Mt. Enterprise, Rusk County
Professor of Music. (July 9, 1822 - September 11, 1918) Born in kingdom of Prussia. Known as a pupil of composer Franz Liszt and a graduate of Leipzig Conservatory. Came to America in 1845; was naturalized in 1860 (Vol. H, page 408), Probate Records, Rusk County, Texas). A composer and teacher of music and languages, he became a large landowner and respected citizen of Henderson. Married (in 1868) Margaret Harwood McClarty; had a son, Wiley Harris Miszner.