Placide Frank Heller Sr. (1840 - 1926)

Born 22 Sep 1840 in France

Died 16 Nov 1926 at age 86 in Colorado Co. Texas

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Biography

Placide Heller Sr. served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: date enlisted here
Mustered out: date mustered out here
Side: CSA
Regiment(s): Texas Infantry Militia

Burial

Odd Fellows Rest Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado County, Texas, USA^[1]

Obituary

Old Resident Passes

The death of Mr. P. F. Heller, Sr., occurred at his residence in this city Tuesday afternoon at 2:30.

Funeral services were held at the Catholic Church at two o’clock yesterday, Rev. E. F. Park officiating, and the remains laid to rest in Odd Fellows Rest.

Mr. Heller was born in Alsace-Loraine, France, and came to this country when he was seven years of age. The family settled in Fayette County and came to this county about thirty five years ago. Mr. Heller had lived in Columbus for some eighteen years.

He was a farmer and stockman and one of the prominent and substantial citizens of the community, respected by the many who knew him. He was 86 years of age at the time of death.

He is survived by a wife, two sons, Joe Heller of Halstead and P. F. Heller, Jr., of this city, and five daughters, Mrs. Katies Spies of Breslau, Mrs. J. H. Wessels of Halstead, Mrs. A. Stein of Sequin, Mrs. Louis Bunge of Eagle Lake and Mrs. Fred Bunge of this city, to all of whom our deep sympathy is extended in their loss. The Colorado Citizen, November 18, 1926

Sources

1. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #67173534

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFY-12G : 30 December 2015), Placod Heller in entry for Placed Heller, 1860.
• NPS Soldier database