Louis Kleberg
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Louis Kleberg (May 1, 1802– July 1, 1847) was a German Texan soldier in the Texas Revolution and a member of the frontier forces.
Biography[]
Kleberg was born in Herstelle, Westphalia. In 1834, with the Roeder party, he immigrated to Texas. Kleberg was the older brother of Robert J. Kleberg. He fought at the Siege of Bexar in Captain Thomas F. L. Parrott's company. In 1839 he served in Captain John Bird's company, defending against the Native Americans. Kleberg is buried in a small cemetery on private property.
Sources[]
- John Henry Brown, Indian Wars and Pioneers of Texas, 1880
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Categories:
- 1802 births
- 1847 deaths
- German emigrants to the United States
- People from the Province of Westphalia
- People of the Texas Revolution
- Kleberg family