A history of Texas and Texans . rried in that state and made their wayto Iowa in 1870, where they remained until 1882 andthen moved to Florida, where the father became aprominent nurseyman. In 1899 he came to Texas, lo-cating in the eastern part, and he died in Dallamcounty in 1908, at the age of sixty-two years. Themother is a woman of considerable education, and hadbeen a school teacher in Ohio prior to her is now living with her son at Eleetra, Texas, atthe age of sixty-six years. Of the five sons born to these parents, the this brief review is the fourth born. He re
A history of Texas and Texans . rried in that state and made their wayto Iowa in 1870, where they remained until 1882 andthen moved to Florida, where the father became aprominent nurseyman. In 1899 he came to Texas, lo-cating in the eastern part, and he died in Dallamcounty in 1908, at the age of sixty-two years. Themother is a woman of considerable education, and hadbeen a school teacher in Ohio prior to her is now living with her son at Eleetra, Texas, atthe age of sixty-six years. Of the five sons born to these parents, the this brief review is the fourth born. He receivedfairly good educational advantages as a boy at home,and when he attended John B. Stetson University inFlorida, he was graduated with the degree of A. B.,receiving as well a scholarship from Stetson Universityto the University of Kentucky, at Louisville. He at-tended the latter institution in prosecution of his med-ical studies and in 1904 was duly graduated, soon afterwhich he began his practice at Dalhart, as has already. TEXAS AND TEXANS 1855 been mentioned. His success there as well as in Electrahas been of a high order, and he takes his proper placeamong the best known medical men of the county, re-puted among his confreres to be one of the most suc-cessful surgeons in this section of the state. Dr. Brokaw is a member of the Wichita CountyMedical Society, as well as the district and statesocieties. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity,and is a member of Dalhart Lodge No. 255, EoyalArch Masons. He is a Democrat, politically speaking,and is a member of the Methodist church. On May 10, 1906, Dr. Brokaw was married to MissMattie Wiggins, of Dalhart, Texas, a daughter ofBenjamin F. and Eola (Martin) Wiggins, of Claycounty, where the father is living, but the mother isdead. The wife of Dr. Brokaw has also passed away,dying on the 25th of August, 1913. One child has beenborn to them, Charles Austin, born on May 23, 1909, inDalhart, Texas. Ernest S. Flippo. In the list of
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