Giesenschlag Cemetery
Snook, TexasGPS Coords: 30.4839401, -96.5015357
County Road 271, 2 miles W. of Snook
submitted by Narris Braly
Johan Joachim Giesenschlag emigrated from Prussia to Texas in 1855, settling first in Washington County. In 1877 he moved his family to Burleson County and in 1879 purchased sizable tracts of land in the Hollingsworth Survey and in the adjoining Moses Cummings survey. According to family tradition, Johann Giesenschlag set aside four acres of land in the Hollingsworth Survey for a family cemetery. He died of consumption in 1880 and was the first person, buried there. The land was legally conveyed in 1886 by his son, Christian Giesenschlag, to the Evangelical Trinity Lutheran Church for church and cemetery purposes. The Church ceased to function sometime around 1900, but the land has continued to be used as a cemetery for the relatives and descendants of Johann Giesenschlag and a few other persons.
| Name | Birth | Death | Info/Transcription |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mollie Lewis Adams | Nov 12, 1895 | Nov 9, 1980 | |
| Oscar M. Adams | Sep 9, 1898 | Mar 4, 1963 | |
| Eddie L. Bailey | Jun 19, 1917 | Sep 1, 1982 | CM 1 US Navy, World War II |
| Emma Fick | Jun 4, 1883 | Jan 9, 1884 | |
| Herman Fick | Jan 13, 1890 | Jan 19, 1980 | |
| Mattie Schoenemann Flanagan | Jul 14, 1887 | Nov 20, 1916 | |
| Elizabeth Gafke | Dec 22, 1837 | Oct 14, 1916 | |
| Friedrich Gafke | Mar 13, 1829 | 1903 | |
| Addie I. Giesenschlag | Nov 4, 1894 | Jun 23, 1985 | |
| Adolph Giesenschlag | Jun 8, 1857 | Mar 19, 1923 | |
| Adolph R. Giesenschlag | Dec 24, 1889 | Dec 24, 1960 | |
| Infant Giesenschlag | Son of Mr & Mrs Adolph R. Giesenschlag | ||
| Amelia Schoenemann Giesenschlag | Apr 11, 1897 | May 15, 1972 | |
| Annie Giesenschlag | Jun 3, 1820 | May 31, 1891 | |
| Annie Giesenschlag | Oct 2, 1883 | Oct 13, 1965 | |
| Baby Giesenschlag | Feb 6, 1900 | Feb 6, 1900 | |
| Baby Giesenschlag | |||
| Biddie B. Giesenschlag | Jul 12, 1865 | Aug 8, 1890 | |
| Caroline E. Giesenschlag | Sep 13, 1861 | Mar 2, 1936 | |
| Infant Giesenschlag | Son of Caroline & Adolph Giesenschlag | ||
| Christian Giesenschlag | Dec 10, 1847 | Nov 6, 1924 | |
| Dan Giesenschlag | Aug 21, 1897 | Mar 2, 1970 | |
| Eda Louise Giensenschlag | Oct 25, 1888 | Oct 19, 1965 | |
| Edward Giensenschlag | Jan 24, 1884 | Sep 19, 1926 | |
| Edwin L. Giensenschlag | Feb 13, 1883 | Aug 31, 1945 | |
| Elsie Giensenschlag | Jun 9, 1886 | Sep 28, 1926 | |
| Emily Giensenschlag | Feb 14, 1848 | May 5, 1918 | |
| Evilen Giensenschlag | Apr 23, 1927 | Dec 31, 1928 | |
| Henry W. Giensenschlag | Oct 14, 1884 | Jun 9, 1970 | |
| Irene Giensenschlag | 1885 | 1955 | |
| James Katherine Giensenschlag | Aug 5, 1890 | Aug 15, 1890 | |
| Johann Giensenschlag | May 22, 1917 | Jul 2, 1880 | |
| Johnnie H. Giensenschlag | Oct 14, 1868 | Mar 12, 1934 | |
| John William Giensenschlag | Sep 29, 1894 | Dec 1, 1981 | |
| Leona Giensenschlag | 1890 | 1973 | |
| Lois German Giensenschlag | Dec 7, 1905 | Jun 30, 1985 | |
| Maggie Giensenschlag | Nov 9, 1891 | Jan 17, 1917 | |
| Mamie E. Giensenschlag | 1888 | 1965 | |
| Mary Broesche Giensenschlag | Jul 9, 1885 | Apr 17, 1917 | |
| Mollie S. Giensenschlag | Jan 6, 1866 | Jul 24, 1944 | |
| Nolan A. Giensenschlag | Dec 28, 1919 | Nov 25, 1944 | Texas, PFC 121 Inf 8 Inf Div World War II |
| Robert Giensenschlag | Jan 19, 1891 | Mar 26, 1965 | Texas, Pfc Veterinary Hosp 8 World War I |
| Rudolph R. Giensenschlag | Apr 9, 1860 | Sep 30, 1935 | |
| Ruth Caroline Giensenschlag | Dec 31, 1922 | Feb 13, 1923 | |
| Tom W. Giensenschlag | Apr 4, 1888 | Apr 13, 1975 | |
| Vivian Giensenschlag | 1915 | 1917 | |
| William Giensenschlag | Jun 25, 1842 | Aug 3, 1899 | |
| William A. Giensenschlag | 1880 | 1958 | |
| William C. Giensenschlag | Sep 20, 1871 | Aug 10, 1901 | |
| William Henry Giensenschlag | Oct 10, 1901 | Dec 3, 1978 | |
| Sallie Graham | Apr 3, 1849 | Jan 26, 1926 | |
| Anita Jean Hampton | Mar 10, 1950 | Jul 6, 1970 | |
| John H. Hildebrand | Feb 16, 1912 | Jun 30, 1983 | |
| Elise Hildebrand | Jul 7, 1849 | Dec 25, 1915 | |
| Liddie Hildebrand | 1896 | 1975 | |
| Lorine A. Hildebrand | Jan 6, 1914 | Mar 15, 1978 | |
| Wilhelm Hildebrand | May 1, 1883 | Apr 27, 1895 | |
| Willie Hildebrand | 1887 | 1969 | |
| Bryan W. Hill | Sep 11, 1908 | May 29, 1984 | |
| Madeline Lewis Holland | Dec 22, 1918 | Jan 10, 1978 | |
| Mary Holland | 1944 | 1957 | |
| Infant Holmes | 1892 | 1892 | Son of T.S. & A. F. Holmes |
| L.R. Kratz | Jan 12, 1853 | Nov 21, 1925 | |
| MaryKratz | Oct 12, 1861 | Apr 11, 1937 | |
| Curtis Hamilton Lewis | Mar 1, 1894 | Nov 30, 1916 | |
| Dessie Lee Lewis | Jan 2, 1894 | Jan 19, 1919 | |
| Emma Lawrence Lewis | 1905 | 1970 | |
| Ethel M. Lewis | Mar 24, 1891 | Oct 15, 1960 | |
| Homer D. Lewis | 1938 | 1938 | |
| Horace Weldon Lewis | 1923 | 1938 | |
| Joseph D. Lewis | Dec 17, 1899 | Oct 3, 1969 | |
| Larry D. Lewis | Aug 18, 1924 | Jan 5, 1957 | |
| Lawrence D. Lewis | Feb 5, 1930 | Jul 27, 1930 | |
| Leonard A Lewis | Aug 18, 1924 | Jan 5, 1957 | Texas S1 US Navy World War II |
| Lock L. Lewis | Sep 21, 1855 | May 5, 1932 | |
| Louisa Giesenschlag Lewis | Nov 12, 1864 | Jan 28, 1952 | |
| Infant Lewis | Aug 20, 1905 | Son of O.L. & Mattie Lewis | |
| Ruben L. Lewis | 1888 | 1967 | |
| Sam S. Lewis | Feb 21, 1899 | Mar 18, 1929 | |
| Dorothe Gafke Musehold | Feb 15, 1858 | Feb 29, 1916 | |
| F.W. Musehold | Jan 31, 1852 | Aug 3, 1903 | |
| Friedricke Musehold | Aug 29, 1860 | Jan 3, 1936 | |
| Fritz Musehold | Jan 7, 1855 | Apr 16, 1926 | |
| William Boyd Nelson, III | Nov 29, 1962 | Oct 1, 1977 | |
| Dorothy Jean Porter | Jun 28, 1943 | Jun 14, 1984 | |
| Maxine K. Reynolds | May 25, 1929 | Apr 21, 1980 | |
| Christ Schoenemann | May 29, 1837 | Apr 4, 1907 | |
| Fred W. Schoenemann | Feb 8, 1891 | Feb 17, 1971 | Texas, Pvt Quartermaster Corps World War I |
| John c. Schoenemann | May 17, 1892 | Mar 26, 1973 | Texas, Pvt Co 1 56 Inf 7 Div World War I |
| Louise Schoenemann | 1880 | 1964 | |
| Mary Schoenemann | Jan 27, 1938 | Aug 13, 1885 | |
| Matilda Schoenemann | Dec 12, 1862 | Jun 11 1921 | |
| Max Schoenemann | 1880 | 1958 | |
| Richard Schoenemann | Infant Son of William & Selma Schoenemann | ||
| Walter W. Schoenemann | Jan 12, 1910 | Mar 2, 1981 | S Sgt US Army, World War Ii |
| Emmett E. Sexton | Mar 3, 1886 | Jan 14, 1888 | |
| Baby Boy Taylor | Jun 9, 1951 | Jun 9, 1951 | |
| Andrew H. Tuttle | Feb 13, 1888 | May 20, 1959 | |
| Mamie Giesenschlag Tuttle | Apr 17, 1887 | May 28, 1963 | |
| Infant Tuttle | Sep 4, 1923 | Daughter of Andrew & Mamie Tuttle | |
| Sidney Lee Walston | Jan 15, 1873 | Jan 3, 1899 | |
| Thomas Walston | May 1, 1858 | Sep 15, 1899 | |
| Elizabeth Irene Welch | Apr 28, 1886 | Oct 6, 1889 | |
| Hattie George Welch | Dec 10, 1890 | Nov 10, 1893 | |
| Odie W. Welch | Jan 17, 1884 | Sep 20, 1903 | |
| Selma Lauretta Welch | Mar 19, 1892 | Jun 17, 1892 | |
| Alma Rust Wuenscher | May 13, 1895 | Oct 17, 1975 | |
| Dora Giesenschlag Wuenscher | Nov 7, 1876 | Aug 1, 1940 | |
| Francis C. Wuenscher | Sep 19, 1887 | Apr 2, 1979 | |
| Herman A. Wuenscher | Nov 7, 1876 | Aug 1, 1940 | |
| John Wuenscher | Nov 9, 1874 | Feb 7, 1948 | |
| Richard F. Wuenscher | Nov 26, 1884 | Sep 10, 1951 | |
| Rudolph R. Wuenscher | 1882 | 1958 | |
| Annie Lewis Wyatt | 1886 | 1931 |