Historical Markers of Texas

13827 Alexander Glenn Family Graveyard near corner of North Hunt and West Glenn streets Alexander Glenn (1812-1894), and his wife, Sarah Pamplin Shelburne Glenn (1819-1899), came from Georgia and settled in the Mill Creek Forks area ... 243 Austin County on SH 36 at south side of junction with SH 159, Bellville A part of the grant to Stephen F. Austin in 1821, created a municipality under the Mexican government in 1828, became a county of the Republic of ... 244 Austin County Jail 36 S. Bell Street Calling their old jail "unsafe, unfit, and inadequate," the Austin County Court contracted in 1896 with Pauly Jail Building Co. of St. Louis to erect ...

22455 Bednar Family Homestead 7168 Wolff Road Czech immigrants Joseph and Anna Bednar and their six children (Vincenc, Anna, Frantiska, Peter, Cyril and Alzbeta) traveled to Texas in 1876. After ... 11699 Bellville Bellville City Hall, NW corner S. Holland and W. Luhn streets. Marker faces S. Holland Street. Brothers Thomas and James Bell came to this area from Florida in 1822 with Stephen F. Austin's colony and acquired about 2,000 acres of land in ... 364 Bellville Concordia Concordia and S. Tesche Street, Bellville (Name adopted in 1938) Singing society organized in home of Fritz Schlecht, at Piney (3.5 mi. E), 1860. Members: Fritz Brandes, Heinrich and Gustav ... 12964 Bellville General Hospital 44 N. Cummings Bellville General Hospital Bellville was founded as county seat of Austin County in January 1848, on land provided by Thomas Bell, for whom the town ... 18921 Bellville High School Bellville ISD Administration Building, in front of historic high school off O'Bryant St. entrance Bellville’s 1918 two-story brick schoolhouse served all grades, but by the 1930s had overcrowding and structural problems. An initial application ... 11703 Bellville Turnverein Pavilion on East Main Street (FM 529), Bellville In the 19th century two organizations, the Bellville Social Club and the Bellville Turnverein Gut Heil, sponsored community-wide social activities. ... 13825 Buckhorn Cemetery 8 mi. N on FM 1456 to Buckhorn, right on Ham Kendrick Rd, 0.1 mi. to Buckhorn Church and Cemetery. Buckhorn Cemetery Established 1880 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

1941 Charles Fordtran from Industry, take SH 159 West about 2 miles (May 7, 1801-Nov. 1, 1900) In Jan. 1831 Charles Fordtran, a German of Huguenot descent, joined the colony of Stephen F. Austin. His first work was ... 17494 Citizens State Bank 222 Main Street Sealy developed on the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railway in 1879. Cotton, rice, corn, cattle and related agricultural businesses supported a quickly-growing ... 17874 Concord Cemetery Corner of Hall Road and Dandelion Lane Founded by the Concord Christian church in 1870, Concord Cemetery (also known as the Concord Church Cemetery) sits on 3.4 acres of land in northern ... 17510 Coshatte Cemetery Bellville, 5128 Smith Road COSHATTE CEMETERY ESTABLISHED 1915 HISTORIC TEXAS CEMETERY – 2011 1132 Cumings Family Vault Hacienda Street at South Tesch Rebecca Cumings and her three brothers, James, John, and William, migrated to Texas from Virginia in 1821. As members of Stephen F. Austin's "Old ...

4668 David Shelby northwest of Shelby, on private property near FM 1457 Came to Texas in 1822 with Austin's first colony. Born in Pennsylvania April 19, 1799. Died March 1, 1872. Erected by the State of Texas 1936 469 Dr. James West Bostick 319 Hardeman St. (ca. 1840-February 22, 1897) James West Bostick, born in a log cabin near Cat Spring, Austin County, Texas, was the son of J.H. Bostick, Alabama ...

6349 E. O. Finn Building 301 E. Main St. Situated on land originally granted by the Mexican government to Austin County pioneer John Nichols, this vernacular Italianate commercial building ... 366 Early History of Bellville Methodist Church 234 S. Masonic St. The heritage of Bellville Methodist Church dates to 1822, when Thomas B. Bell came to Texas from Florida with Stephen F. Austin's Old Three Hundred ... 11707 Early Roads to San Felipe San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site During the mid-1820s, when Stephen F. Austin was founding this town, the only roads in the area were wagon ruts of beaten trails marked by notched ... 12928 Education in Industry Hwy. 109 S (7453 Ernst Pkwy) Education in Industry German settlers established the town of Industry in 1831. Shortly after they arrived in December 1840, the Rev. Louis C. Ervendberg ... 14296 Elemelech Swearingen Millheim community, FM 1094 at Swearingen Rd (September 25, 1805 - May 15, 1887) Austin County pioneer and Texas War for Independence veteran, Elemelech Swearingen, was born in Shepherdsville, ... 16701 Engelking Cemetery located on the Charles Kisling Ranch, 10569 Schluens Road in Millheim FRIEDRICH FERDINAND ENGELKING CAME TO TEXAS IN 1839 FROM SCHLÜSSELBURG, WESTPHALIA, PRUSSIA. IN 1842, HE PURCHASED 177 ACRES IN AUSTIN COUNTY AND ...

1726 First Czech Immigrants in Texas SH 159 (Old Nelsonville Road) People from Czechy began to come to America for liberty as early as 1633. First known Czech in Texas was Jiri Rybar (George Fisher), customs officer ... 18106 First National Bank of Bellville On the corner of E Main Street and N Miller Street (behind the bank, in the small flowerbed in front of the mortgage building) The First National Bank of Bellville, chartered on February 25, 1890, is the oldest bank in Austin County, and one of four national banks in Texas ... 17941 Fisches Park Highway 159, 1/4 mile west of Industry, Tx south side of road. Fisches Park is part of the original land granted to Frederich Ernst, known as “the Father of German immigration to Texas.” Industry is the oldest ... 16831 Frank Cemetery From the courthouse in Bellville go East on Hwy 159 approximately 1.5 miles just past a grove of pine trees, cemetery is on the left FRIEDRICH FRANK (1818-1883), BORN IN GERMANY, SAILED TO AMERICA IN 1852 ABOARD THE SOPHIA ALONG WITH THE WENDT FAMILY TO GALVESTON. UPON ARRIVAL, ... 1499 Friedrich Ernst FM 109, Ernst Memorial Park, Industry Christian Friedrich Ernst (Dirks) was born in Germany in 1796. Friedrich Ernst was inducted into the German army in 1814 and served for five years. ... 16009 Frnka Family Cemetery from New Ulm, go one mile North on Hwy 109, turn left on Kingfisher Road and go approximately 1/4 mile to the cemetery gates on the left side of Kingfisher Road. In 1926, Jan Jindrich Frnka (d. 1935) and his wife, Cecilie (Kroulik) (d. 1933), conveyed property to three trustees for use as a family burial ground. ... 2075 Frydek Catholic Cemetery St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery Czech immigrants began settling in this area in the 1850s. They named their new community Frydek after a town in their homeland. When two people ...

2301 Guardian Angel Catholic Church Guardian Angel Catholic Church, E side Demel Street 400 feet SE of S. 9th Street This congregation was organized in 1892 by several Czech families who had relocated from Fayette County, Texas, to an area about 3 miles southeast ...

17788 Hackbarth Building Sealy, 111-113 Main Street German natives F. W. (Fritz) and Carolyn (Krampitz) Hackbarth arrived in Galveston in 1846 with their two sons. They settled in Austin County, where ... 2328 Hackfield Farm Welcome community, off Turnbow Rd. on private property Established in the 1850s by German immigrant Friedrich C. Hackfeld (1819-1895) and his wife Elizabeth (d. 1895), the Hackfield Farm evolved through ... 2378 Harigel House, The 104 S. Bell St. The son of a Prussian immigrant, Emil H. Harigel, Sr. (1859-1904) opened a hardware, tinware, and stove emporium in Bellville in 1881. Soon after, ... 13842 Hartsville Cemetery 10673 SH 36 S Hartsville Cemetery Established 1899 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006 2411 Haynes Mattress Factory 109 N. Hardeman St. Daniel Haynes (1828-1913) came to the new railroad town of Sealy in 1881. In 1885 he invented a process and a machine to manufacture a felted cotton, ... 11701 Haynes-Felcman House at the intersection of Hardeman and Main streets This house was built in 1901-1902 for H. Schumacher. It was purchased in 1906 by Richard H. Haynes (1875-1942) who, with his father, founded the ... 2413 Haynie-Embrey House from Nelsonville, take FM 2502 northwest about 4.3 miles to J-Farms, go south about 5 miles to house In 1887 Nellie Brophy Haynie (1860-1937) a widow with one son Robert (1880-1955), married Confederate Army veteran John T. Embrey (d. 1918). They ... 2438 Henniger Family Cemetery From Industry, take SH 159 west about 3 miles, then go northwest on FM 1457 about 4 miles (1 mi. west of this site) Nicholaus Henniger (1794-1853) came to Texas from Germany in 1847 with his wife Fredericke and children Christian, Hermann, ... 2465 Hess-Kollatschny Farm House Roff Ranch, 2 miles from Cat Spring Agricultural Hall; MARKER REPORTED MISSING 5/2011 Austrian-born Henry Hess (1851-1914) and his wife Fransiska (Schlapota) (b. 1854) built this cottage in 1876-77 in the German settlement of Cat Spring. ... 11704 Hill House On Park Road 38 just off FM 1458, San Felipe. Medallion may be missing. The first known person to occupy the land where the Hill House is located was Judge Robert M. "Three Legged Willie" Williamson. During his ownership, ... 18760 Huebner Family Cemetery Hwy 105 North, 5 miles from Industry Established 1885 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2016

2644 Industry .3 miles off FM 109 (in Lions Club Park) of Ernst Memorial Park Industry Site of the first permanent German settlement in Texas, 1831. Founded by Friedrich Ernst, born at Varel, Oldenburg, Germany. Immigrated to America, ... 17080 Industry Brethren Church Cemetery 2758 Main Street INDUSTRY BRETHREN CHURCH CEMETERY THE INDUSTRY BRETHREN CHURCH IS THE THIRD OLDEST CONGREGATION OF THE UNITY OF THE BRETHREN LOCATED IN THE GERMAN ... 17283 Industry Cotton Gin To the left when facing the West Main Enrance of the Gin/City Hall Building at 725 Main St. GERMAN SETTLERS FRIEDRICH ERNST AND CHARLES FORDTRAN FOUNDED INDUSTRY, TEXAS IN 1831. THE SETTLEMENT WAS PART OF THE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLONIAL LAND ... 14222 Industry Methodist Church 2131 Pilgrim Rest Lane Organized 1847 by the Rev. Henry Bauer, missionary to the German settlers. In 1867, this building was erected under the leadership of the pastor, ... 18823 Industry Pilgrims Rest Cemetery 1914 Main Street Soon after Friedrich Ernst and Charles Fortran came to the area at the western side of Stephen F. Austin’s grant in 1831, now Austin County, the ... 14053 Industry Post Office Ernst Memorial Park, Schroeder Road, 2 blks W of FM 109 During Mexican rule of Texas, a post office was established in May of 1830 at San Felipe, the center of Stephen F. Austin's Texas colony. On the ... 16936 Industry State Bank Northeast Corner of Highway 159 and Highway 109 ON FEBRUARY 11, 1911, A GROUP OF LOCAL CITIZENS TOOK THE FIRST STEPS IN FORMING A BANK TO BE CALLED FIRST GUARANTY STATE BANK OF INDUSTRY. DR. B.E. ... 2645 Industry United Methodist Cemetery 2131 Pilgrim Rest Lane This burial ground has served Industry, the oldest permanent German settlement in Texas, since the mid-1800s. Property for a cemetery was deeded ...

2678 J. J. Josey General Store San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Built by John Crutcher in 1847 of the Plaza de Commercio in San Felipe, this was the last store built in the town after its 1836 burning by military ... 6360 James Bradford Pier From Kenney, take Travis Street or old SH 36 south about 2.5 miles, to intersection of Travis Street and Nelsonville Road (Nov. 23, 1813-Feb. 5, 1888) A native of Circleville, Ohio, J. B. Pier came to Texas in 1835 with his wife, Lucy (Merry). The Piers settled in this ... 17495 Joachim H. Hintz Bellville City Park, E. Main Street Johann Joachim Henrich Frederick (J. H.) Hintz (1841-1920), a native of Zisendorff, Mecklenburg, Germany, immigrated to the U.S. with his family ... 3079 John Bell Lewis Home 232 Masonic St. Influential Austin county resident John Bell Lewis (1845-1920) was born on a plantation near Coffeeville, Alabama. His grandmother Betty Washington ... 1500 John Friedrich Ernst, Jr. Ernst Memorial Park, FM 109, Industry A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine. In 1831, they ... 2805 John Reichle General Merchandise (Welcome Store) from Industry, take FM 109 north about 4 miles Originally operated by the John Reichle Family, this store opened about 1890. Damaged by a storm about 1900, the original 2-story building was changed ... 12873 John Shelburne Cemetery S from Bleiblerville on Industry Rd. 1.3 mi. to Begonia Ln., then NW .15 mi. John Shelburne Cemetery Nancy and John Pamplin, their eleven children, and Nancy's mother, Jane Dunkin, came to Texas from Lauderdale, Alabama in ... 2925 John Wesley Kenney in triangle at Daylily St. and Hall Rd. (1799-1865) One of great pioneer Methodist ministers of Texas. Pennsylvania-born, he began preaching at age 19. In 1833 he came to Texas and soon ... 6357 Josef Lidumil Leshikar FM 109, new Ulm Cemetery, new Ulm (May 16, 1806-October 21, 1887) Born along the Czech-Moravian border, Josef Lidumil Leshikar received early training as a tailor. During the revolution ... 1730 Joseph L. Leshikar House Nelsonville-New Bremen Rd., 4.5 miles south of Nelsonville off SH 159 (private) After Rev. Josef E. Bergman of Cat Spring wrote letter praising Texas, 33 Czech families immigrated to locality, 1851-1853. This first home was built ...

3179 L. A. and Adelheid Machemehl House 621 E. O'Bryant St. A significant example of the Craftsman bungalow designed by prominent Houston architect Alfred C. Finn, this house is unusual for its one-and-one-half ... 12402 Lambert House East of FM 1438. RTHL medallion reported missing Jan. 1985. RTHL medallion only 11967 Liedertafel Lux and Peschel Lanes, Sealy Sealy's German immigrants were famous for their love of music. A group of men, some of them Sealy's pioneer settlers, had formed a singing society, ... 3087 Lindemann Store Main Street-West, Industry The history of the Lindemann Store dates to 1884, when Edward Lindemann (1859-1931) and Franz Getschmann opened a general store in the German community ... 16481 Lindemann-Ott House Main St., S side 0.1 mi. SW of SH 159 This house dates to 1870, when Jacob Ott (1848-1932) began construction on a home with his carpenter neighbor, August Gruensendorf. The bottom story ...

17143 Machemehl Cemetery Sycamore Hill subdivision, Hillview Road, Bellville MICHAEL MACHEMEHL, A MEMBER OF THE GERMAN FORTY-EIGHTERS, CAME TO AMERICA FROM ANNABERG, SAXONY IN 1849 WITH HIS WIFE, MARY BUBASH, AND THEIR SON, ... 6344 Martin Allen from Wallis, take SH 36 north about 4 miles, on SH 36 right-of-way (November 28, 1780-December 30, 1837) As a young man Martin Allen assisted his father, Benjamin, in surveying roads in their native state of Kentucky. ... 2885 Mary Theresa Juergens from Industry, take FM 109 south about 2.4 miles then go west on Track Rd. from New Ulm, take Track Road 3.5 northwest, out west of FM 109 (1809-October 31, 1891) German natives Conrad and Mary Theresa Hennecke Juergens came to Texas in 1833, the year of their marriage, and built a cabin ... 11700 McGregor Cemetery (Scottish Presbyterian Cemetery) 8.8 miles northwest of Nelsonville on FM 2502, then 0.4 miles southwest on Schoneau County Road; then 1.8 miles west on Shelby Road and 0.4 miles southeast on Zeter Road A group of settlers came to this area of western Austin County from North Carolina in the early 1850s. Many of the pioneers were originally from ... 16287 Meinecke Cemetery Off Stokes Rd. on private property. Johann Friedrich and Sophie Koyn Meinecke established this burial ground in 1858, when two of their sons drowned in the Brazos River. The Meineckes ... 4018 Michael Robert Pilley South Mechanic Street, Bellville Cemetery, Bellville A member of the Mier Expedition, 1842. Born in Grantham, England March 30, 1820, died January 4, 1865. (1936) 24292 Millheim Cemetery marker pending marker pending 15887 Millheim Harmonie Verein FM 949, east of FM 2429 German immigrants arriving in Texas during the 1840s soon established singing societies in their new communities to carry on the traditions of their ... 13840 Montgomery Cemetery 3700 Newman Road Montgomery Cemetery Established 1850 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2007 13553 Mt. Zion Baptist Church 9384 Harvest Road In 1866, Joe and Abe Osborne and Louis Thompson organized the Bethlehem Baptist Church. The Rev. Wesley Stevens was the first pastor of the church, ...

23595 National Cemetery marker pending marker pending 5514 Near This Site Stood a Town Hall San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Built about 1830 in which were held the First and Second Conventions of Texas, 1832 and 1833, and the Consultation of 1835 the provisional government ... 16010 New Ulm Cemetery 2647 FM 109 The town of New Ulm was originally called Duff's Settlement at the time of its founding, and was named for James C. Duff, who in 1841 acquired title ...

12711 Oak Knoll Cemetery approx. 0.3 miles east of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks on FM 529 Frederick William (1800-1854) and Marie Louise Starke (1827-1894) Luhn purchased 697 acres here in 1848. When Frederick died in 1854, he was buried ... 4336 Old Roesler Place, The From Nelsonville, take SH 159 west about 2 miles; private. August Roesler (1836-1933), who migrated to Texas from Germany during the 1850s, built a simple frame dwelling at this site in 1873. Near a busy ... 17446 Old Travis Cemetery Texas cemetery medallion Texas cemetery medallion 6345 On This Site Stood the Only Home Owned in Texas by Stephen F. Austin Stephen F. Austin State Park P38 (off FM 1458) San Felipe On this site stood the only home owned in Texas by Stephen F. Austin. It was burned, March 29, 1836, when San Felipe was set afire by Texans to prevent ... 12789 Original Site of St. Mary's Episcopal Church 24 N. Masonic Original Site of St. Mary's Episcopal Church Anglicans in Bellville began gathering for informal worship services in the 1850s at the home of Bellville ...

2326 Paul and Mahala Hackbarth House 325 6th St. Completed in 1911 for civic leaders Paul and Mahala Hackbarth, this concrete block house is an unusual example of vernacular architecture. Prominent ... 22608 Peters-Hacienda Schuetzenverein Peters Community, NE corner Trenckmann and Peters-San Felipe roads. Peters Hall was originally built for the Peters-Hacienda Schuetzenverein, a shooting and traditional sportsmans' club organized in 1897. German ... 13841 Pilgrims Rest Cemetery 1 mi. E on FM 529 to Pilgrims Rest Road Pilgrims Rest Cemetery Established 1861 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2006 11705 Pitts Place SW corner Park Road 38 and Antonio Martinez St. RTHL medallion only 12526 Preibisch Building corner of Main and Fowlkes streets German immigrant Adolph H. Preibisch and his wife, Emilie, came to Austin County in 1860. After the town of Sealy developed along the Gulf, Colorado ...

4451 Saint John's Episcopal Church 311 6th St. This congregation was organized in 1885, five years after the railroad town of Sealy was founded. Among the church's early supporters was railroad ... 4477 Saint Paul Lutheran Church from Bellville, take SH 36 north about 10.8 mile, then go east on Sempronious Road, then go north about 1 mile on Church Road Lutheran clergy served people in this area as early as 1886, but this congregation did not officially begin until 1890. The first worship service ... 4505 Sam Houston's Camp West of the Brazos Private property off SH 159 (March 31-April 13, 1836) At the end of March 1836, following the defeat of Texan forces at the Alamo and at Goliad, the retreating Texas army led ... 15590 Samuel Chapel Cemetery 9514 Korthauer Road Established circa 1890 Historic Texas cemetery 2007 12993 Samuel Shelburne Cemetery Industry, 1.3 mi. N on SH 109, then E on Mertz Lane 0.8 mi., then 250 yds NW Samuel Shelburne Cemetery Established 1863 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2003 4536 San Felipe de Austin East side of FM 1458, between I-10 access road and Avenue G First Anglo-American capital of Texas. Came into being on July 26, 1828, as capital of the Austin Colony, by decree of the Mexican government. Father ... 4537 San Felipe de Austin Cemetery 3830 Campo Santo St. San Felipe de Austin was established in 1824 as the community and administrative headquarters of Stephen F. Austin's original Anglo American colony ... 4535 San Felipe Town Hall Marker reported missing May 2011. Successor to 1828 hall used by "Ayuntamiento" (town council). Conventions of 1832, 1833, and Consultation of 1835 -- leading to Texas Revolution ... 11706 San Felipe United Methodist Church 202 Vicaro Guerrero In 1837, the town of San Felipe de Austin was incorporated and the town council built a multi-purpose building to be used as a town hall, school, ... 4623 Sealy 415 Main St. Founded in 1879 on the route of the Gulf, Colorado, and Santa Fe Railroad, Sealy was named for Galveston businessman and railroad president George ... 4624 Sealy Cemetery Main Street, West End, Sealy In 1879 Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway Company agent George Sealy purchased 11,635 acres at this location from the township of San Felipe de ... 4666 Shelburne-Reinecker House 402 S. Masonic St. This house began as a one story residence built in 1882 by prominent lawyer, stage legislator, and merchant James Henry Shelburne (1845-1904) and ... 4213 Sherwood Y. Reamos Buckhorn Cemetery, Ham Kendrick Road off FM 1456, Buckhorn Detailed to guard the baggage at Harrisburg April 21, 1836. Born in South Carolina, 1812; died in 1887. 365 Site of First Bellville Masonic Lodge Building 15 N. Masonic St. The petition to form a Masonic lodge in Bellville was initiated by members of Chappell Hill Lodge No. 67. Bellville Lodge No. 223 was chartered in ... 3586 Site of Town of New Ulm School grounds, FM 109, New Ulm Site of the town of New Ulm. First known as Duff's Settlement in honor of James C. Duff to whom the land was granted in 1841. Settled by Germans ... 23624 St. James Lutheran Cemetery marker pending marker pending 4446 St. John Lutheran Church 520 N. Holland Street This congregation was organized in 1896 by seven Bellville families assisted by the Rev. O. W. Hartmann, a faculty member of the Evangelical Lutheran ... 22766 St. John Lutheran Church Marker pending Rev. August H. Falkenberg Jr. organized an Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wallis in 1921 with 17 charter members. Meeting first in the Methodist ... 13192 St. Paul Lutheran Church Shelby, 6814 Skull Creek Road (Die Deutsche Evangelische Lutherische Saint Paulus Gemeinde) On April 26, 1903, fifteen members of local church Die Friedens Gemeinde organized ... 18097 St. Paul Lutheran Church 515 Cedar St. The Lutheran German-speaking community of Wallis founded St. Paul Lutheran Church at the turn of the 20th century. The congregation held its first ... 16904 St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery-Phillipsburg Corner of Sempronius Road & Phillisburg Church Road IN 1890, PHILLIPSBURG RESIDENTS FORMED THE ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH. LATER THAT YEAR, HENRY STERN DEEDED EIGHT ACRES OF LAND FOR A CHURCH AND SCHOOL ... 13427 Star Hill Cemetery 3 mi. E of Industry on SH 159, then S on New Bremen Rd 3 mi War of 1812 veteran Bryan Daughtrey and his wife, Anna (Roberts), moved to Texas in 1822 as part of Stephen F. Austin's Second Colony. In 1829, they ... 248 Stephen F. Austin San Felipe de Austin State Historic Site Stephen F. Austin, Father of Texas, November 3, 1793-December 27, 1836. He planted the first Anglo-American colony in Texas, "The Old Three Hundred". ...

8405 The Wesley Brethren Church From Brenham, take FM 332 about 10 mi. SW to Wesley Church Rd., follow rd. 1/2 mi. E to church. Wesley is in Washington County but the church is in Austin County. First congregation in Texas of the Czech-Moravian Brethren. Organized 1864 by Rev. Joseph Opocensky. Ministry had begun in homes, with settlers coming ... 759 Town of Cat Spring FM 1094, Schlopath (0.5 miles west of intersection of FM 1094 and FM 949) A pioneer German settlement founded in 1832 by members of the Amsler, Kleberg and Von Roeder families. 4669 Town of Shelby Intersection of FM 1457 and FM 389, Shelby Named for 1822 settler David Shelby, this town grew up at the mill of German pioneer Otto Von Roeder. The Ohlendorfs, Vogelsangs, Rothermels, and ... 15817 Travis-Pier Cemetery 4188 Old Highway 36 Travis-Pier Cemetery Established 1843 Historic Texas Cemetery – 2008 17605 Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church, SE corner Atchinson and 4th streets After preaching his first sermon in Sealy on February 11, 1883, Lutheran Missionary Reverend John Trinklein organized the Trinity Lutheran Church ...

14655 Vanderwerth Family Cemetery Shelby

5698 Waddell-Dudensing-Bering Home 5323 Post Oak Point Rd. F.B. Waddell built the front portion and loft of this house about 1842. When German-born William Dudensing (d. 1892) bought the property in 1873, ... 16415 Wallis Cemetery 250 Cemetery Road Also known as the Protestant Cemetery, this burial ground has served the Wallis community and surrounding area since the 1890s. The earliest settlers ... 5709 Wallis Methodist Church Birch at Guyler, Wallis Land was deeded in 1890 by M.L.H. Harry to church trustees F.D. Brant, D.H. Harris, N.P. Ward, W.T. Brown, and M.L.H. Harry for the formation of ... 13587 Wallis State Bank 6510 Railroad Street Settlement in this area began in the late 1830s. In 1880, when the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway built a spur from Galveston to Temple, circumventing ... 5745 Welcome Lutheran Church from Welcome, take FM 109 northeast about 1.5 miles Organized March 28, 1869, with 12 charter members. Two of these gave site for a house of worship. Erected in 1869, it was rebuilt here in 1898, 1900 ... 11702 William Henry and Lydia Ann English Guyler 1 mile north of Wallis on FM 1093, west on cemetery road to Wallis Cemetery Rd. Kentucky natives William Henry Guyler (1823-1897) and Lydia Ann English (1826-1920) were married in 1845 and journeyed to Texas in 1859. They purchased ... 12874 William Shelburne Cemetery 1.7 mi. W of Nelsonville on SH 159, then S on Zettle Rd.; cem. is .2 mi. SW of Zettle Rd. William Shelburne Cemetery Established 1878 Historic Texas Cemetery - 2002 14744 Witte-Schmid Cemetery 2650 Witte-Schmid Road This pioneer graveyard is an important reminder of the German heritage of Austin county. Following two of their sons to America, Dr. Ernst Witte ... 18687 Witte-Schmid House Witte-Schmid Road, northeast of Schoenau Road and FM 1457 Dr. Ernst Witte, educated as a lawyer in Hanover, Germany, prior to immigrating to Texas, purchased 1,422 acres of land in 1856, at the age of 63, ...