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INDIAN WARS AND PIONEERS OF TEXAS.
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HENRY PANTERMUEHL,
SMITHSON'S VALLEY,Was born in the province of Pommeria, vicinity of
Koitenhagen, March 19, 1842. His father, Joachim
Pantermuehl, a farmer by occupation, emigrated to
America in 1854, with his seven sons (subject of
this notice) and two daughters. Of these daughters
Mary was at that time married to John Schultz, now
a prosperous farmer, who accompanied her to the
New World and now lives on the Guadalupe river, in
Comal County. Louise, the other daughter, is Mrs.
Chas. Ohlrich, of Smithson's Valley, in the same
county. A third daughter came to America a few
years later with her husband, Fritz Wunderlich, and
located at New Braunfels, where she died May 17th,
1878, leaving a son, Julius Wunderlich, now afarmer living on the Guadalupe river in Comal
County, and a daughter, Augusta, who is the wife
of Benjamin R. Smithson, of Smithson's Valley.
The subject of this brief notice, Henry Pantermuehl,
was twelve years of age when he arrived in this
country. He lived on a farm during his earlier
years, acquiring a thorough knowledge of the business
and is now a prosperous farmer. He married,
May 20th, 1874, and has three living children:
Herman, born June 12, 1876; Emilie, born July
16th, 1878, and Richard, born November 9th, 1879.
Mrs. Pantermuehl's maiden name Miss Pauline
Startz. She is the daughter of Henry Startz, and
was born January 9th 1856.CHAS. GROSSGEBAUER,
GOODWIN, COMAL COUNTY,Resident near New Braunfels, farmer by occupation,
came to Texas from the province and town of
Brunswick, Germany, in 1857. Was born in Zilfeldt,
Brunswick, November 7th, 1847. He was
accompanied to this country by his mother, then a
widow, who later married Henry Kellermann,under whom this subject learned his trade. Embarked
in business for himself in 1875 and has
since been quite successful. Married in 1874 Miss
Caroline Warnecke, and has three sons and three
daughters: Charles, Louise, Albert, Anna, Emma,
and Jerry.BENJAMIN FRANKLIN SMITHSON,
SMITHSON'S VALLEY,Is a Texas pioneer and was the first settler in
Smithson's Valley. He was born in Jefferson
County, Ala., March 19, 1825. His father, William
Smithson, a native of Virginia, and soldier in the
War of 1812-14, came to Texas in 1837 from Alabama
with his wife and nine children and died in
1844. Of this old family three members only, the
subject of this sketch, Jane and Richard C., are
now (1895) living. B. F. Smithson removed toComal County in 1851 and located on his present
homestead, where he has since continuously resided.
In 1842 he was a member of Capt. Belting's
Company of Texas rangers, participated in the
battle of Salado and later took part in many other
skirmishes with the Mexicans and Indians. During
the Mexican War he was a member of Bell's Regiment
and was stationed on the Texas frontier. He
was the first postmaster of Smithson's Valley and
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