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Charles Goodwin Breeden

Cuero, DeWitt County

Marker Text

A native of Victoria, Charles G. Breeden came to Cuero at age 15 to work on the "Weekly Star" newspaper. He made Cuero his permanent home and became an influential business and civic leader. A prominent south Texas merchant, he was a partner in the Breeden Brothers Company and the Breeden-Runge Wholesale Company. Charles Breeden married Mabel Claire Hall in 1915, and they were the parents of two daughters. Recorded - 1991

Marker Details

Address
Location Description East end of Reuss Street, Hillside Cemetery
Marker # 815
Dedicated 1991
Size, Type grave marker
Code Bungalow (Architectural style); pioneers; markets, merchantiles
Latitude, Longitude 29.093414, -97.277898

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