Born to Carl Gottfried and Johanne Rosina (Koerner) Guenther in Weissenfels, Germany, Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826-1902) immigrated to the United States in 1848. Settling near Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1851, he established a gristmill and flourmill. In 1855, Guenther married Dorothea Wilhelmine Henriette Pape, with whom he had seven children, including Fritz, Arthur, and Erhard. In 1859, the family moved to San Antonio, where Guenther built the Southern Ice Company and another flourmill, which later became G. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
Sources:
Gideon, Margaret Guenther. Guenther, Carl Hilmar. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgu02 .
History. C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.chguenther.com/AboutUs/History.aspx .
From the guide to the Guenther, Carl Hilmar, letter 1931., 1855, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
Born to Carl Gottfried and Johanne Rosina (Koerner) Guenther in Weissenfels, Germany, Carl Hilmar Guenther (1826-1902) immigrated to the United States in 1848.
Settling near Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1851, he established a gristmill and flourmill. In 1855, Guenther married Dorothea Wilhelmine Henriette Pape, with whom he had seven children, including Fritz, Arthur, and Erhard. In 1859, the family moved to San Antonio, where Guenther built the Southern Ice Company and another flourmill, which later became G. H. Guenther & Son, Inc.
Sources:
Gideon, Margaret Guenther. Guenther, Carl Hilmar.Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fgu02.
History. C. H. Guenther & Son, Inc. Accessed June 2, 2011. http://www.chguenther.com/AboutUs/History.aspx.
From the description of Guenther, Carl Hilmar, letter, 1855 (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 751980698
