Henry Liem

Notes:

His memorial on FindAGrave, created by Sheron Smith-Savage, had the following obituary:

Henry Liem was born in Hamburg, Germany. He came to the US in 1877, and in 1878 he moved to Milam, Sabine Co, TX, and lived there until moving to Center in 1896. He was postmaster of Center from 1904 to 1910. Mr. Liem died at his home in Center, TX. Funeral services were under the auspices of Sam Samford Lodge, A.F. & A.M., with Rev. Melvin Menges, Christian Church, conducting religious services. Survivors included his wife; 8 children: Carl, Dan and Edward Liem and Mrs. Cooper Chesnutt and Miss Opal Liem, all of Center; Willie Liem of Buna; and Laurie Liem of Lake Charles, LA; 1 sister in IL; and 2 half-brothers in Germany.

Sources:

Obituary, The Champion, November 21, 1923, reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1985, II:9

Family/Spouse: Nellie Cowart Maund. Nellie (daughter of William Lott "Uncle Billie" Maund and Susan Josephine Cowart) was born on 22 Apr 1871 in Texas; died on 25 Mar 1930 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Bastrop County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]