Marker Inscription
German Americans from near Wisner, Nebraska, including Gustav Leseberg, Henry Meyer, and brothers John E., G. Henry and Ernest F. Albers, settled here in the 1900s. They were later joined by immigrants from around Bremen, Germany, and by 1909 the growing ethnic enclave established Keenan School and held Lutheran worship services, later organizing St. Paul Lutheran Church. In 1916, Anna Marie Kuhlman died in childbirth, and Leseberg donated land for her burial at this site. Her gravestone is the only one here with a German language inscription. More than a dozen military veterans are buried here, including a Silver Star recipient who served during World War II. Historic Texas Cemetery – 2006
About this site
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery is a historical marker in Canyon, Randall County, dedicated in 2007. It is one of 38 historical markers documented in Randall County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 49 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 34.9848, -101.8127 near Canyon. The nearest cataloged historic site is Civil War Veterans Reunion (historical marker), about 4.4 miles away. Others within a short drive include Barbed Wire Fence in the Panhandle, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 142nd Infantry, 36th Division, Texas National Guard, and Georgia O'Keeffe in Canyon.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507014018. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
