WIEBUSCH, George W. Friedrich
Transcriber: Kay Ward
Surnames: WIEBUSCH, DIEKMANN, DOCKEL, BOCKER, THIES
George W. Friedrich Wiebusch, b September 18, 1831 in Osnabruck, Hanover Province,
Germany, d March 22, 1904 near Perry, Falls County, Texas, and aburied in Perry Methodist
Church Cemetery-was a son of Colonus Friedrich Wilhalm Wiebusch, b Hasbergen near
osnabruck, Germany, and his wife, Catharine Wilhelmine Bernhardine Diekmann, b in Leeden,
Germany.
In 1854, George and a brother, Fritz, immigrated to Washington County, Texas-later sending
money for their siblings. George brought two pictures painted on glass, and the one that
has survived is now owned by a great, great grandson, Carl Bussell.
In 1861 at Brenham, George enlisted as a Private, Company D, 5th Regiment of Mounted
Volunteers, of the Confederate States Army, for service in the Civil War. His company was sent
to New Mexico, where they participated in the battles of Val Verde and Peralta. At the end of
the war, he returned to Brenham, where he bought and operated a livery stable.
About 1872, George was married to Dora Dockel, b February 21, 1846 in Osnabruck, Germany,
d April 14, 1899 at Perry, Falls County, Texas and buried in Perry Methodist Church Cemetery-a
daughter of Sophia (Bocker) Dockel, b 1810 in Germany, d 1897 at Perry and buried in Perry
Methodist Church Cemetery, who immigrated to Washington County, Texas in 1857. Sophia
lived with the Wiebusch family until she died.
For a number of years, George drove a stage coach from Brenham to Waco, Texas. One of these
trips, he was shot in the leg by bandits near Perry, and was cared for by German settlers, until his
recovery. This influenced him to bring his family to Falls County-moving first to Waco by 1875,
and subsequently to Perry, Falls County, Texas, where he engaged in farming. He bought land
for farming in the Perry Community, where they remained for the rest of their lives.
George W. Friedrich and Dora (Dockel) Wiebusch were the parents of three sons:
Charles Lewis Wiebusch, b February 23, 1873 in Washington County, Texas-married Alwine H.
Thies.
Edward Julius Wiebusch, b December 28, 1875 in Waco, Texas, d November 3, 1941 in Waco-married October 15, 1905 in Palmer, Texas to Emma Ida Borth, b June 9, 1881 at Palmer, Ellis
County, Texas, d February 14, 1960 at Waco. They moved from Palmer to Sanger, Denton
County, Texas in 1912, returned to Riesel, and subsequently settled in Waco. They were both
buried in the Perry Methodist Church Cemetery. Their four children were: Pearl Dora Wiebusch,
b October 25, 1906; Edna Augusta Wiebusch, b October 10, 1908; Lillian Bertha Wiebusch, b
January 11, 1913, d August 24, 1929; and George Albert Wiebusch, b September 25, 1916.
Herman Wiebusch, b ca 1877 in Falls County, Texas, died in a hospital in Norman, Oklahoma.
He had gone with a German Farm Organization to East Africa to promote the growing of cotton.
While there he contracted malaria, which resulted in a physical and mental condition, from
which he did not recover. He was hospittalized for several years until his death. He was never
married.
George and Dora Wiebusch have several descendants who reside in Falls County, Texas.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing these bio of these Falls County
Families to this Web page
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commisssion,
page 481-482, column 2 and column 1
Member of Falls County Historical Commission
This book can still be obtained from the Falls County Historical Commisssion. Contact Theresa
Carhart for details.
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