Louis Kleberg was a German Texan

German Texan

German Texan is an ethnic category that includes residents of the state of Texas with German ancestry who identify with the term. This identification may include cultural agreements—German language, German cuisine, feasts, music, hard work, frugality, and close family ties. From their first...

 soldier in the Texas Revolution

Texas Revolution

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 and a member of the frontier forces.

Biography

Kleberg was born in Herstelle, Westphalia

Westphalia

Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...

. In 1834, with the Roeder

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 party, he immigrated to Texas

Texas

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. Kleberg was the older brother of Robert J. Kleberg

Robert J. Kleberg

Robert Justus Kleberg , christened Johan Christian Justus Robert Kleberg, was a German Texan from Herstelle, Westphalia, then part of the Kingdom of Prussia. He was a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto and the brother of Louis Kleberg...

. He fought at the Siege of Bexar

Siege of Bexar

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 in Captain Thomas F. L. Parrott's company. In 1839 he served in Captain John Bird's company, defending against the Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

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. Kleberg is buried in a small cemetery on private property.

External links

• Handbook of Texas Online Article on Louis Kleberg
• Texas A&M University on Kleberg Family
• THE FIRST GERMAN SETTLEMENT IN TEXAS
• http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/KK/fkl15.html