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New Ulm Cemetery
TE Photo, December 2001 |
Historical Marker
(on 2647 FM 109):
New
Ulm Cemetery
The town of New
Ulm was originally called Duff's Settlement at the time
of its founding, and was named for James C. Duff, who in 1841 acquired
title to the site upon which the sttlement was founded. A post office
began operation in 1853. At that time, the town's name was changed
to New Ulm in honor of Ulm, a city in the province of Württemberg,
Germany, which was the homeland of many early settlers.
The orignal town was established near the site of New Ulm Cemetery,
one mile north of the present town of New
Ulm. In 1892, the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad Company
of Texas laid tracks, streets and lots one mile south of the existing
New Ulm for a new townsite, and settlers soon abandoned the former
location.
The earliest recorded burial in New Ulm Cemtery is that of C.J. Schuette,
who was interred in 1853. Also buried at New Ulm Cemetery is Josef
Lidumil Lesikar, who was a leader in bringing early Czech settlers
to America. The earliest land and burial records for New Ulm Cemtery
were lost in a fire, but existing records show that property was sold
to the New Ulm Cemetery in 1889, and the New Ulm Cemetery Association
was already in existence by 1915. A decoration day has been scheduled
every year since at least 1919. The annual decoration day is still
held, with services alternating between St. John Lutheran Church of
New Ulm and the Industry United Methodist Church. Many improvements
have been made to the cemetery throughout the years, including the
construction of an impressive entrance in 1924, a storage building
in 1933, and a chapel in 2002. Burials in New Ulm Cemetery include
veterans of the Civil War, World
War I, World
War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Historic Texas Cemetery-2008 |
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New Ulm Cemetery
tombstones
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New Ulm Cemetery
plaque
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New Ulm Cemetery
angel
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Photo, 2001 |
Broken tombstone
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WWII tombstone
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See WWII |
Sailer
Tombstone
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New Ulm Cemetery
Gate
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Travis
Davis Cemetery
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Frnka Family
Cemetery gate
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New Ulm Cemetery
Cat
TE Photo,
2002 |
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