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Historical Markers in Hedwig Village, Texas
Houston is the county seat for Harris County
Hedwig Village is in Harris County
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ADJACENT TO HARRIS COUNTY
Brazoria County (182) ►
Chambers County (38) ►
Fort Bend County (122) ►
Galveston County (372) ►
Liberty County (91) ►
Montgomery County (68) ►
Waller County (49) ►
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1 ► Texas, Harris County, Hedwig Village, Westside — Jacob Schroeder and Early Spring Branch Community —  |
| The earliest Europeans to settle in the Spring Branch area were Jacob Schroeder and his wife Dorothea. They arrived in Houston from Germany in about 1838, bringing two children. In 1839, Jacob applied for a Republic of Texas land grant of 640 . . . — — Map (db m169592) HM | |||
| 2 ► Texas, Harris County, Hedwig Village, Westside — The Pioneer Spring Branch Community — |
| The German settlement of Texas began with Johann Friedrich Ernst, a native of Lower Saxony who arrived in 1831 and settled in Industry, Texas. Ernst encouraged many settlers to follow in his footsteps, including Jacob Schroeder, who settled in . . . — — Map (db m169602) HM | |||
| 3 ► Texas, Harris County, Hedwig Village, Westside — The Schroeder Family and Hedwig Village — |
| Jacob and Dorothea Schroeder built their log cabin a few hundred feet from this site, in about 1839. They brought two sons with them from Germany, Frederick (Fritz) and Heinrich. Theirs was a subsistence farm, and all the labor was provided by the . . . — — Map (db m169601) HM | |||