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    Jacob Luckenbach

    1817 – 1911 • Boerne Cemetery

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    Jacob Luckenbach

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      Birth
      6 Oct 1817
      Germany
      Death
      27 Feb 1911 (aged 93)
      Boerne, Kendall County, Texas, USA
      Burial
      Boerne Cemetery
      Boerne, Kendall County, Texas, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 29.8028625, Longitude: -98.7388939
      Plot
      Section NEI, Lot 091
      Memorial ID
      95561970 · View Source
      Jacob Luckenbach married Justina Ruebsamen on April 30, 1843 in Nassau, Germany.

      Jacob and Justina Luckenbach arrived on the ship 'Johann Dethardt' on January 12, 1846 in Galveston, Texas.

      http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/history-module/how-luckenbach-got-its-name
      Jacob Luckenbach married Justina Ruebsamen on April 30, 1843 in Nassau, Germany.

      Jacob and Justina Luckenbach arrived on the ship 'Johann Dethardt' on January 12, 1846 in Galveston, Texas.

      http://www.luckenbachtexas.com/history-module/how-luckenbach-got-its-name

      Family Members

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      • Justina Ruebsamen Luckenbach

        1826–1907

      Children

      • Amalie Augusta Luckenbach Toepperwein

        1843–1922

      • Pauline Auguste Luckenbach Wendler

        1845–1918

      • Henriette Luckenbach Mueller

        1848–1907

      • Carl Albert "C.A." Luckenbach

        1851–1939

      • Julius August Luckenbach

        1853–1942

      • Bertha Luckenbach Vollbrecht

        1855–1937

      • Auguste Luckenbach Schumann

        1857–1942

      • Ida Luckenbach Kunkel

        1859–1938

      • Clara Luckenbach

        1863–1950

      • Adolph J Luckenbach

        1865–1937

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        Death Notice - The Galveston Daily News
        Galveston, Texas · Wednesday, March 01, 1911, p 1

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        Texas State Historical Association entry for Jacob Luckenbach (1817-1911).
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        Texas Historical Marker Number 10074 for Luckenbach family in Luckenbach, Texas.

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        This page is taken from the book, "A New Land Beckoned: German Immigration to Texas, 1847-1861" and shows that Jacob and Justina Luckenbach and their children arrived in Texas from Germany on the ship Johann Dethardt in 1845.

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