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THEON
THEON, TEXAS est. 1880s
Population: 20
(1990)
Theon Saloon, 1910,
Adolph Tonn with son Reuben Tonn, Max Bielss, and Gottlier Kalmbach (L to R).
Theon was settled mostly by German and Slavic immigrants with the town’s Holy
Trinity Catholic Church at the center of the community.
Courtesy
of Myrtle Hartman and Miriam Kalmbach
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5 miles northwest of Walburg on FM 1105
Community of Theon -
Historical Marker
Attracted to the rich farm land, immigrants from Austria, Bohemia, Germany,
Moravia and Silesia came here in the 1880s-90s. This community grew around a
cotton gin built about 1883. A Catholic church and school operated at nearby
Corn Hill. A post office, named "Theon" for the Green "to God", opened in 1890.
A rifle club sponsored dances, rifle contests and other socials. Farmers started
a beef club, butchered mean monthly and shared it with all families. After the
post office and school closed, the cotton gin continued to serve this area.
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