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My name is Phoebe Anna Scott Brotemarkle. I was
born in Kirwin, Kansas in 1891 to Phoebe Willis Scott and Thomas
Elmer Scott. My parents died of tuberculosis when I was eight years
old and I lived with my grandfather, James Scott, and his wife, on
their farm outside of Kirwin. I later attended Washburn College in
Topeka, Kansas. I married James Brotemarkle in 1911. We moved from
Kansas to Palacios in 1924 with our two children, Ellen and Norman.
My son Norman would later recall the trip to Palacios in our model T
Ford over dirt roads. Prior to the move, James had written to my
cousin Bruce Trull who had already moved his family from Kansas to
Midfield, Texas. James asked if the weather might be good for my
health, as I was recovering from tuberculosis. Several Kansas
families moved to the Palacios area around that time, attracted by
the promotion of a fig tree farming industry in Collegeport and also
by interest in citrus tree farming in the area. In Palacios we moved
into a house by the bay and James found work as a cattle broker and
also opened a butcher shop in the Sisson Grocery Store in downtown
Palacios. We were active in the community and were members of the
First Presbyterian Church in Palacios. James died in 1940 and I
continued to live in the house by the bay for forty-one years until
my passing. I was known for the beautiful quilts that I made in my
home and I enjoyed sitting on my front porch and visiting with
friends in the Palacios community who stopped by. My daughter,
Ellen, lived for many years in Austin. She worked as an accountant
for the Presbyterian Theological Seminary. My son, Norman, was a
Palacios resident, who was active in the community as a city
councilman and as designer of the Palacios Golf Course. I was
blessed with grandchildren and great-grandchildren and lived to 90
years of age. -- Palacios Cemetery Tour |
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James Henry Brotemarkle died at his home in this city, at 3 p. m., Tuesday, May 21, 1940, following an illness of long duration. He was born April 21, 1885, in Walnut, Ill.,. and moved to Kansas with his parents at the age of nine months. Here he grew to manhood and was married to Miss Anna Scott, in 1911. To this union were born two children, Ellen Shelton, of near Austin, and Norman, of the home. In 1924 he moved to Palacios with his family and continued to make this his home. Soon after coming here he became interested in business, purchasing a butcher shop in which he was actively engaged as long as his health permitted. During his young manhood he united with the Congregational Church and was a member of the Masonic Lodge. He also belonged to the Rotary Club for a time and was interested at all times in the progress of our city. Besides the wife, two children and one grand daughter, he is survived by one brother and two sisters who live in the north. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Palacios Funeral Home conducted by Rev. G. F. Gillespie assisted by Rev. J. G. J. Ramsey. Burial was made in the Palacios cemetery under the direction of Palacios Funeral Home.
Palacios Beacon, May 23, 1940 |
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Mrs. Anna S. Brotemarkle, 90, of Palacios, died April 6, 1961 in Wagner General Hospital. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Palacios where she was a resident since 1924. Survivors include daughter, Mrs. Ellen S. Shelton of Palacios; son, Norman Brotemarkle of Palacios; 3 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church in Palacios April 7 at 2 p. m. with Rev. Murdoch H. McRae officiating. Interment will follow at Palacios Cemetery. Arrangements with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.
Daily Tribune, April 7, 1981 |
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