Memorial Northwest in Klein in Harris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Catherine Wunderlich

Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

1. Catherine Wunderlich Marker

Inscription. Maria Katherina (Catherine) Hofius immigrated to Texas in 1852 from her native Prussia at the age of 21. She settled in this part of Harris County, populated by numerous German families, and married Peter Wunderlich soon after her arrival. Widowed in 1864 when Peter was killed in a gunpowder mill accident, Catherine continued to manage the farm they had begun and made a home for her six young children. She purchased additional land in 1866 and added sheep and cattle raising to the farm operations. A founding member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Catherine continued to live in the Klein Community until her death in 1904.

Erected 2002 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 12740.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • Women.

Location. 30° 1.768′ N, 95° 32.879′ W. Marker is in Klein, Texas, in Harris County. It is in Memorial Northwest. It is on Red Holly Lane 0.1 miles north of Theiss Mail Route Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located in the Wunderlich Farm Historical Park. Touch for map.

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Marker is at or near this postal address: 18218 Theiss Mail Route Road, Spring TX 77379, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Houston Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Kohrville Community (within shouting distance of this marker); Wunderlich Farm (within shouting distance of this marker); Peter Wunderlich Home (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Theis (Theiss) Family (approx. half a mile away); McDougle Cemetery (approx. one mile away); The Klein Community (approx. 1.6 miles away); Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Amos Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Klein.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

2. Catherine Wunderlich Marker

Catherine Wunderlich House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian Anderson, June 29, 2019

3. Catherine Wunderlich House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2019, by Brian Anderson of New Albany, Ohio.