William and Lena Juneman Smith
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas
Marker Inscription
German immigration in the 19th century contributed to Galveston's growing East End Community. Ties to family were important to residents Ferdinand Louis Juneman (1833-1874) and Dorothea (Dreier) Juneman (1836-1905) who bought lots along Ball Avenue, formerly Avenue H, for three of their children. Identical cottages were constructed at each lot by noted Galveston builder William Pautsch (1834- 1911), with 1709 and 1711 sharing a lot and 1721 on a lot next to Dorothea's house. Lenora Katherine "Lena" Juneman (1871-1945), and her husband Galvestonian William Edis Smith (1872-1940), inherited the house at 1709 Avenue H in 1905 after Dorothea's death. The couple raised three children in the cottage. The house was damaged during The Great Storm of September 1900 but survived. (2016)
Erected by Texas Historical Commission
The Story
German immigrants Ferdinand and Dorothea Juneman put down roots in Galveston's growing East End, buying lots on Ball Avenue for three of their children and having identical cottages built by noted Galveston craftsman William Pautsch. In 1905, after Dorothea's death, their daughter Lena and her husband William Edis Smith inherited the cottage at 1709, where they raised three children. The house was damaged in the Great Storm of 1900 but survived.
Why it matters
It reflects the 19th-century German immigration that helped build Galveston's East End community.
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Related people
- · Lena Juneman Smith
- · William Edis Smith
- · Ferdinand Louis Juneman
- · Dorothea Juneman
- · William Pautsch
Related events
- · 1900 Galveston hurricane
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