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Marcellus Kleberg

Marcellus Eugene Kleberg

Full Name: Marcellus Eugene Kleberg
Date of birth: February 7, 1849
Date of death: March 1, 1913

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 24 Jan 14, 1873 - Jan 13, 1874 13th (1)   Democrat Clinton / DeWitt   Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

Terms of service footnotes


(1) Clinton, former county seat of DeWitt County, was located on the west bank of the Guadalupe River five miles southwest of the site of present Cuero. The Clinton post office closed in 1886, and by 1900 there remained little evidence that the once prosperous town ever existed. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
13th (1)  
Party:
Democrat
Home City/County:
Clinton / DeWitt
Counties in district:
Bee, Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Refugio, San Patricio, Victoria

Terms of service notes


(1) Clinton, former county seat of DeWitt County, was located on the west bank of the Guadalupe River five miles southwest of the site of present Cuero. The Clinton post office closed in 1886, and by 1900 there remained little evidence that the once prosperous town ever existed. Handbook of Texas Online. ↩

Biographical Information

  • KLEBERG, MARCELLUS E. (1849-1913). Handbook of Texas Online.
  • Biographical sketch, Marcellus E. Kleberg, Volume II, pp. 501-502. Historical Review of South-east Texas and the Founders, Leaders and Representative Men of Its Commerce, Industry and Civic Affairs, 1910.
  • Biographical sketch of Robert Kleberg, father of Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg, pp. 24-29. Tiling, Moritz, 1851-1916. History of the German Element in Texas from 1820-1850, and Historical Sketches of the German Texas Singers' League and Houston Turnverein from 1853-1913, 1913, Houston, Texas, crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
  • Mentioned in biographical sketch of father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Marcellus Kleberg and Rudolph Kleberg - brothers. Includes photos of Rudolph Kleberg and the three Kleberg brothers: Rudolph, Marcellus, and Robert. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
  • Siblings Rudolph, Marcellus, and Caroline Kleberg [Eckhardt] mentioned in biographical sketch of their father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg - granduncles; Robert Christian Eckhardt - grandnephew. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.
  • Siblings Rudolph, Marcellus, and Caroline Kleberg [Eckhardt] mentioned in biographical sketch of their father, Robert Justus Kleberg. Relatives: Rudolph and Marcellus Kleberg - uncles; Robert J. Eckhardt - nephew. Sons of Dewitt Colony Texas, 1997.

  • M.E. Kleberg, birth date 2/7/1849 in Meyersville, Texas; death date 3/1/1913 in Galveston, Galveston County; attorney. FamilySearch Texas Deaths, 1890-1977.
  • Marcellus E. Kleberg, birth date 2/7/1849, death date 3/1/1913, burial in Lakeview Cemetery, Galveston, Galveston County, with spouse Emilie Kleberg. Find a Grave.
  • Obituary and funeral, "Judge Kleberg Dies Suddenly," Galveston Tribune, 3/1/1913, p. 1. Born 2/7/1849 at Meyersville, DeWitt County. "M.E. Kleberg," Galveston Tribune, 3/3/1913, p. 9. Crediting Rosenberg Library. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries). 3/1/1913 3/3/1913

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