​The Rev. Jindrich Juren

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Marker Text: ​Jindrich (Henry) Juren was born in Hradiste, Bohemia, on March 20, 1850. A protestant minister's son, he studied theology at several universities and became fluent in Czech, English, German, French, and Polish. he immigrated to the U.S. in 1876 as the newly-ordained pastor of the Ross Prairie Czech-Moravian Brethren Church, he served locally and traveled by Horse and buggy and train to Czech congregations throughout Texas. Also a public schoolteacher for 40 years, Juren was a revered leader in Ross Prairie and the statewide Czech community. He was buried here in the churchyard cemetery in 1921. (1995)

Marker No: 2891

Aluminum 18x 28 Subject Marker

Geographic: 29.882784,-96.672096

Location: ​1022 Kramr Road, Fayetteville