Beseler Family

Carl Joseph and Augusta Beseler and their two sons immigrated from Germany to Texas in 1848. They settled in Kendall County on a land grant in the 1850s. The community of Welfare was established on the Beseler land grant. The Beselers' son Ernst died in the Battle of Nueces. His brother Carl Philipp was instrumental in building Welfare into a railroad shipping point in the 1880s. Carl Philipp served as justice of the peace, postmaster, county commissioner, and tax assessor. The general store is among the few physical remnants of the community of Welfare. (1996)

Beseler Family is a historical marker in Welfare, Kendall County, dedicated in 1996. It is one of 60 historical markers documented in Kendall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 110 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.9090, -98.7864 near Welfare. The nearest cataloged historic site is Beseler Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Zink, Nicolaus, Albert & Emma Ammann Cemetery, and Wasp Creek-Railroad Workers.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5259000382. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.