Brooks Cemetery

Brooks Cemetery (HM15CR)

Location: Marfa, TX 79843 Presidio County
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N 29° 48.67', W 104° 18.35'

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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
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HM NumberHM15CR
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Marker Number521
Year Placed1995
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 9:28am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)13R E 567077 N 3298063
Decimal Degrees29.81116667, -104.30583333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 29° 48.67', W 104° 18.35'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds29° 48' 40.20" N, 104° 18' 21.00" W
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Area Code(s)432
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5250 Cemetary Rd, Marfa TX 79843, US
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