Wilhelm Daniel Ferdinand Wahrmund, the second son of Johann Christian Wahrmund and Wilhelmine Christine Meyer, was born 30 April 1824 and christened 21 May 1824 in Wiesbaden. Known in this country as William, he married Amalie Schildknecht before 1845 in Germany, and arrived in Texas with his father and brothers aboard the ship Talisman on 02 January 1846. Amalie's exact date of death and burial location is unknown at this time. With Amalie, he had ten known children: William L (1845-1885), Auguste (1849-1860), Christian (1851-1868), Emilie (1853-1855), Otto (1855-1929), Sophie (1857-1860), Clara (1858-1939), Felix (1861-1865), Bertha (1863-1870), and Heinrich (1865-1907).
William was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County on December 15, 1847. Also in 1847, he is shown as the owner of lots 208 and 235 in the town of Fredericksburg. On 28 April 1852, he became a naturalized American citizen. William was an early judge in Gillespie County (1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90). The original courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas was built during one of his terms. William's correspondence included letters to the Secretary of the State of Texas (18 Apr 1854) and to then-Governor of Texas Sam Houston (25 Jan 1860). He was also (from 1863 - 1865) captain of Company A, Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers.
Wilhelm's home in Fredericksburg has been marked as a Texas Historic Site. The marker reads as follows:
Gillespie County Judge in 1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90, William Wahrmund (1824-90) hired local stonemasons H. Hennersdorf and Louis Schmidt to build this residence near his own home and store in 1875. Over a period of years, the house was occupied by three of Wahrmund's sons, William L., Otto, and Henry, and by several grandchildren. Victorian porch detailing decorates the native limestone structure, restored in 1976 by Hill Country Savings and Loan Association. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
Wilhelm died 20 June 1890, and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: Capt, Co. "A", Gillespie Co. 3rd Frontier Dist., TX St. Troops (div. of the Texas Rangers) & he was a confederate citizen donating food, fodder and teams to the CSA.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
William was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County on December 15, 1847. Also in 1847, he is shown as the owner of lots 208 and 235 in the town of Fredericksburg. On 28 April 1852, he became a naturalized American citizen. William was an early judge in Gillespie County (1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90). The original courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas was built during one of his terms. William's correspondence included letters to the Secretary of the State of Texas (18 Apr 1854) and to then-Governor of Texas Sam Houston (25 Jan 1860). He was also (from 1863 - 1865) captain of Company A, Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers.
Wilhelm's home in Fredericksburg has been marked as a Texas Historic Site. The marker reads as follows:
Gillespie County Judge in 1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90, William Wahrmund (1824-90) hired local stonemasons H. Hennersdorf and Louis Schmidt to build this residence near his own home and store in 1875. Over a period of years, the house was occupied by three of Wahrmund's sons, William L., Otto, and Henry, and by several grandchildren. Victorian porch detailing decorates the native limestone structure, restored in 1976 by Hill Country Savings and Loan Association. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
Wilhelm died 20 June 1890, and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: Capt, Co. "A", Gillespie Co. 3rd Frontier Dist., TX St. Troops (div. of the Texas Rangers) & he was a confederate citizen donating food, fodder and teams to the CSA.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
Wilhelm Daniel Ferdinand Wahrmund, the second son of Johann Christian Wahrmund and Wilhelmine Christine Meyer, was born 30 April 1824 and christened 21 May 1824 in Wiesbaden. Known in this country as William, he married Amalie Schildknecht before 1845 in Germany, and arrived in Texas with his father and brothers aboard the ship Talisman on 02 January 1846. Amalie's exact date of death and burial location is unknown at this time. With Amalie, he had ten known children: William L (1845-1885), Auguste (1849-1860), Christian (1851-1868), Emilie (1853-1855), Otto (1855-1929), Sophie (1857-1860), Clara (1858-1939), Felix (1861-1865), Bertha (1863-1870), and Heinrich (1865-1907).
William was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County on December 15, 1847. Also in 1847, he is shown as the owner of lots 208 and 235 in the town of Fredericksburg. On 28 April 1852, he became a naturalized American citizen. William was an early judge in Gillespie County (1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90). The original courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas was built during one of his terms. William's correspondence included letters to the Secretary of the State of Texas (18 Apr 1854) and to then-Governor of Texas Sam Houston (25 Jan 1860). He was also (from 1863 - 1865) captain of Company A, Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers.
Wilhelm's home in Fredericksburg has been marked as a Texas Historic Site. The marker reads as follows:
Gillespie County Judge in 1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90, William Wahrmund (1824-90) hired local stonemasons H. Hennersdorf and Louis Schmidt to build this residence near his own home and store in 1875. Over a period of years, the house was occupied by three of Wahrmund's sons, William L., Otto, and Henry, and by several grandchildren. Victorian porch detailing decorates the native limestone structure, restored in 1976 by Hill Country Savings and Loan Association. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
Wilhelm died 20 June 1890, and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: Capt, Co. "A", Gillespie Co. 3rd Frontier Dist., TX St. Troops (div. of the Texas Rangers) & he was a confederate citizen donating food, fodder and teams to the CSA.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
William was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County on December 15, 1847. Also in 1847, he is shown as the owner of lots 208 and 235 in the town of Fredericksburg. On 28 April 1852, he became a naturalized American citizen. William was an early judge in Gillespie County (1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90). The original courthouse in Fredericksburg, Texas was built during one of his terms. William's correspondence included letters to the Secretary of the State of Texas (18 Apr 1854) and to then-Governor of Texas Sam Houston (25 Jan 1860). He was also (from 1863 - 1865) captain of Company A, Gillespie County, 3rd Frontier District, Texas State Troops, a division of the Texas Rangers.
Wilhelm's home in Fredericksburg has been marked as a Texas Historic Site. The marker reads as follows:
Gillespie County Judge in 1852-62, 1864, and 1876-90, William Wahrmund (1824-90) hired local stonemasons H. Hennersdorf and Louis Schmidt to build this residence near his own home and store in 1875. Over a period of years, the house was occupied by three of Wahrmund's sons, William L., Otto, and Henry, and by several grandchildren. Victorian porch detailing decorates the native limestone structure, restored in 1976 by Hill Country Savings and Loan Association. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1977
Wilhelm died 20 June 1890, and is buried in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.
CONFEDERATE SOLDIER: Capt, Co. "A", Gillespie Co. 3rd Frontier Dist., TX St. Troops (div. of the Texas Rangers) & he was a confederate citizen donating food, fodder and teams to the CSA.
~Wahrmund research by Donna Schulte Loth
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