R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On July 3-4, 1999, descendants of Henry Pfluger,
1-2 Sr., will gather in Pflugerville, Texas, and this year's reunion
1-3 will be particularly significant in that it marks the family's
1-4 150th anniversary in Texas; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Opportunities to socialize will abound during the
1-6 two-day annual gathering, which will begin on Saturday morning with
1-7 a tour of historic homes, followed by a luncheon at the Bohls' home
1-8 in Bohls Heritage Park, games of dominoes in the afternoon, and
1-9 old-fashioned reunion activities in Pfluger Park that evening; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Sunday's agenda starts with an early memorial
1-11 service at the Henry Pfluger, Sr., gravesite on Wilbarger Creek,
1-12 after which the group will gather at Pfluger Hall to view family
1-13 booths and to enjoy a barbecue luncheon, children's games, and a
1-14 program and business meeting; and
1-15 WHEREAS, The history of the Pfluger family in Texas began
1-16 with the arrival of Conrad and George Pfluger, the oldest sons of
1-17 Henry (Henrikus) Pfluger, Sr., at Port Indianola on Matagorda Bay
1-18 in the spring of 1849; the intrepid young men were en route from
1-19 Altenhausengen, Hessen, Germany, to the home of their uncle, John
1-20 Liese, who lived on a farm just east of Austin; and
1-21 WHEREAS, The rest of the family, including Henry, Sr., his
1-22 second wife, Anna Christina, and their children, Catherine
1-23 Elizabeth, Marie, Ludwig, William, and Henry, Jr., left Germany in
1-24 October 1849, traveled by sailboat for 13 weeks, and made port in
2-1 Galveston in January 1850; they arrived in Austin after two more
2-2 weeks of travel by oxcart; and
2-3 WHEREAS, A successful farmer in Germany, Henry Pfluger, Sr.,
2-4 arrived in Texas with $1,600, which he used to purchase a farm
2-5 outside of Austin; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Pfluger's brother-in-law, John Liese, had served
2-7 in the Texas Army under General Sam Houston in 1836-1837 and had
2-8 received a 960-acre bounty grant five miles east of the present
2-9 town of Pflugerville; in 1853, Mr. Pfluger sold his Austin farm and
2-10 purchased this property, known today as the Liese tract; and
2-11 WHEREAS, The family of Henry Pfluger, Sr., and his wife,
2-12 Anna, expanded to include four more children, John, Charley,
2-13 August, and Elizabeth, all born in Texas; with the exception of
2-14 August, who died at the age of 24, all of the couple's children
2-15 married; the girls wed William Bohls (Catherine Elizabeth),
2-16 Frederick Franz Schmidt (Marie), and August Braker (Elizabeth),
2-17 and the living descendants of Henry Pfluger, Sr., today number more
2-18 than 4,000; and
2-19 WHEREAS, The contributions made by Henry Pfluger, Sr., and
2-20 his descendants are interwoven in the rich, colorful, history of
2-21 the Lone Star State and it is indeed fitting that they be
2-22 acknowledged at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-24 Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Henry
2-25 Pfluger, Sr., family in Texas and extend to all members of the
2-26 Pfluger family warmest best wishes for an enjoyable reunion; and,
2-27 be it further
3-1 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-2 prepared for the Pfluger family as an expression of high regard by
3-3 the Texas House of Representatives.
Kuempel
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 381 was adopted by the House on March
9, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House