Liesmann (Liesman) Cemetery ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Wanda Qualls November 07, 2005 ************************************************************************ Liesmann (Liesman) Cemetery Blanco County, Texas Provided by Joel Honeycutt and Pat Althaus Blanco County Historical Commission, 101 Pitchfork, Johnson City, TX 78636. Transcribed by: June Baird (1984) Prepared for the TXGenWeb Blanco County Web Site by Wanda Qualls Location: Twin Sisters Area - Located 2 1/2 miles south of Little Blanco Inn on 281. Turn left a few hundred yards after passing the Kendalia Road cut off, past the old Koch Place and about 1/4 mile from the farmhouse on the fenced road. It sits on a hill and is fenced. In 1984 the place belonged to Ada Studer Ward. Name: Nathalia Schmidt Liesmann Born: Jun 26 1843 in Coblenz, Germany Died: 1928 Married: Heinrich (Henry) Liesmann Children: Walter; Max; Ed; Henry; Ernest; Hugo; Rudolph; Adele Liesmann Klinger; Alma Liesmann Coers; Lisa Liesmann Saner. Parents names are not known. Nathalia came from Germany around 1845 with her family. After landing at Indianola, Texas, on the way north to New Braunfels they died of yellow fever and are buried in New Braunfels. She and her sister were placed in the orphans's home in New Braunfels. Her sister was seven years older and when she married, she took Nathalia with her. Name: Heinrich (Henry) Liesmann Born: Jun 17 1833 in Hanover Germany Died Jun 02 1924 Wife: Nathalia Schmidt Liesmann Children: Same as above Parents: George Liesmann; Mother is believed to have died before Henry and his father left Germany for America. His father married twice after he came to America and had 2 more sons and 1 daughter. Name: Walter Liesmann Born: Aug 02 1880 Died: 1902 Parents: Heinrich (Henry) and Nathalia Schmidt Liesmann Name: Aurora Coers Infant daughter of Albert and Alma Liesmann Coers. They had six other children; 5 boys and 1 girl. Albert printed a German Newspaper in New Braunfels for years. no marker.