Texas Family Land Heritage Registry First Edition Austin Co., TX Texas Department of Agriculture John C. White Commissioner USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. "List transcribed and organized by Jana Sanders, HBsundae@aol.com All rights reserved." Copyright, 1998 by Jana Sanders. This file may be freely copied for non-profit purposes. All other rights reserved. Owner Surname Given name Ranch Name Location Founder County Year Founded Abel Alfred Abel Farm Bellville Henry and Katherine Abel Austin 1873 Brugger Joe A. and Marcia B.Brugger Hill Farm Bellville Henry Schumacher Austin 1869 Dittert Alvin J. Dittert Farm Cat Spring August Dittert Austin 1874 Haedge Charlie W. Haedge Farm Bellville August Haedge Austin 1866 Slovak Willie Slovak Farm New Ulm George & Karolina Jochec Austin 1869 Stalbaum Edward Stalbaum Farm Bellville Jacob Stalbaum Austin 1865 Stepan Otto H. Stepan Ranch New Ulm Samuel Minton Austin 1868 Tottenham Kinion Woodson Tottenham Hereford Ranch Chappell Hill Joel Lakey Austin 1824 Waak Mr. Ben & Miss HelenWaak Ranch Bellville Henry Waak Austin 1857 Wagner Raymond P. Wagner Ranch Round Top Joseph George Waak Austin 1873 Wittner Dennis W. Wittner Farm Industry Kaspar Wittner Austin 1866 Wittner Roy W. Wittner Farm Industry Kaspar Wittner Austin 1866 Hicks Raymond Hix Charolais Ranch Bandera Fabian L. Hicks Austin 1855 Hicks Dick Walton Hix Ranch Bandera Fabian L. Hicks Austin 1855 Stevens Homer T. Jr. Stevens Ranch Bandera John T. Stevens Austin 1868