Conrad's Stories

Wilhelm Schuetz, the youngest child of Ludwig and Marie Margarethe Schütz, was born 24 May 1850 in New Braunfels. According to a family story Ludwig and Marie had a son, Wilhelm, who died before they came to Texas, so perhaps they were determined to have a son named Wilhelm.

When my Grandma Lillie was alive she would go with her brothers, Alex and Harry, to a Schuetz family reunion at Eagle’s Hall in New Braunfels. I attended a couple of times and of course I didn’t document who was who or what was what. What was I thinking?  I wasn’t. While at one of these reunions, I wrote down a bit of information about an Uncle Willie. There were several males named Wilhelm, who were called William or Willie in the family. Carl, Wilhelm’s brother had a one, Wilhelm had one and I’m pretty sure this story wasn’t about Carl’s Wilhelm so it is either Wilhelm born in 1850 or his son William “Willie” born in 1880. The adventure takes place in Little Blanco in Blanco County. “Uncle Willie and a school teacher were riding their horses and a group of Indians showed up. It was good thing they both had fast horses because Willie heard the arrows wiz by his head as they raced to safety.”

25 March 1876, Wilhelm married Anna Kraft who was born 18 September 1859. In 1880 they are living next door to Ludwig and Marie probably, on the same property. Their name on the census was spelled Shute and they lived in Precinct 4 in Blanco County.

 

Wilhelm and Anna had seven children: Willie, Alma, Emma, Hulda, Ottelia, Albert and Eddie. I remember meeting Ottelia and Eddie. Wilhelm died 21 Feb 1929 and Anna died 30 June 1936. Both are buried in the Twin Sisters Community Cemetery in Blanco County, Texas which is located on North 281 after you cross the Little Blanco River.

Schuetz Family Reunion, 1974.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 4, Blanco,Texas; Roll: 1291; Family History Film: 1255291; Page: 355C; Enumeration District: 026.

Travis County, Texas. Death Certificate 6652. (1929) William Schuetz. Austin.