Submitted by: Cathy Millburn
HENRY HERMAN SCHRADER
Henry Herman
Schrader (name changed from "Schroeder"), b November 18, 1859, d September 25,
1910 - killed by a passenger train in Marlin, Falls County, Texas -was a son of
Christopher and Marie Schroeder of Germany. On October 26, 1888 in McLennan
County, Texas, Henry married to Alvina (originally spelled Alwina) Guderian, b
April 2, 1867 in Germany, d January 16, 1941 at Cottonwood and buried in Calvary
Cemetery in Marlin, Texas by her husband - a daughter of Ludwig and Annie
(Dresner) Guderian.
Henry and Alvina
lived at Cottonwood, and also near Marlin, where he was a farmer. They had nine
children:
Annie Schrader,
b October 24, 1889 in Falls County, Texas, d September 4, 1981married July 13,
1918 to Emil Reinhold Polley.
William Charles
Schrader, b January 4, 1891, d November 19, 1975 - married December 23, 1918 to
Cora Lee Scott.
Guss Alfred
Schrader, b December 12, 1893, d June 10, 1956 - married December 23, 1922 to
Ada Elizabeth Scott.
Malinda
Schrader, b October 26, 1895, d October 22, 1985 - married Otto Oscar Braun on
April 23, 1919.
Henry Herman
Schrader, Jr., b March 21, 1898, d June 2, 1955 - married January 2, 1926 to
Hattie Kathryn Radle.
Robert Schrader,
b November 14, 1900, d August 31, 1945 - married June 12, 1938 to Geny LaBlanc.
Rudolph L.
Schrader, b August 13, 1903 - married December 24, 1928 to Lela Virginia Gaylor.
Sophia S.
Schrader, b November 5, 1905 d August 15, 1986 - married June 20, 1928 to Edwin
Fredrich.
Arthur O.
Schrader, b December 25, 1907, d March 11, 1982 - married December 11, 1929 to
Mary Elizabeth Krenz, b March 30, 1907, d November 12, 1986.
After Henry's
fatal accident, Alvina lived with her children in Cottonwood, who buried her by
her husband when she died.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing
the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 407 column 2 and page 408 column 1.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.
