Alexander Hoffmann -- St. Dominic's Cemetery, D'Hanis TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Benchmark Blasterz
N 29° 19.658 W 099° 15.531
14R E 474867 N 3244313
The tombstone of Alexander Hoffman, the first Sheriff of Bandera Co. TX, and a veteran of the Mexican war, contains an unusual cause of death.
Waymark Code: WMPH6J
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/31/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
Views: 6

Life on the Texas frontier was hard -- and filled with danger.

Alexander Hoffman probably came to Texas as one of Henri Castro's colonists. Henri Castro brought families from European countries to Texas, promising (and delivering) largre farms and town lots.

Alexander Hoffmann later served as the Sheriff of Bandera County TX (1856-1860) after having been a solider in the Mexican War.

Alexander Hoffmann must have been an adventurous and hardy man. His tombstone reads as follows:

"ALEXANDER HOFFMAN

Born in Bohemia

Killed by Indians Uvalde Co.
March 23, 1860.

Served in the Mexican War.

First Sheriff of Bandera Co."

Bohemia is modern-day Czechoslovakia.
Type of Death Listed: Killed by something

Cause of death inscription on headstone: Killed by Indians in Uvalde County

Website (if available): Not listed

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