Schumannsville Cemetery
McQueeney, Guadalupe County, Texas
Marker Inscription
German immigrant August Wilhelm Schumann (1791-1858) arrived in Texas with his family in 1846 and bought a large parcel of land in Guadalupe County. Meeting a wagon train of immigrants from his homeland a few months later, he agreed to sell them land near the Guadalupe River. The settlers, with their houses in close proximity, built a communal fence around their land to protect their crops, and the settlement became known as Schumannsville. Finding it difficult to travel to the county seat in Seguin, they petitioned the Legislature to change county lines to place their community in Comal County, but the request was denied and they remained in Guadalupe County. The Schumannsville Cemetery is located in the northern part of the land owned by August Schumann. The first burial occurred when Carl Blumberg died of yellow fever in 1853. The second was that of August Schumann in 1858. Now enclosed by a fence, the cemetery contains 2.75 acres of land. All but a few of the graves are marked with tombstones bearing German inscriptions. The names and epitaphs serve as reminders of the proud German heritage of Schumannsville citizens. Texas Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 [Historic Texas Cemetery name and date plaque added 2017] Established 1853. Historic Texas Cemetery - 2016
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
German immigrant August Wilhelm Schumann reached Texas with his family in 1846 and bought a large tract in Guadalupe County, soon selling nearby land to a wagon train of countrymen he happened to meet. The settlers built their homes close together behind a communal fence to guard their crops, and the place became known as Schumannsville. The cemetery on Schumann's land opened in 1853 with the yellow-fever death of Carl Blumberg, and its tombstones—most bearing German inscriptions—still testify to the community's heritage.
Why it matters
Schumannsville's cemetery preserves the tight-knit world of German immigrants who reshaped the Texas Hill Country in the mid-19th century.
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Related people
- · August Wilhelm Schumann
- · Carl Blumberg
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