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GTHS "Newsletter" Year 1987 Vol. 9 (IX) No. 3 (Fall)
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BOHLS FARM - 1870 Vov
One--hal f mi1e southeast of PIf 1ugervi 11 e, ravi s County
Conrad Pf luger came to America with a younger brother in 1849 on
a journey that took seventeen weeks by boat., In 1869 Conrad
P+luger bought 200 acres of land for 4500 which he and his wife
moved to in 1870.. They built a rock house that year and five
years 1ater built a two-story frame house, both of which are
still stnadi ng. After Conr ad ' s death in 1911, 100 acres were sold
to Fiorenz and Thekla (Ganzert) Bohls, a granddoughter of the
founder, who later purchased the remaining 100 acres af ter the
death o+ Conrad's wife. It is now owned by Chester Bohls. (1)
BUCKERT RANCH - 1860
Four miles southwest of Victoria, Victoria County
Louis Suckert paid $1,251.5f0 for a little more than 31 acres of
land from the Jacob Klotz Estate March 30, 1860, and began
raising corn and pecans. The land then passed to his son, H. C..
Euckert, and through H. c. 's wife, to their son., A., M. Buckert.,
The ranch contains approximately 26 acres of land, A. M. having
bought his brother s share in 1958. The Buckert Ranch raises
cattle, f arms and harvests pecans from the many native trees on
the property. A. M. Jr., arid Marvin carry on the Buckert
agricultural tradition. (1)
F. CORNELIUS 5F RANCH - 1882
Two mni les nor-theast of Mi df i el d , Matagorda Count y
F. (Fri edri ch Caspar) Cor nelius Sr-. was born in Rothensee, County
Her s- ei d , Germany, on Dec ember 2 1850. He c ame to Amer i c ai n
December 1870, l andi ng at Indianola. He stayed in Indi anoi a unt i l
1872. While here he learned his first Engl ish from the Honorable
Fudol. ph K1:eberg , who was teachi ng school there e, He was employed
by H . Runce & Co. vh i chi hani led mos.t of the goodS Shi pped in by
two Norgan shi ps twi ce a week , to be -forwarded into the in rteri or.
After that he? werrt to work: for Newton Mi tchel , a very good
cow,man, At: th i s t.i me many watt e were gio: rig to klhI Ioma andKansas, so he waent. to Vicotori a where herds were made up for the
long driv e,.
On1 Junel 24 , 18H/b F., Cornieli us marr ied (Anni ie Downer who was
bwrn c ose to the mouth of the 1 res fal acio 1.. HE wont in tued
wor 1k:cing one the trail ri des to Kansas.. In 1U i82 he purchased I and
from Shanghi a i. anci Jlohr Pi i.erc:'e i n Matagorda Cournty. T i s 1 and i.s
I o at ecl 1.. 8 mi 1 es nor theast of Mi d+ i el d .. Lzat er he pur chased more
l and gii i ing hi m approx i matel y 2 100 acres Li n 910.
Mrs., Cornet i us di ed :in 1.894 l eavi ng hi m wi th seven ch il dren..
The next few years were a real struggle. Hail storms and + oods
destroyed ha s crops and ki L1 l ed maty of hi s stoc.w (i October 24
1899 , F,.. Corniel i us marri ecd Miss L.. . bainer arid they had three
boys and one girl., hBefore his death this and was divided among
hi.s ch i l dren . The bul l of the l and is s t i l 1 owned by his descen-
dants. (10)
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