Strieber, Adolf

Yorktown

Year Marker Erected: 1964
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Location: in Yorktown, take SH 119 northwest to city limits, make a left (south) and follow Laval road about 1/4 mile in Westside Cemetery

Marker Text:
Co. G, 16th Illinois Cavalry from April 1, 1863 to August 15, 1865. Enlisted as private in Springfield, Ill., after crossing Confederate lines by walking, stagecoach and steamboat. Like many Texas Germans, he felt U.S. should be kept together. Born in Zellerfield, Germany. Came to Texas via Old Indianola with parents in 1846. Married Marie Wagenschien 1866. Pioneer merchant. Prominent citizen. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, 1964