Hier Ruhet Marie Bauer Geb. Den 20 Ten Aug. 1827 Gest. Den 13 Ten Maerz 1905 77 yahr 7 monat ALT Heir Ruhet Phillip Bauer Geb. Den 21Ten Juni 1820 Gest. Den 5 Ten Jan 1902 81 yahr 6 monat ALT My second great-grandparents are buried in the Kreutzberg Cemetery which is located about six miles outside …
Joseph D. Johns Sr Born Nov. 24, 1832 Died Oct 11, 1908 Christ is my hope Joseph Dupuy Johns was born in Lunenberg County, Virginia in 1832. On 4 May 1862 he enlisted in the Confederate Army as a Private in Company A of the 33rd Regiment 5th Texas Cavalry, Duff’s Partisan Rangers. Another Kendall …
Carl Wilhelm Kuhfuss Geb. Sept 14, 1832 Gest. Aug 21, 1894 In Aller von 62 yahren 11 monate The second photograph shows the view from Conrad’s grave to Wilhelm Kuhfuss’ grave. They are on border of the original part of the cemetery. Wilhelm Kuhfuss was born in Babens Ruhe, Germany. After arriving in Boerne, he started buying …
Adam Vogt Geb May 10, 1822 Gest April 19, 1882 Adam Vogt was one of forty young men who founded the settlement of Bettina in the Fisher Miller Grant under the direction of the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas. Most were university students from Giessen, Heidelberg and from an industrial school …
This marker is located next to George Wilkins Kendall grave. Kendall County Created January 10, 1862 Organized February 16, 1862 Named in honor of George Wilkins Kendall 1800-1867 Poet, Journalist, Author and Farmer One of the Founders of The New Orleans Picayune Member of the Santa Fe Expedition Most successful sheep raiser in the Southwest …
On 1 February 1864 John Haufler enlisted in the First Regiment of the Texas Cavalry. John lived in Kendall County and was a Union sympathizer in a Confederate state. His muster and descriptive roll dated 22 July 1864 in Brownsville states he was born in Wurttemberg, Germany and was 38 years old and a farmer. According to …
Our Friend Wm. Friedrich Died December 23, 1868 Age 45 years In a letter dated 1 January 2012, from cousin Robert Clines, “The family history in what is now Kendall County begins in 1849 with Wilhelm Friedrich who arrived in Texas with the famous 40 students who first located at the Bettina Colony on the …
Hier ruht in Frieden Here rests in peace Conrad Adam Born Dec. 30, 1828 Died Nov. 23, 1894 Conrad Adam was one of thirty-three inhabitants to purchase burial plots in the Boerne Cemetery in 1867. Boerne Cemetery (Boerne, Kendall County, Texas). Conrad Adam marker; personally read 2011. .
Carl Adam is Conrad’s brother. n 1854, they traveled together from Tiefenbach, Prussia to Boerne, Texas. Carl Adam born 20 November 1832 died 24 October 1879 Carl Adam was one of the thirty-three inhabitants to purchase burial plots in the Boerne Cemetery in 1867. Boerne Cemetery (Boerne, Kendall County, Texas). Carl Adam marker; personally read, July, 1971.
While visiting the Boerne Cemetery a few weeks ago, I came across John G. O’Grady tombstone. I like saying his name. It just flows off the tongue. He served as the second Post Master in Boerne from 1861-1869. In 1862, he was elected the first District Clerk of the newly formed Kendall County. J. G. O’Grady …
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