John Jacob Frey Sr. (1857 - 1925)

Born 1857 in Switzerland

Husband of Mary (Baethe) Frey — married 1879 in Texas, United States

Descendants

Died 1925 at about age 68 in Waller, Texas, United States

Biography

John was born in 1857. He passed away in 1925.

John was born in 1857. He passed away in 1925.

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• John Jacob Frey, Sr

BIRTH 1857 Switzerland DEATH 1925 (aged 67–68) BURIAL Frey Cemetery Waller, Waller County, Texas, USA MEMORIAL ID 33786406 ·FIND A GRAVE

Frey Cemetery From Brookshire, take FM 362 north to Richard Frey Rd., then east to Blinka Rd, go north 1.5 mi. to Frey Cemetery Rd., near Monaville

John Frey, born Johannes Frei in 1857 in Switzerland, came to America in 1877. He settled in Austin County, Texas, where he married German immigrant Mary Baethe in 1879. They eventually were the parents of fifteen children. They moved to Waller County in 1889 and settled near this site. In 1902 the Freys' infant daughter, Annie, died and was buried on the family farm. Hers was the first grave in what became the family cemetery. John and Mary Frey were also buried here. Their descendants still maintain the historic graveyard.

Frey-Benignus House From Brookshire take FM 362 north to Richard Frey, then west to Blinka Rd, then north 1 mile, near Monaville

Swiss immigrant John Frey (1857-1925) and his German-born wife Mary (1862-1933) moved to Waller County in late 1889. They built a small two-room house, a barn, and smokehouse, and began a family farm. The couple eventually had fifteen children and added rooms to their home as their family grew. Now standing as an excellent example of a late 19th-century farmhouse, the house features fine milled wood details. Following the deaths of John and Mary Frey, the house became the property of their daughter, Margarete, and her husband Louis Benignus. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990

• John Jacob Frey Sr.

BIRTH 1857 Switzerland DEATH 1925 (aged 67–68) BURIAL Frey Cemetery Waller, Waller County, Texas, USA MEMORIAL ID 33786406 · FIND A GRAVE

John Frey, born Johannes Frei in 1857 in Switzerland, came to America in 1877. He settled in Austin County, Texas, where he married German immigrant Mary Baethe in 1879. They eventually were the parents of fifteen children. They moved to Waller County in 1889 and settled near this site. In 1902 the Freys' infant daughter, Annie, died and was buried on the family farm. Hers was the first grave in what became the family cemetery. John and Mary Frey were also buried here. Their descendants still maintain the historic graveyard.

Frey-Benignus House From Brookshire take FM 362 north to Richard Frey, then west to Blinka Rd, then north 1 mile, near Monaville

Swiss immigrant John Frey (1857-1925) and his German-born wife Mary (1862-1933) moved to Waller County in late 1889. They built a small two-room house, a barn, and smokehouse, and began a family farm. The couple eventually had fifteen children and added rooms to their home as their family grew. Now standing as an excellent example of a late 19th-century farmhouse, the house features fine milled wood details. Following the deaths of John and Mary Frey, the house became the property of their daughter, Margarete, and her husband Louis Benignus. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1990