Details for Fuchs Cemetery

Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5053009713

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Marker Number 9713
Atlas Number 5053009713
Marker Title Fuchs Cemetery
Index Entry Fuchs Cemetery
Address 838 Birch Lane
City Horseshoe Bay
County Burnet
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 564646
UTM Northing 3381127
Subject Codes cemetery; German immigrants/immigration
Marker Year 1995
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Marker Location 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.
Private Property No
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" x 28"
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)

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