St. Boniface Cemetery - Olfen, TX
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N 31° 36.619 W 099° 57.853
14R E 408539 N 3497646
This cemetery, a school and a Catholic Church is all the remains of Olfen.
Waymark Code: WM102J5
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/12/2019
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Runnels County Register"In 1893 Bernard Matthiesen bought land and moved his wife Elizabeth (Hoelscher) and family to what is now Olfen. In 1901 Matthiesen and Willy Glass wrote to Bishop John Anthony Forest in San Antonio and obtained permission to build a school, to be used also as a church. Father Frank Maas was the first pastor. The community was first called Fussy Creek, then Maas, and finally Olfen, after Olfen in Westphalia."
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Olfen, TX
Approximate number of graves: 400
Cemetery Status: Active
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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