Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-12
Citation by Publication.

The State Of Texas
To the Sheriff or any Constable II Cameron
County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded 10 summon the
heirs of Matthias Gerhard. deceased. whose
names are unknown and George Y. Gerhard.
whose residence is unknown. TO be and appear
AZ the neat regular term Of the county court
of Cameron county. 10 be held NJ the court
house in the city of Brownsville. Texas. ON
the third Monday in March. 4. -. 1915. being
the 18th day Of March. \. -. 1915. then and
there 10 answer a petition filed in said court
on the 18th day II January. 1915. IN 4 cause
numbered ahi wherein Ellen Gerhard. Margret
Z. Il-rwig. William l.. Gerhard. Mary Il. Ger
hard. Clara A. Gerhard. Law renee a. Gerhard.
Katherine NJ. Gerhard. Irene Gerhard. Fer
uando q. Gerhard. Emile Gerhard. Bernard
Gerhard, Ellen Z. Hally and A'di" Escatt are
plaintiffs and George v. Gerhard and the un-
known heirs Il Matthias Gerhard. deceased. are
the defendants, the 'auS. ~ ..ctinn being al
legged AS follows:
Tn. plaintiffs. Ellen Gerhard. Margaret &.
IIerwig. William l.. Gerhard. MARY y. Gerhard.
Clara 4. Gerhard and Lam renee T.. Gerhard,
All reside in tn. city of Los .Ang"lrs. stat of
California: tina, KATHERINE" VI. Gerhard. lr"n"
Gerhard. Fernando &. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard al reside ~ th"
rity II Monroyia. California: that Ell'n &.
lially Resides IN the city ~ Alameda. taitur
mia. and A,tii. EScnti ~ ID" riiy and county
~ III I'a>.. Texas. That th~ r.sftru'~ ~
t.eurg" v. Gerhard y unknown AMI ~" nlm
her. names and residences u The unknown
heirs NJ Matthias t"rhard. drrea~,d. are ~
these plaintiffs wholly unknown.
Plaintiffs show a. III" court that Matthias
Gerhard. Il resident ~ the city ~ Laos An
sel.s. California. died on the 9TH ,ay ~ March.
a. u. 1891. intrstatc. leaving him surviving
AZ his heirs tic plaintiffs hcrcinh'fn named
and set forth and thar nn adminiStration has
hrcn had upon his estate in this stat" and
that NJ the time If his death the said Matthias
Gerhard vas seized and p"SS"sf"d. IA t." sim
pie. aud in the exclusive and sci" ~" II all
that certain i,iccs, or parcel "t Had. cat 80 and
forming a part ~ that certain larger tract IF
land known as. called and being the san Mar
tin" grant IL land. situated. living and being in
ally granted. hy tho State If Tamaulipas. in
and that IN. said land 80 owned w said Matthias
~. ~ said County - Cameron and plaintiffs
further show g. the court the share and inter-
est ~ each ~ the plaintiffs in AMI a. said rs-
tate. Plaintiffs further show 10 the court that
the said Ellen Gerhard. the surviving wife ~
the said Matthias ,i,rlard. decreased. and Jos
rph NJ. Gerhard. Margrrt &. ll-rwig. William
l.. Gerhard. Mathew y. Gerhard. George v.
Gerhard. Ellen &. lillly. Mary =. Gerhard.
Clara A. Gerhard and Lawrence y. Gerhard.
the children of the Said Matthias Gerhard and
Ellen Gerhard and their grandchildren. Irene
I,;erhard. Fernandn &. Gerhard. Emile Ger
bard and Bernard Gerhard. the children ~
Joseph VI. Gerhard and Katherine VI. Ger
hard. his wife. are the only heirs nf Matthias
deceased. known e. your petitioners
and that. under III" provisions ~ Chapter ~.