Land Deed, Fayette County, Texas, Book J, pages 341-342
JOHN H. MEIER & wife, MARGARET D. MEIER
To
LUDWIG/LOUIS HILLMANN



State of Texas
County of Fayette

			Know all men by these presents that I JOHN H. MEIER by consent 
of my wife of the said State and County for and in consideration of the sum of 
one hundred and fifty dollars to me in hand paid by LOUIS HILLMANN the receipt 
of which is hereby acknowledged, have this day granted bargained sold and 
conveyed and do by these presents grant bargain sell and convey unto the said 
LOUIS HILLMANN a certain tract or parcel of land situated in Fayette County on 
the North East side of the Colorado River about fourteen miles below LaGrange 
and is a part of a League of alnd granted to LUCY KERR by the Mexican government, 
said tract or parcel of land is bounded as follows to wit: Beginning at the East 
Corner of 75 acres Survey for HENRY COOK a stake from which a Black Jack 10 inches 
in diameter Marked  C bears S 43 W 1 varas, Thence N 43 E 80 varas the South West 
corner of a survey of 200 acres made for JOHN H. MEIER a stake from which a Post 
Oak 20 inches in diameter Marked H bears N 73 W 13 varas a Black Jack 12 inches 
in diameter marked  J bears S 8 W 5 1/2 varas, Thence N 47 W along said MEIERS line 
1673 varas the West Corner of said MEIER 200 acres Survey a stake from which a Post 
Oak 20 inches in diameter Marked  M bears S 25 E 16 varas a Black Jack 9 inches in 
diameter Marked  H bears N 26 E 7 varas, Thence S 43 W 500 varas a stake from which 
a Post Oak 15 inches in diameter marked  M bears N 43 E 6 1/2 varas, Thence S 47 E 
1022 varas a stake set in the North West boundary line of Said COOKS survey from 
which a Post Oak 12 inches in diameter Marked  M bears S 75 E 9 varas, Thence S 47 
E 421 varas the North corner of said COOKS Survey, Thence S 47 E 650 varas to the 
place of beginning containing one hundred acres more or less, To have and to hold 
said tract of land together with all the improvements thereunto belonging unto him 
the said LOUIS HILLMANN, his heirs administrators and assigns forever, and I and My 
wife do bind our selves to warrant and will forever defend the title to the foregoing 
described tract of land unto the same LOUIS HILLMANN his heirs or assigns against all 
adverse claims whatever . In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, 
the seal being a scroll on this the first day of April A.D. 1853

					JOHN HEINRICH MEIER(seal)
					MARGARET D. MEIER (seal)
							X ( her mark)
Witnesses
Z.M.P. French
Carl Attmann
John H. Keisel

State of Texas
Fayette County
		Before me the unassigned Clerk of the County Court in and for the said County, 
this day personally appeared JOHN H. MEIER and MARGARET D. MEIER whose names appear on 
the foregoing deed of conveyance bearing date the 1st day of April A.D. 1853 and 
acknowledged that they signed sealed and delivered the same for the considerations and 
purposes therein stated, and the said MARGARET D. MEIER being by me examined separate 
and apart from her husband, and having said deed fully explained to her declared that 
she had freely and willingly and of her own accord signed and sealed the same for the 
considerations and purposes therein stated and that she wished not to retract it. In 
testimony whereof I hereto sign my name and affix the seal of the County at office in 
La Grange 18th April A.D. 1854 
						 N.W. Faison, C.C.C.