i am interested in finding out as much as possible about my father's family. thomas butler braziel was my grandfather. he died sometime around 1937. he was married to ida lee tipps. they lived in commanche, tx and in daugherty, tx. i do not know the dates of when they lived where. he was a farmer. my father's name was john truett braziel and had two sisters, margaret braziel, and evelyn braziel cooke. margaret is deceased and evelyn is still living. i have been told that anyone who has the same spelling of braziel as my family does must be somehow related as it is an unusual spelling of the name. i am totally new at this searching, but am very interested in learning as much as i can about the family. my grandmother ida lee tipps braziel is also deceased. i think my grandfather (thomas butler braziel) had several brothers. i am unsure of the names but think they may have been john, lon, and otis braziel. he may have had sisters but i do not know names if so. his brother john owned a ford dealership in emory, texas in the 30's. his brother lon was sheriff in rains county (dates unknown) brother otis settled in commanche, tx and i believe owned a bakery business. this information is not 100% reliable, but any information i can get will be invaluable to me.