Mitte Cultural District in Brownsville in Cameron County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Joseph Kleiber

Photographed By James Hulse, April 19, 2023

1. Joseph Kleiber Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Joseph Kleiber was a native of Alsace-Lorraine who owned and operated a pharmacy in Brownsville during the Civil War era. In those years he was also the Confederate Postmaster. His business correspondence was conducted in English, Spanish, and French. He helped establish the Rio Grande Railroad in the 1870s and was linked by marriage with several other pioneer families in the city.

Spanish:
Originario de Alsace-Lorraine, Joseph Kleiber fue dueño y administrador de su farmacia en Brownsville durante la época de la Guerra Civil. Durante estos años fue Jefe Confederado de Correos. Su corres- pondencia oficial se conducía en Inglés, Español, y Francés. En 1870 ayudó a establecer el Ferrocarril del Rio Grande y por sus nupcias tuvo contacto con familias pioneras de la ciudad.

Erected by City of Brownsville, Preserve America, Brownsville Heritage Complex, U.S. Department of the Interior and Brownsville Community Improvement Corporation.

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Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.

Location. 25° 54.573′ N, 97° 30.081′ W. Marker is in Brownsville, Texas, in Cameron County. It is in the Mitte Cultural District. Marker can be reached from the intersection of East 5th Street and East Madison Street. The marker is located in the central section of the Brownsville City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Brownsville TX 78520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stephen Powers (here, next to this marker); Captain John Roach Butler (here, next to this marker); Delia H. Kimball (a few steps from this marker); Patrick Shannon (a few steps from this marker); R.B. Creagar (a few steps from this marker); William Neale (within shouting distance of this marker); Francisco Yturria (within shouting distance of this marker); Rio Grande Masonic Lodge (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Brownsville.

Also see . . . Kleiber, Joseph (1833–1877). Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)

Joseph Kleiber, real estate and railroad developer, son of JohnGeorge and Teresa (Zola) Kleiber, was born at Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine,
Photographed By James Hulse, April 19, 2023

2. Joseph Kleiber Gravestone and Marker
on May 28, 1833. He immigrated to the United States, lived in New Orleans for a time, and then moved to Point Isabel (now Port Isabel), Texas. In 1856 he married Emma Henrietta Butler; they had five children. Kleiber purchased a drugstore in Brownsville in 1860; he continued to operate it while he served as Confederate postmaster there. During the Union occupation of Brownsville he moved his family to Matamoros, Tamaulipas; there he sold merchandise to Confederate forces and engaged in the contraband cotton trade.

(Submitted on May 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 5, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 73 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 6, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.