Boecker Cemetery
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N 29° 31.093 W 098° 02.521
14R E 592840 N 3265784
This post-mounted Historic Texas Cemetery subject marker stands next to, and facing, Leissner School Road. It's on the north side of the street. The cemetery itself is a ways up the hill from the marker.
Waymark Code: WM16GG6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2022
Views: 4
Marker erected by the Texas Historical Commission.
Texas Historical Commission Atlas data:
Index Entry Boecker Cemetery
City Seguin
County Guadalupe
UTM Zone 14
UTM Easting 592824
UTM Northing 3265890
Subject Codes cemetery
Marker Year 2010
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark No
Private Property No
Marker Location from Seguin, S on 123, W on FM 725, left fork (W) to CR 411 A/Leisnner School Rd., cemetery on N side of road
Marker Condition In Situ
Marker Size 18" X 28"
Marker Number: 16574
Marker Text:
Friedrich Boecker died in 1880 and was buried at this site, in the southwest portion of his 203-acre farm. During the following fourteen years, eleven more people—all members of neighboring German farm families—were also buried here. In 1896, Friedrich’s son Heinrich sold just over two acres to cemetery trustees Fred Schultze, Jr., Fred Woelke and William Moltz, officially establishing Boecker Cemetery. An association was formed in 1901, and a $5.00 membership fee was established, allowing a voice at business meetings and burial rights for the member and his family. Boecker Cemetery continues today to serve descendants of the area’s original German settlers and their neighbors and friends.
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2009
Marker is Property of the State of Texas
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