Brooks Cemetery
Cemetery Rd., Shafter, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1904
EST. 1904
1833
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Brooks Cemetery.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Brooks Cemetery
Brooks Cemetery began in 1904 with the burial of Albion E. Brooks, son of George H. Brooks, a Civil War veteran who settled in Presidio County in the 1860s and later married Ygnacia Reza. George and Ygnacia were buried there too, along with relatives such as former Texas Ranger Robert Speed. It served the intertwined Brooks, Fuentes, and Gonzales families.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Brooks Cemetery
George H. Brooks (1833-1911) served in a California volunteer unit during the Civil War before settling in Presidio County in the 1860s. In 1878 he married Mexican native Ygnacia Reza. This cemetery began with the burial of their son, Albion E. Brooks, in 1904. George and Ygnacia Brooks (d. 1948) and other members of the Brooks family, including former Texas Ranger and deputy sheriff Robert Speed (1878-1940), are buried here. Also interred here are friends and relatives of the Brookses in the Fuentes and Gonzales families. The cemetery remains active and is maintained by the Shafter community. Sesquicentennial of Texas Statehood 1845-1995 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5377000521
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