Bracht - Stapper - Rhodius Overview / Summary

The purpose of this manuscript is to document and provide information related to the families associated with this property and cemetery, their involvement in the community and their farm and ranch activities. Also included is information about the remaining structure, the jacal and a sketch of the possible evolution of the jacal and its changes through the years. This manuscript is divided into 6 sections: Bracht, Stapper, Rhodius, Brotze, the Bracht-Stapper-Rhodius Cemetery, (more commonly referred to as one of the two Stapper Cemeteries in the area), and the Bracht Jacal. The four surnames given are of families who are all interconnected with Dr. Felix Bracht, the progenitor of the Bracht descendants who settled in this area of Texas.          Read More