Catherine Wunderlich
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Marker Text: Maria Katherina (Catherine) Hofius immigrated to Texas in 1852 from her native Prussia at the age of 21. She settled in this part of Harris County , populated by numerous German families, and married Peter Wunderlich soon after her arrival. Widowed in 1864 when Peter was killed in a gunpowder mill accident, Catherine continued to manage the farm they had begun and made a home for her six young children. she purchased additional land in 1866 and added sheep and cattle raising to the farm operations. a founding member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Catherine continued to live in the Klein community until her death in 1904. (2002)
Marker No: 12740
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Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker
Geographic: 30.029465, -95.547974
Location: 18202 Theiss Mail Road, Klein
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