William Frels
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William Frels co-founded the town of Frelsburg, Texas
around 1837 with his brother John Frels
. He immigrated to Texas
from Germany
in 1834. He spoke German
and additional languages Spanish
and English
when Texas came under Mexican
and U.S.
rules
Frelsburg, Texas
Frelsburg is an unincorporated community in Colorado County, Texas, United States. It lies at the intersection of Farm Roads 109 and 1291. The community was founded around 1837 by Capt. William Frels and his brother John Frels, who immigrated to Texas from Germany in 1834. -Further reading:*...
around 1837 with his brother John Frels
John Frels
John Frels co-founded the town of Frelsburg, Texas, around 1837 with his brother Capt. William Frels. He immigrated to Texas from Germany in 1834, when it was a Mexican state. He spoke German and additional languages Spanish and English when Texas came under Mexican and U.S. rules...
. He immigrated to Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1834. He spoke German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and additional languages Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
when Texas came under Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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