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Early Brewster County Founded By 1887 Frontier Leaders
Three Texas appointees formed Brewster County in 1877 with J M Gaddis T B Brockenbrow and C E Wey election plans set February 14 polling at Murphyville Marathon and Maravillas precincts and officers elected including J E Cummings W W Turney J T Gillespie C E Way L W Durrell and W B Hancock elections and county seat vote 149 for Murphyville.
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Barry Scobee
State of
Texas
Brewster County
J. M. Gaddis
Commissioners
C. E. Way
R. A. Peay
Murphyville School House
G. W. Hancock
Frank Patterson
Lawrence Haley
W. Q. McKinney
Charles Kellogg
Maravillas Rock House
Henry Simpson
J. E. Cummings
W. W. Turney
J. T. Gillespie
Edward Garnett
L. W. Durrell
W B. Hancock
J. T. Southall
John Rooney
C. S. Kellogg
W. van Sickle
J. C. McKinney
Marathon
Buchel County
Brewster
W. T. Johnson
Armor
Murphyville
Cummings
W. C
Cal) Nations
J. B. Pulliam
van Sickle
Alpine
W. B. Hancock
J. T. Southwell
Francis Rooney
Fort Stockton
Charles Kellog
Maravillas
C. S. Kellog