Bushdale Cemetery
Milam County, Texas
4 Miles North of Rockdale on FM 908
304059N Lat.
0970232W Long.
**Texas Historical Marker**
Bushdale Community
The community of Bushdale was founded in this area of Milam County by German immigrants in the 1870's. Within ten years the population of the county doubled and the Bushdale area developed into a thriving farming community. A community cemetery was established on land owned by John and Johanna Broeckl in 1878. School trustees Herman Henniger, John Timmerman, Sr., and Paul Pieper purchased two acres south of the cemetery for five dollars. A schoolhouse was erected on the site and it also served as a church on Sundays. In 1883 the Reverend Immanuel Glatzel organized Peach Lutheran Church. A church and Parsonage were built on a seven acre parcel of land donated by Herman Henniger. John and Martha Brockenbush operated a general store in the community, and a cotton gin and blacksmith shop were established by Gustav Backhaus in 1883. A two-story dance hall erected by the Herman Sons Lodge was the site of many social activities. The Bushdale community gradually declined. Peace Lutheran Church moved to nearby Rockdale in 1909 and the school was closed in 1949. The cemetery is the only remnant of this once active community.
Some known early families of Bushdale community area: Backhaus, Bauer,
Brockenbush, Broeckl, Dornhoefer, Dockall, Doss, Druschke, Foehner, Gruttner,
Henniger, Hirt, Leschikar, Loehr, Mayer, Menn, Pieper, Nieschwitz, Seelke,
Seidl, Stolte, Stork, Strelsky, Strube, Timmerman, Vogel, Von Gonten, Voss,
Wanoreck, Wenzel, and Witkowski.
Last Name | First Name | Born | Died | Comments |
Alvarez | Adelia | 1909 | 1931 | |
Backhaus | Anna | 1898 | 1900 | |
Backhaus | Emiel | 1837 | 1900 | |
Backhaus | Emil F. | 1894 | 1897 | |
Backhaus | Heinrich | 1891 | 1891 | son of Heinrich & Louise Backhaus |
Backhaus | infant | 1886 | 1887 | inf of G. H. & B. Backhaus |
Backhaus | infant | 1892 | 1892 | inf of Heinrich & Louise Backhaus |
Backhaus | infant | 1900 | 1900 | inf of Heinrich & Louise Backhaus |
Backhaus | Maria | 1887 | 1891 | dau of Wilhelm Backhaus |
Backhaus | Theodore Emil | 1890 | 1892 | Inf of Heinrich & Louise Backhaus |
Bauer | Johann G. | 1807 | 1896 | |
Bowman | Gertrude A. | 1903 | 1973 | wife of John N. Bowman |
Bowman | John N. | 1894 | 1972 | WWI Mason |
Bredt | Charles D. | 1834 | 1905 | |
Brockenbush | Albert Willie | 1893 | 1901 | son of G. J. & M. Brockenbush |
Brockenbush | Barbara | 1850 | 1926 | |
Brockenbush | Bobbie | ? | 1926 | 75 years |
Brockenbush | George J. | 1878 | 1941 | |
Brockenbush | Helen B. | 1874 | 1889 | dau of Henry & Bettie Brockenbush |
Brockenbush | Henry | 1844 | 1926 | |
Brockenbush | Henry Sr. | ? | 1926 | 82 years |
Brockenbush | Louisa B. | 1832 | 1889 | dau of Henry & Bettie Brockenbush |
Brockenbush | Mattie G. | 1882 | 1973 | 91 years |
Broeckl | Augusta | July 31 1893 | Nov 15 1977 | |
Broeckl | Johann | 1825 | 1916 | |
Broeckl | Johanna | 1836 | 1923 | wife of John Broeckl |
Broeckl | John | 1868 | 1946 | |
Broeckl | Julian | 1893 | 1894 | |
Broeckl | Maria | 1868 | 1925 | |
Broeckl | Mary (Seidl) | Mar 30 1895 | Feb 21 1974 | wife of Augusta Broeckl |
Broeckl | Othilia | 1878 | 1894 | dau of Johann & J. Broeckl |
Caffey | Lillie E. (Lamb) | May 1 1909 | Apr 26 1996 | |
Caffey | Louie Lee | Sep 12 1907 | Nov 20 1951 | |
Cuebas | Natividad | 1865 | 1931 | Cuevas? |
Delanor | ? | ? | 1914 | son of Charlie Delanor |
Dickey | Elvin | 1903 | 1976 | US Army |
Dickey | Helen Lillie (Menn) | 1904 | 1998 | |
Dockall | Amanda | 1898 | 1965 | |
Dockall | Emil Joe | 1897 | 1943 | |
Dockall | Franc | 1834 | 1888 | |
Dockall | Frank | 1866 | 1943 | |
Dockall | Frank | 1871 | 1901 | husb of Minnie Dockall |
Dockall | infant | 1900 | 1900 | infant of Frank Dockall |
Dockall | infant | 1901 | 1901 | infant of Frank Dockall |
Dockall | Joe | 1872 | 1932 | husb of Rosa Dockall married Dec 29 1896 |
Dockall | Leona M. | 1905 | 1960 | wife of Emil Joe Dockall |
Dockall | Lucy T. | 1892 | 1958 | |
Dockall | Minnie | 1871 | 1901 | wife of Frank Dockall |
Dockall | Rosa (Ryplova) | 1837 | 1891 | |
Dockall | Rosa | 1876 | 1934 | |
Dockall | Rosa (Hirt) | 1877 | 1964 | wife of Joe Dockall |
Dockall | Walter Jr. | 1933 | 1990 | US Army Korea |
Dornhoefer | Bertha | 1854 | 1928 | wife of Henry Dornhoefer |
Dornhoefer | Bertha M. | 1883 | 1969 | |
Dornhoefer | Else | 1889 | 1889 | |
Dornhoefer | Emil E. | 1883 | 1971 | |
Dornhoefer | Ernst | 1879 | 1880 | son of Fried. & Louise Dornhoefer |
Dornhoefer | Ewald | 1888 | 1888 | |
Dornhoefer | Frieda M. | 1901 | 1970 | |
Dornhoefer | Friederich | 1848 | 1894 | |
Dornhoefer | Fritz Wilhelm Otto | 1876 | 1891 | son of Freid. & Louise Dornhoefer |
Dornhoefer | Henry | 1850 | 1931 | husb of Bertha Dornhoefer |
Dornhoefer | Otto E. | 1891 | 1896 | |
Drescher | Louise (Gattin) | 1851 | 1900 | wife of Traugott Drescher |
Drescher | Traugott | 1885 | 1911 | |
Drescher | W. T. | 1903 | 1942 | |
Eiland | Marcus Lee Ander | 1924 | 1927 | (see Salty Cemetery) |
Gahagan | Julia | 1878 | 1937 | |
Gallegos | Apalonia | ? | 1932 | 74 years |
Garcia | Josefa | ? | 1923 | 85 years |
Garcia | Manuelita | 1899 | 1899 | dau of Jacinto Garcia |
Gest | ? | 1913 | 1913 | |
Gonten | Helene | 1864 | 1932 | |
Gonten | Rudolph | 1864 | 1943 | |
Gonzales | Marina Marrouqin | 1873 | 1932 | |
Gonzales | Salano | 1929 | 1935 | 6 years |
Grawunder | Gustav | 1850 | 1913 | |
Gruttner | Ernestine | 1869 | 1889 | |
Guerras | N. C. | ? | 1931 | 86 years |
Hedden | Johanne | 1839 | 1925 | |
Hedden | Johanne M. E. | 1897 | 1907 | dau of William H. & M. Hedden |
Hedden | Lena | 1875 | 1958 | wife of William H. Hedden |
Hedden | Magdalena | 1861 | 1896 | |
Hedden | William H. | 1871 | 1937 | |
Heider | Ida | 1871 | 1937 | |
Helmecke | Emma (Seidl) | 1873 | 1960 | |
Henninger | Dora C. | 1891 | 1976 | wife of Oswald Henninger |
Henninger | Ernest A. | 1899 | 1899 | |
Henninger | Herman | 1838 | 1908 | Civil War Unionist Illinois |
Henninger | Johanne | 1848 | 1936 | |
Henninger | Oswald A. | 1886 | 1974 | |
Henninger | Paul J. | 1876 | 1954 | |
Henninger | Selma | 1880 | 1880 | dau of Herman & J. Henninger |
Henninger | Selma C. | 1881 | 1966 | wife of Paul J. Henninger |
Holliday | Annie Rose (Seidl) | Nov 30 1899 | Sep 8 2001 | wife of Robert Holliday |
Holliday | Robert F. | May 13 1898 | Nov 21 1976 | |
Keppert | Frank | 1852 | 1904 | |
Krueger | Lorine B. | 1907 | 1908 | dau of A. E. & Jane Krueger |
Lamb | Annie (Stolte) | Jun 18 1888 | July 6 1966 | |
Lamb | Billie Joe | 1935 | 1939 | son of Willie Lamb |
Lamb | Joseph Woods | Dec 12 1885 | Apr 8 1948 | "Joe" |
Lambert | Clara | 1871 | 1929 | |
Langmier | Anton | 1901 | 1980 | |
Langmier | Louise | 1902 | ? | |
Lawrence | Floyd I. | 1901 | 1980 | WWI Mason |
Lawrence | Ruby M. (Phillipine) | 1916 | 1996 | wife of Floyd Lawrence |
Lehr | Geneieve | 1887 | 1887 | dau of William & Emma Lehr |
Leschikar | Anna | 1818 | 1901 | |
Leschikar | Carl | 1814 | 1891 | |
Leschikar | Charlie | 1858 | 1939 | |
Lohse | Emily | 1848 | 1918 | |
Lohse | Emma S. | 1885 | 1928 | wife of Enoch Lohse |
Lohse | Enoch B. | 1883 | 1926 | |
Lucas | Marie (Roesler) | 1815 | 1898 | |
Ludewig | Emilie | 1875 | 1932 | wife of Gust. Ludewig |
Ludewig | Gust. | 1860 | 1945 | |
Ludwig | Friedrich Carl | 1873 | 1901 | |
Ludwig | Garrett G. | 1903 | 1973 | |
Mattox | Clayton Earl | 1923 | 1996 | |
Mauldin | Elizabeth (Seidl) | May 8 1919 | Feb 25 1992 | wife of Nolan Mauldin |
Mauldin | Nolan Leon | Feb 29 1916 | Sep 24 1999 | WWII US Army |
Menn | Anna (Seidl) | Aug 15 1855 | Aug 3 1920 | wife of August Menn |
Menn | Anna M. C. | 1890 | 1891 | dau of August & Anna Menn |
Menn | August W. | 1898 | 1900 | son of August & Anna Menn |
Menn | August. | Aug 21 1864 | Mar 17 1937 | |
Menn | Bennie | 1890 | 1890 | son of Ludwig Menn |
Menn | Bennie William | Jan 2 1906 | Aug 14 1974 | |
Menn | Charley F. | Sep 20 1879 | Nov 13 1959 | |
Menn | Christine | 1847 | 1932 | |
Menn | Irma Wilhelmina | May 17 1908 | Oct 14 1995 | |
Menn | Louise (Loehr) | May 30 1882 | Sep 2 1964 | wife of Charley Men |
Menn | Ludwig | Jun 29 1835 | Sep 27 1917 | |
Newton | Jesse Francis | 1929 | 1996 | "Sonny" |
Palmer | Anna | 1871 | 1922 | |
Palmer | Ernestine | 1866 | 1889 | |
Palmer | Louis Sr. | 1859 | 1931 | |
Peiser | Rufine | 1869 | 1902 | |
Pelzel | Chelsey Nicole | Nov 1 1992 | Nov 1 1992 | |
Pelzel | Joe Lee | 1923 | 1923 | |
Pequeto | Juila | ? | 1913 | |
Roesler | Marie (Lucas) | 1815 | 1898 | |
Sanchez | Manuel | ? | 1923 | |
Schnieder | W. C. | Aug 14 1883 | Sep 11 1917 | |
Schukraft | Frederick | Nov 28 1844 | Jan 27 1901 | |
Schukraft | Louis | Sep 27 1889 | Feb 28 1902 | |
Seelke | Emilie | Dec 31 1884 | Mar 13 1932 | wife of William Seelke |
Seelke | William C. | Aug 5 1879 | Jun 22 1933 | |
Seidl | Alwin R. B. | Jan 4 1897 | Jan 27 1900 | son of B. F. & Anna Seidl |
Seidl | Anna (Habermann) | Feb 16 1863 | Jan 29 1934 | wife of B.F. Seidl |
Seidl | August B. | May 11 1886 | Dec 20 1976 | son of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | August. | Aug 19 1860 | Oct 29 1907 | son of Theresia Seidl |
Seidl | B. F. | Apr 21 1865 | Apr 2 1949 | son of Theresia Seidl |
Seidl | Bertha | Apr 4 1884 | Nov 25 1884 | dau of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | Boniface S. | Jan 9 1894 | Jan 27 1894 | son of B. F. & Anna Seidl |
Seidl | Edward | Feb 3 1891 | Jun 23 1892 | son of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | Edward | Feb 7 1894 | Aug 23 1988 | son of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | Emil T. | Oct 6 1889 | Feb 21 1955 | son of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | Engelbert | Jan 28 1891 | Jan 28 1891 | son of B. F. & Anna Seidl |
Seidl | Julian T. | Dec 20 1892 | Dec 23 1952 | son of B. F.& Anna Seidl |
Seidl | Julianna (Broeckl) | Feb 16 1892 | Aug 9 1894 | dau of John & Mary Broeckl |
Seidl | Kathryn Ruth | Jul 12 1925 | Aug 2 1927 | dau of John & Alma Seidl |
Seidl | Mary | Aug 25 1892 | Jun 20 1957 | dau of August & Mary Seidl |
Seidl | Mary (Broeckl) | Sep 7 1861 | Jul 13 1951 | wife of August Seidl |
Seidl | Ourelia W. B. | Feb 25 1899 | Apr 11 1899 | dau of B. F. & Anna Seidl |
Seidl | Rudolph J. | Mar 10 1919 | Feb 5 1984 | WWII Army |
Seidl | Ruth A. | Mar 10 1919 | Dec 16 1920 | dau of Julian & Marie Seidl |
Seidl | Theresia | Jun 29 1826 | Jan 9 1912 | |
Sias | Julia | 1869 | 1913 | wife of Alejandro Sias |
Skellar | Annie | 1831 | 1899 | |
Slaughter | Adella | 1885 | 1926 | wife of W. W. Slaughter |
Spill | George O. L. | 1896 | 1982 | |
Steinfath | Louise | 1890 | 1902 | |
Stolte | Albert | 1906 | 1945 | |
Stolte | Emil A. | Feb 3 1890 | Jun 16 1952 | |
Stolte | Ernest H. | Jan 2 1929 | Sep 30 1941 | |
Stolte | Ernestine | May 3 1868 | Feb 23 1929 | wife of Fritz Stolte |
Stolte | Fritz | Jul 3 1855 | Mar 11 1942 | |
Stolte | Henry A. | Mar 15 1899 | Aug 18 1982 | |
Stolte | Preston Fritz | Nov 9 1929 | Feb 15 1998 | |
Stolte | Theresia (Pelzel) | Apr 18 1899 | Dec 11 1981 | wife of Emil A. Stolte |
Stolte | Theresia (Seidl) | Jun 26 1855 | Feb 20 1890 | wife of Fritz Stolte |
Stolte | Viola A. (Pelzel) | Oct 20 1904 | Mar 21 1995 | wife of Henry Stolte |
Stork | Adolf | 1849 | 1909 | |
Stork | Adolph Jr. | 1901 | 1966 | |
Stork | Albert W. | 1875 | 1905 | |
Stork | Alexander Gustav | 1899 | 1919 | |
Stork | Alvin George | 1912 | 1948 | |
Stork | Bertha M. | 1875 | 1899 | |
Stork | Carl | 1834 | 1919 | |
Stork | Emil | 1873 | 1900 | |
Stork | Emil W. Sr. | 1863 | 1947 | |
Stork | Emma | 1900 | 1901 | |
Stork | Ernest | 1920 | 1947 | US Navy |
Stork | Ewald | 1890 | 1904 | |
Stork | Gertrude | 1843 | 1917 | wife of Jacob Stork |
Stork | Ida | 1874 | 1943 | wife of Emil Stork Sr. |
Stork | Jacob | 1841 | 1880 | |
Stork | Jimmie W. | 1896 | 1987 | husband of Mary H. Stork |
Stork | Jimmie W. Jr. | 1917 | 1918 | |
Stork | Johanna B. | 1899 | 1900 | |
Stork | John | 1892 | 1962 | |
Stork | Lizzie | 1875 | 1905 | wife of Albert Stork |
Stork | Mary H. | 1893 | 1968 | wife of Jimmie W. Stork |
Stork | Philip P. | 1876 | 1902 | |
Stork | Roffine Emilie | 1878 | 1882 | |
Stork | Ruffine | 1857 | 1943 | wife of Adolf Stork |
Stolte | Fritz Wilhelm August | Jan 3 1892 | Jun 1963 | son of Fritz & Ernestine Stolte |
Timmerman | John | 1849 | 1923 | |
Timmerman | Mary | 1849 | 1933 | wife of John Timmerman |
Timmerman | Mary | 1878 | 1896 | dau of John Timmerman |
Timmerman | Otto F. | Mar 24 1892 | Feb ? 1925 | WWI |
Tucker | Irma M. | 1908 | 1944 | |
Tucker | Margaret E. | 1930 | 1930 | |
Vogel | Franz | 1822 | 1893 | |
Vogel | Maria M. | 1814 | 1889 | |
Von Goten | Anton D. | 1902 | 1902 | |
Von Goten | Charles D. Jr. | 1929 | 1983 | |
Von Goten | Charles D. Sr. | 1897 | 1967 | |
Von Goten | E. Louise | 1909 | 1951 | |
Von Goten | Fritz | 1852 | 1904 | |
Von Goten | Henry C. | 1900 | 1964 | |
Von Goten | Magdalena | 1848 | 1921 | |
Von Goten | Willis | 1929 | 1929 | |
Voss | Anna | 1877 | 1939 | wife of Herman Voss |
Voss | Ferdinand | 1843 | 1906 | |
Voss | Frederick | 1840 | 1921 | |
Voss | Gustav | 1877 | 1889 | |
Voss | Herman | 1874 | 1960 | |
Voss | Hermann F. W. | 1900 | 1900 | son of Herman Voss |
Voss | Johanna | 1843 | 1904 | |
Voss | Louise | 1847 | 1924 | |
Voss | Ruse | 1885 | 1885 | |
Wanoreck | Donald E. | 1932 | 1951 | |
Wanoreck | Enoch | 1875 | 1943 | |
Wanoreck | Enoch Jr. | Feb 4 1907 | Aug 1986 | |
Wanoreck | Hermina | 1878 | 1972 | |
Wanoreck | Leona | 1914 | 1915 | |
Washburn | Martha Lou | 1928 | 1928 | dau of L. H. Washburn |
Wenzel | August Karl | 1841 | 1917 | |
Wenzel | Carol Roy | 1945 | 1947 | |
Wenzel | Elizabeth | 1873 | 1950 | wife of Otto Wenzel |
Wenzel | Ella Ida | 1898 | 1900 | dau of Otto & Elizabeth Wenzel |
Wenzel | Emilie | 1856 | 1928 | |
Wenzel | Emilie Auguste | 1881 | 1902 | son of Emilie Wenzel |
Wenzel | Hugo A. | 1909 | 1974 | |
Wenzel | Hugo Franz | 1883 | 1918 or 1913 | |
Wenzel | Lizzie S. | 1919 | ? | wife of Hugo Wenzel |
Wenzel | Malinda Anna | 1915 | 1915 | dau of Hugo & Meta Wenzel |
Wenzel | Minnie | 1894 | 1949 | |
Wenzel | Otto | 1874 | 1943 | |
Wenzel | Otto | 1896 | 1900 | |
Wenzel | Steven Carroll | 1970 | 1978 | son of Wilbert & Cynthia Wenzel |
Wenzel | Walter | 1896 | 1969 | |
Wenzel | William H. | 1878 | 1931 | |
Willis | Albert | 1893 | 1901 | |
Witkowski | Albert | 1892 | 1894 | son of Albert & Frances Witkowski |
Witkowski | Frances | 1878 | 1901 | wife of Albert Witkowski |
Witkowski | Josie | 1894 | 1896 | son of Albert & Frances Witkowski |