Wilhelm arrived in Texas 22 Oct 1845 through the port of Galveston on board the ship, Brig Semiramus (aka Arminius) along with his brother Karl Heinrich "Charles" Feller and their mother Maria (Badland)Feller King.
On December 15, 1847 Wilhelm was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County.
This information on his death is from the book, "Central Texas Tales" by Mike Cox
"On March 9, 1864, Waldrip and his gang visited the home of William Feller in the Gillespie County community of Grapetown. Feller, his wife Clara, and their 4 daughters were eating supper when Waldrip and his cohorts took him away. The next day, Mrs. Feller learned that her husband and two of their neighbors had been hanged."
This incident is also discussed in the book: "The Dogs of War Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in Men Unchained" by Joe Baluch.
William was a Captain with the Texas Rangers State Troops in 1862 - Precinct No. 4, Gillespie County, 31st Brigade, TST.
Throughout the Civil War, the Texas State legislature provided laws and appropriations to organize companies of men to provide frontier defense. These men were not part of the Confederate States Army but served under the command and control of officers in the employ of the State of Texas, although the organization of the troops was along military lines. The first of these groups was the Frontier Regiment, which existed from mid-1861 until December 1863 when the group was mustered into the CSA. They were replaced by the Frontier Organization, which was in existence until the end of the war in 1865. In the official State records these groups are often referred to as the Texas State Troops. A short description of the organization and responsibilities of these units can be found in The New Handbook of Texas, volume 3. A more in-depth treatment of State Troops during the years 1861 - 1865 can be found in David Paul Smith’s Frontier Defense in the Civil War.
On December 15, 1847 Wilhelm was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County.
This information on his death is from the book, "Central Texas Tales" by Mike Cox
"On March 9, 1864, Waldrip and his gang visited the home of William Feller in the Gillespie County community of Grapetown. Feller, his wife Clara, and their 4 daughters were eating supper when Waldrip and his cohorts took him away. The next day, Mrs. Feller learned that her husband and two of their neighbors had been hanged."
This incident is also discussed in the book: "The Dogs of War Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in Men Unchained" by Joe Baluch.
William was a Captain with the Texas Rangers State Troops in 1862 - Precinct No. 4, Gillespie County, 31st Brigade, TST.
Throughout the Civil War, the Texas State legislature provided laws and appropriations to organize companies of men to provide frontier defense. These men were not part of the Confederate States Army but served under the command and control of officers in the employ of the State of Texas, although the organization of the troops was along military lines. The first of these groups was the Frontier Regiment, which existed from mid-1861 until December 1863 when the group was mustered into the CSA. They were replaced by the Frontier Organization, which was in existence until the end of the war in 1865. In the official State records these groups are often referred to as the Texas State Troops. A short description of the organization and responsibilities of these units can be found in The New Handbook of Texas, volume 3. A more in-depth treatment of State Troops during the years 1861 - 1865 can be found in David Paul Smith’s Frontier Defense in the Civil War.
Wilhelm arrived in Texas 22 Oct 1845 through the port of Galveston on board the ship, Brig Semiramus (aka Arminius) along with his brother Karl Heinrich "Charles" Feller and their mother Maria (Badland)Feller King.
On December 15, 1847 Wilhelm was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County.
This information on his death is from the book, "Central Texas Tales" by Mike Cox
"On March 9, 1864, Waldrip and his gang visited the home of William Feller in the Gillespie County community of Grapetown. Feller, his wife Clara, and their 4 daughters were eating supper when Waldrip and his cohorts took him away. The next day, Mrs. Feller learned that her husband and two of their neighbors had been hanged."
This incident is also discussed in the book: "The Dogs of War Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in Men Unchained" by Joe Baluch.
William was a Captain with the Texas Rangers State Troops in 1862 - Precinct No. 4, Gillespie County, 31st Brigade, TST.
Throughout the Civil War, the Texas State legislature provided laws and appropriations to organize companies of men to provide frontier defense. These men were not part of the Confederate States Army but served under the command and control of officers in the employ of the State of Texas, although the organization of the troops was along military lines. The first of these groups was the Frontier Regiment, which existed from mid-1861 until December 1863 when the group was mustered into the CSA. They were replaced by the Frontier Organization, which was in existence until the end of the war in 1865. In the official State records these groups are often referred to as the Texas State Troops. A short description of the organization and responsibilities of these units can be found in The New Handbook of Texas, volume 3. A more in-depth treatment of State Troops during the years 1861 - 1865 can be found in David Paul Smith’s Frontier Defense in the Civil War.
On December 15, 1847 Wilhelm was one of the signers of the petition to create Gillespie County.
This information on his death is from the book, "Central Texas Tales" by Mike Cox
"On March 9, 1864, Waldrip and his gang visited the home of William Feller in the Gillespie County community of Grapetown. Feller, his wife Clara, and their 4 daughters were eating supper when Waldrip and his cohorts took him away. The next day, Mrs. Feller learned that her husband and two of their neighbors had been hanged."
This incident is also discussed in the book: "The Dogs of War Unleashed: The Devil Concealed in Men Unchained" by Joe Baluch.
William was a Captain with the Texas Rangers State Troops in 1862 - Precinct No. 4, Gillespie County, 31st Brigade, TST.
Throughout the Civil War, the Texas State legislature provided laws and appropriations to organize companies of men to provide frontier defense. These men were not part of the Confederate States Army but served under the command and control of officers in the employ of the State of Texas, although the organization of the troops was along military lines. The first of these groups was the Frontier Regiment, which existed from mid-1861 until December 1863 when the group was mustered into the CSA. They were replaced by the Frontier Organization, which was in existence until the end of the war in 1865. In the official State records these groups are often referred to as the Texas State Troops. A short description of the organization and responsibilities of these units can be found in The New Handbook of Texas, volume 3. A more in-depth treatment of State Troops during the years 1861 - 1865 can be found in David Paul Smith’s Frontier Defense in the Civil War.
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