William Charles Brookfield of Fayette County
William Charles and Emma Lalliet Brookfield married in Cayuga County, New York in August of 1813. In eleven years they became parents to two daughters and four sons. He was a civil engineer and surveyor and the family lived near Detroit, Michigan before immigrating to Texas. On May 20, 1831 William Brookfield received title to a league of land in Stephen F. Austin’s Second Colony. It was situated on the Navidad River, near present day Dubina. When he sold this land ten years later he reserved a small section of it as a cemetery because his wife Emma and one child, most likely their youngest son, were buried there. In 1832, Brookfield and Musgrove Evans (also from Michigan) purchased the David Berry league of land that stretched from the high bluff across from La Grange all the way to the area of present day Hostyn. The La Bahia Road crossed the property and Brookfield built a large two story native fieldstone home on a hilltop overlooking the road. Part of the home still stands today.
Welcome Home Brother! – Servicemen Gather for Vietnam Veterans Day
The Schulenburg Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) Chapter 870 marked Vietnam Veterans Day on March 29 by joining VVA members representing El Campo, Schulenburg, Hallettsville and Victoria and guests at an event hosted by the Columbus Chapter in Columbus. VVA Chapter 870 Schulenburg, Texas, was chartered into Vietnam Veterans of America on Feb. 1, 2001, with 27 members. It now has 105 members from Schulenburg, Flatonia, La Grange, Weimar and Moulton. This is the second year that area chapters have gathered on Vietnam Veterans Day to honor those who served in Vietnam and also Vietnamera veterans who served in the military from 1957 to 1975.
A Career in Print Comes to a Close
Hengsts’ Work Told the Story of Fayette Co.; Now Retirement Looms Don and Sandra Hengst can’t drive through town without seeing their handiwork everywhere in the signs on the windows and walls of businesses. They can’t open up the newspaper without seeing pictures of people presenting the plaques and trophies they crafted.
Increasingly, Children Are Running Away From Whispering Hills – And Maybe With Good Reason
Sheriff’s Office responded to Whispering Hills at least 86 times since 2015 over allegations of neglectful supervision, attempted suicide, child abuse and sexual abuse, along with all the runaways There have been at least 43 incidents since 2015 involving runaways or missing juveniles from Whispering Hills Achievement Center near Flatonia. And they’re occurring with increasing frequency – there were six runaway attempts over a two-week span earlier this year.
