Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery

Mexican War veteran Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz came to Texas in 1850. He bought more than 200 acres of farmland in this area in 1860, the same year he wed Friederike Schulmeier, with whom he had ten children. Their oldest daughter, Friederike, died at the age of fifteen in 1881 and was buried on the homestead. Her father was interred near her in 1895. Between 1910 and 1946, eleven other family members were buried at the cemetery. The site remains open to family descendants. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2001

Georg Heinrich Buchsenschutz Family Cemetery is a historical marker in San Antonio, Bexar County, dedicated in 2005. It is one of 239 historical markers documented in Bexar County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 542 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.5792, -98.4072 near San Antonio. The nearest cataloged historic site is Wetmore Community Cemetery (historical marker), about 0.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Hockley, Tampke, and Griffin.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507013797. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.