​Schiege House

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Marker No: 4600

Aluminum 18 x 28 Subject Marker 

Geographic: ​30° 3' 50.05137999996", -96° 41' 53.51463999996"

Marker Text: Prussian immigrants Carl Johann Rudolph (Charles Henry) (b. 1815) and Caroline (Schubert) Schiege acquired land here in 1861. Only one of their four children, Charles Henry, Jr., (1858-1935), survived to adulthood. Charles Henry, Jr., built a 2-story home at this site abut 1885, the year he married Emma Frenzel. Emma died in 1892. In 1893 Schiege married Marie Becker; together they reared ten children. Schiege established a local cigar factory and also served as Round Top Justice of the Peace, mayor, City Marshall, and Alderman.Charles and Marie Schiege are buried in nearby Florida Chapel Cemetery. (1995) 

Location: ​FM 237 (Washington Rd.), Round Top