Felix and Walter Schultz, La Grange, Texas 1910s

Writing on back reads: "This is Felix and Walter Schultz" with a San Antonio Fox Photo stamp.

Felix and Walter Schultz were the youngest sons of Mary Fredericke Reimer and Carl Friedrich Theodor “Charlie” Schultz. The Schultzes had eight children, including Ida, Minnie, Lillie, Ella, Awald, and Jesse. Felix joined the family in 1903, followed by his brother, Walter, in 1906. Both Charlie and Mary Schultz were German immigrants. They farmed and raised their family along the Colorado River near La Grange, TX. La Grange is considered the center of the Texas-German Belt, an area of significant German settlement that spans the south-central part of the state. Most Germans there became farmers, just as Charlie Schultz did. Felix became a farmer like his father. In 1927, he married Angela Cernosek in Fayette County, Texas. They had three children, Felix, Mary, and John. Walter worked as a farm laborer and later as an electrician. In the 1930 and 1940 censuses, he is listed as a boarder living with other families. In 1941, Walter married Amelia "Millie" Strzinek in Hidalgo, Texas. They had two daughters, Mary Frances and Frankie Marie. Walter passed away in Sinton, Texas, in 1973 at the age of 67. Felix passed away in La Grange in 1977 at the age of 73. If you recognize these boys, let us know in the comments!