Howard August Schaefer b. 14 Oct 1914 , Comal Co., Texas d. 11 Oct 1996 Comal, Comal Co., Texas :: VoigtWorld

1914 - 1996

Birth 14 Oct 1914 , Comal Co., Texas [1, 2, 3, 4]

Gender Male

Reference Number 18+311

Died 11 Oct 1996 Comal, Comal Co., Texas [3, 4, 5]

Buried 14 Oct 1996 Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas [3]

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Last Modified 10 Feb 2007

Father Alvin Schaefer, b. 14 Jan 1890, d. Apr 1965

Mother Viola Foerster, b. 16 Sep, d. 26 Sep 1975, , Comal Co., Texas

Family ID F1221 Group Sheet

Family Alice Altwein [3]

Married 23 Dec 1936

Children

	1. Adelheid "Heidi" Schaefer
	2. Susan Eleanor Schaefer

Family ID F1245 Group Sheet

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	Birth - 14 Oct 1914 - , Comal Co., Texas
	Died - 11 Oct 1996 - Comal, Comal Co., Texas

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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.

[S6] NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS, VOL II, Fey, Everett Anthony, (Eakin Press, Austin, Texas, 1994, ISBN 0-89015-987-4, Vol. II The Genealogies), p. 183.
[S39] Philipp Schaefer Family for NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS from Melinda Birdsong, Birdsong, Melinda, (New Braunfels, Texas), [Schaefer p. 5], 29 Jun 1994.
[S567] Obituary of Howard August Schaefer, (NEW BRAUNFELS HERALD-ZEITUNG, Herald-Zeitung, New Braunfels, Texas), 13 Oct 1996 Vol. 144, No. 240, p. 2A, Col 4-5 [Schaefer p. 15], 13 Oct 1996.
BIOGRAPHY from obituary.
[S64] Social Security Death Records Index on RootsWeb, U.S. Social Security Administration, (RootsWeb.com Inc., http://ssdi.rootsweb.com), 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), Texas Department of Health, (online ), [Schaefer p. 367].
Howard August Schaefer, male, death 10-11-1996, Comal Co., Texas.