Marker Inscription
(1807 -1892) Bernard Scherrer left his native Switzerland at the age of 22 for extended travels before reaching Texas in 1833. After serving in Burleson's regiment during the Texas Revolution, he received a land grant in Colorado County but settled in Biegel settlement (Fayette County) about 1838. Here he served as justice of the peace, county commissioner, and in 1845 he married Gesine Eliza Margarete Koch. He left his civic, farming and freighting duties to serve in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. This cabin, Scherrer's first residence in Texas, was moved to this location in 1975.
About this site
Scherrer, Bernard is a historical marker in Round Top, Fayette County, dedicated in 1992. It is one of 125 historical markers documented in Fayette County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 209 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.0667, -96.6949 near Round Top. The nearest cataloged historic site is Round Top (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Round Top Community, Early Texas Hotels and Inns, and Menn House, The.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5149000379. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
