Land granted here by the Republic of Texas to Battle of San Jacinto veteran Ferdinand Lueders was transferred in 1844 to the Rev. Adolph Fuchs of Germany. A noted musician and composer, Fuchs immigrated to Texas with his wife and seven children on January 10, 1845, and settled here in 1853. The first recorded burial was that of Ino Fuchs Varnhagen in 1869. The extended Fuchs family played prominent roles in the early development of many area communities, and the land remained in the family until 1963. Adolph and Louise Fuchs and many of their descendants are buried here.