Howard August Schaefer^{[1, 2, 3]}

1914 - 1996  (81 years)

• Name	Howard August Schaefer
  Birth	14 Oct 1914	Comal Co., Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Oct 1996	Comal, Comal Co., Texas   [3, 4, 5]
  Burial	14 Oct 1996	Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas   [3]
  FamilySearch ID	G75S-D5P
  Person ID	I2839	Wendel Voigt Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Alvin Schaefer,   b. 14 Jan 1890   d. Apr 1965 (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Viola Foerster,   b. 16 Sep 1892   d. 26 Sep 1975, Comal Co., Texas (Age 83 years)
  Siblings	1. Howard August Schaefer
  	2. Schaefer   b. 1916;   d. 1916;
  	3. Thelida Ida Schaefer   b. 18 AUG 1917, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 11 AUG 1972, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas;
  	4. Louis Schaefer   b. 22 DEC 1922;   d. 11 FEB 2003;
  	5. Alvin Fritzie Schaefer, Jr.
  Family ID	F1221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Altwein
  Children	1. Adelheid "Heidi" Schaefer + 2. Susan Eleanor Schaefer
  Family ID	F1245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Oct 1914 - Comal Co., Texas Death - 11 Oct 1996 - Comal, Comal Co., Texas Burial - 14 Oct 1996 - Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  BIOGRAPHY: Howard August Schaefer was born Oct. 14, 1914, and entered rest on Oct. 11, 1996, at his home in the Comal community at the age of 81 years. Son of Alwin and Viola Foerster Schaefer, he was married on December 23, 1936 to Alice Altwein. His life was devoted to farming the homestead that has been in the Schaefer family since 1876. He was a member of First Protestant Church. He enjoyed music, had played the tenor saxophone in numerous dance bands and the American Legion Band, and was an active member of Harmonie Gemischter Chor (German Singing Club). He also enjoyed hunting and was a member of the Alamo Shooting Club and the Guadalupe Valley Shooting Club. He was a member of Hermann Sons, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Texas Farm Bureau. Howard is survived by his wife, Alice Schaefer and two daughter and sons-in-law of New Braunfels, Adelheid (Heidi) Reeh and Wayne F. Reeh, and Susan Seekatz and Henry (Hank) Seekatz, and two grandchildren, Ashley Seekatz and Howard Seekatz, and one brother, Alwin F. Schaefer of Marion, TX. Howard was preceedein in death by one sister, Thelida Schaefer Moeller.

  
  

• Sources

  [S6] NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS, VOL II, p. 183. [S39] Philipp Schaefer Family for NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS from Melinda Bird, [Schaefer p. 5]. Date: 29 June 1994 [S567] Obituary of Howard August Schaefer, 13 Oct 1996 Vol. 144, No. 240, p. 2A, Col 4-5 [Schaefer p. 15]. BIOGRAPHY from obituary. Date: 13 October 1996 [S64] Social Security Death Records Index on RootsWeb, SSN 450-60-4176 [Schaefer p. 349]. Howard Schaefer, birth 14 Oct 1914, death 11 Oct 1996, last residence New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas 78132, last benefit location not specified, number issued in Texas. [S18] Index to Texas Death Records (1964-1999), [Schaefer p. 367]. Howard August Schaefer, male, death 10-11-1996, Comal Co., Texas.