MANY GERMANS SETTLED EARLY IN THIS COUNTY
In 1897 there were about 400 Germans in Hamilton County,
counted as the most prosperous group of people in the county. They were
skillful farmers. Many of them and their descendants still live and
prosper here. Prominent among them were Fritz [Friedrich
W.], A. D. [Adolph D.] , and A. C. Schrank.
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PIONEER EDITION
HAMILTON COUNTY NEWS, Vol. VIII, No. 7
THE CARLTON CITIZEN, Vol. 30, No. 23
Friday, June 24, 1938
W. F. Billingslea, Publisher, Hamilton
County, TX
