William Dietert - Boerne, TX USA
N 29° 47.665 W 098° 43.833
14R E 526041 N 3296035
William Dietert immigrated from Germany and set up a grist and saw mill in Boerne, TX. He went on to organize Kendall County and became the Kendall County Judge from 1866 to 1883. His son and grandson continued successful businesses.
Waymark Code: WM13MPC
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2021
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On the NNE corner of the Kendall County Courthouse Square at 201 E. San Antonio Avenue, Boerne, TX 78006, is a citizen memorial marker inlaid in the sidewalk beside the Kendall County Courthouse sign and E. San Antonio Avenue. The memorial marker for William Dietert is made of two pink granite plaques set within the sidewalk. The top plaque shares space with a logo advertising Kendall County EMS Walk for Life on the upper half of the marker. The bottom half begins the tribute of William Dietert and continues it s text onto the whole of the second, lower plaque of the same size as the upper one. The text related to the citizen commemoration for William Dietert reads as follows:
(upper plaque)
DIETERT
William Dietert 1830 - 1895
Arrived in Boerne from Germany 1854
Built the dam grist-saw mill
Kendall County Judge 1866 - 1883
(lower plaque)
WM. Dietert Rosa Bergmann
1830 - 1895 1841 - 1918
Married in 1860
Millwright - Rancher - Land Develper
Signed petition to organize Kendall County
Charter member of Boerne Gesang Verein
Charter member of Boerne Schuetzen Verein
Established family ranch in Real County, TX 1884
9 children - oldest of 5 daughters -
(Ida) Mrs Joe Dienger - youngest of 4 sons -
Ernst, the father of Clarence E. Dietert
owner 1/4 sh. Dietert family ranch - Real County, TX
Clarence Ernst married 1956 to Doris (Nee Doss)
Born 1914 438 S. Main Boerne Born 1917 McAllen
Grad Boerne schools 1931 Grad McAllen schools
U.T. Austin Ex 1938 Pan - Am College Edinburg
Corp CEO Oil Field Mfg Corp Sec/Acct Shell Oil
Tulsa Okla 1945 - 1949 Tulsa Okla - Midland TX
Served as Mayor of Boerne 1951 - 1953
Public Accounting practice Boerne 1956 - 1973 - Retired
Life Member of TSCPA - AICPA - Treas T.S.G.R.A.
TX Sheep & Goat Raisers Bank organizer - Director
It appears that the bunisess and political success William Dietert demonstrated was taught to his son and grandson. William;s youngest son, Ernst, successfully continued ranching and Ernst's son, Clarence E. Dietert (William's grandson) was very well educated and successful in business and politics in and around Boerne and Real County.
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Location: Front sidewald of the Kendall County Courthouse at 201 E. San Antonio Ave., Boerne, TX 78006 USA
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