In His Footsteps The History of Wilhelm Friedrich Eduard Klier 1834-1907
Laverne Else Heiner
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In His Footsteps The History of Wilhelm Friedrich Eduard Klier 1834-1907

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The "Klier" roots were transported from Muenster, Germany to Texas with the arrival of the immigrant ship Barque Franziska in Galveston on December 6, 1849. Aboard was 14-year-old Wilhelm Klier, founder of the Klier Family in Fredericksburg, Texas and his 24-year-old brother-in-law, Julius Schlickum. Wilhelm Klier became an American citizen and was a Union sympathizer during the Civil War; he survived the Battle of the Nueces which is detailed in Letter #8. The Confederates arrested Wilhelm, and he was almost hung at Prison Town in Boerne, Texas. Wilhelm was conscripted into the Confederacy an...