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Fuchs Cemetery

Horseshoe Bay, Burnet County

Marker Text

Land here granted by the Republic of Texas to Ferdinand Lueders, Battle of San Jacinto veteran, was transferred in 1844 to the Rev. Adolph Fuchs (1805-1885) of Germany. Fuchs, a noted musician and composer, immigrated to Texas with his wife Louise and 7 children on January 10, 1845, and settled here in 1853. The first recorded burial was that of Ino Fuchs Varnhagen in 1869. The expanded Fuchs family played prominent roles in the early development of many area communities. The land remained in the family until 1963. Adolph and Louise Fuchs and many of their descendants are buried here. (1995)

Marker Details

Address 838 Birch Lane
Location Description Cottonwood Shores, 0.7 mi. N of FM 2147. Cemetery is between Oak and Birch lanes, south of Lakeview Drive and north of Brookwood Drive. Marker is mounted on pink granite facing Birch Lane.
Marker # 9713
Dedicated 1995
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code cemetery; German immigrants/immigration
Latitude, Longitude 30.56084, -98.325915

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