Austin County Cemeteries
Please remember that many of the older cemeteries are located on private property. Please respect not only the cemetery but also the property owner's rights. Always obtain permission to enter private property.
Prairie Lea Cemetery
Location: In Brenham, Washington county. This cemetery is included on this site because a notable number of Austin county military veterans are interned there.
| Name | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
Addicks, John Henry  | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, SUP CO 344 INF [Sources] VA death file; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Aldredge, Michael Edwin | 16 Sep 1940 | 25 Dec 2024 | [General] https://www.knesekfuneralhome.com/obituary/michael-aldredge?fh_id=15457. |
| Baker, Johnnie Otto | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, CPL, USMC [Sources] MCMusterRolls; DC; VA; tombstone. |
| Barnes, Thomas George | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, WGNR CO B [Sources] VA discharge; 1930 census. |
| Barr, Leslie Tut | 12 Dec 1917 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army, HQ CO 71 QMC [Sources] BT-12/15/88 p8; VA; tombstone. |
| Bartels, Idie Carrell | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, TEC5, US Army [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
| Bender, Henry W. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, PFC, US Army [Sources] VA enlist/death file; tombstone. |
| Blackman, James Allen | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, US Army [Sources] enlistment record. |
| Boeker, Grady Charles | 9 Sep 1927 | . | [Veteran] WW2, S1, US Navy [Sources] S# 5779903; VA death file. |
| Braun, August William | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, DET 6 VET HOSP 18 [Sources] VA; DC. |
| Brinkmeyer, Charlie Frederick | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, COOK BKRS/CKS DET QMC [Sources] VA; DC; tombstone. |
| Broeker, Gilbert Richard | 12 Dec 1919 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army, 1942-46, Europe; 8 ARM DIV [Family] Father: August E. Broeker, Mother: Frieda Draeger [Sources] S# 38162968; VM; tombstone. |
| Byers, Harold Dean | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, US Army [Sources] BT-4/14/96 p12. |
| Dorbritz, William Carl | 15 Mar 1896 | . | [Veteran] WW1, MAJ, US Army, MG CO 107 INF [Sources] VA death file; Ratliff. |
| Emshoff, Bennie Wilbert | 22 Nov 1925 | . | [Veteran] WW2, TSGT, US Army [Family] Father: Otto H. Emshoff, Mother: Laura Fannie Glaeser [Sources] VA enlist; BrenMemOaks-12/20/2019. |
| Feldt, Carl William | 31 May 1934 | 8 Feb 2022 | [Veteran] Korea, USAF [Family] Father: Edward Feldt, Mother: Elizabeth Sekaney, Spouse: Joyce Anne Gifford [References] Obit exist [Sources] SchmidtFH-2/9/2022. |
| Fordtran, Francis Lalliet | . | . | [Veteran] CWCSA, Army, 1862, Waller's Rgt [COD] Killed in action; Battle of Bonne Carry, LA. |
| Froebel, Edmund August | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO F 125 INF [Sources] tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Giebel, Le Roy Herbert, M.D. | 4 Jan 1925 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT/Dr., US Army, 1943-45, Infantry Pacific [Sources] S# 38538734; VM; VA death file. |
| Juergens, Willie Charles | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, HQ CO 128 FA 35 DIV [Sources] DC; VA Master Index/death file. |
| Kaechele, Arthur William | 7 Nov 1896 | . | Nickname: A. W. [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, 97 BLN CO 165 DB [Family] Father: Henry Kaechele, Mother: Bertha Klopsteck [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Kaechele, Fritz J | 4 Jul 1863 | 9 Mar 1941 | [Family] Father: Frederick “Fritz” Kachele Sr, Mother: Carolina Geborella Richter [References] FG. |
| Kaechele, Henry | 12 Mar 1870 | 13 Jan 1936 | [Family] Father: Frederick “Fritz” Kachele Sr, Mother: Carolina Geborella Richter, Spouse: Bertha Klopsteck [References] FG. |
| Kaliszewski, Joe Steve | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA discharge; DC; tombstone. |
| Kavanaugh, Charles Thomas | . | . | [Veteran] CWCSA, 2LT, McDade's Bn [Sources] Frizzell. |
| Kelling, Rudolph Adolph | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, Rev./TSGT, US Navy/Army? [Sources] USN Muster Rolls; BT-3/23/50, VA enlist/death file; tombstone. |
| King, John Henry | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, USMC [Sources] VA; 1930 census; DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Knolle, Miles | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, SGT, US Army, Co. K; 360 INF; 36th Div. France [Sources] 1930 census; DC; Ratliff; VM. |
| Korff, William | . | . | [Veteran] CWCSA, Bugler Co K 4 TX Mtd Cav [Sources] Miriam York's Collection. |
| Kramer, Edwin | 16 Oct 1895 | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, MUS HQ CO 11 INF 5 DIV [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Kramer, Rudolph | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO G 5 BN [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Lange, William Henry Fritz | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army, 17 CO MEC RGT [Sources] DC; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Loesch, Willie | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, 40 BLN CO [Sources] VA; 1930 census; DC; Ratliff. |
| Meier, Fritz | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, VET HOSP 13 [Sources] VA Master Index/death file; Ratliff. |
| Meyer, John George | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, CPL, US Army, 227 CO MP [Sources] DC; VA; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Miller, Arthur Charles, M.D. | 28 Sep 1891 | . | [Veteran] WW1, Dr., SATC UofT [Sources] VA Master Index/death file; Ratliff. |
| Mulhern, Owen Joseph | . | . | [Veteran] CWUSA, PVT, Army of the Potomac [Sources] 1890 vet census; 1910 census. |
| Navratil, Emma | 8 Feb 1867 | 23 Dec 1928 | Maiden Name: Kaechele [Family] Father: Frederick “Fritz” Kachele Sr, Mother: Carolina Geborella Richter, Spouse: Frank Joseph Navratil [References] FG. |
| Nehrkorn, Ben Gus | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, MG CO 55 INF [Sources] VA; tombstone; Ratliff. |
| Niebuhr, Carl Ferdinand | . | . | [Veteran] CWCSA, Co B 2nd TX Inf. |
| Schultz, Thomas H. | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, US Army, 344th Field Artiillary WAGR Supply Co. [Sources] tombstone; Ratliff; VM. |
| Tegeler, LeRoy Frank, Sr. | 16 Mar 1920 | . | [Veteran] WW2, SSGT, US Army, 90 INF DIV 3rd [Family] Father: Herman W. Tegler, Mother: Dora Bigott [Sources] BT-2/22/96 p11; tombstone. |
| Thielemann, Elton Fred | 8 Apr 1920 | . | [Veteran] WW2, PVT, US Army [Family] Father: Robert Thielemann, Mother: Frieda Wensel [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
| Thielemann, Robert | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
| Vierus, Adolph Louis | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, CPL, US Army, CO K 360 INF [Sources] Army Transport Lists; 1930 census. |
| Warnasch, Arthur Ernest, Sr. | 17 Mar 1891 | 24 Feb 1975 | [Veteran] WW1, PVT, US Army, CO G 113 INF [Family] Father: Heinrich K. “Henry” Warnasch, Mother: Justine Wagner, Spouse: Birdie Witte [References] FG [Sources] !930 census; DC; tombstone. |
| Wehring, Bennie Louis | . | . | [Veteran] WW1, PFC, US Army [Sources] DC; VA death file; tombstone. |
| Wehrung, George William, Jr. | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, MAJ, USAAF [Sources] VA death file; tombstone. |
| Wittbecker, Royce August | . | . | [Veteran] WW2, US Army [Sources] VA enlistment/death file. |
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