Ferdinand J. Lindheimer
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N 29° 42.793 W 098° 06.592
14R E 586098 N 3287340
Gravestone of Ferdinand Lindheimer and his wife in Comal Cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMKNJ4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2014
Views: 7
Located in the Comal Cemetery on the west side of Avenue B (Area 6A). A 1936 Centennial Highway Marker on a small plot inside an iron fence.
Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer was born in Germany and emigrated to Texas via Illinois and Mexico. Lindheimer enlisted in the army and served under the command of John Coffee Hays until 1837. He spent many years collecting plant specimens across Texas. He was later served as editor of the Neu Braunfelser Zeitung newspaper for 20 years.
Marker Number: 1590
Marker Text:
Soldier in the Texas Army, 1836
A botanist of note
Born in Germany, May 21, 1801
Died December 2, 1879
His wife
Eleonora Reinarz Lindheimer
Born August 3, 1818
Died May 16, 1895
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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