Peter Henry Oberwetter
N 30° 16.555 W 097° 43.510
14R E 622617 N 3350048
The graveside historic marker for Peter Henry Oberwetter at Oakwood cemetery in Austin.
Waymark Code: WMTJ83
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2016
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The small graveside historic marker at the grave of Peter Henry Oberwetter in Section 2, plot 467 at Austin's Oakwood Cemetery.
Marker Number: 14600
Marker Text:
(January 8, 1830 - May 21, 1915)
A native of Germany, Peter Henry Oberwetter migrated to Texas about 1849 and settled first in New Braunfels, then Comfort. He later moved to Austin, where he gained distinction as a botanist. He pioneered in crossbreeding the amaryllis, imported rare bulbs, and wrote articles regarding his botanical research. He was also a landscape artist for the State of Texas. Married to Catherine Marie (Mary) Schade (d 1914), he had six children.
Recorded - 1977
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