Edward Steves was born on December 14,1829 in Barmen, Elberfeld, Germany. He was the second son of Heinrich and Christina (Schlippes) Steves. Twenty years later he sailed aboard the two-masted Neptune to Galveston,Texas, then to Indianola and New Braunfels. He acquired 160 acres of land in Comal where he married Johanna Kloepper a native of Hanover on December 26, 1857. They had three sons on their farm in Kandall County. Then in 1866 he came to San Antonio and entered the lumber business. He started his own business and became known for his Louisiana cypress and long-leaf Florida pine. His Lumber business rapidly expanded with the railroad in 1877. By 1882 he retired from active participation in the lumber business. His business is not currently in operation today. He built his house on King William Street, along with other German immigrants, which came to symbolize their culture in frontier Texas. In his hopes of improving San Antonio he became Fair Association trustee, director of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and the Board of Trade, and chief volunteer of Volunteer Fire Company No.2. Steves received a contract to pave Commerce Street with mesquite blocks. He also suggested that telephone, telegraph, and electric poles be removed and that cables be placed underground so as not to mar the beauty of the street. He gave the city a fountain for public use in Military Plaza. He owned the San Antonio racecourse and was a member of the Schuetzen Verein, the Turnverein, and the Casino Club. He died on April 20, 1890 and was buried in San Antonio.

1. When and where was Edward Steves born?
       - December 14, 1829 in Barmen, Elberfeld, Germany
2. What were his parents names?
       - Heinrich and Christina (Schlippes) Steves
3. What happened Twenty years later?
       - He sailed aboard the two-masted Neptune to Galveston, Texas, then to Indianola and New Braunfels
4. What did he acquire? Where did he acquire this? What happened here?
       - He acquired 160 acres of land; In Comal; He married Johanna Kloepper
5. When did he get married?
       - December 26, 1857
6. How many children did they have? Where was his farm located at?
       - He had three sons; His farm was located in Kandall County
7. When he started his own lumber busines what was he known for?
       - For his Louisiana cypress and long-leaf Florida pine
8. What did he become to help improve San Antonio?
       - He became Fair Association trustee, director of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and the Board of Trade, and cheif volunteer of Volunteer Fire Company No. 2.
9. What contract did he recieve?
       - He recieved the contract to pave Commerce Street with Mesquite blocks
10. He was a member of the __________ __________, the ___________, and the Casino Club.
       - Schuetzen Verein, Turnverein.