BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-322 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESmarried Hilmer Galetka and they had no children. Gaye Ann operates a day carecenter in Hallettsville, Texas and Hilmer is retired from Paul’s Supply Company.References: 1) 1920 Census, Lavaca County, Texas; 2) Interview, Noma (Brooks)Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981; 3) Interview, Jean (Fahrenthold) McDonaldby Bernice Casey, April, 1981; 4) Letter, Velda (Fahrenthold) Staggs to BerniceCasey, August 14, 1981; 5) Letter, Jean (Fahrenthold) McDonald to Robert Casey, September3, 1982; 6) Brooks Update by Johnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990MARGIE FAHRENTHOLD (3.2.5.4.4) is the daughter of Frederick WilliamFahrenthold and Epsy (Brooks) Fahrenthold. Margie was born on November 5,1923. Margie Fahrenthold married Bill Schmidt. Bill and Margie Schmidt arethe parents of three sons:............Glenn William Schmidt, b. March 3, 1943............Michael Anthony Schmidt, b. December 18, 1949............Neil Schmidt, b. March 6, 1953Bill Schmidt retired from the postal service. Glenn Schmidt graduated fromTexas A&MUniversity. Glenn Schmidt married Becky Cole and they had fivechildren: - William Howard Schmidt, b. December 20, 1974, Austin, Texas, -Emily Gayle Schmidt, b. October 11, 1976, Austin, Texas, - Tyson BrooksSchmidt (twin), b. August 8, 1978, Austin, Texas, - Wesley Cole Schmidt(twin), b. August 8, 1978, Austin, Texas, - Emil Jeffrey Schmidt, b. February7, 1983, Georgetown, Texas. Glenn also adopted Becky’s children from a previousmarriage: - Andrea Schmidt, b. September 15, 1961, - Lesley AnnSchmidt, b. June 15, 1966, Killeen, Texas, - Mark Schmidt. Glenn Schmidtserved owned a consulting engineering firm in the Austin area and resided inGeorgetown, Texas. Glenn was in the Vietnam War and was in contact withhighly carcinogenic defoliant, Agent Orange. After a long illness of cancer,Glenn died at the age of forty-five on February 3, 1989 in Georgetown, Texas.It is believed that some of Glenn’s children may have also affected by his exposureto Agent Orange. Michael Schmidt attended Texas A&MUniversity. MichaelSchmidt married Louann Hitsfeld and they have two adopted children: -Jeromy Schmidt, b. May 19, 1979, Kingsville, Texas, - Jennifer Schmidt, b.October 7, 1983, Georgetown, Texas. Michael Schmidt is employed byHalliburton Company in Victoria, Texas. Neil Schmidt attended Stephen F.Austin College in Nacogdoches, Texas. On September 8, 1973, Neil Schmidtmarried Cheryl Trlica and they have two children: - Kristi Schmidt, b. March4, 1974, Weimer, Texas, - Ryan Neil Schmidt, b. July 12, 1979, Houston,Texas. Neil Schmidt is employed by Halliburton Company near Houston, Texas.References: 1) Interview, Noma (Brooks) Grunewald by Robert Casey, January, 1981;2) Interview, Jean (Fahrenthold) McDonald by Bernice Casey, April, 1981; 3) Letter,Velda (Fahrenthold) Staggs to Bernice Casey, August 14, 1981; 4) Letter, Jean(Fahrenthold) McDonald to Robert Casey, September 3, 1982; 5) Brooks Update byJohnnie (Brooks) Aldis, 1990HENRIETTA BROOKS (3.2.5.5) is the daughter of James Robert Brooks andEpsy (Harris) Brooks. Hetta was born on May 28, 1893 in Texas. Henrietta