It doesn't appear that John Christian ever filed for U.S. Citizenship, though his sons did. In 1846, he is listed as owning lots #170 & 461 in the town of Fredericksburg. By 1851, John and his family were living and farming along Bear Creek in Gillespie County. Between 1852 and 1866, a large stone house was built on the site. The house still stands today, and is a designated Texas Historic site. The marker on the house, located at 575 Buckeye Road in Fredericksburg, Texas, reads as follows:
The larger of the two houses on this property is original to the site and dates to the period of settlement by German immigrants in this part of Texas. Johann Christian Wahrmund brought his family to Texas in 1846 and by 1851 they were living on this tract of land along Bear Creek. The original portion of the stone house was built between 1852 and 1866. Prussian immigrant Johann Priess bought the house from the Wahrmunds in 1866, and his family enlarged it during the 1870s and 1880s. The house remained under Priess ownership until 1931. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2001
John Christian Wahrmund died 12 August 1868 and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof cemetery in the town of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. His wife's burial place is unknown as of this writing.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
It doesn't appear that John Christian ever filed for U.S. Citizenship, though his sons did. In 1846, he is listed as owning lots #170 & 461 in the town of Fredericksburg. By 1851, John and his family were living and farming along Bear Creek in Gillespie County. Between 1852 and 1866, a large stone house was built on the site. The house still stands today, and is a designated Texas Historic site. The marker on the house, located at 575 Buckeye Road in Fredericksburg, Texas, reads as follows:
The larger of the two houses on this property is original to the site and dates to the period of settlement by German immigrants in this part of Texas. Johann Christian Wahrmund brought his family to Texas in 1846 and by 1851 they were living on this tract of land along Bear Creek. The original portion of the stone house was built between 1852 and 1866. Prussian immigrant Johann Priess bought the house from the Wahrmunds in 1866, and his family enlarged it during the 1870s and 1880s. The house remained under Priess ownership until 1931. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 2001
John Christian Wahrmund died 12 August 1868 and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof cemetery in the town of Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas. His wife's burial place is unknown as of this writing.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
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