Herman Hitzfelder, Jr was born Sunday September 21, 1930, at home on the Hitzfelder Ranch in Spring Branch, Texas, to Herman Hitzfelder, Sr and Wanda Hitzfelder (nee Pfeuffer). He was a descendant of some of the early settlers of Comal County. Herman, also known as Junior, was the youngest of five children. German was his first language and he also spoke Spanish before he even started school.