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 _______________________________ 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. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House