Thelka in San Antonio in Bexar County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Ida Margaret Schkade Tate

(1913-1992)

— In Loving Memory —

Ida Margaret Schkade Tate Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 29, 2023

1. Ida Margaret Schkade Tate Marker

Inscription. Margaret Tate, "TATE" to her grandchildren, was born in Lexington, Texas. The Schkades were Sorbs (known as Wends in Texas), an ethnic minority descended from Poles and Czechs still living in Lusatia, a German region southeast of modern-day Berlin. While historically Roman Catholic and having their own dialect (Wendish), by the 19th Century most Sorbs spoke German and had become Lutherans. On October 2, 1873, August Frederick Schkade (Margaret's grandfather) disembarked in New Orleans and headed for Lincoln, Texas, by then a major center of Wend life in America. A prototypical, fiercely independent Texas woman, she raised two sons, John and Charles, in San Antonio after the death of her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Charles William Tate (Army, Veterinary Corps), whom she met at age 11 and married just after college. Self-disciplined and fastidious in all habits, including her devotion to Christianity; she never missed church, a verse hymn, or her volunteer duties in her church's altar guild. Margaret also found comforting purpose in nature. She tended and tidied her home's yard just as she did its inside. She grew vegetables

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and flowers, foraged for wild dewberries and grapes on her sister's farm near Giddings, and canned or home-cooked delicious dishes with the bounty. A humble and selfless person, Margaret would be astonished to have something named for her but would admire the structure's practical respite from sun and rain, the thoroughly planned vegetation, and God's spectacular range of sunrises and sunsets overlooking it all.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Women. A significant historical date for this entry is October 2, 1873.

Location. 29° 23.578′ N, 98° 29.85′ W. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. It is in Thelka. It is at the intersection of West Mitchell Street and King Roger Street, on the left when traveling west on West Mitchell Street. The marker is located in the Confluence Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Antonio TX 78204, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Texas.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically,

The Ida Margaret Schkade Tate Marker is on the right side of the pavilion image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 29, 2023

2. The Ida Margaret Schkade Tate Marker is on the right side of the pavilion

it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Texas Live Oak Savannah (a few steps from this marker); SARIP Ecosystem Restoration (within shouting distance of this marker); C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. (within shouting distance of this marker); Captain Richard Andrews (approx. 0.2 miles away); San Antonio River Tributaries (approx. 0.3 miles away); The San Antonio Missions World Heritage Site (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Concepción Neighborhood (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Antonio.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 264 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 17, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.