Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-01-19
Citation BY Publication.

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To the Sheriff or any Constable Il Cameron
County, Greeting:
You are hereby commanded to summon the
heirs cf Matthias Gerhard. deceased. wh,<.
names are unknown and George v. Gerhard,
whose residence j. unknown. t. be- and appear
at The next regular term ~ the county cont
OF Cameron county. I" be held nj the court
house in the city II Brownsville. Texas. 20
the third Monfay in March. a. ~ 1915. being
the 10Th day ~ March. A. II. 1915, then and
there 10 answer 4 petition fIed IN sand court
on the llth day e January. 1915. ~ a cause
numbered 9l3 wherein Ellen Gerhard. Margrrt
&. Herwig. William l.. Gerhard. Mary r. Ger
hard. Clara A. Gerhard. Lawrence A.. Gerhard.
Katherine VI. Gerhard. Irene Gerhard. Fer.
Gerhard. Ellen G.. IIally and Addie EScutt arc
plaintiffs and George Y. Gerhard and the m
known heirs IL Matthias Gerhard. deceased. are
the defendants. the cause 81 action b-ine ~
legged n follows:
Tho plaintiffs. Ellcn Gerhard. Margaret G..
lIcrwig. William J.. Gerhard. Mary =. Gerhard.
Clara 4. Gerhard and Lawrence A Gerhard.
al reside IN the city of Los Angeles. state 1T
California: that katherine Nj. Gerhard. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando G. Gerhard. Emile Ger
hard and Bernard Gerhard III reside in the
city ni Munrovia. California: that Ellen q.
Hally resides ia thu city Of Alameda. Califor-
nia. and Addir ESc"tt ~ the city and county
of III PaSo. Texas. That the residence of
George Y. Gerhard H. unknown and the mum
her. names and residences If the unknown
heirs &C Matthias Gerhard. deceased. are 10
~ - WhNr hNA'N
Plaintiffs show Z" the court that Matthias
Gerhard. q resident 81 the CITY &C Los An
;rl.s. California. died on the Eth in, IT March.
\. u. 1891. interstate. leaving him surviving
as his heirs the plaintiffs hcr.inb,furc named
and set forth and that no administration has
been had upon his estate in this ~,atr aud
that AZ th. time II his death The said MatbiaS
Gerhard was seized and possessed. III Zee sim
pie. and IN the exclusive. and sole us. ~ all
that certain piece or parcel IT land. out ri and
forming 2 part 81 that certain larger tract Of
land known sS. called and being the "Ssn Mar.
tin grant 81 land. situated. living and being in
The county II Cameron State uf Texas. origin
aly granted. by the State II TamauIipaS. in
the Republic 81 Mexico. a. lsnacio Trcyino.
and that the said land Sc owned by said Matthias
Gerhard being known as Private Survey Nc.
's3 II said County IL Cameron and plaintiffs
further show "a the court the share aud inter
est 80 each ~ III" plaintiffs in and a. said es-
tate. Plaintiffs further show t. the court that
the said Ellen Gerhard. the surviving wife oi
the said Matthias Gerhard. deceased. and Jos
cph Nj. Gerhard. Margrct 4. Hcrwig. William
L. Gerhard. Mathew. J. Gerhard. George ".
Clara \. Gerhard and Lawrence A. Gerhard.
the children e tho said Matthias Gerhard and
Ellen Gerhard and their grandchildren. Irene
Gerhard. Fernando 4. Gerhard. Emile Ger.
Joseph NJ. Gerhard aud KATHERINE NJ. Ger
hard. ms wife. ar- the only heirs uf Matthias
Gerhard. deceased. known {" your petitioners
aud thar. under the provisions ~ chspt.r -.
"a the Civil Statutes ~ the State az Texas.
they bav" 1t determined and declared who are
tn. heirs and the only heirs al the sid Matthias
Gerhard. deceased, and N. share snd interest
OF each ~ said heirs fixed and Declared in and
10 said estate.
The premises considered the plaintiffs pray
that said defendants be citcd by publication. ~
required By Law. - appear and answer this
petition and that upon the hearing hereof for
Judgment IL this court determining and dcclar-
inc the names aud RESIDENCES Il each II the
heirs &c said Matthias Gerhard. d-c-aS.d. and
the share and interest ~ each and All III said
heirs in and e. said estate II said deccdent and
Tor such ether and further relief. special aud
general. IN law snd IN equity. 80 a. the court
shall seem right aud proper.
lou are further commanded tu serve this
citation b. publishing the same one. in each
week Tor eight stcc">>iv" weeks previous "a the
return day thereof. in a newspaper published in
your county: but il no newspaper is published
IN said county, then in the nearest county
where u newspaper IL published.
Herein fail not. hut have before said court.
On the hrst day Of the March term. 1915. there
81, this writ. with Your return thereon. show.
ing how Won hav. executed IN. same.
Witness Joseph Webb. Clerk 81 the County
court e Cameron County. Texas.
Given under my hand and the seal of said
Court. in the City u Brownsville. Texas. this
the llth day of January. A. II. 1919.
IL 81 JOSEPH WERE
Clerk Of the County Cont. Cameron County.
Texas.
Br y. l.. Kovalski.
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