Uecker Cemetery - Comal County, TX submitted by David Wilder ***************************************************************** 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. ***************************************************************** This survey describes a small cemetery north of San Antonio, TX and east of Bulverde, TX on the north side of Texas Ranch Road 1863 east of US 281. The cemetery is on a bluff that looks over Cibolo Creek, a major feature of the local geography. Bulverde was settled in 1850 and was originally known as Pieper Settlement until 1879 when the local post office, operated by Carl Koch, was named Bulverde in honor of Luciano Bulverdo, an early landowner in the area. The cemetery is next to the gate signed "Double J Ranch, Bulverde, TX" and is separated from the neighboring pasture by a wire fence. Approximate latitude and longitude coordinates are N 29 45' W 98 25'. David Wilder of San Antonio, TX surveyed this cemetery Mon, January 18, 1999. NOTES: Some of these stones are written in German which is very common locally even past the turn of the century. Uecker is a common surname commonly found in old the cemeteries of the area. 9 graves are not marked with inscribed headstones, but are enclosed in stone and / or marked with the bases of past headstones. Karl Berold Titenborn?? Only the first name is fully legible - dates and other information are totally obliterated. Thoms, Christel Feb. 9, 1881 Apr. 28, 1906 THE FOLLOWING TWO NAMES APPEARED ON A SINGLE STONE OVER A SINGLE-WIDTH GRAVE. Klabunde, Karl Dec. 14, 1878 Dec. 17, 1884 Klabunde, Ida Dec. 30, 1883 Dec. 17, 1884 Klabunde, Gina May 30, 1877 Aug. 9, 1885 Uecker, Karl Apr. 6, 1904 Mar. 2, 1905 THE FOLLOWING TWO NAMES APPEARED ON A SINGLE STONE OVER A SINGLE-WIDTH GRAVE. Hitzfelder, Von Louise No Dates Hitzfelder, Ottelie No Dates Uecker, Karolina Oct. 30, 1830 Oct. 10, 1926 Ueter? (Uecker), Heinrich XXX 18, 1824 Nov. 22, 1884 Walter, (Frau) Augusta Aug, 20, 1845 Jan. 20, 1893 __________________________________________________________________ Here is an alphabetized list of the legible headstones. Hitzfelder, Ottelie No Dates Hitzfelder, Von Louise No Dates Klabunde, Gina May 30, 1877 Aug. 9, 1885 Klabunde, Ida Dec. 30, 1883 Dec. 17, 1884 Klabunde, Karl Dec. 14, 1878 Dec. 17, 1884 Thoms, Christel Feb. 9, 1881 Apr. 28, 1906 Uecker, Karl Apr. 6, 1904 Mar. 2, 1905 Uecker, Karolina Oct. 30, 1830 Oct. 10, 1926 Walter, (Frau) Augusta Aug, 20, 1845 Jan. 20, 1893 Meta links Cemetery Comal Co., TX near Bulverde, TX on the Cibolo Creek with the surnames Hitzfelder, Klabunde, Thoms, Uecker and Walter represented.