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John O. Meusebach (May 26, 1812 – May 27, 1897), born Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas Senate, District 22 .
- Benjamin Rush Wallace
- Countess Agnes of Coreth (1835–1909)
- Loyal Valley Cemetery
- William Harrison Martin
28 de may. de 2020 · Meusebach, John O. (1812–1897). Baron Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach (John O. Meusebach), founder of Fredericksburg and peacemaker with the Comanche Indians, was born on May 26, 1812, at Dillenburg, Germany, one of the four surviving children of Baron Carl Hartwig Gregor von Meusebach, a judge solicitor, and Ernestine von Witzleben ...
This treaty, crucial to the success of the Fisher-Miller colony, highlights the role of Germans in expanding the boundaries for settlement in Texas. Showing his commitment to Texas, Meusebach put aside his German title of nobility and adopted the name John O. Meusebach.
John O. Meusebach. En route, the group was approached by several English-speaking Shawnee, and Meusebach engaged three as hunters. The reddish-blonde haired John O. Meusebach was named El Sol Colorado (The Red Sun) by Penateka Comanche Chief Ketemoczy (Katemcy), who had encountered Meusebach and his group in the vicinity of present ...
- May 9, 1847
- German Immigration Company, Penateka Comanche
Otfried Hans Freiherr von Meusebach chose a life of hardship and freedom in Texas rather than a life of comfort and influence in his native Germany, where he ha...
- Irene Marschall King
8 de dic. de 2020 · The treaty opened more than 3 million acres of land to settlement. The original Meusebach-Comanche treaty document was returned from Europe in 1970 by Mrs. Irene Marschall King and Dr. Cornelia Marschall Smith, granddaughters of John Meusebach. The document was presented to the Texas State Library in 1972.
John O. Meusebach. 2002. A German immigrant who came to Texas in 1843, Meusebach negotiated, wrote, and signed the famous Meusebach Comanche Treaty in 1847, opening up over 3,000,000 acres of land beyond the San Saba River for colonization. It is one of the only treaties between the white men and the Indians that was always honored by both parties.
