A well-known and prosperous farmer of Comfort, Kendall County, Texas, was born in the town of Falkenberg, Province of Schlussing*, in North Germany, March 24th, 1845, and came to Texas with his father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. Karger) and other members of the family, in 1860. They first touched Texas soil at Galveston, disembarked at Indianola a few days later and journeyed overland in ox teams from that place to San Antonio. They went almost immediately from San Antonio to Sisterdale, where they lived for about a year, and then moved to Comfort. John Karger was a tanner and did a prosperous business at his trade at Comfort during; the war between the States. He died in 1864, at forty-eight years of age, leaving a widow, who survives at seventy-three years of age, and eight children : Marie, Charles, Frederica (widow of Fritz Dietert), Paul, Emil, Fritz, August and Ernst, all living.
Charles Karger married Miss Alvina Weber, a daughter of Henry Weber, of Comfort. They have three daughters and two sons, viz.: Ida, Bertha, Helen, Louis, and Adolf.
Mr. Karger has a good farm of seven hundred and seventy-five acres.
He has served several years as Deputy Sheriff of his county and Deputy Postmaster at Comfort, and has held several mail contracts. (Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, by John Henry Brown, Published by L. E. Daniell, Austin, Texas, 1890
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
he Falkenberg O.S. district was a Prussian district in Upper Silesia, which existed from 1743 to 1945. Its capital was the town of Falkenberg O.S.
Military Service:
Indian Wars
Unit: E Lt Henry Schwethelon's 2d Co; Kerr County Texas Min. Men
Enlistment Date: 1874
Death Date: 19 Jul 1897
Filing Place: Texas, USA
Charles Karger married Miss Alvina Weber, a daughter of Henry Weber, of Comfort. They have three daughters and two sons, viz.: Ida, Bertha, Helen, Louis, and Adolf.
Mr. Karger has a good farm of seven hundred and seventy-five acres.
He has served several years as Deputy Sheriff of his county and Deputy Postmaster at Comfort, and has held several mail contracts. (Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, by John Henry Brown, Published by L. E. Daniell, Austin, Texas, 1890
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
he Falkenberg O.S. district was a Prussian district in Upper Silesia, which existed from 1743 to 1945. Its capital was the town of Falkenberg O.S.
Military Service:
Indian Wars
Unit: E Lt Henry Schwethelon's 2d Co; Kerr County Texas Min. Men
Enlistment Date: 1874
Death Date: 19 Jul 1897
Filing Place: Texas, USA
A well-known and prosperous farmer of Comfort, Kendall County, Texas, was born in the town of Falkenberg, Province of Schlussing*, in North Germany, March 24th, 1845, and came to Texas with his father and mother (Mr. and Mrs. Karger) and other members of the family, in 1860. They first touched Texas soil at Galveston, disembarked at Indianola a few days later and journeyed overland in ox teams from that place to San Antonio. They went almost immediately from San Antonio to Sisterdale, where they lived for about a year, and then moved to Comfort. John Karger was a tanner and did a prosperous business at his trade at Comfort during; the war between the States. He died in 1864, at forty-eight years of age, leaving a widow, who survives at seventy-three years of age, and eight children : Marie, Charles, Frederica (widow of Fritz Dietert), Paul, Emil, Fritz, August and Ernst, all living.
Charles Karger married Miss Alvina Weber, a daughter of Henry Weber, of Comfort. They have three daughters and two sons, viz.: Ida, Bertha, Helen, Louis, and Adolf.
Mr. Karger has a good farm of seven hundred and seventy-five acres.
He has served several years as Deputy Sheriff of his county and Deputy Postmaster at Comfort, and has held several mail contracts. (Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, by John Henry Brown, Published by L. E. Daniell, Austin, Texas, 1890
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
he Falkenberg O.S. district was a Prussian district in Upper Silesia, which existed from 1743 to 1945. Its capital was the town of Falkenberg O.S.
Military Service:
Indian Wars
Unit: E Lt Henry Schwethelon's 2d Co; Kerr County Texas Min. Men
Enlistment Date: 1874
Death Date: 19 Jul 1897
Filing Place: Texas, USA
Charles Karger married Miss Alvina Weber, a daughter of Henry Weber, of Comfort. They have three daughters and two sons, viz.: Ida, Bertha, Helen, Louis, and Adolf.
Mr. Karger has a good farm of seven hundred and seventy-five acres.
He has served several years as Deputy Sheriff of his county and Deputy Postmaster at Comfort, and has held several mail contracts. (Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, by John Henry Brown, Published by L. E. Daniell, Austin, Texas, 1890
Contributor: Sherry (47010546)
he Falkenberg O.S. district was a Prussian district in Upper Silesia, which existed from 1743 to 1945. Its capital was the town of Falkenberg O.S.
Military Service:
Indian Wars
Unit: E Lt Henry Schwethelon's 2d Co; Kerr County Texas Min. Men
Enlistment Date: 1874
Death Date: 19 Jul 1897
Filing Place: Texas, USA
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