Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-02-24
Citation BY Publication.

IA Nltit tI ifANN-
To the Sheriff or any Constable az Cameron
County, Greeting.
You are hereby commanded 10 summon the
heirs of Matthias Gerhard. deceased. whose
names are unknown and George ". Gerhard.
whose residence II unknown. a. H. and appear
M the next regular term ~ the county court
of Cameron county. Ia be held M the court
house in the city Of Brownsville. Texas. ON
the third Monday in March. A. u. 1913. being
the 18th day II March. a. ~. 1915. then and
there a. answer a petition filed III said court
GA the l1th day ~ January. 1915. IN \ cause
numbered 81 wherein Ellen Gerhard. Aargret
&. IIerwig. William l.. Gerhard. Mary u. Ger
hard. Clara A. Gerhard. Lawrence A. Gerhard.
katherine NJ. Gerhard. Irene Gerhard. Fer
nando q. Gerhard. Emile Gerhard. Bernard
Gerhard. Ellen q. Hally and Addic Escott are
plaintiffs and George v. Gerhard and the un-
known heirs If Matthias Gerhard. decrasrd. are
the defendants. The cause ~ action being Al-
legged a follows.
Herwig. William L. Gerhard. Mary +. Gerhard.
Clara A. Gerhard and Lawrence A. Gerhard.
all reside In the city ~ Los Angeles. state ~
Gerhard. Fernando q. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard all reside in the
city II Monrovia. California; that Ellen &.
Hally resides in the city ~ Alameda. Calfor-
mia. and Addie Escutt IN the city and county
~ FL IasO. Texas. That the residence ~
George v. Gerhard j. unknown and the mum
her. names and residences Of the unknown
heirs II Matthias Gerhard. deceased. are g.
these plaintiffs wholly unknown.
Plaintiffs show 20 the court that Matthias
Gerhard. a resident Of the city a Los An
geles. California. died on the 9Th day Of March.
"A. ID. 1891. interstate. leaving him surviving
~ his heirs the plaintiffs hereinbrfore named
and set forth and that no administration has
been had upon his estate IN this state and
that M the time Of his death the said Matthias
Gerhard was seized and possessed. in fee sim
pie. and ~ the exclusive and sole use ~ all
that certain piece or parcel ~ land. out ~ and
forming a part 81 that certain larger tract ~
land known as, called and being the san Mar
tin" grant of land. situated. lying and being in
the county ~ Cameron State ~ Texas. origin
ally granted. by the State ~ Tamaulipas. in
the Republic 81 Mexico. a. Ngnacio Trevino,
and that the said land SO owned by said Matthias
Gerhard being known as Private Survey No.
COZ If said County of Cameron and plaintiffs
further show 20 the court the share and inter
est Of each ~ the plaintiffs In and 20 said cS-
tate. Plaintiffs further show a. the court that
the said Ellen Gerhard. the surviving wife Of
the said Matthias Gerhard. deceased. and Jos
cph NJ. Gerhard. Margret e. Herwig. William
III. Gerhard. Mathew y. Gerhard. George NJ.
Gerhard. Ellen q. ILiily. Mary y. Gerhard.
Clara a. Gerhard and Lawrence 4. Gerhard.
the children Of the said Matthias Gerhard and
Ellen Gerhard and their grandchildren. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando 4. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard. the children ~
Joseph VI. Gerhard and Katherine VI. Ger
hard. HIS wife. are the only heirs II Matthias
Gerhard, deceased. known 70 your petitioners
and that under thr provisions " Chapter ~.
~ the Civil Statutes ~ the State ~ Texas.
they have il determined and declared who are
the heirs and the only heirs IL the said Matthias
Gerhard. deceased. and the share and interest
~ each ~ said heirs fixed and declared IN and
Ia said estate.
The premises considered the plaintiffs pray
that said defendants be- cited by publication. as
required by law. 60 appear and answer this
petition and that upon the hearing hereof for
judgment ~ this court determining and declar-
ing the names and residences ~ each ~ the
heirs Of said Matthias Gerhard. deceased. and