Company.

References:  1)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  2)  Interview, Jean (Fahrenthold) McDonald by Bernice Casey, April, 1981;  3)  Letter, Velda (Fahrenthold) Staggs to Bernice Casey, August 14, 1981;  4)  Letter, Jean (Fahrenthold) McDonald to Robert Casey, September 3, 1982;  5)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990

HENRIETTA BROOKS (3.2.5.5) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks and Epsy (Harris) Brooks.  Hetta was born on May 28, 1893 in Texas.  Henrietta Brooks married Walter Harvey (born September 19, 1888 in Texas) and they were the parents of four children:

  Hayden James Harvey, b. July 18, 1916, Texas
  Emmie Lucille Harvey, b. February 5, 1918, Texas
  Marvin Walter Harvey, b. September 19, 1919, Texas
  Velma Merle Harvey, b. November 17, 1920

In 1920, Walter and Henrietta Harvey were living in Jackson County, Texas.  Walter Harvey died on March 18, 1950 and Henrietta (Brooks) Harvey died on December 8, 1983 in Weimar, Texas.  Both were buried in the Geiger Cemetery near Sublime, Texas.  On December 21, 1950, Hayden Harvey married Jo Eileen Timm (born January 13, 1926) and they have six children:  -  Brenda Dean Harvey, b. September 6, 1953, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Debra Kay Harvey, b. August 21, 1955, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Jo Lynn Harvey, b. November 28, 1956, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Hayden James Harvey, Jr., b. October 21, 1959, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Judy Beth Harvey, b. October 18, 1958, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  David Walter Harvey, b. December 10, 1960, Hallettsville, Texas.  Hayden retired from the Postal Service and they currently live in Hallettsville, Texas.  Brenda Harvey married James Harrington, Jr. and they have one daughter (adopted):  -  Kayle Michelle Harrington, b. December 20, 1983, McKinney, Texas.  James is employed with an oil drilling company and Brenda is employed in the public school cafeteria.  Debra Harvey married Gary Bohuslav and they have four children:  -  Garrett Wayne Bohuslav, b. April 25, 1981, Sherman, Texas,  -  Annye Mae Bohuslav, b. April 15, 1982, Sherman, Texas,  -  Heather Lynne Bohuslav (twin), b. January 25, 1985, Dallas, Texas,  -  Jami Lee Bohuslav (twin), b. January 25, 1985, Dallas, Texas.  Gary and Debra both graduated from Texas A & M University.  Gary is employed with Texas Instruments in Sherman, Texas and Debra is employed with K-Mart.  Annye Bohuslav died as an infant on April 24, 1982 in Dallas, Texas and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Jo Lynn Harvey married Richard Sproles and they have two children:  -  Brian Edward Sproles, b. November 6, 1982, Fort Worth, Texas,  -  Kelly Lynn Sproles, b. August 19, 1987, Fort Worth, Texas.  Both Richard and Jo Lynn graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.  Richard is employed by Alcon and Jo Lynn is employed at Texas Christian University.  Hayden Harvey, Jr. married Amy Barrington and they have four children:  -  Brandy Harvey, b. July 8, 1979, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Jesse Lynn Harvey, b. June 11, 1982, Victoria, Texas,  -  Charley Jo Harvey, b. and d. May 31, 1988, Victoria, Texas,  -  James Scott Harvey, b. May 30, 1989, Victoria, Texas.  Hayden Harvey, Jr. graduated from Texas State Technical Institute.  Hayden is employed with Valero Hydrocarbons Company and Amy is employed with the Texas Department of Human Resources in Hallettsville, Texas.  Charley Jo Harvey was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Judy Harvey graduated from Blinn College in Brenham, Texas and is employed with Peoples State Bank in Hallettsville, Texas.  On May 2, 1987, David Harvey married Rene Williams in Richardson, Texas and they have one son:  -  Lance Lane Harvey, b. March 8, 1990, Dallas, Texas.  David graduated from Southwest Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas and Rene graduated from Abilene Christian College in Abilene, Texas.

Emmie Lucille Harvey married Ralph Gerwick and they had one daughter:  -  Betty Fair Gerwick, b. ca 1939.  Emmie (Harvey) Gerwick died in 1941 and was buried in the Woodsborough Cemetery located one mile west of Refugio, Texas.

On April 5, 1941, Marvin Harvey married Catherine Louise Harwood and they have three children:  -  Dennis James Harvey, b. November 9, 1948, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Emmie Diane Harvey, b. July 21, 1950, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Cindy Lou Harvey, b. December 22, 1956, Hallettsville, Texas.  Catherine (Harwood) Harvey died on February 8, 1982 in Point Comfort, Texas and was buried there in the Memorial Cemetery.  On October 18, 1982, Marvin Harvey married a second time to Dorothy Marie Powell.  Marvin Harvey retired from Alcoa and lives in Point Comfort, Texas.  On March 18, 1972, Dennis Harvey married Carrol Ann Erwin and they have three children:  -  April Lynn Harvey, b. September 9, 1973, Victoria, Texas,  -  Kelly Denice Harvey, b. January 27, 1975, Victoria, Texas,  -  Heath John Harvey, b. October 10, 1977, Victoria, Texas.  Dennis and Carrol Harvey were later divorced.  On July 2, 1982, Dennis Harvey married a second time to Bertha Ann Applegate in Point Comfort, Texas and they have no children.  Dennis worked for Alcoa and now operates a grocery store in Point Comfort, Texas.  On March 21, 1969, Emmie Harvey married Marvin Harris Kanetzky in Six Mile, Texas and they have three children:  -  John Joseph Kanetzky, b. September 2, 1969, Port Lavaca, Texas,  -  Kevin Duane Kanetzky, b. August 11, 1971, Bastrop, Texas,  -  Jennifer Renee Kanetzky, b. January 12, 1974, Burnet, Texas.  Marvin and Emmie Kanetzky were later divorced.  On February 14, 1987, Emmie married a second time to James Earl Munsinger in Palestine, Texas.  On October 3, 1976, Cindy Harvey married Thomas Monroe Carriker in Point Comfort, Texas and they have two children:  -  Amanda Nichole Carriker, b. December 23, 1979, Victoria, Texas,  -  Katherine Faye Carriker, b. May 30, 1983, Victoria, Texas.  Thomas and Cindy Carriker were later divorced.  On June 30, 1988, Cindy married a second time to Michael John Marshall in Point Comfort, Texas and they have one son:  -  Michael John Marshall, Jr., b. June 30, 1989, Victoria, Texas.

On November 17, 1937, Velma Harvey married Elroy William Kersh in Hallettsville, Texas.  Elroy was born on July 14, 1917 in Hallettsville, Texas and is the son of Everrett Kersh and Lydia (Heinsahm) Kersh.  Elroy and Merle Kersh had six children:  -  Dean Kendall Kersh, b. June 3, 1939, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Elroy William Kersh, Jr., b. January 21, 1942, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Everett Harvey Kersh, b. December 4, 1943, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Ronald Wayne Kersh, b. March 2, 1946, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Becky Sue Kersh, b. December 6, 1953 and d. December 7, 1953, Hallettsville, Texas,  -  Gary Boyce Kersh, b. July 7, 1955, Hallettsville, Texas.  Elroy Kersh died on December 10, 1990 in Houston, Texas and was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.  Merle (Harvey) Kersh lives in Brazoria, Texas.  Dean Kersh married Bonnye Ray Whitley and they have three children:  -  Kathy Kay Kersh, b. March 7, 1962, Freeport, Texas,  -  Kimberly Kay Kersh, b. December 5, 1965, Freeport, Texas,  -  Kendra Dawn Kersh, b. May 16, 1973, Freeport, Texas.  Kathy Kersh married Marion Wleczyk and they have two children:  -  Valerie Wleczyk, b. October 18, 1986, Freeport, Texas,  -  Kendall Ray Wleczyk, b. October 13, 1987, Freeport, Texas.  Elroy Kersh, Jr. married Dorothy Schutz and they have three children:  -  Ray William Kersh, b. October 19, 1965, Bellville, Texas,  -  Chad Kersh, b. March 1, 1969, Bellville, Texas,  -  Terri Lynn Kersh, b. April 21, 1975, Bellville, Texas.  Everett Kersh married Sandra Polter and they have two children:  -  Tomas Elroy Kersh, b. June 26, 1967, Bay City, Texas,  -  Carrie Renee Kersh, b. June 21, 1971, Bay City, Texas.  Ronald Kersh married Brenda Parker and they have two children:  -  Shane Alston Kersh, b. October 18, 1966, Bay City, Texas,  -  Jason Wayne Kersh, b. July 9, 1972, Wilmington, North Carolina.  Becky Sue Kersh was buried in the Geiger Cemetery.

References:  1)  1920 Census, Jackson County, Texas;  2)  Geiger Cemetery, Sublime, Texas;  3)  Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;  4)  Interview, Jo (Timm) Harvey by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  5)  Interview, Hayden James Harvey by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  6)  Interview, Marvin Walter Harvey by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  7)  Interview, Velma (Harvey) Kersh by Robert Casey, April, 1981;  8)  Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990