Monogrammed Brick Stories
Brick: Briix, Lee, Marva
Contributed by Lee E. Briix
Ernst Eduard Briix arrived in the United States on July 5, 1881. He was from Saxony (now part of Germany) and arrived at Castle Garden Emigrant Landing Depot in New York City on the German ship Weser.
His wife and children came later. He would eventually settle at Lacey, Oklahoma Territory. His son, George Ernest Briix (born in Mittweida, Saxony on Oct. 25, 1877), married Anna Walker on July 12, 1911. They had three children, Melba Anna, Fred Ernest and Mary Fern. George died on Oct 5, 1915. Fred Ernest Briix married Betty Lee Miller on July 25, 1941. They had three sons, Lee Ernest, John Eugene and Donald Clyde.
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In 2012 the Oklahoma Historical Society invited those who purchased one of the monogrammed bricks paving the Red River Journey at the Oklahoma History Center to share about the person or group their brick honors. Below is a list of those who submitted stories and the message shown on their brick. Use the links below to read the contributed story.
This project was made possible by a generous donation from Catherine B. Wootten.
