From the Roots of Mount Eliza

From the Roots of Mount Eliza by Robby Lynn Brown Nancy Allen Huebner Brown George Lee Huebner, Jr.

April 2005

Table of Contents Johann August Willrich (Grandfather of Georg Carl).........................1 Descendants of Johann August Willrich..............................................2 Ludwig Willrich (Brother of Georg Carl)............................................6 Descendants of Ludwig Willrich .........................................................7 Georg Carl Willrich .............................................................................8 Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich..................................................21 Georg August Willrich.......................................................................96 Descendants of Georg August Willrich...........................................102 George Wilhelm Willrich.................................................................106 Descendants of George Wilhelm Willrich.......................................107 Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich .........................................114 Descendants of Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich ...............115 Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich ....................................................116 Descendants of Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich ..........................121 Johanne Pauline Willrich .................................................................130 Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich .......................................203 Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich......................................................287 Descendants of Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich............................291 Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich ................................................297 Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich ......................313 Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich ..................................354 Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich ........360 August George Otto Willrich...........................................................372 Descendants of August George Otto Willrich.................................394 Louisa Theodora Willrich ................................................................432 Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich ......................................446 Theodor Johann Friedrich Willrich (Brother to Georg Carl) ..........470 Descendants of Theodor Johann Friedrich Willrich........................479 Index.................................................................................................482

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Descendants of Johann August Willrich

Johann August Willrich - Unknown

Ilse Katherine Luers - Unknown

Wilhelm C. Willrich 1765 - 1831

Ludwig Willrich 1796 - 1881

Wilhelmine C. Meyer 1816 - 1893

Margarethe K. Rubenack - Unknown

Margarethe Jarck 1760 - 1841

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

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Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

Elise M. Kuckuck 1808 - 1907

Johann F. Willrich 1802 - 1893

Meta Bostelmann 1806 - 1880

Descendants of Johann August Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Johann August1 Willrich died Unknown. He married Ilse Katherine Luers. She died Unknown. Child of Johann Willrich and Ilse Luers is: +

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Wilhelm Christian2 Willrich, born 23 Oct 1765 in Uelzen, Germany; died 27 Dec 1831 in Uelzen, Germany.

Generation No. 2 2. Wilhelm Christian2 Willrich (Johann August1) was born 23 Oct 1765 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 27 Dec 1831 in Uelzen, Germany. He married Margarethe Jarck 18 Feb 1795 in Uelzen, Germany, daughter of Johann Jarck and Margarethe Schartz. She was born 26 Sep 1760 in Stade, Germany, and died 05 Oct 1841 in Uelzen, Germany. Children of Wilhelm Willrich and Margarethe Jarck are: +

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Ludwig3 Willrich, born 20 May 1796 in Uelzen, Germany; died 03 Jun 1881 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. Georg Carl Willrich, born 19 Jan 1798 in Uelzen, Germany; died 30 Apr 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich, born 13 Dec 1802 in Uelzen, Germany; died 21 Jun 1893 in Borsfelde, Germany.

Generation No. 3 3. Ludwig3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 20 May 1796 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 03 Jun 1881 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. He married Wilhelmine Caroline Auguste Meyer 20 Mar 1838 in Sulingen in der Graffhaft Diepholz, Germany, daughter of Johann Meyer and Henriette Bumann. She was born 17 Jan 1816, and died 11 Jan 1893 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. Children of Ludwig Willrich and Wilhelmine Meyer are: 6 7 8

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Georg Otto4 Willrich, born 24 Jul 1839; died 05 Jan 1907 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. Margarethe Willrich, born 09 Nov 1840; died 09 Mar 1909 in Bremen, Germany. Charlotte Willrich, born 26 Oct 1844; died Unknown in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany.

4. Georg Carl3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 19 Jan 1798 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 30 Apr 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. He married (1) Margarethe Karoline Rubenack. She died Unknown. He married (2) Gertrud Elisabeth Bostelmann 14 Oct 1821 in Uelzen, Germany, daughter of Georg Bostelmann and Wilhelmine Bopel. She was born 12 Dec 1802 in Luneberg, Germany, and died 05 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany. He married (3) Elise Margarethe Kuckuck1,2 12 Dec 1839 in Luneberg, Germany, daughter of George Ludwig Kuckuck. She was born 27 Apr 1808 in Hannover, Germany2, and died 16 Oct 1907 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Child of Georg Willrich and Margarethe Rubenack is: 9

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Georg August4 Willrich, born 08 Jun 1818 in Gottingen, Germany; died 08 Aug 1891 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. He married Henriette Wilhelmine Von Roden 07 May 1846 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany; born 04 Jul 1820 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany; died 24 Jan 1908 in Bovenden bei Gottingen, Germany.

Children of Georg Willrich and Gertrud Bostelmann are: 10

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George Wilhelm4 Willrich3, born 07 Jun 1823 in Uelzen, Germany; died 28 Apr 1861 in Independence, Washington, TX. He married Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx4,5,6,7,8 30 Jan 1860 in Fayette County, Texas; born 01 Jul 1832 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Germany; died 27 Jun 1922 in La Grange, Fayette Co.,

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TX9. Daughter Willrich, born 25 Oct 1824 in Uelzen, Germany; died 25 Oct 1824 in Uelzen, Germany. Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich, born 28 Feb 1826 in Uelzen, Germany; died 19 Apr 1915 in Luneberg, Germany. She married August Friedrich Ludwig Keuffel 1841; born 13 Mar 1813 in Uelzen, Germany; died 05 Jan 1884 in Luneberg, Germany. Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich10, born 30 Mar 1828 in Uelzen, Germany; died 07 May 1906 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX11. He married Agnes Hart Bowman12,13 25 Jan 1867 in Mahonoy City, Schuylkill Co., PA; born 05 Jul 1849 in Bucks Mtn, PA; died 06 Jul 1911 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Johanne Pauline Willrich, born 17 Oct 1829 in Uelzen, Germany; died 29 Jul 1860 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Johann Andreas Huebner14,15 29 Aug 1848 in Fayette County, Texas; born 28 Nov 1814 in Rottinzen, Bavaria; died 22 Oct 1894 in Bluff, Fayette, TX16. Dorothea Elizabeth Meta Willrich, born 09 Jan 1831 in Uelzen, Germany; died 16 Nov 1846 in Uelzen, Germany. Anna Charlotte Auguste Willrich, born 22 Mar 1832 in Uelzen, Germany; died 17 Aug 1834 in Uelzen, Germany. Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich17, born 21 Nov 1833 in Uelzen, Germany; died 12 Mar 1879 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Robert Friedrich Dencker18,19 21 Oct 1853 in Fayette County, Texas; born 12 Feb 1818 in Goslar am Harz, Germany; died 11 Jul 1896 in Bluff, Fayette, TX20. Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich21,22,23,24,25,26, born 17 Oct 1835 in Uelzen, Germany27; died 24 Apr 1931 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married John R. Vogt28,29,30,31 27 Jan 1857 in Fayette County, Texas; born 09 May 1832 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany32; died 14 Sep 1909 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Tocher Willrich, born 02 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany; died 02 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany.

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Julius Ludwig George4 Willrich33,34,35, born 31 Dec 1841 in Uelzen, Germany; died 11 Feb 1919 in Fayette County, Texas. Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich36,37,38,39, born 25 Mar 1843 in Uelzen, Germany39,40; died 16 Nov 1946 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX40. She married Gustav Groos41,42 28 Sep 1865 in Bluff, Fayette, TX43; born 10 Jun 1832 in Strass-Ebersbach, Saxony, Germany; died 21 Aug 1895 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX43. Otto August George Willrich44,45,46,47, born 28 Feb 1845 in Uelzen, Germany47; died 11 Feb 1929 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. He married (1) Helena Wildner 10 Jan 1867 in Fayette County, Texas; died Unknown. He married (2) Anna Kloss48,49,50,51 17 Dec 1870 in Fayette County, Texas; born 23 Nov 1847 in Mecklenburg, Germany51; died 26 Jan 1922 in Fayette Co., TX52. Louis Willrich, born 1848 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 1848 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Louisa Theodora Willrich53,54,55,56,57, born 29 Dec 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX58,59; died 07 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX60. She married Emil Koehler61,62,63,64,65 21 Dec 1871 in Fayette County, Texas; born 08 Apr 1836 in Halberstadt, Prussia, Germany; died 14 Nov 1920 in La Grange, Fayette, TX66.

5. Johann Friedrich Theodor3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 13 Dec 1802 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 21 Jun 1893 in Borsfelde, Germany. He married Meta Bostelmann 21 Nov 1826 in Bode, Germany, daughter of Georg Bostelmann and Dorethee Vopel. She was born 09 Sep 1806 in Luneberg, Germany, and died 12 Sep 1880 in Borsfelde, Germany. Children of Johann Willrich and Meta Bostelmann are: 25

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Georg Wilhelm Ludwig4 Willrich, born 06 Feb 1828; died 11 Nov 1904. He married Marie Andrae 12 Oct 1866; died 1892. Friedrich Johann Theodor Willrich, born 18 Aug 1829; died 18 Jan 1894. He married Franziska Luise Sophie Raddatz 05 Dec 1862; born 01 Feb 1837; died 07 Jul 1911 in Gottingen, Germany. Johanne Helene Willrich, born 15 Mar 1831; died 28 Oct 1908. She married Friedrich Brandt 21 Nov 1860 in Uelzen, Germany; born 09 Feb 1827 in Oldenstadt, Germany; died 05 Jul 1899 in Hildesheim, Germany. August Georg Heinrich Willrich, born 01 Aug 1833; died 24 Oct 1884. He married (1) Emmy Wilhelmine Elisabeth Schnath; born 1844; died 1936. He married (2) Johanne Helene Auguste Charl Behrens 17 Oct 1865; born 1839; died 1870. Emilie Anna Willrich, born 24 Sep 1835; died 11 Dec 1857 in Reislingen bei Borsfelde, Germany. Wilhelm Georg Carl Willrich, born 05 Nov 1837; died 17 Jun 1919 in Uelzen, Germany. He married Mathilde Henriette Wilhelmine Schulze 25 Oct 1864; born 1841; died 1932. Alexis Willrich, born 16 Aug 1839; died 13 Jan 1841. Adolf Ernst Anton Willrich, born 14 Jun 1841; died 18 Mar 1919 in Hannover, Germany. He married Emma Henriette Marie Ludewig 29 Aug 1871; born 1848; died 1916. Charlotte Willrich, born 13 May 1843; died 27 Oct 1923. She married Wilhelm Weigel 27 Aug 1872; died 1889.

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Ernst-August Willrich, born 18 Feb 1846; died 02 Jan 1903. He married Sophie Altmann 06 May 1879; born 1855; died 1922.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Washington County, Independance Post Office, Page 49. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic." 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8A. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 9B. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 31, Page 8B. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Washington County, Independance Post Office, Page 49. 9. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, June 29, 1922. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 11. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 10, 1906. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 1. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange Post Office, between Buckner's Creek and Halletsville Road, Page 42. 16. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 25, 1894. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 18. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 5. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 20. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 23, 1896. 21. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 22. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 9B. 23. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 62, Page 13B. 24. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 27. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 30. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 31. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 32. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A.

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33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 7A. 35. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 37. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 38. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 39. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 10A. 40. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Sunday, November 17, 1946. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 43. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Thursday, August 22, 1895. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 45. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 10A. 46. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 8A. 47. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 48. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 49. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 10A. 50. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 8A. 51. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 52. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 2, 1922. 53. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 54. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 19B. 55. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 56. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 57. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 58. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 9, 1944. 59. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 60. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 9, 1944. 61. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 62. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 63. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 64. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 65. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Beat 1, Bluff Post Office, Page 78. 66. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 18, 1920.

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Descendants of Ludwig Willrich

Ludwig Willrich 1796 - 1881

Georg Otto Willrich 1839 - 1907

Wilhelmine C. Meyer 1816 - 1893

Margarethe Willrich 1840 - 1909

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Charlotte Willrich 1844 Unknown

Descendants of Ludwig Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Ludwig3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 20 May 1796 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 03 Jun 1881 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. He married Wilhelmine Caroline Auguste Meyer 20 Mar 1838 in Sulingen in der Graffhaft Diepholz, Germany, daughter of Johann Meyer and Henriette Bumann. She was born 17 Jan 1816, and died 11 Jan 1893 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. Children of Ludwig Willrich and Wilhelmine Meyer are: 2 3 4

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Georg Otto4 Willrich, born 24 Jul 1839; died 05 Jan 1907 in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany. Margarethe Willrich, born 09 Nov 1840; died 09 Mar 1909 in Bremen, Germany. Charlotte Willrich, born 26 Oct 1844; died Unknown in Wollingst bei Geestenseth, Germany.

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Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Margarethe K. Rubenack - Unknown

Georg August Willrich 1818 - 1891

Wilhelm K. Willrich 1847 - 1849

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Henriette W. Von Roden 1820 - 1908

Cont. p. 11

Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

George W. Willrich 1823 - 1861

Liane A. de Lassaulx 1832 - 1922

George d. Willrich 1861 - 1932

Olivia M. Tuttle 1865 - 1944

Daughter Willrich 1824 - 1824

Son Keuffel - Unknown

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Margarethe D. Willrich 1826 - 1915

Anna Keuffel 1843 Unknown

Elise M. Kuckuck 1808 - 1907

August F. Keuffel 1813 - 1884

Dr. Schottler - Unknown

Cont. p. 9

Charlotte Keuffel 1849 Unknown

Julius L. Willrich 1841 - 1919

Cont. p. 10

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 8

Charles G. Willrich 1867 - 1943

Della Williams 1872 - 1951

Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

Carl F. Willrich 1828 - 1906

Gertrude E. Willrich 1869 - 1954

Agnes Hart Bowman 1849 - 1911

Ernest Lee McKinnon 1865 - 1949

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Cont. p. 12

Laura Willrich 1872 - 1872

John C. Willrich 1877 - 1947

Virginia L. Raum 1893 - 1986

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 8

Elise Frederike Groos 1866 - 1949

Arthur William Guenther 1859 - 1931

Anna F. Groos 1869 Unknown

Gustav Giesecke 1865 - 1936

Elise M. Kuckuck 1808 - 1907

Anna D. Willrich 1843 - 1946

Gustav Groos 1832 - 1895

Gustav Adolph Groos 1871 - 1872

Otto Groos 1873 - 1903

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Helena Wildner - Unknown

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Wilhelmina Groos 1875 - 1969

Werner F. Wilkens 1872 - 1926

Cont. p. 13

Louis Willrich 1848 - 1848

Gustav Julius Groos 1878 - 1979

Cont. p. 15

Cont. p. 14

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg August Willrich 1818 - 1891

Cont. p. 8

Helene L. Willrich 1850 - 1938

Wilhelm T. Borchers 1844 - 1933

Elise S. Willrich 1853 - 1912

Henriette W. Von Roden 1820 - 1908

Carl C. Rusteberg 1846 - 1915

Ludwig A. Willrich 1855 - 1942

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Regine B. Nolte 1863 - 1930

Elvira de Lopes - Unknown

Karl H. Willrich 1859 - 1895

Paula Rosenthal 1867 - 1886

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 9

Elise F. Huebner 1849 - 1951

Emil Richers 1833 - 1915

George Huebner 1851 - 1936

Lisette Warnken 1853 - 1924

Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

Johanne P. Willrich 1829 - 1860

Johann A. Huebner 1814 - 1894

Dorothea E. Willrich 1831 - 1846

Anna C. Willrich 1832 - 1834

Andrew E. Huebner 1853 - 1948

Luisa Ellen Taylor 1855 - 1914

Louis Huebner 1855 - 1944

Carl Huebner 1857 - 1857

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Franz Huebner 1859 - 1950

Marie Louisa Kehrer 1860 Unknown

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Cont. p. 10

Margaretha Willrich 1872 - 1956

Victor C. Sladczyk 1865 - 1933

George Otto Willrich 1875 - 1950

Anna Wieting 1888 - 1914

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Anna Kloss 1847 - 1922

Otto T. Willrich, Sr. 1877 - 1933

Anna Eliese Von Minden 1887 - 1968

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Augusta Willrich 1879 - 1942

George Carl Schaefer 1872 - 1948

Hans Anderson Willrich 1881 - 1951

Evelyn Mason 1881 - 1965

Cont. p. 17

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 10

Arthur H. Koehler 1872 - 1952

Emilie Sladczyk 1876 - 1956

Elise Koehler 1874 - 1956

Fritz Mensing 1872 - 1911

Elise M. Kuckuck 1808 - 1907

Louisa T. Willrich 1849 - 1944

Anna Koehler 1876 - 1971

Emil Koehler 1836 - 1920

Adolf Kirsch 1878 - 1924

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Adolf Manuel Koehler 1878 - 1947

Emma M. Schulz 1889 - 1950

Hedwig Anna Koehler 1880 - 1971

Julius A. Gebhardt 1875 - 1938

Cont. p. 18

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Anna D. Willrich 1843 - 1946

Cont. p. 10

Charlotte Groos 1881 - 1965

Gustav Groos 1832 - 1895

William Henry Watlington 1878 - 1937

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Friedrich Carl Groos 1883 Unknown

Florence Clarkson 1886 - 1964

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 12

Gertrude Dencker 1856 - 1889

Frederich Bauch 1849 - 1937

Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

Sophie M. Willrich 1833 - 1879

Robert F. Dencker 1818 - 1896

Minna Dencker 1859 - 1889

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Eckhard Bauch 1856 Unknown

Cont. p. 19

Louise Julie Dencker 1862 - 1878

Julia Dencker 1865 - 1932

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Cont. p. 13

Louis Otto Willrich 1883 - 1937

Norine M. Martin 1889 - 1944

Fritz Willrich 1885 - 1886

Anna Kloss 1847 - 1922

Elise Willrich 1886 - 1906

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Anna B. Willrich 1888 - 1918

Edgar T. Lueders 1889 - 1977

Rita Anna Willrich 1891 - 1988

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Louisa T. Willrich 1849 - 1944

Cont. p. 14

Anna Maria Lueders 1887 - 1909

George Carl Koehler 1882 - 1952

Emma Young Private -

Emil Koehler 1836 - 1920

Charlotte Koehler 1885 - 1936

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Alex M. Moore 1880 - 1934

Frederick W. Koehler 1889 - 1947

Irma Augusta Amberg 1893 - 1985

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Georg Carl Willrich 1798 - 1876

Cont. p. 16

Johanna M. Vogt 1857 - 1918

Hermann Schroeder 1857 - 1935

Ernst Rudolph Vogt 1859 - 1940

Anna Mary Nollkamper 1861 - 1961

Gertrud E. Bostelmann 1802 - 1838

Franziska S. Willrich 1835 - 1931

John R. Vogt 1832 - 1909

Charlotte S. Vogt 1862 - 1949

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Fritz W. Nollkamper 1858 - 1940

Tocher Willrich 1838 - 1838

Anna Louise Vogt 1864 - 1949

Ernst Knigge 1861 - 1938

Hans Heinrich Vogt 1866 - 1873

Cont. p. 20

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Franziska S. Willrich 1835 - 1931

Cont. p. 19

George Karl Vogt 1868 - 1917

Lina Nollkamper 1868 - 1955

John R. Vogt 1832 - 1909

Fritz Vogt 1870 - 1943

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Hedwig Sladczyk 1871 - 1916

Julius Vogt 1875 - 1955

Adele M. Loessin 1883 - 1954

Descendants of Georg Carl Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Georg Carl3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 19 Jan 1798 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 30 Apr 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. He married (1) Margarethe Karoline Rubenack. She died Unknown. He married (2) Gertrud Elisabeth Bostelmann 14 Oct 1821 in Uelzen, Germany, daughter of Georg Bostelmann and Wilhelmine Bopel. She was born 12 Dec 1802 in Luneberg, Germany, and died 05 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany. He married (3) Elise Margarethe Kuckuck1,2 12 Dec 1839 in Luneberg, Germany, daughter of George Ludwig Kuckuck. She was born 27 Apr 1808 in Hannover, Germany2, and died 16 Oct 1907 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. More About Georg Carl Willrich: Burial: Abt. 02 May 1876, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas More About Georg Willrich and Gertrud Bostelmann: Marriage: 14 Oct 1821, Uelzen, Germany Notes for Elise Margarethe Kuckuck: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 24 OCT 1907 MRS. ELISE WILLRICH The subject of this sketch who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emil Koehler, last Wednesday night, 16 October 1907, was one of the old landmarks of Fayette County. For several years the good old lady was blind, and an invalid, during which time her devoted daughter, Mrs. Koehler, administered to her every want and comfort. Death came to her peacefully, and amid the pleasant surroundings of a cheerful home. Her last years were one continual reign of darkness, through which only one ray of light crept - the kind devotion of her relatives and the hope that the allwise Creator would soon call her home. The summons came Wednesday and she responded cheerfully. She had attained the ripe old age of ninety-nine years, 5 mons and 19 days. Mrs. Willrich, who was the only daughter of Major Kukuk of the English Army, Hanovarian Division, was born at Hanover, Germany on April 27, 1808. She was married to Judge Georg K. Willrich and four children, two sons and two daughters, viz: Prof. Julius Willrich who resides at Bluff; Mrs. Gustav Groos of San Antonio, Otto Willrich and Mrs. Emil Koehler of Bluff, were the fruits of this union. The family came to Texas in 1847 and located in Fayette County when the whole county was still in its infancy. Not only were her cares confined to the raising of her own children, but also to the raising of six children of her husband by a former marriage. Of these all have died except Mrs. Keuffel, who lives in Germany, and Mrs. John Vogt of O'Quinn. Beside her children, themselves grandparents, she leaves to mourn her loss twenty-three grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The funeral took place Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of Emil Koehler, and the remains were followed to the Lewis Cemetery by a very large number of relatives and friends who loved and honored her. May her rest be peaceful. The Houston Post Sunday, May 13, 1979 Leon Hale "Mail from Mount Eliza to Germany" The last couple of days I've been reading the private mail of Elise Willrich, a remarkable woman who lived with her family in an extraordinary house, a few miles south of La Grange in the old Bluff community. She wrote the best letters. Listen to a few lines she penned to her father in Germany. These were written in 1848, after she had been in this country a year: "We have sold our slaves because they always ran away. It is said here that the Germans don't know how to handle negroes - are often too good to them, and Willrich (her husband) above all. The black people, we are told, 21

are often in need of whipping, and neither of us could stand for that. At present we have a hired negress and when the opportunity presents itself we want to buy two half-grown children, hoping they may learn to become attached to us." In this same letter she described to her father what a Texas winter was like, to a person who spent the first 30-odd years of her life in northern Germany: "The winter here really doesn't exist, for the weather is very mild and only when a sudden norther arrives does it get unbearably cold, and then ice as thick as my finger forms in all the vessels containing water, and the water holes from which we fetch it also have a crust of ice. However . . . it never lasts more than two or three days." Her father had evidently asked about the bread in Texas. She wrote: "The bread is both healthy and palatable, if correctly made. It is made of maize, generally called corn here, which we grind three times through hand mills set coarse or fine. After grinding we sift it . . . and then it is almost like our wheat flour and can be used for cake and many other purposes . . . However it is troublesome to make bread in this way, for it has to be done three times daily, and invariably at the very moment when the hearth is already filled with pots and pans, and to these must be added two pots of bread with their lids filled with red-hot firebrands, which throw off a terrific heat." That large hearth she mentions is, I am told, still intact in the old Willrich home. The house, called Mount Eliza, was considered roomy and grand when it was finished in the 1840s. It is of German "fachwerk" construction, the walls framed in heavy timbers and filled in with stone and masonry. No one lives in the house now. It is owned by Karl Thuemler, is on private property and not open to the public. Elise Willrich's letters from Mount Eliza provide considerable information about the practical side of pioneer life in the mid-19th century Texas. It's astonishing to me that such a woman ever came to this state, and lived in pioneer style, making bread in iron pots on a stone hearth. Because in Germany she had been brought up in gentle ways. Her father was a German Army officer, and she was accustomed to dancing and partying and social doings. But her mother wanted Elise to learn survival in the country. In what seemed later to be a prophetic move, the mother sent Elise away from the bright lights for a year. She went to the country and learned to milk a cow, bake bread, kill a chicken, stuff sausage. But back in the city she married a judge, a widower with seven children, and had three of her own, and servants, and the good and easy life. They lived in Luneburg. The one day her husband, Georg Carl Willrich, sent his wife a shocking message. He had gone to Hamburg, and had suddenly decided because of the political turmoil rising then in Germany, to move to Texas. He didn't even return home. He told Elise, in effect, "Break up the household. Bundle up the children. Bring what you can, sell the rest and follow me to Texas." She followed, on a sailing ship with that brood of children. Sixteen weeks at sea. In Texas, Fayette County, the roomy house that Elise Willrich found her husband building was the one that stands yet, by U.S. 77 about four miles south of La Grange. Elise lived in that house until her death. She was almost 100. The Willrichs give us a good example of the sort of contribution that 19th century German immigration made to Texas culture. Elise worked in the fields with her husband, even until her feet increased in size to the point that she couldn't wear the shoes she had in Germany. But she maintained her love for fine and gentle things. Along with all those children, she brought to the Texas wilderness fine linen tablecloths, and delicate china, and books, and sheet music. Germans brought much intellect and artistry to this state. Elise Willrich was proud of that.

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She wrote to her stepdaughter in Luneburg in 1850, "The people living around us are almost all cultured and well educated, and that is why our settlement has been called the High German settlement, and all its members strive to have their children well bred and educated." In that letter she enclosed a list of items she wanted sent to her. On the list were a spelling book for the children, and "all the bulbs you can get together . . . like queenscrown, lilies, tulips, hyacinths, narcissus . . . also cuttings from gardenia, of good quality." Mount Eliza became known for Georg Willrich's grapevine cuttings, and his tobacco which he evidently grew with great success. And for Elise's flowers. It was known also as a place of entertainment and enlightenment. The house has a roomy central hall that served as a stage for traveling minstrels and drama troupes. Elise's letters that I have quoted from were displayed, the last time I was there, at the Fayette County Heritage Museum in La Grange. I would guess from reading them that what she missed the most after she left her homeland (not counting a young son who stayed with her father) was butter and milk. She wrote home about the first cup of coffee she had with milk, after months without, and about the first piece of cornbread with butter. She described them as "nectar and ambrosia." That must have sounded curious to her father, for a daughter of such gentle upbringing to get all that lyrical about having butter on her cornbread.

More About Elise Margarethe Kuckuck: Burial: 18 Oct 1907, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas More About Georg Willrich and Elise Kuckuck: Marriage: 12 Dec 1839, Luneberg, Germany Child of Georg Willrich and Margarethe Rubenack is: +

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George Wilhelm4 Willrich, born 07 Jun 1823 in Uelzen, Germany; died 28 Apr 1861 in Independence, Washington, TX. Daughter Willrich, born 25 Oct 1824 in Uelzen, Germany; died 25 Oct 1824 in Uelzen, Germany. Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich, born 28 Feb 1826 in Uelzen, Germany; died 19 Apr 1915 in Luneberg, Germany. Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich, born 30 Mar 1828 in Uelzen, Germany; died 07 May 1906 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Johanne Pauline Willrich, born 17 Oct 1829 in Uelzen, Germany; died 29 Jul 1860 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Dorothea Elizabeth Meta Willrich, born 09 Jan 1831 in Uelzen, Germany; died 16 Nov 1846 in Uelzen, Germany. Anna Charlotte Auguste Willrich, born 22 Mar 1832 in Uelzen, Germany; died 17 Aug 1834 in Uelzen, Germany. Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich, born 21 Nov 1833 in Uelzen, Germany; died 12 Mar 1879 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich, born 17 Oct 1835 in Uelzen, Germany; died 24 Apr 1931 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Tocher Willrich, born 02 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany; died 02 Feb 1838 in Uelzen, Germany.

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Julius Ludwig George4 Willrich3,4,5, born 31 Dec 1841 in Uelzen, Germany; died 11 Feb 1919 in Fayette County, Texas. Notes for Julius Ludwig George Willrich: LA GRANGE JOURNAL

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13 FEB 1919 JULIUS WILLRICH OLD CITIZEN RESPONDS Death Comes Peacefully to Prof. JULIUS WILLRICH Tuesday night without warning, the grim reaper claimed another of our oldest citizens, when Prof. Julius Willrich, aged seventy-eight years passed to his reward February 11, 1919. He was born December 31, 1841. Not ill but ever active and about as was his custom, few could believe the report when it was circulated early Wednesday morning. Prof. Willrich, prominently connected and for nearly sixty years a citizen of this county, was of a quiet and friend-making disposition, ably educated and proficient to his calling - school teacher, which he pursued for many years. At one time he taught at the Teutonia School which was near Mt. Eliza where he lived with his parents, Georg K. and Elise (Kukuk) Willrich for a time. In this country when the North and South struggled for supremacy, he served as a confederate soldier, retaining this dignified bearing until the end. From the home of Mrs. Elise Mensing in this city the funeral will be held today, Thursday, afternoon at two o'clock with interment at the Cedar Cemetery. Friends, relatives and acquaintances are asked to attend. Prof. Willrich leaves many relatives and friends to mourn his departure.

"The Latins and the Prairie Blume Society" By Donna Green The Latins were a group of young people who lived in and around the Bluff area of Fayette County during the 1840-1860 time period. They were so named because of their education and cultural background. They had emigrated from the small principalities of Central Europe in order to give their children better opportunities. These people hoped to find in Texas the democracy and freedom that had been denied them in Europe. Many of the Latins were political refugees who had taken part in the republican revolution of 1848. The Latins were proud of their culture and education and often found it difficult to adjust to their new rural surroundings. One young woman wrote to a friend in Europe complaining that there was little mental stimulation in the daily life on a farm. She wrote that each day suffered from "eternal sameness" and was "painfully monotonous." In her desire to learn she often spent countless hours studying alone. About 1857 things changed for the young Latins of the area when a local German poet, Johannes Romberg, formed the Prairie Blume Literary Society at Black Jack Springs. It was one of the first literary societies in Texas. The society published a journal featuring literary contributions from its members. The journal was named the "Prairie Blume" because the prairie flower symbolized prose and poetry. The young Latins anxiously awaited every meeting of the society. It was nothing for them to ride fourteen miles on horseback just to attend one of the meetings. They were much more formal than is customary today. Julius Willrich would often ride to a member's garden gate and invite them to the next meeting with these words: "I have the honor to invite you to the next meeting of the Prairie Blume at our house." Various families took turns in entertaining the group of young scholars. At meetings intellectual games were often played followed by a flute solo or a violin concerto. The young Latins discussed many subjects including the political and social conditions in the world. They would often spend hours philosophizing over books they had read or writing down these thoughts to contribute to the next issue of the journal. Today some copies of the "Prairie Blume" still exist. At the outbreak of the Civil War the activities of the organization declined as many members joined the military. After a few more years the society was discontinued entirely.

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Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich, born 25 Mar 1843 in Uelzen, Germany; died 16 Nov 1946 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. Otto August George Willrich, born 28 Feb 1845 in Uelzen, Germany; died 11 Feb 1929 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Louis Willrich, born 1848 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 1848 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Louisa Theodora Willrich, born 29 Dec 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 07 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX.

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Generation No. 2 2. Georg August4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Jun 1818 in Gottingen, Germany, and died 08 Aug 1891 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. He married Henriette Wilhelmine Von Roden 07 May 1846 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany, daughter of Christian Von Roden and Maria Wegener. She was born 04 Jul 1820 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany, and died 24 Jan 1908 in Bovenden bei Gottingen, Germany. More About Georg Willrich and Henriette Von Roden: Marriage: 07 May 1846, Parensen bei Norten, Germany Children of Georg Willrich and Henriette Von Roden are: 18

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Wilhelm Karl Heinrich5 Willrich, born 19 Nov 1847 in Noerten, Germany; died 19 Mar 1849 in Noerten, Germany. Helene Luise Karoline Willrich, born 02 Aug 1850 in Noerten, Germany; died 10 Nov 1938 in Harbenburg, Germany. She married Wilhelm Theodore Borchers 27 Jan 1874 in Noerten, Germany; born 07 Jun 1844 in Olper am Weizenberge, Germany; died 26 Jan 1933 in Norten, Germany. More About Wilhelm Borchers and Helene Willrich: Marriage: 27 Jan 1874, Noerten, Germany

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Elise Sophie Charlotte Willrich, born 02 Aug 1853 in Noerten, Germany; died 07 Apr 1912 in Gottingen, Germany. She married Carl Chritolf Rudolf Rusteberg 01 Oct 1878 in Noerten, Germany; born 28 Apr 1846 in Ungerstein bei Norten, Germany; died 03 Nov 1915 in Gottingen, Germany. More About Carl Rusteberg and Elise Willrich: Marriage: 01 Oct 1878, Noerten, Germany

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Ludwig August Otto Willrich, born 08 Oct 1855 in Noerten, Germany; died 1942. He married Regine Betty Luise Nolte 26 Sep 1882 in Hannover-Munden, Germany; born 18 Feb 1863; died 05 Oct 1930 in Dresden, Germany. More About Ludwig Willrich and Regine Nolte: Marriage: 26 Sep 1882, Hannover-Munden, Germany

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Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Willrich, born 08 Mar 1859 in Noerten, Germany; died 03 Apr 1895 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. He married (1) Elvira de Lopes; died Unknown. He married (2) Paula Rosenthal 06 Jan 1880 in Hannover, Germany; born 25 Nov 1867; died 1886 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. More About Karl Willrich and Paula Rosenthal: Marriage: 06 Jan 1880, Hannover, Germany

3. George Wilhelm4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)6 was born 07 Jun 1823 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 28 Apr 1861 in Independence, Washington, TX. He married Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx7,8,9,10,11 30 Jan 1860 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of Philipp De Lassaulx and Margarethe Fasbender. She was born 01 Jul 1832 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Germany, and died 27 Jun 1922 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX12. More About George Wilhelm Willrich: Burial: Abt. 30 Apr 1861, Founder's Cemetery, Independence, Washington, TX Notes for Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx: La Grange Journal Thursday, June 29, 1922 MRS. L. de L. Tuttle Eternal sleep came to Mrs. L. de L. Tuttle, mother of Judge George Willrich, Tuesday forenoon. For several months, due to her advanced age, Mrs. Tuttle, ever interested in literary work, brilliant of mind and concerned 25

about the community's people, had remained at the home of her son, where her every comfort was provided. Our brief reference to the departed invites the interest of one who enjoyed her intimate acquaintance, to whom we assign the duty of paying a tribute to a good woman. Wednesday morning at the Sacred Heart church Rev. Geo. Beberich held mass of requiem, and Wednesday afternoon the citizenship of LaGrange attended the obsequies at the new cemetery.

More About Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx: Burial: 28 Jun 1922, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX12 More About George Willrich and Liane de Lassaulx: Marriage: 30 Jan 1860, Fayette County, Texas Child of George Willrich and Liane de Lassaulx is: 23

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George de Lassaulx5 Willrich13,14,15,16,17, born 10 Mar 1861 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX17; died 24 Aug 1932 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX18. He married Olivia M. Tuttle19,20,21,22,23,24 23 Apr 1885 in Fayette County, TX25; born 28 Mar 1865 in Pin Oak, Fayette Co., TX26; died 21 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX27. Notes for George de Lassaulx Willrich: The La Grange Journal August 27, 1885 Flatonia Flashes A military company, the "Flatonia Rifles," has been organized here with the following officers: Captain, Geo. de L. Willrich; 1st lieutenant, M. J. Sloan; 2d lieutenant, T. O. Kerr; 1st sergeant, C. E. Lane. This reporter does not know the names of the other officers. The boys say Flatonia never was beaten at anything her citizens undertook, and that they will make this a first-class company. La Grange Journal August 22, 1889 Captain Willrich received a telegram Saturday to hold the Fayette Light Guard in readiness to go to Richmond, should their services be required. Happily there was no necessity for their presence at the scene of trouble. This was quite a disappointment to most of the boys, who were keen to go - anything, you know, to break the monotony. La Grange Journal August 29, 1889 Capt. Willrich of the Fayette Light Guard, received , last week, the following from Adjutant General King: Sir - The thanks of this Dep't are due to yourself and company for the promptness shown in your dispatch of the 17th inst, and the willingness to assist the civil authorities in upholding the law, in the recent unfortunate troubles in Fort Bend county. Respectfully, W. H. King, Adjutant General La Grange Journal September 1, 1932 JUDGE WILLRICH'S DEATH When the news came to Winchester that Judge Willrich had died Wednesday morning, it was very unwelcome. Judge Willrich had many friends in this part of the county, and he always found a hearty welcome when he came to mingle with us. We know, and everyone knows, that eventually, this debt is to be paid by us all, but we decline to have it thrust upon us.

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During his career as county judge of Fayette county, Judge Willrich found many loyal supporters in this section; they regarded him as their friend and many are the friendly deeds he did for them. Personally, we sincerely regret his loss; and to his widow and other relatives we offer our sympathy.

More About George de Lassaulx Willrich: Burial: Abt. 26 Aug 1932, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Military service: 1898 Notes for Olivia M. Tuttle: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 29, 1907 Mrs. Geo. Willrich and Miss Essie Alexander will entertain at the Etaerio Club room Saturday, and will be glad to meet their friends. The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 5, 1907 The editor and family extend thanks to Miss Essie Alexander and Mrs. Geo. Willrich, hostesses for the Etaerio and Daughters of the Confederacy reception held last Saturday afternoon, for a bountiful supply of ice cream in cones. The La Grange Journal November 18, 1915 Personal Pointers Mrs. George Willrich and Miss Gertie Alexander left for Brownwood Sunday, to be in attendance upon the meeting of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 19, 1923 The Letter Box Dresden, Germany, June 24, 1923 Editor Journal: On Friday, June 22d, Mrs. Watson, Gerda Olive, Judge and myself left Oldenburg for a tour of some of the famous places in Eastern and Southern Germany. Our first stop was at Lueneberg, where we visited briefly with a cousin of the Judge's, then to Hildesheim, which teems with the things that most interest us; legend, folklore houses of ancient date, and customs of other days. The one thing there, which all the world knows about, is the one thousand year old rose bush. It is to be seen in the court yard of this Dorn, and its story is connected with the foundation of that church. I'm not a souvenir hunter, but a number of small sprigs have dropped from the main stalk, and I am going to preserve the one I picked up for Mr. Heintze, knowing how he treasures and appreciates such things.** The Rathshaus is most interesting, the frescoes are of a symbolic nature, and all tell in some way the early story of Hildesheim. We had a bottle of wine in the Rathskeller, this being included in any order there, and were shown about this portion of the building - the celler, I mean. The houses are most noticeable, going up into peaks, with small windows peeping out of the extremely slanting red tiled roofs. One need not to be told that they are very old; there are whole streets of them, special attention being attracted to the small house called the "Inverted Zucker-hut". In Hildesheim we first met up with young people, boys and girls, most of them with packs on their backs. The Judge is always eager for information, and talked with a man who was in charge of the boys thinking he was a teacher. He was a merchant in charge of the "North German Merchants' Jugentag." I have one of their programs before me, and note that it says from June 23 to 26 will be spent in the beautiful old town of Hildesheim. These boys are to be merchants and the Judge enjoyed talking to them, as they enjoyed his conversation. We met up with the crowd often during our sightseeing that day. We spent the night in Braunschweig, and attended the theatre. The Judge didn't like the shave and massage he got there and could not help but make comparisons with our home barbers. He became quite

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grouchy after this bit of unsatisfactory treatment, and I fear, will always retain and unpleasant memory of Braunschweig - otherwise, Brunswick. We took an early train for Leipsig, the one great object of interest there being the mighty war memorial. It is the largest of Germany's war memorials, on the scale of the pyramids, one might say, and far beyond mere words of mine to describe. This is Sunday, being a most beautiful day in point of weather we saw on the one hand, gay parties filling the trains and going to the country for a day in the open, and on the other hand the men and women in the fields, literally, "making hay while the sun shone." At Leipsig we called up our American consul, Mr. De Soto, not that we needed his services, but to give him greetings from a mutual friend, and his comrade in the service, H. C. von Struve, some years ago a young law student at La Grange and a member of our household. Mr. de Soto managed to locate us at the station, which is said to be the largest in the world, but he stated it wasn't so difficult since he saw the grip which had been lettered by Mr. Rose: "George Willrich, La Grange, Texas, U.S.A." He was most courteous and regretted that he couldn't have shown us some real attention - our time was short. We left this place at six o'clock. Our friend, Mrs. Watson, conducts the party and knows the ways and means of doing things here. She visited these places only recently, which gives her added advantage of taking us at once to the object of interest without loss of time. Upon our arrival in Germany the mark stood at 150,000 to the dollar, now it is 90,000. When we pay a few thousand marks for a meal, we cannot convince ourselves that it is only a few cents, what we'd in old La Grange would call ridiculously cheap. Another great service Mrs. Watson does for us , is managing our finances, far beyond us, although it is really only about twenty dollars in our money. Mrs. George Willrich ** Had it been so willed, Mr. Heintze would have been granted a lease on life until your return, and your thoughtfulness would have brought from him a thankful smile. But, he has joined the great majority, and there are many who mourn as you will, at the knowledge here given. - Editor Nuernberg, Germany, June 27, 1923. Editor Journal: We came to Nuernberg from Berlin, passed through a most picturesque part of Germany, several hundred miles, since it is an all-day trip. There were castle-tipped hills, almost mountains, in the background, and since the sun was shining, the people were very busy in the hay fields, in the foreground. It has been raining so much that they are kept busy trying to save their hay. This activity added interest to the picture for us and the brightness made the perspective perfect. There was so much to see that the Judge took his seat by a window and wouldn't listen when we called him to look at the other side, saying it was all he could do to keep up with one side. The train service is splendid, but trains are generally crowded at this time. We didn't happen to get one with a diner, so found variety in making the stations for Frankfurters and beer, or whatever was to be had. This is vacation time in Germany and everywhere there are people, singly, in couples or groups with packs on their backs, going from place to place. Teachers and children go about in this way; we had our picture taken with such a group in Dresden. The children were all in for the lark and hastily climbed upon the gigantic piece of statutary that was to be the background. People have a time keeping up with the money, and inquiries are made daily by everybody as to how the dollar stands. As foreigners we are charged double, and then it amounts to very little, about twenty-five cents each for an extra good meal. The Judge enjoys talking to the people, and we have enjoyed meeting many in the train. The coupes have room for six or eight generally. The French "adieu" is entirely out, everyone says "auf wiederschen". On entering the hotel you are greeted by each of the attendants, and every morning the same. At Potsdam the castle used by the late emperor, is open to the public since 1918. It was built by Frederick the Great, and rivals "San Souci". The body of the late empress rests in a mausoleum near by, facing a rose garden; this, according to her request, it is said. The casket is to be seen - the only one there - and fresh flowers, too. There does not seem to be the least sympathy for the late emperor or interest in him, which some account for by his marriage. The richest treasures in Europe are to be seen in the castles; the "Gruene Gewolbe" in Dresden is the late king of Saxony's storehouse of jewels and works of art, other than paintings, and rivals Ali Baba's cave in richness. The articles, or most of them, were gifts to the king of Saxony through the ages, by other potentates.

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This city is known - to us - as a toy manufacturing center. It was fortified, and the ancient towers immense structures - are to be seen here and there. One is directly opposite this modernly equipped hotel. Sight-seeing is very hard work, but Mrs. Watson is able to save us annoyance in every way. She attends to the tickets and gets us about in short order, where, left to ourselves, precious time would be consumed in making inquiries. Muenchen, or Munich, is our next stop before going north again for Oldenburg; from there we will go to Bonn on the Rhine. Some say there are difficulties in traveling in that section, but we will be with relatives. Until then. Mrs. Geo. Willrich. The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 29, 1923 Mr. and Mrs Geo. Willrich are spending Thanksgiving day at Hill's Prairie, a pleasant day for the family of Mrs. Willrich who are to have a re-union. The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 27, 1938 ATTEND THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS AT NEW ORLEANS Mrs. Geo. Willrich, Miss Olivia Schaefer, Mrs. Arthur Pohl and Miss Ida Reichert of La Grange, and Mrs. Marie Lanaux of California, spent the past week in New Orleans, in attendance upon the Eighth National Eucharistic Congress. Incidentally, points of interest in the old historical city were visited, and the memory of Jackson's defeat of the British general and his horde of soldiers recalled. The historic battle of New Orleans was fought Jan. 8, 1814, two days after the treaty of peace had been signed at Utrecht. Communication was not as fast then as it is today. La Grange Journal Thursday, November 23, 1944 Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich Death came to Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich, widow of the late Judge George Willrich, Tuesday, November 21; she had reached the age of 79 years, 7 months and 23 days. At the Koenig Funeral Home chapel the Rosary was held Wednesday evening; funeral services in the same chapel are announced for Thursday morning at 9:15 o'clock; continued service and Requiem Mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church at 9:30 o'clock. Due to all data relating to this good woman, not being obtainable this (Wednesday) morning, the obituary in full cannot be given; it will be written by a friend of Mrs. Willrich and appear in the next issue of the Journal. Interment will be made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. LA GRANGE JOURNAL November 30, 1944 Memoriam In Mention To Mrs. Willrich Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich widow of the late Judge George Willrich, died after a brief illness abed, Tuesday of last week. Announcement of her death created many expressions of regret, regret that she who had ever been at the call of service in civic work, should have been called hence. Age of the departed was not given thought. Mrs. Willrich, born Olivia Tuttle, a daughter of a pioneer citizen of Fayette county, who came from Rochester, New York, a century ago, was born at Pin Oak, southwest from LaGrange, removing to Flatonia with her husband after their marriage, later coming to LaGrange where Judge Willrich, first practicing law, later serving the county as county attorney and for 16 years a county judge, made his home. Denied the happiness of children being born to this union, Mrs. Willrich took to her care and for education, those whom she desired to assist.

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Brilliant of mind, capable as a writer, and always willing, both in her church work and in her literary and civic work, she aided many worthy enterprises of the city. Friends never found her reluctant, she appeared where her services were welcomed and where such service could be of benefit. Family connections being identified, first with the struggle of the colonists, she was recognized as a daughter of the American revolution; with her father removing to the South and both her husband's father and her own identified with the Confederate army she devoted much time in keeping the organization known as Daughters of the Confederacy active, and served officially in the local chapter; her name was also connected with the Daughters of the Texas Republic. Active in church work, affiliated with the Catholic church, she was constantly aiding and abetting some worthy effort in behalf of that church and was instrumental in organizing the Mothers' Club of the Sacred Heart Parochial school at LaGrange. Interested in the preservation of the tomb on Monument Hill south of LaGrange, she served for many years as president of the Monument Hill Memorial Association; due to her efforts, assisted by other members of the Association, beauty was restored to the sacred spot and a memorial tomb was erected over the bones of the Men of Mier and Dawson's men who fell at Salado Creek, near San Antonio. Never unwilling, never too tired despite the constitutional ailment that was her's, she joined with the Catholic Women in keeping the National Council of Catholic Women, Brenham District, active. The office of president of that organization was in her charge when she was stricken by her last illness. She was arranging to attend the meeting that was to be held Sunday, November 23, at Galveston. Death interfered. Due to her knowledge of business, parliamentary law and the work that women can do, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club of LaGrange. Thursday morning Requiem Mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church by Rev. S. A. Zientek. Following the Mass Rev. Zientek review-ed the life of Mrs. Willrich, and in an eloquent tribute, spoken with emphasis and with sincerity pointed to the many deeds of good she had committed during her near to four score years and ten. Attendance upon the obsequies was large; friends who were associated with her civic endeavors, which included the Garden Club of La Grange, and relatives of both her husband and her immediate family, were present. The last respects were paid at the cemetery where beautiful flowers covered the couch under which she will sleep. Among those attending the funeral services, and coming from a distance, the following (which is only a partial list) are given: L. W. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. C. C Shumway of Houston. Misses Edna J. Tuttle, Helen Tuttle, Marion Tuttle Brazelton of San Antonio. W. E. Schmid, Emily Schmid, Hilda Schramm, Mrs. James F. Carroll of Brenham. Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tuttle of El Campo. Miss Rosalie Gutowski of Chapel Hill. Miss Lizzie Hubbard and Clarence Hubbard of Hills Prairie. Mrs. W. Tait, R. E. Tait, Mr. and Mrs. William Tait of Columbus. Major Geo. Sladczyk, Baltimore. La Grange Journal November 30, 1944 RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT How wonderful to be able to count so many milestones in life; especially if each milestone marked service, full of life, loyalty to God and the Club of which Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich served. She closed her eyes -------sleep assured of a welcome in the "Home of the Beautiful Beyond." WHEREAS, Mrs. Willrich a highly esteemed charter member of the La Grange Garden Club, having been president, vice-president and secretary, we pay a loving tribute to her memory and deplore our loss. RESOLVED, That we extend to her relatives our sincere and heartfelt sympathy. RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the relatives, a copy be spread upon the minutes of the Club and a copy be published in the local papers. Respectfully submitted, MRS. P. A. NIKEL, MRS. LEO FREDE,

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MISS ESSIE ALEXANDER. RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHYWHEREAS, as God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to call from our midst the gentle spirit of our friend and member, Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich We, the members of the Ladies' Cemetery Association, wish to pay this tribute of love and respect to her memory. Be it RESOLVED, that in the death of Mrs. Willrich this Association has lost one of its valued members; to her loved ones this Association extends sincere sympathy, and trust they may be ever mindful of the fact that "There is no death The stars go down; to visit upon upon some fairer shore And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown, They shine for evermore." That this tribute to her memory be spread upon a page of our record, a copy be sent to the family and that they be published in the LaGrange Journal. MRS. EMMA L. MOORE MRS. ED. MATTINGLY

More About Olivia M. Tuttle: Burial: 23 Nov 1944, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX27 Marriage Notes for George Willrich and Olivia Tuttle: La Grange Journal April 30, 1885 Mr. Geoge Willrich, of Flatonia, was married last Thursday to Miss Olivia Tuttle, one of the belles of that town. THE JOURNAL extends to the happy and youthful couple its best wishes, and hopes the union may be one of unalloyed bliss, and that prosperity may attend them through life.

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5. Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 28 Feb 1826 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 19 Apr 1915 in Luneberg, Germany. She married August Friedrich Ludwig Keuffel 1841, son of Gerhard Johann August Keuffel. He was born 13 Mar 1813 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 05 Jan 1884 in Luneberg, Germany. More About August Keuffel and Margarethe Willrich: Marriage: 1841 Children of Margarethe Willrich and August Keuffel are: 24 25

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Son5 Keuffel, born in Luneburg, Germany; died Unknown. Anna Keuffel, born 15 Dec 1843 in Luneberg, Germany; died Unknown. She married Dr. Schottler; died Unknown. Charlotte Keuffel, born 23 Apr 1849 in Luneberg, Germany; died Unknown.

6. Carl Friedrich Theodore4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)29 was born 30 Mar 1828 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 07 May 1906 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX30. He married Agnes Hart Bowman31,32 25 Jan 1867 in Mahonoy City, Schuylkill Co., PA, daughter of John Bowman and Mary Carmichael. She was born 05 Jul 1849 in Bucks Mtn, PA, and died 06 Jul 1911 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX.

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Notes for Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich: La Grange Journal May 10, 1906 The friends of Judge C. T. Willrich of Schulenburg, residing in La Grange, were much pained Monday to learn of his untimely demise which occurred Sunday. Judge Willrich was a prominent citizen of our sister city where for many years he very creditably held the positions of mayor and justice of the peace, occupying the latter chair when death claimed him. Known to all and beloved he will be sadly missed. Judge Willrich, we are informed was about eighty-six years of age.

More About Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich: Burial: Abt. 09 May 1906, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Agnes Hart Bowman: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 13, 1911 Mrs. C. T. Willrich At the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. L. McKinnon, near Schulenburg, with whom she had lived since the death of her husband, Mrs. C. T. Willrich died Friday, July 7, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of the late Justice Willrich, for many years a resident of Schulenburg, where she enjoyed the esteem, friendship and love of all. At the time of her demise, deceased was 62 years of age and had been an invalid for several years. The remains were taken to Schulenburg and there interred by the side of her husband. In attendance upon the funeral from this city were Mesdames George Willrich, Ernst Knigge, Herman Schroeder and Emil Koehler.

More About Agnes Hart Bowman: Burial: Abt. 08 Jul 1911, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX More About Carl Willrich and Agnes Bowman: Marriage: 25 Jan 1867, Mahonoy City, Schuylkill Co., PA Children of Carl Willrich and Agnes Bowman are: 27

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Charles George Theodore5 Willrich33,34,35, born 27 Oct 1867 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA; died 04 Feb 1943 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA. He married Della Williams36,37; born 25 Dec 1872 in Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA; died 20 Jun 1951 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA. Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich38,39,40,41,42, born 28 Aug 1869 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA43,44,45; died 22 Apr 1954 in Galveston, Galveston, TX46. She married Ernest Lee McKinnon47,48,49,50 23 Jan 1893 in Fayette County, TX51; born 05 Sep 1865 in Lyonsville, Fayette, TX51,52,53; died 22 May 1949 in Houston, Harris, TX54. Notes for Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, April 30, 1954 Mrs. E. McKinnon Buried Here Sat. Mrs. Ernest McKinnon, aged 84 years, seven months, and twenty-four days, passed away in Galveston Friday afternoon. Mrs. McKinnon had been making her home in Houston with a daughter, Mrs. A. T. Reaves, but at the time of her death was visiting in Galveston with another daughters, Mrs. Sam McNeil. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon operated the McKinnon Hotel here for many years. A number of years ago they sold their property here and moved to Houston. Mr. McKinnon preceded his wife in death several years ago. Deceased was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1869. She was the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. George Willrich of La Grange.

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Funeral services were held in Galveston Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., and the body was brought to Schulenburg for interment in the family plot in the City Cemetery. Fulfilling one of her last requests, private funeral services were held and all flowers were omitted. Rev. Parnell, local Baptist minister, officiated at the graveside rites here. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sam McNeil of Galveston and Mrs. A. T. Reaves of Houston and one grand daughter Sarah Ann Reaves of Denton.

More About Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich: Burial: 24 Apr 1954, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX55 Notes for Ernest Lee McKinnon: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, May 27, 1949 Ernest L. McKinnon Buried Here Private funeral services for Ernest Lee McKinnon, who passed away in a Houston Hospital on May 22, at 7:45 a.m., were held here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Mr. McKinnon, aged 84 years, was born near the present site of Schulenburg at Lyonsville on September 5, 1865 as the son of Neil and Anthora McKinnon. On January 23, 1893, he was united in marriage to Gertrude Willrich here in Schulenburg. Her father, Judge Willrich, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon made their home here until about four years ago when they disposed of their property and moved to Houston. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Willrich McKinnon of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Hayden McNeil of Galveston and Mrs. Alpin Reaves of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Sterling of Bellville, Mrs. Annie Marcer of Fresno, California; and Mrs. Lottie Lester of this city; one grand-daughter, and several nieces and nephews. The body was brought from Houston to the Methodist Church here where Rev. Dennis Macune officiated at the service. Interment was made in the City Cemetery.

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Laura Willrich, born 12 Jun 1872 in Pennsylvania; died 01 Oct 1872 in Pennsylvania. John Carmichael Willrich57,58,59, born 12 Jun 1877 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA; died 21 Feb 1947 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. He married Virginia LaRoche Raum59,60 16 Sep 1912 in Houston, Harris, TX; born 22 Nov 1893 in Alameda, Alemeda, CA; died 17 May 1986 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. More About John Carmichael Willrich: Burial: Abt. 23 Feb 1947, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI More About Virginia LaRoche Raum: Burial: Abt. 19 May 1986, Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland Co., MI More About John Willrich and Virginia Raum: Marriage: 16 Sep 1912, Houston, Harris, TX

7. Johanne Pauline4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 17 Oct 1829 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 29 Jul 1860 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Johann Andreas Huebner61,62 29 Aug 1848 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 28 Nov 1814 in Rottinzen, Bavaria, and died 22 Oct 1894 in 33

Bluff, Fayette, TX63. More About Johanne Pauline Willrich: Burial: Abt. 31 Jul 1860, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Johann Andreas Huebner: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 25 OCT 1894 MR. J. A. HUEBNER The Journal regrets to learn that Mr. J.A. Huebner, an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died Monday, Oct. 22, 1894, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Emil Richers, of Bluff neighborhood. He was born Nov. 28, 1814. His remains, we understand, were interred yesterday at the Lewis Cemetery near Cedar. The Journal extends to the surviving relatives its sincere sympathy in their bereavement. More About Johann Andreas Huebner: Burial: 24 Oct 1894, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas63 More About Johann Huebner and Johanne Willrich: Marriage: 29 Aug 1848, Fayette County, Texas Children of Johanne Willrich and Johann Huebner are: 31

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Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner64,65,66,67, born 16 Nov 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX68; died 18 Apr 1951 in Matagorda Co, TX69. She married Emil Richers70,71,72 08 Aug 1867 in Fayette County, Texas; born 03 Aug 1833 in Goslar, Hannover, Germany; died 10 Nov 1915 in Fayette Co., TX73. Notes for Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina Huebner: Matagorda County Newspaper Bay City, Texas April 26, 1951 Funeral Services Held Here For Mrs. Richers, 101 Funeral services were held here Friday morning for Matagorda County’s oldest citizen, Mrs. Lilly Elise Richers, who died last Wednesday at the age of 101 years. Mrs. Richers was a sister of Andrew, Franz, and Louie Huebner, all of whom lived to ripe old ages. Louie lived to be 89, Andrew to 94, and Franz to 91. Mrs. Richers was a native of LaGrange, moving here in 1915. She would have been 102 on November 16, 1951. She was loved and respected by all. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kehrer, Mrs. Emma Kehrer, and Mrs. Louise Otto, all of Bay City, and Mrs. Frances Hunger of LaGrange; four sons, Louis, Alfred, and Victor, all of Bay City, and Gus of Flatonia; 28 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial was in LaGrange.

More About Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina Huebner: Burial: Abt. 20 Apr 1951, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Emil Richers: La Grange Journal Thursday, November 11, 1915 Emil Richers, Sr. Dead The news was brought in yesterday morning from the old family home south of town, that Emil Richers, Sr., for many years a citizen of La Grange and vicinity had died early Wednesday morning. Mr. Richers had reached a ripe, old age, being past eighty years old. He leaves a wife, four daughters and five sons. The funeral will be held this Thursday afternoon, services at his home, with interment at the Cedar cemetery. La Grange Journal

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Thursday, November 18, 1915 Emil Richers, Sr. While ailing for several years the death of Emil Richers, Sr. which occurred at the family home south of town, November 10, came as a shock, none expecting so sudden an end. He had about decided to remove to Bay City, when his condition grew steadily worse and his end came hurriedly. Emil Richers was born in Germany, and in 1846 came to America. At all times he was identified with the progress of La Grange, was its mayor in the sixties, and for many years a merchant. He was united in marriage with Miss Elise Huebner and to them were born twelve children, two of whom died in infancy. The ten children living are: Mesd. Geo. Kehrer, and F. A. Otto, Houston; Mrs. R. A. Kehrer, Bay City, and Misses Regina and Francis Richers; the five sons are John, Victor, Louis who is married and Gust. and Alfred, all grown. Four sisters, Mrs. P. Nordhausen, Miss Hermina Richers and Mrs. H. A. Eck of Bluff and Mrs. C. Hubrich of Berlin, Germany, and one brother, Robert Richers of Bluff, beside his widow, also survive. In his passing away, the county has lost one of its early and energetic settlers. The remains were placed to their last rest at the Cedar cemetery last Thursday, a large following witnessing the sad rites. May he rest in peace. To his widow, his children and other relatives, we offer our sympathy. A Friend. Card Of Thanks. We desire in this manner to express our thanks to all who were so kind to us when death claimed our husband and father last week. To Dr. R. H. Knolle for his untiring efforts and to Rev. R. Heise for his words of condolence so beautifully expressed and to the friends who brought the floral offerings we desire to have you know we appreciate all you have done. In this our sorrowing hour, you have come to us, and we say again, "thank you." Mrs. E. Richers and Children.

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George Huebner74,75,76,77,78, born 16 Oct 1851 in Bluff, Fayette, TX79; died 04 May 1936 in Bluff, Fayette, TX80. He married Lisette Warnken81,82,83,84,85,86 03 Feb 1874 in Fayette County, Texas; born 08 Apr 1853 in La Grange, Fayette, TX87; died 04 Apr 1924 in La Grange, Fayette, TX88. Notes for George Huebner: "Fayette County, Her History and Her People" By F. Lotto Pages 260-261 Published Schulenberg, Texas September 1902 Geo. Huebner This country has furnished numerous instances where men with only limited education, but with practical sense have risen to the brightest walks of life. Not schooling, but practical common sense is the key to success. Geo. Huebner is and eminently practical man. During his early years as a teamster he had the chance to become acquainted with the ways of life. His shrewd observation developed in him a sound judgement. On the road, from his fellowmen and from nature, but not from books, he gathered his information. His knowledge comes from the first source. And he not only has a fund of practical knowledge, but also knows how to express his views with energy and clearness. He is an interesting talker. The writer has heard with deep interest his views on road building and road improvement and he must confess that he never has heard sounder views on this subject than those expressed by Geo. Huebner. But not only on this, he has sound views on almost any question. From 1898 to 1900 he served one term as county commissioner. When he retired from this office, declining to stand reelection, it was the general verdict of the people that they never had had a better commissioner. The writer agrees fully to their verdict and is of the opinion that a better man, a man with sounder judgement and greater common sense can not be found for that office.

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Geo. Huebner was born at the Bluff settlement August 16, 1851. His parents were John A. and Pauline (Willrich) Huebner. They came to this country from Germany while quite young. His father came from Bavaria, and first immigrated to Texas in 1836, but on account of Indian raids he went back to New Orleans without settling in Texas. He returned in the early 40's and then settled in the Bluff settlement where both parents remained till their death. Geo. Huebner worked with his father on the farm, went to school and drove team. He acquired quite a reputation as one of the most skillful teamsters of the county, for it required skill to handle six to eight teams of oxen. After the war, he married Miss Lisette Warnken, the daughter of a prominent old settler at the Bluff. This union was blessed with six children: Louis, Helene, Annie, George, Ellie, and Augusta. George Huebner is a prominent successful farmer of the county. From 1898 to 1900 he served the county as commissioner which office he filled with great efficiency to the satisfaction of the people. The La Grange Journal October 13, 1933 Of Historical Interest By Leonie Rummel Weyand Two Surviving Members of Fayette County Ox-Team Caravan to Mexico Memories of the days when great cotton caravans meandered through miles of bandit-infested mesquite and cactus to bring fantastic profits to their owners still live vividly in the minds of George Huebner and John Speckels now living in La Grange. These two are the only living survivors of the Fayette county crew who so deftly handled ox-teams with the chant, “Haw”, “He”, and “Gee.” The redoubtable two have lived to see this mode of transportation superceded, first by railway, then by truck, and now by the unbelievably fast air express. Not that they are impressed by these fast moving contraptions. Oh, no! They see in the slow moving ox-teams which they so skillfully manipulated, disciplinary value to the young entirely absent in the breezy transportation used by the younger generation. In fact, these stalwarts attribute much of the jazziness of the present generation to the devilishly fast machines which enables the young folks to be “On again, off again, gone again, Flannigan.” These hardened ox-team drivers further contend that the hazardous occupation of hauling cotton to Mexico during their ‘teen years when boys of today haven’t yet finished high school, developed in them brawn and grain and fortitude to see a disagreeable thing thru. These two boys, all in their eighties and as tough as pine knots, are brilliant examples of the efficacy of their “take ‘em young and treat ‘em rough” theory. George Huebner, one of the two who did teamstering duties during the sixties, has a remarkable memory and a ready flow of picturesque words. He lives about twelve miles from La Grange on a rich black land farm, an inheritance from his pioneer father. Near his home is the burial ground of the unfortunate Men of Mier, who were executed in Mexico and those of the Dawson Massacre. Members of the Huebner family were present at the burial in September, 1848. Until recently, Huebner’s physical vigor was a match for his alert mentality. A year ago, against the advice of his children, he attempted to break a wild horse which promptly threw him. An injured leg now hampers his movements but in no way diminishes his remarkable energy. Huebner has no patience with the mamby-pamby “finickyness” of the present generation. “I wonder”, he says, “How they would have survived just one trip to the Mexican border.” He made five. “The dust”, he continues, “was awful – like a dense cloud. We looked like mounds of earth slowly moving along.” Huebner’s description of the dust menace is borne out by a story appearing in the Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph of April 29, 1863. “The drought extending from the mouth of the Rio Grande to within thirty miles of the Nueces, has proved to be the most thorough vegetation destroyer of any kind that has visited the country in years. The country begins to look as if seared with red hot irons. Surface water sink holes give a feeble supply of water highly impregnated with offensive gases and saline properties. Oxen by droves are falling by the wayside, never again to bear the yoke or put their shoulders to the cotton loaded wheels. Rain we must soon have or the transportation jig will assuredly be up; the dust of the earth filling the eyes, nose, mouth and hair – making one feel gritty often and dusty always – dust of which a man eats his peck monthly and breathes daily – a terrible, inhuman, diabolical dust. A kingdom for a shower is the standing offer.” And not a shower bath, girls. In his smooth flowing style, Huebner tells the following story of his cotton hauling experiences: “Slave owners in Fayette county gave the Confederacy all the cotton they could spare. Those not owning slaves were forced to suffer confiscation of one-half of their cotton crop. Hauling cotton was a branch of

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military service that found favor among some Fayette county citizens; for, in spite of the long, hazardous journey, it was safer than serving in the army. Before being permitted to haul cotton, the teamster had to procure a detail, a contract with the government which pledged the teamster to haul at least five bales of cotton to Mexico, the round trip not to take longer than three months. The contract provided that certain contingencies such as a broken wheel, lost oxen and failure to secure food for the animals would be considered legitimate reasons for a tardy return. Some of ---------------- abandoned the ox-team, and proceeded on by steamer to New Orleans where they joined the Union forces. These men later drew fat pensions. Christian Lomaun, and expert ox driver of the sixties, whose partner left his ox team in Brownsville, performed the unusual feat of driving back both ox-teams from the border. Since it was impossible to maintain a check on the drivers, killing time systematically was the order of the day among some of them in order to increase the time between trips and to postpone compulsory military service. The teamsters received for services rendered, twelve cents per pound of cotton transported – but in Confederate money. Fayette county teamsters hauled to Mexico not only cotton raised in Fayette county, but also cotton that was raised in East Texas and in Louisiana. Cotton raised in these two sections was not hauled directly to Mexico, but was dumped at certain convenient concentration points, from which, it was relayed to its destination. These points were Alleytown, Bernard, Columbus in Colorado county, and La Grange and Round Top in Fayette county. There were two cotton agents in Fayette county, Judge J. C. Stiehle, stationed in La Grange, and A. Meerscheidt, at Round Top. Cotton sent to Fayette county was hauled to one of the following places for re-shipment to Mexico: Brownsville, Mier, Rancho Davis, Laredo or Eagle Pass. A cotton convoy usually consisted of from three to fifteen wagons. From five to seven yoke of oxen were necessary to pull one wagon. It was necessary for teamsters to take along sufficient food for the entire trip, for often food was not available. Procuring enough food for men and oxen was often quite an undertaking. The difficulties of the Confederate, state and county governments were by no means ended when the cotton had been hauled to the border. Here the cotton was likely to seized by the Mexicans, the Federals, or even by the Confederates. On one occasion a convoy of eighteen wagons from Fayetteville was captured by Mexican bandits. The Mexicans stripped the teamsters of everything - - cotton, wagons and ox-teams. The men had to thumb a ride home or walk. Bryan Lane, an unfortunate member of this party, was killed by the Mexicans and, as a warning to future teamsters, was buried with his hands and feet sticking out of the ground. The Fayette County Commissioners in 1863 conceived the idea of buying cotton and selling it to Mexico for relief of the county’s destitute war widows and orphans. In accordance with this plan, they bought thirty-two bales of cotton from William J. Russel to haul it to Mexico. At King’s Ranch, the party was seized by General Bee, who had been forced to evacuate Brownsville as a result of the Federal invasion. Negroes, teams and cotton, according to Russel, were impressed into service by General Bee, who compelled Russel to sell him the cotton at fifty cents per pound, Confederate money. When Russel made his report to the Commissioners’ Court, they agreed to let him keep the money given him by Bee as a remuneration for freight charges. Still another large shipment of cotton that was a total loss to the owner, belonged to William Neese of Warrenton. He had sent thirty-eight bales of cotton to Mexico with the following teamsters in charge: J. C. Moss, F. Holman, Conrad Tieman and Mano Garbardes. In Brownsville, Neese’s cotton was taken away from him by order of General Brown, the Federal Commander in charge of the Forty-third Indiana Infantry, the Sixty-second Ohio (a colored regiment), and the Second Texas Regiment. It was the colored Major of the Ohio contingent who actually took possession of the cotton. The fraud in the cotton business which aroused such indignation among the soldiers and patriotic citizens of Texas was not entirely absent in the Fayette county teamsters’ trade. A Confederate law prohibited teamsters from carrying more than ten bales a trip, and special agents were placed at Flatonia and at Gonzales to supervise the transportation. By splitting with them, it became an easy matter to arrange with the agents to carry an extra bale or two, and with cotton selling at forty cents per pound, such a rascally procedure was highly profitable. The second of the surviving teamsters, John Speckels, eighty-five, and a peppy as a sophomore, recalls that the Confederate government sponsored the first trip of cotton hauling that he made to Mexico. The -----

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unsatisfactory schedule, Speckels, explained, was due to the fact that the necessary food for the men and oxen through the long desert stretches along the last part of the journey was not promptly furnished by the Confederate government. During the waiting period, perhaps the most satisfactory of all to the men, hunting parties were organized, which netted rich bags of wild turkey and plenty of deer. Deer and turkey meat with rye coffee and bread made a satisfying meal. The Speckels lad was unfortunate and contracted measles on the trip. A rain storm came up and the sick boy spent the night trying to hold a flapping wagon cover back in place. He suffered a relapse and as a result his hearing today is slightly impaired. The exhausted men and oxen finally reached Eagle Pass. The place named as a cotton depot by the Confederate government. Here the Confederate officials ordered machinery to be placed on the wagons and delivered in San Antonio on the return trip. A sturdy band of German farmers, all neighbors of his father, were Speckel’s next companions on a cotton hauling trip to Mexico. By agreeing to turn over over one-half the profits to the government, Speckels secured permission to take cotton to Mexico. The hazardous journey was safely negotiated. The cotton was sold in Rio Grande City for thirty-one cents per pound. The youth carried the money paid him for his father’s cotton (in Doubloons) safely in his belt. The same financial success that attended Speckels’ trip to Mexico has followed him throughout life. His business ability has made profitable all his ventures. Speckels, in addition to the part that he played in transporting cotton during the Civil War, has assisted materially in the industrial development of Fayette county. He represented his county in the State Legislature during the years 1895-97. Brownsville, on Texas soil, and Matamoras just across the Rio Grande, on the Mexican side, formed the hub of the contraband cotton trade during the war days. These two places became the Sodom and Gemorrah of the Southwest. It was said of Brownsville that it was at that time the rowdiest town in the most lawless state of the Confederacy. And Matamoras, her sister city and Mecca for the riff-raff and adveuturers of three nations, did her worst to outdo her American twin in sin. As a result of the cotton boom, Matamoras mushroomed in population from eight thousand to forty thousand almost overnight. Men made millions in the cotton business. The Stillman and Ranger fortunes are brilliant examples. The Ranger Brothers bought 650 bales of cotton from the Willis family in Houston, at six cents a pound. The Willis’ were forced to sell at a sacrifice to prevent confiscation by the Confederates, but neither side could confiscate cotton owned by Gus. Ranger because he was a German Jew and an alien. He carted the cotton at once to Matamoras, from whence he succeeded in shipping it to England when cotton prices were at their peak. He was said to have received the fabulous price of a dollar and eighty cents per pound. He became later one of the “cotton kings” of the world. People from every corner of the globe rushed to Matamoras, lured thereto by fantastic tales of immense fortunes made with effortless ease. Union sympathizers and draft evaders drank beer with cotton agents, importers and merchants of all nations. There was just one person who was “persona non grata” and that was an abolitionist. Any person was privileged to shoot him down at sight, and all the year-round was open season on these vermin and conviction for such sport was unknown. Business was good in Matamoras during the war. Importers who opened with well-stocked shelves often had to close within a week because their merchandise stocks were completely sold out. The town was filled to overflowing with goods of all descriptions, and people rented and moved into thrown-up shanties. Even then, constantly arriving merchandise could not be housed. Owners were forced to stack their goods on the ground and expose it to nature in the raw – which is never mild. Ingenious Yankees shipped in a big lot of tarpaulins which were hired out to the merchants at a dollar a night. Harrassed merchants used them to cover a valuable store load of imported goods. Such is the picture painted by George Huebner and John Speckels of the thriving business in contraband cotton hauling and trading between Texas and Mexico during -------- . The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 7, 1936 "Death Claims Aged Native Born Citizen of Fayette, Monday" Although in failing health for the past ten days, yet ever in a cheerful mood, even until Sunday night, and entertaining visitors in his usual friendly manner, George Huebner, one of the oldest native born citizens of Fayette county, died at his farm home shortly after the midnight hour of Sunday. He seemed to know, however, that the oil was fading fast, and accepted the responsibility with grim resignation. George Huebner was an interesting character; born on what was in the early days of the county known as the Bluff, on a farm November 6, 1851, he grew to manhood on that farm. During the more than 84 years, in which he lived in Fayette county, he was very observing and knew much of its history, which he ever delighted to refer to when visited by relatives and friends.

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George Huebner was a mere lad when he became a teamster in 1863, and one of which carried cotton into Mexico. To dwell on the incidents of that period would require several columns, yet the Journal refrains not from saying that his recitals of those days, when it required nerve to be a teamster and when one had to forever remain on guard against the seizure of the staple he was hauling by either the Confederates, the Federals or the Mexican governments. Yet, all turned out well, and the then young man grew in body, and in mind. When death claimed George Huebner, it took the last member of the teamster force in this county; his fellow teamster in the days that tried men's souls, was John C. Speckels, who died last year. With him was buried Tuesday, the voice that often, very often entertained those who were seeking history and adventure stories. After the civil war closed, and reconstruction days followed George Huebner returned to the farm and remained thereon; he was united in marriage with Miss Lizetta Warnken, early settlers of the Bluff section, and farmed on the same farm first settled by his father. To this union ------- children, the first born dying in infancy. The living children are: Louis and Miss Helen Huebner of La Grange; Mrs. Forrest (Annie) McMillan of Ballinger; Geo. L. Huebner of Lane City; Mrs. G. W. (Ella) Albrecht of La Grange and Miss Gussie Huebner, R.N., of San Antonio. Surviving also, are one sister, Mrs. Eliza Richers of Bay City and three brothers, Andrew, Louis, and Franz Huebner, all of near Bay City. George Huebner was the first to break the family tie of children born to his parents. There are also nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and several nephews and nieces. George Huebner, prevailed upon to make the race for County Commissioner of Beat No. 1, entered the race and was elected and served for one term (1899-1900) refusing to stand for re-election. In closing the reference to an honorable and life-long citizen, the Journal refrains from giving many of the interesting incidents of the eighty-two years in which he lived only a short distance from La Grange. In bidding him to rest, we have given the last respects to one who lived in the immediate vicinity of La Grange, ---------- the good of the county. May he sleep peacefully.

More About George Huebner: Burial: Abt. 06 May 1936, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Lisette Warnken: The La Grange Journal April 10, 1924 Floatsam and Jetsam People Who Come to and Go From La Grange For a Visit In attendance upon the obsequies of Mrs. Lizzie Huebner Sunday, and coming from outside points, were: Hermann Warnken and family of Yoakom, Geo. Huebner of Bay City, Mrs. E. Richers of Bay City, Edw. Warnken of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McMillan of Ballinger.

The La Grange Journal April 10, 1924 Mrs. Lizzie Huebner Friday morning Mrs. Lizzie Huebner, wife of George Huebner, died at the family residence on Colorado street, following an illness that had lasted for a period of months. Mrs. Huebner, it may be said, came to her death as a relief from much suffering. Devoted to her children, her departure will leave a vacancy, such as time alone shall heal. We deeply sympathize with the husband and the sons and daughters; death comes into a home when we would strive to defeat its approach, but as the flowers bud and bloom in Spring, and the leaves fall with the first blast from the North, so inevitably we must all pay the common debt. Mrs. Huebner, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Warnken, early settlers of this section. For many years the family resided upon a farm several miles from La Grange, and only a few years since removed to La Grange. The separation or dissolution that has now occurred is the pang of sorrow that only those who have experienced a similar affliction can well appreciate. She enjoyed the great privilege, however,

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of seeing her children become grown, and to them was the comfort and solace that a dutiful child finds. Sunday afternoon they carried her remains to the new cemetery and placed them to rest; in attendance upon the last rites were sympathizing relatives and friends from the town and country and from neighboring cities. Beneath a bed of beautiful flowers she sleeps peacefully. The sympathy of the entire community is offered to the husband, the children, Misses Helen and Gussie, Louis and Mrs. Gus. Albrecht of La Grange, Geo. Huebner of Bay City, Mrs. Forrest McMillan, Ballinger.

More About Lisette Warnken: Burial: 06 Apr 1924, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX88 Marriage Notes for George Huebner and Lisette Warnken: They were married by C. Luck, Justice of the Peace of Fayette County. More About George Huebner and Lisette Warnken: Marriage: 03 Feb 1874, Fayette County, Texas 33

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Andrew E. Huebner89,90,91,92, born 29 Sep 1853 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 10 Jun 1948 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX93. He married Luisa Ellen Taylor94 06 Feb 1879; born 10 Jun 1855 in Colarado Co., TX95; died 04 Sep 1914 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Notes for Andrew E. Huebner: The Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas April 7, 1911 Great Cotton Country. A. E. Huebner, one of the largest land holders in this county, is very enthusiastic over Matagorda county and the prospects for her becoming one of the greatest cotton counties in Texas. He said that he and his two brothers came to Matagorda county in 1886 and that in 1887 planted their first cotton crop. This they kept up for several years and in all their many crops they did not experience a single entire failure, although one short crop was recorded. The best crop was one of two bales to the acre and the rest ran from one-half to a bale. In late years, however, the Huebner Brothers, whose holdings go beyond 10,000 acres of some of the finest land in Matagorda county, have been stock raising and what cotton they have raised has only been incidental. But Mr. Huebner says that cotton is not an experimental crop here by any means and that this county is as good for the staple, if not better, than any in Texas. He is a strong believer in diversification and gives an interesting account of what might be accomplished in this, the brightest Mid-Coast county. The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas June 11, 1948 Andrew Huebner, Pioneer Cattleman Matagorda County, Dies At Age 94 First Came To County In 1886 To Raise Cattle Mr. Andrew Huebner, pioneer cattleman of Matagorda County, died Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, following an illness of long duration. He was 94 years of age and until recently was still “riding the range” with the younger cowboys on his spread. It was in 1886, sixty two years ago, when Mr. Huebner was then a man of 32 with many tales of the Civil War still vividly in his mind, that he came to Matagorda County from Fayette County where he was born near La Grange. He began then to buy land in the county. In 1909 he moved his family here where they have lived since. Like many members of his family, he was extremely healthy with a constitution which allowed him to perform duties which would have felled many men younger. He thrived on outdoor life and hard work,

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enjoying his roundups with the enthusiasm of a tender foot. At 94 one would have considered him at a ripe old age, but he was four years a junior to his sister, Mrs. Lillie Richers who is now 98. And besides Mrs. Richers there is a younger brother surviving, Mr. Franz Huebner who is now 90. Both reside in Bay City. Another brother, Louis, preceded him in death. He too, had reached near the ninety mark at the time of his death. Mr. Huebner is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ada Hurst of Bay City and Mrs. Lola H. Brown of Ft. Worth; one son, M. D. Huebner of Bay City and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Taylor Bros., are in charge of the arrangements but announcement of the funeral is withheld awaiting arrival of relatives.

More About Andrew E. Huebner: Burial: Abt. 12 Jun 1948, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX Notes for Luisa Ellen Taylor: Matagorda County News and Midcoast Farmer Friday, September 12, 1914

DEATH OF MRS. ANDREW HUEBNER. After an illness of only a few days, Mrs. Loudie Taylor Huebner, departed this life on Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Mrs. Huebner had been sick only a few days when she was brought to the sanitarium here for treatment. Deceased was the wife of Mr. Andrew Huebner, one of the county's prominent farmer-citizens south of town. She was born in Colorado county, June 10, 1855, being 59 years, 2 months and 24 days of age. The family came here from Colorado county several years ago and soon were identified with the social and religious life of the community, the deceased becoming a member of the Christian church in which she was a devoted worker, with many warm friends among adherents of all the denominations. Deceased is survived by husband and three daughters and two sons and several grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Walter Brown of LaGrange, Mrs. H. J. Hauk of Valley Falls, Kansas, and Miss Ada Huebner of this city. The sons are M. T. and M. D. Huebner, whose home is with the family on the ranch. Funeral services were conducted from the Presbyterian Church, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, by Reverends J. F. Carter and L. E. Selfridge and the remains followed to Cedar Vale Cemetery by a large concourse of sorrowing friends of the family. In Memory of Mrs. Andrew Huebner Today heaven is richer than it was on yesterday; yesterday, Bay City was richer than it is today. A mother, a fond and faithful mother, has gone from us to her eternal home and has left an earthly home sad and desolate. Who can fill a mother's chair? Whose hand so soft and caressing as that of mother? Mrs. Walter Brown, the eldest daughter in the home, is one of us--a member of our Missionary Society and we want to here express our love for her in her great sorrow, and we will try to help her bear her grief as only Christian companionship can. We, as the executive committee of the Missionary Society have Resolved, That we extend to Mrs. Brown, her father, sisters and brothers that love and sympathy in their dark hour of sorrow that will help them more perfectly to trust in their Lord, their mother's God, for guidance and direction. That we will emulate their mother in that seeing a duty, we do it, as she did it; also Resolved, That a copy of this tribute be furnished the family , a copy be furnished The Tribune and News; also a copy be spread on the record book of the society. The Executive Committee of the Methodist Missionary Society Bay City, Texas, Sept. 5, 1914.

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Burial: Abt. 06 Sep 1914, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX95 More About Andrew Huebner and Luisa Taylor: Marriage: 06 Feb 1879 34

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Louis Huebner96,97,98, born 18 Nov 1855 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 14 Jun 1944 in Matagorda Co., Tx99,100. Notes for Louis Huebner: The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas Wednesday, June 14, 1944 Louis Huebner, Pioneer Cattleman Dies At Ranch Home Early Today Resident of County For 60 Years, Was 88 Years of Age Louis Huebner, 88, pioneer of this section of the state and resident here at his ranch just south of Bay City for 60 years, died at his home on the Huebner Ranch this morning at 1 a. m. With his brothers, Mr. Louis Huebner settled in Matagorda county in 1884. They became large land owners and cattlemen. Mr. Huebner did not confine his activities to ranching however as he became interested in rice farming as well as other phases of agriculture. Up until a few months ago he actively engaged in his business. He retired due to ill health about six months ago. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Elise Richers and two brothers, Andrew and Franz Huebner. Funeral Services, from the Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Ernest Deutsch officiating, will be held Thursday at 4 in the afternoon. His remains will lie in state at the Presbyterian Church from 3 to 4 Thursday afternoon. Taylor Bros. are in charge of arrangements. The La Grange Journal June 15, 1944 Former Citizen Dies At Bay City News came Wednesday morning to the Journal that Louis Huebner, last of the three Huebners of near La Grange and of the original Huebner family, had died at his home in Bay City, Tuesday. He was, according to our informant, about 80 years of age, and had removed from Fayette county 40 years ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock.

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Carl Huebner, born 01 Jan 1857 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 01 Jan 1857 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. More About Carl Huebner: Burial: Abt. 03 Jan 1857, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Franz Huebner101,102,103,104,105,106, born 08 May 1859 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 12 Dec 1950 in Matagorda Co, TX107. He married Marie Louisa Kehrer108,109,110,111 31 Jul 1889 in Fayette County, TX; born 20 Dec 1860112; died Unknown. Notes for Franz Huebner: The Post’s Texas News Service Matagorda County December 1950 Huebner Rites At Bay City Are Set Today BAY CITY, Dec 13 – Matagorda County Wednesday mourned the passing of a beloved pioneer, Franz Huebner, 91, who died at 11:30 PM Tuesday at his ranch home south of here. MR. HUEBNER, one of the three largest landowners in Matagorda County, had lived in the county 65 years. He was born in La Grange and when he came to the county to settle, Bay City was not in existence. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday in the First Presbyterian Church here with the Rev. John W. Lancaster, the pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Cedarville Cemetery.

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He is survived by three sons, Adolph and John A. Huebner of Bay City, and Otto Huebner of Long Beach, Calif; two daughters, Miss Pauline Huebner of Bay City and Mrs. Donald K. Poole of Brazoria; one sister, Mrs. Elise Richers of Bay City, who is 102 years old; and two grandchildren, John A. Huebner Jr. and Mrs. Robert Coppock, both of Bay City. Mr. Huebner was the first person to plant rice in Matagorda County. He also pioneered the building of an irrigation canal system for rice growers of the county. He and two of his brothers, Louis and Andrew, brought in the first sack of rice of the season for so many years that it became a tradition in the county. Louis lived to be 88 and Andrew died at 94. He also survived a third brother, George, who lived at La Grange. Most of Matagorda Peninsula was owned by Mr. Huebner, who used it for winter grazing for his cattle, of which he had one of the largest herds in the county. Mr. Huebner was active in the management of his ranch ___ a year ago. Besides ____major rice producer______see oil brought in______erties. Despite his gr______of hearing, Mr. Huebner_______amazingly alert______up with current________last. Friends_____ (This article was torn and incomplete at the end.) Matagorda newspaper December 21, 1950 Final Rights Held For Co. Pioneer, Franz Huebner, 91 Funeral service for Franz Huebner, 91, were held last Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church here with the Rev. Jack Lancaster officiating and burial in the Cedarvale Cemetery. The pioneer Matagorda County rancher and farmer died late Tuesday night, December 12, at his ranch home south of town. Surviving are three sons, Adolph and John A., of Bay City, Otto of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Donald K Poole of Brazoria and Miss Pauline Huebner of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Lily Richers of Bay City, who is 101 years old; two grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Coppock and John A. Huebner Jr., of Bay City. Mr. Huebner came to Matagorda County 65 years ago and built up vast ranch holdings with his late brothers, Andrew and Louis. He, with his brothers, also are reported to have farmed the first rice in this county. Living to a ripe old age isn’t unusual in the Huebner family. Franz’s sister Lily, recently celebrated her 101st birthday. His brothers – Louis and Andrew – lived to be 88 and 94 respectively. The three brothers – a real part of Matagorda County history and tradition – were active in their work until almost right before they died.

More About Franz Huebner: Burial: 14 Dec 1950, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX113 More About Franz Huebner and Marie Kehrer: Marriage: 31 Jul 1889, Fayette County, TX

10. Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)114 was born 21 Nov 1833 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 12 Mar 1879 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Robert Friedrich Dencker115,116 21 Oct 1853 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 12 Feb 1818 in Goslar am Harz, Germany, and died 11 Jul 1896 in Bluff, Fayette, TX117. More About Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich: Burial: Abt. 14 Mar 1879, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Robert Friedrich Dencker: La Grange Journal July 23, 1896

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Dr. F. A. Denkert, a resident of Cedar vicinage, and an old resident of this county, died one day last week. He had lived in Texas, fifty years and was greatly esteemed by those who knew him.

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Gertrude5 Dencker118,119, born 15 Feb 1856 in Texas; died 09 Sep 1889 in Fayette Co., TX120. She married Frederich Bauch121 08 Jan 1875 in Fayette County, TX; born 23 Oct 1849 in Fayette Co., TX; died 09 Mar 1937 in Goliad Co., TX. Notes for Gertrude Dencker: La Grange Journal September 12, 1889 The Journal has been informed that a great deal of sickness prevails in the country, especially in Cedar neighborhood, where several cases have terminated fatally, among them Mrs. Baugh and her sister, daughters of Dr. Denker. The continued rains are a great drawback to those who are sick. It is to be hoped that there may be a change of weather and a general improvement of the health of the people. More About Gertrude Dencker: Burial: Abt. 11 Sep 1889, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX More About Frederich Bauch and Gertrude Dencker: Marriage: 08 Jan 1875, Fayette County, TX

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Minna (Minnie) Dencker122,123, born 17 Apr 1859 in Texas; died 18 Aug 1889 in Fayette Co., TX124. She married Eckhard Bauch125,126 09 Dec 1881 in Fayette County, TX; born Aug 1856 in Texas126; died Unknown. Notes for Minna (Minnie) Dencker: La Grange Journal September 12, 1889 The Journal has been informed that a great deal of sickness prevails in the country, especially in Cedar neighborhood, where several cases have terminated fatally, among them Mrs. Baugh and her sister, daughters of Dr. Denker. The continued rains are a great drawback to those who are sick. It is to be hoped that there may be a change of weather and a general improvement of the health of the people.

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Louise Julie Dencker127, born 14 Sep 1862 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 04 Aug 1878 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. More About Louise Julie Dencker: Burial: Abt. 06 Aug 1878, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Julia Dencker128,129, born 21 Aug 1865 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 25 Oct 1932 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Notes for Julia Dencker: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 27 OCT 1932 JULIA DENCKER SUCCUMS

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Miss Julia Dencker, aged 67 years, a life-long resident of Cedar, this county, died at the La Grange Hospital, 25 October 1932, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, after an illness of only a few days. Miss Dencker was the last survivor of the family of Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich Dencker, who in the early days, were among the most respected people of this county. Her mother died when she was 14 years old, her father died 36 years ago. The happiest days of her life were her childhood days, she frequently referred to them as such. Her interested friends and relatives had suggested that she remove to La Grange in order to be near her, but no, she cherished the memories of the long ago, remained on the farm left her by her parents, enjoyed raising fine stock, treated them humane and thus spent her last days, not in the old folks home, but in a small cottage erected on the highway several years ago. Miss Dencker was an educated woman, fond of music, of good voice, an excellent pianist. Neighbor's children ever found a welcome at her home. She was born 21 August 1865. The family consisted of Dr. and Mrs. Dencker and four daughters. Louise died in infancy; two, Mrs. Gertrude Bauch and Mrs. Minna Bauch, each left two sons, Carl and Rudolph Bauch of Goliad, Fritz and Willie Bauch of Mexico and California, who with their families are her only survivors. The funeral will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Knigge in La Grange, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock; interment will be at the Cedar Cemetery. More About Julia Dencker: Burial: 27 Oct 1932, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

11. Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)130,131,132,133,134,135 was born 17 Oct 1835 in Uelzen, Germany136, and died 24 Apr 1931 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married John R. Vogt137,138,139,140 27 Jan 1857 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 09 May 1832 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany141, and died 14 Sep 1909 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Notes for Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich: The La Grange Journal November 15, 1928 “Black Beans of Death” (From The American-Statesman) It is a cold, gloomy day in March of 1843. A dismal wind startles weird echoes in the trees and canons of mountainous country near Salado, Mexico – rising in the mountains and sweeping with vicious insistence down to the little settlement where one hundred and seventy-six men are doomed to die. In their hearts there is little hope of release. They sit in the stifling air of a rude shed, converted into a death chamber from a barn, and wait orders to march before a firing line and surrender their lives for Texas. Awaiting the surrender of their all – these who had scorned all other surrender as not befitting men who had sworn themselves to win freedom for their state. Their clothes were worn threadbare, their feet were sore and lacerated from those long days and nights on the mountains without food or shelter while they sought the way back to Texas. Bodies were weak and helpless from the long exposure and in their minds was no thought but the release death would bring. In the hands of the Mexican general Santa Anna they hoped for no mercy. Guards enter the room and silently place the men in heavy iron chains, ordering each to stand in line as he was bound. No word is said – then one of the Mexicans holds an official looking document to the light and reads orders that chill the blood of every man who heard them. They had expected death – death for them all according to the will of Santa Anna. Their capturer, General Mexia, had written his relentless commander, asking freedom for the prisoners, and Santa Anna had granted that only one man out of every ten would be shot and that the others might be spared. In the history of Texas is written many chapters of dramatic happenings, but none more powerful in ironic twists of fate than the scene that followed the reading of the cruel orders. An officer, holding an earthen mug in his hand, comes into the shed where the Texans were confined and bound in chains. In the mug were one hundred and seventy-six beans, the number of the prisoners. One hundred and fifty-nine beans were white and seventeen were black. The prisoners were each to draw a bean from the mug. 45

The black beans meant death. To tell the rest would be only to repeat a story known to all Texans, for the destiny of the Mier prisoners – men who dared to enter the enemy’s country out-numbered many times, to save their comrades captured by General Woll at San Antonio – will be re-told and remembered through many generations. It is from the lips of Mrs. Franciska Vogt of La Grange that the story was recently recounted with a new and gripping angle on the well known incidents – for Mrs. Vogt is the one person living who was present and remembers when the bones of these seventeen men were brought back to Texas soil and buried on the bluff overlooking her home in La Grange. And it was on her 93rd birthday that she recalled that solemn ceremony of 1848, when as a child of 13 she rode bareback to the site where the Mier prisoners were re-buried with honor and praise. “Ah, I shall never forget how it looked – that procession of men riding mules and leading others with the bones of the Texans slung in gunny-sacks across the backs of the animals,” she said, her eyes once more glowing with the amazement she must have felt as a child. “They came right into town, and when I heard what was going to be done, I remember I ran and jumped on my pony and raced to the top of the hill for the ceremony.” “I do not remember much of what happened, except that it was all very solemn and quiet as the bones were carefully and tenderly buried up there on the hill. Then the monument was put up – the big limestone tomb under which are the remains of those seventeen men who drew the black beans of death.” Mrs. Vogt recalled that she was unable to get astride her horse after it was all over – remembering, as she says, more of the smaller details that made an impression on a young mind. “I know it was some man from Austin who helped me – some nice man who held my horse and helped me swing up to ride back home again, but I do not know who, though I still remember how he looked that day,” she said. The little old lady who will soon reach the century mark also told the story of the man who took the black bean drawn by a comrade away from him and died in his stead. The incident may be legend or true, but Mrs. Vogt states that she has heard it all her life and believes its veracity. It is told that the first to draw the fatal lot was a man with a wife and children back at home, and that his friend forced him to exchange the beans so that he might live. Though the names of this Damon and Pythias of Texas history may be lost in the maze of years, what a monument to friendships that face life and death with equal unselfishness! The burial of the Mier prisoners is only one of the incidents of early Texas history that can be told in the first person by the gray-haired and smiling grandmother and great-grandmother of La Grange. She came to Fayette county from Germany in 1847 with her mother and brothers and sisters, following the father George Willrich, who had come the previous year and located a home. Mrs. Vogt tells that the state gave 300 acres of land to every man with a family who settled in that country then – land as wild as if it had never been touched by man. “These hills were thick with wild animals and rattle snakes, but I got used to them and remember riding all over the country by myself as a child,” she relates. “I will always remember one time when I was going after the horses for my mother and came up on a lot of commotion in the woods. When I got to a clearing, I saw six wolves tearing at the body of a deer they had killed.” Mrs. Vogt’s father was a prominent judge in the “old country,” and came to America with many other immigrants during those years who sought freedom and prosperity in the new land. He had a large family of children whose children and children’s children are numbered among the settlers of the state. Mrs. Vogt’s own children are Mrs. Ernest Knigge of La Grange, with whom she makes her home; E. R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Julius Vogt of O’Quinn, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper, Fritz Vogt, La Grange. The story of the Mier prisoners will again be placed before the people of Texas during the next legislature, it was recently learned, as the senator and representative from that part of the state, Senator Gus. Rusek of Schulenburg and Rep. James Pavlica of Flatonia, are to ask that 50 acres of land along the top of the bluff where the men are buried, be purchased by the state for a state park and a memorial to their heroism. The land is available for purchase at this time, and as the location is ideal scenically for a beautiful recreation resort, they will use all their 46

power to pass the bill creating the Mier park for Texas. A monument already stands on the court house square at La Grange, erected several years ago by the state “to the memory of the men who drew the black beans and were shot at Salado, Mexico, on March 24th, 1843,” and to Capt. N. H. Dawson and his men who were massacred at Salado, Texas, in September of 1842. The remains of some of these men are also said to rest with the Mier prisoners in the tomb at La Grange, brought back by the group who went by mule train on their errand of such grim homage. To follow the trail of these one hundred and fifty-six men who were spared in the fatal lottery at the haciendo of Salado would be to wonder whether or not the man who saved his friend did not leave him the worse fate. Dying of unbearable hardships on their march into Mexico City, wasting away in dungeons, shot while trying to escape and a few finally winning their way back to Texas, the group one by one went the way of their comrades who drew death from the glass of chance that day. But no matter what followed for them, it would surely be safe to imagine that none experienced deeper agony of suspence, or grief for his comrades, than when they plunged their hands into the little grains of matter, colored black and white, that meant a promised freedom or a black doom. LA GRANGE JOURNAL 30 APR 1931 FRANZISKA VOGT "Grandmother Vogt Passes Away" Reaching the age of 95 years, 5 months and 7 days, Grandmother Franziska Vogt, one of our most interesting and esteemed citizens closes the last chapter of her life 24 April 1931. She was born 17 October 1835 in Germany and came to Fayette County with her mother, Mrs. Geo. Willrich, and sisters and brothers in the year 1847. Her father, a prominent judge in the old country, had come over the year before to locate a home for the family. Texas gave three hundred acres of land to every man with family who settled upon its soil, land seemingly untouched by man, with wild beasts and snakes roaming at will. They went through many trials during these days, and to hear grandmother recite some of the history of her younger days was interesting. In 1928 the Journal reproduced an account entitled: "Black Beans of Death", a story told by the subject of this sketch on her 93rd birthday anniversary, which had been published in the Austin American. She recalled the solemn ceremony of 1848, when a child of thirteen she rode horseback to the site where the Mier prisoners of war were reburied with honor and praise, on Kreische's Bluff. After the death of her husband, John Vogt, 22 years ago, she continued to live at the old home near O'Quinn, where her youngest son, Julius, now resides. About ten years ago she came to live in her declining years with her daughter Mrs. E. Knigge of this city. It may truly be said of her, she won the love of all with whom she came in contact, and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Vogt was the mother of eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom three preceded her in death: Mrs. H. Schroeder of this city and Geo. Vogt of Schulenburg; Hans died at the age of 8 years. The living are: E.R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper, Mrs. E. Knigge and Fritz Vogt of this city and Julius Vogt of O'Quinn. Twenty-three grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, besides two step sisters, Mrs. Anna Gross of San Antonio and Mrs. Louise Koehler of this city are among the sorrowing relatives. Interment took place at the Cedar Cemetery Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. C.O. Boatman officiating. More About Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich: Burial: 25 Apr 1931, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for John R. Vogt: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 23 SEP 1909 IN MEMORY OF JOHN VOGT When the visit of the death angel was made to the home of John Vogt, near Cedar, last week, Tuesday, September 14, 1909, the spirit of one of Fayette County's oldest and most beloved citizens journeyed to the far-off home to dwell with the great majority who have gone before. The entire vicinage where he was most highly respected and revered was wrapt in sorrow and heartfelt expressions of regret were frequent. John Vogt was born in SchleswigHolstein, Germany May 9, 1832, and when a lad of seventeen years emigrated to America, landing at Galveston August 31, 1849. His journey to Fayette was made in the primitive manner of that time, by ox-wagon. For several years after his arrival he earned his living by daily labor. In the year 1857, January 13, he was united in marriage with Miss Franziska Willrich, one of the then popular belles of Cedar. The ceremony occured at the 47

home of Dr. Dencker, which home still stands and shelters a daughter of the doctor. After one year's residence at this place, the family removed to the home which was the deceased's until the final call was made and he passed out of the knowledge of earthly matters. The union was blessed with eight children, one of whom died many years ago. The seven living are: Mrs. Hermann Schroeder of Cedar, E. R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper of Swiss Alp, George Vogt of Swiss Alp, Fritz Vogt of La Grange, John Vogt of Cedar and Mrs. Ernst Knigge of La Grange. Seventeen grand children and one great grandchild also mourn the loss of good old Papa Vogt. Wednesday morning of last week the funeral was held from the old homestead and the remains, followed by an immense cortege, were conveyed to the Cedar Cemetery and laid to rest with beautiful and impressive ceremonies. Rev. Kern, pastor of the Lutheran Church at Swiss Alp, spoke of the good qualities of the deceased and commited his spirit to the care of the Maker. Judge Willrich, who is related to the family, also spoke at the grave dwelling on the ennobling life led by his relative. Mr. Vogt was one of the Texas Confederate soldiers. At the last reunion, held here in May, he was unable to take part. At a former reunion the remaining soldiers of what once was a strong company were photographed. There were not many present but the picture shows the faces of determined men. It was this picture the writer was shown when he last visited the home of the deceased. He cherished this with the pride characteristic of the grizzeled old veterans of today, who, in their youth, shouldered their muskets in a cause they believed right. It was at that time I learned to know more of Grandpa Vogt and to love him for his goodness of heart and his consideration for the wants and rights of others. He is gone now sleeping that long sleep that knows no awakening, but which is recorded as being the rest from which we will all arise some sweet day to share the blessing of the Messiah. A. FRIEND More About John R. Vogt: Burial: 15 Sep 1909, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas More About John Vogt and Franziska Willrich: Marriage: 27 Jan 1857, Fayette County, Texas Children of Franziska Willrich and John Vogt are: 41

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Johanna Margarethe5 Vogt142,143,144,145,146,147, born 23 Oct 1857 in Fayette Co., TX148; died 03 Apr 1918 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX149. She married Hermann Schroeder150,151,152,153,154 30 Oct 1878 in Fayette County, TX155; born 19 May 1857 in Schwaan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany156,157; died 20 May 1935 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX157. Notes for Johanna Margarethe Vogt: La Grange Journal April 4, 1918 SERIOUSLY ILL Little Hope Held Out for Recovery of Patient As we go to press the condition of Mrs. Hermann Schroeder, who has been ill for some time, is such that little hope is held out for her recovery. Family relatives, nurse and doctor are doing all in their power to stay the approach of death, but the inevitable is apt to follow ere this reaches our readers. La Grange Journal April 11, 1918 GONE TO HER REWARD Death Claimed Another Good Woman After Long Illness. Died Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Margaret Schroeder, wife of Herman Schroeder, manager of the Farmers Lumber Company. Mrs. Schroeder had been suffering for months and during the past five weeks had been under the constant care of a trained nurse and physician. It seemed that the battle was entirely one-sided, she grew weaker each day and finally; without a struggle lapsed into eternal sleep. Mrs. Schroeder was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Franciska Vogt, widow of the late John Vogt, and was the second of the children to die within a year. Our sympathy is offered to the husband and the son, John Schroeder, and daughter, Miss Louise, and the brothers and sisters, and yet we cannot refrain from saying, in addition, that our heart bleeds for the good old mother who has witness the going of her children and mourn their loss.

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As a good wife and mother, Mrs. Schroeder was known to many. Her greatest pleasure in life, in addition to the attributes mentioned, was to do good to others. Willing to help, willing to give and assist in the relief of those in need, she has left much to keep alive her memory and many who will miss her. Her remains were placed to their last rest in the new cemetery Thursday afternoon, in attendance and assisting in the last sad rites, being a very large number from the city and country and other towns. Rev. Arnold officiating, paid a strong tribute to the deceased. La Grange Journal April 11, 1918 CARD OF THANKS Neighbors, relatives and friends, our grateful thanks are offered to you for the many little deeds of kindness you extended to our wife and mother during her illness. For your manifestations of friendly concern, and for your kind words of sympathy we wish to thank you. It helps us to bridge the chasm of sorrow to know that, when death came and claimed our wife and mother, you were there to sympathize, to console and to comfort us. For what you did, we say again, our sincerest thanks to all. HERMANN SCHROEDER JOHN SCHROEDER LOUISE SCHROEDER

More About Johanna Margarethe Vogt: Burial: 04 Apr 1918, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX158 Notes for Hermann Schroeder: La Grange Journal May 23, 1935 Death Comes After Year's Illness To Hermann Schroeder Sunday, May 19, Hermann Schroeder, a highly respected citizen of La Grange, completed the 78th mile post of his early pilgrimage; he was abed, and had been ill for more than a year, frequently rallying from the weakening attacks and sufficiently so to permit leave of the sick room and a drive about the city. Monday the oil of his life's lamp grew less, he struggled against the shadow, he died at 7:00 o'clock, early evening. Rev. Guy B. Duff, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated at the home and at the cemetery, Tuesday afternoon, and interment was had at the new cemetery. Relatives, hundreds of friends, many from a far distance and from the neighborhood of La Grange, paid reverence to one they esteemed highly while he lived among them. The profusion of flowers, told one story, and the tributes another. Hermann Schroeder, everybody's friend, honorable and upright in all things, was placed to rest. Hermann Schroeder was born in Schwaan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany May 19, 1857; he emigrated to Texas at the age of 16 years, landing at Galveston, December 30, 1879, absolutely penniless. Delighted with his new home, deciding to become a citizen of the United States, he took the oath of allegiance later and remained a loyal citizen. He was taken under the care and protection of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Frederich Meyer of Cedar, and helped with the he farm work. Later he purchased the Meyer farm, (200 acres) and continued thereon until 1910. Proffered the position of manager of the Farmers Lumber Company, he accepted and remained in charge of that institution until his enfeebled condition forced him to retire. Unpretentious at all times; faithful and conscientious in his work, no greater tribute can be added than, "he was a man to know and to respect." Mr. Schroeder was united in marriage, October 20, 1878 with Miss Margarethe Vogt, eldest daughter of the late John Vogt and wife Franziska Vogt, nee Willrich, of Cedar, Texas. Mrs. Schroeder preceded him in death, April 3, 1918; with his daughter he lived on South Franklin street until beckoned to follow. Mr. Schroeder is survived by his son John Schroeder and wife Pauline; his daughter, Miss Louise Schroeder, Mrs. Marguerite Willmann and her husband Frank J. Willmann; one son, Fritz Schroeder, died in infancy.

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Ernst Rudolph Vogt160,161,162,163,164,165, born 15 Oct 1859 in Fayette County, Texas; died 25 Feb 1940 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. He married Anna Mary Nollkamper166,167,168,169 06 Dec 1883 in Fayette County, Texas; born 09 Jul 1861 in Fayette County, Texas; died 01 Aug 1961 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Notes for Ernst Rudolph Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1909 County Surveyor E. R. Vogt, so The Journal has been informed, is on the sick list this week. Nothing serious, but sufficient to make him forsake his office duties for a few days. THE SCHULENBURG STICKER 29 FEB 1940 E. R. VOGT FAYETTE CO. RESIDENT BURIED MONDAY Mr. E. Rudolph Vogt passed away at the family residence here on Sunday, February 25, 1940. Death resulted from an injured hip and leg which was hurt when he fell about two months ago. Worn and weak from an active life, his frail body could not withstand the severe pain. "Judge" Vogt, as he was called by most of the people in the community, was born October 15, 1859, near Cedar, in Fayette County. He received his early education in the Fayette County schools and as a young man took private lessons in Civil Engineering. When he had reached the age of nineteen years, he started out to work as a surveyor and for 60 years he followed that profession. On December 6, 1883, he won the hand of Miss Anna Nollkamper, who has lived through these many years at his side. The wedding ceremony took place in Cedar. In the year 1888, he was elected to the office of county surveyor and he held that office for 50 years. For the past 38 years he had been justice of the peace in this precinct and during that term of years has had only two opponents. In the year 1918, when the American Party was so strong, he was the only county official who was re-elected to office. In his years of work as surveyor, he covered practically the whole of the State of Texas and as far as we know today, no lawsuits have ever occured over any of the surveys he made. "Judge" Vogt not only was active in the above mentioned professions, but he was one of the first persons to help organize the First National Bank of Schulenburg in 1916. He was one of the first to help organize the Bluff Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which is over fifty years old and still going strong. He wrote the by-laws, rules and regulations of that group of farmers. He was the man who helped establish all of the mail routes out of Schulenburg. There were many other projects which live on through this man, who helped found them, who is not with us any more. For the past 34 years he has made his home in the city of Schulenburg. One of the expressions which we have heard many times within the past few days is that: "He was fair, impartial and just in all of his dealings." No finer tribute can be given to a man. It will not seem the same here in Schulenburg to not see the "Squire" come down the street with his cane in his hand and his pipe in his mouth. He will be missed by his many friends who have gathered for years on Saturday afternoon to play a few games of dominoes. His wise council, given freely, to all those who need sound advice, will go begging. Our, and every other community, needs more men who will live the life of Mr. Vogt. He was a wonderful father and husband and did his all to make his family happy and contented. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Charter member of the Schulenburg Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held from the family residence on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the Cedar Cemetery. Rev.Hornung and Rev. Kuretsch officiated at the last sad rites. Choirs of both the Lutheran and Methodist Churches sang the hymns. A large number of people from this and surrounding areas came to pay their last respects. Floral bouquets were numerous and very beautiful. Surviving to mourn his passing are: his wife Mrs. Annie Vogt; three sons: Charlie, Emil and Otto; two grandchildren: Charlie Vogt, Jr. and John Carrol Vogt; two brothers: Fritz Vogt of La Grange and Julius Vogt of Cedar, and two sisters, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper and Mrs. Ernest Knigge, both of La Grange. We join with manv other friends of the family in extending our sympathy to the bereaved. Pallbearers were E.A. Bosl, Otto Brauner, Charles Matula, Alfred Olle, Henry Borchers and John Schroeder.

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More About Ernst Rudolph Vogt: Burial: 26 Feb 1940, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Anna Mary Nollkamper: THE SCHULENBURG STICKER 10 AUG 1961 MRS. E.R. VOGT RITES READ THURSDAY Funeral services for Mrs. E.R. (Granny) Vogt, Schulenburg's centenarian, were held from the SchwenkeBaumgarten Funeral Chapel Thursday afternoon, August 3rd at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. F.J. Mehrtens, pastor of the St. Paul United Church of Christ, of which Mrs. Vogt was a member, conducted the services. Burial was in the Cedar Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Vogt, Jr., John, Robert, George and Harry Vogt and Earl Greenshield. Mrs. Vogt, whose desire in life was to live to be 100 years, celebrated that seldom-reached goal on July 9th. She was born in the Cedar community July 9, 1861 as the daughter of Henry and Catharine Nollkamper, Sr. She was united in marriage at Cedar to E. Rudolph Vogt, who for many years was county surveyor and justice of the peace of the Schulenburg precinct. The couple moved to Schulenburg in 1894 and lived here since that time. Her husband preceded her in death on February 25, 1940. Mrs. Vogt suffered a heart attack July 23 and was carried to the Youens Hospital the following Sunday, July 30. She passed away there on Tuesday, August 1, 1961 at 10:30 p.m. Although she had lost her sight and had been confined to bed for the past thirty years, she was extremely alert right up to the time of the attack. Survivors are three sons: C.A. Vogt, Sr. of Schulenburg, O.G. Vogt of Dallas and Emil Vogt of Arlington; two grandsons: C.A. Vogt, Jr. of this city and John Vogt of Dallas and two great grandsons: Cary and Roy Vogt of Schulenburg. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by four children. More About Anna Mary Nollkamper: Burial: 03 Aug 1961, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas More About Ernst Vogt and Anna Nollkamper: Marriage: 06 Dec 1883, Fayette County, Texas 43

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Charlotte Sophia Vogt170,171, born 25 Apr 1862 in O'Quinn, Fayette Co., TX172; died 02 Jan 1949 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX172. She married Fritz W. Nollkamper173 10 Nov 1886 in Fayette County, Texas174; born 04 Nov 1858 in Cedar, Fayette, TX174; died 30 Jan 1940 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX174. Notes for Charlotte Sophia Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1943 Sunday Visitors Mrs. Fr. Nollkaemper has as guests over Sunday, her three daughters and families, coming to La Grange and celebrating their natal day anniversaries at the old home. Each of the three daughters were born on the same day of the same month, but at different years. Present were (the daughters) Mrs. Chas. Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross McMillan of Wiemar and Mrs. Earl Greenshield of Houston. Friends and invited guests were present to add to the day's pleasure. The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 6, 1949 Mrs. Fritz Nolkemper Is Interred Tuesday Mrs. Charlotte Nolkemper, widow of the late Fritz Nolkemper, passed away at the hospital here Sunday. She was 86 years, eight months and seven days of age. Mrs. Nolkemper, nee Vogt, was born at O'Quinn on April 25, 1862. She was united in marriage with Fritz Nolkemper, who preceded his wife to the grave. Mrs. Nolkemper had been a resident of La Grange since 1920, and of late had been living with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Greenshield. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. F. Erhard Eilers officiating. Interment was in the Cedar Cemetery.

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Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross McMillan of Weimar and Mrs. Greenshield; one sister, Mrs. Anna Knigge of Schulenburg; one brother, Julius Vogt of La Grange; and four grand-children, Howard Gray McMillan, Lottie Lou, Gene, and Earl Greenshield, Jr.

More About Charlotte Sophia Vogt: Burial: 04 Jan 1949, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas175 Notes for Fritz W. Nollkamper: The La Grange Journal February 1, 1940 Fritz Nollkemper Struggling for the past month against the rapid approach of death, Fritz Nollkemper, aged 81 years, 2 months and 26 days, died at the family home in La Grange, Tuesday afternoon, January 30. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. R. Heise officiating and the Koenig Funeral Home in charge of the funeral. Pall bearers were Harry Vogt, Sequin; Emil Hagens, Gus. Knape, Emil Knape, Robt. Nollkemper, Swiss Alp; John Schroeder, La Grange, Robt. Vogt and John Balzer, Schulenburg. Interment was made in the Cedar cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. "Uncle Fritz" -- in the greeting manner in which the writer ever addressed him - came to La Grange 20 years ago from Swiss Alp, where he had farmed for many years, purchased the Thos. C. Gregory home and lived in that home continuously since. Retiring from his labors on the farm, he spent the past twenty years in contentment, and with his companion of more than 53 years, enjoyed with the pleasant and agreeable years with friends and neighborly relatives. Unpretentious, always of a friendly disposition, his appearance upon our streets will be sadly missed. May he sleep peacefully! Born at Cedar, Nov. 4, 1858, the son of Hy. Nollkemper, Sr., he spent his boyhood days on the farm; in the year 1886, Nov. 10, he was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Vogt, daughter of John and Mrs. Franciska Vogt, and located on a farm, near Swiss Alp, where they remained until 20 years ago when they removed to La Grange. To this union was born three daughters, all living; these are Mrs. Chas. (Elise) Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross (Gretchen) McMillan of Weimar, and Mrs. Earl (Lucy) Greenshield of Swiss Alp. There are four grandchildren, viz: Howard Gray McMillan of Weimar; Earl Jr., and Gene Everett and Lottie Lou Greenshield of Swiss Alp.

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Anna Louise Vogt177,178,179,180,181,182, born 21 Mar 1864 in Texas183; died 1949. She married Ernst Knigge184,185,186,187,188,189 29 Jan 1885 in Fayette County, TX; born 01 May 1861 in Fayette Co., TX190; died 16 Nov 1938 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX191. More About Anna Louise Vogt: Burial: 1949, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Ernst Knigge: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 25, 1918 For Public Weigher The Journal is authorized to announce Ernst Knigge as a candidate for re-election to the office of Public Weigher, Precinct No. 1 and 7, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries in July. The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 24, 1920 Ernest Knigge For Public Weigher The present incumbent of the office of public weigher for precincts one and seven, with yard at La Grange, again presents his candidacy for re-election to the office of public weigher. Ernst Knigge has

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maintained the good will and respect of the cotton grower with whom he has had to deal considerably in the time of his official life, and herewith asks for the further consideration of his candidacy for reelection. He seeks the nomination on the democratic ticket, and asks that the voters give their endorsement by making his nomination unanimous at the July primaries. If re-elected, he will remain the same accommodating public weigher which has made his friends and supporters generally give their endorsement to his efforts in the past. La Grange Journal November 24, 1938 Ernst Knigge Death came to Ernst Knigge, at his home in La Grange, Wednesday morning, November 16; ill for the past 5 months he had made a good fight, but yielded, his strength gone. He had reached the age of 78 years, 6 months and 15 days. Surviving are: Mrs. Anna Knigge, nee Vogt, his widow; one son, George Knigge of Houston, and two daughters, Mrs. John (Christel) Balzer of Schulenburg and Mrs. Frances Frierson of Bristol, Oklahoma. One brother, Fred Knigge of Galveston and three sisters: Mrs. R. T. Huettel and Mrs. Emmie Allison of La Grange, and Mrs. Elise Haygood of Menard, also survive. There are 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the family residence in La Grange, Thursday afternoon, November 17, at 2:30 o'clock. The body will be taken to the Cedar cemetery for interment; Rev. R. Heise will officiate. Koenig Funeral Home has charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Knigge was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Knigge, German immigrants who were among the early settlers of Fayette County. He was born in Fayette County, south of La Grange, May 1, 1860, and was united in marriage with Miss Anna Vogt, a daughter of John and Mrs. Franciska Vogt of the old Cedar neighborhood. Retiring from the farm 20 years ago the family removed to La Grange; for several years deceased engaged in the mercantile business, later sold his holdings. He also served this precinct as public weigher for several terms.

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George Karl Vogt193,194,195,196, born 04 Mar 1868 in Cedar, Fayette, TX197,198; died 04 Aug 1917 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. He married Lina Nollkamper199,200,201,202,203 04 Nov 1891 in Fayette County, TX204; born 14 Oct 1868 in O'Quinn, Fayette, TX205,206; died 27 Jan 1955 in Weimar, Colorado, TX207. Notes for George Karl Vogt: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, August 10, 1917 George Vogt Dead It was a distinct shock to this community when the word went out that George Vogt had died Saturday morning from blood poisoning, following a minor operation in Dallas about four weeks previous. Specialists had been summoned to his bedside and every thing that skilled physicians and faithful nursing could accomplish was done without avail. Geo. Vogt was born at Cedar post office, about fourteen miles from Schulenburg, on March 4, 1868. In 1891 he was united in marriage to Lena Nollkemper and of this union five children were born, Olivia, Robert, Julia, Ruth, and George, Jr., all of whom survive him, together with his faithful wife, his mother, Mrs. Francis Vogt, of La Grange, who came to Texas in 1846, and is in her 82nd year, yet distinctly remembers the services attending the demise of the famous Dawson company near Bluff. He is also

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survived by six brothers and sisters, Judge E. R. Vogt, of this city; Fritz Vogt, of La Grange; Julius Vogt, who still lives on the old homestead at Cedar; Mrs. Schroeder, of La Grange; Mrs. Nollkemper, of Swiss Alp; and Mrs. Knigge, of La Grange. To the writer this is a deep personal loss, as during the few years of our friendship his unfailing good nature has ever been a source of comfort, his sterling honesty and upright manhood an inspiration. During the eight years he has been in business in this city his every business transaction has been stamped with the mark of fairness to all. Now that his life work has been accomplished and the dark curtain that hides the beautiful beyond from mortal eyes, has been softly drawn aside for his passage, the sorrowing family and friends can console themselves with the knowledge that the God above, who supervises our incoming and our outgoing with His infinite wisdom, has balanced his Book of Life and written across the page those words of boundless meaning "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." The impressive Masonic service was given Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large number of friends from all part of the county. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Paul Pieponbrok, and the Herman Sohns lodge, of which he was a member, assisted. Thus closes a life of unfailing devotion to his family, of unselfish service and uncompromising integrity toward his fellowman. The sphere in which he grew to manhood and accomplished his life's work has been the better for having known him and he enters the future life without fear, secure in the knowledge that what his hand has found to do, has been accomplished to the best of his knowledge and belief.

More About George Karl Vogt: Burial: Abt. 06 Aug 1917, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX Notes for Lina Nollkamper: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, January 28, 1955 Mrs. George Vogt, Sr. Passes Away The funeral services for Mrs. George (Lina) Vogt, Sr., age 86 years, will be held from the SchwenkeBaumgarten Funeral Home, Friday afternoon, January 28, 1955 at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery. Mrs. Vogt passed away in the Youens Hospital early Thursday morning, January 27. Further particulars will be published in next week's issue of the Sticker. The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, February 4, 1955 Mrs. George Vogt, 86, Pioneer Lady Laid To Rest Funeral services for Mrs. George (Lina) Vogt were held at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home on Friday, January 28 at 2:30 o'clock with reverend Wm. C. Anderson officiating. Interment was in the Schulenburg City Cemetery. The deceased was born at O'Quinn (Fayette County), Texas on October 14, 1868, as the daughter of the late Henry and Katherine Nollkamper. She was married to George Vogt on November 4, 1891 and two sons and three daughters were born to this union. Her husband preceded her in death in 1917, also a daughter, Olivia in 1919. Mrs. Vogt suffered a stroke on August 14 and was a patient in the Youens Hospital at Weimar where she passed away on Thursday, January 27 at 4:15 in the morning. She had reached the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 13 days. She was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, a devoted mother and grandmother. She was very alert and showed a deep interest in the activities of the community. Crocheting and flower culture were her hobbies. The pallbearers were Ray Kusey, Lee Prause, Gus Knape, Leslie Lippman, Alfred Olle, and Rudolph Roeder.

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She is survived by the following children: Robert Vogt, Mrs. Fritz (Julia) Michalke, Mrs. Hugo (Ruth) Stanzel, all of Schulenburg, and George Vogt of Weimar, four grandsons and three great-granddaughters, also, one sister, Mrs. E. R. Vogt of this city.

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Fritz Vogt209,210,211,212,213,214,215, born 14 Mar 1870 in Fayette Co., TX216,217; died 10 Jul 1943 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX217. He married Hedwig Sladczyk218,219,220,221 21 Dec 1892 in Fayette County, TX221; born 15 Dec 1871 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX222; died 09 Mar 1916 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX223. Notes for Fritz Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 24, 1920 Fritz Vogt For Commissioner Beat No. 1 Submitting his name on the democratic ticket for the nomination to the office of county commissioner for this precinct, number one, Fritz Vogt asks the democratic voters to favorably consider his candidacy. Everybody knows the big-hearted, ever-accomodating Fritz Vogt, who spends his idle time doing a good deed for another. Fritz travels over the county frequently, believes in good roads and a business administration of the county's affairs. He will make a good commissioner and will devote his time to the duties creditably. He respectfully solicits your support as well as your vote and will appreciate your endorsement by ballot. La Grange Journal July 15, 1943 Fritz Vogt Fritz Vogt, aged 73 years, 3 months and 26 days, died at La Grange, Saturday, July 10; funeral services were held in the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Guy B. Duff officiating; interment was made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Deceased was born March 14, 1870 in Fayette county and had spent his entire life in the county, he was a son of John Vogt and Mrs. Franciska (Willrich) Vogt, early settlers of the county, and was reared in what is generally known as the Cedar section. Mrs. Hedwig (Sladczyk) Vogt, his wife, and one one son, John Vogt, preceded him to the grave. One son, Harry Vogt, one brother, Julius Vogt of Cedar, and two sisters, Mrs. Fr. Nollkaemper and Mrs. Ernst Knigge survive.

More About Fritz Vogt: Burial: 11 Jul 1943, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette, TX224 Notes for Hedwig Sladczyk: La Grange Journal March 16, 1916 Death of Mrs. Vogt Thursday night, following an illness of but a few days, Mrs. Hedwig Vogt, wife of Fritz Vogt, died at the family home on Colorado Street. The untimely death of this good lady has caused many hearts to ache, and the sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved husband, the two sons, one a child of two years, and other relatives. Mrs. Vogt, whose maiden name was Sladczyk, was the daughter of Captain Sladczyk of Bluff and was loved by her legion of friends. She was married to Fritz Vogt, December 21, 1892. Few knew of her

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illness, and her death came as a shock. Everything that mortals could do was done; and as a last resort a hospital surgeon was requested to come, but reached her too late. Saturday afternoon the remains were laid to their last rest place in the new cemetery, and a very large number of relatives and friends being in attendance. The foral tributes were numerous and beautiful.

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Julius Vogt226,227,228,229,230, born 28 Jun 1875 in Fayette Co., TX230,231; died 11 Nov 1955 in Fayette Co., TX231. He married Adele M. Loessin232,233,234 23 Feb 1909 in Black Jack, Fayette County, TX235; born 12 Jan 1883 in Black Jack, Fayette, TX236; died 28 Jun 1954 in Pasadena, Harris, TX236. Notes for Julius Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 29, 1912 Struck By Falling Tree Julius Vogt of the old Cedar neighborhood is suffering from the effects of an accident that came near costing him his life. While busily engaged Monday in felling a large tree on his farm, a cracking sound informed him that the oak would soon begin to fall. He ceased his labors and stepped out of harm's way, but discovered, to his dismay, that his little son would, unless hastily removed, be struck. It was while in the act of getting the little fellow away that the crash came, the tree carrying the father crushingly to the earth. Mr. Vogt was struck on the head, receiving an ugly wound which partially stunned him. His body and lower right limb were badly bruised. Medical aid was hastily summoned, and Dr. Knolle, of this city, accompanied by Fritz Vogt, repaired to the scene of the accident at once. The wound was dressed and the sufferer made as comfortable as possible. Julius is the youngest of the large family of John (now deceased) and Mrs. Francisca Vogt, old settlers and highly respected people of the Cedar community, and the last and only remaining member at the old neighborhood. His aged and widowed mother lives within a stone's throw of his residence. The Fayette County Record November 15, 1955 Aged Cedar Man Is Interred Sunday Julius Vogt, life-long resident of the Cedar community near La Grange, passed away at his home Friday. He was 80. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here, with the Rev. F. Erhard Eilers officiating and interment was made in the Cedar cemetery. Mr. Vogt was born on June 28, 1875, and on February 24, 1909, was united in marriage with Miss Adela Loessin at Black Jack. Mrs. Vogt passed away in 1954. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Joe Studlar of Carlsbad, N. M., Mrs. Guido Herman of La Grange, Mrs. Fred Otto of Pasadena, and Mrs.Emil Barton of Schulenburg; one son, Raymond Vogt of La Grange; and five grand-children.

More About Julius Vogt: Burial: 13 Nov 1955, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas237 Notes for Adele M. Loessin: The Fayette County Record July 2, 1954 Mrs. Julius Vogt Buried Wednesday

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Funeral services for Mrs. Adele M. Vogt, 71, lifetime resident of Fayette county, whose death occurred at a Pasadena hospital, Monday, were held Wednesday from the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here, with the Rev. F. E. Eilers, of Swiss Alp officiating. Mrs. Vogt was a native of Black Jack where she was born Jan. 12, 1883, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Loessin. She later married Julius Vogt February 24, 1909 at Black Jack, who survives. Other survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Joe Studlar of Lubbock, Mrs. Guido Herman of La Grange, Mrs. Fred Otto of Pasadena, Mrs. Emil Barton of Schulenburg, a son, Raymond Vogt of La Grange; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Meyer of Schulenburg, Miss Louise Loessin of La Grange; and a brother Otto Loessin of La Grange. There are also five grandchildren. Interment was in the Cedar cemetery. More About Adele M. Loessin: Burial: 30 Jun 1954, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas238 Marriage Notes for Julius Vogt and Adele Loessin: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 4, 1909 Marriage Licenses Julius Vogt and Miss Adele Loessin Julius Vogt and Miss Adele Loessin were happily united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents last Thursday in the presence of relatives and friends. Our best wishes and congratulations are herewith extended. Being a union of members of two of the most prominent families of that section, The Journal can predict nothing but happiness and unbounded prosperity.

More About Julius Vogt and Adele Loessin: Marriage: 23 Feb 1909, Black Jack, Fayette County, TX239

14. Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)240,241,242,243 was born 25 Mar 1843 in Uelzen, Germany243,244, and died 16 Nov 1946 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX244. She married Gustav Groos245,246 28 Sep 1865 in Bluff, Fayette, TX247, son of Karl Groos and Sophie Martin. He was born 10 Jun 1832 in Strass-Ebersbach, Saxony, Germany, and died 21 Aug 1895 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX247. Notes for Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich: San Antonio Express Sunday, November 17, 1946 San Antonian, 103, Dies; Services Planned Monday Mrs. Anna Groos, 231 Washington St., a great-great-grandmother, died at her home Saturday. A resident of Texas for 99 years, she was 103 years of age. Born in Uelzen, Hannover, Germany, March 25, 1843, she came with her mother to a farm near La Grange, Fayette County, where her father, a political refugee, had preceded them by a year. Married to Gustav Groos in 1865, she spent a few years in Eagle Rock [Pass]. With that exception, she had been a resident of San Antonio since her marriage. Her husband died in 1885 [1895]. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elise Guenther, Mrs. Anna Giesecke, Mrs. Minnie Wilkins and Mrs. Lottie G. Watlington; a son, Gus J. Groos; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. All of her survivors live in San Antonio. Private services will be held Monday, 10 a.m., at her home.

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San Antonio Express Monday, November 18, 1946 Groos – Private services for Mrs. Anna Groos, of 231 Washington St., will be Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the home, 231 Washington St., with Rev. Samuel O. Capers officiating. Interment in City Cemetery No. 1 under the direction of Porter Loring. Please omit flowers.

More About Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich: Burial: 18 Nov 1946, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX248 Notes for Gustav Groos: San Antonio Daily Express Thursday, August 22, 1895 Death of Gustav Groos He Passes Away After Two Months Of Illness A Cerebral Hemorrhage Was The Primary Cause Of Death A Review Of His Life After an illness of nearly two months Mr. Gustav Groos died at 5:20 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his residence on Washington street. Mr. Groos accompanied the T. P. A. excursion to Mexico last June. He returned about the latter part of the month and on the way home was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage, a blood vessel over the brain bursting, allowing blood to rest on the brain. He was brought home in a serious condition and ever since has been confined to his bed. Everything that medical skill and careful nursing could do has been done, but without effect. About a week ago Mr. Groos became delirious and last Saturday consciousness left him and all hope of his recovery was given up. Yesterday morning he became much worse and sank rapidly until death relieved him of his suffering. Mr. Groos was one of the most prominent citizens of San Antonio in financial and business circles, and besides a large business acquaintances he has a host of friends who will be grieved at his death. His death was quite a surprise to many. While it was known that he was ill, the fact of his condition being so serious had been kept quiet. The news of his death spread rapidly and soon a large number of friends began gathering at the home to offer what condolence and assistance lay in their power. Gustave Groos was born in Nassau, Germany, June 10, 1832, his father was C. E. Groos. In 1848 Mr. Groos, Sr. and family moved to this country, landing in Galveston. From there they went to Fayette county, where Mr. Groos purchased a farm and was engaged in that occupation for a number of years. In the spring of 1850 Mr. Groos, accompanied by his brothers, went to Eagle Pass, where they were engaged in the mercantile business until 1874, when they moved to this city. Here they opened a wholesale grocery business, which they carried on for two years, and then embarked in the banking business, under the firm name of F. Groos & Co. Mr. G. Groos has been a member of this firm ever since and actively engaged in the business. His business operations have been successful and he has amassed quite a fortune. Mr. Groos was married at Bluff, Fayette county, Sept. 28, 1865, to Miss Anna F. Willrich, daughter of a prominent and wealthy farmer of that place. His wife survives him. They have seven children, Mrs. C. F. Guenther, Mrs. Gus Giesecke, Otto Groos, Miss Minnie Groos, Gus J. Groos, Miss Lottie Groos and F. C. Groos. Deceased leaves two brothers, F. Groos and Adolfas Groos, who resides in Medina, and three sisters, Mrs. J. Giesecke and Mrs. Adolf Giesecke of New Braunfels; also Mrs. Groos, who resides in Germany. The deceased was a member of the Casino Association, Beethoven Mannerchor and San Antonio Schotzen Verin, and these societies will attend the funeral.

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The funeral will take place from the residence at 5 o’clock. The honorary pall bearers are William Heuermann, Sr., Capt. E. Dosch, C. Griesenbeck, C. H. Guenther, John Ligler, Albert Maverick, John J. Stevens, H. D. Kampmann. The active pall bearers are Hans L. Degner, Ed Dreims, Albert Steves, Hugo Griesenbeck, Adolf Wagner, Julius Horne, Charles Hummell and George Koerner.

More About Gustav Groos: Burial: Abt. 23 Aug 1895, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX More About Gustav Groos and Anna Willrich: Marriage: 28 Sep 1865, Bluff, Fayette, TX249 Children of Anna Willrich and Gustav Groos are: 49

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Elise Frederike5 Groos250,251,252,253,254, born 27 Oct 1866 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 05 Apr 1949 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX255. She married Arthur William Guenther256,257 19 Mar 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; born 12 Feb 1859 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX258; died 04 Jan 1931 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX258. Notes for Elise Frederike Groos: San Antonio Express Wednesday, April 6, 1949 Mrs. Guenther Dies, Services Set Wednesday Mrs. Elise Groos Guenther, 82, 107 King William St., died in a hospital Tuesday. Private services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the home of her brother, Gus J. Groos, 321 Washington St., with interment in City Cemetery No. 1. Wife of the late Arthur Guenther, she was a native of this city, had lived here all of her life and is survived by two sons, Hilmar and Ernst Guenther, Sugarland; a brother, Gus J. Groos; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Giesecke, Mrs. Minnie Wilkens and Mrs. Lottie G. Watlington, all of this city; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

More About Elise Frederike Groos: Burial: 06 Apr 1949, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX259 Notes for Arthur William Guenther: San Antonio Express Monday, January 5, 1931 A. W. Guenther, 72, Called By Death Funeral of Late Banker to Be Held Monday Arthur W. Guenther, vice president of the Groos National Bank and a founder of the Liberty Flour Mills, died Sunday morning at his home, 108 King William Street. He was 72 years of age. Funeral services will be held from the home Monday afternoon with Dr. James M. Todd officiating and interment will be in City Cemetery No. 1. Guenther was born in Fredericksburg, Feb. 12, 1859, and when two years of age he was brought by his parents to San Antonio, where he lived until his death. He attended the German-English school and completed his education in Germany. For several years he was associated with his father in the flour mill business, the firm being known as C. H. Guenther & Sons. Later with Gus Giesecke he organized the Liberty Flour Mills, from which he retired in 1911. He was vice president of the Groos National Bank at the time of his death. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Elsie Guenther; two sons, Hilmar G. and E. O. Guenther of Sugarland; a brother, E. R. Guenther of Sugarland; two sisters, Mrs. Adolph Wagner and Mrs. Herman Schuchard, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in San Antonio. Pallbearers will be Martin Giesecke, Werner Beckman, Adolph Beckman, Kurt Beckman, Ernst Schuchard and Arthur goeth.

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Anna Franciska Groos261,262,263,264, born 29 Apr 1869 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX265; died Unknown. She married Gustav Giesecke265,266; born 28 Mar 1865 in Texas267; died 20 Jan 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX268. Notes for Gustav Giesecke: San Antonio Express Tuesday, January 21, 1936 Giesecke Gustave Giesecke, aged 70 years, died at his home, 218 Washington Street, early Monday morning. Surviving: Widow, Mrs. Anna F. Giesecke; sons, Martin C. and Walter Giesecke, and daughter, Mrs. R. C. Hill, this city; sisters, Mrs. F. Homan, Luling; Miss Agnes Giesecke, New Braunfels; Mrs. Rudolph Ebeling, Austin; Mrs. Alfred Homann, Corpus Christi; Mrs. A. H. Noster, New Braunfels; brothers, Adolph and Herman Giesecke of this city. Private services will be held from the home, 218 Washington Street, Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock for the family and close friends, Rev. Sam Capers officiating. Interment in Mission Burial Park under direction of Porter Loring, mortician.

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Wilhelmina Groos269,270,271, born 30 Jul 1875 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. She married Werner Frederic Wilkens271; born 15 Jan 1872 in Galveston, Galveston Co., TX; died 04 Dec 1926 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX. Gustav Julius Groos272,273,274, born 02 Feb 1878 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX274; died 29 Jan 1979 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. More About Gustav Julius Groos: Burial: Abt. 31 Jan 1979, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX

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Charlotte Groos274, born 10 Jan 1881 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX274; died 22 Mar 1965 in Bexar Co, TX. She married William Henry Watlington; born 13 Nov 1878; died 26 Nov 1937. Notes for Charlotte Groos: San Antonio Express Wednesday, March 24, 1965 Mrs. Lottie Watlington Private funeral services for Mrs. Lottie Groos Watlington, 84-year-old sister of retired businessman Gus J. Groos, were held Tuesday at the home 231 Washington St.. Mrs. Watlington was a native of San Antonio and was born in the house at 231 Washington. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to her brother, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen W. Clark, and a sister, Mrs. Werner Wilkens, both of San Antonio.

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Friedrich Carl Groos276, born 30 Jul 1883 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX276; died Unknown. He married Florence Clarkson277 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; born 1886 in Texas277; died 08 Mar 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX278. Notes for Florence Clarkson: San Antonio Express Monday, March 9, 1964 Groos Mrs. Florence Clarkson Groos, age 78 of 1814 Flamingo, died Sunday at a local hospital. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Survivors: Sons, Clarkson Groos, Fred C. Groos, Gus J. Groos, all of San Antonio, Texas; brother, Brig. Gen. H. S. Clarkson, San Antonio; sisters, Mrs. H. G. Guenther Sugarland, Texas. Mrs. Alonzo McCue, Bluefield, W. Va.; Mrs. S. M. Leftwich, Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren. Service Monday at 3:30 o’clock at Christ Episcopal Church with Dr. Samuel Orr Capers officiating. Private interment in Mission Burial Park. Direction by Porter Loring.

More About Florence Clarkson: Burial: 09 Mar 1964, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar, TX278 More About Friedrich Groos and Florence Clarkson: Marriage: San Antonio, Bexar, TX

15. Otto August George4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)279,280,281,282 was born 28 Feb 1845 in Uelzen, Germany282, and died 11 Feb 1929 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. He married (1) Helena Wildner 10 Jan 1867 in Fayette County, Texas. She died Unknown. He married (2) Anna Kloss283,284,285,286 17 Dec 1870 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of Emil Kloss. She was born 23 Nov 1847 in Mecklenburg, Germany286, and died 26 Jan 1922 in Fayette Co., TX287. Notes for Otto August George Willrich: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 14 FEB 1929 THE OLD OAK WITHERS AND DIES "As sturdy as the oak" - until the heavy hand falls and response is inevitable. So "Come unto Me all ye who are weary, and heavy laden, and I will give thee rest." OTTO WILLRICH, SR. Born in Elsen, Hanover, Ger. February 19, 1845 Died at La Grange, Texas February 13, 1929 Aged 83 yrs, 11 mos, 24 dys In paying a tribute to this good citizen I seek not to worm my way into the good graces of those who were his dependents, as children, I refer to the man whom I have known since my early youth; I use the honorable name "man" because, in the circle in which he lived he had the respect of every one who knew him, and never hesitated to extend to me the right hand of fellowship. To have known him is one of the precious assets of mine. He belonged to that class of citizens who have made the world a better place in which to live; the legacy he leaves to his children is not measured according to his holdings, but in the standard of worth, which prompts those who knew him well, to say: "This was a man." He scorned to do a dishonest act, and was a living example of the son who believed it a valuable privilege to uphold, without stain - by act or speech - the name of his ancestors. From his home, established when he took unto himself a mate, there was sent out a family of children who looked upon the father as an example to emulate. Otto Willrich was a citizen who craved no honors; in his retiring manner of living, not alone or unto himself; the doors were opened by the magic word of welcome to all who cared to enter. And with endowment the Creator gives to the sturdy oak of the forest, to withstand the ravages of time and the vicissitudes of life, he bore, with fortitude, whatever affliction there was visited upon him, realizing that the lot of all men, like the cross to the Savior, must be borne. He accepted these edicts as they were tendered. And when the Great Reader, of the Chart of Life, wrote the edict, January 26, 1922, that a companionship of 52 years should 61

cease, he bowed in acquescence, and saw Mama Anna, his wife, start on her celestial journey. All partings are painful, he lived on, patiently awaiting the hour when his name would be announced; yet he manifested his usual interest in all things, and stood ready, like the soldier of honor, to obey a command. The world will not stop moving because he is gone; the world will not be changed, because of his going; there are too many of us still here, but this vacancy his going has caused, will be sacred to those who bear his descendency, and it will be an inspiration to them, because, Otto Willrich, Sr., was a worthy trustee, a guardian of the name entrusted to him. He has passed to his sons and daughters, the sword of his father, of his grand-sires, and thereon is no tarnish. He was a credit to his family name. The loving prefix of father, following that of a son and grandson, remains as a memory in the circle in which he lived, and in the minds of relative and friend. I sincerely regret that my enfeebled condition prevented my attendance upon the hour when they carried him to his resting place. I am glad it was my privilege to have known him, I would have been happier to have been more closely associated with him. The sympathy, at the loss of a father and brother, is expressed to his sisters, and to his children. B.F. HARIGEL Otto Willrich was brought to America by his parents when still an infant - only one year old. His parents settled in the old Bluff section and took up farming. When Otto reached his fourteenth year, he was taken back to Germany, in order that he might receive the advantage of the tutelage of earned educations at his birthplace, and for four years he remained in Germany. Returning to Fayette County as a young man, and to the parental home, he entered as a farmer and in the year 1870, was united in marriage with Miss Anna Kloss who made him a good wife, became the mother of his children and helped to rear a very interesting family. Eleven children blessed this union; the living children are: Mrs. V.C. Sladczyk, Otto Willrich, Jr., and Mrs. Augusta, wife of Geo. Schaefer La Grange; Geo. Willrich, farmer near La Grange, H. A. and Louis Willrich of Houston, and Miss Rita, who nursed him in his declining years, and lived at the family home near the city. The children who preceded him were: Mrs. E. Lueders, Miss Elise, also grown, and Fritz, aged 2 years. Mrs. Willrich died, as stated January 26, 1922. Two sisters and one half-sister also survive. These are: Mrs. Franziska Vogt, La Grange; Mrs. Anna Gross, San Antonio; Mrs. Louise Koehler, La Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, Sr., with their living children and grandchildren present, and other relatives, celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding, in the year 1920; there are 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild who survive him. In attendance upon the funeral, held with religious services by Rev. R. Heise, first at the home of his son-in-law, V.C. Sladczyk, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, and the body taken to the Cedar Cemetery and placed by the side of his wife, were many, relatives and friends - and the following from afar: Dr. Geo. Sladczyk of Port Arthur; Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Sengelmann of Houston; H.A. Willrich and family; Arthur Sladczyk and Louis Willrich of Houston and Gus Gross of San Antonio. Requiescat in Pace. The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 15, 1937 WILLRICH RELATIVES MEET IN ANNUAL REUNION, SUNDAY The Fair Grounds, always an agreeable place to have a picnic, was used Sunday by members of the Willrich family, descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich and relatives. There was present, a total of 33 members of the family. From other cities there came Louis Willrich and family, Sam Sengelmann and family and Arthur Sladczyk and family of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sladczyk of Yoakum. The remaining members of the Sunday crowd are local. More About Otto August George Willrich: Burial: 13 Feb 1929, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas More About Otto Willrich and Helena Wildner: Marriage: 10 Jan 1867, Fayette County, Texas Notes for Anna Kloss: La Grange Journal February 2, 1922 Mrs. Otto Willrich, Sr. Another of Fayette County's Older Citizens Journeys Hence Late Thursday evening of last week death claimed another of the early settlers of the Bluff section, Mrs. Anna 62

Willrich, Sr., passing to her reward after an illness that had lasted only two days. At the time of her demise she was in her seventy-fifth year. Mrs. Willrich was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, and came to America when she was a small girl. Upon reaching her majority she became the wife of Otto Willrich, Sr., and to them were born ten children, three of whom preceded the mother in death. ------- children, are as follows: Mesdames V. C. Sladczyk and Geo. C. Schaefer, Otto Willrich, Jr., La Grange; George Willrich, Jr., of Bluff, Louis and H. A. Willrich of Houston and Miss Rita at the old home. Of Mrs. Willrich it may be truly said she was a good wife and mother, possessing the ever laudable hostess spirit and kindly consideration that made the Willrich home the meeting place of relatives and friends. Her earthly remains were carried to the Cedar cemetery Saturday afternoon and placed to their last rest. Rev. Heise officiating. Her maiden name was Miss Anna Kloss and she was the last member of her family.

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Margaretha5 Willrich288,289,290,291,292,293, born 29 Nov 1872 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX293; died 02 Jan 1956 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX293. She married Victor C. Sladczyk294,295,296,297,298,299 28 Oct 1890 in Bluff, Fayette County, TX; born 24 Apr 1865 in Fayette Co., TX; died 31 Jul 1933 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX299. Notes for Margaretha Willrich: The Fayette County Record January 3, 1956 Mrs. Sladczyk Dies; Funeral Wednesday Mrs. V. C. Sladczyk, 83, a pioneer resident of La Grange and area, passed away at Fayette Memorial hospital Monday. Mrs. Sladczyk, who was before her marriage Miss Margaretha Willrich, was born on the Bluff on Nov. 29, 1872. She was the daughter of the late Otto Willrich and Miss Anna Kloss. They were married in the Bluff community on Oct. 22, 1890. Mrs. Sladczyk was bereft of her husband on July 31, 1933. The deceased was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Martin officiating, and interment will be made in La Grange city cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Loessin of La Grange and Mrs. S. S. Senglemann of Houston; four sons, Otto of Yoakum, Fritz of La Grange, Arthur of Houston and Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur; one. sister, Miss Rita Willrich of La Grange; five grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

More About Margaretha Willrich: Burial: 04 Jan 1956, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX300 Notes for Victor C. Sladczyk: La Grange Journal August 3, 1933 News came to the relatives and was quickly conveyed to his friends, that V. C. Sladczyk, one of our good citizens, and constable of this precinct at the time, had died at Port Arthur, Monday afternoon. Superfluous to say that the news was received with expressions of genuine regret. Mr. Sladczyk was 68 years, 3 months and 7 days old.

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V. C. Sladczyk was born and reared on a farm not many miles from La Grange, and was a son of the late Capt. And Mrs. V. J. Sladczyk, pioneer settlers of the Ammannsville community. He grew to manhood on the farm, and later engaged in the mercantile business, first here at La Grange and later at Kirtley, eventually returning to La Grange. Plain, honest, and fair in his decision on all matters, he held the good will and esteem of all who knew him. To him the friendship of a fellow being was a good asset and in his general conduct and demeanor he sought to maintain that friendship. Prevailed upon, some years ago to enter politics, he made the race for constable, and in that capacity served this precinct for several years. His health began to decline within the past three years, and that once active and vigorous body was compelled to slacken the usual pace. Adhering strictly to the medico's advice, and maintaining a determination to be of service, he traveled on. His friends well knew of his delicate health but, as it ever is, all hoped that he would be spared to family for many years. In the company of Mrs. Sladczyk, he left for Port Arthur where a son, Dr. George Sladczyk resides. It was while in that city that death relieved his lease on life. The body was brought to La Grange, Tuesday, and from his late home on Jefferson street the funeral was held, with interment at the new cemetery. Victor Sladczyk was united in marriage with Miss Margrethe Willrich, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of the Bluff section; he is survived by his widow and the following children: Otto Sladczyk of Yoakum; Arthur Sladczyk of Houston; Fritz Sladczyk of La Grange and Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur; Mrs. S. S. (Hilda) Senglemann of Houston and Mrs. W. B. (Viola) Loessin of La Grange. One brother, Hy. J. Sladczyk of La Grange, two sisters, Mrs. Hugo Ehlers and Mrs. Arthur Koehler of La Grange; and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Ehlers of San Antonio, and Mrs. Ad. Kehrer of Schulenburg, survive. There are also five grandchildren.

More About Victor C. Sladczyk: Burial: 01 Aug 1933, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX301 Marriage Notes for Margaretha Willrich and Victor Sladczyk: La Grange Journal November 4, 1915 Silver Wedding Anniversary Thursday night of last week, Victor C. Sladczyk and wife celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day, and in the celebration they were affably assisted by their relatives and several friends. The gathering occurred at the family home on South Jefferson street. Plenty of good cheer prevailed, refreshments and edibles were lavishly served and music, especially vocal added to the evening's enjoyment. "Hoch sollen sie leben" was lustily sung, in which all joined. Twenty-five years of congenial happy married life is a blessing not all can enjoy. As the years pass and age creeps upon us gradually we are more apt to recognize the real blessings and be thankful for them. The Journal congratulates the couple, and expresses the hope that their fiftieth anniversary will be celebrated with as much pomp and glory.

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George Otto Willrich302,303,304,305,306, born 16 Jan 1875 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX306; died 25 Mar 1950 in Wharton, Wharton, TX. He married Anna Wieting307 26 Oct 1909 in Fayette County, TX308; born 30 Jan 1888 in Plum, Fayette Co., TX; died 16 Oct 1914 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX. More About George Otto Willrich: Burial: Abt. 27 Mar 1950, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Anna Wieting: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 22, 1914 A Sad Death

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Friday night Mrs. Anna, wife of George Willrich, Jr., of Bluff, died at the farm home, after an illness that had lasted about ten days. When first stricken, she was not believed to be seriously ill, but it was soon noticed that a surgical operation for appendicitis was absolutely necessary. Drs. Hoch and Schulze, after consultation decided to have the operation performed, and secured the services of Dr. Thomas of Taylor. The doctor arrived on the belated Katy, Thursday night, accompanied by a nurse, and the operation was successfully performed, but the patient never rallied, and peacefully passed away the next morning. The home, which had been such a happy one was broken, the mother of two little boys, aged four and two years, and one baby boy of seven months, has joined the great majority. Six years ago she stood by the side of her now mourning husband and blushingly replied in the affirmative to the officiating official. She was a good wife and mother and her departure has left a bleeding wound, one which will ache and pain for many days. May the Creator comfort the grieving husband, her brothers and sisters and protect the little motherless boys. Mrs. Willrich, whose maiden name was Witting, was born near Plum, January 30, 1888, and was the possessor of a legion of friends. Our sincerest sympathy is offered to the mourning relatives.

More About Anna Wieting: Burial: Abt. 18 Oct 1914, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Marriage Notes for George Willrich and Anna Wieting: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1909 News From the Court House Marriage Licenses George Willrich, Jr., and Miss Annie Wieting Geo. Willrich, Jr., of Bluff community, and Miss Annie Weiting were happily married Tuesday afternoon. In this, the union of two young people from two of the oldest families in the county, we predict a continuous happy honeymoon. The Journal's best wishes are extended.

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Otto T. Willrich, Sr.309,310,311,312, born 29 Nov 1877 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX313; died 18 May 1933 in Brenham, Washington, TX313. He married Anna Eliese Von Minden314,315 02 Jul 1919 in Fayette County, TX316; born 16 Dec 1887 in Texas; died 05 Aug 1968 in Fayette Co., TX. Notes for Otto T. Willrich, Sr.: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 17, 1905 Johnnie Koehler and Otto Willrich, while returning home after attending the funeral of Capt. Sladczyk Saturday afternoon, suffered the animal they were driving to run away. In turning into a small ditch the jolt threw Mr. Willrich out of the buggy, and in falling the young man sustained painful sprains in both ankles. At this writing he is still confined to his bed and beside the severe pain of the injured members, is battling with fever. Johnnie Koehler also received a sprained ankle. The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 18, 1933 Mrs. C. H. Steinmann Fatally Injured In Wreck The shock experienced by close friends of the family of C. H. Steinmann and that of O. T. Willrich, when the news was received by telephone early in the afternoon of Sunday, that the automobile driven by C. H. Steinmann, had turned over three times on the concrete highway about five or six miles from Brenham, and that all occupants were injured, one fatally, can be easily imagined. It is deploring enough to be compelled to chronicle the incident, without giving a prolonged detail of the accident that claimed Mrs. Steinmann. The sudden termination of a drive to the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Bryan, which had all the pleasure stored for offering, is sufficient in itself to warrant the mention that it is most deplorable.

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Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Willrich and little son, O. T. Jr., and their niece Miss Lorine Kruse, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Steinmann had left La Grange early Sunday morning, their destination being College Station where the son of each of the two families are in attendance upon the College. The trip from La Grange to Brenham was uneventful; after a brief stop, a short meal, the journey was resumed, with Mr. Steinmann at the wheel, Mr. Willrich and son alongside. In the rear seat on the right side sat Mrs. Steinmann, next to her Mrs. Willrich and Miss Kruse. We pass the detailed mention except to state that , as told to the Journal, Mr. Steinmann, finding his progress suddenly blocked by another automobile, crossing - the driver of the other vehicle came in ahead of the Steinmann car - the highway, he swerved the car to the opposite side and applied the brakes. It all happened in a moment. The Steinmann car ceased to travel naturally, turned completely over three times and finally settled on its side. All managed to crawl from the wreck except Mrs. Steinmann and Mr. Willrich; the latter was helped to a seat and while still conscious complained of pain and his head dropped onto his breast. Mrs. Steinmann, partly out of the car was bleeding profusely and her husband, frantic, sought to compel her to speak; blood gushed from her face and head, she lived only a few moments. All were taken as soon as possible to the Milroy Memorial Hospital at Brenham, where surgical and medical aid was given, but upon examination by the surgeons, it was found that Mrs. Steinmann was beyond all earthly help. Her body was taken in charge by the Brenham undertaker, and prepared for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Willrich remained at the hospital, Mr. Willrich, according to all information obtainable, received a dislocated vertebrae and was promptly placed in firm leather bandage, X-ray examination did not disclose a break, but a dislocation; Mrs. Willrich, suffering internal pain and injuries to limb was able to see some of the many inquiring friends, and Miss Lorine, whose foot was cut, was also retained at the Hospital. Little O. T., the son, escaped injury. Mr. Steinmann, injured severely by bruise, with possible internal injuries, refused to remain at the Hospital, and accompanied the body of his wife to La Grange, in an automobile, and both the funeral coach and the automobile reached here shortly before eight o'clock. In care of Dr. Hoch, Mr. Steinmann was put to bed and made as comfortable as possible. Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. Nash, pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral. Mrs. B. C. Westbrook of Dallas, niece of Mr. Steinmann, sang "Abide With Me," at the home, preceding the religious services. Interment was held at the new cemetery. The attendance upon these last rites was very large, the saddened faces gave evidence of the sincere sympathy that all encouraged for the stricken family. Ladies of the Eastern Star, auxiliary of the Masonic Order, attended in a body, and officers of the auxiliary rendered the beautiful and impressive ceremony at the open grave. In attendance, also, were the cadets from A&M College, of which Weldon Steinmann was captain. Flowers, coming from every neighborhood, beautiful emblems, a profusion that was spread out beyond the plat of ground, completely hid the earthen couch. The active pallbearers were: Geo. E. Lenert, W. W. Few, John Schroeder, Roy H. Giese, P. A. Nikel, Wm. Loessin, Cooney Letzerich and E. H. Moss. The honorary pallbearers, all friends of the family. Sunday last was "Mother's Day." To these two families the day had a special meaning, each had a son at the College; the happy expectancy, of pinning a flower on the boys at this College where the day was to be appropriately commemorated is easily imagined. That pleasure a mother encourages, to witness the presence of her son, and to have been honored with the duty of pinning that flower, unmindful of any other possibility than to arrive at the College, be greeted by their sons, and spend in accord with the day, is recognized. Chatting, looking forward to the hour when the exercises were to be held, few hours in genuine happiness, these two mothers were relegating all else, and then - with the swiftness of the arrow the sudden change. The red flower, to have been worn by Weldon Steinmann, the son, was removed, and the white flower taken. Mrs. Steinmann, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Willenberg, was born in La Grange, August 26, 1881, the third daughter and the fifth child, and was reared in La Grange. Her death leaves only one member of the Willenberg family, the eldest son, E. R. Willenberg of Freeport. She was united in marriage with C. H. Steinmann in La Grange, November 11, 1906, three children were born to this union. These are: Chris A. of Dallas, Miss Mildred, and the youngest son, to graduate in June from the A&M College; Weldon. She is also mourned by two nieces and one nephew. Mother's Day! What destiny could have assumed control on this the day when the offspring had welcomed the hour the recognition of the day could be given. What can mortals, imbued with the thought that a tribute to the living mother would bring happiness and incite more ennobling deeds on the part of the boy or the girl who experiences the joy to remember her, offer except to encourage the hope

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that it was so decreed. Question not, is the rebuke; the Journal editor, ever willing to add to the happiness of those who are so deserving, witnessing the scenes that brighten the eyes of the parent and child and bring a happy beat to the heart, feels the keen loss that this husband and these children experience. What comfort can the Journal offer to them in this their hour of grief, except to point out the way, and accept the mandate as issued. Cruel? When we contemplate the happiness that seemed to have been suddenly elevated to the throne, and witness the cruel change, from laughter to sob, from smile to tears, nothing seems to be at our command. Let Him who stilled the storm and rebuked it, look upon those who today are bowed in grief and stay the sorrow that has been so heavy. The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 25, 1933 Otto T. Willrich Failed To Return Home When relatives who had visited with him at the Brenham Hospital last Wednesday afternoon, returned to La Grange, they gave out the unfriendly report that while his condition was considered favorable, O. T. Willrich, injured in the automobile accident the Sunday previous, was far from being able to return, and in the event he did return, he would have to wear braces. Which, unwilling as were his relatives and friends to accept the inevitable, denoted nothing less. That the invasion of death should occur, as fast as it did, was to everyone a painful shock. Mr. Willrich died at about 3:00 o'clock Thursday morning. Sunday, May 14 - Mother's Day O. T. Willrich, Mrs. Willrich and son O. T., Jr., and niece, Miss Lorine Kruse, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Steinmann, in the Willrich family automobile, were en route to College Station to attend the program arranged for the entertainment of fathers and mothers for Mother's Day, and met with a very deplorable accident. In that accident Mrs. Steinmann was fatally injured and died within a few minutes after the automobile ceased to run; Mr. Willrich was taken to the Brenham Hospital, a dislocated vertabrae being his chief injury. From Sunday morning until Thursday morning he lingered, and at 3:00 o'clock, without a struggle, he passed to his reward. The body was brought to La Grange and prepared for burial; at the family home in the western end of the city, funeral services were held, and from the home the body was taken to the St. Paul Lutheran church, where Rev. R. Heise spoke in eulogy of the departed and the choir and Sunday school sang appropriate hymns. The place of worship was filled with sympathizing friends, on the church yard were equally as many, who came to mingle their tears with those of the relatives and to pay respect to one who was ever regarded as a worthy citizen, a good father and husband, a friend to those who desired his friendship. Interment was made at the new cemetery, with flowers banked high and over much space at the newly acquired plot. The pall bearers were: O. E. Stolz, Alex. E. von Rosenburg, O. E. Hagemann, Fred Wolters, Milton Schmidt and B. F. Harigel. Biographical and Reference Otto T. Willrich was born on what is generally known as Bluff, to the south of La Grange, and was the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, who lived in that part of the county for more than fifty years. He was reared on a farm, and was instructed in the events of life yet to transpire, to be honest, frugal, and above all, gentlemanly in his demeanor to his fellow man. His parents were of that high type of citizenry who merited the good will and respect of their neighbors, and the children born to this union upheld that regard; Otto T. Willrich being a living example for many years. Otto was born November 29, 1877; after leaving the farm he became associated with the local firm, The von Rosenberg Company; his strict attention to business, his loyalty, and his genial approach to custom, merited his continuance in the employ; that firm has lost a valuable man. Unpretentious, believing in that principle that the best friends are those who are friends because their friendship is merited, he lived in peace and contentment with everyone. Fourteen years ago, late in years of manhood, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Annie Addicks, and that union was blessed with one child, O. T. Jr. The widow and son survive. He is also survived by two brothers in Houston, Louis and Hans, and one brother of near La Grange, George Willrich. Three sisters, Mesdames V. C. Sladczyk and George Schaefer, and Miss Rita Willrich also survive. There are a number of nieces, cousins and nephews who will miss this good old boy, who always had the right hand extended in welcome. The little widow, injured in the same accident, her face still discolored and her limbs aching from the effects of that injury, bore up bravely; she will miss him as all loving wives shall miss their chosen companion, but, in her firm belief she accepts the verdict of the Master, and looks forward to that day

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when the reunion shall occur. "It is God's will, and I shall not complain." What more beautiful can be the words of one who leaned upon the staff of her husband, and with him found peaceful happiness in their church membership. Her older son, Gilbert O. Addicks, to whom Otto was ever an advisor and companion, upheld the arms of his mother and with equal fortitude bore up well under the affliction, both in the same faith and hope, looking forward to that Great Day when events of this sad nature shall cease. Flowers are brought to the bier of one whom the community loved; in the passing of a citizen, that touch of Nature that makes the whole world kin, is exemplified by deed, and words of sympathy expressed. When the sad news came, there was manifested an interest and sincere sympathy that would bring to the confession of appreciation, grateful words from the most indifferent. The little widow, abed still from her injuries, welcomed her friends, they came constantly and with that open-hearted feeling of kinship created by the severing of the threads of life, sought to allay the pain that this parting had created. The Journal believed in the man all knew as plain, good and kind Otto Willrich, the friendship of long standing suffered the blow to be inflicted and questioned not; yet, as the editor looked upon the calm, placid face, and in the next room saw the little woman who had, hand in hand gone down the pathway of life in real happiness, carrying on with him in every reversal as well as gladsome event, witnessed their sincere devotion and unflinching faith in their religious demeanor, it brought the usual query: "Why this separation?" May Time deal gently with all who are feeling the pang of a temporary parting, and may the eventide, when the joy was experienced ever, at the home-coming, be robbed of its cruel sting, and that absence which is so keenly felt, become less effective, to the end that even she who believed and still believes, may find comfort at the knowledge that temporary absence is but a meagre part of that course of human experience that ends in blissful communion, when loved ones shall gather together again, for all time.

More About Otto T. Willrich, Sr.: Burial: Abt. 20 May 1933, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX Notes for Anna Eliese Von Minden: La Grange Journal July 18, 1918 NEWS FROM THE COURTHOUSE Items of Interest Copied From the Court Dockets Probate Court Guardianship of the estate if Gilbert Addicks, minor; Mrs. Annie Addicks, guardian. Mrs. Annie Addicks appointed permanent guardian; bond fixed at $2,000. Report in lieu of inventory. Last will and testament of John Addicks probated upon testament of Louis Voelkel, Jr.; Appraisers: Walter Kneip, O. K. Zapp and Lee Smith. J. H. Addicks appointed executor without bond.

Marriage Notes for Otto Willrich and Anna Von Minden: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 14, 1919 Quiet Wedding Otto Willrich, salesman in the employ of the Von Rosenberg Company, and Mrs. Annie Addicks, accompanied by Misses Mary Sulak and Agnes Meinen, autoed out to the home of Rev. K. Kern at Swiss Alp Wednesday afternoon of last week and were quietly married at the home of the pastor. Immediately after the ceremony they left for Schulenburg where they boarded the east bound Southern Pacific passenger train for Houston and Galveston to enjoy a brief honeymoon. The contracting parties have a legion of friends in this city and wherever known, all of whom join the Journal in extending congratulations and good wishes for a happy married life. They will reside in this city.

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Augusta Willrich317,318,319,320,321, born 18 May 1879 in Fayette Co., TX321; died 18 Nov 1942 in Fayette Co., TX321. She married George Carl Schaefer322,323,324 18 Oct 1898 in Fayette County, TX325; born 13 Feb 1872 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX326; died 18 Mar 1948 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX326. Notes for Augusta Willrich: La Grange Journal November 19, 1942 Mrs. Augusta Schaefer Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, wife of Geo. Schaefer, died at the La Grange Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be made later. Complete obituary will appear in the next issue of the Journal. La Grange Journal November 26, 1942 Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, wife of Geo. C. Schaefer, died Wednesday, November 18, aged 63 years and 6 months. Funeral services were held at the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home, Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. R. Heise officiating. Interment was in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Schaefer was a daughter of the late Otto and Anna Willrich, nee Klose, and was born May 18, 1879 near La Grange. She was united in marriage with Geo. C. Schaefer, October 18, 1898, and to this union was born three children, one son dying in June 1919. The living children are Miss Olivia Schaefer of La Grange and Gussie C. Schaefer of Port Arthur. There are two sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Sladczyk and Miss Rita Willrich of La Grange and two brothers, H. A. Willrich of Houston and Geo. Willrich of Magnet. Mrs. Schaefer's health began to decline several years ago yet she continued to maintain her cheerful and friendly disposition until recently when the incurable malady sapped her strength with a vengeance.

More About Augusta Willrich: Burial: 20 Nov 1942, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX327 Notes for George Carl Schaefer: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 25, 1948 Geo. C. Schaefer, 76, Is Interred Saturday Funeral services were held Saturday at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel here for George C. Schaefer, 76, who passed away at the local hospital Thursday after a five-months' illness. Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiated, and interment was made in the New City Cemetery. Mr. Schaefer was born in the Bluff community on February 13, 1872 and was baptized by Rev. Kern at Swiss Alp. On October 18, 1898 he married Miss Augusta Willrich. Mrs. Schaefer passed away November 18, 1942. Mr. Schaefer was engaged in business in La Grange for many years, most recent of which was the operation of the filling station where the office of the Royal Crown Bottling Co. is now located. He was also an honorary member of the La Grange Fire Department. A son, Gussie Carl who died in 1919 at the age of 17, was the first Boy Scout in La Grange to pass away. Survivors are his daughter, Miss Olivia Schaefer of La Grange; son, George Otto Schaefer of Sabine; and three sisters, Mrs. Louis Bollmeyer of here, Mrs. Louis Eck of near La Grange and Mrs. W. O. Luedemann of Schulenburg.

More About George Carl Schaefer: Burial: Abt. 20 Mar 1948, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX

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Hans Anderson Willrich329, born 07 May 1881 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 05 Oct 1951 in Houston, Harris, TX330. He married Evelyn Mason331 12 Aug 1914 in Houston, Harris, TX332; born 16 Jan 1881 in Texas; died 14 Jan 1965. Notes for Hans Anderson Willrich: The Houston Post Saturday, October 6, 1951 Hans A. Willrich, 70, 2611 Stanford St. died 1:15 AM Friday in a Houston hospital. Native La Grange, lived Houston 52 years. Member First Methodist Church. Accountant, Coastal Supply Company. Survivors: Widow, Mrs. Evelyn Willrich; daughter, Mrs. June Travis, Houston; grandaughter, Suzanne Travis, Houston; sisters, Mrs. Gretchen Sladczyk, Miss Reta Willrich, La Grange; several nieces, nephews. Services 10 AM Saturday, drawing room, Settegast-Kopf Home, the Rev. Elton E. Stephenson. Burial , Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers: James Cowhig, Sam Sengelmann, Arthur Sladczyk, Elred Carlisle, Louis Willrich, Robert Atkinson. Honorary pallbearers: Carl Otto, Henry Feebles, E. E. (Bob) Robertson, H. L. Taylor, Lt. Col. J. P. Mason, Aubrey Riley, C. T. Mason, J. E. Carlisle, employees Coastal Supply Co. Settegast-Kopf Company.

More About Hans Anderson Willrich: Burial: 06 Oct 1951, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX333 Marriage Notes for Hans Willrich and Evelyn Mason: The Houston Post Thursday, August 13, 1914 Willrich – Mason Wedding A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist Church when Miss Evelyn Mason was married to Hans O. Willrich. Reverend Cook of the McAshan Methodist church performing the ceremony. The church was attractively decorated with palms and ferns which were used to form an arch. From the middle of the arch a wedding bell, made of white roses was suspended. White roses and other seasonable flowers were used for the adornment of the church. Prof. Heinzleman played the Lohengrin Wedding March for the processional march and the Mendelssolm March as the recessional. He also accompanied Miss Laura Baines, who sang”God Made Thee Mine,” preceding the ceremony. The bride was costumed in an elegant tailored suit of silk crepe which fashioned in the new fall style, was of the new brick shadings. Her hat of the same color showed a pleasing contrast of color by the use of blue plumes. Her bouquet, made of bride roses and fern, gave a finishing touch to the costume. A handsome bar pin, the gift of the groom, was the only ornament worn. She was given in marriage by her brother, C. T. Mason, and was met at the altar by the groom and the best man, L. O. Willrich. The ushers were Messrs. J. P. Mason, Walter B. Buschardt, J. H. Alsobrook Jr. and Mason A. Baines. Many handsome gifts were received among which were several cheques from the relatives of the groom. One particularly interesting telegram received was the congratulatory telegram from Abe Levy in New Hampshire. Immediately after the ceremony, the couple left for a stay at the Galvez, later going to La Grange. They will be at home after September 15 at 1611 Tuam Avenue, where they will be pleased to welcome their many friends.

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Louis Otto Willrich335,336,337, born 03 May 1883 in Bluff, Fayette, TX338; died 26 Nov 1937 in Houston, Harris, TX339. He married Norine M. Martin340,341 14 Feb 1912 in Houston, Harris, TX342; born 03 Mar 1889 in Hearne, Robertson, TX; died 12 Jun 1944 in Houston, Harris, TX343. Notes for Louis Otto Willrich: The Houston Post Saturday, November 27, 1937 Willrich – Louis O. Willrich, 54, of 1101 MacGregor, died at 11 a.m. Friday at his home. He had been a resident of Houston for 35 years. He was private secretary and auditor for Dan Japhet. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Narine Martin Willrich; a son, L. O. Willrich, Jr.; three daughters, Narine Elizabeth, Ann Martin and Mary Jane Willrich, all of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Gretchen Sladczyk, Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, and Miss Rita Willrich, all of La Grange; and two brothers, George Willrich of La Grange and Hans A. Willrich of Houston. Funeral services will be held at the home at 10 a.m. Saturday and at Holy Rosary church at 10:15 a.m. Rev. E. C. Fowler will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Perry-Foley funeral home. Active pallbearers will be E. C. Japhet, C. B. Japhet, D. E. Japhet, W. J. Stoner, C. R. Allen, E. P. Cuenod, C. A. Casperson and A. F. Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be D. A. Japhet, Sigmond Rothschild, J. A. Wilkins, Dr. W. W. Coulter, R. S. Coon, Norman Atkinson, L. B. N. Schneider, L. F. Schweikart, Franklin C. Jones, Dr. H. J. Ehlers, Floyd Easterwood, E. B. McGeever of New York city, Gus Sengelmann of Schulenburg, Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur, Gus Japhet, G. C. Street, H. M. Wilkens, Lloyd Shannon, E. E. Robertson, John C. Williams, G. A. Grandt, Frank Buelow, P. S. Hoffman, Dr. W. L. Sengelmann, T. A. Cargill, H. W. Gordon, dr. R. H. McMeans, J. J. Devine, H. A. Sauer, Lamar Q. Cato, A. E. Kiesling, Allan H. King, O. M. DuClos, R. M. Bain Jr., J. H. Madigin, Ike Gans, Hugh Wilkin, W. J. Sauer, J. A. Pollard and Sam Rouse. Perry-Foley funeral home directing.

More About Louis Otto Willrich: Burial: 27 Nov 1937, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX344 Notes for Norine M. Martin: The Houston Post Tuesday, June 13, 1944 Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Willrich Funeral services for Mrs. Louis O. Willrich, 55, of 1101 MacGregor will be held at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Pat H. Foley & Co. funeral home and at 9 a.m. at Holy Rosary church. Burial will be in Garden of Gethsemani cemetery. Mrs. Willrich died late Monday afternoon. She had lived in Houston 35 years and was a member of the Altar society of Holy Rosary church, the National Council of Catholic Women and the Third Order of St. Dominic. Survivors include three daughters, Miss Mary Jane Willrich, Mrs. James Cowhig and Mrs. Robert Atkinson, and a son, Louis O. Willrich of Houston. June 15, 1944 Mrs. W. B. Loessin left for Houston Tuesday, to be in attendance upon the funeral of Mrs. Lorine Willrich, widow of the late Louis Willrich, formerly of Bluff. Mrs. Willrich died Monday; funeral was held Wednesday.

More About Norine M. Martin: Burial: 14 Jun 1944, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX345 Marriage Notes for Louis Willrich and Norine Martin: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 15, 1912 Groom Well Known Here At the church of the Annunciation at Houston yesterday, L. O. Willrich and Miss Norrine Martin were happily married. "Ludce" -- as we remember him here -- was born at Bluff, this county, and spent his boyhood days out on the old farm. His friends here - quite a large number - wish him and his bonnie

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Fritz Willrich, born 12 Feb 1885; died 06 Jun 1886. More About Fritz Willrich: Burial: Abt. 08 Jun 1886, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Elise Willrich347,348, born 21 Dec 1886 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX349,350; died 02 Jul 1906 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX350. Notes for Elise Willrich: La Grange Journal July 12, 1906 A Sad Death. The citizens of our little city were much shocked Monday morning to learn of the sad death of Miss Elise Willrich which occured at the residence of her brother-in-law, George Schaefer. Miss Willrich was but twenty years of age, a lady for whom every one entertained a high regard and for whom a bright future had often been predicted. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, born at Bluff in December 1886, and possessed a charming disposition, which endeared her to all. Her sudden demise, although not entirely unexpected, was a shock to her friends, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the surviving relatives. On June 19th, last, she came to LaGrange to attend the Summer Normal. She attended the first day but as she was ill remained absent the second day, and suffered from swollen tonsils. Although medical aid was solicited and loving hands administered to her every want, the approach of death was apparent and as the illness finally culminated in blood poison, she passed away Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The remains of the beloved young lady were conveyed to the Lewis cemetery at Cedar and there interred. The cortege was very large. Peace be with her.

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Anna B. Willrich351,352,353, born 09 Sep 1888 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX; died 10 Jul 1918 in Houston, Harris, TX353. She married Edgar Theodore Lueders 22 Oct 1913 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX353; born 08 Mar 1889 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX354; died 03 Apr 1977 in Fayette Co., TX354. Notes for Anna B. Willrich: La Grange Journal July 11, 1918 DIED AT HOUSTON As we go to press the news was flashed over the wires to relatives here, that the wife of E. T. Lueders had passed away at 11:30 Wednesday morning, at a Houston hospital. The body will be brought to this city for burial. A more extended notice of the death of Mrs. Lueders will appear in next week's issue. La Grange Journal July 18, 1918 INTERRED AT CEDAR Remains of Mrs. E. T. Lueders Were Brought To La Grange The remains of Mrs. E. T. Lueders, who died at Houston on Wednesday of last week, reached La Grange Thursday morning and were conveyed to the home of V. C. Sladczyk, in the southern part of the city, from where the funeral was held the same afternoon at five o'clock, and the body then taken to the Cedar cemetery and placed to their last rest, many relatives and sympathizing friends, being present to witness

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the last sad rites. Mrs. Lueders, whose maiden name was Miss Annie Willrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of Bluff, was born at the present home of the parents, and grew to beautiful womanhood there. She was united in marriage with Edgar T. Lueders of La Grange on October 22, 1913, and the two lived happily in our city until about six months ago, when they removed to Houston. To them came to add happiness to their home and hearts two children, the eldest a little daughter; now four, and the youngest, a son, two years of age. These motherless children are now with Grandma Willrich, though advanced in years, who will devote time and care to their raising. Our sincerest sympathy is offered to the bereaved husband, the sisters and brothers, and to the parents, to whom such loss means the wounding and bleeding of the heart.

More About Anna B. Willrich: Burial: 11 Jul 1918, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas355 Notes for Edgar Theodore Lueders: The La Grange Journal Wednesday, April 6, 1977 Edgar T. Lueders Funeral services for Edgar T. Lueders, 88, of 543 South Madison were held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 5, at the First Baptist Church in La Grange with Rev. Carroll Allen officiating. Interment was in the Williams Creek Cemetery under direction of Koenig Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Lueders succumbed Sunday at his home. Born March 8, 1889, in Bluff, Texas, he was the son of Paul F. and Emilia Merrem Lueders. He was married to Helen Robbins March 21, 1934, in Madisonville. Mr. Lueders, who was in the wholesale sandwich business, had resided in La Grange the past six years. Surviving are his wife, Helen of La Grange; two daughters, Mrs. Chester (Grace) Allen of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Bob (Barbara) Hairston of Cuero; five sons, Thomas R. of Port Arthur, Paul W. of Sugarland, Gene of New Orleans, David of Houston, and Allen Lueders of Ft. Stockton; 15 grandchildren; and six great-granchildren.

More About Edgar Theodore Lueders: Burial: 05 Apr 1977, Williams Creek Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX356 Marriage Notes for Anna Willrich and Edgar Lueders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 23, 1913 Happily Married Last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of Bluff, their daughter, Miss Anna and Edgar T. Lueders were united in marriage, the ceremony being witnessed by a few friends and a number of relatives. In this union of two offsprings of old and highly respected families of this county, we can see aught else than a continuous honeymoon, and combine with this wish that, prosperity will ever smile generously upon them. They have many friends in this city.

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Rita Anna Willrich358,359,360,361, born 12 Jan 1891 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX362; died 02 Oct 1988 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. More About Rita Anna Willrich:

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17. Louisa Theodora4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)363,364,365,366,367 was born 29 Dec 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX368,369, and died 07 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX370. She married Emil Koehler371,372,373,374,375 21 Dec 1871 in Fayette County, Texas, son of Friedrich Wilhelm Koehler. He was born 08 Apr 1836 in Halberstadt, Prussia, Germany, and died 14 Nov 1920 in La Grange, Fayette, TX376. Notes for Louisa Theodora Willrich: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 2, 1936 86 YEARS Mrs. Louise Koehler, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Mensing, celebrated the 86th anniversary of her natal day, Sunday. Nothing at elaboration, friends called to extend good wishes, and a light lunch was enjoyed. Of her children the following were present: Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Julius Gebhardt and Arthur Koehler and their family connections. From Schulenburg came Mrs. M. Koehler, daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Larry Cornelson, grand-daughter. The lateness of the offering decreases not the Journal's congratulations and hearty good wishes. May she continue to enjoy good health and have her family and friends to gather at the next anniversary. The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 9, 1944 Mrs. Louise Koehler Mrs. Louise Koehler, relict of the late Emil Koehler, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, aged 94 years, 10 months, and 8 days. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home, Wednesday afternoon. Interment was made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Koehler, a daughter of George Willrich, immigrant from Germany, was born in the Bluff community, Fayette County, Dec. 29, 1849; she was united in marriage with Emil Koehler in 1871, living her entire life in and near to La Grange. Surviving are her four sons, Arthur of La Grange, Adolph of Schulenburg, George of West Point and Fritz Koehler of Houston; her daughters, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Anna Kirsch and Mrs. Hedwig Gebhardt of La Grange, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Groos of San Antonio.

More About Louisa Theodora Willrich: Burial: 08 Nov 1944, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX377 Notes for Emil Koehler: La Grange Journal November 18, 1920 HIS WISH FULFILLED Death Claimed An Old Fayette County Citizen Sunday Evening As per his wish expressed to the writer some months since, that when his name should be called, he would not linger but drift peacefully into the last sleep, Emil Koehler died Sunday night at the family home in the northern part of La Grange. Death followed quickly after he had made known his illness - - within a few hours. As was his custom and habit, and in which he ever found a great deal of pleasure, Mr. Koehler, apparently and in the very best of spirits, and jovial as was his nature, left the house and looked to the feeding of his chickens. It was when he essayed to return into the house that he was stricken and had to be assisted. In spite of the fact that medical aid 74

was secured, he soon began his last earthly sleep. Near the eleventh evening hour' he received his wish, he fell asleep and passed out of the knowledge of all things earthly. Mr. Koehler was man whom to know was to love and admire; he had long since passed the usual allotment of years granted to mortals, and maintained his ever friendly disposition, always ready to extend the greeting to his fellow man, and carrying with him an atmosphere of good cheer. We had all grown so accustomed him each morning and listen to his welcome voice, that now his absence will be noted by everybody. He was born in Halberstadt, Germany on the eighth day of April 1837, and grew to manhood in that country. In 1864 the deceased emigrated to America and landed in New York where he remained for one year and then came to Texas and located at Bluff, in this county, where he engaged in farming. In the year 1871, December 22, he was united in marriage with Miss Louise Willrich of the Bluff community, and to them were born eight children, all of whom, with the widow, survive. These children are: Arthur Koehler of LaGrange, Mannie Koehler of Schulenburg, F. W. Koehler of Houston, Mrs. J. Gebhardt of LaGrange, Mrs. Alex Moore of Elgin and George Koehler of La Grange. Eleven grandchildren will also miss good old grandpa. Tuesday afternoon the funeral was held from his late residence, and the remains were interred at the new cemetery, Rev. R. Heise conducting the ceremonies. May his rest be peaceful.

More About Emil Koehler: Burial: 16 Nov 1920, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX378 More About Emil Koehler and Louisa Willrich: Marriage: 21 Dec 1871, Fayette County, Texas Children of Louisa Willrich and Emil Koehler are: 67

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Arthur H.5 Koehler379,380,381,382,383, born 10 Dec 1872 in Bluff, Fayette, TX384,385; died 31 Mar 1952 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX386. He married Emilie Sladczyk387,388,389,390,391,392 01 Feb 1899 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX393,394; born 14 Sep 1876 in Cedar, Fayette, TX395,396; died 21 Aug 1956 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX396. Notes for Arthur H. Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 3, 1952 Arthur H. Koehler, Businessman Here 38 Years, Succumbs Arthur H. Koehler, 79, widely known retired La Grange businessman, passed away at the hospital here Monday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home with Rev. C. P. Owen of the First Presbyterian Church officiating, and interment was in the New City Cemetery. Mr. Koehler was born on the bluff on Dec. 10, 1872, son of the late Emil Koehler and his wife, nee Louise Willrich. He was united in marriage with Miss Emilie Sladczyk on Feb. 1, 1899. Mr. Koehler 38 years ago joined his brother-in-law, the late Fritz Vogt, in the livery stable business then known as Vogt & Co. They then went into the feed business and after Mr. Vogt's passing, Mr. Koehler became the sole owner. He sold the business about four years ago to John G. Freudenberg, and it now goes by the name of Johnny's Feed Store. He was also very active in civic and city work, and was vice president of the First National Bank of La Grange for a number of years. Surviving are his widow; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Egon Koehler of Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mrs. Heda Gebhardt and Mrs. Elsa Mensing of La Grange; a brother, George Koehler of West Point; and a number of nieces and nephews.

More About Arthur H. Koehler: Burial: 02 Apr 1952, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX397

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Notes for Emilie Sladczyk: The Fayette County Record August 24, 1956 Mrs. Emilie Koehler Dies Here Tuesday Mrs. Emilie Koehler of La Grange died at Fayette Memorial hospital here Tuesday at the age of 79. Funeral services were held at the Koenig Funeral Home Thursday morning with the Rev. Martin Thomas of the Presbyterian church officiating. Burial was in the La Grange City cemetery. Mrs. Koehler was born in the Cedar community on September 14, 1876, daughter of V. C. and Roselie Navrath Sladczyk. On February 1, 1899 she was married at Bluff to Arthur H. Koehler, prominent in business here, who died in 1952. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Egon Koehler of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Hugo Ehlers of La Grange; and a nurnber of nieces and nephews.

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Elise Koehler401,402,403,404,405, born 24 Feb 1874 in Bluff, Fayette, TX405; died 09 Dec 1956 in Weimar, Colorado, TX405. She married Fritz Mensing406,407 24 Mar 1898 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; born 10 Aug 1872 in Fayette Co., TX408; died 05 Oct 1911 in Fayette Co., TX408. Notes for Elise Koehler: The Fayette County Record December 11, 1956 Mrs. Mensing Rites Set Here Tuesday Mrs. Elise Mensing, 82, native and long-time resident of La Grange, passed away Sunday at the Youens hospital in Weimer. Funeral services will be held at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here Tuesday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. W. M. Anderson of Schulenburg officiating. Burial will be in the La Grange City cemetery. Mrs. Mensing was born on the bluff on February 25, 1974, daughter of the late Emil and Louise Willrich Koehler. She was united in marriage with Fritz Mensing on March 25, 1898, her husband passing away October 6, 1911. Mrs. Mensing resided here for many years, and had lived at Schulenburg for the past two and a half years. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gus Balzer of Schulenburg; one son, Weldon Mensing of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Kirsch and Mrs. Julia Gebhardt, both of La Grange; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

More About Elise Koehler: Burial: 11 Dec 1956, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX409 Notes for Fritz Mensing: La Grange Journal October 12, 1911 He Fell Asleep Thursday afternoon, at his home 2 ½ miles south of La Grange surrounded by his loving wife, his mother, and several brothers, Fritz Mensing, conscious of the fact that his life's threads were about to be snapped in twain, turned from one to another, spoke cheerfully, and like an infant, fell into eternal sleep. With his last breath there passed to his reward a good, honest man, the son of an old and highly respected family, one in whom every one who knew him, reposed the utmost confidence.

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Fritz was born near his late home thirty-nine years ago on August 10, last. His early youth was spent on the farm where he remained until a few years after he had reached his majority, when he removed to La Grange and engaged in partnership with his brother, Hermann, in the mercantile business. Some thirteen years ago he was united in marriage with Miss Elise Koehler, the result of this union being a girl now 8 years of age, and an infant boy of fifteen months ------ the period in which he resided in this city, he was stricken with typhoid fever, lingering between life and death for several months. From the ravages of this fever he never entirely recovered. His vitality ebbed away gradually, until a brave fight ended in his demise. His widow, his two children, God be merciful to them. They will mourn the loss of a good and loving husband and father. His mother, for whom he had so pleadingly asked just one short hour before his departure, will miss her eldest son. None but those who have experienced the anguish such loss occasions can fully appreciate the loss the mother has sustained. We deeply sympathize with the bereaved relatives. Friday afternoon, the remains were brought to La Grange, and were interred at the new cemetery, where a large number of sympathizing friends had joined the relatives, to witness the last sad rites. May his rest be peaceful.

More About Fritz Mensing: Burial: 06 Oct 1911, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX410 More About Fritz Mensing and Elise Koehler: Marriage: 24 Mar 1898, Bluff, Fayette, TX 69

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Anna Koehler411,412,413,414, born 09 May 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX415,416; died 12 Feb 1971 in Weimar, Colorado, TX417. She married Adolf Kirsch418; born 1878 in Texas; died 1924. Adolf Manuel Koehler419,420,421,422, born 23 Jan 1878 in Bluff, Fayette, TX423,424; died 18 Oct 1947 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX425. He married Emma Martha Lena Schulz426,427 24 Dec 1909 in Fayette County, TX428; born 09 Nov 1889 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX429; died 21 Feb 1950 in Yorktown, De Witt, TX429. Notes for Adolf Manuel Koehler: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, October 24, 1947 A. M. Koehler Buried Here Monday Adolph M. Koehler, age 69 years, eight months and twenty-five days, passed away at the family residence here on Saturday, October 18, following an illness of about a year's duration. Mr. Koehler was born January 23, 1878, in the Bluff community of Fayette County, as the son of Emil Koehler and Louise Willrich Koehler. He was a life-long resident of Fayette County. On December 24, 1909, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Schulz at La Grange and they have lived in Schulenburg since that time. Mr. Koehler was a painter and interior decorator by profession. "Monte" as he was affectionately called by friends and relatives alike, had during his life time done interior decorating work in almost every home in Schulenburg. He was a member of St. Paul's Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emma Schulz Koehler, and three sons, Arthur Koehler of Beeville, Ivan Earl Koehler of Crockett, and Marvin Koehler of San Antonio. Surviving also are three sisters, Mrs. Elsie K. Mensing, Mrs. Ann K. Kirsch and Mrs. Hedwig K. Gebhardt, all of La Grange; two brothers, Arthur Koehler of La Grange and George Koehler of West Point. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 20 at 3:00 p.m. from the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the pastor, Rev. J. G. Mueller officiating. Interment was in the City Cemetery. Out of town people attending the funeral services of A. M. Koehler Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. George Koehler, West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gillum, Mrs. Elsie Mensing, Mrs. Annie Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koehler, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Lampe, Weldon Mensing, La Grange; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wied, Mrs. Paul Schulz, Miss Ida Schmidt, Nordheim; Miss Jewell Schulz, Misses Rosalie and Irene Brossmann, Houston; Clyde Schulz, College Station; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hingst, Lindenau; Mrs. And Mrs. H. A. Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Buckest, Mrs. Theresa Scott, Victoria; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Sommer, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Piehl, Woodsboro; Paul A. Schulz, Beeville; Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Mertz, Hallettsville; Mrs. Amanda Huffaker, San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Groos, New Ulm; Mrs. Bertha Conner, San

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More About Adolf Manuel Koehler: Burial: 20 Oct 1947, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX430 Notes for Emma Martha Lena Schulz: Schulenburg Sticker Friday, February 24, 1950 Mrs. E. Koehler Passes Away Mrs. Emma Martha Lena Schulz passed away in the Didear Rest Home in Yorktown on Tuesday, February 21, 1950, at the age of 60 years, 3 months and 13 days. Mrs. Koehler was born as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schulz in Schulenburg on November 9, 1889, and spent her entire lifetime here. She had been in ill health since June of this past year and had been in Yorktown only a short time. Being born and reared here, she was known to most all of the people of this area. She had many true and sincere friends who regret to learn of her death. She was a devout member of the church and took an active part in church work. It was in 1904 that she joined the Union Church in Schulenburg, which has now been changed to St. Paul's Church. Ever thoughful of those about her, she lived a true Christian life. On December 24, 1909, she was united in marriage to A. M. (Monte) Koehler at La Grange. Mr. Koehler preceded her in death, having passed away on October 18, 1947. Survivors include three sons, Arthur Koehler of Beeville; Ivan Koehler of Crockett; and Captain Marvin Koehler, who is stationed with the U. S. Occupational Forces in Stuttgart, Germany; her mother, Mrs. Sabina (Emil) Schulz, Sr., of Schulenburg; one sister, Mrs. Leafa Nierlich, of this city; six brothers, Emil, Otto, Herbert, and Charles of Schulenburg; Herman Schulz of Victoria; and Paul Schulz of Beeville; and two grandchildren. Her husband, her father, two sisters and one brother preceded her in death. The remains will lie in state at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home until 12:00 noon on Friday, then at St. Paul's Church from 12:30 o'clock until 2:00 o'clock, service time. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery with Rev. John Mueller of the St. Paul's Church, in charge of the service.

More About Emma Martha Lena Schulz: Burial: 24 Feb 1950, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX431 Marriage Notes for Adolf Koehler and Emma Schulz: The La Grange Journal Thursday, December 30, 1909 A Romantic Wedding When Cupid's arrow rents the air, and penetrates the heart of the maiden, the inevitable result is the happy union of souls and hearts. Adolf Koehler, a handsome young man of Schulenburg, a hard working and energetic youngster, came over Christmas morning, and with him, his lady fair, who later became his bonnie bride. Adolf, who is known to everyone here as "Mannie," became imbued with the romantic spirit, called upon his sweetheart that night, and at two o'clock the next morning the two left for La Grange, reaching here at five o'clock. Squire Moss, deep in Slumberland ------ and trembling - not from fear but the chilly cold stepped out to the edge of the walk fronting his home, and in a few words pronounced the words that made the pair happy. After this the home of the groom's parents in the neighborhood was visited and Christmas pleasantly spent with the latter. The bride was Miss Emma Schulz, one of Schulenburg's popular young ladies. The Journal congratulates the pair, and trusts that in the future to come, and with eyes blinded to the past, they will ever be as happy as now, that prosperity and joy be with them until the end of life's journey to another clime where there is thought to a happy union for all time.

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Hedwig Anna Koehler433,434,435,436,437, born 13 Jan 1880 in Bluff, Fayette, TX438; died 26 Nov 1971 in Houston, Harris, TX. She married Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt439 24 Mar 1920 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX440; born 02 Jan 1875 in Schopfheim, Germany441; died 12 Dec 1938 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX441. Notes for Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 13, 1938 HOSPITAL NEWS Present Patients Julius Gebhardt, City. The La Grange Journal Thursday, December 15, 1938 Julius Gebhardt Julius Gebhardt, aged 63 years, 11 months, and 10 days, died Monday, December 12; Mr. Gebhardt had been failing health for the past three months. Funeral services were held at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Rev. R. Heise officiating; interment was made in the new cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Gebhardt, born in Germany, January 2, 1875, immigrated to America in 1900 and settled in New York, remaining in that city for several years. He came to La Grange in 1914, and became associated with a leading cotton exporting firm. He was a member of the Lutheran church and also a member of Bismark Lodge, No. 8, O.D.H.S. In the year 1920 he was united in marriage with Miss Hedwig Koehler at La Grange, and to them was born two children, Katherine and Theodore who, with the widow survive. He is also survived by two brothers, Theo. and Ernst Gebhardt in Germany. Mr. Gebhardt was a good citizen, ever encouraging high ideals, and was a close student of world news. His extensive travel, both in Germany and other foreign countries, and in the United States, enabled him to discuss such with ease, and his knowledge of the financial world made it possible for him to converse with force and intelligence on such matters. The survivors have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.

More About Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt: Burial: 14 Dec 1938, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX441 Marriage Notes for Hedwig Koehler and Julius Gebhardt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 8, 1920 Home Wedding Wednesday afternoon of last week, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Koehler, Rev. R. Heise united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Miss Hedwig Koehler and Julius Gebhardt, the ceremony being witnessed by relatives and very close friends of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Gebhardt left for Galveston the same evening to spend the honeymoon. Both have a host of friends here who wish them all happiness and a long and useful married life.

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George Carl Koehler443,444,445, born 07 Oct 1882 in Bluff, Fayette, TX446; died 14 Oct 1952 in LaGrange,

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Fayette, TX447. He married (1) Anna Maria Lueders448 12 Feb 1908 in Fayette County, TX449; born 09 Aug 1887 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 08 Feb 1909 in Fayette County, Texas450. He married (2) Emma Young Private; born Private. Notes for George Carl Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 23, 1952 Geo. C. Koehler, West Point Merchant Is Laid To Reat George C. Koehler, well known West Point merchant, passed away at the local hospital on Tuesday of last week. He was 70. Mr. Koehler, a Fayette County native, was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, having been confirmed by rev. R. Heise in 1915. He was a traveling salesman for about 20 years, representing Wm. D. Cleveland & Sons of Houston and the Alexander Grocery Co. of La Grange. He entered business at West Point 19 years ago, and continued it actively until his demise. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Young Koehler of West Point; a daughter by a previous marriage, Mrs. Roy Gilliam of La Grange, a granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Boyles of China Lake, Calif.; and three sisters, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Hedwig Gebhardt and Mrs. Anna Kirsch, all of La Grange. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:30 PM at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiating, and burial was in the New City Cemetery.

More About George Carl Koehler: Burial: 16 Oct 1952, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX451 Notes for Anna Maria Lueders: La Grange Journal February 11, 1909 Another Called Home. The sad news was brought to town early Tuesday morning that Mrs. Geo. Koehler had died at the home of her parents the evening before, leaving a bright little baby girl and a heart-broken husband, parents and other relatives to mourn her departure. Mrs. Koehler, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders, and during her entire lifetime up to within about one year of the present date, had been a strong and healthy person, never knowing the ill effects of sickness. Some months ago she became ill from dropsy, and during the intervening time she had received the best of medical attention, but to no avail. At all times she bore her affliction with great fortitude, cheerful and always the same jolly person that had made for her so many - - - She began to show signs for the worse, and instead of the puffed appearance that was hers for the past several months she became very poor, and partial paralysis followed the birth of her little babe. Monday night she passed away. The young husband who was born and reared a few miles from town has been in the employ of the Alexander Grocery Company since their residence here and the two seemed to be very happy. They had purchased the lots in the Southern part of the city from Mr. Lueders and erected thereon a neat little cottage, which due to the sudden change of health of the deceased they were unable to occupy. As the patient grew worse she was taken out to the home of her parents and there died as above stated. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, and the remains were carried to William's Creek cemetery, and there interred. To the surviving relatives and the young husband we extend our sincerest sympathy. The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 25, 1909 Return Thanks We desire to express our sincerest thanks to all, both in the city and country for the deeds of kindness and interest manifested to our beloved daughter and wife Mrs. Geo. Koehler, in her prolonged illness, and at the time of her demise; for the floral offerings, the attendance upon the last sad duty, and their expressions of condolence. To Judge Willrich who officiated at the grave and the good friends, who sought to comfort us, our grateful thanks.

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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders Geo. Koehler

More About Anna Maria Lueders: Burial: 10 Feb 1909, William's Creek Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX452 Marriage Notes for George Koehler and Anna Lueders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 20, 1908 Marriage Licenses George Koehler and Miss Anna Lueders George Koehler, a young man in the employ of the Alexander Grocer Company and Miss Anna Lueders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders, residing a few miles from town, were married at the home of the latter Wednesday evening, Judge Willrich officiating. After the ceremony a wedding supper was partaken of, and congratulations and good wishes extended to the young couple. The Journal wishes them all sorts of good luck and happiness.

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Charlotte Koehler454,455, born 25 May 1885 in Bluff, Fayette, TX456; died 26 Dec 1936 in Elgin, Bastrop, TX. She married Alex M. Moore457 04 Aug 1907 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; born 08 Mar 1880 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 30 Sep 1934 in Elgin, Bastrop, TX. Notes for Charlotte Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 13, 1921 Mrs. Alex Moore, visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Emil Koehler for the past two weeks, returned to Elgin Friday morning.

Notes for Alex M. Moore: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 4, 1934 Alex M. Moore Dies at Elgin, Sunday Local relatives were advised by telephone last Sunday, before dawn that Alex M. Moore, who was born and reared here in La Grange, was in a serious condition, with slight hopes held out for recovery. Alex died at 3:00 o'clock the same morning. Funeral was held at the Methodist church in Elgin at 5:00 p.m., with the pastor of the church and also the pastor of the Baptist church at Elgin officiating; and with both his Masonic brethren and veterans of the Spanish - American war veterans, in attendance. Both conducted funeral services. Many will remember the red-headed youth who lived in La Grange until he reached his majority; he was united in marriage with Miss Lottie Koehler, daughter of the late Emil and Mrs. Laura Koehler, August 4, 1907; and to them was born two daughters; both of whom, with the widow survive; one daughter, Mrs. Dale Davis and little daughter, only grandchild and Miss Marguerite Moore. Alex Moore was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ausken Moore, and a grandson of John E. Moore, early settler of La Grange, and for many years public weigher at the eastern end of the city. He was born March 8, 1880, and at the time of his death was 54 years, 6 months and 22 days old. Those attending the funeral Sunday from La Grange, are: Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gebhardt, Mrs. Louise Koehler, Mrs. F. Mensing and son, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koehler, Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Killoughand, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Koehler and daughter of West Point.

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Alex Moore was, in the truest sense of the word, a good citizen, and a kind husband, and father and neighbor. He was regarded in the highest terms by his fellow citizens at Elgin and here in La Grange where he was reared he leaves many friends. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the Moore family and other relatives.

More About Alex M. Moore: Burial: 30 Sep 1934 Marriage Notes for Charlotte Koehler and Alex Moore: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 10, 1907 Marriage Licenses Alex M. Moore and Miss Lola Koehler

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Frederick William Koehler458,459,460, born 22 Nov 1889 in Bluff, Fayette, TX461; died 02 Jun 1947 in Houston, Harris, TX. He married Irma Augusta Amberg462,463,464,465 26 Nov 1913 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; born 16 Jan 1893 in Breslau, Lavaca, TX466; died 26 Jul 1985 in Austin, Travis, TX. Notes for Frederick William Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 8, 1920 Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Koehler of Houston came up Wednesday to be in attendance of the Gebhardt Koehler nuptials. Mr. Koehler returned Wednesday, while Mrs. Koehler and the little son remained until after Easter.

Notes for Irma Augusta Amberg: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 7, 1933 Will Visit Fair Mrs. O. L. Amberg left for Houston, Wednesday morning, where she will visit briefly with her three daughters, Mrs. F. W. Koehler and Misses Stella and Elviera Amberg. Next Saturday, in company with Misses Stella and Elviera, Mrs. Amberg will leave Houston for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress Fair, and visit for a week or ten days with her brother, Gus. Prause, formerly of La Grange.

Marriage Notes for Frederick Koehler and Irma Amberg: The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 27, 1913 Happily United Yesterday afternoon at five o'clock at the Jefferson Street Lutheran church in this city, Rev. R. Heise, pastor united in marriage F. W. Koehler, of Houston and Miss Irma Augusta Amberg, of this city. Long before the appointed hour friends and relatives of the contracting parties had gathered at the house of worship to witness the impressive ceremony. Prior to the arrival of the wedding party, Miss Edna Heilig sang "The Sweetest Story Ever Told, " and Mrs. Lad V. Vanek, presiding at the organ, at the close of the song, played Mendelssohn's beautiful wedding march; the bride, leaning on the arm of her chosen companion slowly entered, preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Alfred Moellenberndt and Leon Bodungen. As the wedding couple were leaving Mrs. Vanek played the "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner, the sweet, soul-inspiring strains adding solemnity to the occasion. The interior of the church was handsomely decorated with ferns, pot-flowers and festooning. The scene,

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enhanced by the glow of the electrical light was enchanting. The bride's aunt, Mrs. C. W. Amberg supervised the transformation. The bridal party drove to the home of the bride's parents where a wedding spread was partaken of, after which all repaired to the Katy passenger station where Mr. and Mrs. Koehler boarded the cars for Houston, their future home. In joining their legion of friends, we express the hope that the future of the happy young couple will ever be bright and that prosperity will be a constant companion. The bride-groom, youngest son of Emil Koehler and wife, is an example of that type of fine young men, whose energy and morality prompts good citizenship. He was born and reared near La Grange and only recently removed to Houston where he is now associated with the Schuhmacher Company. Miss Irma, second daughter of Otto Amberg and wife, possessing an admirable disposition of friendliness and a loving daughter, will make an excellent helpmate.

More About Frederick Koehler and Irma Amberg: Marriage: 26 Nov 1913, LaGrange, Fayette, TX

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D. 30, Page 12B. 422. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 9A. 423. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 424. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 425. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 426. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 8B. 427. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 9A. 428. 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448. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 449. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 20, 1908. 450. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 451. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 23, 1952. 452. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 453. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 20, 1908. 454. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 455. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 456. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 457. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 458. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 459. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 460. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 31A. 461. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 462. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 11, 1940. 463. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 31A. 464. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 31, Page 3B. 465. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 50, Page 2A. 466. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 31, Page 3B.

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Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Georg August Willrich 1818 - 1891

Wilhelm K. Willrich 1847 - 1849

Elisabeth B. Borchers 1874 Unknown

Helene L. Willrich 1850 - 1938

Wilhelm T. Borchers 1844 - 1933

Wilhelm L. Borchers 1876 Unknown

Johanne H. Borchers 1877 Unknown

Elise S. Willrich 1853 - 1912

Carl Rudolf Borchers 1879 Unknown

Cont. p. 97

Henriette W. Von Roden 1820 - 1908

Carl C. Rusteberg 1846 - 1915

Jda C. Rusteberg 1879 Unknown

Heinz-Georg Willrich Private -

Ines Willrich Private -

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Ludwig A. Willrich 1855 - 1942

Hedwig O. Lehmann 1882 - 1924

Gertrud Heinecke Private -

Dieter Willrich Private -

Regine B. Nolte 1863 - 1930

George A. Willrich 1883 - 1938

Cont. p. 100

Elvira de Lopes - Unknown

Karl H. Willrich 1859 - 1895

Anna E. Fust 1898 Unknown

Karl-Ludwig Willrich 1926 - 1983

Christina Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 98

Jacqueline Goetelen Private -

Richard Man Private -

Johann Willrich Private -

Paula Rosenthal 1867 - 1886

Cont. p. 99

Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Helene L. Willrich 1850 - 1938

Cont. p. 96

Elvine Marie Borchers 1881 Unknown

Wilhelm T. Borchers 1844 - 1933

Louise Regine Borchers 1882 Unknown

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Albert August Borchers 1889 Unknown

Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Ludwig A. Willrich 1855 - 1942

Cont. p. 96

Frohlind Willrich Private -

Rudolf Karl Willrich 1886 - 1947

E. Willrich Private -

Erika M. Schmidt 1902 Unknown

Kiril Nikolow Zwetkow Private -

Nikolo Zwetkow Private -

Linus Reigel Zwetkow Private -

Sigrid Hopfe Private -

Rasma Willrich Private -

Regine B. Nolte 1863 - 1930

Fritz August Willrich 1889 - 1894

Volkmar R. Willrich Private -

Gotz Willrich Private -

Marie J. Willrich 1896 Unknown

Hannelore A. Jamin Private -

Annika Thora Willrich Private -

Hildegund Diebler Private -

Stephan A. Hierl Private -

Leonard C. Hierl Private -

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Gerold H. Diebler 1891 Unknown

Ulrich Diebler Private -

Liebefre Diebler Private -

Georg-Ulrich Bunge Private -

Albrecht J. Willrich 1903 - 1967

Bunge Private -

Susse Private -

Elli E. Eichelmann 1906 - 1977

Albrecht L. Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 101

Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Karl H. Willrich 1859 - 1895

Cont. p. 96

Paula Rosenthal 1867 - 1886

Albert Willrich 1886 Unknown

Elvira De Lopes - Unknown

Beatrice Willrich Private -

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Descendants of Georg August Willrich

George A. Willrich 1883 - 1938

Cont. p. 96

Hedwig O. Lehmann 1882 - 1924

Liselotte Willrich Private -

Werner Unholz Private -

Michael Unholz Private -

Jra Unholz Private -

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Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Albrecht J. Willrich 1903 - 1967

Cont. p. 98

Willfrid Karl Willrich Private -

Stephen Quaritsoh Private -

Elli E. Eichelmann 1906 - 1977

Regina Willrich Private -

Sabine Quaritsoh Private -

Walter Quaritsoh Private -

Anja Quaritsoh Private -

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Axel Quaritsoh Private -

Regine Quaritsoh Private -

Descendants of Georg August Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Georg August4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Jun 1818 in Gottingen, Germany, and died 08 Aug 1891 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. He married Henriette Wilhelmine Von Roden 07 May 1846 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany, daughter of Christian Von Roden and Maria Wegener. She was born 04 Jul 1820 in Parensen bei Norten, Germany, and died 24 Jan 1908 in Bovenden bei Gottingen, Germany. Children of Georg Willrich and Henriette Von Roden are: 2

i.

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3

ii.

+

4

iii.

+ +

5 6

iv. v.

Wilhelm Karl Heinrich5 Willrich, born 19 Nov 1847 in Noerten, Germany; died 19 Mar 1849 in Noerten, Germany. Helene Luise Karoline Willrich, born 02 Aug 1850 in Noerten, Germany; died 10 Nov 1938 in Harbenburg, Germany. Elise Sophie Charlotte Willrich, born 02 Aug 1853 in Noerten, Germany; died 07 Apr 1912 in Gottingen, Germany. Ludwig August Otto Willrich, born 08 Oct 1855 in Noerten, Germany; died 1942. Karl Heinrich Wilhelm Willrich, born 08 Mar 1859 in Noerten, Germany; died 03 Apr 1895 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany.

Generation No. 2 3. Helene Luise Karoline5 Willrich (Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 02 Aug 1850 in Noerten, Germany, and died 10 Nov 1938 in Harbenburg, Germany. She married Wilhelm Theodore Borchers 27 Jan 1874 in Noerten, Germany, son of Theodor Borchers and Johanne Barnstorff. He was born 07 Jun 1844 in Olper am Weizenberge, Germany, and died 26 Jan 1933 in Norten, Germany. Children of Helene Willrich and Wilhelm Borchers are: 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii.

Elisabeth Bertha6 Borchers, born 21 Nov 1874; died Unknown. Wilhelm Ludwig Borchers, born 06 Mar 1876; died Unknown. Johanne Henriette Borchers, born 14 Oct 1877; died Unknown. Carl Rudolf Borchers, born 07 Mar 1879; died Unknown. Elvine Marie Borchers, born 08 May 1881; died Unknown. Louise Regine Borchers, born 05 Aug 1882; died Unknown. Albert August Borchers, born 07 Nov 1889; died Unknown.

4. Elise Sophie Charlotte5 Willrich (Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 02 Aug 1853 in Noerten, Germany, and died 07 Apr 1912 in Gottingen, Germany. She married Carl Chritolf Rudolf Rusteberg 01 Oct 1878 in Noerten, Germany, son of Georg Rusteberg and Johanne Warnete. He was born 28 Apr 1846 in Ungerstein bei Norten, Germany, and died 03 Nov 1915 in Gottingen, Germany. Child of Elise Willrich and Carl Rusteberg is: 14

i.

Jda Caroline Elise6 Rusteberg, born 02 Aug 1879; died Unknown.

5. Ludwig August Otto5 Willrich (Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Oct 1855 in Noerten, Germany, and died 1942. He married Regine Betty Luise Nolte 26 Sep 1882 in Hannover-Munden, Germany, daughter of Georg Nolte and Marie Ruden. She was born 18 Feb 1863, and died 05 Oct 1930 in Dresden, Germany. Children of Ludwig Willrich and Regine Nolte are: +

15

i.

+

16

ii.

George August Jean Wilhelm6 Willrich, born 18 Jul 1883 in Noerten, Germany; died 12 Mar 1938 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. Rudolf Karl Willrich, born 16 Jun 1886 in Noerten, Germany; died 13 Feb 1947.

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17

iii.

18 19

iv. v.

Fritz August Willrich, born 08 Apr 1889 in Noerten, Germany; died 27 Mar 1894 in Goettingen, Germany. Marie Jenny Johanne Willrich, born 05 May 1896 in Hildesheim, Germany; died Unknown. Albrecht Jean Albert Willrich, born 13 Feb 1903 in Hildesheim, Germany; died 29 Jun 1967.

6. Karl Heinrich Wilhelm5 Willrich (Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Mar 1859 in Noerten, Germany, and died 03 Apr 1895 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. He married (1) Elvira de Lopes. She died Unknown. He married (2) Paula Rosenthal 06 Jan 1880 in Hannover, Germany. She was born 25 Nov 1867, and died 1886 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany. Child of Karl Willrich and Paula Rosenthal is: +

20

i.

Albert6 Willrich, born 15 Nov 1886 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany; died Unknown.

Generation No. 3 15. George August Jean Wilhelm6 Willrich (Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 18 Jul 1883 in Noerten, Germany, and died 12 Mar 1938 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. He married (1) Hedwig Olga Johanna Lehmann 20 Dec 1912 in Rastatt, Germany, daughter of Adam Lehmann and Felicia Feistenberger. She was born 16 Feb 1882 in Gaggenau bei Rastatt, Germany, and died 10 Apr 1924 in Heidelberg-Dossenheim, Germany. He married (2) Anna Elise Christa Fust 21 Jul 1925 in Stendal, Germany, daughter of Rudolf Fust and Elwine Rasten. She was born 13 Apr 1898 in Bremervorde, Germany, and died Unknown. Children of George Willrich and Hedwig Lehmann are: + +

21 22

i. ii.

Heinz-Georg7 Willrich, born Private. Liselotte Willrich, born Private.

Child of George Willrich and Anna Fust is: +

23

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Karl-Ludwig7 Willrich, born 16 Sep 1926 in Heidelberg-Dossenheim, Germany; died 04 Sep 1983.

16. Rudolf Karl6 Willrich (Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 16 Jun 1886 in Noerten, Germany, and died 13 Feb 1947. He married Erika Martha Johanna Schmidt 19 Sep 1924 in Dresden, Germany, daughter of Otto Schmidt and Gertrud Michael. She was born 10 Aug 1902 in Elsterberg, Germany, and died Unknown. Children of Rudolf Willrich and Erika Schmidt are: + +

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Frohlind7 Willrich, born Private. Edelgund-Regina Willrich, born Private. Volkmar Rudolf Willrich, born Private.

18. Marie Jenny Johanne6 Willrich (Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 05 May 1896 in Hildesheim, Germany, and died Unknown. She married Gerold Herman Diebler 29 May 1920 in Bad Soden am Taunus, Germany. He was born 04 May 1891 in Chemnitz, Germany, and died Unknown. Children of Marie Willrich and Gerold Diebler are: +

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Hildegund7 Diebler, born Private. Ulrich Diebler, born Private. Liebefre Diebler, born Private.

19. Albrecht Jean Albert6 Willrich (Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 13 Feb 1903 in Hildesheim, Germany, and died 29 Jun 1967. He married Elli Emma Anna Eichelmann 12 Oct 1931, daughter of August Eichelmann and Anna Dczkowski. She was born 26 Dec 1906 in Magdeburg, Germany, and died 17 Oct 1977. Children of Albrecht Willrich and Elli Eichelmann are: 103

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Albrecht Ludwig7 Willrich, born Private. Willfrid Karl Willrich, born Private. Regina Willrich, born Private.

20. Albert6 Willrich (Karl Heinrich Wilhelm5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 15 Nov 1886 in Bennigsen a Deister, Germany, and died Unknown. He married Elvira De Lopes 27 Nov 1915 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She died Unknown. Child of Albert Willrich and Elvira De Lopes is: 33

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Beatrice7 Willrich, born Private.

Generation No. 4 21. Heinz-Georg7 Willrich (George August Jean Wilhelm6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Gertrud Heinecke Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Heinz-Georg Willrich and Gertrud Heinecke are: 34 35

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Ines8 Willrich, born Private. Dieter Willrich, born Private.

22. Liselotte7 Willrich (George August Jean Wilhelm6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Werner Unholz Private. He was born Private. Children of Liselotte Willrich and Werner Unholz are: 36 37

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Michael8 Unholz, born Private. Jra Unholz, born Private.

23. Karl-Ludwig7 Willrich (George August Jean Wilhelm6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 16 Sep 1926 in Heidelberg-Dossenheim, Germany, and died 04 Sep 1983. He married Jacqueline Goetelen Private. She was born Private. Notes for Karl-Ludwig Willrich: Karl was a Professor of Psychiatry at Northwestern University in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois. Children of Karl-Ludwig Willrich and Jacqueline Goetelen are: 38 39

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Christina8 Willrich, born Private. She married Richard Man Private; born Private. Johann Willrich, born Private.

25. Edelgund-Regina7 Willrich (Rudolf Karl6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kiril Nikolow Zwetkow Private. He was born Private. Child of Edelgund-Regina Willrich and Kiril Zwetkow is: +

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Nikolo8 Zwetkow, born Private.

26. Volkmar Rudolf7 Willrich (Rudolf Karl6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Sigrid Hopfe Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Hannelore Amalie Elisabeth Jamin Private, daughter of Georg Jamin and Luise Rieker. She was born Private. Children of Volkmar Willrich and Sigrid Hopfe are: 41 42

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Rasma8 Willrich, born Private. Gotz Willrich, born Private.

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Annika Thora8 Willrich, born Private.

29. Liebefre7 Diebler (Marie Jenny Johanne6 Willrich, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Bunge Private. He was born Private. Child of Liebefre Diebler and Bunge is: 44

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Georg-Ulrich8 Bunge, born Private. He married Susse Private; born Private.

32. Regina7 Willrich (Albrecht Jean Albert6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Walter Quaritsoh Private. He was born Private. Children of Regina Willrich and Walter Quaritsoh are: 45 46 47 48 49

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Stephen8 Quaritsoh, born Private. Sabine Quaritsoh, born Private. Anja Quaritsoh, born Private. Axel Quaritsoh, born Private. Regine Quaritsoh, born Private.

Generation No. 5 40. Nikolo8 Zwetkow (Edelgund-Regina7 Willrich, Rudolf Karl6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. Child of Nikolo Zwetkow is: 50

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Linus Reigel9 Zwetkow, born Private.

43. Annika Thora8 Willrich (Volkmar Rudolf7, Rudolf Karl6, Ludwig August Otto5, Georg August4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Stephan Antonio Hierl Private. He was born Private. Child of Annika Willrich and Stephan Hierl is: 51

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Leonard Cedric Willrich9 Hierl, born Private.

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Descendants of George Wilhelm Willrich

George W. Willrich 1823 - 1861

Liane A. de Lassaulx 1832 - 1922

George d. Willrich 1861 - 1932

Olivia M. Tuttle 1865 - 1944

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Generation No. 1 1. George Wilhelm4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1 was born 07 Jun 1823 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 28 Apr 1861 in Independence, Washington, TX. He married Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx2,3,4,5,6 30 Jan 1860 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of Philipp De Lassaulx and Margarethe Fasbender. She was born 01 Jul 1832 in Koblenz, Rhineland, Germany, and died 27 Jun 1922 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX7. More About George Wilhelm Willrich: Burial: Abt. 30 Apr 1861, Founder's Cemetery, Independence, Washington, TX Notes for Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx: La Grange Journal Thursday, June 29, 1922 MRS. L. de L. Tuttle Eternal sleep came to Mrs. L. de L. Tuttle, mother of Judge George Willrich, Tuesday forenoon. For several months, due to her advanced age, Mrs. Tuttle, ever interested in literary work, brilliant of mind and concerned about the community's people, had remained at the home of her son, where her every comfort was provided. Our brief reference to the departed invites the interest of one who enjoyed her intimate acquaintance, to whom we assign the duty of paying a tribute to a good woman. Wednesday morning at the Sacred Heart church Rev. Geo. Beberich held mass of requiem, and Wednesday afternoon the citizenship of LaGrange attended the obsequies at the new cemetery.

More About Liane Anna Maria de Lassaulx: Burial: 28 Jun 1922, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX7 Child of George Willrich and Liane de Lassaulx is: 2

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George de Lassaulx5 Willrich8,9,10,11,12, born 10 Mar 1861 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX12; died 24 Aug 1932 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX13. He married Olivia M. Tuttle14,15,16,17,18,19 23 Apr 1885 in Fayette County, TX20; born 28 Mar 1865 in Pin Oak, Fayette Co., TX21; died 21 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX22. Notes for George de Lassaulx Willrich: The La Grange Journal August 27, 1885 Flatonia Flashes A military company, the "Flatonia Rifles," has been organized here with the following officers: Captain, Geo. de L. Willrich; 1st lieutenant, M. J. Sloan; 2d lieutenant, T. O. Kerr; 1st sergeant, C. E. Lane. This reporter does not know the names of the other officers. The boys say Flatonia never was beaten at anything her citizens undertook, and that they will make this a first-class company. La Grange Journal August 22, 1889 Captain Willrich received a telegram Saturday to hold the Fayette Light Guard in readiness to go to Richmond, should their services be required. Happily there was no necessity for their presence at the scene of trouble. This was quite a disappointment to most of the boys, who were keen to go - anything, you know, to break the monotony.

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La Grange Journal August 29, 1889 Capt. Willrich of the Fayette Light Guard, received , last week, the following from Adjutant General King: Sir - The thanks of this Dep't are due to yourself and company for the promptness shown in your dispatch of the 17th inst, and the willingness to assist the civil authorities in upholding the law, in the recent unfortunate troubles in Fort Bend county. Respectfully, W. H. King, Adjutant General La Grange Journal September 1, 1932 JUDGE WILLRICH'S DEATH When the news came to Winchester that Judge Willrich had died Wednesday morning, it was very unwelcome. Judge Willrich had many friends in this part of the county, and he always found a hearty welcome when he came to mingle with us. We know, and everyone knows, that eventually, this debt is to be paid by us all, but we decline to have it thrust upon us. During his career as county judge of Fayette county, Judge Willrich found many loyal supporters in this section; they regarded him as their friend and many are the friendly deeds he did for them. Personally, we sincerely regret his loss; and to his widow and other relatives we offer our sympathy.

More About George de Lassaulx Willrich: Burial: Abt. 26 Aug 1932, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Military service: 1898 Notes for Olivia M. Tuttle: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 29, 1907 Mrs. Geo. Willrich and Miss Essie Alexander will entertain at the Etaerio Club room Saturday, and will be glad to meet their friends. The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 5, 1907 The editor and family extend thanks to Miss Essie Alexander and Mrs. Geo. Willrich, hostesses for the Etaerio and Daughters of the Confederacy reception held last Saturday afternoon, for a bountiful supply of ice cream in cones. The La Grange Journal November 18, 1915 Personal Pointers Mrs. George Willrich and Miss Gertie Alexander left for Brownwood Sunday, to be in attendance upon the meeting of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 19, 1923 The Letter Box Dresden, Germany, June 24, 1923 Editor Journal: On Friday, June 22d, Mrs. Watson, Gerda Olive, Judge and myself left Oldenburg for a tour of some of the famous places in Eastern and Southern Germany. Our first stop was at Lueneberg, where we visited briefly with a cousin of the Judge's, then to Hildesheim, which teems with the things that most interest

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us; legend, folklore houses of ancient date, and customs of other days. The one thing there, which all the world knows about, is the one thousand year old rose bush. It is to be seen in the court yard of this Dorn, and its story is connected with the foundation of that church. I'm not a souvenir hunter, but a number of small sprigs have dropped from the main stalk, and I am going to preserve the one I picked up for Mr. Heintze, knowing how he treasures and appreciates such things.** The Rathshaus is most interesting, the frescoes are of a symbolic nature, and all tell in some way the early story of Hildesheim. We had a bottle of wine in the Rathskeller, this being included in any order there, and were shown about this portion of the building - the celler, I mean. The houses are most noticeable, going up into peaks, with small windows peeping out of the extremely slanting red tiled roofs. One need not to be told that they are very old; there are whole streets of them, special attention being attracted to the small house called the "Inverted Zucker-hut". In Hildesheim we first met up with young people, boys and girls, most of them with packs on their backs. The Judge is always eager for information, and talked with a man who was in charge of the boys thinking he was a teacher. He was a merchant in charge of the "North German Merchants' Jugentag." I have one of their programs before me, and note that it says from June 23 to 26 will be spent in the beautiful old town of Hildesheim. These boys are to be merchants and the Judge enjoyed talking to them, as they enjoyed his conversation. We met up with the crowd often during our sightseeing that day. We spent the night in Braunschweig, and attended the theatre. The Judge didn't like the shave and massage he got there and could not help but make comparisons with our home barbers. He became quite grouchy after this bit of unsatisfactory treatment, and I fear, will always retain and unpleasant memory of Braunschweig - otherwise, Brunswick. We took an early train for Leipsig, the one great object of interest there being the mighty war memorial. It is the largest of Germany's war memorials, on the scale of the pyramids, one might say, and far beyond mere words of mine to describe. This is Sunday, being a most beautiful day in point of weather we saw on the one hand, gay parties filling the trains and going to the country for a day in the open, and on the other hand the men and women in the fields, literally, "making hay while the sun shone." At Leipsig we called up our American consul, Mr. De Soto, not that we needed his services, but to give him greetings from a mutual friend, and his comrade in the service, H. C. von Struve, some years ago a young law student at La Grange and a member of our household. Mr. de Soto managed to locate us at the station, which is said to be the largest in the world, but he stated it wasn't so difficult since he saw the grip which had been lettered by Mr. Rose: "George Willrich, La Grange, Texas, U.S.A." He was most courteous and regretted that he couldn't have shown us some real attention - our time was short. We left this place at six o'clock. Our friend, Mrs. Watson, conducts the party and knows the ways and means of doing things here. She visited these places only recently, which gives her added advantage of taking us at once to the object of interest without loss of time. Upon our arrival in Germany the mark stood at 150,000 to the dollar, now it is 90,000. When we pay a few thousand marks for a meal, we cannot convince ourselves that it is only a few cents, what we'd in old La Grange would call ridiculously cheap. Another great service Mrs. Watson does for us , is managing our finances, far beyond us, although it is really only about twenty dollars in our money. Mrs. George Willrich ** Had it been so willed, Mr. Heintze would have been granted a lease on life until your return, and your thoughtfulness would have brought from him a thankful smile. But, he has joined the great majority, and there are many who mourn as you will, at the knowledge here given. - Editor Nuernberg, Germany, June 27, 1923. Editor Journal: We came to Nuernberg from Berlin, passed through a most picturesque part of Germany, several hundred miles, since it is an all-day trip. There were castle-tipped hills, almost mountains, in the background, and since the sun was shining, the people were very busy in the hay fields, in the foreground. It has been raining so much that they are kept busy trying to save their hay. This activity added interest to the picture for us and the brightness made the perspective perfect. There was so much to see that the Judge took his seat by a window and wouldn't listen when we called him to look at the other side, saying it was all he could do to keep up with one side.

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The train service is splendid, but trains are generally crowded at this time. We didn't happen to get one with a diner, so found variety in making the stations for Frankfurters and beer, or whatever was to be had. This is vacation time in Germany and everywhere there are people, singly, in couples or groups with packs on their backs, going from place to place. Teachers and children go about in this way; we had our picture taken with such a group in Dresden. The children were all in for the lark and hastily climbed upon the gigantic piece of statutary that was to be the background. People have a time keeping up with the money, and inquiries are made daily by everybody as to how the dollar stands. As foreigners we are charged double, and then it amounts to very little, about twenty-five cents each for an extra good meal. The Judge enjoys talking to the people, and we have enjoyed meeting many in the train. The coupes have room for six or eight generally. The French "adieu" is entirely out, everyone says "auf wiederschen". On entering the hotel you are greeted by each of the attendants, and every morning the same. At Potsdam the castle used by the late emperor, is open to the public since 1918. It was built by Frederick the Great, and rivals "San Souci". The body of the late empress rests in a mausoleum near by, facing a rose garden; this, according to her request, it is said. The casket is to be seen - the only one there - and fresh flowers, too. There does not seem to be the least sympathy for the late emperor or interest in him, which some account for by his marriage. The richest treasures in Europe are to be seen in the castles; the "Gruene Gewolbe" in Dresden is the late king of Saxony's storehouse of jewels and works of art, other than paintings, and rivals Ali Baba's cave in richness. The articles, or most of them, were gifts to the king of Saxony through the ages, by other potentates. This city is known - to us - as a toy manufacturing center. It was fortified, and the ancient towers immense structures - are to be seen here and there. One is directly opposite this modernly equipped hotel. Sight-seeing is very hard work, but Mrs. Watson is able to save us annoyance in every way. She attends to the tickets and gets us about in short order, where, left to ourselves, precious time would be consumed in making inquiries. Muenchen, or Munich, is our next stop before going north again for Oldenburg; from there we will go to Bonn on the Rhine. Some say there are difficulties in traveling in that section, but we will be with relatives. Until then. Mrs. Geo. Willrich. The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 29, 1923 Mr. and Mrs Geo. Willrich are spending Thanksgiving day at Hill's Prairie, a pleasant day for the family of Mrs. Willrich who are to have a re-union. The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 27, 1938 ATTEND THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS AT NEW ORLEANS Mrs. Geo. Willrich, Miss Olivia Schaefer, Mrs. Arthur Pohl and Miss Ida Reichert of La Grange, and Mrs. Marie Lanaux of California, spent the past week in New Orleans, in attendance upon the Eighth National Eucharistic Congress. Incidentally, points of interest in the old historical city were visited, and the memory of Jackson's defeat of the British general and his horde of soldiers recalled. The historic battle of New Orleans was fought Jan. 8, 1814, two days after the treaty of peace had been signed at Utrecht. Communication was not as fast then as it is today. La Grange Journal Thursday, November 23, 1944 Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich Death came to Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich, widow of the late Judge George Willrich, Tuesday, November 21; she had reached the age of 79 years, 7 months and 23 days. At the Koenig Funeral Home chapel the Rosary was held Wednesday evening; funeral services in the same chapel are announced for Thursday morning at 9:15 o'clock; continued service and Requiem Mass will be held at the Sacred Heart Catholic church at 9:30 o'clock.

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Due to all data relating to this good woman, not being obtainable this (Wednesday) morning, the obituary in full cannot be given; it will be written by a friend of Mrs. Willrich and appear in the next issue of the Journal. Interment will be made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. LA GRANGE JOURNAL November 30, 1944 Memoriam In Mention To Mrs. Willrich Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich widow of the late Judge George Willrich, died after a brief illness abed, Tuesday of last week. Announcement of her death created many expressions of regret, regret that she who had ever been at the call of service in civic work, should have been called hence. Age of the departed was not given thought. Mrs. Willrich, born Olivia Tuttle, a daughter of a pioneer citizen of Fayette county, who came from Rochester, New York, a century ago, was born at Pin Oak, southwest from LaGrange, removing to Flatonia with her husband after their marriage, later coming to LaGrange where Judge Willrich, first practicing law, later serving the county as county attorney and for 16 years a county judge, made his home. Denied the happiness of children being born to this union, Mrs. Willrich took to her care and for education, those whom she desired to assist. Brilliant of mind, capable as a writer, and always willing, both in her church work and in her literary and civic work, she aided many worthy enterprises of the city. Friends never found her reluctant, she appeared where her services were welcomed and where such service could be of benefit. Family connections being identified, first with the struggle of the colonists, she was recognized as a daughter of the American revolution; with her father removing to the South and both her husband's father and her own identified with the Confederate army she devoted much time in keeping the organization known as Daughters of the Confederacy active, and served officially in the local chapter; her name was also connected with the Daughters of the Texas Republic. Active in church work, affiliated with the Catholic church, she was constantly aiding and abetting some worthy effort in behalf of that church and was instrumental in organizing the Mothers' Club of the Sacred Heart Parochial school at LaGrange. Interested in the preservation of the tomb on Monument Hill south of LaGrange, she served for many years as president of the Monument Hill Memorial Association; due to her efforts, assisted by other members of the Association, beauty was restored to the sacred spot and a memorial tomb was erected over the bones of the Men of Mier and Dawson's men who fell at Salado Creek, near San Antonio. Never unwilling, never too tired despite the constitutional ailment that was her's, she joined with the Catholic Women in keeping the National Council of Catholic Women, Brenham District, active. The office of president of that organization was in her charge when she was stricken by her last illness. She was arranging to attend the meeting that was to be held Sunday, November 23, at Galveston. Death interfered. Due to her knowledge of business, parliamentary law and the work that women can do, she became a member of the Business and Professional Women's Club of LaGrange. Thursday morning Requiem Mass was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church by Rev. S. A. Zientek. Following the Mass Rev. Zientek review-ed the life of Mrs. Willrich, and in an eloquent tribute, spoken with emphasis and with sincerity pointed to the many deeds of good she had committed during her near to four score years and ten. Attendance upon the obsequies was large; friends who were associated with her civic endeavors, which included the Garden Club of La Grange, and relatives of both her husband and her immediate family, were present. The last respects were paid at the cemetery where beautiful flowers covered the couch under which she will sleep. Among those attending the funeral services, and coming from a distance, the following (which is only a partial list) are given: L. W. Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. C. C Shumway of Houston. Misses Edna J. Tuttle, Helen Tuttle, Marion Tuttle Brazelton of San Antonio. W. E. Schmid, Emily Schmid, Hilda Schramm, Mrs. James F. Carroll of Brenham. Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Tuttle of El Campo. Miss Rosalie Gutowski of Chapel Hill. Miss Lizzie Hubbard and Clarence Hubbard of Hills Prairie. Mrs. W. Tait, R. E. Tait, Mr. and Mrs. William Tait of Columbus.

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Major Geo. Sladczyk, Baltimore. La Grange Journal November 30, 1944 RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT How wonderful to be able to count so many milestones in life; especially if each milestone marked service, full of life, loyalty to God and the Club of which Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich served. She closed her eyes -------sleep assured of a welcome in the "Home of the Beautiful Beyond." WHEREAS, Mrs. Willrich a highly esteemed charter member of the La Grange Garden Club, having been president, vice-president and secretary, we pay a loving tribute to her memory and deplore our loss. RESOLVED, That we extend to her relatives our sincere and heartfelt sympathy. RESOLVED, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the relatives, a copy be spread upon the minutes of the Club and a copy be published in the local papers. Respectfully submitted, MRS. P. A. NIKEL, MRS. LEO FREDE, MISS ESSIE ALEXANDER. RESOLUTIONS OF SYMPATHYWHEREAS, as God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit to call from our midst the gentle spirit of our friend and member, Mrs. Olivia Tuttle Willrich We, the members of the Ladies' Cemetery Association, wish to pay this tribute of love and respect to her memory. Be it RESOLVED, that in the death of Mrs. Willrich this Association has lost one of its valued members; to her loved ones this Association extends sincere sympathy, and trust they may be ever mindful of the fact that "There is no death The stars go down; to visit upon upon some fairer shore And bright in Heaven's jeweled crown, They shine for evermore." That this tribute to her memory be spread upon a page of our record, a copy be sent to the family and that they be published in the LaGrange Journal. MRS. EMMA L. MOORE MRS. ED. MATTINGLY

More About Olivia M. Tuttle: Burial: 23 Nov 1944, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX22 Marriage Notes for George Willrich and Olivia Tuttle: La Grange Journal April 30, 1885 Mr. Geoge Willrich, of Flatonia, was married last Thursday to Miss Olivia Tuttle, one of the belles of that town. THE JOURNAL extends to the happy and youthful couple its best wishes, and hopes the union may be one of unalloyed bliss, and that prosperity may attend them through life.

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Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Washington County, Independance Post Office, Page 49. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic." 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8A. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 9B. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 31, Page 8B. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Washington County, Independance Post Office, Page 49. 7. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, June 29, 1922. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic." 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 6A. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8A. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 9B. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 31, Page 8B. 13. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, September 1, 1932. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Flatonia, E. D. 60, Page 5. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 6A. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8A. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 9B. 18. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 31, Page 8B. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Pin Oak Post Office, between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 47. 20. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 30, 1885. 21. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 31, Page 8B. 22. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 23, 1944 and November 30, 1944.

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Descendants of Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich

Margarethe D. Willrich 1826 - 1915

Son Keuffel - Unknown

Anna Keuffel 1843 Unknown

August F. Keuffel 1813 - 1884

Dr. Schottler - Unknown

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Charlotte Keuffel 1849 Unknown

Descendants of Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 28 Feb 1826 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 19 Apr 1915 in Luneberg, Germany. She married August Friedrich Ludwig Keuffel 1841, son of Gerhard Johann August Keuffel. He was born 13 Mar 1813 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 05 Jan 1884 in Luneberg, Germany. Children of Margarethe Willrich and August Keuffel are: 2 3

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Son5 Keuffel, born in Luneburg, Germany; died Unknown. Anna Keuffel, born 15 Dec 1843 in Luneberg, Germany; died Unknown. She married Dr. Schottler; died Unknown. Charlotte Keuffel, born 23 Apr 1849 in Luneberg, Germany; died Unknown.

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Descendants of Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich

Carl F. Willrich 1828 - 1906

Charles G. Willrich 1867 - 1943

Charles Hart Willrich 1886 - 1896

Raymond Carl Willrich 1898 - 1981

Virginia J Willrich 1930 - 1994

Anne Willrich Dalehite Private -

John Franklin Sliter Private -

Agnes Hart Bowman 1849 - 1911

Della Williams 1872 - 1951

Thelma Hettie Hebert 1902 - 1977

Henry G. Dalehite, Jr. Private -

Henry G. Dalehite III Private -

Gertrude E. Willrich 1869 - 1954

Jacob Willrich 1903 - 1952

Edna Mills 1908 - 2004

Reba Candace Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 119

Hayden Agnes McKinnon 1893 - 1968

Gary Wayne Cooper Private -

Cont. p. 120

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Ernest Lee McKinnon 1865 - 1949

Samuel Varion McNeil - 1953

Laura Willrich 1872 - 1872

Frances B. McKinnon 1903 Unknown

John C. Willrich 1877 - 1947

Cont. p. 117

Virginia L. Raum 1893 - 1986

Cont. p. 118

Descendants of Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich

Gertrude E. Willrich 1869 - 1954

Cont. p. 116

Ernest Lee McKinnon 1865 - 1949

Alpin Jean McKinnon 1908 - 1987

Sarah Ann Reaves Private -

Claire E. White Private -

Archie Thomas Reaves 1906 - 2001

James Allen White Private -

James Allen White, Jr. Private -

Emma Grace White Private -

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Wendy Lea Drake Private -

Reaves Drake White Private -

Descendants of Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich

John C. Willrich 1877 - 1947

Cont. p. 116

Virginia L. Raum 1893 - 1986

Virginia June Willrich Private -

John Joseph Mercurio Private -

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Generation No. 1 1. Carl Friedrich Theodore4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1 was born 30 Mar 1828 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 07 May 1906 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX2. He married Agnes Hart Bowman3,4 25 Jan 1867 in Mahonoy City, Schuylkill Co., PA, daughter of John Bowman and Mary Carmichael. She was born 05 Jul 1849 in Bucks Mtn, PA, and died 06 Jul 1911 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Notes for Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich: La Grange Journal May 10, 1906 The friends of Judge C. T. Willrich of Schulenburg, residing in La Grange, were much pained Monday to learn of his untimely demise which occurred Sunday. Judge Willrich was a prominent citizen of our sister city where for many years he very creditably held the positions of mayor and justice of the peace, occupying the latter chair when death claimed him. Known to all and beloved he will be sadly missed. Judge Willrich, we are informed was about eighty-six years of age.

More About Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich: Burial: Abt. 09 May 1906, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Agnes Hart Bowman: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 13, 1911 Mrs. C. T. Willrich At the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. L. McKinnon, near Schulenburg, with whom she had lived since the death of her husband, Mrs. C. T. Willrich died Friday, July 7, after an illness of several weeks. She was the widow of the late Justice Willrich, for many years a resident of Schulenburg, where she enjoyed the esteem, friendship and love of all. At the time of her demise, deceased was 62 years of age and had been an invalid for several years. The remains were taken to Schulenburg and there interred by the side of her husband. In attendance upon the funeral from this city were Mesdames George Willrich, Ernst Knigge, Herman Schroeder and Emil Koehler.

More About Agnes Hart Bowman: Burial: Abt. 08 Jul 1911, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX Children of Carl Willrich and Agnes Bowman are: +

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Charles George Theodore5 Willrich, born 27 Oct 1867 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA; died 04 Feb 1943 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA. Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich, born 28 Aug 1869 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA; died 22 Apr 1954 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. Laura Willrich, born 12 Jun 1872 in Pennsylvania; died 01 Oct 1872 in Pennsylvania. John Carmichael Willrich, born 12 Jun 1877 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA; died 21 Feb 1947 in Detroit, Wayne, MI.

Generation No. 2 2. Charles George Theodore5 Willrich (Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)5,6,7 was born 27 Oct 1867 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA, and died 04 Feb 1943 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA. He married Della Williams8,9. She was born 25 Dec 1872 in Moss Bluff, Calcasieu, LA, and 121

died 20 Jun 1951 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA. Children of Charles Willrich and Della Williams are: +

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Charles Hart6 Willrich, born 31 Aug 1886; died 14 Dec 1896. Raymond Carl Willrich, born 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson, TX; died 06 Jan 1981 in Texas City, Galveston, TX. Jacob Willrich, born 02 Feb 1903 in El Paso, El Paso, TX; died 24 Feb 1952 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA.

3. Gertrude Elizabeth5 Willrich (Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)10,11,12,13,14 was born 28 Aug 1869 in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA15,16,17, and died 22 Apr 1954 in Galveston, Galveston, TX18. She married Ernest Lee McKinnon19,20,21,22 23 Jan 1893 in Fayette County, TX23, son of Neil McKinnon and Anthora Clayton. He was born 05 Sep 1865 in Lyonsville, Fayette, TX23,24,25, and died 22 May 1949 in Houston, Harris, TX26. Notes for Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, April 30, 1954 Mrs. E. McKinnon Buried Here Sat. Mrs. Ernest McKinnon, aged 84 years, seven months, and twenty-four days, passed away in Galveston Friday afternoon. Mrs. McKinnon had been making her home in Houston with a daughter, Mrs. A. T. Reaves, but at the time of her death was visiting in Galveston with another daughters, Mrs. Sam McNeil. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon operated the McKinnon Hotel here for many years. A number of years ago they sold their property here and moved to Houston. Mr. McKinnon preceded his wife in death several years ago. Deceased was born in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania on August 28, 1869. She was the daughter of the late Judge and Mrs. George Willrich of La Grange. Funeral services were held in Galveston Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m., and the body was brought to Schulenburg for interment in the family plot in the City Cemetery. Fulfilling one of her last requests, private funeral services were held and all flowers were omitted. Rev. Parnell, local Baptist minister, officiated at the graveside rites here. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Sam McNeil of Galveston and Mrs. A. T. Reaves of Houston and one grand daughter Sarah Ann Reaves of Denton.

More About Gertrude Elizabeth Willrich: Burial: 24 Apr 1954, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX27 Notes for Ernest Lee McKinnon: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, May 27, 1949 Ernest L. McKinnon Buried Here Private funeral services for Ernest Lee McKinnon, who passed away in a Houston Hospital on May 22, at 7:45 a.m., were held here Monday at 2:00 p.m. Mr. McKinnon, aged 84 years, was born near the present site of Schulenburg at Lyonsville on September 5, 1865 as the son of Neil and Anthora McKinnon. On January 23, 1893, he was united in marriage to Gertrude Willrich here in Schulenburg. Her father, Judge Willrich, performed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. McKinnon made their home here until about four years ago when they disposed of their property 122

and moved to Houston. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Gertrude Willrich McKinnon of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Hayden McNeil of Galveston and Mrs. Alpin Reaves of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Sterling of Bellville, Mrs. Annie Marcer of Fresno, California; and Mrs. Lottie Lester of this city; one grand-daughter, and several nieces and nephews. The body was brought from Houston to the Methodist Church here where Rev. Dennis Macune officiated at the service. Interment was made in the City Cemetery.

More About Ernest Lee McKinnon: Burial: 24 May 1949, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette Co., TX28 Children of Gertrude Willrich and Ernest McKinnon are: 9

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Hayden Agnes6 McKinnon28,29,30, born 30 Oct 1893 in Texas; died 30 Apr 1968 in Galveston Co, TX. She married Samuel Varion McNeil 18 Apr 1918 in Houston, Harris, TX; born in Brazoria, Brazoria, TX; died 01 Mar 1953 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. Notes for Hayden Agnes McKinnon: 1900 census says born November 1894. More About Hayden Agnes McKinnon: Burial: Abt. 02 May 1968, Brazoria, Brazoria, TX More About Samuel Varion McNeil: Burial: Abt. 03 Mar 1953, Brazoria, Brazoria, TX

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Frances Beatrice McKinnon, born 16 Jul 1903 in Hallettsville, Lavaca, TX; died Unknown. Notes for Frances Beatrice McKinnon: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 23, 1903 Courthouse News Births Recorded McKinnon - born to Ernest McKinnon and wife, at Schulenburg, July 16, a girl.

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Alpin Jean McKinnon, born 05 Jan 1908 in Hallettsville, Lavaca, TX; died 10 Apr 1987 in Galveston, Galveston, TX.

5. John Carmichael5 Willrich (Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)31,32,33 was born 12 Jun 1877 in Pottsville, Schuylkill, PA, and died 21 Feb 1947 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. He married Virginia LaRoche Raum33,34 16 Sep 1912 in Houston, Harris, TX. She was born 22 Nov 1893 in Alameda, Alemeda, CA, and died 17 May 1986 in Detroit, Wayne, MI. More About John Carmichael Willrich: Burial: Abt. 23 Feb 1947, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI More About Virginia LaRoche Raum: Burial: Abt. 19 May 1986, Roseland Park Cemetery, Berkley, Oakland Co., MI Child of John Willrich and Virginia Raum is: +

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Virginia June6 Willrich, born Private.

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7. Raymond Carl6 Willrich (Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)35,36 was born 22 Feb 1898 in Sabine Pass, Jefferson, TX, and died 06 Jan 1981 in Texas City, Galveston, TX. He married Thelma Hettie Hebert 36 29 May 1927 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA. She was born 12 Jun 1902 in Cameron Parish, LA, and died 12 May 1977 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. Child of Raymond Willrich and Thelma Hebert is: +

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Virginia J7 Willrich, born 18 Apr 1930 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA; died 15 Dec 1994 in Galveston, Galveston Co, TX.

8. Jacob6 Willrich (Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)37,38 was born 02 Feb 1903 in El Paso, El Paso, TX, and died 24 Feb 1952 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. He married Edna Mills39 27 Dec 1934 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX, daughter of Lovic Mills and Hettie Davis. She was born 01 Feb 1908 in Pickering, Vernon, LA39, and died 26 Aug 2004 in DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA39. Notes for Edna Mills: Edna Mills Willrich In 1931 a southbound Kansas City Southern passenger train slowed to a stop and a young lady stepped off. Edna Mills had arrived for her new job and the rest of her life in DeQuincy. To meet the train that day were a couple of young men who had heard some new teachers were coming to town. Jake Willrich told his pal, Pete Perkins, that the “one in the silly hat was his.” Edna married Jake three years later. Her teaching career would come to an abrupt halt as married women were not allowed to teach in those days. Their only child, Candace, was born twelve years later in 1946. When Jake died unexpectantly in 1952, Edna’s role as a businesswoman began. She operated his oil and gas distributorship for two years keeping books, and sometimes pumping gas; until leasing to then Standard Oil Company. Her teaching career resumed in 1954 shortly, and she would raise her young daughter alone. Edna’s 67 years in DeQuincy have been spent actively involved in civic and community endeavors. She is the only living charter member of the DeQuincy Study Club, the oldest federated civic organization in DeQuincy founded in 1938. She has served as its president three different times and in all of its other offices as well. Several of the noteworthy accomplishments of the club were the establishment of DeQuincy’s first library, a wheel chair project to provide assistance to the disabled, and hearing tests for all of the local school children. She is an active member today and her daughter is also a member. Edna became a member of the First Baptist Church soon after her arrival, and has been active in many areas. She served several times as a Sunday School teacher and is presently a member of the Martha Sunday School Class. She has been a member of the choir until recently, a member of Senior Power Group, and the Senior Power Choir which visits the local nursing home and hospital on special occasions. She served for many years as the chairman of the Bereavement Committee comforting families in dark hours, and has been a faithful member of the Women’s Missionary Union. Edna’s initiation in 1927 into the Order of the Eastern Star preceded her arrival in DeQuincy, and she has been an active member of the Adah Chapter #34 all of these years. Her 70 years of membership have included holding all stations. She is a past matron. In her many years of teaching Home Economics, Edna has taught several generations of DeQuincy women in the art of homemaking, particularly to cook and sew. Although retired, she continues to receive calls from former students asking her advice about this and that. She is well known for her belief in “a pot of soup to soothe and a pound cake to celebrate,” and there have been many recipients. As the sponsor of the Future Homemakers of America, she has influenced hundreds of young women to aspire to their roles as homemakers, and driven many miles with these girls to conventions all over the state. 124

For many years the annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet was held in the DeQuincy High School cafeteria adjacent to Edna’s Home Economics Department. She and the FHA girls assisted with the menu, table settings and decorations, and served as hostesses at the event. She was recognized and presented a plaque to acknowledge her years of service to the Chamber several years ago. She has been a member of local and state teacher’s organizations during her teaching career, and is presently a member of the Calcasieu Parish Retired Teachers Association, the National Educators Association, and the State of Louisiana Retired Teachers Association. She continues her active membership in Delta Kappa Gamma, a national society for teachers in Calcasieu Parish. On the occasion of her 90th birthday she can reflect to a rich and rewarding long life of dedicated service to her community. Although the passenger trains have long stopped running and Edna’s vision failed, her enthusiasm, dedication, and determination have not. She is loved and admired by her many friends, her former students, and her family for her convictions, her loyalty, and her faithfulness. The Sulphur Daily News Sulphur, Louisiana August 31, 2004 Edna Willrich Mrs. Edna Mills Willrich, 96, longtime DeQuincy Civic leader and teacher, passed away Thursday, Aug. 26, 2004. She had been a resident of DeQuincy for 73 years. Born in Pickering Feb. 1, 1908 to Lovic Nathaniel Mills and Hettie Davis Mills, she lived her early years in Pittsburgh, Texas. She graduated from Baylor-Belton for Women, and was a 1928 graduate of Louisiana College where she was selected "Most Beautiful Girl". She did post graduate work at Iowa State College at Ames. She taught school in Oberlin and DeRidder and arrived in DeQuincy in 1931. She married local businessman, Jake Willrich, in 1934 and their only child, Candace, was born in 1946. Her husband's untimely death in 1952 made her one of DeQuincy's earliest businesswomen when she assumed the operation of the Willrich Oil and Gas Company. After leasing the business to Standard Oil Company, she resumed her teaching career. She was Home Economics teacher at DeQuincy High School for many years and taught several generations of DeQuincy women in the art of homemaking. She was the sponsor of the Future Homemakers of America who hosted the DeQuincy Chamber of Commerce banquet for many years. She was a member of the Calcasieu and Louisiana Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for 40 years. She was a charter member of the DeQuincy Study Club in 1938, serving as President as well as many other offices. One of the club's many accomplishments was the founding of DeQuincy's first library. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher, member of the choir, bereavement committee, and the WMU. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star for 77 years, holding all stations including Worthy Matron. She was the recipient of DeQuincy's Civic Service Award in 1998. Survivors include her daughter, Candace Cooper and son-in-law, Gary W. Cooper; granddaughter, Lauren Cooper; grandson, Ben Cooper and wife, Mary; and great-grandchildren, Bryce and Jake Cooper, all of DeQuincy. She was preceded in death by a sister, Zelma Mills Bobbitt. Visitation will continue at Snider Funeral Home Sunday from 9 a.m. until time of services which will be held at 2 p.m. at First Baptist Church of DeQuincy. The Rev. Byron Comish will officiate. Interment will be at Rigmaiden Cemetery. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.mem.com.

More About Edna Mills: Burial: 29 Aug 2004, Rigmaiden Cemetery, DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA39 125

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Reba Candace7 Willrich, born Private.

11. Alpin Jean6 McKinnon (Gertrude Elizabeth5 Willrich, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)40,41,42 was born 05 Jan 1908 in Hallettsville, Lavaca, TX43, and died 10 Apr 1987 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. She married Archie Thomas Reaves44,45 01 Jun 1934 in Galveston, Galveston, TX, son of Harvey Reaves and Alice Warren. He was born 22 Apr 1906 in Hackberry, Lavaca, TX45, and died 11 Jul 2001 in Dallas, Dallas, TX45. More About Alpin Jean McKinnon: Burial: Abt. 12 Apr 1987, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX Notes for Archie Thomas Reaves: Houston Chronicle July 12, 2001 ARCHIE THOMAS REAVES ARCHIE THOMAS "A.T." REAVES , 95, passed away July 11, 2001 in Dallas, TX. He was born April 22, 1906, in Hackberry, TX, Lavaca County. He was the son of the late Harvey Clark Reaves and Alice Warren Reaves . He was preceded in death by Alpin Jean McKinnon Reaves , of Schulenberg, TX, his high school sweet heart and beloved wife of 64 years. He was also preceded in death by his four brothers: Clyde, Vernon, Harvey ("H.C."), and Branch Reaves . He was the oldest of five children. A cherished father, grandfather, loving husband, and dedicated family man, he loved gardening, travel and community service. A devout Episcopalian, he served on the Vestry and as Treasurer for Grace Episcopal Church in Galveston, TX. After graduation, he began work in the accounting department of Wald Transfer in Houston, TX, eventually becoming CFO of the company. He retired in 1971. He moved to Dallas in 1994. He is survived by his sister, Dorothy Reaves Pakebush, his daughter, Sarah Reaves White, son-in-law, James Allen White, Sr., granddaughter Claire Elizabeth White, grandson, James Allen White, Jr., granddaughter-in-law, Wendy Lea Drake White, M.D., and two greatgrandchildren, Emma Grace White and Reaves Drake White, as well as several great-nieces and great-nephews. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 9:30 a.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 1115 36th St., Galveston, TX, 77550, (409) 762-9676, The Rev. R.L. Benson presiding. Interment will follow at City Cemetery, Schulenberg, TX. Memorial contributions may be made to Grace Episcopal Church. Sparkman/Hillcrest, 7405 W. Northwest Hwy. Dallas, Tx. 75225, 214-363-5401.

More About Archie Thomas Reaves: Burial: 17 Jul 2001, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX45 Residence: 11 Jul 2001, Dallas, Dallas Co., TX Child of Alpin McKinnon and Archie Reaves is: +

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Sarah Ann7 Reaves, born Private.

12. Virginia June6 Willrich (John Carmichael5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Joseph Mercurio Private. He was born Private. Child of Virginia Willrich and John Mercurio is: 16

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Marie Louise7 Mercurio, born Private.

Generation No. 4 13. Virginia J7 Willrich (Raymond Carl6, Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 18 Apr 1930 in De Quincy, Calcasieu, LA, and died 15 Dec 1994 in Galveston, Galveston Co, TX. She married Henry G. Dalehite, Jr. Private, son of Henry Dalehite and Elizabeth Boillin. He was born Private. Carl3,

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Anne Willrich8 Dalehite, born Private. She married John Franklin Sliter Private; born Private. Henry G. Dalehite III, born Private. Virginia Ellen Dalehite, born Private. Raymond Charles Dalehite, born Private.

14. Reba Candace7 Willrich (Jacob6, Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gary Wayne Cooper Private. He was born Private. Children of Reba Willrich and Gary Cooper are: +

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Lauren Camille8 Cooper, born Private. Jacob Benjamin Cooper, born Private.

15. Sarah Ann7 Reaves (Alpin Jean6 McKinnon, Gertrude Elizabeth5 Willrich, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Allen White Private. He was born Private. Children of Sarah Reaves and James White are: +

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Claire Elizabeth8 White, born Private. James Allen White, Jr., born Private.

Generation No. 5 19. Virginia Ellen8 Dalehite (Virginia J7 Willrich, Raymond Carl6, Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Stanley Wedell Private. He was born Private. Children of Virginia Dalehite and Robert Wedell are: 25 26 27

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Robert Scott9 Wedell, born Private. Ryan Christopher Wedell, born Private. Daniel Cole Wedell, born Private.

22. Jacob Benjamin8 Cooper (Reba Candace7 Willrich, Jacob6, Charles George Theodore5, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Mary Anne Windham Private. She was born Private. Children of Jacob Cooper and Mary Windham are: 28 29

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Elizabeth Bryce9 Cooper, born Private. Jacob Dane Cooper, born Private.

24. James Allen8 White, Jr. (Sarah Ann7 Reaves, Alpin Jean6 McKinnon, Gertrude Elizabeth5 Willrich, Carl Friedrich Theodore4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Wendy Lea Drake Private. She was born Private. Children of James White and Wendy Drake are: 30 31

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Emma Grace9 White, born Private. Reaves Drake White, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 2. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 10, 1906. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County,

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Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, E. D. 51, Page 11A. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, Ward 4, E. D. 10, Page 2A. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, E. D. 51, Page 11A. 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, Ward 4, E. D. 10, Page 2A. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 47, Page 5B. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75, Page 2B. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 15. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, April 30, 1954. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 47, Page 5B. 18. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, April 30, 1954. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 20. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 47, Page 5B. 21. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75, Page 2B. 22. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 23. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, May 27, 1949. 24. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 47, Page 5B. 26. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, May 27, 1949. 27. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, April 30, 1954. 28. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, May 27, 1949. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 47, Page 5B. 30. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 31. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 59, Page 7. 32. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 2, Houston, E. D. 126, Page 4A. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 2, Magnolia Park, E. D. 108, Page 20. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 2, Houston, E. D. 126, Page 4A. 35. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, E. D. 51, Page 11A. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, Ward 4, E. D. 10, Page 2B. 37. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, E. D. 51, Page 11A. 38. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish, Police Jury Ward 6, De Quincy, Ward 4, E. D. 10, Page 2A. 39. Southwest Daily News, Sulphur, Louisiana, (Newspaper), "Electronic," The Southwest Daily News, August 28, 2004.

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40. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, May 27, 1949. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 1, Hallettsville, E. D. 117, Page 10A. 43. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 12B. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Lavaca County, Precinct 2, E. D. 117, Page 1B. 45. Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), The Houston Chronicle, July 12, 2001.

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Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Johanne P. Willrich 1829 - 1860

Pauline Richers 1869 - 1968

Edward R. Kehrer 1891 - 1973

George Kehrer - Unknown

Alma Doerle 1893 Unknown

Elise F. Huebner 1849 - 1951

Emil Richers 1833 - 1915

Adele Richers 1871 - 1873

Emma E. Richers 1872 - 1964

Johann A. Huebner 1814 - 1894

George Huebner 1851 - 1936

Richard A. Kehrer 1870 - 1933

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B. T. Carter - Unknown

Marguerite L. Kehrer 1900 Unknown

Byron T Carter Private -

Richard E Carter Private -

Betty Carter Private -

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PJ Reeves - Unknown

Lisette Warnken 1853 - 1924

Louis Huebner 1877 - 1947

Cont. p. 133

Andrew E. Huebner 1853 - 1948

Luisa Ellen Taylor 1855 - 1914

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Lola Mae Huebner 1879 - 1968

Leander W. Brown - Unknown

Cont. p. 134

Cont. p. 136

Willadean Brown 1905 Unknown

J. D. Graham Private -

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Carol Elaine Graham Private -

CW Byron Private -

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Marilain Byron Private -

Jeremy Todd Tyree Private -

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Danny Tyree Private -

William N. Tyree Private -

Graham K Byron Private -

Gail Dingler Private -

Zantha Byron Private -

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Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Cont. p. 130

Adolph Huebner 1890 - 1970

Otto Virston Huebner 1891 - 1971

Louis Huebner 1855 - 1944

Carl Huebner 1857 - 1857

Mary Elizabeth Nichols 1900 - 1991

Johanne P. Willrich 1829 - 1860

Johann A. Huebner 1814 - 1894

Franz Huebner 1859 - 1950

Marie Louisa Kehrer 1860 Unknown

Pauline Huebner 1894 - 1996

Marguerite Huebner 1896 - 1997

Donald Keller Poole 1891 - 1971

Jan Marie Huebner Private -

John Andrew Huebner, Sr. 1897 - 1964

Mollie Laflin Foote 1901 - 1966

John Andrew Huebner, Jr. Private -

Myrtle Marie Gregory Private -

Rick Harmon Private -

Kristi Meyer Huebner Private -

Clay Meyer Private -

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Neil Gregory Meyer Private -

Keith Meyer Private -

Brian Meyer Private -

Cont. p. 140

Molly Louise Huebner Private -

Kaitlyn Dunn Private -

Harold Keith Dunn Private -

Bethany Dunn Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Elise F. Huebner 1849 - 1951

Cont. p. 130

Beatrice R. Otto 1905 - 1992

Julia Louise Kring Private -

William Bierwirth, Jr. Private -

William Louis Bierwirth 1953 - 1981

Jan Winnan Grenne Private -

Kimberly M. Bierwirth Private -

Brent Alan Bierwirth Private -

John A. Richers 1873 - 1933

Louise D. Richers 1876 - 1967

William Louis Kring 1904 - 1984

Cont. p. 145

Ferdinand A. Otto 1875 - 1941

Louise Pauline Otto 1907 - 1964

Billie Jane Kring Private -

Terry Cole Hall, Sr. 1926 - 2001

Terry Cole Hall, Jr. Private -

Sharon K. Herbold Private -

Jenny L. Hall Private -

Nicholas A. Bogue Private -

Emil Richers 1833 - 1915

Victor Richers 1879 - 1965

Frederick C. Beck - 1953

Cont. p. 144

Cont. p. 146

Richard A. Bogue Private -

Corey James Bogue Private -

132

Adeline Kreinhop - 1938

Regina Richers 1881 - 1949

Malcolm G. Otto 1908 - 1956

Louis William Richers, Sr. 1883 - 1975

Wilma H. Williams 1909 - 1992

Cont. p. 142

Julia W. Letzerich 1891 - 1987

Cont. p. 143

Cont. p. 141

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

George Huebner 1851 - 1936

Cont. p. 130

Helen Marie Huebner 1880 - 1936

Annie Huebner 1884 - 1969

Lillian McMillan 1908 - 1988

Carolyn McCready Private -

Mozelle McMillan 1910 - 1994

Michael Kelfer Private -

[2] Mary Ann Mays Private -

Lisette Warnken 1853 - 1924

John Forrest McMillan 1886 - 1963

Charles Birney McCready 1907 - 1967

Raymond L. Ploeger - 1960

[1] David W. Kelley 1957 - 1997

Nedra Glenn McCready Private -

[3] Kathy S. Martin Private -

Cont. p. 149

George Lee Huebner 1885 - 1952

Leta Belle Taylor 1895 - 1990

George Lee Huebner, Jr. Private -

Patricia P. Todd Private -

Suzanne Gallaway Private -

George T. Hall Private -

Mackenzie E. Hall Private -

133

George Lee Huebner III Private -

Jean Marie Phillips Private -

Ryan Patrick Hall Private -

Ella Mae Huebner 1888 - 1973

Cont. p. 147

Lenae Marie Brown Private -

Gustav W. Albrecht 1888 - 1974

Cont. p. 148

Cont. p. 150

Augusta L. Huebner 1892 - 1938

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Andrew E. Huebner 1853 - 1948

Cont. p. 130

Marion Toliver Huebner 1908 - 1976

Gladys Ray West Private -

Marion Taylor Huebner 1881 - 1927

Lillian Hurst 1884 - 1947

Margaret Jean Hudson 1911 - 2000

William A. Huebner 1945 - 2001

[4] Patricia M. Entzminger Private -

Luisa Ellen Taylor 1855 - 1914

Robert Taylor Huebner 1910 - 1990

Cont. p. 154

Judith Ann Harris Private -

Irma Emma Hander 1909 - 1988

Don Marion Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 156

Judith Hazel Smith Private -

Cont. p. 157

134

Cont. p. 152

Lillie Belle Huebner 1883 - 1946

Herman Julius Hauck 1878 - 1953

Lillian Mae Hauck 1912 - 1974

Robert E. Simpson 1914 - 1992

Marilyn Simpson Private -

John Bradley Bernthal Private -

John Erwin Bernthal Private -

Kirsten Beth Bernthal Private -

Walter Huebner 1885 - 1886

Cont. p. 153

Cont. p. 155

Cont. p. 151

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Pauline Richers 1869 - 1968

Cont. p. 130

Lee Walter Kehrer 1894 - 1972

Lillian Kehrer 1895 - 1966

Warren D. Tuley Private -

Mary Madeline Tuley Private -

George Kehrer - Unknown

Delbert S. Tuley 1891 - 1967

Frances Foster Private -

Paul McKneely Private -

Myrtle Louise Kehrer 1899 - 1978

Robert Lee Drago, Jr. Private -

Nancy Eileen Tuley Private -

Lillie Mae Keepers Private -

Robert Lee Drago III 1953 - 1997

Jamie Evers Private -

Benjamin F. Drago Private -

Mary K. Drago Private -

135

Robert Lee Drago 1893 - 1957

Julia Kehrer 1901 - 1920

Edward Kehrer Drago 1927 - 2004

Katherine L. Drago Private -

Jerry Young Private -

Lily Alice Young Private -

Diana Lea Drago Private -

Elizabeth Anne Wilson Private -

Winnie L. Whitaker Private -

Sam Wilson Private -

Erica Leigh Wilson Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Emma E. Richers 1872 - 1964

Cont. p. 130

Sybil Delores Kehrer Private -

Carol Margaret Spindler Private -

Robert M. Vaughan Private -

Vastine Julian Kehrer 1906 - 1957

April Christine Kronk Private -

Anna Margaret Vaughan Private -

Viva Golden Grissom 1907 - 1975

John Louis Spindler, Jr. 1925 - 1990

Kenneth Lamar Vaughan, Jr. Private -

Bruce Allen Spindler Private -

Elaine E. Vaughan Private -

Richard A. Kehrer 1870 - 1933

Juel Dawson Private -

John Lewis Spindler Private -

Otis Russell 1914 - 1978

Lillian Louise Kehrer Private -

George Lewis Risien 1933 - 1979

Roxane Louise Risien Private -

William Ford Trimble Private -

Cont. p. 161

Matthew W. Trimble Private -

Cont. p. 163

136

Virginia Kay Russell Private -

Cont. p. 162

Cont. p. 158

Clifford Harvey Private -

Cont. p. 159

Evelyn Frances Kehrer 1915 - 2002

Judith Ann Russell Private -

Richard W. Wright Private -

Robert Vincent Richards Private -

Cont. p. 160

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Lola Mae Huebner 1879 - 1968

Cont. p. 130

Leander W. Brown - Unknown

Woodlief F. Brown Private -

Mary Louise Magee Private -

Samuel Magee Brown 1952 - 1953

137

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Willadean Brown 1905 Unknown

Cont. p. 130

Marilyn Louise Graham Private -

Catherine Ann Sparks Private -

WG Sparks Private -

William G. Sparks Private -

J. D. Graham Private -

Joan Diane Graham Private -

Daniel M Aycock Private -

Wendell Aycock Private -

John Andrew Aycock Private -

138

Mary Jane Graham Private -

Amie Diane Seese Private -

Harry Seese Private -

Elizabeth Ann Seese Private -

Kathleen Seese Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Carol Elaine Graham Private -

Cont. p. 130

Cedric William Byron Private -

139

CW Byron Private -

Kelli Diane Byron Private -

John David Byron Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

John Andrew Huebner, Sr. 1897 - 1964

Cont. p. 131

Michael A. Coppock Private -

Travis John Coppock Private -

Mollie Laflin Foote 1901 - 1966

Robert Coppock Private -

Elizabeth Anne Biggs Private -

Pamela Edna Steel Private -

Pauline Adair Huebner Private -

Jeff Coppock Private -

Taylor Michael Coppock Private -

140

Blair Private -

Susanna Coppock Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Elise F. Huebner 1849 - 1951

Cont. p. 132

Augustus Richers 1886 - 1970

Gus Clifton Richers 1936 - 1987

Ruth E. Brooks Private -

Ralph Richers Private -

Alma Hillman 1896 - 1991

Alfred Bryan Richers 1932 - 1987

Alfred Charles Richers 1890 - 1970

Amie L. Sullivan Private -

Emil Richers 1833 - 1915

Frances Opal Taylor 1913 - 1982

John Wesley Richers Private -

Jeffery Neal Richers Private -

Willahemina F. Richers 1892 - 1987

Elaine Flint Private -

Melody Ann Long Private -

Regina Frances Richers 1935 - 1969

Donna Kay Richers Private -

Jacob Allen Richers Private -

Bennie Lewis Haverlah Private -

Cleveland H. Morris Private -

Cont. p. 164

Regina V. Hunger Private -

Jack Herman Welge, Jr. Private -

Kirsten F. Welge Private -

141

Frederich W. Hunger 1877 - 1963

Jack Herman Welge 1915 - 1981

Frances A. Avent Private -

Kathleen A. Welge Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louise D. Richers 1876 - 1967

Cont. p. 132

Ferdinand A. Otto 1875 - 1941

Gilbert Emil Otto 1910 - 1991

142

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louis William Richers, Sr. 1883 - 1975

Cont. p. 132

Louis William Richers, Jr. 1914 - 1989

Beverly Ann Grimes Private -

Cheryl Lynn Richers 1969 - 1985

Essie Dell Meyer 1920 - 1994

Louis William Richers III Private -

Cont. p. 169

Julia W. Letzerich 1891 - 1987

Elviera Rose Richers Private -

Karla Alvina Sieger Private -

Cont. p. 166

Stanley Frank Cernosek 1905 - 1994

Therese Marie Cernosek Private -

Mark Noie Richard Private -

Claire Brooks Richard Private -

143

Cont. p. 167

George Noie Richard Private -

Sharon Lynn Smith Private -

Austin Paul Richard Private -

Cont. p. 170

Meredith L. Richard Private -

Genevieve J. Richers Private -

Edward Wright Gaudet, Sr. 1914 - 1989

Antoinette L. Gaudet Private -

Larry Daniel Miller Private -

Gregory D. Miller Private -

Karen Ellece Miller Private -

Cont. p. 165

Cont. p. 168

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Beatrice R. Otto 1905 - 1992

Cont. p. 132

Michelle Richardson Private -

Robert Eric White Private -

Peggy Virginia Kring Private -

Robert Waid White Private -

Lindsay Erin White Private -

Robert Neil White 1932 - 1986

Belinda Smith Private -

Brandon L. Smolinsky Private -

William Louis Kring 1904 - 1984

Myrtle E. Kring Private -

Virginia Jo White Private -

Lauren A. Smolinsky Private -

Steve L. Asiatico Private -

Neil Lawrence Asiatico Private -

144

Nancy E. White Private -

Jared Andrew Housley Private -

Gary Allen Housley Private -

William M. Housley Private -

Walter Louis Coffer 1957 - 1957

Bruce Coy Coffer Private -

Kalynn Coffer Private -

Patrick Cox Hardwick Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Julia Louise Kring Private -

Cont. p. 132

Randall Lynn Bierwirth 1956 - 2001

William Bierwirth, Jr. Private -

Bealinda L. Bierwirth Private -

Joseph Edward O'Brien Private -

145

Frances Lee O'Brien Private -

Sean William O'Brien Private -

Corey James O'Brien Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Billie Jane Kring Private -

Cont. p. 132

Patricia Ann Hall Private -

Terry Cole Hall, Sr. 1926 - 2001

Vicki Lynn Hall Private -

Terrell Van Harrison Private -

Bailey Lynn Harrison Private -

146

Dorothy L. Hall Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

George Lee Huebner 1885 - 1952

Cont. p. 133

Richard Lee Huebner 1943 - 1978

Marcus E. Huebner Private -

Marcus Taylor Huebner 1920 - 1972

Victoria Cecile Gorman Private -

Roger Meyer Huebner Private -

Leta Belle Taylor 1895 - 1990

Wynelle Ada Schlick Private -

Linda Rae Rutherford Private -

Roger F. Huebner Private -

Bert Lewis Huebner Private -

Tyna Rae Smith Private -

Cont. p. 172

Rae Allison Huebner Private -

Leigh Anne Tally Private -

147

Dorothy Ann Baer Private -

Campbell M. Tally II Private -

Taylor Maclin Tally Private -

William Glenn Huebner Private -

Glenn Baer Huebner Private -

Savannah Glyn Tally Private -

Cont. p. 173

Jutta Ingrid Bartsch Private -

Cont. p. 174

Cont. p. 171

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Ella Mae Huebner 1888 - 1973

Cont. p. 133

Jeanette Marie Hill 1943 - 2002

Allegra Nicole Eubanks Private -

Edward Travis Eubanks Private -

Jared T. Calkins Private -

Gustav W. Albrecht 1888 - 1974

Jacob C. Hill, Jr. Private -

Gussie Inez Albrecht Private -

Roger Bruce Hill Private -

Jan Ann Viegel Private -

Sean Raphael Eubanks Private -

Cara Lynn Hill Private -

Justin Bradley Estrada Private -

Hugh Bradley Hallam 1925 - 2001

Lynn Howard Hill Private -

Efrain Estrada Private -

Arolee Albrecht 1926 - 2004

Ronine Sharp Private -

Curtis Todd Hill Private -

Jordan Cole Estrada Private -

148

Donna K. Hoy Private -

William Olsen Private -

James Doris Hoy, Jr. 1923 - 1997

John Patrick Hoy Private -

Pamela Lynn Roofe Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Cont. p. 133

Patrick Noel Kelley Private -

Kassidee Noel Kelley Private -

Nedra Glenn McCready Private -

Tamara Collin Private -

William J. Kelley Private -

[2] Mary Ann Mays Private -

Miranda Karen Kelley Private -

149

[1] David W. Kelley 1957 - 1997

[3] Kathy S. Martin Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

George Lee Huebner, Jr. Private -

Cont. p. 133

Margaret Todd Huebner Private -

Joshua Taylor Woody Private -

Clyde Allen Woody Private -

Mitra Azodi Private -

Matthew Todd Woody Private -

Patricia P. Todd Private -

Nancy Allen Huebner Private -

William G. Brown Private -

150

Robby Lynn Brown Private -

Sarah Margaret Brown Private -

Anne Adams Huebner Private -

Laura Ellen Brown Private -

James Michael Beamer Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Andrew E. Huebner 1853 - 1948

Cont. p. 134

Haden Huebner 1887 - 1903

Mary Louise Huebner Private -

Karyle Louise Frazier Private -

Jennifer Faye Chalfant Private -

Ralph Boyd Chalfant Private -

Allen Ray Nail Private -

Marcus Dudley Huebner 1891 - 1979

Luisa Ellen Taylor 1855 - 1914

Willie Belle Hurst 1891 - 1972

Ada Irene Huebner 1895 - 1992

Wilford E. Frazier Private -

Dudley J. Huebner Private -

Marcus E Frazier Private -

Cont. p. 179

Diedre Denise Davis Private -

Laura Jean Frazier Private -

Cont. p. 175

Diana Louise Leach Private -

Cont. p. 180

Blaine Michael Nail Private -

151

Geraldine Orr 1936 - 1997

William D. Huebner Private -

Loudie Belle Hurst Private -

Cont. p. 177 Cont. p. 176

Bernard J. Hurst 1885 - 1957

William W. Conklin 1926 - 1991

Mark Huebner Conklin 1953 - 1990

Cont. p. 178

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Marion Taylor Huebner 1881 - 1927

Cont. p. 134

Raleigh D. Huebner 1913 - 2003

Claribel Mason 1916 - 1971

Martha Wilkinson Private -

Lillian Hurst 1884 - 1947

Lillian Luceile Huebner Private -

Clayton E. Lake Private -

Clayton E. Lake II Private -

Sue Anne McKay Private -

Malynn Wilkinson Private -

152

Robert Jay Wilkinson 1916 - 2000

Robert Jay Wilkinson, Jr. Private -

Ashcraft Private -

Peggy Diane Menke Private -

William C. Wilkinson Private -

Mindy Leigh Wilkinson Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Lillie Belle Huebner 1883 - 1946

Cont. p. 134

Herman H. Hauck 1914 - 1944

Herman Julius Hauck 1878 - 1953

Bevie Mae Biggs Private -

Bernice Irene Hauck 1919 - 1994

Robert Drew Milne Private -

William T. J. Milne Private -

Dudley B. Milne Private -

William H. Milne Private -

Barbara Walters Private -

Taylor M. Milne Private -

153

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Marion Toliver Huebner 1908 - 1976

Cont. p. 134

Margaret Jean Hudson 1911 - 2000

Douglas T. Huebner Private -

Rebecca Gay Hale Private -

Lindsey Taylor Huebner Private -

154

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Lillian Mae Hauck 1912 - 1974

Cont. p. 134

Jay Bradford Jackson Private -

Mary Kay Simons Private -

Joshua Clark Jackson Private -

Rosalind Simpson Private -

Gary Lee McKnight Private -

Dylan Forest McKnight Private -

Larry Edgar Jackson 1941 - 1986

Janet Lynne Jackson Private -

Cont. p. 182

Kathlyn Simpson Private -

A Charles Baldwin Private -

Ronald Scott Coleman Private -

Trenton Scott Coleman Private -

Robert E. Simpson 1914 - 1992

Jenny Larson Private -

Jo Denise Jackson Private -

Paul Douglas Simons Private -

Cont. p. 183

Amber Renae Burghart Private -

155

Erin Marie Simpson Private -

Robert Marcus Simpson Private -

Kelsey Elaine Simpson Private -

Kathleen Ann Finlen Private -

Miles Douglas Simpson Private -

Cont. p. 181

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

William A. Huebner 1945 - 2001

Cont. p. 134

Gladys Ray West Private -

Jeffrey Earl Huebner Private -

156

Shelby LaRae Huebner Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Don Marion Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 134

Donna Lynne Huebner Private -

Darrel Andrew Huebner Private -

Judith Hazel Smith Private -

Lydia Dale Huebner Private -

157

Robin Leigh Huebner Private -

Andrew W. Huebner Private -

Bonnie Reed McKenna Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Lillian Louise Kehrer Private -

Cont. p. 136

Cody Lewis Risien Private -

Jenelizabeth J. Risien Private -

George Lewis Risien 1933 - 1979

Kathy Thornton Private -

Flint William Risien Private -

Cassidy Risien Private -

Elizabeth Barnes Private -

Krista Marie Risien Private -

158

Michelle P. Risien Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Virginia Kay Russell Private -

Cont. p. 136

Cynthia Kay Harvey Private -

Amy Kay Plunkett Private -

Clifford Harvey Private -

Eddie Alice Plunkett, Jr. 1956 - 1989

Katy Anne Plunkett Private -

159

LoriAnne H. Harvey Private -

Michael T. MacDowell Private -

Michael T. MacDowell, Jr. Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Judith Ann Russell Private -

Cont. p. 136

Russell V. Richards Private -

Robert Vincent Richards Private -

Amy Womack Private -

160

Robert Nichols Richards Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Bruce Allen Spindler Private -

Cont. p. 136

Juel Dawson Private -

Avery Alyne Spindler Private -

161

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Roxane Louise Risien Private -

Cont. p. 136

William Ford Trimble Private -

Amanda Dawn Trimble Private -

162

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Robert M. Vaughan Private -

Cont. p. 136

April Christine Kronk Private -

Robert M. Vaughan, Jr. Private -

163

Christopher E. Vaughan Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Alfred Charles Richers 1890 - 1970

Cont. p. 141

Charles G. Richers Private -

Frances Opal Taylor 1913 - 1982

Sue Ainsworth Private -

164

Victor Eugene Richers 1939 - 2003

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louis William Richers, Sr. 1883 - 1975

Cont. p. 143

Francis Johann Richers Private -

Claudine Jordan Private -

Rhonda Gayle Richers Private -

Marjorie Mae Spickler 1921 - 2002

Charlotte Elise Richers Private -

Cont. p. 188

Francis Henry Richers Private -

Frank Eugene Sterling Private -

Cont. p. 189

Julia W. Letzerich 1891 - 1987

Sara V. Salinas Private -

Sybella P. Richers Private -

Cont. p. 185

Sybella M. Green Private -

Aaron Brown Penland, Jr. Private -

Karen Meleta Penland Private -

James Patrick Conroy, Jr. Private -

Cody James Conroy Private -

165

Marvin D. Green, Sr. Private -

Cassidy Ryan Conroy Private -

Julia Marie Richers Private -

Gordon LeRoy O'Roark 1913 - 1996

Cont. p. 186

Diane Elise O'Roark Private -

Everett R. Yates, Jr. Private -

Cont. p. 190

Alice Marie Yates Private -

Cont. p. 191

Cont. p. 184

Cont. p. 187

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louis William Richers, Jr. 1914 - 1989

Cont. p. 143

Essie Dell Meyer 1920 - 1994

Robert Allen Richers Private -

Martha Kathy Bell Private -

Caleb Meyer Richers Private -

Casseday Paul Richers Private -

166

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Elviera Rose Richers Private -

Cont. p. 143

Stanley Frank Cernosek, Jr. Private -

Stanley Frank Cernosek III Private -

Rose Mary Gutierrez Private -

Jennifer C. Cernosek Private -

Jerry Lee Jacobs 1941 - 1988

Keith Steven Jacobs Private -

Justin Cecil Jacobs 1970 - 1988

Stanley Frank Cernosek 1905 - 1994

Carolyn Claire Cernosek Private -

Linda Lee Payne Private -

Ryan Justin Jacobs Private -

Homer Mel Holland Private -

Juliana Cernosek Private -

Coby Patrick Higgins Private -

Brian Anthony Higgins Private -

167

Kenneth O. Higgins Private -

Anne Elizabeth Lytle Private -

Zoey Justina Higgins Private -

Colette Louise Cernosek Private -

Cont. p. 192

Robert J. Pieper Private -

Kyle Jarrett Pieper Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Genevieve J. Richers Private -

Cont. p. 143

Andrew A. Gaudet Private -

Brian C. Gaudet Private -

Linda Marie Vaccarro Private -

Lisa Christine Gaudet Private -

Phillip Francis Gaudet Private -

Tamera Ruth Gaudet Private -

Suzie Gaudet Thigpen Private -

Edward Wright Gaudet, Sr. 1914 - 1989

Christine Irene Jeager Private -

Kenneth D. Thigpen Private -

Cont. p. 196

Edward Wright Gaudet, Jr. Private -

Teresa Anita Gaudet Private -

Cont. p. 197

168

Todd Phillip Gaudet Private -

Rosilyn C. Kiesz Private -

Garrett Wright Gaudet Private -

Debora Anne Gaudet Private -

Cont. p. 194

Harry Lee Dale Private -

Jacob Creth Dale Private -

Cont. p. 193

Cont. p. 195

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louis William Richers III Private -

Cont. p. 143

Karen Louise Richers Private -

Beverly Ann Grimes Private -

Robert James Martin, Jr. Private -

Branden James Martin Private -

169

Randal Louis Richers Private -

April Bach Private -

Abigail Ann Richers Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Therese Marie Cernosek Private -

Cont. p. 143

Lance Thomas Richard Private -

Debra Anne Golden Private -

Peter Thomas Richard Private -

Anne Marie Richard Private -

George Noie Richard Private -

Nickolas J. Richard Private -

170

Kent James Richard Private -

Lisa Carol Settle Private -

Noah L. Richard Private -

Samuel K. Richard Private -

Jonah A. Richard Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

George Lee Huebner 1885 - 1952

Cont. p. 147

Pamela Kay Kutach Private -

Shannon Leigh Huebner Private -

Brandon John Sappington Private -

Barry Blaine Huebner Private -

Brandon B. Huebner Private -

Leta Belle Taylor 1895 - 1990

David N. Huebner Private -

Ruth LaVern Brandt Private -

Shirley Ann Turley Private -

Sharon Delaine Huebner Private -

Ryan Taylor Barnard Private -

Dakota John Huebner Private -

171

Patrick James Barnard Private -

Brandt Alan Barnard Private -

David Lee Barnard Private -

Lynly Renay Huebner Private -

Marcus David Camp Private -

Jennings C. Camp Private -

Jenalyn M. Camp Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Marcus Taylor Huebner 1920 - 1972

Cont. p. 147

Leah Claire Crowley Private -

Mary A. Piepgras Private -

William James Crowley Private -

Colin Nilan Piepgras Private -

Mary Marcus Huebner Private -

William A. Crowley Private -

Paul Duncan Overstreet Private -

Amanda D. Overstreet Private -

Paul Duncan Overstreet II Private -

Wynelle Ada Schlick Private -

Taylor Meyer Huebner Private -

David Robert Huebner Private -

George W. Piepgras Private -

Jeanette Eiline Raffetto Private -

Michael Taylor Huebner Private -

Shannon Huebner Private -

Miles Taylor Huebner Private -

172

Leta Dora Huebner Private -

Sarah C. Huebner Private -

Wynelle S. Huebner Private -

Jack Dietrich Sagehorn Private -

Jerry Lee Sagehorn Private -

Walter Ross Sagehorn Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Bert Lewis Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 147

Sara Lee Huebner Private -

Dorothy Ann Baer Private -

Douglas Blair Smith Private -

173

Daniel Baer Huebner 1958 - 1958

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

William Glenn Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 147

William S. Huebner Private -

Michael Bruno Huebner Private -

Kimberly Ann Huebner Private -

Jutta Ingrid Bartsch Private -

Darcy Ann Twardowski Private -

Erica Michelle Huebner Private -

Nanette Lee Huebner Private -

Daniel L. Bond Private -

174

Justin Glenn Bond Private -

David L. Bond Private -

Mason David Bond Private -

Roger Glenn Huebner Private -

Kristen Lee Bond Private -

Ju Ching Jiang Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Mary Louise Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 151

Wilford E. Frazier Private -

Hollis Carter Frazier Private -

Bonnie Lee Kucera Private -

Holli Renee Frazier Private -

Melinda R. Frazier Private -

175

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Cont. p. 151

William D. Huebner Private -

Glenda Sue Ehlert Private -

Sarah Marie Huebner Private -

176

Karen S. Bolden Private -

Stephanie R. Huebner Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Dudley J. Huebner Private -

Cont. p. 151

Russell Brian Huebner Private -

Matthew J. Huebner Private -

Theresa Ann Ewton Private -

Kelly Nicole Huebner Private -

Geraldine Orr 1936 - 1997

Audrey Lynn Huebner Private -

James David Mitchell Private -

Karen Kay Huebner Private -

Any Michelle Mitchell Private -

James David Mitchell, Jr. Private -

Brittany Jade Cox Private -

177

Ronald Patrick Cox Private -

Heather Elaine Cox Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Loudie Belle Hurst Private -

Cont. p. 151

William W. Conklin 1926 - 1991

Raleigh Taylor Conklin Private -

178

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Karyle Louise Frazier Private -

Cont. p. 151

Ralph Boyd Chalfant Private -

Ivy Elizabeth Chalfant Private -

179

Stephen C. Pickens Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Marcus E Frazier Private -

Diedre Denise Davis Private -

Cont. p. 151

Marcus D. Frazier Private -

180

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Lillian Mae Hauck 1912 - 1974

Cont. p. 155

William T. Simpson Private -

Tyler Marcus Simpson Private -

Robert E. Simpson 1914 - 1992

Mary K. Schmidt Private -

Taylor E. Simpson Private -

Carey Rhea Allen Private -

Melanie Kay Simpson Private -

181

Douglas J Simpson Private -

Lyndsay N. Simpson Private -

Kathy Zwygart Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Janet Lynne Jackson Private -

Cont. p. 155

Gary Lee McKnight Private -

Maclaine Elise McKnight Private -

182

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Jo Denise Jackson Private -

Cont. p. 155

Drew Douglas Simons Private -

Paul Douglas Simons Private -

Jarrod Jackson Simons Private -

183

Bryce Thomas Simons Private -

Descendants of Johanne Pauline Willrich

Louis William Richers, Sr. 1883 - 1975

Cont. p. 165

Joseph Beverly Lawhon 1923 - 1945

[4] Patricia M. Entzminger Private -

Scott Edward Lawhon Private -

Jennifer Cook Private -

Alex Elise Lawhon Private -

Lilly Elise Richers Private -

Joseph Beverly Lawhon II Private -

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Julia W. Letzerich 1891 - 1987

Lee Kirk Carr 1922 - 1984

Phyllis Jean Ramsey Private -

Linda Diane Pastusek Private -

Christopher R. Carr Private -

Lee Kirk Carr II Private -

Malissa Rene Lovell Private -

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Edward John Brueggen 1921 - 1969

Michael Ray Carr Private -

Laura Watkins Carr Private -

Antonia A. Richers Private -

Eleen Watkins Private -

Elmer L. Rogers 1914 - 1990

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Hunter Sidney Carr Private -

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Janette Eileene Richers Private -

John Arthur Zackary Private -

Francis Henry Richers Private -

Marjorie Mae Spickler 1921 - 2002

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Bonnie Larue French Private -

Joey Lynn Pratt Private -

Cal Zackary Private -

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Jennifer Elaine Pledger Private -

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Aurora C. Gonzales Private -

Julie LaVern Melvin Private -

Paige Colleen Green Private -

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Catharine D. Fojtik Private -

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Angela Cherie O'Roark Private -

Esther A. Mendez Private -

Benjamin A. O'Roark Private -

Stephen Barry O'Roark Private -

Kimberly Murray Private -

Gordon LeRoy O'Roark 1913 - 1996

Charlene Sue Cummings Private -

Gerald C. O'Roark 1948 - 1948

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Theresa Roffino Private -

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Sheree Ann Shotts Private -

Nicole A. O'Roark Private -

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Nanette Elise Richers Private -

Clarence E. Lowrie Private -

Claudine Jordan Private -

Clarence E. Lowrie III Private -

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Joshua Paul Richers Private -

Robbie Lynn Smith Private -

Jace Nolan Richers Private -

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Christopher R. Sterling Private -

Debra Marie Tabor Private -

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Heather Elise Sterling Private -

Steven James Turner Private -

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Yates Griffin Perlitz Private -

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Kenneth O. Higgins Private -

Bradley Aaron Higgins Private -

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Genevieve J. Richers Private -

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Edward Wright Gaudet, Sr. 1914 - 1989

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Elizabeth M. Gaudet Private -

Michael A. Gaudet Private -

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Rosilyn C. Kiesz Private -

Christopher J. Gaudet 1973 - 1988

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Debora Anne Gaudet Private -

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Harry Lee Dale Private -

Harry Louis Dale Private -

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Tamera Ruth Gaudet Private -

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Krista Victoria Thigpen Private -

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Rachel Thigpen Private -

Ashley Vierra Thigpen Private -

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Teresa Anita Gaudet Private -

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Louis William Richers, Sr. 1883 - 1975

Cont. p. 184

Emil Eugene Richers 1928 - 1995

Elise Patricia Holtwick Private -

Kelly M Richers Private -

Jessica D Richers Private -

Sherwood A. Richers, Jr. Private -

Sherwood A. Richers III Private -

Julia W. Letzerich 1891 - 1987

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Dorraine A Koegler Private -

Jonathan Richers Private -

Judith Louise Bonelli Private -

Cynthia Louise Richers Private -

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Mark S Rowland Private -

Natacha Julia Rowland Private -

Stephanie J Richers Private -

Emily Claire Friend Private -

John Friend Private -

Olivia Louise Friend Private -

Joseph D Richers Private -

Alex John Friend Private -

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Lilly Elise Richers Private -

Cont. p. 184

Lee Kirk Carr 1922 - 1984

Sidney Louis Carr 1958 - 1987

Gloria Jean Platt Private -

Philip Louis Carr Private -

Ashley Anne Carr Private -

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Lisa Schumacher Private -

Joseph M. Lawhon Private -

Allison Lyn Kelly Private -

Sydney E. Lawhon Private -

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Cont. p. 187

David Arnold Hunnicutt Private -

Celeste Elaine O'Roark Private -

Robert Eugene Bird Private -

Ethan Linden O'Roark Private -

Gordon LeRoy O'Roark 1913 - 1996

Wendy Sue Runte Private -

Laurie Anne O'Roark Private -

Steven Leroy Hazzard Private -

Darla Kay White Private -

Andrew T. O'Roark Private -

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Nancy Alice Nichols Private -

Jordan Sinclair Schwob Private -

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Generation No. 1 1. Johanne Pauline4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 17 Oct 1829 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 29 Jul 1860 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Johann Andreas Huebner1,2 29 Aug 1848 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 28 Nov 1814 in Rottinzen, Bavaria, and died 22 Oct 1894 in Bluff, Fayette, TX3. More About Johanne Pauline Willrich: Burial: Abt. 31 Jul 1860, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Johann Andreas Huebner: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 25 OCT 1894 MR. J. A. HUEBNER The Journal regrets to learn that Mr. J.A. Huebner, an old and highly respected citizen of this county, died Monday, Oct. 22, 1894, at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Emil Richers, of Bluff neighborhood. He was born Nov. 28, 1814. His remains, we understand, were interred yesterday at the Lewis Cemetery near Cedar. The Journal extends to the surviving relatives its sincere sympathy in their bereavement. More About Johann Andreas Huebner: Burial: 24 Oct 1894, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas3 Children of Johanne Willrich and Johann Huebner are: +

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Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, born 16 Nov 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 18 Apr 1951 in Matagorda Co, TX. George Huebner, born 16 Oct 1851 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 04 May 1936 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Andrew E. Huebner, born 29 Sep 1853 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 10 Jun 1948 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Louis Huebner4,5,6, born 18 Nov 1855 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 14 Jun 1944 in Matagorda Co., Tx7,8. Notes for Louis Huebner: The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas Wednesday, June 14, 1944 Louis Huebner, Pioneer Cattleman Dies At Ranch Home Early Today Resident of County For 60 Years, Was 88 Years of Age Louis Huebner, 88, pioneer of this section of the state and resident here at his ranch just south of Bay City for 60 years, died at his home on the Huebner Ranch this morning at 1 a. m. With his brothers, Mr. Louis Huebner settled in Matagorda county in 1884. They became large land owners and cattlemen. Mr. Huebner did not confine his activities to ranching however as he became interested in rice farming as well as other phases of agriculture. Up until a few months ago he actively engaged in his business. He retired due to ill health about six months ago. He is survived by his sister, Mrs. Elise Richers and two brothers, Andrew and Franz Huebner. Funeral Services, from the Presbyterian Church, with Reverend Ernest Deutsch officiating, will be held Thursday at 4 in the afternoon. His remains will lie in state at the Presbyterian Church from 3 to 4 Thursday afternoon. Taylor Bros. are in charge of arrangements. The La Grange Journal June 15, 1944 Former Citizen Dies At Bay City

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Generation No. 2 2. Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner (Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)9,10,11,12 was born 16 Nov 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX13, and died 18 Apr 1951 in Matagorda Co, TX14. She married Emil Richers15,16,17 08 Aug 1867 in Fayette County, Texas, son of Johann Richers and Auguste Denker. He was born 03 Aug 1833 in Goslar, Hannover, Germany, and died 10 Nov 1915 in Fayette Co., TX18. Notes for Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina Huebner: Matagorda County Newspaper Bay City, Texas April 26, 1951 Funeral Services Held Here For Mrs. Richers, 101 Funeral services were held here Friday morning for Matagorda County’s oldest citizen, Mrs. Lilly Elise Richers, who died last Wednesday at the age of 101 years. Mrs. Richers was a sister of Andrew, Franz, and Louie Huebner, all of whom lived to ripe old ages. Louie lived to be 89, Andrew to 94, and Franz to 91. Mrs. Richers was a native of LaGrange, moving here in 1915. She would have been 102 on November 16, 1951. She was loved and respected by all. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Pauline Kehrer, Mrs. Emma Kehrer, and Mrs. Louise Otto, all of Bay City, and Mrs. Frances Hunger of LaGrange; four sons, Louis, Alfred, and Victor, all of Bay City, and Gus of Flatonia; 28 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Burial was in LaGrange.

More About Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina Huebner: Burial: Abt. 20 Apr 1951, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Emil Richers: La Grange Journal Thursday, November 11, 1915 Emil Richers, Sr. Dead The news was brought in yesterday morning from the old family home south of town, that Emil Richers, Sr., for many years a citizen of La Grange and vicinity had died early Wednesday morning. Mr. Richers had reached a ripe, old age, being past eighty years old. He leaves a wife, four daughters and five sons. The funeral will be held this Thursday afternoon, services at his home, with interment at the Cedar cemetery. La Grange Journal Thursday, November 18, 1915 Emil Richers, Sr. 204

While ailing for several years the death of Emil Richers, Sr. which occurred at the family home south of town, November 10, came as a shock, none expecting so sudden an end. He had about decided to remove to Bay City, when his condition grew steadily worse and his end came hurriedly. Emil Richers was born in Germany, and in 1846 came to America. At all times he was identified with the progress of La Grange, was its mayor in the sixties, and for many years a merchant. He was united in marriage with Miss Elise Huebner and to them were born twelve children, two of whom died in infancy. The ten children living are: Mesd. Geo. Kehrer, and F. A. Otto, Houston; Mrs. R. A. Kehrer, Bay City, and Misses Regina and Francis Richers; the five sons are John, Victor, Louis who is married and Gust. and Alfred, all grown. Four sisters, Mrs. P. Nordhausen, Miss Hermina Richers and Mrs. H. A. Eck of Bluff and Mrs. C. Hubrich of Berlin, Germany, and one brother, Robert Richers of Bluff, beside his widow, also survive. In his passing away, the county has lost one of its early and energetic settlers. The remains were placed to their last rest at the Cedar cemetery last Thursday, a large following witnessing the sad rites. May he rest in peace. To his widow, his children and other relatives, we offer our sympathy. A Friend. Card Of Thanks. We desire in this manner to express our thanks to all who were so kind to us when death claimed our husband and father last week. To Dr. R. H. Knolle for his untiring efforts and to Rev. R. Heise for his words of condolence so beautifully expressed and to the friends who brought the floral offerings we desire to have you know we appreciate all you have done. In this our sorrowing hour, you have come to us, and we say again, "thank you." Mrs. E. Richers and Children.

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3. George5 Huebner (Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)32,33,34,35,36 was born 16 Oct 1851 in Bluff, Fayette, TX37, and died 04 May 1936 in Bluff, Fayette, TX38. He married Lisette Warnken39,40,41,42,43,44 03 Feb 1874 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of John Warnken and Helena Zimmermann. She was born 08 Apr 1853 in La Grange, Fayette, TX45, and died 04 Apr 1924 in La Grange, Fayette, TX46. Notes for George Huebner: "Fayette County, Her History and Her People" By F. Lotto Pages 260-261 Published Schulenberg, Texas September 1902 Geo. Huebner This country has furnished numerous instances where men with only limited education, but with practical sense have risen to the brightest walks of life. Not schooling, but practical common sense is the key to success. Geo. Huebner is and eminently practical man. During his early years as a teamster he had the chance to become acquainted with the ways of life. His shrewd observation developed in him a sound judgement. On the road, from his fellowmen and from nature, but not from books, he gathered his information. His knowledge comes from the first source. And he not only has a fund of practical knowledge, but also knows how to express his views with energy and clearness. He is an interesting talker. The writer has heard with deep interest his views on road building and road improvement and he must confess that he never has heard sounder views on this subject than those expressed by Geo. Huebner. But not only on this, he has sound views on almost any question. From 1898 to 1900 he served one term as county commissioner. When he retired from this office, declining to stand reelection, it was the general verdict of the people that they never had had a better commissioner. The writer agrees fully to their verdict and is of the opinion that a better man, a man with sounder judgement and greater common sense can not be found for that office. Geo. Huebner was born at the Bluff settlement August 16, 1851. His parents were John A. and Pauline (Willrich) Huebner. They came to this country from Germany while quite young. His father came from Bavaria, and first immigrated to Texas in 1836, but on account of Indian raids he went back to New Orleans without settling in Texas. He returned in the early 40's and then settled in the Bluff settlement where both parents remained till their death. Geo. Huebner worked with his father on the farm, went to school and drove team. He acquired quite a reputation as one of the most skillful teamsters of the county, for it required skill to handle six to eight teams of oxen. After the war, he married Miss Lisette Warnken, the daughter of a prominent old settler at the Bluff. This union was blessed with six children: Louis, Helene, Annie, George, Ellie, and Augusta. George Huebner is a prominent successful farmer of the county. From 1898 to 1900 he served the county as commissioner which office he filled with great efficiency to the satisfaction of the people. The La Grange Journal October 13, 1933 Of Historical Interest By Leonie Rummel Weyand Two Surviving Members of Fayette County Ox-Team Caravan to Mexico Memories of the days when great cotton caravans meandered through miles of bandit-infested mesquite and cactus to bring fantastic profits to their owners still live vividly in the minds of George Huebner and John Speckels now living in La Grange. These two are the only living survivors of the Fayette county crew who so deftly handled ox-teams with the chant, “Haw”, “He”, and “Gee.” The redoubtable two have lived to see this mode of transportation superceded, first by railway, then by truck, and now by the unbelievably fast air express. 206

Not that they are impressed by these fast moving contraptions. Oh, no! They see in the slow moving ox-teams which they so skillfully manipulated, disciplinary value to the young entirely absent in the breezy transportation used by the younger generation. In fact, these stalwarts attribute much of the jazziness of the present generation to the devilishly fast machines which enables the young folks to be “On again, off again, gone again, Flannigan.” These hardened ox-team drivers further contend that the hazardous occupation of hauling cotton to Mexico during their ‘teen years when boys of today haven’t yet finished high school, developed in them brawn and grain and fortitude to see a disagreeable thing thru. These two boys, all in their eighties and as tough as pine knots, are brilliant examples of the efficacy of their “take ‘em young and treat ‘em rough” theory. George Huebner, one of the two who did teamstering duties during the sixties, has a remarkable memory and a ready flow of picturesque words. He lives about twelve miles from La Grange on a rich black land farm, an inheritance from his pioneer father. Near his home is the burial ground of the unfortunate Men of Mier, who were executed in Mexico and those of the Dawson Massacre. Members of the Huebner family were present at the burial in September, 1848. Until recently, Huebner’s physical vigor was a match for his alert mentality. A year ago, against the advice of his children, he attempted to break a wild horse which promptly threw him. An injured leg now hampers his movements but in no way diminishes his remarkable energy. Huebner has no patience with the mamby-pamby “finickyness” of the present generation. “I wonder”, he says, “How they would have survived just one trip to the Mexican border.” He made five. “The dust”, he continues, “was awful – like a dense cloud. We looked like mounds of earth slowly moving along.” Huebner’s description of the dust menace is borne out by a story appearing in the Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph of April 29, 1863. “The drought extending from the mouth of the Rio Grande to within thirty miles of the Nueces, has proved to be the most thorough vegetation destroyer of any kind that has visited the country in years. The country begins to look as if seared with red hot irons. Surface water sink holes give a feeble supply of water highly impregnated with offensive gases and saline properties. Oxen by droves are falling by the wayside, never again to bear the yoke or put their shoulders to the cotton loaded wheels. Rain we must soon have or the transportation jig will assuredly be up; the dust of the earth filling the eyes, nose, mouth and hair – making one feel gritty often and dusty always – dust of which a man eats his peck monthly and breathes daily – a terrible, inhuman, diabolical dust. A kingdom for a shower is the standing offer.” And not a shower bath, girls. In his smooth flowing style, Huebner tells the following story of his cotton hauling experiences: “Slave owners in Fayette county gave the Confederacy all the cotton they could spare. Those not owning slaves were forced to suffer confiscation of one-half of their cotton crop. Hauling cotton was a branch of military service that found favor among some Fayette county citizens; for, in spite of the long, hazardous journey, it was safer than serving in the army. Before being permitted to haul cotton, the teamster had to procure a detail, a contract with the government which pledged the teamster to haul at least five bales of cotton to Mexico, the round trip not to take longer than three months. The contract provided that certain contingencies such as a broken wheel, lost oxen and failure to secure food for the animals would be considered legitimate reasons for a tardy return. Some of ---------------- abandoned the ox-team, and proceeded on by steamer to New Orleans where they joined the Union forces. These men later drew fat pensions. Christian Lomaun, and expert ox driver of the sixties, whose partner left his ox team in Brownsville, performed the unusual feat of driving back both ox-teams from the border. Since it was impossible to maintain a check on the drivers, killing time systematically was the order of the day among some of them in order to increase the time between trips and to postpone compulsory military service. The teamsters received for services rendered, twelve cents per pound of cotton transported – but in Confederate money. Fayette county teamsters hauled to Mexico not only cotton raised in Fayette county, but also cotton that was raised in East Texas and in Louisiana. Cotton raised in these two sections was not hauled directly to Mexico, but was dumped at certain convenient concentration points, from which, it was relayed to its destination. These points were Alleytown, Bernard, Columbus in Colorado county, and La Grange and Round Top in Fayette county. There were two cotton agents in Fayette county, Judge J. C. Stiehle, stationed in La Grange, and A. Meerscheidt, at Round Top. Cotton sent to Fayette county was hauled to one of the following places for re-shipment to Mexico: Brownsville, Mier, Rancho Davis, Laredo or Eagle Pass. 207

A cotton convoy usually consisted of from three to fifteen wagons. From five to seven yoke of oxen were necessary to pull one wagon. It was necessary for teamsters to take along sufficient food for the entire trip, for often food was not available. Procuring enough food for men and oxen was often quite an undertaking. The difficulties of the Confederate, state and county governments were by no means ended when the cotton had been hauled to the border. Here the cotton was likely to seized by the Mexicans, the Federals, or even by the Confederates. On one occasion a convoy of eighteen wagons from Fayetteville was captured by Mexican bandits. The Mexicans stripped the teamsters of everything - - cotton, wagons and ox-teams. The men had to thumb a ride home or walk. Bryan Lane, an unfortunate member of this party, was killed by the Mexicans and, as a warning to future teamsters, was buried with his hands and feet sticking out of the ground. The Fayette County Commissioners in 1863 conceived the idea of buying cotton and selling it to Mexico for relief of the county’s destitute war widows and orphans. In accordance with this plan, they bought thirty-two bales of cotton from William J. Russel to haul it to Mexico. At King’s Ranch, the party was seized by General Bee, who had been forced to evacuate Brownsville as a result of the Federal invasion. Negroes, teams and cotton, according to Russel, were impressed into service by General Bee, who compelled Russel to sell him the cotton at fifty cents per pound, Confederate money. When Russel made his report to the Commissioners’ Court, they agreed to let him keep the money given him by Bee as a remuneration for freight charges. Still another large shipment of cotton that was a total loss to the owner, belonged to William Neese of Warrenton. He had sent thirty-eight bales of cotton to Mexico with the following teamsters in charge: J. C. Moss, F. Holman, Conrad Tieman and Mano Garbardes. In Brownsville, Neese’s cotton was taken away from him by order of General Brown, the Federal Commander in charge of the Forty-third Indiana Infantry, the Sixty-second Ohio (a colored regiment), and the Second Texas Regiment. It was the colored Major of the Ohio contingent who actually took possession of the cotton. The fraud in the cotton business which aroused such indignation among the soldiers and patriotic citizens of Texas was not entirely absent in the Fayette county teamsters’ trade. A Confederate law prohibited teamsters from carrying more than ten bales a trip, and special agents were placed at Flatonia and at Gonzales to supervise the transportation. By splitting with them, it became an easy matter to arrange with the agents to carry an extra bale or two, and with cotton selling at forty cents per pound, such a rascally procedure was highly profitable. The second of the surviving teamsters, John Speckels, eighty-five, and a peppy as a sophomore, recalls that the Confederate government sponsored the first trip of cotton hauling that he made to Mexico. The -----unsatisfactory schedule, Speckels, explained, was due to the fact that the necessary food for the men and oxen through the long desert stretches along the last part of the journey was not promptly furnished by the Confederate government. During the waiting period, perhaps the most satisfactory of all to the men, hunting parties were organized, which netted rich bags of wild turkey and plenty of deer. Deer and turkey meat with rye coffee and bread made a satisfying meal. The Speckels lad was unfortunate and contracted measles on the trip. A rain storm came up and the sick boy spent the night trying to hold a flapping wagon cover back in place. He suffered a relapse and as a result his hearing today is slightly impaired. The exhausted men and oxen finally reached Eagle Pass. The place named as a cotton depot by the Confederate government. Here the Confederate officials ordered machinery to be placed on the wagons and delivered in San Antonio on the return trip. A sturdy band of German farmers, all neighbors of his father, were Speckel’s next companions on a cotton hauling trip to Mexico. By agreeing to turn over over one-half the profits to the government, Speckels secured permission to take cotton to Mexico. The hazardous journey was safely negotiated. The cotton was sold in Rio Grande City for thirty-one cents per pound. The youth carried the money paid him for his father’s cotton (in Doubloons) safely in his belt. The same financial success that attended Speckels’ trip to Mexico has followed him throughout life. His business ability has made profitable all his ventures. Speckels, in addition to the part that he played in transporting cotton during the Civil War, has assisted materially in the industrial development of Fayette county. He represented his county in the State Legislature during the years 1895-97. Brownsville, on Texas soil, and Matamoras just across the Rio Grande, on the Mexican side, formed the hub of the contraband cotton trade during the war days. These two places became the Sodom and Gemorrah of the Southwest. It was said of Brownsville that it was at that time the rowdiest town in the most lawless state of the 208

Confederacy. And Matamoras, her sister city and Mecca for the riff-raff and adveuturers of three nations, did her worst to outdo her American twin in sin. As a result of the cotton boom, Matamoras mushroomed in population from eight thousand to forty thousand almost overnight. Men made millions in the cotton business. The Stillman and Ranger fortunes are brilliant examples. The Ranger Brothers bought 650 bales of cotton from the Willis family in Houston, at six cents a pound. The Willis’ were forced to sell at a sacrifice to prevent confiscation by the Confederates, but neither side could confiscate cotton owned by Gus. Ranger because he was a German Jew and an alien. He carted the cotton at once to Matamoras, from whence he succeeded in shipping it to England when cotton prices were at their peak. He was said to have received the fabulous price of a dollar and eighty cents per pound. He became later one of the “cotton kings” of the world. People from every corner of the globe rushed to Matamoras, lured thereto by fantastic tales of immense fortunes made with effortless ease. Union sympathizers and draft evaders drank beer with cotton agents, importers and merchants of all nations. There was just one person who was “persona non grata” and that was an abolitionist. Any person was privileged to shoot him down at sight, and all the year-round was open season on these vermin and conviction for such sport was unknown. Business was good in Matamoras during the war. Importers who opened with well-stocked shelves often had to close within a week because their merchandise stocks were completely sold out. The town was filled to overflowing with goods of all descriptions, and people rented and moved into thrown-up shanties. Even then, constantly arriving merchandise could not be housed. Owners were forced to stack their goods on the ground and expose it to nature in the raw – which is never mild. Ingenious Yankees shipped in a big lot of tarpaulins which were hired out to the merchants at a dollar a night. Harrassed merchants used them to cover a valuable store load of imported goods. Such is the picture painted by George Huebner and John Speckels of the thriving business in contraband cotton hauling and trading between Texas and Mexico during -------- . The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 7, 1936 "Death Claims Aged Native Born Citizen of Fayette, Monday" Although in failing health for the past ten days, yet ever in a cheerful mood, even until Sunday night, and entertaining visitors in his usual friendly manner, George Huebner, one of the oldest native born citizens of Fayette county, died at his farm home shortly after the midnight hour of Sunday. He seemed to know, however, that the oil was fading fast, and accepted the responsibility with grim resignation. George Huebner was an interesting character; born on what was in the early days of the county known as the Bluff, on a farm November 6, 1851, he grew to manhood on that farm. During the more than 84 years, in which he lived in Fayette county, he was very observing and knew much of its history, which he ever delighted to refer to when visited by relatives and friends. George Huebner was a mere lad when he became a teamster in 1863, and one of which carried cotton into Mexico. To dwell on the incidents of that period would require several columns, yet the Journal refrains not from saying that his recitals of those days, when it required nerve to be a teamster and when one had to forever remain on guard against the seizure of the staple he was hauling by either the Confederates, the Federals or the Mexican governments. Yet, all turned out well, and the then young man grew in body, and in mind. When death claimed George Huebner, it took the last member of the teamster force in this county; his fellow teamster in the days that tried men's souls, was John C. Speckels, who died last year. With him was buried Tuesday, the voice that often, very often entertained those who were seeking history and adventure stories. After the civil war closed, and reconstruction days followed George Huebner returned to the farm and remained thereon; he was united in marriage with Miss Lizetta Warnken, early settlers of the Bluff section, and farmed on the same farm first settled by his father. To this union ------- children, the first born dying in infancy. The living children are: Louis and Miss Helen Huebner of La Grange; Mrs. Forrest (Annie) McMillan of Ballinger; Geo. L. Huebner of Lane City; Mrs. G. W. (Ella) Albrecht of La Grange and Miss Gussie Huebner, R.N., of San Antonio. Surviving also, are one sister, Mrs. Eliza Richers of Bay City and three brothers, Andrew, Louis, and Franz 209

Huebner, all of near Bay City. George Huebner was the first to break the family tie of children born to his parents. There are also nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild, and several nephews and nieces. George Huebner, prevailed upon to make the race for County Commissioner of Beat No. 1, entered the race and was elected and served for one term (1899-1900) refusing to stand for re-election. In closing the reference to an honorable and life-long citizen, the Journal refrains from giving many of the interesting incidents of the eightytwo years in which he lived only a short distance from La Grange. In bidding him to rest, we have given the last respects to one who lived in the immediate vicinity of La Grange, ---------- the good of the county. May he sleep peacefully.

More About George Huebner: Burial: Abt. 06 May 1936, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Lisette Warnken: The La Grange Journal April 10, 1924 Floatsam and Jetsam People Who Come to and Go From La Grange For a Visit In attendance upon the obsequies of Mrs. Lizzie Huebner Sunday, and coming from outside points, were: Hermann Warnken and family of Yoakom, Geo. Huebner of Bay City, Mrs. E. Richers of Bay City, Edw. Warnken of Houston, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest McMillan of Ballinger.

The La Grange Journal April 10, 1924 Mrs. Lizzie Huebner Friday morning Mrs. Lizzie Huebner, wife of George Huebner, died at the family residence on Colorado street, following an illness that had lasted for a period of months. Mrs. Huebner, it may be said, came to her death as a relief from much suffering. Devoted to her children, her departure will leave a vacancy, such as time alone shall heal. We deeply sympathize with the husband and the sons and daughters; death comes into a home when we would strive to defeat its approach, but as the flowers bud and bloom in Spring, and the leaves fall with the first blast from the North, so inevitably we must all pay the common debt. Mrs. Huebner, was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Warnken, early settlers of this section. For many years the family resided upon a farm several miles from La Grange, and only a few years since removed to La Grange. The separation or dissolution that has now occurred is the pang of sorrow that only those who have experienced a similar affliction can well appreciate. She enjoyed the great privilege, however, of seeing her children become grown, and to them was the comfort and solace that a dutiful child finds. Sunday afternoon they carried her remains to the new cemetery and placed them to rest; in attendance upon the last rites were sympathizing relatives and friends from the town and country and from neighboring cities. Beneath a bed of beautiful flowers she sleeps peacefully. The sympathy of the entire community is offered to the husband, the children, Misses Helen and Gussie, Louis and Mrs. Gus. Albrecht of La Grange, Geo. Huebner of Bay City, Mrs. Forrest McMillan, Ballinger.

More About Lisette Warnken: Burial: 06 Apr 1924, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX46 Marriage Notes for George Huebner and Lisette Warnken: 210

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Louis6 Huebner47,48,49,50, born 14 Apr 1877 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX51,52; died 20 Dec 1947 in Fayette Co., TX53. Notes for Louis Huebner: The La Grange Journal Thursday, December 25, 1947 Louis Huebner, 70, Expires Suddenly Louis Huebner, 70, passed away suddenly near La Grange late Saturday of a heart attack. Mr. Huebner had been to his farm, about seven miles south of La Grange, and was enroute to his home here when his pickup became stuck. He evidently exhausted himself trying to extricate the vehicle, and then sent a Negro for help. When the colored man returned, Mr. Huebner was slumped over in the cab. Peace Justice Lloyd Dippel held the inquest and rendered a verdict of death due to natural causes. Mr. Huebner was born in the Bluff community on April 14, 1877, and had been a resident of this area all his life. He was never married. Funeral was held Monday at 2:30 p.m. at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Guy B. Duff officiating, and burial was in the New City Cemetery. Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Forest McMillan of Ballinger and Mrs. Gus Albrecht of La Grange; and one brother, George L. Huebner, Jr. of Lane City.

Affidavit as to Heirs of Louis Huebner The State of Texas County of Fayette We - Arthur Koehler age 75 years and Wm. Loessin, age 75 years of La Grange, Fayette Co., Texas after each being duly sworn do each depose and state as follows - We were well acquainted with Louis Huebner of La Grange, Texas during his life time. He died on Dec. 20, 1947 and was born at La Grange, Texas, on or about Apr. 14, 1877, and he was never married, left no will, and never adopted any child. Louis Huebner was a son of Geo. Huebner who died on May 4, 1936, at LaGrange Texas, and his wife Lizzie Warnken Huebner who died on April 4, 1924 at La Grange Texas, and both of whom were married only one time that marriage being to each other which occurred at La Grange and they reside in or near La Grange from the time of their marriage to the date of their respective deaths. There were only 6 children born unto the said Lizzie Warnken Huebner and they were: (1) - Louis Huebner above named (2) - Helen Huebner who died on Sept. 13, 1936 - being killed in an automobile accident near Bastrop, but she resided at La Grange, Texas and she was never married and had no child, and never adopted any child (3) - Gussie Huebner who died on Sept. 9, 1938 at the age of 48 years and who was never married and had no child, and never adopted any child. (4) Annie Huebner McMillan, wife of Forrest McMillan of Ballinger, Texas (5) George L. Huebner of Lane City, Texas and (6) Ella Huebner Albrecht, wife of Gus Albrecht of La Grange, Texas. The said Annie Huebner McMillan, Geo. L. Huebner and Ella Huebner Albrecht are the sole and only heirs of the said Louis Huebner, deceased. We have been neighbors and intimate friends of the members of the Huebner family above named and are very familiar with their family history as above outlined. Executed this March 4th 1948 (s) Arthur Koehler (s) Wm. Loessin

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Notes for Helen Marie Huebner: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 17, 1936 "La Grange Woman Is Fatally Injured In Automobile Accident" Miss Helen Huebner, owner and operator of the Helen-Marie Beauty Shop on Colorado street, died in the Bastrop Hospital Tuesday morning from injuries received in an automobile accident that occurred Sunday afternoon. In the automobile with Miss Huebner was Mrs. Roy Head, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hlinsky and Miss Lillian Hartmann. Pitcher Hlinsky had fulfilled a contract to pitch in a ball game at Temple. The accident has been described to the Journal reporter in several ways, each different; it appears, however, that in driving on the highway, following a rain, the machine skidded, when near Bastrop, struck the loose shoulder of the highway and crashed down the 15-foot embankment. When help arrived it was fund that Miss Huebner's injuries were such as to warrant her being rushed to the Bastrop Hospital a mile or two distant. Mrs. Head is, as this is being prepared for the paper, a patient at the La Grange Hospital, and is in a dazed condition. When visiting the Hospital she could not be seen by the reporter, who was informed that she was to be denied all visitors for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Hlinsky and Mrs. Hartmann received minor injuries. While hopes were entertained that Miss Huebner's injuries were not as serious as reported, these hopes were shattered when Louis Huebner, a brother, and Miss Gussie Huebner, a sister, returned to La Grange late Monday with the statement that "it was, according to their opinion, a matter of hours." Miss Huebner died Tuesday morning. Mrs. G. W. Albrecht, also a sister, was at the bedside of the patient. Miss Huebner was the eldest daughter of the late Geo. Huebner, who died last May. For the past eight years she conducted a beauty shop at her home in this city, and was very successful. She is survived by two brothers, Louis of La Grange and Geo. L. Huebner of Bay City; Mrs. Forrest (Annie) McMillan of Ballinger, Mrs. G. W. (Ella) Albrecht of La Grange and Miss Gussie Huebner, R.N., of La Grange. The body was brought to La Grange, Tuesday and taken to the Koenig Funeral Home, and later to Miss Huebner's home, where funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. J. E. Roth officiating. Interment was had at the new cemetery.

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Annie Huebner, born 13 Oct 1884 in La Grange, Fayette, TX; died 01 Nov 1969 in Ballinger, Runnels, TX. George Lee Huebner, born 13 Aug 1885 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX; died 14 Dec 1952 in Wharton, Wharton Co., TX. Ella Mae Huebner, born 09 Sep 1888 in La Grange, Fayette, TX; died 06 Sep 1973 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Augusta Louise Huebner61,62,63,64,65, born 01 Dec 1892 in La Grange, Fayette, TX66; died 09 Sep 1938 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX67. Notes for Augusta Louise Huebner: The La Grange Journal September 15, 1938 Miss Gussie Huebner Miss Gussie Huebner, aged 45 years, 9 months, and 8 days, died at the home of her sister, Mrs. G. W. Albrecht in La Grange, Saturday, September 9. The body was taken to the Reichert Funeral Home where it lay in state until Sunday afternoon; it was then conveyed to the Presbyterian church on Travis street, and services were conducted by Rev. Guy B. Duff, local pastor. Interment was made in the new cemetery. Miss Huebner was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Huebner. and was born on the farm south of La Grange. She decided, after reaching womanhood, to become a nurse; impressed with the services a

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trained nurse renders to a suffering patient, she entered the La Grange Training School and successfully completed her studies and later became a registered nurse. Her services as such were of the most commendable type. A few years ago she became afflicted with nerve trouble, and although receiving the best care and medical attention, her affliction refused to yield to treatment and she gradually grew weaker. It may be said, in respectful mention, that death came as a relief. Miss Huebner is survived by her two brothers, Louis Huebner of near La Grange and Geo. Huebner of Bay City; her sisters, Mrs. G. W. Albrecht of La Grange and Mrs. Forrest McMillan of Ballinger. There are several nieces and nephews, and other relatives. To these we offer sincere sympathy.

More About Augusta Louise Huebner: Burial: 10 Sep 1938, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX67

4. Andrew E.5 Huebner (Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)68,69,70,71 was born 29 Sep 1853 in Bluff, Fayette, TX, and died 10 Jun 1948 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX72. He married Luisa Ellen Taylor73 06 Feb 1879, daughter of George Taylor and Temperence Newsome. She was born 10 Jun 1855 in Colarado Co., TX 74, and died 04 Sep 1914 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Notes for Andrew E. Huebner: The Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas April 7, 1911 Great Cotton Country. A. E. Huebner, one of the largest land holders in this county, is very enthusiastic over Matagorda county and the prospects for her becoming one of the greatest cotton counties in Texas. He said that he and his two brothers came to Matagorda county in 1886 and that in 1887 planted their first cotton crop. This they kept up for several years and in all their many crops they did not experience a single entire failure, although one short crop was recorded. The best crop was one of two bales to the acre and the rest ran from one-half to a bale. In late years, however, the Huebner Brothers, whose holdings go beyond 10,000 acres of some of the finest land in Matagorda county, have been stock raising and what cotton they have raised has only been incidental. But Mr. Huebner says that cotton is not an experimental crop here by any means and that this county is as good for the staple, if not better, than any in Texas. He is a strong believer in diversification and gives an interesting account of what might be accomplished in this, the brightest Mid-Coast county. The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas June 11, 1948 Andrew Huebner, Pioneer Cattleman Matagorda County, Dies At Age 94 First Came To County In 1886 To Raise Cattle Mr. Andrew Huebner, pioneer cattleman of Matagorda County, died Thursday evening at 8 o’clock, following an illness of long duration. He was 94 years of age and until recently was still “riding the range” with the younger cowboys on his spread. It was in 1886, sixty two years ago, when Mr. Huebner was then a man of 32 with many tales of the Civil War still vividly in his mind, that he came to Matagorda County from Fayette County where he was born near La Grange. He began then to buy land in the county. In 1909 he moved his family here where they have lived since. Like many members of his family, he was extremely healthy with a constitution which allowed him to perform duties which would have felled many men younger. He thrived on outdoor life and hard work, enjoying his roundups with the enthusiasm of a tender foot. 213

At 94 one would have considered him at a ripe old age, but he was four years a junior to his sister, Mrs. Lillie Richers who is now 98. And besides Mrs. Richers there is a younger brother surviving, Mr. Franz Huebner who is now 90. Both reside in Bay City. Another brother, Louis, preceded him in death. He too, had reached near the ninety mark at the time of his death. Mr. Huebner is also survived by two daughters, Mrs. Ada Hurst of Bay City and Mrs. Lola H. Brown of Ft. Worth; one son, M. D. Huebner of Bay City and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Taylor Bros., are in charge of the arrangements but announcement of the funeral is withheld awaiting arrival of relatives.

More About Andrew E. Huebner: Burial: Abt. 12 Jun 1948, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX Notes for Luisa Ellen Taylor: Matagorda County News and Midcoast Farmer Friday, September 12, 1914

DEATH OF MRS. ANDREW HUEBNER. After an illness of only a few days, Mrs. Loudie Taylor Huebner, departed this life on Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock. Mrs. Huebner had been sick only a few days when she was brought to the sanitarium here for treatment. Deceased was the wife of Mr. Andrew Huebner, one of the county's prominent farmer-citizens south of town. She was born in Colorado county, June 10, 1855, being 59 years, 2 months and 24 days of age. The family came here from Colorado county several years ago and soon were identified with the social and religious life of the community, the deceased becoming a member of the Christian church in which she was a devoted worker, with many warm friends among adherents of all the denominations. Deceased is survived by husband and three daughters and two sons and several grandchildren. The daughters are Mrs. Walter Brown of LaGrange, Mrs. H. J. Hauk of Valley Falls, Kansas, and Miss Ada Huebner of this city. The sons are M. T. and M. D. Huebner, whose home is with the family on the ranch. Funeral services were conducted from the Presbyterian Church, Saturday morning at 10 o'clock, by Reverends J. F. Carter and L. E. Selfridge and the remains followed to Cedar Vale Cemetery by a large concourse of sorrowing friends of the family. In Memory of Mrs. Andrew Huebner Today heaven is richer than it was on yesterday; yesterday, Bay City was richer than it is today. A mother, a fond and faithful mother, has gone from us to her eternal home and has left an earthly home sad and desolate. Who can fill a mother's chair? Whose hand so soft and caressing as that of mother? Mrs. Walter Brown, the eldest daughter in the home, is one of us--a member of our Missionary Society and we want to here express our love for her in her great sorrow, and we will try to help her bear her grief as only Christian companionship can. We, as the executive committee of the Missionary Society have Resolved, That we extend to Mrs. Brown, her father, sisters and brothers that love and sympathy in their dark hour of sorrow that will help them more perfectly to trust in their Lord, their mother's God, for guidance and direction. That we will emulate their mother in that seeing a duty, we do it, as she did it; also Resolved, That a copy of this tribute be furnished the family , a copy be furnished The Tribune and News; also a copy be spread on the record book of the society. The Executive Committee of the Methodist Missionary Society Bay City, Texas, Sept. 5, 1914.

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Marcus Dudley Huebner, born 24 Nov 1891 in Fayette County, Texas; died 24 Jun 1979 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Ada Irene Huebner, born 14 Jun 1895 in Fayette Co., TX; died 21 Jun 1992 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX.

7. Franz5 Huebner (Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)75,76,77,78,79,80 was born 08 May 1859 in Bluff, Fayette, TX, and died 12 Dec 1950 in Matagorda Co, TX81. He married Marie Louisa Kehrer82,83,84,85 31 Jul 1889 in Fayette County, TX. She was born 20 Dec 186086, and died Unknown. Notes for Franz Huebner: The Post’s Texas News Service Matagorda County December 1950 Huebner Rites At Bay City Are Set Today BAY CITY, Dec 13 – Matagorda County Wednesday mourned the passing of a beloved pioneer, Franz Huebner, 91, who died at 11:30 PM Tuesday at his ranch home south of here. MR. HUEBNER, one of the three largest landowners in Matagorda County, had lived in the county 65 years. He was born in La Grange and when he came to the county to settle, Bay City was not in existence. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM Thursday in the First Presbyterian Church here with the Rev. John W. Lancaster, the pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Cedarville Cemetery. He is survived by three sons, Adolph and John A. Huebner of Bay City, and Otto Huebner of Long Beach, Calif; two daughters, Miss Pauline Huebner of Bay City and Mrs. Donald K. Poole of Brazoria; one sister, Mrs. Elise Richers of Bay City, who is 102 years old; and two grandchildren, John A. Huebner Jr. and Mrs. Robert Coppock, both of Bay City. Mr. Huebner was the first person to plant rice in Matagorda County. He also pioneered the building of an irrigation canal system for rice growers of the county. He and two of his brothers, Louis and Andrew, brought in the first sack of rice of the season for so many years that it became a tradition in the county. Louis lived to be 88 and Andrew died at 94. He also survived a third brother, George, who lived at La Grange. Most of Matagorda Peninsula was owned by Mr. Huebner, who used it for winter grazing for his cattle, of which he had one of the largest herds in the county. Mr. Huebner was active in the management of his ranch ___ a year ago. Besides ____major rice producer______see oil brought in______erties. Despite his gr______of hearing, Mr. Huebner_______amazingly alert______up with current________last. Friends_____ (This article was torn and incomplete at the end.) 215

Matagorda newspaper December 21, 1950 Final Rights Held For Co. Pioneer, Franz Huebner, 91 Funeral service for Franz Huebner, 91, were held last Thursday afternoon at the First Presbyterian Church here with the Rev. Jack Lancaster officiating and burial in the Cedarvale Cemetery. The pioneer Matagorda County rancher and farmer died late Tuesday night, December 12, at his ranch home south of town. Surviving are three sons, Adolph and John A., of Bay City, Otto of Long Beach, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Donald K Poole of Brazoria and Miss Pauline Huebner of Bay City; one sister, Mrs. Lily Richers of Bay City, who is 101 years old; two grandchildren, Mrs. Robert Coppock and John A. Huebner Jr., of Bay City. Mr. Huebner came to Matagorda County 65 years ago and built up vast ranch holdings with his late brothers, Andrew and Louis. He, with his brothers, also are reported to have farmed the first rice in this county. Living to a ripe old age isn’t unusual in the Huebner family. Franz’s sister Lily, recently celebrated her 101st birthday. His brothers – Louis and Andrew – lived to be 88 and 94 respectively. The three brothers – a real part of Matagorda County history and tradition – were active in their work until almost right before they died.

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Adolph6 Huebner88,89,90,91, born 06 Jul 1890 in Texas92; died 14 Dec 1970 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX92,93. Notes for Adolph Huebner: The Daily Tribune Monday, December 14, 1970 Huebner Huebner, Adolph, passed away at his home on Mon., Dec. 14, at age 80. Huebner, a life-long resident of Bay City, was an active member of the First Presbyterian Church, and is survived by his sisters, Miss Pauline Huebner and Mrs. Donald K. Poole and one brother, Otto Huebner, all of Bay City. Also surviving is one niece, Mrs. Pauline Huebner Coppock of Houston and one nephew, John Huebner Jr., of Bay City; four grand nieces and two grand nephews. Services will be held at the First Presbyterian Church, Tues., Dec. 15 at 2:00 p.m. with the Reverend W. D. O’Neal officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Smith, Virgil Fetters, Harry Wirth, George Schoultz, D. J. Huebner, and Ernest Reiman. Arrangements made by Taylor Funeral Home.

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Otto Virston Huebner94,95,96, born 28 Aug 1891 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX97; died 17 Feb 1971 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX97. He married Mary Elizabeth Nichols98; born 04 Nov 1900 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA98; died 24 Jan 1991 in Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA98. Notes for Otto Virston Huebner: The Daily Tribune Friday, February 19, 1971 Huebner Huebner, Otto, age 79, passed away late Wednesday night, Feb. 17, in his Bay City apartment. He was born and raised in Bay City but spent many years in the U.S. Navy, being a veteran of World War I. He lived and was in business in Long Beach, Calif. until returning to Matagorda County, where he had been actively engaged in farming operations. Mr. Huebner is survived by widow, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Huebner; two sisters, Miss Pauline Huebner and Mrs. D. K. Poole. Also, a niece, Mrs. Pauline Coppock;

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one nephew, John Huebner Jr. and several grand-nieces and nephews. Funeral Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, Feb. 19 in Taylor Brothers Chapel with the Rev. W. D. O’Neal officiating. Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edwin Cerny, A. W. Hearn, Bert Huebner, Rodney Matthews, Glenn Sedam and Richard Smith. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in charge.

More About Otto Virston Huebner: Burial: 19 Feb 1971, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX99 Notes for Mary Elizabeth Nichols: Matagorda County Newspaper ca January 1990 Huebner A graveside service for Mary Elizabeth Nichols Huebner, 90, of Long Beach, Calif., was held Jan. 24 at All Souls Cemetery in Long Beach. She was the wife of native Matagorda County resident and retired U.S. Naval officer Otto Huebner. Mrs. Huebner was born Nov. 4, 1900, to Mary Elizabeth Vinet Nichols and John Anderson Nichols in New Orleans, La., and died Jan. 21, 1990 in her home after and extended illness. She met and married Otto Huebner while he served at the U.S. Naval base in Algiers, La. They lived a number of years in foreign service with the Navy, and upon their retirement, they made their home in Long Beach. She served for many years as a volunteer at the Long Beach Memorial Hospital and was honored with an award for her years of distinguished service. She was a member of the Holy Innocents Catholic Church in Long Beach and was preceded in death by her husband in 1971.

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Pauline Huebner101,102,103,104, born 21 Aug 1894 in Matagorda Co., Tx105; died 23 Mar 1996 in Matagorda Co., Tx105. Notes for Pauline Huebner: Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas Friday, March 24, 1911 Miss Huebner Entertains Miss Pauline Huebner entertained many of her friends at her home a few evenings ago, with dancing. The guests were very delightfully taken to and from her country home in autos. Beautiful music was rendered Miss Hall and Mr. Mauhlet with the piano and violin. Delicious punch was served during the intermissions. Those participating in the dancing were Misses Katie Mae Gillet, Ruth Keller, Anna Lou Gillet, Lillie Miller, Naomi Trotter, Katherine Poole, Zalie Austin, Huebner, Ada Huebner, Lou Ella Baker, Lois Moore, Millie Whitted and Pauline Huebner; Messrs, Will Stinnett, Otto Huebner, Ed McKelvey, Robert Baker, Roy Cloar, Jim Lewis, Sherman Baker, Richardson, Hurst, Jesse Holman, Pierce Gaines, Wesley McKelvey, Donald Poole, Hugh Keller, Dudley Huebner; Mr. and Mrs. Franz Huebner. Matagorda County Newspaper ca March 1996 Huebner Pauline Huebner, was born Aug. 21, 1894, and died March 23, 1996, at her home of the family ranch near Bay City. Daughter of Franz and Marie Louise Kehrer Huebner. Miss Huebner was schooled at home by various live-in teachers. She learned to play the piano at an early age and continued her music all of her life. She attended school at Bon Avon in San Antonio and later studied and taught at the Houston

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Conservatory of Music. Pauline shared her talent on many occasions and for 30 years was the pianist and organist for the First Presbyterian Church, where she was a lifelong member. She will be remembered for her love of family and God. Her family having participated in the development of Matagorda County and Bay City, Pauline particularly enjoyed sharing stories about the early days. She is survived by her sister Marguerite Poole, niece Pauline Blair, nephew John and Myrtle Huebner, great nieces and nephews Jan Huebner Harmon and husband Rich, Julia and Miranda; Kristi and Greg Meyer, Clay, Keith, and Bryan; Molly and Keith Dunn, Kaitlyn, Bethany, Anna, and John; Mike and Debbie Coppock, Travis and Taylor; Jeff Coppock and Susanna Coppock. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers Adolph, Otto, and John Huebner. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 1996, at First Presbyterian Church in Bay City with Reverends Todd Collier and Allan Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers are Mike Coppock, Greg Meyer, Doug Huebner, Lawrence Gwin Jr., Wayne Yanko, and Edwin Cerny. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be made to the Bay City Public Library, the Presbyterian Children’s Home, or the charity of choice.

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Marguerite Huebner106,107,108, born 15 Aug 1896 in Matagorda Co., Tx109; died 03 Jun 1997 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX109. She married Donald Keller Poole 15 Oct 1925; born 12 Apr 1891; died 16 May 1971. Notes for Marguerite Huebner: The Houston Chronicle Houston, Texas June 5, 1997 Poole Marguerite “Muggie” Huebner Poole, 100, of Bay City, died June 3, 1997 at her residence. She was born August 15, 1896 to the late Franz and Marie Louise Kehrer Huebner at the Huebner home near Bay City. In 1925, she married Donald K. Poole and lived at the Poole Ranch on the San Bernard River for many years before returning to Bay City. Donald preceded her in death May 16, 1971. Mrs. Poole was a devoted member of the First Presbyterian Church where she served faithfully in almost all church activities. Survivors include nephew, John Huebner, Jr. of Bay City, and a niece, Pauline Knight of League City, a brother-in-law, Dr. Mark Poole of Bay City, nieces – Elizabeth Shepherd of Conroe, Amelia Sudderth of Waco, Dona Worrell and Kathleen Burke of San Antonio, Martha Muse of New York City, and Jean Keen of Bay City, and nephews – Barry Barbour of Jackson Hole, WY. and George R. Burke, Jr. of Eagle Lake, numerous great nieces and great nephews and special friends Bob and Betsy Holbert of Bay City. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, June 6, 1997 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Sam Steele officiating. Interment will be at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, TX (409) 245-4613.

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Generation No. 3 8. Pauline6 Richers (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)110 was born 20 Jun 1869 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH111, and died 07 Jul 1968 in Harris Co., TX111,112. She married George Kehrer 25 Nov 1890 in Fayette County, TX. He died Unknown.

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Notes for Pauline Richers: The Houston Post Tuesday, July 9, 1968 Kehrer Mrs. Pauline R. Kehrer, 99, formerly of Bay City, passed away Sunday. Survivors: Mrs. Myrtle Kehrer Drago of Houston; sons, Ed R. Kehrer of Beaumont and Lee W. Kehrer of Bay City; sister, Mrs. Fritz Hunger of Austin; brothers, Gus Richers of Smithville, Louis and Alfred Richers both of Bay City; grandsons, Warren D. Tuley, Robert L. Drago, Jr. and Edward K. Drago, all of Houston; five great-grandchildren; robert, Kathy, and Diana Drago and Madelyn and Nancy Tuley. Services 10:30 AM Wednesday at the Waltrip Chapel, Dr. E. Wilson Cole officiating. Burial Hollywood Cemetery. Waltrip Funeral Directors, 1415 Campbell Road, Homstead 5-2525.

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Edward Richard7 Kehrer113, born 20 Oct 1891 in Texas114,115; died 04 Mar 1973 in Jefferson Co, TX116. He married Alma Doerle117 1924; born 1893 in Louisiana117; died Unknown. Lee Walter Kehrer, born 27 Nov 1894118; died 25 Jan 1972 in Houston, Harris, TX119. Notes for Lee Walter Kehrer: The Houston Post Thursday, January 27, 1972 Kehrer Lee Walter Kehrer, 78, of 1625 Hollister, passed away Tuesday January 25. Former resident of Bay City, Texas. Survivors: Sister, Mrs. Mrytle Drago, Houston; brother, Eddie Kehrer, Beaumont; three nephews, all of Houston. Graveside services 2 p.m. Thursday, Hollywood Cemetery, with Dr. E. Wilson Cole officiating. Remains to lie in state at Waltrip Funeral Home till 1 p.m. Thursday. Waltrip Funeral Directors 1415 Campbell Rd. 465-2525.

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10. Emma E.6 Richers (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)120,121,122 was born 27 Sep 1872 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH, and died 19 Aug 1964 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. She married Richard Adolph Kehrer123,124,125 1898. He was born 15 Mar 1870 in Texas, and died 01 Dec 1933 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX126. Notes for Emma E. Richers: The Tribune Bay City, Texas Thursday, August 20, 1964 Pioneer Resident Passes Away At 91 Mrs. Emma Kehrer, 91, of 2705 6th Street, passed away Wednesday afternoon at Matagorda General Hospital. She had been a resident of Bay City for 66 years. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, Dr. A.T. Dyal officiating. Interment will be in Cedarvale. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. P.J. Reeves, Sr., and Mrs. Otis Russell, both of Bay City, seven 219

grandchildren, and 21 great grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Pauline Kehrer of Bay City, Mrs. Louise Otto of Houston, and Mrs. Frances Hunger of Austin; four brothers, Louis Richers and Fred Richers, both of Bay City, Gus Richers of Smithville, and Victor Richers of Shiner. Pallbearers will be John Faseler, Sr., Gilbert Otto, L.W. Richers, Wesley Richers, Ernest Reiman and Gifford Reiman.

More About Emma E. Richers: Burial: 21 Aug 1964, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX127 Notes for Richard Adolph Kehrer: The Daily Tribune Thursday, December 7, 1933 Mr. R. A. Kehrer Mr. R. A. Kehrer, age 64 years died at the family residence in Bay City morning after an illness of some time. Mr. Kehrer is survived by his wife, Mrs. R. A. Kehrer, two daughters, Mrs. B. T. Carter of West Columbia; Miss Evelyn Kehrer of Bay City; one son, Mr. Vastine Kehrer of Beasley, Texas; one sister, Mrs. F. Huebner of Bay City and two brothers; Mr. Adolf Kehrer of Schulenburg, Texas and Mr. Geo. Kehrer of Houston, Texas. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery under direction of Taylor Bros.

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Marguerite Louise7 Kehrer, born 27 Sep 1900; died Unknown. Vastine Julian Kehrer, born 19 Apr 1906 in Matagorda Co, TX; died 21 Aug 1957 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, TX. Evelyn Frances Kehrer, born 13 Feb 1915 in Matagorda Co., Tx; died 2002 in Collin Co., TX.

12. Louise Dorothy6 Richers (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)129 was born 26 Aug 1876 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH129, and died 04 Jan 1967 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. She married Ferdinand August Otto 16 Nov 1904 in Houston, Harris, TX. He was born 21 Mar 1875 in Germany, and died 04 Jan 1941. Carl3,

Notes for Louise Dorothy Richers: The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas Thursday, January 5, 1967 Mrs. Otto, 90, Rites In Houston Funeral services for Mrs. Louise Otto, 90, will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Heights Funeral Chapel in Houston. Interment will be in Magnolia Cemetery in Houston. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. W.L. Kring of Houston; one son, Gilbert E. Otto of Bay City; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Kehrer of Bay City and Mrs. Frances Hunger of Austin; three brothers, Gus Richers of New Braunfels, Louis Richers and Alfred Richers of Bay City. Pallbearers will be William Bierwirth, Bruce Coffer, Robert White, Robert Drago, Edward Drago, and Warren Tuley and Terry Hall.

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Beatrice Regina7 Otto, born 21 Dec 1905 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 14 Dec 1992 in Harris Co., TX. Louise Pauline Otto, born 16 Mar 1907 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 19 Sep 1964 in Houston, Harris County, TX. She married Frederick C. Beck 29 May 1940 in Drexel, PA; born in Drexel, PA; died 21 Jan 1953 in Shreveport, Caddo Parrish, LA. Malcolm G. Otto, born 24 Dec 1908 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 24 Sep 1956 in Houston, Harris, TX. He married (1) Adeline Kreinhop 1937 in Houston, Harris, TX; born in Houston, Harris, TX; died 03 Aug 1938 in Houston, Harris, TX. He married (2) Wilma Henrietta Williams 1941 in Houston, Harris, TX; born 10 Jan 1909; died 30 Dec 1992 in Harris Co., TX. Gilbert Emil Otto131, born 07 Oct 1910131; died 24 Jun 1991 in Matagorda Co., Tx131. Notes for Gilbert Emil Otto: Matagorda County Newspapers ca June 25, 1991 Otto Funeral services for Gilbert Emil “Uncle Bubba” Otto, 80, of Bay City will be held 9 a.m. Thursday at the Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel. Burial will follow 1 p.m. Thursday at Magnolia Cemetery in Houston. Mr. Otto was born Oct. 17, 1910, to Ferdinand August Otto and Dorothy Louise Richers Otto in Houston and died June 24, 1991, at the Coffer Residence on Farm Road 3156. A resident of Bay City since 1940, he was a life-time member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2438 in Bay City. He served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II in the 375th fighter squadron in the European theater. He is survived by a sister, Beatrice Regina Otto Kring of Houston; four nieces, Judy Kring Beirwirth, Patty Kring Hall, Peggy Kring White and Betty Kring Coffer; three nephews, William Bierwirth, Terry Hall and Bruce Coffer, and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Malcom “Sonny” Otto; and a sister, Louise Pauline Otto Beck. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers funeral Home, Bay City.

More About Gilbert Emil Otto: Burial: Abt. 26 Jun 1991, Magnolia Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX131

15. Louis William6 Richers, Sr. (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)132,133 was born 11 Mar 1883 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX134, and died 27 Jan 1975 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX134. He married Julia Wilhelmina Letzerich 31 Dec 1913 in Fayette County, TX, daughter of John Letzerich and Justina Hans. She was born 26 Jun 1891 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX135, and died 26 Sep 1987 in Matagorda Co., TX135. Notes for Louis William Richers, Sr.: The Daily Tribune Tuesday, January 28, 1975 Richers Louis William Richers, 91, of Bay City died at the Matagorda General Hospital January 27. He was born in La Grange, March 11, 1883. Survivors include: wife, Ms. Julia Letzerich Richers of Bay City; daughters, Mrs. Elveria Cernosek of San Antonio, Mrs. Genevieve Gaudet of Acampo, Calif., Mrs. Sybella Green of Bay City, Mrs. Julia Marie O’Roark of Dallas, Mrs. Lilly Carr and Mrs. Antoinette Brueggan of Bay City; sons, L. W. Richers, Jr. of Bay City, Frank Richers of Tehran, Iran, E. E. Richers of Greenville and Sherwood A. Richers of Albuquerque, New Mexico; sister, Mrs. Frances Hunger of Austin; 37 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Services are pending at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Arrangements made by Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

More About Louis William Richers, Sr.: Burial: Abt. 29 Jan 1975, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX

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Notes for Julia Wilhelmina Letzerich: Matagorda County Newspaper Bay City, Texas September 1987 Richers Funeral services for Julia Richers, 96, of Bay City will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Sonnier officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. A rosary will be held 8 p.m. Tuesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel. Mrs. Richers was born June 26, 1891, in LaGrange, Texas, to William and Justina Hans Letzerich and died Sept. 26, 1987, at Matagorda House. Prior to her death, Mrs. Richers was the oldest member at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Survivors include six daughters, Elviera Cernosek of San Antonio, Geneveieve Gaudet of Acampo, Calif., Julia Marie O’Roark of Dallas, Lilly Carr, Sybella Green and Antoinette Rogers, all of Bay City; four sons, L.W. Richers and E.E. “Otto” Richers of Bay City, Frank Richers of Santiago, Chili, and Sherwood Richers of Albuquerque, N.M.; 36 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers include Robert Richers, Stanley Cernosek II, Johann Richers, Douglas Green, Barry O’Roark, Joe Lawhon, Kirk Carr and Andy Richers. Contributions can be made to Holy Cross School Foundation or the charity of you choice. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

More About Julia Wilhelmina Letzerich: Burial: Abt. 28 Sep 1987, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX135 Marriage Notes for Louis Richers and Julia Letzerich: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 8, 1914 Marriage Licenses Louis Richers and Miss Julia Letzerich. United in Marriage Last Wednesday afternoon Rev. Otto Bauer performed the ceremony which united in marriage Miss Julia Letzerich and Louis Richers. Present and witnessing the ceremony which took place at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Letzerich, were immediate relatives and a few friends. Following the ceremony, and the receiving of congratulations, the guests partook of a sumptuous wedding supper. The young couple, reared here, possess a legion of friends, and are entering upon their matrimonial journey with the best wishes of all for a prosperous future. They left on the belated Katy passenger train for Bay City, where the bridegroom is engaged in farming.

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Louis William7 Richers, Jr., born 01 Oct 1914 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 21 Mar 1989 in Matagorda Co., TX. Elviera Rose Richers, born Private. Genevieve Justina Richers, born Private. Francis Henry Richers, born Private. Sybella Pauline Richers, born Private. Julia Marie Richers, born Private. Lilly Elise Richers, born Private. Antonia Antoinette Richers, born Private. She married (1) Edward John Brueggen Private; born 09 May

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17. Alfred Charles6 Richers (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)136,137,138 was born 18 May 1890 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX139, and died 19 Nov 1970 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX140. He married Frances Opal Taylor. She was born 04 Feb 1913, and died 24 Sep 1982 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Carl3,

Notes for Alfred Charles Richers: The Daily Tribune Thursday, November 19, 1970 Richers Richers, Alfred C., age 80, passed away on November 19 in Matagorda General Hospital. He was a native of La Grange, Tex. but had been a resident of Bay City for 63 years. Mr. Richers was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, the Oddfellows and Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by widow, Mrs. Frances Taylor Richers, and five sons: Alfred Bryan, John Wesley, Gus Clifton, Charles George and Victor Eugene, all of Bay City; also, one sister, Mrs. Frances Hunger of Austin, and one brother, L. W. Richers, Sr. of Bay City. He also had 8 grandchildren. Funeral services will be in Taylor Brothers Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 20. The Reverend W. D. O’Neal will officiate and interment will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Burton Lee Bates, Bill Fehmel, Jimmy Shawler, Gilbert Otto, James Cheatham and James Wagnor. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home in charge.

More About Alfred Charles Richers: Burial: 20 Nov 1970, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX140 Children of Alfred Richers and Frances Taylor are: +

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Gus Clifton7 Richers, born 16 Mar 1936 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX; died 20 Apr 1987 in Baytown, Harris, TX. Alfred Bryan Richers141, born 15 Apr 1932 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX141; died 31 Dec 1987 in Houston, Harris, TX141. He married Amie L. Sullivan Private; born Private. Notes for Alfred Bryan Richers: Matagorda County Newspaper ca January 1988 Richers Graveside services for Bryan Richers, 55, of Bay City will be held 10 a.m. Monday at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. Mr. Richers was born April 15, 1932, in Bay City to Alfred Charles and Frances Opal Taylor Richers and died Dec. 31, 1987, at Veterans Hospital, Houston. A lifelong resident of Bay City, he was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and a member of the Baptist church. Survivors include three brothers, Charles G. Richers and Victor E. Richers, both of Bay City, and John Wesley Richers of Kilgore, Texas. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

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John Wesley Richers, born Private. Regina Frances Richers, born 04 Feb 1935 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 26 Oct 1969 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. She married Bennie Lewis Haverlah Private; born Private. Charles George Richers, born Private. He married Sue Ainsworth Private; born Private. Victor Eugene Richers, born 28 Nov 1939 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 20 Mar 2003 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Notes for Victor Eugene Richers: The Bay City Tribune March 23, 2003 Richers Vic Richers, 63, of Bay City died March 20, 2003 at Matagorda General Hospital. He was born November 28, 1939 in Bay City to the late Alfred Charles and Frances Opel Taylor Richers. Vic was a life long resident of Bay City and a member of the Baptist Church. Survivors include: brothers, John Wesley Richers of Kilgore, Texas and Charles George Richers of Bay City; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his sister, Regina Haverlah, and brothers, Alfred Bryan Richers and Gus Clifton Richers. Graveside funeral service was Saturday, March 22, 2003 at 1 p.m. at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

More About Victor Eugene Richers: Burial: 22 Mar 2003, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Matagorda, TX

18. Willahemina Francisca6 Richers (Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)142,143,144,145 was born 18 May 1892 in Texas146, and died 13 Nov 1987 in Austin, Travis, TX. She married Frederich William Hunger147,148,149,150,151,152 07 Nov 1915 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX153, son of Carl Hunger and Augusta Tell. He was born 21 Nov 1877 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX154, and died 28 Sep 1963 in Austin, Travis, TX154. More About Willahemina Francisca Richers: Burial: Abt. 15 Nov 1987, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Frederich William Hunger: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 15, 1912 O. A. and F. W. Hunger, accompanied by their mother and J. F. Koehler, were visitors at Schulenburg and Weimer last Sunday. The trip was made overland in the auto belonging to F. W. Hunger without mishap. The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 12, 1936 GOOD NEWS TO THEIR LA GRANGE FRIENDS F. W. Hunger returned at the weekend from Bay City, where he had visited with relatives and attended to business matters. Mr. Hunger informs the Journal that the new, flowing oil well recently brought in near Bay City, is located on land adjoining the property of his brothers-in-law, the Richers', all of which land has been leased to the 224

oil company. The Richers family formerly lived at La Grange, in the home now occupied by Paul Hensel and family. Glad to hear of their good fortune. The Fayette County Record October 1, 1963 F. W. Hunger, Retired Merchant and City Benefactor, Expires Fred W. (Fritz) Hunger, 85, a retired La Grange businessman, passed away Saturday night a Seton hospital in Austin, where he had resided with his daughter, Mrs. Jack H. Welge, for the past two years. Mr. Hunger was brought to the Koenig Funeral Home Sunday afternoon and taken to the Travis Street Methodist church at 1:30 p.m. Monday where funeral services were held at 3:30, Dr. James Wm. Morgan of Austin and Rev. Paul A. Grout Jr. officiated. Burial was in the La Grange city cemetery. Born November 21, 1877, he was the son of Carl August and Augusta Tell Hunger and was a lifelong resident of La Grange. He was associated with his late brother, Otto A. Hunger, in the mercantile business, a Wells Fargo agency, and the Hunger Variety store from 1903 until retirement in 1946. He was active in the local chamber of commerce and served as a city councilman for years. He was an interested member in the formation of the Fayette County Fair Assn., and an early stockholder in the Farmers Lumber Co. and The First National Bank. Mr. Hunger was interested in developing pecans and raising registered cattle on his farm, was an active oil and minerals scout, member of an orchestra, and developed many interesting inventions. He was married on November 21, 1915, to Frances Julia Richers, who survives. In addition to his wife, daughter and son-in-law, he is survived by a grandson, Jack Welge Jr. of Austin, and a cousin Fritz Tell of Weimar. His brother and business associate, Otto, passed away in August 25, 1960.

More About Frederich William Hunger: Burial: 30 Sep 1963, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX154 Marriage Notes for Willahemina Richers and Frederich Hunger: La Grange Journal November 4, 1915 F. W. Hunger is having a neat , five-room cottage built on the lot next to his mother's property. As Fritz has always been conceded to be a confirmed bachelor, there is some speculation among his friends. La Grange Journal November 18, 1915 Married Sunday At the Methodist church Sunday afternoon, Rev. Gibbons united in marriage F. W. Hunger and Miss Francis Richers, relatives of the contracting parties only, witnessing the ceremony. The couple is present domiciled at the home of the bridegroom's mother. The contracting parties are both well known to our readers. The bride was reared near this city, possesses many accomplishments and a legion of friends. The bridegroom, one of our successful business men was born and reared here. We join their friends in wishing them bon voyage.

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August1)155,156,157 was born 13 Oct 1884 in La Grange, Fayette, TX, and died 01 Nov 1969 in Ballinger, Runnels, TX. She married John Forrest McMillan158,159 27 Aug 1907 in Fayette County, TX160. He was born 13 Jun 1886 in Texas, and died Mar 1963. Notes for Annie Huebner: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 25, 1918 Forrest McMillan and wife of Ballinger are out at the home of their parents, George Huebner and wife, for a few weeks' visit. Forrest found crop conditions hereabouts more flattering than at Ballinger, where rain is an unknown blessing. He pictures a gloomy scene of bald country and a patient yet suffering people.

Marriage Notes for Annie Huebner and John McMillan: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 5, 1907 Marriage Licenses John Forrest McMillan and Miss Annie Huebner. Forest McMillan and Miss Annie Huebner were happily married on Wednesday of last week, Judge Willrich officiating. The bride is the second daughter of our good friend George Huebner, and the groom, is an industrious young farmer of the Holman neighborhood. The Journal offers its hearty congratulations for a happy married life.

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22. George Lee6 Huebner (George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)163,164,165 was born 13 Aug 1885 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX166, and died 14 Dec 1952 in Wharton, Wharton Co., TX167. He married Leta Belle Taylor168 20 Jun 1917 in Iago, Wharton, TX169, daughter of Marcus Taylor and May Glenn. She was born 29 Jan 1895 in Don Tol, Wharton Co., TX, and died 29 May 1990 in Victoria, Victoria Co., TX. Notes for George Lee Huebner: Wharton County Newspaper December 1952 Services Held For Mr. Huebner Mon. Mr. George Lee Huebner died at a local hospital following a heart attack on Sunday, December 14th. Funeral services under the direction of Broughton-Hinze Mortuary were held at the graveside in the City Cemetery Monday afternoon, December 15th, at 4 o’clock. Rev. John Elder, pastor of the Presbyterian church had charge of the religious service. Mr. Huebner, who was a prominent farmer and rancher in this section of the state, was born in La Grange on August 13th, 1885. He was married to Miss Leta Belle Taylor and five sons were born to the union, all of whom survive him. Mr. Huebner was one of the finest men in the County and his high standard of integrity was matched by his qualities of friendship, sympathetic charity, and feeling for the brotherhood of man. His fine sons are monuments to his life of devotion to his family. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Leta Taylor Huebner; sons, George Lee, Jr., of Bryan, Marcus of Arlington, Burt Lewis, William Glenn, and David Newsome, all of Lane City; six grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Gus Albrecht of La Grange, and Mrs. Forrest McMillen of Ballinger. 226

Pall bearers were the five sons of the deceased and Mr. Tolliver Huebner.

R. D. Little of Wharton was the attending physician. Harrold H. Hinze of Broughton-Hinze funeral home was the funeral director. More About George Lee Huebner: Burial: 15 Dec 1952, City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton Co., TX170 Notes for Leta Belle Taylor: The Daily Tribune Thursday, May 31, 1990 Bay City, Texas Huebner Funeral services for Leta Belle Huebner, 95, of Lane City will be held 4 p.m. Friday at the Wharton Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Joe Gossett officiating. Burial will follow at the Wharton City Cemetery. Mrs. Huebner was born Jan. 29, 1895, to Marcus and May Glenn Taylor in Don Tol, Texas, and died May 29, 1990, in Victoria. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Wharton. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, George Lee and Patricia Huebner Jr. of College Station, Bert and Dorothy Huebner of Bay City, Billy and Jutta Huebner of Houston, David and Ruth Huebner of Victoria and Wynelle Schlick Huebner of Arlington; 19 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, George Lee Huebner Sr., her son Marcus Taylor Huebner, and two grandsons, Richard Lee Huebner and Daniel Baer Huebner. Pallbearers are her grandsons, George Huebner III, Roger F. Huebner, Taylor Huebner, Glenn Huebner, Bill Huebner, Michael Huebner, Roger G. Huebner and Barry Huebner. Arrangements are with Wharton Funeral Home, Wharton.

More About Leta Belle Taylor: Burial: 01 Jun 1990, City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton Co., TX Marriage Notes for George Huebner and Leta Taylor: As was reported in the newspaper of the day: Surprise Announcement A delightful event of Wednesday was an afternoon at home, given by Mrs. M. D. Taylor, ostensibly for the enjoyment of forty-two, but which developed into the interesting announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of her daughter, Leta Belle, to George Lee Huebner. The wedding is to be on June 20th. The bit of news was made known by "A Little Bird Told Me," little Virginia Mick and Audry Lacey rolling a teawagon decorated with red, white, and blue, on which rested a small tree with birds of every hue. Little Virginia announced, "A red bird told me to bring this tree;" and Audry "A blue bird told me to tell the young ladies to see why I brought this tree." Each young lady took a bird, reading: 1st message, "A little bird told me of an engagement in the air;" 2nd, "And it will be shortly be announced;" 3rd, "The bride is not unknown to us;" 4th, "There will be a Maid of Honor;" 5th, "And a best man;" 6th, "But what's their names or whars their hames I dinna care to tell;" No. 7 tells us that a short march will tell. The wedding march was played by Miss May Etta Taylor. The march begins, being led by Miss Leslie Mick. A merry chase was gone through each room and hall, and as the dining room is approached the music gets faster and louder, as the happy crowd enters, where they find "A kewpie bridal party in the center of a beautifully decorated table, and a kewpie holding a card, making the announcement; congratulations were freely extended. Dainty refreshments were served by the Misses Taylor, assisted by Misses 227

Ora Hooper, Willie Belle Hurst and Leslie Mick. Leta Belle and George Lee met at a house party on Andrew Huebner's farm near Bay City. George had borrowed some mules and returned them while the party was going on. He was invited to stay for dinner and stayed till midnight. As was reported in the newspaper of the day: They were married at the Bride's home on Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m. by the Reverend T. C. Johnson, Presbyterian Minister, of Houston. Preceding the arrival of the wedding party Miss Pauline Huebner, of Bay City, sweetly sang "Oh Promise Me," followed by the wedding march, played by Miss Etta Taylor, to accompaniment of which the bridal party passed down the stairs to the parlor, beautifully decorated in green and white, and stood under a large white wedding bell. The bride made a charming picture in gown of gray shiffon tafater with a shower boquet of brides roses and sweet peas. Mrs. George Mick, sister of the bride, and Mrs. Van Arnold, of Florence, Ala., Cousin, acted as matrons of honor. Miss Marguerite Huebner, as maid of honor, looked lovely in a suit of copenhagen blue tafater, and carried an arm boquet of pin gladiolas, Mr. Dudley Huebner, of Bay City, acting as best man. After congratulations and best wishes were extended the young couple tried to slip away without being seen, but brides and grooms propose and young people dispose, so their car was held up and liberally showered with rice. The out of town guests were Mr. Loie Huebner and sisters, of La Grange; Miss Delta Myers, La Grange; Mrs. Van Arnold, Florence, Ala.; Mrs. Randolph Klesha, Bay City; Mrs. Frances Huebner and daughters, Bay City; Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Eidman, Bay City; Mesdames. Bolton, Sanders, Outler, Kemp, Neal, Ahldag and Dockery, of Wharton. Their marriage license was obtained from Matagorda County, Texas. The Matagorda Tribune Bay City, Texas June 22, 1917 Huebner-Taylor One of the prettiest weddings to ever have been solemnized in this section took place at Iago yesterday morning at 10:30 o’clock, at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Marcus D. Taylor, the contracting parties being Mr. George Huebner, a very prominent young planter of this city, and Miss Leta Belle Taylor, the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mrs. Marcus D Taylor, and of one of the foremost families in this section of the State. The ceremony was performed by Rev. T. C. Johnston, a Presbyterian divine of Houston. The home was beautifully decorated for the occasion and about one hundred guests assembled from many parts of this and Wharton Counties. The matrons were Mrs. George Mick of Iago and Mrs. Arnold of New Orleans, the attendants being Mr. Dudley Huebner of this city and Miss Marguerite Taylor, sister of the bride. Miss Pauline Huebner, in a beautifully impressive manner, sang, “Oh Promise Me,” accompanied by Miss Marguerite Taylor. Immediately after the ceremony the wedding party left via automobile for Houston, from which point they will visit several other places of interest, prior to returning to Bay City where they will make their home. Mr. Huebner had made this city and immediate vicinity his home for practically a life-time, is of one of the county’s best families, is very popular himself and has a large circle of friends. The bride is of one of the oldest and most prominent families in this country and is also very popular. The friends of both extend the heartiest congratulations. Among those in attendance were the following, from Bay City: Mrs. Franz Huebner and daughters, Misses Pauline and Marguerite, and son, John; Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Eidman, Mrs. A. Richers, Miss Richers and Freddie Richers, Mr. A. Huebner, Mrs. R. A. Kleska, Mrs. L. W. Brown and two children, Miss Grace Williams, Dudley Huebner and Bernard Hurst.

Excerpts from an interview of Leta Belle by George Lee Huebner, Jr. and Nancy Allen Huebner: 228

"I taught at Iago 3 years before I married. We sent out invitations to all the school parents and everybody - the whole town was invited if they wanted to. The reason I said that - because I got about 300 presents. I had more presents, I tell you - nice ones, and a whole lot of cut glass - more than anything else. And anyway, we were married in the morning, and then we ate dinner in Richmond and went down to the Bristol Hotel and stayed all night at the Bristol Hotel and went down to Galveston the next morning and spent the next day and night down in Galveston." Did you go on the train? "No, we went in the car. He had a Saxon Roadster. I don't suppose they make the Saxons anymore. I thought they wouldn't have so much trouble, you know, with such a big to-do, but it was a big thing anyway. A lot of them stayed overnight - the guests. And Kiki, of course, fed them all." Why did your minister come all the way from Houston? "We didn't have a minister there - you see Kiki organized the Sunday school and we just had a visiting minister when you could get one. That was Dr. Johnson. He's the one from Ireland. I guess he's dead and gone by now. I've got his picture in there." ("... the couple tried to slip away without being seen" from the newspaper clipping from the wedding. "We did, and Bernard got in front of the car and wouldn't get out of the way. I haven't heard the announcement party notes (newspaper clipping) in a long time. I know we did, and we had a big cake pan that was made in the shape of a heart, and I guess they used angel food cake recipe or something, anyway some white cake and it's a great big heart about like this (circle made with whole arms) and it's hanging on the wall out there in the little house. Kiki had it made when Loudie married because they wanted a big wedding cake and nobody had a pan like that and so she had the people in Wharton to make one for them - the blacksmith I guess you'd call him. And that's the last cake I made one for Billy's 6th birthday and it takes about 3 recipes of Angel food cake to fill it and so I was going to make a big cake for him and for some crazy reason - I guess 'cause there was too much dough in it for it to cook through, the thing fell. It just went down to about an inch and one-half through. It really ruined it - that cake wasn't good at all and so we got along without the cake, but I never made another cake. I haven't made a cake since then. I said there's two things I'm not going to ever do any more - I'm not going to ever cook a roast and I'm not going to make a cake." The Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas June 22, 1917 From Thursday’s Daily. Mr. Louis Huebner and sisters, Misses Helen, Ella and Gussie Huebner, and Miss Meeks, all of La Grange, autoed to Bay City yesterday to spend the night, after attending the Huebner-Taylor wedding at Iago.

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George Lee7 Huebner, Jr., born Private. Marcus Taylor Huebner, born 13 Jan 1920 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 05 Apr 1972 in Houston, Harris, TX. Bert Lewis Huebner, born Private. William Glenn Huebner, born Private. David Newsome Huebner, born Private.

23. Ella Mae6 Huebner (George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)171,172,173,174,175 was born 09 Sep 1888 in La Grange, Fayette, TX176,177, and died 06 Sep 1973 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX178,179. She married Gustav William Albrecht180,181,182,183 27 Jun 1917 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, son of William Albrecht and Nancy Heinsohn. He was born 18 Jul 1888 in Texas184,185, and died 24 Mar 1974 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX185. Notes for Ella Mae Huebner: The La Grange Journal 229

Tuesday, September 11, 1973 Albrecht Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Albrecht, 84 of La Grange were held Saturday, September 9, at 10:30 A.M. at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Frank McElroy, Jr. of La Grange officiating. Burial was in the La Grange City Cemetery. Mrs. Albrecht passed away last Thursday in Fayette Memorial Hospital. She was born on September 9, 1888 in Bluff, the daughter of George and Lizzie Willrich Huebner, and was married to Gus Albrecht on June 27, 1919, in La Grange. She was a lifelong La Grange resident. Surviving are her husband Gus of La Grange; two daughters, Mrs. Gussie Hill of Nacogdoches and Mrs. Arolee Hoy of New Orleans, La., one son, Lynn Grasshoff of Los Angeles, California: 10 grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. (note: She was the daughter of George and Lizzie Warnken Huebner.)

More About Ella Mae Huebner: Burial: 09 Sep 1973, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX186 Notes for Gustav William Albrecht: The Fayette County Record March 26, 1974 Gus Albrecht Funeral Set At 2 Tuesday Gus W. Albrecht, a lifelong La Grange resident of 408 W. Colorado St., passed away Sunday at Fayette Memorial Hospital. He was 85. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel with Rev. Frank McElroy jr. officiating, and burial will follow in the La Grange city cemetery. Mr. Albrecht was born July 18, 1888, and was united in marriage with Miss Ella Mae Huebner at La Grange on June 27, 1919. His wife preceded Mr. Albrecht in death on September 6, 1973. He was a retired postal employee here at La Grange, and also served on the La Grange city council for many years. Surviving Mr. Albrecht are two daughters, Mrs. Gussie Hill of Nacogdoches and Mrs. Arolee Hoy of New Orleans, La.; a son Lynn Grasshoff of Los Angeles, California; a sister Mrs. Louis J. Oeding of La Grange; also 10 grandchildren and two great-children.

More About Gustav William Albrecht: Burial: 26 Mar 1974, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette, TX187 Military service: 1916 Marriage Notes for Ella Huebner and Gustav Albrecht: Mr. and Mrs. George Huebner announce the marriage of their daughter Ella Mae to Mr. Gustav William Albrecht on Wednesday, the twenty-seventh day of June 230

Nineteen hundred and seventeen La Grange, Texas At Home after July the twentieth La Grange, Texas

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Gussie Inez7 Albrecht, born Private. Arolee Albrecht, born 09 Apr 1926 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 09 Oct 2004 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA.

25. Lola Mae6 Huebner (Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 27 Jul 1879, and died 03 Feb 1968 in Taylor Co., TX. She married Leander Walter Brown. He died Unknown. Children of Lola Huebner and Leander Brown are: + +

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Willadean7 Brown, born 20 Apr 1905 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX; died Unknown. Woodlief Fulmore Brown, born Private.

26. Marion Taylor6 Huebner (Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)188,189 was born 28 Jun 1881 in Atascosa Co., TX, and died 17 Nov 1927 in El Paso, El Paso, TX190. He married Lillian Hurst191,192 27 Jun 1906 in Florence, Lauderdale, AL, daughter of M. B. Hurst. She was born 11 Aug 1884 in Florence, Lauderdale, AL193, and died 02 May 1947 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX193. Notes for Marion Taylor Huebner: The Matagorda County Tribune June 28, 1918 LOCALS AND PERSONALS Mr. Taylor Huebner was in from the ranch today and reports a good crop of everything, which he says is the very best he ever saw. Cotton, corn and rice crops are all first class practically everywhere, Mr. Huebner said, and the county will reap a large and profitable harvest, provided no calamity befalls us. Matagorda County Newspaper November 18, 1927 M. T. Huebner Died At Clint A telegram was received here today from Clint, Texas, announced the death of Mr. M. T. Huebner who has been in the El Paso section for the past several months in the interest of his health. Mr. Huebner was afflicted with tuberculosis, but was getting along fine until pneumonia sat in a few days ago. The telegram stated that the funeral will take place in El Paso. Mr. Huebner was the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Huebner and was reared on the Huebner plantation near here. Besides his parents he is survived by his wife and four children. This paper will endeavor to get a fuller account of the life of Mr. Huebner for a later issue. Matagorda County Newspaper December 5, 1927 On the night of November 17, 1927, at 11:45, the Pearly Gates of Heaven stood ajar and a gentle voice 231

whispered, “Well done, good and faithful servant. Enter thou into the joys of thy home eternal,” and the great spirit of Marion Taylor Huebner crossed the bar and joined his mother who had been waiting 13 years for him. He was a man with charity towards all and malice toward none; was loved and respected by all who knew him. As a husband he was devoted and faithful; as a father, kind and indulgent; a loving son and brother, and as a friend, loyal and true. Just 46, and they say he is dead. Not so, for nothing dies, but all things live on forever, they disappear from our mortal sight but they are living in a cleaner atmosphere, a higher altitude. Death is only a short avenue through which we must pass before entering the broad plain of eternal life. It is only the sifting of the veil, only the taking of a single step when the green pastures and fountains of living. We who loved him cannot understand why he was taken away when he was needed so, but we do know that God makes no mistakes and that he will not comfortless His children who trust Him, for – “He fights for us when cannot fight: He comforts us in the darkest night. The sorrow that bares us down, He bares, And loves and pardons because He cares.” He leaves a loving family, many relatives and friends who will ever miss him, but who, in god’s own time, will join him beyond the Bar. ‘Till such a time, Lord, teach us all to say: “Thy will be done.” Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2:30 in the Kaster & Maxon chapel, the Rev. R. S. McKee officiating. Burial was in Evergreen cemetery. Floral offerings were lavish and beautiful. ---- waters, where God shall wipe all tears away.

More About Marion Taylor Huebner: Burial: Abt. 19 Nov 1927, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX Notes for Lillian Hurst: Matagorda County Newspaper May 6, 1947 Funeral Services Are Held Sunday For Mrs. Huebner Funeral services for Mrs. Lillian Huebner of Bay City were held at the First Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon with burial in the Cedarvale Cemetery. The Rev. Ernest Deutsch officiated with Taylor Brothers in charge of the arrangements. Mrs. Huebner was the widow of the late M. T. Huebner. Born in Florence, Alabama, she moved here in 1906. After an illness of several months, Mrs. Huebner died in the Matagorda General hospital at --:30 o’clock Friday night, May 2. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Bob Wilkinson of Bay City; three sons, M. T. Huebner of Bay City, Raleigh Huebner of the U.S. Maritime Service, and Robert Huebner of Bandera, two sisters, Mrs. Dudley Huebner of Bay City and Miss Jessie Mae Hurst of San Antonio; one brother, B. J. Hurst of Bay City. Pallbearers were Jerome Moore, Walcott Rugeley, C. E. Hecken---, T. J. Poole, Maurice Brough--, and Glenn Taylor.

More About Lillian Hurst: Burial: Abt. 04 May 1947, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX

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Marion Toliver7 Huebner, born 03 Mar 1908 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 01 Aug 1976 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX. Robert Taylor Huebner, born 02 Aug 1910 in Matagorda Co., Tx; died 30 Aug 1990 in Matagorda Co., TX. Raleigh Douglas Huebner194,195, born 14 Oct 1913 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX196; died 22 Oct 2003 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX196. He married Claribel Mason 24 Jun 1944 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX197,198; born 21 Mar 1916; died 07 Jul 1971 in Matagorda Co., TX199. Notes for Raleigh Douglas Huebner: Bay City Tribune October 23, 2003 HUEBNERRaleigh Douglas Huebner, 90, of Bay City died October 22, 2003 at Matagorda General Hospital in Bay City. He was born October 14,1913 in Bay City to the late Marion Taylor and Lillian Hurst Huebner. Mr. Huebner was a lifelong resident of Bay City and was a member and Ruling Elder of the First Presbyterian Church. Raleigh graduated from Bay City High School in 1932. He served in the Merchant Marines during WWII from 1942 - 1945 as a ships Marine Engineer, and retired from the Merchant Marines in 1971. He married Claribel Mason on June 24,1944, and they made Bay City their home. Raleigh was very active in community civic groups, especially the Bay City Country Club. He along with his brother Bob established the local chapter of "The Sons of the Republic of Texas" Matagorda Chapter# 35 in 1985, and in 1990 he was awarded the "The Order of the Knights of San Jacinto". Raleigh had a great love for the American way of life. Survivors include: sister, Lillian Luceile Wilkinson of Bay City; nephews, Bobby Wilkinson and Doug Huebner both of Bay City, and Don Huebner of New Mexico; niece, Martha Wilkinson Lake of Las Vegas, Nevada; numerous great nieces and nephews; and a very special care giver, Pam Hill of Bay City. He was preceded in death by his wife Claribel Huebner July 7,1971, brothers, Robert Taylor and Marion Toliver "Top" Huebner; and his nephew, William A. "Bill" Huebner. Funeral service was 2 p.m. Friday, October 24,2003, at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Sam Steele officiating. Sam Houston, IV will serve as eulogist. Interment followed at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Conner, Torsten Norman-Petersen, Donald E. Brown, Wayne Head, Sam Trevino, and Lindsey Thompson. Honorary pallbearers were Bert Huebner, Gen. Edward F. Wenglar, Sam Houston IV, Bill Thompson, and Clyde Workman. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church. Arrangements were with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home.

More About Raleigh Douglas Huebner: Burial: 24 Oct 2003, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX199 Marriage Notes for Raleigh Huebner and Claribel Mason: The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas June 27, 1944 Ceremony Unites Claribel Mason and Raleigh Huebner In an impressive ceremony performed at 8 p. m. Saturday evening at the First Methodist church, Miss Claribel Mason, daughter of Mrs. Clara Mason of Markham, became the bride of Rawleigh Huebner, son of Mrs. M. T. Huebner. Rev. Marvin Vance officiated. Miss Pauline Huebner, organist, played a prelude of appropriate themes an the wedding marches. Mr. Billy Triggs sang “Because.”

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Lovely arrangements of white carnations, stock, and greenery were effectively placed on the altar where gleaming white tapers burned in wrought-iron candelabra. The bride was given in marriage by her uncle, Pat Thompson. She wore a beautiful gown of ivory satin fashioned with a long, fitted bodice and with a deep yolk of imported Val lace. The long sleeves ended in points over the hands and were trimmed with the lace. The graceful skirt rounded into a circular train, and her veil, of bridal illusion, which extended the entire length of the train, was held in place by a headdress of lace and orange blossoms. Her only ornament was a string of pearls. She carried a boquet of white rose buds centered with a purple-throated white orchid. Mrs. Louis Kurten of Houston was the bride’s only attendant. Her gown of yellow marganza with bracelet length sleeves had self ruffles on the sheered bodice and on the voluminous skirt in apron effect. She carried a bouquet of pink carnations tied with pink ribbon. Sgt. Robert Huebner of Houston served his brother as best man, and ushers were Gordon Collins and B. E. O’Neal, Jr. Mrs. Mason wore a pale blue crepe dress with a white gardenia corsage. A reception for the family and intimate friends was held at the home of the bride’s mother. The traditional wedding colors of white and green were featured in the floral arrangements. The bride’s table, laid with an imported linen cloth, held the ring cake and an arrangement of white blossoms flanked by tall tapers in silver candelabra. Those assisting were Mrs. Robert Wilkinson, Mrs. Preston Shatou, and Mrs. B. E. O’Neal, Jr., the latter being in charge of the bride’s book. The bride chose for travel a brown gaberdine suit with a blouse of white handkerchief linen. Her bag, hat, and shoes were brown, and she carried white gloves. She wore an orchid corsage. The couple will spend their honeymoon in New Orleans, La. The bride graduated from Sam Houston State Teachers College. The groom, who is in the Merchant Marines, has recently returned from 14 months at sea. Out-of-town guests attending the wedding included Mrs. R________ son of Corpus Christi__________Mrs. Robert Huebner________________Mr. and Mrs. Louis____________and Mrs. Lugavo Bay_________________Bailey T. Cantrell all of__________Mrs. Preston Shatou of_______________Mrs. Johnie Walzer of_________ and Mrs. Top Huebner of ______________. (The edge of the newspaper page was missing and therefore these names were incomplete.)

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27. Lillie Belle6 Huebner (Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)200 was born 06 Sep 1883, and died 18 Aug 1946 in Valley Falls, Jefferson, KS. She married Herman Julius Hauck 21 Jun 1911 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX201. He was born 08 Sep 1878, and died 10 Sep 1953 in Valley Falls, Jefferson, KS. Marriage Notes for Lillie Huebner and Herman Hauck: The Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas June 16, 1911 Linen Shower for Miss Huebner Prominent among the social affairs of the week was the hospitality inspired by the approaching marriage of Miss Lillie Huebner to Mr. H. J. Hauck of Valley Falls, Kan., tendered this interesting bride by her sister, Mrs. Walter Brown, Tuesday afternoon from 4:30 to 6 o’clock, taking the form of a linen shower. The Brown home was lovely in its decorations of pink and white, and cut flowers and ferns added a most artistic touch. Mrs. Brown was assisted in receiving by Miss Emma Lee Lewis. Preceding the arrival of the fair bride, Mrs. I. L. Pitluk gave added pleasure upon this happy occasion in her selection of “Do I love You?” the cultivated voice of the singer being a delightful medium of expression of such tender sentiments. Following the last sweet strains of the lovely song, the tender melody of the bridal march, in 234

caressing sweetness, heralded the approach of the bride and her maids, preceded by two lovely little flower girls, Willidene Brown and Lucile Gaines, scattering pink and white rose petals everywhere in the path of the bride, until seated in her chair of state under a canopy of pink and white. Gift after gift was brought forth by the bride’s dainty maids, Misses Ada Huebner, Paula Huebner and Lois Moore, disclosing many lovely pieces of handsome linen, accompanied by good wishes expressed to poetry and song, each being read by the maid of honor, Miss Hilma Horner of Schulenberg, attired in a handsome gown of pink satin. Following the gifts, the full, rich voice of Mrs. Reginald Berrien White was heard in the exquisite selection, “You - and Love,” particularly appropriate to this delightful number, the guests were invited into the dining room, where the table, a vision of pink and white loveliness, bade cordial good greeting to each member around the board – a course of delicious cream and angel food cake. Toasts to the bride and good wishes galore followed the completion of this feast, and all repairing to the parlor, a most delightful finale was had in the ever dear “Oh Promise Me,” rendered in Mrs. Porter’s usual pleasing style, Mrs. Edgar Hawkins charmingly lending her assistance as accompanist for the different vocal numbers and the delightful wedding march. Matagorda County Tribune Bay City, Texas June 30, 1911 Hauck – Huebner One of the loveliest weddings which it has been Bay City’s good fortune to witness in many days was that of Mr. J. H. Hauck of Valley Falls, Kan., and Miss Belle Huebner, which took place last Wednesday evening at 2:15 o’clock at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church. The church in which this happy event took place was beautifully and profusely decorated in green and roses and trailing vines, lending it a most pleasing and artistic appearance, and harmonizing delighfully with the occasion as a whole. The sacred ceremony which made the happy pair as one was performed by Rev. John Sloan, priest in charge of St. Mark’s Parish Church, and it was a beautifully delivered ceremony and impressive. The attendants were Mrs. Walter Brown, matron of honor; Miss Hilma Horner, maid of honor; Misses Ada and Paula Huebner, Miss Taylor and Miss Lois Moore, maids, with Willideen Brown and Lucille Gaines as flower girls. Mr. Legler of Valley Falls, Kan., was “best man” on this occasion, and sang “O Promise Me.” Mr. Legler has a magnificent voice, which filled the church with its cadence and delighted his hearers. Mrs. Reginald Berrien White sang “I Love You Truly” in a most equisite manner. Both were accompanied by Mrs. Edgar Hawkins. After these delightful renditions the bridal march was formed. The beautifully dressed flower girls came first then the maids, who were attired in handsome pink gowns and large, white picture hats, and carrying Marie Antoinnette baskets of pink roses and ferns. The bride, on the arm of her father followed, gowned in handsome white satin with elaborate lace garniture and seed pearl trimmings, carrying a shower boquet of bride’s roses. The groom was escorted to the altar by his best man. Both were attired in the customary conventional black dress suits. After the ceremony the bridal party repaired immediately to the home of the bride, where followed an informal reception. Here a pink and white color scheme throughout the home was carried out. From the chandelier, in the dining room, a basket pendant held the ribbons holding the thimble, ring and dime, drawn as each cut cake, the cards withal containing good wishes and prophesies for those not lucky enough to draw something. After the reception the couple left over the Brownsville road for Valley Falls, where a handsomely appointed home awaits them.

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Lillian Mae7 Hauck, born 16 Aug 1912; died 05 Dec 1974. Herman Huebner Hauck, born 20 Oct 1914; died 24 Oct 1944. He married Bevie Mae Biggs Private; born Private. Bernice Irene Hauck, born 02 Dec 1919; died 03 Mar 1994.

30. Marcus Dudley6 Huebner (Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)202,203 was born 24 Nov 1891 in Fayette County, Texas204, and died 24 Jun 1979 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX204,205. He married Willie Belle Hurst 10 Jun 1920, daughter of William Hurst and Mary Glenn. She was born 24 Feb 1891 in Florence, Lauderdale, AL206, and died 21 Apr 1972 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX206,207. Notes for Marcus Dudley Huebner: The Daily Tribune Monday, June 25, 1979 Huebner Marcus Dudley Huebner, of Bay City, died in Matagorda General Hospital Sunday, June 24. Funeral services will be held at the Taylor Bros. Funeral Home Tuesday, June 26, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. W. D. Baker officiating. Interment will be held at Cedarvale cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

More About Marcus Dudley Huebner: Burial: 26 Jun 1979, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX208 Notes for Willie Belle Hurst: The Daily Tribune Monday, April 24, 1972 Huebner Huebner, Mrs. Willie Bell, age 80, a resident of Bay City, passed away April 21 in Matagorda General Hospital. She is survived by her husband, M. D. Huebner, Bay City; a daughter, Mrs. W. E. Frazier; one son, D. J. Huebner; and a sister, Miss Jessie Mae Hurst, all of Bay City. Also, seven grandchildren. Services were held Sunday, April 23, at 3:00 p.m. in Taylor Brothers Chapel with the Rev. Chester Sassman, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church officiating. Interment was in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack Huebner, Jack Cole, Haskell Simon, Ralph Chalfant, Lee Carr and Steve Matthews. Arrangements made by Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

More About Willie Belle Hurst: Burial: 23 Apr 1972, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX209 Children of Marcus Huebner and Willie Hurst are: + +

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Mary Louise7 Huebner, born Private. Dudley Jackson Huebner, born Private.

31. Ada Irene6 Huebner (Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)210 was born 14 Jun 1895 in Fayette Co., TX211,212, and died 21 Jun 1992 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX213,214. She married Bernard Jackson Hurst 25 Jun 1918 in Matagorda Co., TX215, son of William Hurst and Mary Glenn. He was born 18 Feb 1885, and died 24 Jan 1957 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX. Notes for Ada Irene Huebner: Matagorda County Newspaper ca June 1992 236

Hurst Funeral services for Ada Huebner Hurst, 97, of Bay City will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mike Zimmerman officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City. She was a resident of Matagorda County since 1907. Mrs. Hurst was born June 14, 1895 in Fayette County to Andrew and Loudie Huebner. She died June 21, 1992 at Matagorda House. She is survived by a daughter, Loudie Conklin of Bay City; one grandson, Raleigh Conklin of Bay City; nephews, D. J. Huebner of Bay City, Woodlief Brown of Abeline and Raleigh Huebner of Bay City; nieces, Mary Louise Frazier and Lucille Wilkerson of Bay City, Bernice Milne of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Wiladean Graham of Hobbs, N.M.; and numerous great-nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Marcus Frazier, Hollis Frazier, Dudley Huebner and William Glenn Huebner. Honorary pallbearers will be D. J. Huebner, Raleigh Huebner, W. E. Frazier, Bill Ehlert, Dr. Bryan Simons and Pat Matthes.

More About Ada Irene Huebner: Burial: Abt. 23 Jun 1991, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX216 Notes for Bernard Jackson Hurst: The Daily Tribune Bay City, Texas Friday, January 25, 1957 B. J. Hurst Dies Thursday Afternoon Mr. Bernard Jackson Hurst, 71, retired farmer and rancher, died at the Matagorda General Hospital Thursday at 12:15 p.m. He had been in ill health for over a year and though he had recovered sufficiently from a serious illness to return to his work at the Hawkins Ranch he retired from all active work December 1, 1956 Mr. Hurst came to Matagorda county about 47 years ago and engaged in rice farming and some row crop farming several years. For a time he was active in oil leasing in the area also. Services are today at 3 from Taylor Brothers Funeral Home with Dr. Tom Dyal officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Bill Conklin, two sisters, Mrs. M. D. Huebner and Miss Jessie Mae Hurst, all of Bay City. Pallbearers are E. L. McDonald, J. C. Lewis, Bert Huebner, Jack Huebner, Robert Huebner and W. E. Frazier.

More About Bernard Jackson Hurst: Burial: 25 Jan 1957, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX217 Marriage Notes for Ada Huebner and Bernard Hurst: The Matagorda County Tribune June 28, 1918 Mrs. Huebner Entertains Mrs. M. T. Huebner entertained on Saturday evening with a linen shower in honor of Miss Ada Huebner whose marriage to Mr. Bernard Hurst will be solemnized on the night of the 28th. 237

The decorations were in the bride’s colors, pink and white. The bride-to-be was conducted to a seat of honor, a handsome decorated chair, by Master Robert Huebner, the guests clustering around Miss May Etta Taylor offered good wishes and greetings and announced that it was time for the express to arrive. Coming down the long hall was Master Raleigh Huebner and little Miss Lillian May Hauck drawing a large decorated express wagon loaded to overflowing, driven by little Master Huebner Hauck, dressed in white and holding the ribbons as if he had done nothing else through his short life. The wagon was stopped in front of the bride-to-be and she needed no second bidding to start opening the many packages which were numerous and useful. Dainty refreshments of brick cream in pink and white and angel food cake were served by Misses Willodene Brown, Marguerite Kehrer and Jessie May Hurst. The Matagorda County Tribune June 28, 1918 Hurst – Huebner Wedding Having previously been invited by Mr. Andrew Huebner, to be present at the marriage of his daughter, Ada Irene, to Mr. Bernard J. Hurst, the guests began to arrive at the handsome country home, Tuesday evening about 8:30 o’clock. They were received at the door by Mrs. M. T. Huebner, invited into the spacious reception hall and asked to register in the pretty “Bride’s Book,” which was presided over by Mrs. R. A. Kleska. They then passed on down the hall to examine the beautiful and handsome wedding presents, which were displayed on a long table. Among them , were three checks, each for one hundred dollars. In a short time the guests had all arrived, about fifty in number, most of whom were relatives and very few intimate friends. At 9 o’clock the Rev. John Sloan of Houston took his stand in the parlor under a beautiful canopy of evergreens and Shasta daisies. A pretty background being formed of many ferns, pot plants and palms. Accompanied by Miss May Etta Taylor of Iago, Miss Pauline Huebner sang in her sweet voice “At Dawning.” After which “Lohengren’s,” the ever popular and impressive wedding march, was rendered by Miss Pauline Huebner, who presided at the piano, and Mr. R. A. Kleska on the violin. The matrons of honor, Mrs. Lola Brown and Mrs. H. J. Hauck of Valley Falls, Kansas, sisters of the bride, in handsome white dresses, led the way through the artistically decorated hall and dining room and into the parlor, between the aisles of pink ribbons, followed by Miss Willie Bell Hurst, as maid, in pink chiffon, carrying a lovely bouquet of pink gladiolas and ferns, with Mr. Dudley Huebner in handsome black suit. Behind them came little three-year-old Herman Hauck, in all white, carrying the ring in a white rose. Next came the bride leaning upon the arm of the happy groom. She was a vision of loveliness robed in white Georgette crepe de Chine, trimmed in handsome lace and pearls. On her head rested a wreath of orange blossoms, from which trailed a long veil. She carried in her arms an exquisite shower bouquet. The groom looked very handsome in the conventional black. When they reached the canopy, under which they were to be married, still keeping step to the music, they gracefully fell in line before the minister awaiting them, who then read the impressive Episcopal ceremony. When they were pronounced man and wife, congratulations were heartily extended. A happier and more smiling couple were never seen. Misses Jessie May Hurst of Iago and Marguerite Huebner served iced fruit punch throughout the evening. After pleasant conversation and more music by Miss Huebner and Mr. Kleska the young people were invited into the dining room to cut the bride’s cake. A basket of Shasta daisies hung from the chandellier, also little shower bouquets with fortune cards on the end, reached down to an immense heart-shaped cake, ornamented with a miniature kewpie bridal party. Ice cream and delicious angel food cake were then served. The bride stole away a short time, but soon returned in a very becoming suit of brown, with hat, gloves and boots to match. After bidding everyone goodbye, the happy couple departed for a short wedding trip – leaving the guests curious as to their destination.

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Mrs. Hurst is the youngest daughter of Mr. Andrew Huebner, is accomplished and loved by all who have the pleasure of knowing her. Mr. Hurst is formerly from Florence, Ala. He has been in this county for the past few years, but has been here long enough for the people to know and appreciate his sterling worth. He is at present in the employ of Stoddard Company at Buckeye, where they will reside for the present, after returning from their wedding trip.

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Loudie Belle7 Hurst, born Private.

36. John Andrew6 Huebner, Sr. (Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)218,219,220,221 was born 04 Sep 1897 in Matagorda Co., Tx222, and died 27 Feb 1964 in Houston, Harris, TX222. He married Mollie Laflin Foote223 1922, daughter of Stephen Foote. She was born 1901 in Texas223, and died 1966. Notes for John Andrew Huebner, Sr.: The Palacios Beacon March 5, 1964 John A. Huebner, Sr., Past Representative Buried in Bay City Funeral services for John A. Huebner of Bay City, a former state legislator of Matagorda and Jackson Counties, were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 1 at the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City with Dr. A. T. Dyal officiating. A native of Matagorda County, Huebner was born September 4, 1897. Except for a few years spent in Houston where he was in the construction business, he had lived in Matagorda County most of his life. He was one of the initiators of the Matagorda Rice Farmers Co-Op, serving as its president for several years. Following an illness of several months, he died in St. Luke’s Hospital in Houston Thursday night, February 27.

Children of John Huebner and Mollie Foote are: + +

87 88

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John Andrew7 Huebner, Jr., born Private. Pauline Adair Huebner, born Private.

Generation No. 4 39. Lillian7 Kehrer (Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 1895, and died 02 Oct 1966 in Harris Co., TX. She married Delbert Samuel Tuley 1921. He was born 18 Jul 1891, and died 10 Sep 1967 in Harris Co., TX. Child of Lillian Kehrer and Delbert Tuley is: +

89

i.

Warren D.8 Tuley, born Private.

40. Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer (Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 14 Aug 1899224, and died 10 Jan 1978 in Harris Co., TX224. She married Robert Lee Drago 1925. He was born 1893, and died 1957. Children of Myrtle Kehrer and Robert Drago are: + +

90 91

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Robert Lee8 Drago, Jr., born Private. Edward Kehrer Drago, born 21 Sep 1927 in Harris Co., TX; died 01 Nov 2004 in Harris Co., TX.

42. Marguerite Louise7 Kehrer (Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)225 was born 27 Sep 1900, and died Unknown. She married (1) B. T. Carter. He died Unknown. She married (2) P J Reeves. He died Unknown.

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Children of Marguerite Kehrer and B. Carter are: 92 93 94

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Byron T8 Carter, born Private. Richard E Carter, born Private. Betty Carter, born Private.

43. Vastine Julian7 Kehrer (Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)226,227 was born 19 Apr 1906 in Matagorda Co, TX, and died 21 Aug 1957 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, TX. He married Viva Golden Grissom228 Feb 1928. She was born 01 Sep 1907 in Karnes City, Karnes, TX229, and died 22 Sep 1975 in Corpus Christi, Nueces, TX229. Children of Vastine Kehrer and Viva Grissom are: + +

95 96

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Sybil Delores8 Kehrer, born Private. Lillian Louise Kehrer, born Private.

44. Evelyn Frances7 Kehrer (Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)230 was born 13 Feb 1915 in Matagorda Co., Tx, and died 2002 in Collin Co., TX231. She married (1) Otis Russell 16 Aug 1935, son of Elizabeth Russell. He was born 01 Dec 1914232, and died 05 Sep 1978 in Houston, Harris, TX232. She married (2) Richard Walton Wright Private. He was born Private. Notes for Otis Russell: Matagorda County Newspaper Bay City, Texas September 1978 RUSSELL Otis Russell, 63, died Tuesday, September 5 at the Diagnostic Hospital in Houston. He was born December 1, 1914 and was a resident of Bay City for 43 years. Survivors include his wife, Evelyn Russell of Bay City, his mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Russell of Lake Jackson, two daughters, Mrs. Clifford Harvey of Bay City and Mrs. Robert Richards of Bryan, four sisters, Mrs. Eddie Pearcy of College Station, Mrs. Ned Chesser of Oyster Creek, Mrs. Jessie Cobb of Beaumont, and Mrs. Betty Johnson of Lake Jackson, two brothers, Tom and Wendell Russell of Winnie, two granddaughters, and two grandsons. Services will be held at First United Methodist Church, 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 7. Rev. Leslie LeGrande and Merle S. Waters officiating. Interment at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers are Carrol Perry, Ralph Cantrell, Bill Wiginton, Jim Hartzog, Hugh Strickland, P.R. Hamill, Frank Kruppa and Bert Steves. Memorials may be made to the building fund of the First United Methodist Church of Bay City. Taylor Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Matagorda County Newspaper Bay City, Texas Wednesday, September 6, 1978 Bay City Loses Petroleum And Community Leader Developer One of Bay City’s outstanding citizens, Otis Russell died at age 63 in Houston at Diagnostic Hospital, September 5, at 1:45 P.M., following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 7, at 3 P.M. at The First United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Rev. S.M. Waters, assisted by Rev. Leslie LeGrand of Houston. Interment will be in Cedarvale Cemetery. Russell’s survivors are: his wife, Evelyn, of Bay City; two daughters: Mrs. Clifford Harvey of Bay City, and Mrs. Robert Richards, of Bryan; 2 granddaughters, 2 grandsons; his mother: Mrs. Elizabeth Russell of Lake Jackson; 2 brothers, and four sisters. He had been a resident of Bay City since 1935, coming here with the Sun Oil Company. Then, in 1946, he established his own drilling and production business. He sold the contractor division of his business in 1974, but had remained in the production business, still in operation.

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Well known in oil and gas circles, his success in drilling and producing both oil and gas has been recognized throughout the entire state. Accomplishments of his drilling and production efforts have been the fields in Clemville, Magnet Withers, West Columbia, Damon, Lissie, and the New Waverly Field which he reopened in 1975. Russell was active as a family man, in service to his church, The First Methodist Church, and to his community. At church, he served as Administrator of the Board of Stewards, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Chairman of the Building Committee, Past Chairman and present member of the Finance Committee, and Committee Chairman of Pastor-Parish Relations. He was active in all of his capacities in the church, until his recent illness. He was a member of Texas Independent Producer & Royalty Owners Association, a member of the MidContinent Oil & Gas Association, a member of the Gulf Coast Shrine for 20 years and a member of the Houston Club. In all of these organizations he was recognized for outstanding work. In former positions, locally, he has been President of the Chamber of Commerce; President and charter member of the Bay City Country Club; Board Member of the Bay City Tax Payers Association; Bay City Chamber of Commerce Industrial Foundation member, serving in this capacity since the foundation was organized; Rotarian for 40 years; Masonic A F & A M, Lodge No. 865 for 36 years; and a Director of the Bay City Bank & Trust Company.

More About Otis Russell: Burial: 07 Sep 1976, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX232 Children of Evelyn Kehrer and Otis Russell are: + +

97 98

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Virginia Kay8 Russell, born Private. Judith Ann Russell, born Private.

45. Beatrice Regina7 Otto (Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 21 Dec 1905 in Houston, Harris, TX, and died 14 Dec 1992 in Harris Co., TX. She married William Louis Kring 16 Feb 1926 in Houston, Harris, TX. He was born 04 Oct 1904 in Skidmore, Bee, TX, and died 17 Jan 1984 in Bryan, Brazos, TX. Children of Beatrice Otto and William Kring are: + + + +

99 100 101 102

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Julia Louise8 Kring, born Private. Billie Jane Kring, born Private. Peggy Virginia Kring, born Private. Myrtle Elizabeth Kring, born Private.

49. Louis William7 Richers, Jr. (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 01 Oct 1914 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX, and died 21 Mar 1989 in Matagorda Co., TX. He married Essie Dell Meyer233 17 Aug 1940, daughter of Otto Meyer and Mary Drab. She was born 24 Nov 1920 in Sealy, Austin, TX233, and died 19 Jun 1994 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX233. More About Louis William Richers, Jr.: Burial: Abt. 23 Mar 1989, Cedarvale cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX Notes for Essie Dell Meyer: Matagorda County Newspaper ca June 1994 Richers Funeral services for Essie M. Richers, 73, Bay City, are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Bay City with the Rev. Buford Finley officiating. Burial will follow in Cedarvale Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home. 241

Mrs. Richers was born Nov. 24, 1920, in Sealy to Otto John and Mary Pauline Drabb Meyer and died June 19, 1994, at her residence. A resident of Bay City for 68 years, she was a member of First United Methodist Church of Bay City. Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Louis W. “Bill” and Beverly Richers III of Saugerties, N.Y. and Robert A. “Bob” and Kathy Richers of Bryan; four grandchildren, Randal L. Richers and Karen L. Richers, both of Saugerties, N.Y., Caleb M. Richers and Cassedy P. Richers, both of Bryan. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis W. Richers Jr. on March 21, 1989 and by a granddaughter, Cheryl L. Richers in December 1985. Pallbearers are Russell Law, Dr. Barton Griffith, George Dewitt, Cass Rucker, Randy Richers and E. M. Huitt. Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church of Bay City.

More About Essie Dell Meyer: Burial: Abt. 21 Jun 1994, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX Children of Louis Richers and Essie Meyer are: + +

103 104

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Louis William8 Richers III, born Private. Robert Allen Richers, born Private.

50. Elviera Rose7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Stanley Frank Cernosek234 Private235, son of J. F. Cernosek. He was born 25 Sep 1905 in Fayette Co., TX 236, and died 14 Mar 1994 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX236. More About Stanley Frank Cernosek: Burial: 18 Mar 1994, Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX236 Children of Elviera Richers and Stanley Cernosek are: + + + + +

105 106 107 108 109

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Therese Marie8 Cernosek, born Private. Stanley Frank Cernosek, Jr., born Private. Carolyn Claire Cernosek, born Private. Juliana Cernosek, born Private. Colette Louise Cernosek, born Private.

51. Genevieve Justina7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Edward Wright Gaudet, Sr. Private. He was born 22 Sep 1914, and died 25 Mar 1989. Children of Genevieve Richers and Edward Gaudet are: + + + + + +

110 111 112 113 114 115

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Antoinette Louise8 Gaudet, born Private. Andrew August Gaudet, born Private. Phillip Francis Gaudet, born Private. Edward Wright Gaudet, Jr., born Private. Debora Anne Gaudet, born Private. David Louis Gaudet, born Private.

52. Francis Henry7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Marjorie Mae Spickler237 Private, daughter of John Spickler and Mabel Johnson. She was born 01 Sep 1921 in Topeka, Shawnee, KS237, and died 01 Jul 2002 in Houston, Harris, TX237. He married (2) Sara Victoria O. Salinas Private. She was born Private. Notes for Marjorie Mae Spickler: 242

Houston Chronicle Friday 07/05/02 VICKERS MARJORIE MAE SPICKLER VICKERS, age 80, died July 1, 2002, at a local hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born September 1, 1921, it Topeka, Kansas, to John Carl and Mabel Johnson Spickler. Following her father's death in 1926, she and her mother moved to Sweeny, Texas. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by her mother Mabel Johnson Roberts Powell, and her husband Thomas Elwin Vickers. She is survived by her four children: son, Francis Johann (John) Richers , of Sweeny; daughter, Charlotte Elise Richers Sterling of Pineville, Louisiana; daughter Janette Eileene Richers Zackary of Houston; son Stephen Bartz Richers of Freeport; eight grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren. A graduate of Baylor University of Nursing and the University of Texas School of Nursing, Mrs. Vickers practiced her profession for many years and was retired from the Harris County Sheriff's Department, where she last worked as a nurse in the County Medical Department. Mrs. Vickers donated her body to Baylor College of Medicine. A Memorial Service will be held at Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas at 3 :00 P.M. on Friday July 5, 2002. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Marjorie Spickler Vickers can be made to Baylor College of Medicine, Office of Development, 1 Baylor Plaza, Room 171 A, Houston, Texas 77030.

More About Marjorie Mae Spickler: Burial: 05 Jul 2002, Houston, Harris, TX237 Divorce decree: 05 Mar 1954 Children of Francis Richers and Marjorie Spickler are: + + +

116 117 118 119

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Francis Johann8 Richers, born Private. Charlotte Elise Richers, born Private. Janette Eileene Richers, born Private. Stephen Bartz Richers, born Private. He married (1) Bonnie Larue French Private; born Private. He married (2) Jo Ann Williamson Private; born Private. He married (3) Karen ( ) Richers Private; born Private.

53. Sybella Pauline7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Marvin Douglas Green, Sr. Private. He was born Private. Children of Sybella Richers and Marvin Green are: + +

120 121 122

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Sybella Marilyn8 Green, born Private. Marvin Douglas Green, Jr., born Private. He married Aurora Castanela Gonzales Private; born Private. Peter Alan Green, born Private.

54. Julia Marie7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gordon LeRoy O'Roark Private. He was born 28 Apr 1913 in New Market, Shenandoah, VA, and died 13 Jun 1996 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX. Children of Julia Richers and Gordon O'Roark are: + +

123 124 125

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Diane Elise8 O'Roark, born Private. Stephen Barry O'Roark, born Private. Gerald Christopher O'Roark, born 11 Jun 1948 in Dallas, Dallas, TX; died 15 Aug 1948 in Dallas, Dallas, TX238. More About Gerald Christopher O'Roark: Burial: Abt. 17 Aug 1948, Calvary Hill Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas, TX238

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126 127

iv. v.

128

vi.

Robin Louis Michael O'Roark, born Private. Celeste Elaine O'Roark, born Private. She married (1) David Arnold Hunnicutt Private; born Private. She married (2) Robert Eugene Bird Private; born Private. Ethan Linden O'Roark, born Private. He married Wendy Sue Runte Private; born Private.

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129 130

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Laurie Anne O'Roark, born Private. She married Steven Leroy Hazzard Private; born Private. Shannon Allen O'Roark, born Private.

55. Lilly Elise7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Joseph Beverly Lawhon Private. He was born 07 Apr 1923, and died 09 Jul 1945. She married (2) Lee Kirk Carr Private, son of Sidney Carr and Lela Ellis. He was born 01 Feb 1922 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX239, and died 14 Aug 1984 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX239. Notes for Lee Kirk Carr: Matagorda County Newspaper ca August 1984 Carr Funeral services for Mr. Lee Kirk Carr, 62, of Bay Citywill be held 3 p.m. Thursday at the First United Methodist Church of Bay City with the Rev. LeRoy Stanton officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Mr. Carr was born Feb. 1, 1922, in Bay City and died Aug. 14, 1984 in Matagorda General Hospital. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bay City. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2438, the American Legion, Masonic Lodge, the Thunderbolt Association and the 82nd Fighter Group Association. He is survived by his wife, Lilly R. Carr of Bay City. Other survivors include: four sons, Joe Lawhon, Lee Kirk Carr II, Michael Ray Carr and Sidney Louis Carr, all of Bay City; and five grandchildren, Scott and Matt Lawhon and Ryan, Laura and Philip Louis Carr, all of Bay City. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2438. Pallbearers will be Ed Crimmins, Frank Craft, Lester Wells, Sherwood Richers, W. E. Frazier and Gordon Lee Shaffer. In lieu of the usual contributions, donations may be made to the American Heart Fund or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements were made with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

More About Lee Kirk Carr: Burial: Abt. 16 Aug 1984, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX Child of Lilly Richers and Joseph Lawhon is: +

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Joseph Beverly8 Lawhon II, born Private.

Children of Lilly Richers and Lee Carr are: + + +

132 133 134

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Lee Kirk8 Carr II, born Private. Michael Ray Carr, born Private. Sidney Louis Carr, born 05 May 1958 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 26 Aug 1987 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX.

57. Emil Eugene7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 25 Jan 1928 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX240, and died 07 Nov 1995 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX240. He married Elise Patricia Holtwick Private. She was born Private. Notes for Emil Eugene Richers: Matagorda County Newspaper ca November 1995 244

Richers Emil E. “Otto” Richers, 67, of Bay City passed away November 7, 1995 at Matagorda House in Bay City. He was born January 25, 1928 in Bay City to Louis William Richers, Sr. and Julia Wilhemina Letzerich Richers. He was a member of Holy Cross Catholic Church, The Toast Masters Club both in Pennsylvania and Greenville, Texas. He was a 1945 graduate of Bay City High School. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948 and then attended Texas A&M graduating in 1952 with a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. From July 1952 to September 1953 he served in the U.S. Army as Officer-In-Charge of the Electronic Warfare School in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey and was honorably discharged as 2nd Lt.. In October 1953 he started his career with HRB-Singer, Inc., Aerospace and Marine Systems Division of the Singer Company where he remained until 1972. Through those years his career took him all over the world as an Electrical Engineer. In 1972 he became Staff Engineer in the Advanced Systems Directorate of the Greenville Division at E Systems in Greenveille, Texas. He was diagnosed with Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in 1977 and ended his career on July 9, 1979. He remained in Greenville until January 1986 when he moved back to Bay City to be near his family and friends. He is survived by two step-sons and their wives, Kelly and Linda Richers of Bakersfield, California and Kenny and Linda Richers of Penn Laird, Virginia; by six sisters, Elviera Cernosek of San Antonio, Genevieve Gaudet of Acampo, California, Julia Marie O’Roark and her husband, Jerry, of Dallas, Sybella Green and her husband, Marvin, of Bay City, Lilly Carr of Bay City and Antoinette Rogers of Bay City; by two brothers and sisters-inlaw, Frank and Victoria Richers of Vina del Mar, Chile, South America, and Sherwood and Judy Richers of Albuquerque, New Mexico; by three stepgrandchildren, Katherine Richers of Bakersfield, California, and Lance and Shane Richers both of Penn Laird, Virginia; and by a number of nieces and nephews. A rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 8, 1995 at Taylor Bros. Funeral Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 1995 at Holy Cross Catholic Church with Msgr. James Bruner officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Pallbearers include, Dr. Joe Lawhon, Scott Lawhon, Peter Green, Douglas Green, Kirk Carr, and Ryan Carr. In lieu of the usual remembrances, contributions may be made to the Holy Cross Catholic School Foundation, 2200 Ave. F, Suite 107, Bay City, TX 77414-5017. Arrangements are with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City.

More About Emil Eugene Richers: Burial: 09 Nov 1995, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX240 Child of Emil Richers and Elise Holtwick is: 135

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Kelly M8 Richers, born Private.

58. Sherwood Andrew7 Richers (Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Judith Louise Bonelli Private. She was born Private. Children of Sherwood Richers and Judith Bonelli are: + + +

136 137 138 139

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Sherwood Andrew8 Richers, Jr., born Private. Cynthia Louise Richers, born Private. Stephanie J Richers, born Private. Joseph D Richers, born Private.

59. Gus Clifton7 Richers (Alfred Charles6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)241 was born 16 Mar 1936 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX241, and died 20 Apr 1987 in Baytown, Harris, TX241. He married Ruth E. Brooks Private. She was born Private. Notes for Gus Clifton Richers: 245

Matagorda County Newpaper ca April 1987 Rickers [Richers] Funeral services for Gus C. Richers, 51, of Baytown will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Earthman Funeral Home chapel, Baytown, with the Rev. Byron Reeves officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens of Baytown. Mr. Richers was born March 16, 1936, in Bay City to Alfred and Frances Richers and died april 20, 1987, in a Baytown hospital. He was a member of the San Jacinto Southern Baptist Church, Baytown, and the Baytown Coin and Relic Club. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Richers of Baytown; a son, Ralph Richers of Baytown; four brothers, Bryan, Charles and Vic Richers, all of Bay City, and Wes Richers of Kilgore; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are with Earthman Funeral Home, Baytown.

More About Gus Clifton Richers: Burial: Abt. 22 Apr 1987, Memory Gardens, Baytown, Harris, TX241 Child of Gus Richers and Ruth Brooks is: 140

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Ralph8 Richers, born Private.

61. John Wesley7 Richers (Alfred Charles6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Elaine Flint Private, daughter of Guy Flint and Ethel Thames. She was born Private. Children of John Richers and Elaine Flint are: +

141 142

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Jeffery Neal8 Richers, born Private. Donna Kay Richers, born Private. She married Cleveland Haines Morris Private; born Private.

65. Regina Victoria7 Hunger (Willahemina Francisca6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jack Herman Welge Private, son of Dora Welge. He was born 01 Apr 1915 in San Marcos, Hays, TX, and died 21 Sep 1981 in Austin, Travis, TX. More About Jack Herman Welge: Burial: Abt. 23 Sep 1981, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX Child of Regina Hunger and Jack Welge is: +

143

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Jack Herman8 Welge, Jr., born Private.

67. Mozelle7 McMillan (Annie6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)242 was born 24 Jun 1910, and died 02 Aug 1994 in Runnels Co., TX. She married Charles Birney McCready 12 Jun 1929. He was born 28 Sep 1907, and died 01 Jun 1967. Children of Mozelle McMillan and Charles McCready are: +

144 145

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Carolyn8 McCready, born Private. She married Michael Kelfer Private; born Private. Nedra Glenn McCready, born Private.

68. George Lee7 Huebner, Jr. (George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Patricia Penelope Todd Private, daughter of George Todd and Frances Allen. She was born Private. Children of George Huebner and Patricia Todd are: +

146

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George Lee8 Huebner III, born Private.

246

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147 148 149

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Margaret Todd Huebner, born Private. Nancy Allen Huebner, born Private. Anne Adams Huebner, born Private. She married James Michael Beamer Private; born Private.

69. Marcus Taylor7 Huebner (George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)243 was born 13 Jan 1920 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX, and died 05 Apr 1972 in Houston, Harris, TX. He married Wynelle Ada Schlick Private, daughter of Armin Schlick and Ada Meyer. She was born Private. More About Marcus Taylor Huebner: Burial: 08 Apr 1972, City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton Co., TX Children of Marcus Huebner and Wynelle Schlick are: +

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150

i.

151

ii.

152 153 154 155

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Richard Lee8 Huebner, born 15 Mar 1943 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 02 Nov 1978 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA. Roger Frederick Huebner, born Private. He married (1) Linda Rae Rutherford Private; born Private. He married (2) Tyna Rae Smith Private; born Private. Mary Marcus Huebner, born Private. Taylor Meyer Huebner, born Private. Leta Dora Huebner, born Private. Wynelle Schlick Huebner, born Private.

70. Bert Lewis7 Huebner (George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Dorothy Ann Baer Private, daughter of Arthur Baer and Pearl Yates. She was born Private. Children of Bert Huebner and Dorothy Baer are: +

156 157 158 159

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Rae Allison8 Huebner, born Private. Glenn Baer Huebner, born Private. Sara Lee Huebner, born Private. She married Douglas Blair Smith Private; born Private. Daniel Baer Huebner, born 08 Jul 1958 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX; died 08 Jul 1958 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX244. Notes for Daniel Baer Huebner: The Daily Tricune Bay City, Texas July 9, 1958 Infant Son of Bert Huebners Dies Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 3:00 p.m. in Cedarvale cemetery for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Huebner who passed away Wednesday afternoon at Matagorda General Hospital. Dr. A.T. Dyal will conduct the services and Taylor Brothers Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements. The baby is survived by his parents, two sisters, Sara Lee and Rae Allison Huebner and one brother, Glenn Baer Huebner all of Bay City.

More About Daniel Baer Huebner: Burial: 09 Jul 1958, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX244

71. William Glenn7 Huebner (George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jutta Ingrid Bartsch Private. She was born Private. Children of William Huebner and Jutta Bartsch are: + +

160 161 162 163

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William Siegfried8 Huebner, born Private. Michael Bruno Huebner, born Private. Nanette Lee Huebner, born Private. Roger Glenn Huebner, born Private. He married Ju Ching Jiang Private; born Private.

72. David Newsome7 Huebner (George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm 247

Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Ruth LaVern Brandt Private, daughter of Walter Brandt and Willie Berry. She was born Private. Children of David Huebner and Ruth Brandt are: + + +

164 165 166

i. ii. iii.

Barry Blaine8 Huebner, born Private. Sharon Delaine Huebner, born Private. Lynly Renay Huebner, born Private.

73. Gussie Inez7 Albrecht (Ella Mae6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Jacob Castleton Hill, Jr. Private, son of Jacob Castleton Hill, Sr.. He was born Private. She married (2) Hugh Bradley Hallam Private. He was born 22 May 1925 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX, and died 02 Dec 2001 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches Co., TX. Children of Gussie Albrecht and Jacob Hill are: +

167

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168 169

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Jeanette Marie8 Hill, born 06 Jan 1943 in Sealy, Austin, TX; died 05 Jul 2002 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co., TX. Roger Bruce Hill, born Private. Lynn Howard Hill, born Private.

74. Arolee7 Albrecht (Ella Mae6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)245 was born 09 Apr 1926 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 09 Oct 2004 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. She married James Doris Hoy, Jr. 02 Mar 1946 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX246, son of James Doris Hoy. He was born 23 Nov 1923 in Atlanta, Fulton, GA, and died 11 May 1997 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. Notes for Arolee Albrecht: The Times-Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana October 12, 2004 Arolee (Tookie) Hoy Arolee (Tookie) Hoy, boarded the Peace Train for Home on Saturday morning, October 9, 2004. She was 78 years. She is survived by her two children: Donna Olsen and John Hoy; her sister, Gussie Albrecht Hill Hallam; her brother, Lynn Grasshoff; her nephews: Lynn Howard Hill and Roger Hill; her grand nephew, Sean Eubanks: her grand niece, Allegra Eubanks Calkin; their father, Edward Eubanks; and her cousin, Doctor George Lee Huebner. She is preceded in death by her parents: Ella and Gus Albrecht; her niece, Jeanette Hill Eubanks; and her daughter-in-law, Pamala Hoy. She was a long time employee at Sellers and Sanders Clinic where she rose to the position of Manager of the Bookkeeping Department. She was a kind and gentle soul, and a woman of great personal sacrifice. She was always good to both people and animals. She was an avid gardener, a talented artist, and a bon vivant who appreciated the beautiful things in life. She was loved by all those who knew her, and she will be sorely missed. Services will be held at noon on Wednesday, October 13, with a visitation between 10:00 AM and noon, at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Ponchartrain Boulevard, New Orleans, LA, 70124, 504-486-6331.

More About Arolee Albrecht: Burial: 13 Oct 2004 Marriage Notes for Arolee Albrecht and James Hoy: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 7, 1946 Albrecht - Hoy Rites Performed Saturday Miss Arolee Albrecht, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus William Albrecht of La Grange, became the bride of Cpl. James D. Hoy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Hoy of Kenmore, New York, in a ceremony performed at the Presbyterian manse here Saturday afternoon at 4:45 with Rev. Guy B. Duff performing the rites. 248

The bride wore a suit of aqua blue gabardine with black accessories. A three-strand pearl necklace, a gift of the groom was her only ornament. She carried an orchid on a white Bible. Miss Sue Jane McCollum was the bride's only attendant. Miss McCollum wore a brown suit with white and brown accessories. J. C. Yeary Jr. was best man. After the wedding a reception was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. T. McCollum. The reception rooms were attractively decorated with white flower arrangements, and the lace laid bride's table held a centerpiece of snowdrops and iris. White tapers completed the arrangement. Mrs. J. C. Hill Jr. of Sealy, the bride's sister, served the three-tiered embossed wedding cake and Miss Florene Hill of Sealy served punch. Guests were registered by Miss Lillie Seeberger. Upon their return from a short wedding trip to South Texas points, Mrs. Hoy will resume her duties as Western Union operator here until Cpl. Hoy is discharged from the Army. He is currently stationed at Camp Swift. They then plan to live at Buffalo, N. Y. Mrs. Hoy is a graduate of La Grange High School with the class of 1943. The groom returned in August after having served in the ETO. Prior to being inducted he attended Colgate University at Syracuse, N. Y. and Vanderbilt at Nashville, Tenn.

Children of Arolee Albrecht and James Hoy are: 170 171

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Donna Kathleen8 Hoy, born Private. She married William Olsen Private; born Private. John Patrick Hoy, born Private. He married Pamela Lynn Roofe Private; born Private.

75. Willadean7 Brown (Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 20 Apr 1905 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX, and died Unknown. She married J. D. Graham Private. He was born Private. Children of Willadean Brown and J. Graham are: + + + +

172 173 174 175

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Carol Elaine8 Graham, born Private. Marilyn Louise Graham, born Private. Joan Diane Graham, born Private. Mary Jane Graham, born Private.

76. Woodlief Fulmore7 Brown (Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Mary Louise Magee Private. She was born Private. Child of Woodlief Brown and Mary Magee is: 176

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Samuel Magee8 Brown, born 02 Sep 1952 in Taylor Co., TX; died 03 Sep 1953.

77. Marion Toliver7 Huebner (Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)247,248 was born 03 Mar 1908 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX249,250, and died 01 Aug 1976 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX251,252. He married Margaret Jean Hudson253 28 Dec 1938, daughter of Eugene Hudson and Hope McKinney. She was born 21 May 1911 in Edna, Jackson, TX253, and died 05 Dec 2000 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX253. Notes for Marion Toliver Huebner: The Daily Tribune Monday, August 2, 1976 Huebner Marion Tolliver Huebner, 68, of Bay City passed away in his home August 1, 1976. He was born March 3, 1908 249

in Bay City. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jean Huebner; his sons W. A. (Bill) Huebner and D. T. (Doug) Huebner; his sister, Mrs. Robert Wilkinson; his brothers, Robert of Buffalo and Raliegh of Bay City; and two granchildren. The funeral services were held at 2 p.m. today in the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. W. D. O’Neal officiating followed by interment and burial in Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were W. A. (Bill) Huebner, D. T. (Doug) Huebner, Ted Davant, John A. Huebner, D. J. Huebner, J. W. Fehmel, Clyde Eltlinbaum and Carey Smith. Arrangements are by Taylor Brothers Funeral Home.

More About Marion Toliver Huebner: Burial: 02 Aug 1976, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX254 Notes for Margaret Jean Hudson: The Victoria Advocate December 07, 2000 on page 9A. MARGARET J.H. HUEBNER BAY CITY -- Margaret Jean Hudson Huebner, 89, of Bay City, died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000. She was born May 21, 1911, in Edna, to the late Eugene and Hope McKinney Hudson. She was a teacher in Matagorda County and was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Sorority, the Daughters of the American Revolution and the retired teachers association. Survivors: sons, Bill Huebner and Doug Huebner, both of Bay City; and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Marion Toliver Huebner; parents; sisters, Rosemary Harris and Alsie Pattillo. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City, the Rev. Sam Steele officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery. Bay City Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4893. Memorials: First Presbyterian Church Scholarship Fund.

More About Margaret Jean Hudson: Burial: 08 Dec 2000, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX255 Children of Marion Huebner and Margaret Hudson are: +

177

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178

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William Andrew8 Huebner, born 01 Nov 1945 in El Paso, El Paso, TX; died 25 May 2001 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX. Douglas Taylor Huebner, born Private.

78. Robert Taylor7 Huebner (Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)256 was born 02 Aug 1910 in Matagorda Co., Tx257, and died 30 Aug 1990 in Matagorda Co., TX257. He married Irma Emma Hander 28 Dec 1935 in Houston, Harris, TX, daughter of Fred Hander and Katie Golmer. She was born 15 Apr 1909 in Galveston, Galveston, TX, and died 07 Aug 1988 in Palacios, Matagorda, TX. Notes for Robert Taylor Huebner: Matagorda County Newspaper ca August 1990 Huebner Funeral services for Robert Taylor Huebner, 80, of Palacios will be 10 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Palacios, with the Rev. W. S. Blanton officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Mr. Huebner was born Aug. 2, 1910, near Bay City on a ranch started by his grandfather and died Aug. 30, 1990, at his home in Palacios. During World War II, Mr. Huebner served with the U.S. Army in the European Theatre, and fought in the Battle of the Buldge. 250

In 1981 after moving to Palacios, he joined the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Along with his brother, Raleigh, Mr. Huebner formed the Matagorda chapter and was also elected into “The Order of the Knights of San Jacinto” in 1988, which is the highest honor within the gift of the Sons of the Republic of Texas. Survivors include his son and daughter-in-law, Don and Bonnie Huebner of Reston, Va.; a sister, Luceile Wilkinson of Bay City; a brother, Raleigh Huebner of Bay City; and a sister-in-law Jean Huebner of Bay City; and a sister-in-law, May Bourgeois, of Houston. He is also survived by five grandchldren, one great-grandchild, one niece and three nephews. Mr. Huebner was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Hander Huebner and a brother, M. T. Huebner. Pallbearers include John Toellner, Bruce Herlin, Robert Montgomery, Frank Pierce, Louis Coke and A. J. Hebert. Honorary pallbearer is R. M. Gwinn. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.

More About Robert Taylor Huebner: Burial: 03 Sep 1990, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX257 Notes for Irma Emma Hander: Matagorda County Newspaper ca August 1988 Huebner Funeral services for Irma Huebner, 79, of Palacios will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Palacios Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Doug Blanton officiating. Burial will be in Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Mrs. Huebner was born April 15, 1909, in Galveston to Fred and Katie Golmer Hander and died 10:40 p.m. Aug. 7, 1988, at Wagner General Hospital, Palacios. A former resident of Buffalo, Texas, she lived in Palacios for the last six years where she was a member of First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, Robert Huebner of Palacios; a son, Don Huebner of Washington, D.C.; a sister, May Bourgeois of Houston; five grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Palacios.

More About Irma Emma Hander: Burial: Abt. 09 Aug 1988, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX258 Child of Robert Huebner and Irma Hander is: +

179

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Don Marion8 Huebner, born Private.

80. Lillian Luceile7 Huebner (Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Jay Wilkinson259 Private, son of Walter Wilkinson and Helen Gossett. He was born 09 Sep 1916 in Collegeport, Matagorda, TX 259, and died 22 Sep 2000 in Wharton, Wharton, TX259. Notes for Robert Jay Wilkinson: The Victoria Advocate September 24, 2000 on page 7A. ROBERT J. WILKINSON 251

BAY CITY -- Robert Jay ``Bob'' Wilkinson, 84, of Bay City, died September 22, 2000 at the Gulf Coast Medical Center in Wharton, Texas. Mr. Wilkinson was born Sept. 9, 1916 in Collegeport, TX to the late Walter William and Helen Lenora Gossett Wilkinson. He graduated from Bay City High School, where he delivered the salutatory address for the class of 1934. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in journalism. Mr. Wilkinson was elected to SIGMA DELTA CHI, a national honorary & professional journalism fraternity. He worked on The Daily Texan, the university newspaper, writing the first story about the UT tower illuminated in orange following football victories. Mr. Wilkinson played in local dance orchestras, the Bay City Municipal Band, and was a member of the Longhorn Band at The University of Texas. In 1938 he became sports editor and a news reporter for the Daily Tribune. On December 28, 1939 he married Luceile Huebner, daughter of Lillian Hurst and Marion Taylor Huebner, in the First Presbyterian Church of Bay City. On January, 1, 1940, he became the editor of The Herald , a weekly Bay City newspaper. With the development of WWII, Mr. Wilkinson joined the United States Navy, in 1943 and while stationed at the Corpus Christi Naval Training Center, he was the editor of The Beam, the base newspaper. He left to serve in the Pacific aboard the U.S.S. Lind, with the third and fifth fleets, and at the war's end he was present at the Japanese surrender aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945. Following, he served aboard the destroyer U.S.S. English, as part of the occupation force in Japanese waters. He received his honorable discharge from the Navy in February 1946, and in June of that year published the first issue of the Bay City News. Eleven years later, he sold the Bay City News to devote full time to the oil business with his father. The business of W.W. Wilkinson and Sons was dissolved following his father's death in 1968, and Wilkinson became an independent oil operator and lease broker. His son, Robert J. ``Bobby'' Wilkinson joined him in 1977, becoming the third generation of Wilkinsons, in the oil business. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, a founding member of the Bay City Country Club and Matagorda Co. Texas Exes, the Petroleum Club of Houston, and several professional and civic organizations. Survivors include: wife, Luceile; son and daughter-in-law: Bobby and Peggy Wilkinson all of Bay City; daughter and son-in-law: Martha and Clayton Lake of Las Vegas NV; grandchildren: Malynn Ashcraft of Broken Arrow, OK, Clay Lake of Las Vegas, NV, Chris Wilkinson and Mindy Wilkinson both of Bay City; great-grandchildren: Morgan Reber, Maurice ``Buddy'' Ashcraft III, and Sarah Ashcraft all of Broken Arrow, OK; aunt: Jean Gossett of Salesville, OH; brother-in-law: Raleigh Huebner of Bay City: sister-in-law; Jean Huebner of Bay City; nephews: Jack Wilkinson, Jr. of Houston, Kent Cummins of Elgin, TX, Don Huebner of Buffalo, TX, Doug and Bill Huebner of Bay City; nieces: Helen Fitch of Corpus Christi, Carol Ann Bascom of Tuscon, AZ, Marion Lester of Fort Worth, Janet Considine of Midland, and Jean Richardson of Bay City. He was preceded in death by his sister: Virginia Cummins of Bay City; brothers: John Paul Wilkinson of Midland and W.W. Wilkinson, Jr. of Bay City; brothers-in-law: Robert Huebner of Palacios and M.T. Huebner of Bay City. Funeral Services will be 3:00 PM Monday, Sept. 25, 2000, at the First Presbyterian Church in Bay City with Rev. Allen Anderson officiating. Interment will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Van Vleck. Pallbearers will be Chris Wilkinson, Clay Lake II, Clay Lake, Jack Wilkinson, Darrell Hertel and Jack Conner. Memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian Church or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements with Taylor Brother Funeral Home, Bay City. (979) 245-4613.

More About Robert Jay Wilkinson: Burial: 25 Sep 2000, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Matagorda, TX259 Children of Lillian Huebner and Robert Wilkinson are: + +

180 181

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Martha8 Wilkinson, born Private. Robert Jay Wilkinson, Jr., born Private.

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81. Lillian Mae7 Hauck (Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)260 was born 16 Aug 1912, and died 05 Dec 1974. She married Robert E. Simpson260 05 Feb 1939. He was born 07 Sep 1914, and died 29 Dec 1992. Children of Lillian Hauck and Robert Simpson are: + + + + +

182 183 184 185 186 187

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Marilyn8 Simpson, born Private. Rosalind Simpson, born Private. Kathlyn Simpson, born Private. She married A Charles Baldwin Private; born Private. Robert Marcus Simpson, born Private. William Thomas Simpson, born Private. Douglas J Simpson, born Private.

83. Bernice Irene7 Hauck (Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 02 Dec 1919, and died 03 Mar 1994. She married William T. J. Milne Private. He was born Private. Children of Bernice Hauck and William Milne are: +

188 189 190

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Robert Drew8 Milne, born Private. Dudley Bradford Milne, born Private. William Huebner Milne, born Private.

84. Mary Louise7 Huebner (Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Wilford Emanuel Frazier Private, son of W. W. Frazier. He was born Private. Children of Mary Huebner and Wilford Frazier are: + + +

191 192 193

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Karyle Louise8 Frazier, born Private. Marcus E Frazier, born Private. Hollis Carter Frazier, born Private.

85. Dudley Jackson7 Huebner (Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Geraldine Orr261 Private, daughter of William Orr and Devorah Redding. She was born 29 Oct 1936 in Sweeny, Brazoria, Texas261, and died 15 Sep 1997 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX261. Notes for Geraldine Orr: Matagorda County Newspaper September 21, 1997 Huebner Geraldine “Gerry” Orr Huebner, 60, of Bay City died on Sept. 15, 1997 at Matagorda General Hospital. She was born Oct. 29, 1936 in Sweeny, Texas to the late William Alfred Orr, Sr. and Devorah Adeline Redding Orr. Mrs. Huebner was a member of the Calvary baptist Church, The Faith Sunday School Class and served as the Church Organist for 25 years. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary VFW Post 2438 and the Bay City Book Review Club. She is survived by her husband D. J. Huebner of bay City; Daughters and son-in-law; Audrey and Mike Garrett, Karen “KK” and Ronnie Cox; sons and daughters-in-law; Dudley Huebner and Karen Shufflebarger, Russell and Theresa Huebner all of Bay City, four sister: Dolores Brauer and Deanna Cundall of Shoshoni, Wyo., Noma Laughlin of Bay City, Margaret Orr of Riverton, Wyo., five brothers: W. A. Orr of Sweeny, Billy Bryan Orr of Austin, Rodney Orr of El Campo, Noel Jay Orr of Sweeny, David Orr of Bay City, 11 grandchildren: Sarah and Stephanie Huebner, Matthew and Kelly Huebner, Amy, David and Kasey Mitchell, Brittany, Heather, Tyler Marie Cox and Erica Shufflebarger, and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by three brothers: Edgar Ray Orr, Dan Cleveland Orr and Neil Gay Orr. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1997 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Chester Sassman officiating. Interment was at Cedarvale Cemetery. Pallbearers were William A. Orr, Jr., Noel Jay Orr, David Orr, Rodney Orr, Billy Bryan Orr and Hollis Frazier. Honorary pallbearers were Dr. Edward F. Pesek, Darryl Orr, Marcus Frazier, Lyndell Gillespie, 253

Matthew Huebner and David Mitchell. Memorials may be made to the Calvary Baptist Church building Fund or American Heart Association. Arrangements were through Taylor Bros. Funeral Home. Notice: This obituary was re-run due to an error and by the family’s request.

More About Geraldine Orr: Burial: 17 Sep 1997, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX Children of Dudley Huebner and Geraldine Orr are: + + + +

194 195 196 197

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William Dudley8 Huebner, born Private. Russell Brian Huebner, born Private. Audrey Lynn Huebner, born Private. Karen Kay Huebner, born Private.

86. Loudie Belle7 Hurst (Ada Irene6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married William Wayne Conklin Private, son of David Conklin. He was born 18 Dec 1926 in LaMesa, Dawson, TX262, and died 10 Jun 1991 in Bay City, Matagorda Co., TX262. Notes for William Wayne Conklin: Matagorda County Newspaper ca June 1991 Conklin Funeral services for Bill W. Conklin, 64, of Bay City will be held 4 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Bay City with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park in Van Vleck. Mr. Conklin was born Dec. 18, 1926, to David and Wilma Hooten Conklin in La Mesa and died June 10, 1991, at Matagorda General Hospital. He has lived in Bay City since 1985 and was a member of the First Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Loudie Hurst Conklin of Bay City; a son, Raleigh Conklin of Bay City; and a sister, Dorothy Holcom of Fort Worth. Pallbearers are, Marcus Frazier, Hollis Frazier, Dudley Huebner, Russell Huebner, Ron Cox and James Mitchell. Honorary pallbearers are D. J. Huebner, W. E. Frazier, Burt Huebner, Rance Howard of Burbank, Calif., Dr. H. C. Matthes, Dr. Bryan Simons, Dr. Edward Pesek and the Deacons of the FirstBaptist Church of Bay City. He was preceded in death by a son, Mark H. Conklin, who died June 27, 1990. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

More About William Wayne Conklin: Burial: Abt. 12 Jun 1991, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Matagorda, TX262 Children of Loudie Hurst and William Conklin are: 198

i.

Mark Huebner8 Conklin, born 16 Oct 1953 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX263; died 27 Jun 1990 in Houston, Harris, TX263. Notes for Mark Huebner Conklin: Matagorda County Newspaper June 1990

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Conklin Funeral services for Mark Conklin, 36, of Bay City will be held 3:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Bay City with Dr. W. D. Baker officiating. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City. Mr. Conklin was born Oct. 16, 1953 to Bill and Loudie Hurst Conklin and died June 27, 1990, at Methodist Hospital, Houston. He was member of First Baptist Church. Survivors include his parents, Bill and Loudie Conklin of Bay City; a brother, Raleigh Taylor Conklin of Bay City; maternal grandmother, Ada Huebner Hurst of Bay City; aunt, Dorothy Holcomb of Bay City; and many close relatives and friends. Pallbearers include Larry Guidry, Marcus Frazier, Russell Huebner, Hollis Frazier, Ronie Cox and Glenn Huebner. Honorary pallbearers are D. J. Huebner, J. E. Frazier, Bert L. Huebner, Rance Howard, Dr. Bryan Simons, Dr. Edward Pesek, Dr. Richard Lewis, Bill Ehlert and Deacons of the First Baptist Church. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

More About Mark Huebner Conklin: Burial: Abt. 29 Jun 1990, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX263 199

ii.

Raleigh Taylor Conklin, born Private.

87. John Andrew7 Huebner, Jr. (John Andrew6, Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Myrtle Marie Gregory Private, daughter of Lloyd Gregory and Myrtle Hayden. She was born Private. Children of John Huebner and Myrtle Gregory are: + +

200 201 202

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Jan Marie8 Huebner, born Private. She married Rick Harmon Private; born Private. Kristi Meyer Huebner, born Private. Molly Louise Huebner, born Private.

88. Pauline Adair7 Huebner (John Andrew6, Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Robert Coppock Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Blair Private. He was born Private. Children of Pauline Huebner and Robert Coppock are: +

203 204 205

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Michael Andrew8 Coppock, born Private. Jeff Coppock, born Private. Susanna Coppock, born Private.

Generation No. 5 89. Warren D.8 Tuley (Lillian7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Frances Foster Private. She was born Private. Children of Warren Tuley and Frances Foster are: 206 207

i. ii.

Mary Madeline9 Tuley, born Private. She married Paul McKneely Private; born Private. Nancy Eileen Tuley, born Private.

90. Robert Lee8 Drago, Jr. (Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Lillie Mae Keepers Private, daughter of Joe Keepers and Kate McCharn. She was born Private. 255

Children of Robert Drago and Lillie Keepers are: + +

208 209

i. ii.

Robert Lee9 Drago III, born 12 Dec 1953 in Harris Co., TX; died 09 Nov 1997 in De Soto, Dallas, TX. Katherine Louise Drago, born Private.

91. Edward Kehrer8 Drago (Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 21 Sep 1927 in Harris Co., TX, and died 01 Nov 2004 in Harris Co., TX264. He married Winnie L. Whitaker Private. She was born Private. Notes for Edward Kehrer Drago: Houston Chronicle Wednesday, November 3, 2004 EDWARD KEHRER DRAGO, 77, died November 1, 2004. He graduated John H. Reagan High class of 1944, he also attended Texas A & M University class of 1948. He was a founding father of the National Association of Catastrophe Adjusters, and a member of Terrace United Methodist Church since 1954. Edward is survived by his wife of 55 years and best friend, Winnie Whitaker Drago; daughter, Diana Lea Wilson and husband Sam; granddaughters, Elizabeth Anne and Erica Leigh; brother, Robert L. Drago Jr. and wife Lil. Visitation will be held in Woodlawn Funeral Home at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, November 4, 2004 with Funeral Services beginning at 11:00 A.M. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Garden of Memories.

More About Edward Kehrer Drago: Burial: 04 Nov 2004, Woodlawn Garden of Memories, Houston, Harris, TX264 College graduation: 1948, Texas A&M University, College Station, Brazos, TX264 High school graduation: 1944, John H. Reagan, Houston, Harris, TX264 Child of Edward Drago and Winnie Whitaker is: +

210

i.

Diana Lea9 Drago, born Private.

95. Sybil Delores8 Kehrer (Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Louis Spindler, Jr. Private. He was born 04 Oct 1925 in Rochester, Monroe, NY265, and died 29 Oct 1990 in San Patricio Co., TX265. Children of Sybil Kehrer and John Spindler are: + +

211 212

i. ii.

Carol Margaret9 Spindler, born Private. Bruce Allen Spindler, born Private.

96. Lillian Louise8 Kehrer (Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Lewis Risien Private, son of Clarence Risien and Jenlizbeth Emanuel. He was born 16 Mar 1933 in Bexar Co, TX265, and died 17 Jul 1979 in Harris Co., TX265. Children of Lillian Kehrer and George Risien are: + + +

213 214 215 216

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Roxane Louise9 Risien, born Private. Cody Lewis Risien, born Private. Flint William Risien, born Private. Michelle Patricia Risien, born Private.

97. Virginia Kay8 Russell (Evelyn Frances7 Kehrer, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Clifford Harvey Private. He was born Private. 256

Children of Virginia Russell and Clifford Harvey are: + +

217 218

i. ii.

Cynthia Kay9 Harvey, born Private. LoriAnne H. Harvey, born Private.

98. Judith Ann8 Russell (Evelyn Frances7 Kehrer, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Vincent Richards Private, son of Dwight Richards and Mary Nichols. He was born Private. Children of Judith Russell and Robert Richards are: 219 220

i. ii.

Russell Vincent9 Richards, born Private. He married Amy Womack Private; born Private. Robert Nichols Richards, born Private.

99. Julia Louise8 Kring (Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married William Bierwirth, Jr. Private, son of William Bierwirth and Louise Shilback. He was born Private. Children of Julia Kring and William Bierwirth are: +

221 222

i. ii.

William Louis9 Bierwirth, born 24 Jul 1953 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 23 Sep 1981 in Harris Co., TX. Randall Lynn Bierwirth, born 16 Mar 1956 in Harris Co., TX; died 28 Jun 2001 in Houston, Harris, TX266. Notes for Randall Lynn Bierwirth: Houston Chronicle Saturday, June 30, 2001 RANDALL BIERWIRTH , 45, of Houston, Texas, beloved son of Bill and Judy Bierwirth of Columbus, Texas, died June 28, 2001. He is survived by his parents; one sister, Bealinda & husband Buddy O'Brien of Columbus, Texas; sister-in-law, Jan Bierwirth of Houston, Texas; one niece, four nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins. A brother, Bill L. Bierwirth , preceded him in death. Funeral services at 10:00 A.M., Monday, July 2, 2001 at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Columbus, Texas. Rosary, Sunday, 6:00 P.M., at Henneke Funeral Home, Columbus, Texas. Visitation, Sunday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Henneke Funeral Home. Burial in St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Columbus, Texas. Serving as pallbearers: Eddie Pollanez, Floyd Belye, Bill Decker, Buddy O'Brien, Sean O'Brien, Brent Bierwirth . Honorary pallbearers: Waid White, Terry Hall, Jr. More About Randall Lynn Bierwirth: Burial: 02 Jul 2001, St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery, Columbus, Colorado, TX266

+

223

iii.

Bealinda Louise Bierwirth, born Private.

100. Billie Jane8 Kring (Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Terry Cole Hall, Sr. Private, son of Francis Hall and Ima Terry. He was born 27 Sep 1926 in Houston, Harris, TX, and died 24 Oct 2001. Children of Billie Kring and Terry Hall are: + +

224 225 226 227

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Terry Cole9 Hall, Jr., born Private. Patricia Ann Hall, born Private. Vicki Lynn Hall, born Private. Dorothy Louise Hall, born Private.

101. Peggy Virginia8 Kring (Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Neil White Private, son of William White and Bertie Markum. He was born 21 Mar 1932 in Harris Co., TX, and died 27 Sep 1986 in Bryan, Brazos, TX. Children of Peggy Kring and Robert White are: +

228

i.

Robert Waid9 White, born Private.

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229 230

ii. iii.

Virginia Jo White, born Private. Nancy Elizabeth White, born Private.

102. Myrtle Elizabeth8 Kring (Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Bruce Coy Coffer Private, son of Walter Coffer and Claudia Martin. He was born Private. Children of Myrtle Kring and Bruce Coffer are: 231

i.

232

ii.

Walter Louis9 Coffer, born 11 May 1957 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 11 May 1957 in Houston, Harris, TX. Kalynn Coffer, born Private. She married Patrick Cox Hardwick Private; born Private.

103. Louis William8 Richers III (Louis William7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Beverly Ann Grimes Private, daughter of Sam Grimes and Betty Blackwell. She was born Private. He married (2) Karla Alvina Sieger Private, daughter of Karl Sieger and Evelyn Siegmann. She was born Private. Children of Louis Richers and Beverly Grimes are: 233

i.

Cheryl Lynn9 Richers267, born 26 Feb 1969 in Manhattan, Riley, KS267; died 07 Dec 1985 in Saugerties, Dutchess Co., NY267. Notes for Cheryl Lynn Richers: Matagorda County Newspaper ca December 11, 1985 Richers Funeral services fro Cheryl Lynn Richers, 16, of Saugerties, N.Y., were held Tuesday at Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Saugerties, with the Rev. William Sacher and the Rev. Bob Richers, uncle of the deceased officiating. Burial was in Saugerties. Miss Richers was born Feb. 26, 1969, in Manhatten, Kan., died Dec. 7, 1985, from injuries received in an automobile accident in Saugerties. She was a junior at Saugerties Senior High School where she lettered in basketball, volleyball and softball, was a member of the high school band and yearbook staff. Survivors include her parents, Louis W. and Beverly A. Richers III of Saugerties; a brother, Randall L. Richers of Saugerties; a sister, Karen L. Richers of Saugerties; paternal grandparents, L. W. and Essie Richers of Bay City; maternal grandparents, Thomas and Betty Duncan of Houston, and three uncles. The family requests that memorials be sent to the Saugerties Senior High School physical education scholarship fund, in care of Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, 45 John St., Saugerties, N.Y., 12477. Arrangements were with Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home, Saugerties.

More About Cheryl Lynn Richers: Burial: Abt. 09 Dec 1985, Saugerties, Dutchess Co., NY267 + +

234 235

ii. iii.

Karen Louise Richers, born Private. Randal Louis Richers, born Private.

104. Robert Allen8 Richers (Louis William7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Martha Kathy Bell Private, daughter of W. M. Bell. She was born Private. Children of Robert Richers and Martha Bell are: 236 237

i. ii.

Caleb Meyer9 Richers, born Private. Casseday Paul Richers, born Private.

105. Therese Marie8 Cernosek (Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 258

Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Noie Richard Private, son of Noie Richard and Eva Geisler. He was born Private. Children of Therese Cernosek and George Richard are: + + +

238 239 240

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Mark Noie9 Richard, born Private. Lance Thomas Richard, born Private. Kent James Richard, born Private.

106. Stanley Frank8 Cernosek, Jr. (Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Rose Mary Gutierrez Private, daughter of Isauro Gutierrez and Adelina Salinas. She was born Private. Children of Stanley Cernosek and Rose Gutierrez are: 241 242

i. ii.

Stanley Frank9 Cernosek III, born Private. Jennifer Cristina Cernosek, born Private.

107. Carolyn Claire8 Cernosek (Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Jerry Lee Jacobs268 Private, son of Cecil Jacobs and Grace Calloway. He was born 31 Dec 1941 in Weslaco, Hidalgo Co., TX268, and died 17 Dec 1988 in Cameron Co., TX268. She married (2) Homer Mel Holland Private, son of Homer Holland and Estella Cavazos. He was born Private. More About Jerry Lee Jacobs: Burial: Abt. 19 Dec 1988, Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX Children of Carolyn Cernosek and Jerry Jacobs are: +

243 244

i. ii.

Keith Steven9 Jacobs, born Private. Justin Cecil Jacobs, born 14 Oct 1970 in Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX; died 17 Dec 1988 in Cameron Co., TX.

108. Juliana8 Cernosek (Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kenneth O. Higgins Private. He was born Private. Children of Juliana Cernosek and Kenneth Higgins are: +

245 246 247

i. ii. iii.

Coby Patrick9 Higgins, born Private. Bradley Aaron Higgins, born Private. Jeffrey Daniel Higgins, born Private.

109. Colette Louise8 Cernosek (Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert J. Pieper Private. He was born Private. Child of Colette Cernosek and Robert Pieper is: 248

i.

Kyle Jarrett9 Pieper, born Private.

110. Antoinette Louise8 Gaudet (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Larry Daniel Miller Private. He was born Private. Children of Antoinette Gaudet and Larry Miller are: 249 250

i. ii.

Gregory Daniel9 Miller, born Private. Karen Ellece Miller, born Private.

111. Andrew August8 Gaudet (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He 259

married Linda Marie Vaccarro Private. She was born Private. Children of Andrew Gaudet and Linda Vaccarro are: 251 252

i. ii.

Brian Christopher9 Gaudet, born Private. Lisa Christine Gaudet, born Private.

112. Phillip Francis8 Gaudet (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Christine Irene Jeager Private. She was born Private. Children of Phillip Gaudet and Christine Jeager are: + +

253 254 255

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Tamera Ruth9 Gaudet, born Private. Teresa Anita Gaudet, born Private. Todd Phillip Gaudet, born Private.

113. Edward Wright8 Gaudet, Jr. (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Rosilyn Christine Kiesz Private. She was born Private. Children of Edward Gaudet and Rosilyn Kiesz are: 256 257 258

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Garrett Wright9 Gaudet, born Private. Christopher Julian Gaudet, born 10 Apr 1973 in San Diego, San Diego, CA; died 28 May 1988. Kevin Wayne Gaudet, born Private.

114. Debora Anne8 Gaudet (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Harry Lee Dale Private. He was born Private. Children of Debora Gaudet and Harry Dale are: 259 260 261 262

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Jacob Creth9 Dale, born Private. Genevieve Mae Dale, born Private. Harry Louis Dale, born Private. Caroline Cecile Dale, born Private.

115. David Louis8 Gaudet (Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Patricia Ann Retzer Private. She was born Private. Children of David Gaudet and Patricia Retzer are: 263 264

i. ii.

Elizabeth Marie9 Gaudet, born Private. Michael Anthony Gaudet, born Private.

116. Francis Johann8 Richers (Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Claudine Jordan Private, daughter of Harold Jordan and Ruby Booth. She was born Private. Children of Francis Richers and Claudine Jordan are: + +

265 266 267 268

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Rhonda Gayle9 Richers, born Private. Nanette Elise Richers, born Private. Theron Bradley Richers, born Private. Jason Harold Richers, born Private.

117. Charlotte Elise8 Richers (Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Frank Eugene Sterling Private, son of Ira Sterling and Lilly Taylor. He was born Private.

260

Children of Charlotte Richers and Frank Sterling are: + +

269 270

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Christopher Richers9 Sterling, born Private. Heather Elise Sterling, born Private.

118. Janette Eileene8 Richers (Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Claude Arthur Zackary Private, son of Joseph Zackary and Edna Danner. He was born Private. Children of Janette Richers and Claude Zackary are: + +

271 272

i. ii.

John Arthur9 Zackary, born Private. Stephen Michael Zackary, born Private.

120. Sybella Marilyn8 Green (Sybella Pauline7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Aaron Brown Penland, Jr. Private, son of Aaron Brown Penland, Sr.. He was born Private. Children of Sybella Green and Aaron Penland are: +

273 274 275

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Karen Meleta9 Penland, born Private. Aaron Andrew Penland, born Private. Aimee Nicole Penland, born Private.

122. Peter Alan8 Green (Sybella Pauline7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Julie LaVern Melvin Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Catharine Diana Fojtik Private. She was born Private. Child of Peter Green and Julie Melvin is: 276

i.

Paige Colleen9 Green, born Private.

123. Diane Elise8 O'Roark (Julia Marie7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Everett Richmond Yates, Jr. Private, son of Everett Richmond Yates. He was born Private. Children of Diane O'Roark and Everett Yates are: +

277 278 279 280

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Alice Marie9 Yates, born Private. Judy Dawn Yates, born Private. Brian Richmond Yates, born Private. He married Trisha Lascalzo Private; born Private. Donna Christine Yates, born Private.

124. Stephen Barry8 O'Roark (Julia Marie7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Esther A. Mendez Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Charlene Sue Cummings Private, daughter of Charlie Cummings and Vera White. She was born Private. Children of Stephen O'Roark and Esther Mendez are: 281 282

i. ii.

Angela Cherie9 O'Roark, born Private. Benjamin Alan Michael O'Roark, born Private. He married Kimberly Murray Private; born Private.

Child of Stephen O'Roark and Charlene Cummings is: 283

i.

Charles Harold9 O'Roark, born Private.

126. Robin Louis Michael8 O'Roark (Julia Marie7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Theresa Roffino Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Sheree Ann Shotts Private. She was born Private. 261

Child of Robin O'Roark and Theresa Roffino is: 284

i.

Stephen Nolan9 O'Roark, born Private.

Child of Robin O'Roark and Sheree Shotts is: 285

i.

Nicole Anne Marie9 O'Roark, born Private.

130. Shannon Allen8 O'Roark (Julia Marie7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Darla Kay White Private, daughter of Leon White and Leigh Renfro. She was born Private. He married (2) Nancy Alice Nichols Private. She was born Private. Child of Shannon O'Roark and Darla White is: 286

i.

Andrew Tyler Thomas9 O'Roark, born Private.

131. Joseph Beverly8 Lawhon II (Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Patricia Murray Entzminger Private, daughter of Joseph Entzminger and Ellen Murray. She was born Private. He married (2) Phyllis Jean Ramsey Private. She was born Private. Children of Joseph Lawhon and Patricia Entzminger are: + +

287 288

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Scott Edward9 Lawhon, born Private. Joseph Mathew Lawhon, born Private.

132. Lee Kirk8 Carr II (Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Linda Diane Pastusek Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Julie Karee Ludwig Private. She was born Private. Child of Lee Carr and Linda Pastusek is: +

289

i.

Christopher Ryan9 Carr, born Private.

133. Michael Ray8 Carr (Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Eleen Watkins Private. She was born Private. Children of Michael Carr and Eleen Watkins are: 290 291

i. ii.

Laura Watkins9 Carr, born Private. Hunter Sidney Carr, born Private.

134. Sidney Louis8 Carr (Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 05 May 1958 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX, and died 26 Aug 1987 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX269. He married Gloria Jean Platt Private. She was born Private. Notes for Sidney Louis Carr: Matagorda County Newspaper ca August 1987 Carr Funeral services for Sidney Louis Carr, 29, will be held at 6 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Sonnier officiating. Graveside services will follow at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck. A rosary will be held at 8 p.m. today at Taylor Brothers Funeral Home chapel. 262

Mr. Carr was the youngest son of Lilly Carr and the late Lee Carr. He died Aug. 26, 1987, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He graduated from Bay City High School in 1976. Survivors include his wife, Gloria Platt Carr of Bay City; two children, Phillip Louis and Ashley Anne Carr of Bay City; his mother, Lilly Richers Carr of Bay City; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Patsy Lawhon, Kirk and Julie Carr, all of Bay City, and Mike and Eleene Carr of Bryan; four nephews, Matt and Scott Lawhon, Nathan Kemp and Ryan Carr; three nieces, Laura Carr and Becky and Beth Bridges; an aunt, Phyllis Carr, and a cousin, Vicky Carr Rohan. Pallbearers include Roy Dean Evans, Peter Allen Green, Dee Clements, William Frazier, Sherwood Richers and Gary Marshall. Arrangements are with Taylor Brothers Funeral Home, Bay City.

More About Sidney Louis Carr: Burial: Abt. 28 Aug 1987, Roselawn Cemetery, Van Vleck, Matagorda Co., TX Children of Sidney Carr and Gloria Platt are: 292 293

i. ii.

Philip Louis9 Carr, born Private. Ashley Anne Carr, born Private.

136. Sherwood Andrew8 Richers, Jr. (Sherwood Andrew7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Dorraine A Koegler Private. She was born Private. Children of Sherwood Richers and Dorraine Koegler are: 294 295 296 297

i. ii. iii. iv.

Jessica D9 Richers, born Private. Sherwood Andrew Richers III, born Private. Jonathan Richers, born Private. Steven Darnell Richers, born Private.

137. Cynthia Louise8 Richers (Sherwood Andrew7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Mark S Rowland Private. He was born Private. Children of Cynthia Richers and Mark Rowland are: 298 299 300

i. ii. iii.

Clarence Andrew9 Rowland, born Private. David T Rowland, born Private. Natacha Julia Rowland, born Private.

138. Stephanie J8 Richers (Sherwood Andrew7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Friend Private. He was born Private. Children of Stephanie Richers and John Friend are: 301 302 303

i. ii. iii.

Emily Claire9 Friend, born Private. Olivia Louise Friend, born Private. Alex John Friend, born Private.

141. Jeffery Neal8 Richers (John Wesley7, Alfred Charles6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Melody Ann Long Private, daughter of James Long and Eva Evans. She was born Private.

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Child of Jeffery Richers and Melody Long is: 304

i.

Jacob Allen9 Richers, born Private.

143. Jack Herman8 Welge, Jr. (Regina Victoria7 Hunger, Willahemina Francisca6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Frances Ava Roddy Avent Private. She was born Private. Children of Jack Welge and Frances Avent are: 305 306

i. ii.

Kirsten Frances Page9 Welge, born Private. Kathleen Ava Regina Welge, born Private.

145. Nedra Glenn8 McCready (Mozelle7 McMillan, Annie6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Raymond Lloyd Ploeger Private. He died 13 Dec 1960. She married (2) William Joseph Kelley Private. He was born Private. Child of Nedra McCready and Raymond Ploeger is: 307

i.

David William9 Kelley, born 17 Feb 1957; died 22 May 1997 in Galveston Co., TX. He married (1) Mary Ann Mays Private; born Private. He married (2) Kathy Suzanne Martin Private; born Private. More About David William Kelley: Divorce decree: Aug 1989

Child of Nedra McCready and William Kelley is: +

308

i.

Patrick Noel9 Kelley, born Private.

146. George Lee8 Huebner III (George Lee7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Suzanne Gallaway Private, daughter of Bob M. Gallaway. She was born Private. He married (2) Lenae Marie Brown Private, daughter of William Brown and Hazel Durant. She was born Private. Carl3,

Child of George Huebner and Suzanne Gallaway is: +

309

i.

George Todd Huebner9 Hall, born Private.

147. Margaret Todd8 Huebner (George Lee7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Clyde Allen Woody Private, son of Clyde Woody and Eunice Dittmore. He was born Private. Children of Margaret Huebner and Clyde Woody are: 310 311

i. ii.

Joshua Taylor9 Woody, born Private. He married Mitra Azodi Private; born Private. Matthew Todd Woody, born Private.

148. Nancy Allen8 Huebner (George Lee7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robby Lynn Brown Private, son of Roy Brown and Etta Tramel. He was born Private. Children of Nancy Huebner and Robby Brown are: 312 313 314

i. ii. iii.

William George9 Brown, born Private. Sarah Margaret Brown, born Private. Laura Ellen Brown, born Private.

150. Richard Lee8 Huebner (Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 15 Mar 1943 in Houston, Harris, TX270, and died 02 Nov 1978 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA270,271. He married Victoria Cecile Gorman Private, daughter of Edward Gorman and Frankie Pegoda. She was born Private. Carl3,

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Notes for Richard Lee Huebner: The Arlington Citizen-Journal Friday, November 17, 1978 Richard Lee Huebner Arlington High School graduate and former University of Texas at Arlington art professor Richard Lee Huebner, 35, died Nov. 2. He was a resident of Glendale, Calif. He attended UTA, and graduated with great distinction from Art Center College, Los Angeles, Calif. Huebner was given the first Master of Fine Arts degree ever awarded by Art Center College of Design. He served as Chairman of Illustration at Art Center College, and was concept artist for 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Casa Blanca Filmworks and Hanna Barberra. Also senior designer at Walt Disney and sequence director for Sanrio Films, Huebner was a member of the Society of Illustrators of New York and the Los Angeles Society of Illustrators. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 4 at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, and at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at Wharton, Texas. Burial will be in Wharton. The family asks that memorials be made to Richard’s home church, The Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, 4301 E. Lancaster, Fort Worth. Huebner is survived by his wife, Vicki Gorman Huebner; sons, Marcus Edward and Roger Meyer, all of Glendale, Calif.; mother, Wynette Huebner of Arlington; brothers, Roger Huebner (his twin) of Norman, Okla., and Taylor Huebner of Dallas, and sisters, Mary Overstreet of San Antonio and Leta and Nell Huebner both of Arlington.

More About Richard Lee Huebner: Burial: 06 Nov 1978, City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton Co., TX271 Children of Richard Huebner and Victoria Gorman are: 315 316

i. ii.

Marcus Edward9 Huebner, born Private. Roger Meyer Huebner, born Private.

152. Mary Marcus8 Huebner (Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) William James Crowley Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Paul Duncan Overstreet Private, son of James Overstreet and Francy Duncan. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Mary Huebner and William Crowley are: +

317 318

i. ii.

Leah Claire9 Crowley, born Private. William Abraham Crowley, born Private.

Children of Mary Huebner and Paul Overstreet are: 319 320

i. ii.

Amanda Duncan9 Overstreet, born Private. Paul Duncan Overstreet II, born Private.

153. Taylor Meyer8 Huebner (Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jeanette Eiline Raffetto Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Taylor Huebner and Jeanette Raffetto are: +

321 322 323

i. ii. iii.

David Robert9 Huebner, born Private. Michael Taylor Huebner, born Private. Sarah Catherine Huebner, born Private.

155. Wynelle Schlick8 Huebner (Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jerry Lee Sagehorn Private, son of

Carl3,

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Lloyd Sagehorn and Clara Ropers. He was born Private. Children of Wynelle Huebner and Jerry Sagehorn are: 324 325

i. ii.

Jack Dietrich9 Sagehorn, born Private. Walter Ross Sagehorn, born Private.

156. Rae Allison8 Huebner (Bert Lewis7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Campbell Maclin Tally II Private, son of William J. Tally. He was born Private. Children of Rae Huebner and Campbell Tally are: 326 327 328

i. ii. iii.

Leigh Anne9 Tally, born Private. Taylor Maclin Tally, born Private. Savannah Glyn Tally, born Private.

161. Michael Bruno8 Huebner (William Glenn7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Darcy Ann Twardowski Private. She was born Private. Children of Michael Huebner and Darcy Twardowski are: 329 330

i. ii.

Kimberly Ann9 Huebner, born Private. Erica Michelle Huebner, born Private.

162. Nanette Lee8 Huebner (William Glenn7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married David Laurance Bond Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Nanette Huebner and David Bond are: 331 332 333 334

i. ii. iii. iv.

Daniel Laurance9 Bond, born Private. Justin Glenn Bond, born Private. Mason David Bond, born Private. Kristen Lee Bond, born Private.

164. Barry Blaine8 Huebner (David Newsome7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Pamela Kay Kutach Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Shirley Ann Turley Private. She was born Private. Children of Barry Huebner and Pamela Kutach are: +

335 336

i. ii.

Shannon Leigh9 Huebner, born Private. Brandon Blaine Huebner, born Private.

165. Sharon Delaine8 Huebner (David Newsome7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Patrick James Barnard Private. He was born Private. Children of Sharon Huebner and Patrick Barnard are: 337 338 339

i. ii. iii.

Ryan Taylor9 Barnard, born Private. Brandt Alan Barnard, born Private. David Lee Barnard, born Private.

166. Lynly Renay8 Huebner (David Newsome7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jennings Carrol Camp Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Lynly Huebner and Jennings Camp are: 340

i.

Marcus David9 Camp, born Private.

266

341

ii.

Jenalyn Morgan Camp, born Private.

167. Jeanette Marie8 Hill (Gussie Inez7 Albrecht, Ella Mae6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 06 Jan 1943 in Sealy, Austin, TX, and died 05 Jul 2002 in Rockwall, Rockwall Co., TX. She married Edward Travis Eubanks Private. He was born Private. Children of Jeanette Hill and Edward Eubanks are: 342 343

i. ii.

Allegra Nicole9 Eubanks, born Private. She married Jared Thaddeus Calkins Private; born Private. Sean Raphael Eubanks, born Private.

169. Lynn Howard8 Hill (Gussie Inez7 Albrecht, Ella Mae6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Jan Ann Viegel Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Ronine Sharp Private. She was born Private. Child of Lynn Hill and Jan Viegel is: +

344

i.

Cara Lynn9 Hill, born Private.

Child of Lynn Hill and Ronine Sharp is: 345

i.

Curtis Todd9 Hill, born Private.

172. Carol Elaine8 Graham (Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married C W Byron Private. He was born Private. Children of Carol Graham and C Byron are: + +

346 347 348 349 350

i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Marilain9 Byron, born Private. Graham K Byron, born Private. Cedric William Byron, born Private. Kelli Diane Byron, born Private. John David Byron, born Private.

173. Marilyn Louise8 Graham (Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married W G Sparks Private. He was born Private. Children of Marilyn Graham and W Sparks are: 351 352

i. ii.

Catherine Ann9 Sparks, born Private. William Gilmer Sparks, born Private.

174. Joan Diane8 Graham (Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Wendell Aycock Private. He was born Private. Children of Joan Graham and Wendell Aycock are: 353 354

i. ii.

Daniel M9 Aycock, born Private. John Andrew Aycock, born Private.

175. Mary Jane8 Graham (Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Harry Seese Private. He was born Private. Children of Mary Graham and Harry Seese are: 355 356 357

i. ii. iii.

Amie Diane9 Seese, born Private. Elizabeth Ann Seese, born Private. Kathleen Seese, born Private.

267

177. William Andrew8 Huebner (Marion Toliver7, Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)272 was born 01 Nov 1945 in El Paso, El Paso, TX272, and died 25 May 2001 in Bay City, Matagorda, TX272. He married (1) Gladys Ray West Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Patricia Murray Entzminger Private, daughter of Joseph Entzminger and Ellen Murray. She was born Private. Notes for William Andrew Huebner: The Victoria Advocate May 27, 2001 on page 7A. W. A. HUEBNER BAY CITY -- W. A. ``Bill'' Huebner, 55, of Bay City, died Friday, May 25, 2001. He was born Nov. 1, 1945, in El Paso, to the late Marion ``Top'' and Margaret Jean Hudson Huebner. He was a former deputy sheriff with Matagorda County and a former rice farmer. He was member of the Bay City Lions Club, Sons of the Republic of Texas and the Board of Directors for the Texas Aerial Applicators Association. He owned and operated Aviation Services Unlimited in Bay City. Survivors: wife, Patsy Entzminger Huebner; daughter, Shelby Huebner of Austin; sons, Jeff Huebner of Fort Bragg, N.C., Matt Lawhon and Scott Lawhon, both of Bay City; and brother, D. T. ``Doug'' Huebner of Bay City. A rosary was recited 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home chapel. Services will be held 2 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church of Bay City, the Rev. Sam Steele officiating. Burial will be at Cedarvale Cemetery. Taylor Bros. Funeral Home, Bay City, 979-245-4613.

More About William Andrew Huebner: Burial: 27 May 2001, Cedarvale Cemetery, Bay City, Matagorda, TX272 Divorce decree: 22 Sep 1986, Matagorda Co., TX Children of William Huebner and Gladys West are: 358 359

i. ii.

Jeffrey Earl9 Huebner, born Private. Shelby LaRae Huebner, born Private.

178. Douglas Taylor8 Huebner (Marion Toliver7, Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Rebecca Gay Hale Private, daughter of Tom Hale, Jr.. She was born Private. Child of Douglas Huebner and Rebecca Hale is: 360

i.

Lindsey Taylor9 Huebner, born Private.

179. Don Marion8 Huebner (Robert Taylor7, Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Judith Ann Harris Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Judith Hazel Smith Private. She was born Private. Children of Don Huebner and Judith Smith are: 361 362 363 364 365

i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Donna Lynne9 Huebner, born Private. Darrel Andrew Huebner, born Private. Lydia Dale Huebner, born Private. Robin Leigh Huebner, born Private. Andrew William Taylor Huebner, born Private. He married Bonnie Reed McKenna Private; born Private.

180. Martha8 Wilkinson (Lillian Luceile7 Huebner, Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Clayton Edward Lake Private, son of Clayton Lake and Ruth Wommack. He was born Private. 268

Child of Martha Wilkinson and Clayton Lake is: 366

i.

Clayton Edward9 Lake II, born Private.

181. Robert Jay8 Wilkinson, Jr. (Lillian Luceile7 Huebner, Marion Taylor6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Sue Anne McKay Private, daughter of Hadley McKay and Dora McKay. She was born Private. He married (2) Peggy Diane Menke Private. She was born Private. Child of Robert Wilkinson and Sue McKay is: 367

i.

Malynn9 Wilkinson, born Private. She married Ashcraft Private; born Private.

Children of Robert Wilkinson and Peggy Menke are: 368 369

i. ii.

William Christopher9 Wilkinson, born Private. Mindy Leigh Wilkinson, born Private.

182. Marilyn8 Simpson (Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Erwin Bernthal Private. He was born Private. Children of Marilyn Simpson and John Bernthal are: 370 371

i. ii.

John Bradley9 Bernthal, born Private. Kirsten Beth Bernthal, born Private.

183. Rosalind8 Simpson (Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Larry Edgar Jackson Private. He was born 06 Mar 1941, and died 20 Aug 1986. Children of Rosalind Simpson and Larry Jackson are: + + +

372 373 374

i. ii. iii.

Jay Bradford9 Jackson, born Private. Janet Lynne Jackson, born Private. Jo Denise Jackson, born Private.

185. Robert Marcus8 Simpson (Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Jenny Larson Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Kathleen Ann Finlen Private. She was born Private. Children of Robert Simpson and Jenny Larson are: 375 376

i. ii.

Erin Marie9 Simpson, born Private. Kelsey Elaine Simpson, born Private.

Child of Robert Simpson and Kathleen Finlen is: 377

i.

Miles Douglas9 Simpson, born Private.

186. William Thomas8 Simpson (Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Mary Katherine Schmidt Private, daughter of Leon Schmidt and Mary Enright. She was born Private. Children of William Simpson and Mary Schmidt are: 378 379

i. ii.

Tyler Marcus9 Simpson, born Private. Taylor Elizabeth Simpson, born Private.

187. Douglas J8 Simpson (Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Carey Rhea Allen Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Kathy Zwygart Private. She was born Private. 269

Children of Douglas Simpson and Carey Allen are: 380 381

i. ii.

Melanie Kay9 Simpson, born Private. Lyndsay Nicole Simpson, born Private.

190. William Huebner8 Milne (Bernice Irene7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Barbara Walters Private. She was born Private. Child of William Milne and Barbara Walters is: 382

i.

Taylor Michelle9 Milne, born Private.

191. Karyle Louise8 Frazier (Mary Louise7 Huebner, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Ralph Boyd Chalfant Private, son of Ralph Chalfant and Ivy Brown. He was born Private. Children of Karyle Frazier and Ralph Chalfant are: +

383 384

i. ii.

Jennifer Faye9 Chalfant, born Private. Ivy Elizabeth Chalfant, born Private. She married Stephen Charles Pickens Private; born Private.

192. Marcus E8 Frazier (Mary Louise7 Huebner, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Diedre Denise Davis Private. She was born Private. Children of Marcus Frazier and Diedre Davis are: 385 386

i. ii.

Laura Jean9 Frazier, born Private. Marcus Dwayne Frazier, born Private.

193. Hollis Carter8 Frazier (Mary Louise7 Huebner, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Bonnie Lee Kucera Private. She was born Private. Children of Hollis Frazier and Bonnie Kucera are: 387 388

i. ii.

Holli Renee9 Frazier, born Private. Melinda Rae Ann Frazier, born Private.

194. William Dudley8 Huebner (Dudley Jackson7, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Diana Louise Leach Private, daughter of Eldon Leach. She was born Private. He married (2) Glenda Sue Ehlert Private. She was born Private. He married (3) Karen S. Bolden Private. She was born Private. Children of William Huebner and Glenda Ehlert are: 389 390

i. ii.

Sarah Marie9 Huebner, born Private. Stephanie Renae Huebner, born Private.

195. Russell Brian8 Huebner (Dudley Jackson7, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Theresa Ann Ewton Private, daughter of A. H. Ewton. She was born Private. Children of Russell Huebner and Theresa Ewton are: 391 392

i. ii.

Matthew Jackson9 Huebner, born Private. Kelly Nicole Huebner, born Private.

196. Audrey Lynn8 Huebner (Dudley Jackson7, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James David Mitchell Private. 270

He was born Private. Children of Audrey Huebner and James Mitchell are: 393 394

i. ii.

Any Michelle9 Mitchell, born Private. James David Mitchell, Jr., born Private.

197. Karen Kay8 Huebner (Dudley Jackson7, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Ronald Patrick Cox Private. He was born Private. Children of Karen Huebner and Ronald Cox are: 395 396

i. ii.

Brittany Jade9 Cox, born Private. Heather Elaine Cox, born Private.

201. Kristi Meyer8 Huebner (John Andrew7, John Andrew6, Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Neil Gregory Meyer Private, son of Neil Meyer. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Kristi Huebner and Neil Meyer are: 397 398 399

i. ii. iii.

Clay9 Meyer, born Private. Keith Meyer, born Private. Brian Meyer, born Private.

202. Molly Louise8 Huebner (John Andrew7, John Andrew6, Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Harold Keith Dunn Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Molly Huebner and Harold Dunn are: 400 401

i. ii.

Kaitlyn9 Dunn, born Private. Bethany Dunn, born Private.

203. Michael Andrew8 Coppock (Pauline Adair7 Huebner, John Andrew6, Franz5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Elizabeth Anne Biggs Private, daughter of Robert Biggs and Kathryn Conring. She was born Private. Children of Michael Coppock and Elizabeth Biggs are: 402 403

i. ii.

Travis John9 Coppock, born Private. He married Pamela Edna Steel Private; born Private. Taylor Michael Coppock, born Private.

Generation No. 6 208. Robert Lee9 Drago III (Robert Lee8, Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)273 was born 12 Dec 1953 in Harris Co., TX, and died 09 Nov 1997 in De Soto, Dallas, TX273. He married Jamie Evers Private. She was born Private. Notes for Robert Lee Drago III: Houston Chronicle November 13, 1997 ROBERT LEE DRAGO III ROBERT LEE DRAGO , III, 43, passed away at his home, Sunday, November 9, 1997 in DeSoto, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Jamie Drago ; parents, Bob and Lil Drago of Houston; daughter, Mary Drago of DeSoto; son, Ben Drago of Santa Clara, California; sister, Kathy Drago of Houston; and other loving family members and friends. Visitation for Mr. Drago will be Thursday, November 13, 1997, where the family will be present to 271

receive friends from 6:00-8:00pm at Waltrip Funeral Directors, 1415 Campbell Road in Houston. Services are to be held at Heights Prebyterian Church, 240 West 18th Street, Houston, Friday, November 14, at 2:00pm.

More About Robert Lee Drago III: Burial: 14 Nov 1997, Houston, Harris, TX273 Children of Robert Drago and Jamie Evers are: 404 405

i. ii.

Benjamin Francis10 Drago, born Private. Mary Katherine Drago, born Private.

209. Katherine Louise9 Drago (Robert Lee8, Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jerry Young Private. He was born Private. Child of Katherine Drago and Jerry Young is: 406

i.

Lily Alice10 Young, born Private.

210. Diana Lea9 Drago (Edward Kehrer8, Myrtle Louise7 Kehrer, Pauline6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Sam Wilson Private. He was born Private. Children of Diana Drago and Sam Wilson are: 407 408

i. ii.

Elizabeth Anne10 Wilson, born Private. Erica Leigh Wilson, born Private.

211. Carol Margaret9 Spindler (Sybil Delores8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kenneth Lamar Vaughan, Jr. Private. He was born Private. Children of Carol Spindler and Kenneth Vaughan are: +

409 410

i. ii.

Robert Michael10 Vaughan, born Private. Elaine Elizabeth Vaughan, born Private.

212. Bruce Allen9 Spindler (Sybil Delores8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Juel Dawson Private. She was born Private. Children of Bruce Spindler and Juel Dawson are: 411 412

i. ii.

John Lewis10 Spindler, born Private. Avery Alyne Spindler, born Private.

213. Roxane Louise9 Risien (Lillian Louise8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married William Ford Trimble Private. He was born Private. Children of Roxane Risien and William Trimble are: 413 414

i. ii.

Matthew William10 Trimble, born Private. Amanda Dawn Trimble, born Private.

214. Cody Lewis9 Risien (Lillian Louise8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Kathy Thornton Private. She was born Private.

272

Children of Cody Risien and Kathy Thornton are: 415 416

i. ii.

Jenelizabeth Joy10 Risien, born Private. Cassidy Risien, born Private.

215. Flint William9 Risien (Lillian Louise8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Elizabeth Barnes Private. She was born Private. Child of Flint Risien and Elizabeth Barnes is: 417

i.

Krista Marie10 Risien, born Private.

217. Cynthia Kay9 Harvey (Virginia Kay8 Russell, Evelyn Frances7 Kehrer, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Eddie Alice Plunkett, Jr. Private, son of Eddie Alice Plunkett. He was born 15 Jul 1956 in Matagorda Co., TX, and died 22 Jun 1989 in Harris Co., TX. Children of Cynthia Harvey and Eddie Plunkett are: 418 419

i. ii.

Amy Kay10 Plunkett, born Private. Katy Anne Plunkett, born Private.

218. LoriAnne H.9 Harvey (Virginia Kay8 Russell, Evelyn Frances7 Kehrer, Emma E.6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Michael T. MacDowell Private, son of Finis MacDowell. He was born Private. Child of LoriAnne Harvey and Michael MacDowell is: 420

i.

Michael T.10 MacDowell, Jr., born Private.

221. William Louis9 Bierwirth (Julia Louise8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 24 Jul 1953 in Houston, Harris, TX, and died 23 Sep 1981 in Harris Co., TX. He married Jan Winnan Grenne Private. She was born Private. Children of William Bierwirth and Jan Grenne are: 421 422

i. ii.

Kimberly Michelle10 Bierwirth, born Private. Brent Alan Bierwirth, born Private.

223. Bealinda Louise9 Bierwirth (Julia Louise8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Frances Lee O'Brien Private. He was born Private. Children of Bealinda Bierwirth and Frances O'Brien are: 423 424 425

i. ii. iii.

Joseph Edward10 O'Brien, born Private. Sean William O'Brien, born Private. Corey James O'Brien, born Private.

224. Terry Cole9 Hall, Jr. (Billie Jane8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Sharon K. Schraub Herbold Private. She was born Private. Child of Terry Hall and Sharon Herbold is: +

426

i.

Jenny Lynn Herbold10 Hall, born Private.

226. Vicki Lynn9 Hall (Billie Jane8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Terrell Van Harrison Private. He was born Private. 273

Child of Vicki Hall and Terrell Van Harrison is: 427

i.

Bailey Lynn10 Harrison, born Private.

228. Robert Waid9 White (Peggy Virginia8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Michelle Richardson Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Belinda Smith Private. She was born Private. Children of Robert White and Michelle Richardson are: 428 429

i. ii.

Robert Eric10 White, born Private. Lindsay Erin White, born Private.

229. Virginia Jo9 White (Peggy Virginia8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Steve Lawrence Asiatico Private. He was born Private. Child of Virginia White and Steve Asiatico is: 430

i.

Neil Lawrence10 Asiatico, born Private.

230. Nancy Elizabeth9 White (Peggy Virginia8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gary Allen Housley Private, son of Andy Housley and Aaronette Housley. He was born Private. Children of Nancy White and Gary Housley are: 431 432

i. ii.

Jared Andrew10 Housley, born Private. William Mason Housley, born Private.

234. Karen Louise9 Richers (Louis William8, Louis William7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert James Martin, Jr. Private. He was born Private. Child of Karen Richers and Robert Martin is: 433

i.

Branden James10 Martin, born Private.

235. Randal Louis9 Richers (Louis William8, Louis William7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married April Bach Private. She was born Private. Child of Randal Richers and April Bach is: 434

i.

Abigail Ann10 Richers, born Private.

238. Mark Noie9 Richard (Therese Marie8 Cernosek, Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Sharon Lynn Smith Private. She was born Private. Children of Mark Richard and Sharon Smith are: 435 436 437

i. ii. iii.

Claire Brooks10 Richard, born Private. Austin Paul Richard, born Private. Meredith Logan Richard, born Private.

239. Lance Thomas9 Richard (Therese Marie8 Cernosek, Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) 274

was born Private. He married Debra Anne Golden Private. She was born Private. Children of Lance Richard and Debra Golden are: 438 439

i. ii.

Peter Thomas10 Richard, born Private. Anne Marie Richard, born Private.

240. Kent James9 Richard (Therese Marie8 Cernosek, Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Lisa Carol Settle Private, daughter of John Settle and Sue Settle. She was born Private. Children of Kent Richard and Lisa Settle are: 440 441 442 443

i. ii. iii. iv.

Nickolas James10 Richard, born Private. Noah L. Richard, born Private. Samuel K. Richard, born Private. Jonah A. Richard, born Private.

244. Justin Cecil9 Jacobs (Carolyn Claire8 Cernosek, Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)274 was born 14 Oct 1970 in Edinburg, Hidalgo Co., TX274, and died 17 Dec 1988 in Cameron Co., TX. He married Linda Lee Payne Private. She was born Private. More About Justin Cecil Jacobs: Burial: Abt. 19 Dec 1988, Harlingen, Cameron Co., TX Child of Justin Jacobs and Linda Payne is: 444

i.

Ryan Justin10 Jacobs, born Private.

245. Coby Patrick9 Higgins (Juliana8 Cernosek, Elviera Rose7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Anne Elizabeth Lytle Private. She was born Private. Children of Coby Higgins and Anne Lytle are: 445 446

i. ii.

Brian Anthony10 Higgins, born Private. Zoey Justina Higgins, born Private.

253. Tamera Ruth9 Gaudet (Phillip Francis8, Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kenneth Daniel Thigpen Private. He was born Private. Children of Tamera Gaudet and Kenneth Thigpen are: 447 448 449 450

i. ii. iii. iv.

Suzie Gaudet10 Thigpen, born Private. Krista Victoria Thigpen, born Private. Rachel Thigpen, born Private. Ashley Vierra Thigpen, born Private.

254. Teresa Anita9 Gaudet (Phillip Francis8, Genevieve Justina7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. Children of Teresa Anita Gaudet are: 451 452

i. ii.

Petus Daniel10 Deerman, born Private. Genevieve Gaudet, born Private.

266. Nanette Elise9 Richers (Francis Johann8, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 275

Private. She married Clarence Everett Lowrie III Private, son of Clarence Everett Lowrie, Jr.. He was born Private. Children of Nanette Richers and Clarence Lowrie are: 453 454 455

i. ii. iii.

Clarence Everett10 Lowrie, born Private. Chance Everett Lowrie, born Private. Colby Evan Lowrie, born Private.

268. Jason Harold9 Richers (Francis Johann8, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Robbie Lynn Smith Private, daughter of Darrell Smith and Paula Smith. She was born Private. Children of Jason Richers and Robbie Smith are: 456 457

i. ii.

Joshua Paul10 Richers, born Private. Jace Nolan Richers, born Private.

269. Christopher Richers9 Sterling (Charlotte Elise8 Richers, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Debra Marie Tabor Private, daughter of David Tabor and Diane Nugent. She was born Private. Child of Christopher Sterling and Debra Tabor is: 458

i.

Knox Tabor10 Sterling, born Private.

270. Heather Elise9 Sterling (Charlotte Elise8 Richers, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Steven James Turner Private, son of James Turner and Suzanna Persian. He was born Private. Child of Heather Sterling and Steven Turner is: 459

i.

Madeline Elise10 Turner, born Private.

271. John Arthur9 Zackary (Janette Eileene8 Richers, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Joey Lynn Pratt Private, daughter of David Pratt and Brenda Pratt. She was born Private. Child of John Zackary and Joey Pratt is: 460

i.

Cal10 Zackary, born Private.

272. Stephen Michael9 Zackary (Janette Eileene8 Richers, Francis Henry7, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jennifer Elaine Pledger Private, daughter of Robert Pledger and Dorothy Kleinschmidt. She was born Private. Children of Stephen Zackary and Jennifer Pledger are: 461 462

i. ii.

Katherine Mackay10 Zackary, born Private. Robert Ethridge Zackary, born Private.

273. Karen Meleta9 Penland (Sybella Marilyn8 Green, Sybella Pauline7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Patrick Conroy, Jr. Private, son of James Patrick Conroy. He was born Private. Children of Karen Penland and James Conroy are: 276

463 464

i. ii.

Cody James10 Conroy, born Private. Cassidy Ryan Conroy, born Private.

278. Judy Dawn9 Yates (Diane Elise8 O'Roark, Julia Marie7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Rogers Perlitz, Jr. Private, son of James Rogers Perlitz. He was born Private. Children of Judy Yates and James Perlitz are: 465 466 467

i. ii. iii.

James Rogers10 Perlitz III, born Private. Yates Griffin Perlitz, born Private. Zachary Stuart Perlitz, born Private.

287. Scott Edward9 Lawhon (Joseph Beverly8, Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jennifer Cook Private. She was born Private. Child of Scott Lawhon and Jennifer Cook is: 468

i.

Alex Elise10 Lawhon, born Private.

288. Joseph Mathew9 Lawhon (Joseph Beverly8, Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Lisa Schumacher Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Allison Lyn Kelly Private. She was born Private. Child of Joseph Lawhon and Allison Kelly is: 469

i.

Sydney Elizabeth10 Lawhon, born Private.

289. Christopher Ryan9 Carr (Lee Kirk8, Lilly Elise7 Richers, Louis William6, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Malissa Rene Lovell Private. She was born Private. Child of Christopher Carr and Malissa Lovell is: 470

i.

Kelsey Breanne10 Carr, born Private.

308. Patrick Noel9 Kelley (Nedra Glenn8 McCready, Mozelle7 McMillan, Annie6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Tamara Collin Private. She was born Private. Children of Patrick Kelley and Tamara Collin are: 471 472

i. ii.

Kassidee Noel10 Kelley, born Private. Miranda Karen Kelley, born Private.

309. George Todd Huebner9 Hall (George Lee8 Huebner III, George Lee7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jean Marie Phillips Private. She was born Private. Children of George Hall and Jean Phillips are: 473 474

i. ii.

Mackenzie Eryn10 Hall, born Private. Ryan Patrick Hall, born Private.

317. Leah Claire9 Crowley (Mary Marcus8 Huebner, Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Colin Nilan Piepgras Private. He was born Private. Children of Leah Crowley and Colin Piepgras are: 277

475 476

i. ii.

Mary Amelia Jane10 Piepgras, born Private. George Wolfgang Piepgras, born Private.

322. Michael Taylor9 Huebner (Taylor Meyer8, Marcus Taylor7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Shannon Huebner Private. She was born Private. Child of Michael Huebner and Shannon Huebner is: 477

i.

Miles Taylor10 Huebner, born Private.

335. Shannon Leigh9 Huebner (Barry Blaine8, David Newsome7, George Lee6, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (2) Brandon John Sappington Private. He was born Private. Child of Shannon Leigh Huebner is: 478

i.

Dakota John10 Huebner, born Private.

344. Cara Lynn9 Hill (Lynn Howard8, Gussie Inez7 Albrecht, Ella Mae6 Huebner, George5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Efrain Estrada Private. He was born Private. Children of Cara Hill and Efrain Estrada are: 479 480

i. ii.

Justin Bradley10 Estrada, born Private. Jordan Cole Estrada, born Private.

346. Marilain9 Byron (Carol Elaine8 Graham, Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Danny Tyree Private. He was born Private. Children of Marilain Byron and Danny Tyree are: 481 482

i. ii.

Jeremy Todd10 Tyree, born Private. William Nathan Tyree, born Private.

347. Graham K9 Byron (Carol Elaine8 Graham, Willadean7 Brown, Lola Mae6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Gail Dingler Private. She was born Private. Child of Graham Byron and Gail Dingler is: 483

i.

Zantha10 Byron, born Private.

372. Jay Bradford9 Jackson (Rosalind8 Simpson, Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Mary Kay Simons Private. She was born Private. Child of Jay Jackson and Mary Simons is: 484

i.

Joshua Clark10 Jackson, born Private.

373. Janet Lynne9 Jackson (Rosalind8 Simpson, Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Gary Lee McKnight Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Ronald Scott Coleman Private. He was born Private. Children of Janet Jackson and Gary McKnight are: 485 486

i. ii.

Dylan Forest10 McKnight, born Private. Maclaine Elise McKnight, born Private.

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Child of Janet Jackson and Ronald Coleman is: 487

i.

Trenton Scott10 Coleman, born Private. He married Amber Renae Burghart Private; born Private.

374. Jo Denise9 Jackson (Rosalind8 Simpson, Lillian Mae7 Hauck, Lillie Belle6 Huebner, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Paul Douglas Simons Private. He was born Private. Children of Jo Jackson and Paul Simons are: 488 489 490

i. ii. iii.

Drew Douglas10 Simons, born Private. Jarrod Jackson Simons, born Private. Bryce Thomas Simons, born Private.

383. Jennifer Faye9 Chalfant (Karyle Louise8 Frazier, Mary Louise7 Huebner, Marcus Dudley6, Andrew E.5, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Allen Ray Nail Private. He was born Private. Child of Jennifer Chalfant and Allen Nail is: 491

i.

Blaine Michael10 Nail, born Private.

Generation No. 7 409. Robert Michael10 Vaughan (Carol Margaret9 Spindler, Sybil Delores8 Kehrer, Vastine Julian7, Emma Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married April Christine Kronk Private. She was born Private. E.6

Children of Robert Vaughan and April Kronk are: 492 493 494

i. ii. iii.

Anna Margaret11 Vaughan, born Private. Robert Michael Vaughan, Jr., born Private. Christopher Earl Vaughan, born Private.

426. Jenny Lynn Herbold10 Hall (Terry Cole9, Billie Jane8 Kring, Beatrice Regina7 Otto, Louise Dorothy6 Richers, Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina5 Huebner, Johanne Pauline4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Richard Alexander Bogue Private. He was born Private. Children of Jenny Hall and Richard Bogue are: 495 496

i. ii.

Nicholas Alexander11 Bogue, born Private. Corey James Bogue, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 1. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange Post Office, between Buckner's Creek and Halletsville Road, Page 42. 3. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 25, 1894. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Page 3. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 3, E. D. 35, Page 16. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 3, E. D. 140, Page 1A. 7. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), Thursday, June 15, 1944. 8. Bay City Tribune, Bay City, Texas, (Newspaper), Wednesday, June 14, 1944. 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 28, Page 5A.

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National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 51, Page 4B. 18. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 11, 1915 and November 18, 1915. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 51, Page 4B. 20. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 1, E. D. 133, Page 5B. 21. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 28, Page 5A. 22. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 51, Page 4B. 23. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 1, E. D. 133, Page 5B. 24. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 28, Page 5A. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 51, Page 4B. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 1, E. D. 133, Page 5B. 27. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 28, Page 5A. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 1, E. D. 133, Page 5B. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 3, E. D. 140, Page 1A. 30. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 28, Page 5A. 31. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Matagorda County, Precinct 1, E. D. 133, Page 5B. 32. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 14A. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, E. D. 59, Page 83. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange Post Office, between Buckner's Creek and Halletsville Road, Page 42. 35. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 10A. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 7A. 37. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 14A. 38. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 7, 1936. 39. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 14A. 40. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Bluff, Beat 1, Page 46. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, E. D. 59, Page 83. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 10A. 43. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 10, 1924. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County,

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National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 14A. 53. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, December 25, 1947. 54. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 14A. 55. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, E. D. 59, Page 83. 56. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, September 17, 1936. 57. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 7A. 58. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 12B. 59. 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Descendants of Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich

Sophie M. Willrich 1833 - 1879

Gertrude Dencker 1856 - 1889

Eckhard Bauch 1877 - 1889

Charles (Carl) Bauch 1879 - 1959

Fredrich W. Bauch Private -

Frederich Bauch 1849 - 1937

Martha H. Meyer 1885 - 1976

Julius Andrew Bauch Private -

Charlie L. Bauch Private -

Robert F. Dencker 1818 - 1896

Cont. p. 288

Rudolph Bauch 1883 - 1964

Christina Henke 1883 - 1931

Andrew A. Bauch 1909 - 1974

Lorine Rosie Pieper 1909 - 2002

Birgit Roesler 1945 - 1997

Stephen T. Bauch Private -

Minna Dencker 1859 - 1889

Christopher T. Bauch Private -

Garland T. Bauch Private -

Kirsten Ann Bauch Private -

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Fritz Bauch 1883 Unknown

Hans Bauch 1886 - 1889

Rudolph E. Bauch 1912 - 1999

Sheila Morelan Private -

Eckhard Bauch 1856 Unknown

Eilene Bauch Private -

Louise Julie Dencker 1862 - 1878

Willie Bauch 1887 Unknown

Cont. p. 289

John Michael Powers Private -

Julia Dencker 1865 - 1932

Descendants of Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich

Charles (Carl) Bauch 1879 - 1959

Cont. p. 287

Clara Louise Bauch Private -

Harland Private -

Werner Albert Bauch Private -

Walter E. Bauch Private -

Yvonne Bauch Private -

Martha H. Meyer 1885 - 1976

Dora Mae Burnhausen Private -

Henry A. Tschirhart Private -

Doris Jean Bauch Private -

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Brian Gerhard Gohlke Private -

Lloyd Leslie Gohlke Private -

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Margie M. Bauch Private -

Trett Private -

James Robert Bauch Private -

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Rudolph Bauch 1883 - 1964

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Louis Bauch Private -

Arthur Bauch Private -

John Bauch Private -

Eckard Bauch Private -

Christina Henke 1883 - 1931

Gertrude M. Bauch Private -

Everett Lamar Bridges - Unknown

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Amanda Bauch Private -

Stewart Private -

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Ruth Mary Ella Bauch Private -

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Margaret Ann Gohlke Private -

Smith Private -

Lloyd Leslie Gohlke Private -

Martha Amelia Gohlke Private -

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Michael C. Gohlke Private -

Darcy Fisher Private -

Christopher M. Gohlke Private -

Teresa Renee Rautiola Private -

Austin Michael Gohlke Private -

Andrew Ryan Gohlke Private -

Amanda C. Gohlke Private -

Descendants of Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1 was born 21 Nov 1833 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 12 Mar 1879 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married Robert Friedrich Dencker2,3 21 Oct 1853 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 12 Feb 1818 in Goslar am Harz, Germany, and died 11 Jul 1896 in Bluff, Fayette, TX4. More About Sophie Maria Charlotte Willrich: Burial: Abt. 14 Mar 1879, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Robert Friedrich Dencker: La Grange Journal July 23, 1896 Dr. F. A. Denkert, a resident of Cedar vicinage, and an old resident of this county, died one day last week. He had lived in Texas, fifty years and was greatly esteemed by those who knew him.

More About Robert Friedrich Dencker: Burial: Abt. 13 Jul 1896, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Children of Sophie Willrich and Robert Dencker are: + +

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Julia Dencker6,7, born 21 Aug 1865 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 25 Oct 1932 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Notes for Julia Dencker: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 27 OCT 1932 JULIA DENCKER SUCCUMS Miss Julia Dencker, aged 67 years, a life-long resident of Cedar, this county, died at the La Grange Hospital, 25 October 1932, Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, after an illness of only a few days. Miss Dencker was the last survivor of the family of Dr. and Mrs. Friedrich Dencker, who in the early days, were among the most respected people of this county. Her mother died when she was 14 years old, her father died 36 years ago. The happiest days of her life were her childhood days, she frequently referred to them as such. Her interested friends and relatives had suggested that she remove to La Grange in order to be near her, but no, she cherished the memories of the long ago, remained on the farm left her by her parents, enjoyed raising fine stock, treated them humane and thus spent her last days, not in the old folks home, but in a small cottage erected on the highway several years ago. Miss Dencker was an educated woman, fond of music, of good voice, an excellent pianist. Neighbor's children ever found a welcome at her home. She was born 21 August 1865. The family consisted of Dr. and Mrs. Dencker and four daughters. Louise died in infancy; two, Mrs. Gertrude Bauch and Mrs. Minna Bauch, each left two sons, Carl and Rudolph Bauch of Goliad, Fritz and Willie Bauch of Mexico and California, who with their families are her only survivors. The funeral will be held from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Knigge in La Grange, Thursday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock; interment will be at the Cedar Cemetery. More About Julia Dencker: Burial: 27 Oct 1932, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Generation No. 2 2. Gertrude5 Dencker (Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)8,9 was born 15 Feb 1856 in Texas, and died 09 Sep 1889 in Fayette Co., TX 10. She married Frederich Bauch11 08 Jan 1875 in Fayette County, TX, son of Adolph Bauch and Louise Bauch. He was born 23 Oct 1849 in Fayette Co., TX, and died 09 Mar 1937 in Goliad Co., TX. Notes for Gertrude Dencker: La Grange Journal September 12, 1889 The Journal has been informed that a great deal of sickness prevails in the country, especially in Cedar neighborhood, where several cases have terminated fatally, among them Mrs. Baugh and her sister, daughters of Dr. Denker. The continued rains are a great drawback to those who are sick. It is to be hoped that there may be a change of weather and a general improvement of the health of the people. More About Gertrude Dencker: Burial: Abt. 11 Sep 1889, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX Children of Gertrude Dencker and Frederich Bauch are: 6

i.

Eckhard6 Bauch11, born 05 Feb 1877; died 22 Feb 1889. More About Eckhard Bauch: Burial: Abt. 24 Feb 1889, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Charles (Carl) Bauch, born 15 Dec 1879 in Fayette Co., TX; died 15 Dec 1959 in Goliad Co. TX. Rudolph Bauch, born 03 Jun 1883 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 01 Sep 1964 in Goliad, Goliad, TX.

3. Minna (Minnie)5 Dencker (Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)12,13 was born 17 Apr 1859 in Texas, and died 18 Aug 1889 in Fayette Co., TX14. She married Eckhard Bauch15,16 09 Dec 1881 in Fayette County, TX, son of Adolph Bauch and Louise Bauch. He was born Aug 1856 in Texas16, and died Unknown. Notes for Minna (Minnie) Dencker: La Grange Journal September 12, 1889 The Journal has been informed that a great deal of sickness prevails in the country, especially in Cedar neighborhood, where several cases have terminated fatally, among them Mrs. Baugh and her sister, daughters of Dr. Denker. The continued rains are a great drawback to those who are sick. It is to be hoped that there may be a change of weather and a general improvement of the health of the people.

More About Minna (Minnie) Dencker: Burial: Abt. 20 Aug 1889, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Children of Minna Dencker and Eckhard Bauch are: 9 10

i. ii.

Fritz6 Bauch16, born Jul 1883 in Texas16; died Unknown. Hans Bauch, born 10 Jan 1886; died 24 Sep 1889. More About Hans Bauch: Burial: Abt. 26 Sep 1889, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX

11

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Willie Bauch16, born May 1887 in Texas16; died Unknown.

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7. Charles (Carl)6 Bauch (Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)17 was born 15 Dec 1879 in Fayette Co., TX, and died 15 Dec 1959 in Goliad Co. TX. He married Martha Helena Bernadina Meyer 17 Nov 1903 in Fayette County, TX, daughter of Gerhard Meyer. She was born 12 Dec 1885 in Fayette Co., TX, and died 15 Jun 1976 in Goliad Co. TX. Marriage Notes for Charles Bauch and Martha Meyer: The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 19, 1903 Courthouse News Marriage Licenses Chas. Bauch to Martha Meyer

Children of Charles Bauch and Martha Meyer are:

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Fredrich William7 Bauch, born Private. Julius Andrew Bauch, born Private. Charlie Lawrence Bauch, born Private. Clara Louise Bauch, born Private. She married Harland Private; born Private. Werner Albert Bauch, born Private. Walter Eugene Richard Bauch, born Private. Ruth Mary Ella Bauch, born Private. Margie Martha Margeret Bauch, born Private. She married Trett Private; born Private. James Robert Bauch, born Private.

8. Rudolph6 Bauch (Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 03 Jun 1883 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 01 Sep 1964 in Goliad, Goliad, TX. He married Christina Henke 26 Oct 1905, daughter of Andreas Henke and Juliana Bohland. She was born 23 Sep 1883 in Austria-Hungary, and died 17 May 1931 in Goliad Co, TX. Children of Rudolph Bauch and Christina Henke are: +

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22

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Andrew Adolph7 Bauch, born 07 Sep 1909 in Goliad, Goliad, TX; died 25 Mar 1974 in Victoria, Victoria, TX. Rudolph E. Bauch18, born 27 May 1912 in Goliad, Goliad, TX18; died 07 Jun 1999 in Aransas Pass, San Patricio, TX18. Notes for Rudolph E. Bauch: The Victoria Advocate Originally published on: June 10, 1999 on page 9A. RUDOLPH E. BAUCH ARANSAS PASS -- Services for Rudolph E. ``Rudy'' Bauch, 87, of Aransas Pass and formerly of Goliad, who died Monday, will be 1 p.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Tim Muehlbrad officiating. Burial will be at Glendale Lutheran Cemetery. Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, (361) 6453216. Memorials: St. John's Lutheran Church. The Victoria Advocate Originally published on: June 09, 1999 on page 12A. RUDOLPH E. BAUCH ARANSAS PASS -- Rudolph E. ``Rudy'' Bauch, 87, of Aransas Pass and formerly of Goliad, died Monday, June 7, 1999. He was born May 27, 1912, in Goliad, to the late Rudolph and Christina Henke Bauch. He was retired from the city of Goliad and was Lutheran. Survivors: nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by: sisters, Gertrude Bridges, Betty Bauch and Amanda Stewart; and brothers, Louis Bauch, Arthur Bauch, John Bauch, Andrew Bauch and Eckard Bauch. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Tim Muehlbrad officiating. Burial will be at Glendale Lutheran Cemetery. Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, (361) 645-3216. Memorials: St. John's Lutheran Church.

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More About Rudolph E. Bauch: Burial: 10 Jun 1999, Glendale Lutheran Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad, TX18

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Louis Bauch, born Private. Arthur Bauch, born Private. John Bauch, born Private. Eckard Bauch, born Private. Gertrude Martha Bauch, born Private. Betty Bauch, born Private. Amanda Bauch, born Private. She married Stewart Private; born Private.

Generation No. 4 17. Walter Eugene Richard7 Bauch (Charles (Carl)6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Dora Mae Burnhausen Private. She was born Private. Children of Walter Bauch and Dora Burnhausen are: 30 31

i. ii.

Yvonne8 Bauch, born Private. She married Henry A. Tschirhart Private; born Private. Doris Jean Bauch, born Private.

18. Ruth Mary Ella7 Bauch (Charles (Carl)6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Lloyd Leslie Gohlke Private. He was born Private. Children of Ruth Bauch and Lloyd Gohlke are:

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32 33 34 35

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Brian Gerhard8 Gohlke, born Private. Margaret Ann Gohlke, born Private. She married Smith Private; born Private. Martha Amelia Gohlke, born Private. She married Borth Private; born Private. Michael Charles Gohlke, born Private.

21. Andrew Adolph7 Bauch (Rudolph6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 07 Sep 1909 in Goliad, Goliad, TX, and died 25 Mar 1974 in Victoria, Victoria, TX. He married Lorine Rosie Pieper19 27 Dec 1936, daughter of Hermann Pieper and Antoinette Schiewitz. She was born 20 Dec 1909 in Kilgore, Goliad, TX19, and died 18 Mar 2002 in Goliad, Goliad, TX19. Notes for Lorine Rosie Pieper: The Victoria Advocate March 21, 2002 on page 9A. LORINE BAUCH GOLIAD -- Services for Lorine Bauch, 92, of Goliad, who died Monday, will be 10:30 a.m. today at St. John's Lutheran Church in Goliad, Rev. Clarence Hagens officiating. Burial will be at Glendale Lutheran Cemetery in Goliad. Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, 361-645-3216. Pallbearers: Robert Ressmann, Dr. Chris Bauch, Travis Power, Herbert Pieper Jr., Werger Dohmann and Edgar Krahn. Honorary pallbearers: Dr. Stephen Bauch, Kirsten Bauch, Ronnie Silvia, Howard Pieper, Walter Pieper Jr. and Kenneth Loest. Memorials: St. John's Lutheran Church of LaBahia Health Care Activity Fund. The Victoria Advocate March 20, 2002 on page 15A. LORINE BAUCH 294

GOLIAD -- Lorine Bauch, 92, of Goliad, died Monday, March 18, 2002. She was born Dec. 20, 1909, in Goliad County, Kilgore Community, to the late Herman Pieper and Antionette Schiewitz. She was a homemaker and a Lutheran. She was a member of St. John's WELCA. Survivors: daughter, Eilene Power of Goliad; son, Dr. Garland Bauch of Nassau Bay; and four grandchildren. Preceded in death by: husband, Andrew Bauch; sisters, Alfrieda Hasdorff and Lydia Jacobs; brothers, Walter Pieper, Henry Pieper and Herbert Pieper; and parents. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John's Lutheran Church in Goliad, the Rev. Clarence Hagens officiating. Burial will be at Glendale Lutheran Cemetery in Goliad. Colonial Funeral Home, Goliad, 361-6453216. Memorials: St. John's Lutheran Church of LaBahia Health Care Activity Fund.

More About Lorine Rosie Pieper: Burial: 21 Mar 2002, Glendale Lutheran Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad, TX19 Children of Andrew Bauch and Lorine Pieper are: +

36 37

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Garland Thomas8 Bauch, born Private. Eilene Bauch, born Private. She married John Michael Powers Private; born Private.

27. Gertrude Martha7 Bauch (Rudolph6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Everett Lamar Bridges Private. He died Unknown. Carl3,

Child of Gertrude Bauch and Everett Bridges is: 38

i.

Ideel Christine8 Bridges, born Private.

Generation No. 5 35. Michael Charles8 Gohlke (Ruth Mary Ella7 Bauch, Charles (Carl)6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Darcy Fisher Private. She was born Private. Children of Michael Gohlke and Darcy Fisher are: +

39 40

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Christopher Michael9 Gohlke, born Private. Amanda Christine Gohlke, born Private.

36. Garland Thomas8 Bauch (Andrew Adolph7, Rudolph6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Birgit Roesler20 Private, daughter of Hans-Dieter Roesler and Katherina Hirsch. She was born 02 Feb 1945 in Swinemunde, Germany20, and died 25 Oct 1997 in Nassau Bay, Harris, TX20. He married (2) Sheila Morelan Private. She was born Private. Notes for Birgit Roesler: Houston Chronicle October 28, 1997 BIRGIT R. BAUCH BIRGIT R. BAUCH , 52, of Nassau Bay passed away Saturday, October 25, 1997 in Nassau Bay. She was born February 2, 1945 in Swinemuende, Germany. Mrs. Bauch is survived by her husband, Garland Bauch ; sons, Stephen and Chris Bauch ; daughter, Kirsten Bauch , all of Nassau Bay; mother, Kaethe Roesler; brothers, Dietrich Roesler and his wife, Rosi, Stefan Roesler and his wife, Marion all of Germany. Friends may call Tuesday, October 28, between 2:00-8:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, between 10:00 a.m. -3 :00 p.m., at Jack Rowe Funeral Home. Funeral Services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, at House of Prayer Lutheran Church, 1515 Bay Area Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058 with Rev. Barbara Bartling officiating. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 30, 1997 at Glendale Cemetery in Goliad, Texas. Memorials may be made to House of Prayer Lutheran Church.

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More About Birgit Roesler: Burial: 30 Oct 1997, Glendale Lutheran Cemetery, Goliad, Goliad, TX20 Children of Garland Bauch and Birgit Roesler are: 41 42 43

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Stephen Thomas9 Bauch, born Private. Christopher Thomas Bauch, born Private. Kirsten Ann Bauch, born Private.

Generation No. 6 39. Christopher Michael9 Gohlke (Michael Charles8, Ruth Mary Ella7 Bauch, Charles (Carl)6, Gertrude5 Dencker, Sophie Maria Charlotte4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Teresa Renee Rautiola Private. She was born Private. Children of Christopher Gohlke and Teresa Rautiola are: 44 45

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Austin Michael10 Gohlke, born Private. Andrew Ryan Gohlke, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 5. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 4. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 23, 1896. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 5. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 7 & 1, E. D. 164, Page 11. or Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 5. 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 10. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, September 12, 1889. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 7 & 1, E. D. 164, Page 11. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 5. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 2. 14. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, September 12, 1889. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 164, Page 16. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 16A. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 7 & 1, E. D. 164, Page 11. 18. Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas, (Newspaper), "Electronic," The Victoria Advocate, June 9 and 10, 1999. 19. Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas, (Newspaper), "Electronic," The Victoria Advocate, March 20 and 21, 2002. 20. Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), The Houston Chronicle, October 28, 1997.

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Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Franziska S. Willrich 1835 - 1931

Johanna M. Vogt 1857 - 1918

John Schroeder 1880 - 1964

Fritz Schroeder Private -

Hermann Schroeder 1857 - 1935

Pauline Marie Melcher 1881 - 1953

Marguerite Schroeder 1904 - 1988

John R. Vogt 1832 - 1909

Ernst Rudolph Vogt 1859 - 1940

Louise Schroeder 1887 - 1969

Frank J. Willmann 1888 - 1976

Cont. p. 299

Hedwig H. F. Vogt 1884 - 1886

Anna Mary Nollkamper 1861 - 1961

Charles August Vogt 1887 Unknown

Charles August Vogt, Jr. 1923 - 1993

Carey Wayne Vogt 1954 - 2003

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Stella R. Hoeffert 1889 - 1971

Dorothy E Lorenz Private -

Roy Charles Vogt Private -

Charlotte S. Vogt 1862 - 1949

Cont. p. 300

Elise Nollkamper 1888 Unknown

Fritz W. Nollkamper 1858 - 1940

Charles Rosenauer 1896 Unknown

Cont. p. 298

Cont. p. 301

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Franziska S. Willrich 1835 - 1931

Cont. p. 297

Gertrude Knigge 1886 - 1893

Anna Louise Vogt 1864 - 1949

Christel Maria Knigge 1887 - 1953

John C. Balzer 1886 - 1949

Ralph Balzer Private -

Ernst Knigge 1861 - 1938

Gladys Graham 1901 - 1966

John R. Vogt 1832 - 1909

Hans Heinrich Vogt 1866 - 1873

George Fritz Knigge 1890 - 1947

George Karl Vogt 1868 - 1917

Cont. p. 304 Cont. p. 303

Cont. p. 307

298

Lina Nollkamper 1868 - 1955

Olivia Frieda Vogt 1893 - 1919

Fritz Vogt 1870 - 1943

Cont. p. 305

Hedwig Sladczyk 1871 - 1916

Cont. p. 306

Cont. p. 302

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Johanna M. Vogt 1857 - 1918

Cont. p. 297

Hermann Schroeder 1857 - 1935

Fritz Schroeder - Unknown

299

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Ernst Rudolph Vogt 1859 - 1940

Cont. p. 297

Herman H. Vogt 1890 - 1896

Helmuth Vogt 1894 - 1894

Anna Mary Nollkamper 1861 - 1961

Ernst Rudolph Vogt 1895 - 1899

Emil F. Vogt 1902 Unknown

Christine Vogt Private -

Otto G. Vogt 1902 Unknown

Evelyn Bruns Private -

John Vogt Private -

300

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Charlotte S. Vogt 1862 - 1949

Cont. p. 297

Margarethe L. Nollkamper 1892 - 1962

Ross Gray McMillan 1889 - 1953

Evelyn Marie McMillan 1922 - 1922

Howard Gray McMillan Private -

Betty Jean Kuhanek Private -

Kay McMillan Private -

Gay McMillan Private -

Fritz W. Nollkamper 1858 - 1940

Anna Lucy Nollkamper 1899 - 1980

Gary Earl Greenshield Private -

Grace Holland Greenshield Private -

Cyrus Earl Greenshield 1926 - 2004

Grace Martha Stavinoha Private -

Nancy R. Holland Private -

Janis Gail Greenshield Private -

William Earl Greenshield Private -

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Cyrus Earl Greenshield 1897 - 1971

Lawrence A. Troutt III Private -

Eugene Everett Greenshield 1929 - 1997

Betty Lou Diason Private -

Cont. p. 309

Cont. p. 310

Lawrence A. Troutt, Jr. Private -

Sarah G. Troutt Private -

Cont. p. 308

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Cont. p. 298

Irene Vogt 1910 - 1988

Donley T Studlar Private -

Joe Studlar 1908 - 1991

Gaylynn Studlar Private -

Elmae Vogt 1912 - 1987

Franziska S. Willrich 1835 - 1931

John R. Vogt 1832 - 1909

Julius Vogt 1875 - 1955

Adele M. Loessin 1883 - 1954

Guido A. Hermann 1913 - 1985

Darrell Dean Otto Private -

Lottie Bernice Vogt Private -

Judith A. Pryor Private -

Garey Todd Otto Private -

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Fred Theodore Otto 1912 - 1967

Sandy Otto Private -

Raymond L. Vogt 1915 - 1989

Doris Kay Otto Private -

Elvern Vogt 1918 - 1999

Dale L. Adams Private -

Emil Barton 1907 - 1999

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Cont. p. 298

George Fritz Knigge 1890 - 1947

Julius Amberg Knigge 1913 - 1984

Julius Knigge Private -

James Wesley Russell III Private -

Elsie Marie Amberg 1891 Unknown

Annie Augusta Battestin 1912 - 1979

Marilyn Knigge Private -

Debbie Smith Private -

George Ernst Knigge Private -

Jim Russell Private -

Roberta Marie Knigge Private -

Dora Ann Russell Private -

Bryan Thomas West Private -

303

Roberta Tillinghist Private -

Robert David Avery Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Anna Louise Vogt 1864 - 1949

Cont. p. 298

Ernst Knigge 1861 - 1938

Francis Knigge 1897 - 1986

Monty Lon Frierson 1929 - 1990

304

Ambrose M. Frierson 1894 - 1975

Marjorie Frierson Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Cont. p. 298

Robert Charles Vogt 1897 - 1988

James Robert Vogt Private -

Terrance R. Vogt Private -

Emmie Olle 1899 - 1997

Georgie Marie Kral Private -

Dwane Edward Vogt Private -

Dana Lynn Vogt Private -

Gene Edward Vogt Private -

John Carl Vogt Private -

George Karl Vogt 1868 - 1917

Lina Nollkamper 1868 - 1955

William G Harmon - Unknown

Lillie J. Vogt 1901 - 1998

Eileen Frances Long Private -

Robert Thomas Vogt Private -

William G. Michalke 1927 - 1984

Carole Sue Michalke Private -

Fritz Albert Michalke 1892 - 1983

Frances Nell Rudder Private -

Larry Fulghum Private -

Leslie Kathryn Fulghum Private -

305

Ruth A. Vogt 1906 - 1978

Hugo Joseph Stanzel 1902 - 1970

George Otto Vogt 1908 - 1984

George Wilson Vogt Private -

Cont. p. 311

Ella Virginia Winthrop 1913 - 1999

Carol Linda Phillip Private -

Andrea Vogt Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Fritz Vogt 1870 - 1943

Cont. p. 298

John R. Vogt 1893 - 1937

Hedwig Sladczyk 1871 - 1916

Mozelle Hughes Private -

Harry Lee Vogt Private -

Harry Vogt 1913 - 1983

Dorothy Jean Roitsch Private -

306

Evelyn Lillian Sulik 1915 - 2001

Thomas Arthur Vogt Private -

Connie Gail Warnken Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

George Fritz Knigge 1890 - 1947

Cont. p. 298

Monty Blair Private -

Moe Barnett Dalitz 1899 - 1989

Suzanne Dalitz Private -

Averill Marie Knigge 1924 - 1988

David Jack Brown Private -

Christopher B. Brown Private -

James Stewart Private -

Daryl Diane Knigge Private -

Chelsea Averil Brown Private -

Gladys Graham 1901 - 1966

John Graham Knigge 1926 - 1992

George Wray Page III Private -

George Wray Page IV Private -

Jennifer Whiting Private -

Rachel Lene' Knigge Private -

Shirley C. Archer Private -

John Archer Knigge Private -

Heather Rene' Knigge Private -

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Gladys L. Knigge Private -

Linda G. Will Private -

Rebecca Anne Brown Private -

Kathren Lee Knigge Private -

Karen E. Knigge Private -

Cont. p. 312

Jerry Wayne Schmidt Private -

Jerry Wayne Schmidt, Jr. Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Paul Leslie Sneed Private -

Anna Lucy Nollkamper 1899 - 1980

Cyrus Earl Greenshield 1897 - 1971

Cont. p. 301

Paul Winn Sneed 1925 - 1988

Linda Louis Nary Private -

Amy Louisa Sneed Private -

Thomas Earl Sneed Private -

Charlotte Greenshield Private -

Sarah Jean Buckles Private -

Amanda Jean Sneed Private -

308

Frank A LoBasso Private -

Richard Louis Sneed Private -

Bonnie Jo Borshay Private -

Andrew Joseph Sneed Private -

Shannon E. Sneed Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Cyrus Earl Greenshield 1926 - 2004

Cont. p. 301

Grace Martha Stavinoha Private -

James Michael Greenshield Private -

Colleen Caye Petty Private -

Courtney Caye Greenshield Private -

Kevin Michael Greenshield Private -

309

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Eugene Everett Greenshield 1929 - 1997

Cont. p. 301

Jackie Sue Greenshield Private -

Sarah E. Grimes Private -

David Michael Grimes Private -

Roger Dale Grimes Private -

Evan C. Grimes Private -

Betty Lou Diason Private -

Jay Everett Greenshield Private -

Rachel Lauren Grimes Private -

Jessika Leanne Greenshield Private -

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Jana Smart Private -

Jodie Linda Greenshield Private -

Loren Barry Greenshield Private -

Katrina Greenshield Private -

Margaret Weed Private -

Jessica Greenshield Private -

Larry Gene Greenshield Private -

Dorothy Day Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

William G. Michalke 1927 - 1984

Cont. p. 305

Jack Ott Private -

Thomas G. Ott Private -

Julia Nell Michalke Private -

Jim Snow Private -

Amber Snow Private -

Frances Nell Rudder Private -

Bill Wada Private -

Jodie Traver Private -

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Billie Ruth Michalke Private -

Jessica Traver Private -

Robert Traver Private -

Robert James Traver Private -

Jamie Guy Traver Private -

Jennifer Dawn Traver Private -

Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

John Graham Knigge 1926 - 1992

Cont. p. 307

Raymond E. Durham Private -

Shirley C. Archer Private -

Gaye Lynn Knigge Private -

312

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Descendants of Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1,2,3,4,5,6 was born 17 Oct 1835 in Uelzen, Germany7, and died 24 Apr 1931 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. She married John R. Vogt8,9,10,11 27 Jan 1857 in Fayette County, Texas. He was born 09 May 1832 in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany12, and died 14 Sep 1909 in Bluff, Fayette, TX. Notes for Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich: The La Grange Journal November 15, 1928 “Black Beans of Death” (From The American-Statesman) It is a cold, gloomy day in March of 1843. A dismal wind startles weird echoes in the trees and canons of mountainous country near Salado, Mexico – rising in the mountains and sweeping with vicious insistence down to the little settlement where one hundred and seventy-six men are doomed to die. In their hearts there is little hope of release. They sit in the stifling air of a rude shed, converted into a death chamber from a barn, and wait orders to march before a firing line and surrender their lives for Texas. Awaiting the surrender of their all – these who had scorned all other surrender as not befitting men who had sworn themselves to win freedom for their state. Their clothes were worn threadbare, their feet were sore and lacerated from those long days and nights on the mountains without food or shelter while they sought the way back to Texas. Bodies were weak and helpless from the long exposure and in their minds was no thought but the release death would bring. In the hands of the Mexican general Santa Anna they hoped for no mercy. Guards enter the room and silently place the men in heavy iron chains, ordering each to stand in line as he was bound. No word is said – then one of the Mexicans holds an official looking document to the light and reads orders that chill the blood of every man who heard them. They had expected death – death for them all according to the will of Santa Anna. Their capturer, General Mexia, had written his relentless commander, asking freedom for the prisoners, and Santa Anna had granted that only one man out of every ten would be shot and that the others might be spared. In the history of Texas is written many chapters of dramatic happenings, but none more powerful in ironic twists of fate than the scene that followed the reading of the cruel orders. An officer, holding an earthen mug in his hand, comes into the shed where the Texans were confined and bound in chains. In the mug were one hundred and seventy-six beans, the number of the prisoners. One hundred and fifty-nine beans were white and seventeen were black. The prisoners were each to draw a bean from the mug. The black beans meant death. To tell the rest would be only to repeat a story known to all Texans, for the destiny of the Mier prisoners – men who dared to enter the enemy’s country out-numbered many times, to save their comrades captured by General Woll at San Antonio – will be re-told and remembered through many generations. It is from the lips of Mrs. Franciska Vogt of La Grange that the story was recently recounted with a new and gripping angle on the well known incidents – for Mrs. Vogt is the one person living who was present and remembers when the bones of these seventeen men were brought back to Texas soil and buried on the bluff overlooking her home in La Grange. And it was on her 93rd birthday that she recalled that solemn ceremony of 1848, when as a child of 13 she rode bareback to the site where the Mier prisoners were re-buried with honor and praise. 313

“Ah, I shall never forget how it looked – that procession of men riding mules and leading others with the bones of the Texans slung in gunny-sacks across the backs of the animals,” she said, her eyes once more glowing with the amazement she must have felt as a child. “They came right into town, and when I heard what was going to be done, I remember I ran and jumped on my pony and raced to the top of the hill for the ceremony.” “I do not remember much of what happened, except that it was all very solemn and quiet as the bones were carefully and tenderly buried up there on the hill. Then the monument was put up – the big limestone tomb under which are the remains of those seventeen men who drew the black beans of death.” Mrs. Vogt recalled that she was unable to get astride her horse after it was all over – remembering, as she says, more of the smaller details that made an impression on a young mind. “I know it was some man from Austin who helped me – some nice man who held my horse and helped me swing up to ride back home again, but I do not know who, though I still remember how he looked that day,” she said. The little old lady who will soon reach the century mark also told the story of the man who took the black bean drawn by a comrade away from him and died in his stead. The incident may be legend or true, but Mrs. Vogt states that she has heard it all her life and believes its veracity. It is told that the first to draw the fatal lot was a man with a wife and children back at home, and that his friend forced him to exchange the beans so that he might live. Though the names of this Damon and Pythias of Texas history may be lost in the maze of years, what a monument to friendships that face life and death with equal unselfishness! The burial of the Mier prisoners is only one of the incidents of early Texas history that can be told in the first person by the gray-haired and smiling grandmother and great-grandmother of La Grange. She came to Fayette county from Germany in 1847 with her mother and brothers and sisters, following the father George Willrich, who had come the previous year and located a home. Mrs. Vogt tells that the state gave 300 acres of land to every man with a family who settled in that country then – land as wild as if it had never been touched by man. “These hills were thick with wild animals and rattle snakes, but I got used to them and remember riding all over the country by myself as a child,” she relates. “I will always remember one time when I was going after the horses for my mother and came up on a lot of commotion in the woods. When I got to a clearing, I saw six wolves tearing at the body of a deer they had killed.” Mrs. Vogt’s father was a prominent judge in the “old country,” and came to America with many other immigrants during those years who sought freedom and prosperity in the new land. He had a large family of children whose children and children’s children are numbered among the settlers of the state. Mrs. Vogt’s own children are Mrs. Ernest Knigge of La Grange, with whom she makes her home; E. R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Julius Vogt of O’Quinn, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper, Fritz Vogt, La Grange. The story of the Mier prisoners will again be placed before the people of Texas during the next legislature, it was recently learned, as the senator and representative from that part of the state, Senator Gus. Rusek of Schulenburg and Rep. James Pavlica of Flatonia, are to ask that 50 acres of land along the top of the bluff where the men are buried, be purchased by the state for a state park and a memorial to their heroism. The land is available for purchase at this time, and as the location is ideal scenically for a beautiful recreation resort, they will use all their power to pass the bill creating the Mier park for Texas. A monument already stands on the court house square at La Grange, erected several years ago by the state “to the memory of the men who drew the black beans and were shot at Salado, Mexico, on March 24th, 1843,” and to Capt. N. H. Dawson and his men who were massacred at Salado, Texas, in September of 1842. The remains of some of these men are also said to rest with the Mier prisoners in the tomb at La Grange, brought back by the group who went by mule train on their errand of such grim homage. To follow the trail of these one hundred and fifty-six men who were spared in the fatal lottery at the haciendo of Salado would be to wonder whether or not the man who saved his friend did not leave him the worse fate. Dying of unbearable hardships on their march into Mexico City, wasting away in dungeons, shot while trying to escape and a few finally winning their way back to Texas, the group one by one went the way of their comrades who drew death from the glass of chance that day. But no matter what followed for them, it would surely be safe to 314

imagine that none experienced deeper agony of suspence, or grief for his comrades, than when they plunged their hands into the little grains of matter, colored black and white, that meant a promised freedom or a black doom. LA GRANGE JOURNAL 30 APR 1931 FRANZISKA VOGT "Grandmother Vogt Passes Away" Reaching the age of 95 years, 5 months and 7 days, Grandmother Franziska Vogt, one of our most interesting and esteemed citizens closes the last chapter of her life 24 April 1931. She was born 17 October 1835 in Germany and came to Fayette County with her mother, Mrs. Geo. Willrich, and sisters and brothers in the year 1847. Her father, a prominent judge in the old country, had come over the year before to locate a home for the family. Texas gave three hundred acres of land to every man with family who settled upon its soil, land seemingly untouched by man, with wild beasts and snakes roaming at will. They went through many trials during these days, and to hear grandmother recite some of the history of her younger days was interesting. In 1928 the Journal reproduced an account entitled: "Black Beans of Death", a story told by the subject of this sketch on her 93rd birthday anniversary, which had been published in the Austin American. She recalled the solemn ceremony of 1848, when a child of thirteen she rode horseback to the site where the Mier prisoners of war were reburied with honor and praise, on Kreische's Bluff. After the death of her husband, John Vogt, 22 years ago, she continued to live at the old home near O'Quinn, where her youngest son, Julius, now resides. About ten years ago she came to live in her declining years with her daughter Mrs. E. Knigge of this city. It may truly be said of her, she won the love of all with whom she came in contact, and will be greatly missed. Mrs. Vogt was the mother of eight children, five sons and three daughters, of whom three preceded her in death: Mrs. H. Schroeder of this city and Geo. Vogt of Schulenburg; Hans died at the age of 8 years. The living are: E.R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper, Mrs. E. Knigge and Fritz Vogt of this city and Julius Vogt of O'Quinn. Twenty-three grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, besides two step sisters, Mrs. Anna Gross of San Antonio and Mrs. Louise Koehler of this city are among the sorrowing relatives. Interment took place at the Cedar Cemetery Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. C.O. Boatman officiating. More About Franziska Sophie Eleonore Willrich: Burial: 25 Apr 1931, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for John R. Vogt: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 23 SEP 1909 IN MEMORY OF JOHN VOGT When the visit of the death angel was made to the home of John Vogt, near Cedar, last week, Tuesday, September 14, 1909, the spirit of one of Fayette County's oldest and most beloved citizens journeyed to the far-off home to dwell with the great majority who have gone before. The entire vicinage where he was most highly respected and revered was wrapt in sorrow and heartfelt expressions of regret were frequent. John Vogt was born in SchleswigHolstein, Germany May 9, 1832, and when a lad of seventeen years emigrated to America, landing at Galveston August 31, 1849. His journey to Fayette was made in the primitive manner of that time, by ox-wagon. For several years after his arrival he earned his living by daily labor. In the year 1857, January 13, he was united in marriage with Miss Franziska Willrich, one of the then popular belles of Cedar. The ceremony occured at the home of Dr. Dencker, which home still stands and shelters a daughter of the doctor. After one year's residence at this place, the family removed to the home which was the deceased's until the final call was made and he passed out of the knowledge of earthly matters. The union was blessed with eight children, one of whom died many years ago. The seven living are: Mrs. Hermann Schroeder of Cedar, E. R. Vogt of Schulenburg, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper of Swiss Alp, George Vogt of Swiss Alp, Fritz Vogt of La Grange, John Vogt of Cedar and Mrs. Ernst Knigge of La Grange. Seventeen grand children and one great grandchild also mourn the loss of good old Papa Vogt. Wednesday morning of last week the funeral was held from the old homestead and the remains, followed by an immense cortege, were conveyed to the Cedar Cemetery and laid to rest with beautiful and impressive ceremonies. Rev. Kern, pastor of the Lutheran Church at Swiss Alp, spoke of the good qualities of the deceased and commited his spirit to the care of the Maker. Judge Willrich, who is related to the family, also spoke at the grave dwelling on the ennobling life led by his relative. Mr. Vogt was one of the Texas Confederate soldiers. At 315

the last reunion, held here in May, he was unable to take part. At a former reunion the remaining soldiers of what once was a strong company were photographed. There were not many present but the picture shows the faces of determined men. It was this picture the writer was shown when he last visited the home of the deceased. He cherished this with the pride characteristic of the grizzeled old veterans of today, who, in their youth, shouldered their muskets in a cause they believed right. It was at that time I learned to know more of Grandpa Vogt and to love him for his goodness of heart and his consideration for the wants and rights of others. He is gone now sleeping that long sleep that knows no awakening, but which is recorded as being the rest from which we will all arise some sweet day to share the blessing of the Messiah. A. FRIEND More About John R. Vogt: Burial: 15 Sep 1909, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Children of Franziska Willrich and John Vogt are: +

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Johanna Margarethe5 Vogt, born 23 Oct 1857 in Fayette Co., TX; died 03 Apr 1918 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX. Ernst Rudolph Vogt, born 15 Oct 1859 in Fayette County, Texas; died 25 Feb 1940 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Charlotte Sophia Vogt, born 25 Apr 1862 in O'Quinn, Fayette Co., TX; died 02 Jan 1949 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX. Anna Louise Vogt, born 21 Mar 1864 in Texas; died 1949. Hans Heinrich Vogt13, born 08 Apr 1866 in Texas; died 09 Aug 1873. More About Hans Heinrich Vogt: Burial: Abt. 11 Aug 1873, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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George Karl Vogt, born 04 Mar 1868 in Cedar, Fayette, TX; died 04 Aug 1917 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Fritz Vogt, born 14 Mar 1870 in Fayette Co., TX; died 10 Jul 1943 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX. Julius Vogt, born 28 Jun 1875 in Fayette Co., TX; died 11 Nov 1955 in Fayette Co., TX.

Generation No. 2 2. Johanna Margarethe5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)14,15,16,17,18,19 was born 23 Oct 1857 in Fayette Co., TX20, and died 03 Apr 1918 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX21. She married Hermann Schroeder22,23,24,25,26 30 Oct 1878 in Fayette County, TX27. He was born 19 May 1857 in Schwaan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany28,29, and died 20 May 1935 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX29. Notes for Johanna Margarethe Vogt: La Grange Journal April 4, 1918 SERIOUSLY ILL Little Hope Held Out for Recovery of Patient As we go to press the condition of Mrs. Hermann Schroeder, who has been ill for some time, is such that little hope is held out for her recovery. Family relatives, nurse and doctor are doing all in their power to stay the approach of death, but the inevitable is apt to follow ere this reaches our readers. La Grange Journal April 11, 1918 GONE TO HER REWARD Death Claimed Another Good Woman After Long Illness. Died Wednesday afternoon, Mrs. Margaret Schroeder, wife of Herman Schroeder, manager of the Farmers Lumber Company. Mrs. Schroeder had been suffering for months and during the past five weeks had been under the constant care of a trained nurse and physician. It seemed that the battle was entirely one-sided, she grew weaker each day and finally; without a struggle lapsed into eternal sleep. 316

Mrs. Schroeder was the eldest daughter of Mrs. Franciska Vogt, widow of the late John Vogt, and was the second of the children to die within a year. Our sympathy is offered to the husband and the son, John Schroeder, and daughter, Miss Louise, and the brothers and sisters, and yet we cannot refrain from saying, in addition, that our heart bleeds for the good old mother who has witness the going of her children and mourn their loss. As a good wife and mother, Mrs. Schroeder was known to many. Her greatest pleasure in life, in addition to the attributes mentioned, was to do good to others. Willing to help, willing to give and assist in the relief of those in need, she has left much to keep alive her memory and many who will miss her. Her remains were placed to their last rest in the new cemetery Thursday afternoon, in attendance and assisting in the last sad rites, being a very large number from the city and country and other towns. Rev. Arnold officiating, paid a strong tribute to the deceased. La Grange Journal April 11, 1918 CARD OF THANKS Neighbors, relatives and friends, our grateful thanks are offered to you for the many little deeds of kindness you extended to our wife and mother during her illness. For your manifestations of friendly concern, and for your kind words of sympathy we wish to thank you. It helps us to bridge the chasm of sorrow to know that, when death came and claimed our wife and mother, you were there to sympathize, to console and to comfort us. For what you did, we say again, our sincerest thanks to all. HERMANN SCHROEDER JOHN SCHROEDER LOUISE SCHROEDER

More About Johanna Margarethe Vogt: Burial: 04 Apr 1918, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX30 Notes for Hermann Schroeder: La Grange Journal May 23, 1935 Death Comes After Year's Illness To Hermann Schroeder Sunday, May 19, Hermann Schroeder, a highly respected citizen of La Grange, completed the 78th mile post of his early pilgrimage; he was abed, and had been ill for more than a year, frequently rallying from the weakening attacks and sufficiently so to permit leave of the sick room and a drive about the city. Monday the oil of his life's lamp grew less, he struggled against the shadow, he died at 7:00 o'clock, early evening. Rev. Guy B. Duff, pastor of the Presbyterian church, officiated at the home and at the cemetery, Tuesday afternoon, and interment was had at the new cemetery. Relatives, hundreds of friends, many from a far distance and from the neighborhood of La Grange, paid reverence to one they esteemed highly while he lived among them. The profusion of flowers, told one story, and the tributes another. Hermann Schroeder, everybody's friend, honorable and upright in all things, was placed to rest. Hermann Schroeder was born in Schwaan, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany May 19, 1857; he emigrated to Texas at the age of 16 years, landing at Galveston, December 30, 1879, absolutely penniless. Delighted with his new home, deciding to become a citizen of the United States, he took the oath of allegiance later and remained a loyal citizen. He was taken under the care and protection of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Frederich Meyer of Cedar, and helped with the he farm work. Later he purchased the Meyer farm, (200 acres) and continued thereon until 1910. Proffered the position of manager of the Farmers Lumber Company, he accepted and remained in charge 317

of that institution until his enfeebled condition forced him to retire. Unpretentious at all times; faithful and conscientious in his work, no greater tribute can be added than, "he was a man to know and to respect." Mr. Schroeder was united in marriage, October 20, 1878 with Miss Margarethe Vogt, eldest daughter of the late John Vogt and wife Franziska Vogt, nee Willrich, of Cedar, Texas. Mrs. Schroeder preceded him in death, April 3, 1918; with his daughter he lived on South Franklin street until beckoned to follow. Mr. Schroeder is survived by his son John Schroeder and wife Pauline; his daughter, Miss Louise Schroeder, Mrs. Marguerite Willmann and her husband Frank J. Willmann; one son, Fritz Schroeder, died in infancy.

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3. Ernst Rudolph5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)38,39,40,41,42,43 was born 15 Oct 1859 in Fayette County, Texas, and died 25 Feb 1940 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. He married Anna Mary Nollkamper44,45,46,47 06 Dec 1883 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of Henry Nollkamper and Catharine Schriever. She was born 09 Jul 1861 in Fayette County, Texas, and died 01 Aug 1961 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Notes for Ernst Rudolph Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1909 County Surveyor E. R. Vogt, so The Journal has been informed, is on the sick list this week. Nothing serious, but sufficient to make him forsake his office duties for a few days. THE SCHULENBURG STICKER 318

29 FEB 1940 E. R. VOGT FAYETTE CO. RESIDENT BURIED MONDAY Mr. E. Rudolph Vogt passed away at the family residence here on Sunday, February 25, 1940. Death resulted from an injured hip and leg which was hurt when he fell about two months ago. Worn and weak from an active life, his frail body could not withstand the severe pain. "Judge" Vogt, as he was called by most of the people in the community, was born October 15, 1859, near Cedar, in Fayette County. He received his early education in the Fayette County schools and as a young man took private lessons in Civil Engineering. When he had reached the age of nineteen years, he started out to work as a surveyor and for 60 years he followed that profession. On December 6, 1883, he won the hand of Miss Anna Nollkamper, who has lived through these many years at his side. The wedding ceremony took place in Cedar. In the year 1888, he was elected to the office of county surveyor and he held that office for 50 years. For the past 38 years he had been justice of the peace in this precinct and during that term of years has had only two opponents. In the year 1918, when the American Party was so strong, he was the only county official who was re-elected to office. In his years of work as surveyor, he covered practically the whole of the State of Texas and as far as we know today, no lawsuits have ever occured over any of the surveys he made. "Judge" Vogt not only was active in the above mentioned professions, but he was one of the first persons to help organize the First National Bank of Schulenburg in 1916. He was one of the first to help organize the Bluff Mutual Fire Insurance Company, which is over fifty years old and still going strong. He wrote the by-laws, rules and regulations of that group of farmers. He was the man who helped establish all of the mail routes out of Schulenburg. There were many other projects which live on through this man, who helped found them, who is not with us any more. For the past 34 years he has made his home in the city of Schulenburg. One of the expressions which we have heard many times within the past few days is that: "He was fair, impartial and just in all of his dealings." No finer tribute can be given to a man. It will not seem the same here in Schulenburg to not see the "Squire" come down the street with his cane in his hand and his pipe in his mouth. He will be missed by his many friends who have gathered for years on Saturday afternoon to play a few games of dominoes. His wise council, given freely, to all those who need sound advice, will go begging. Our, and every other community, needs more men who will live the life of Mr. Vogt. He was a wonderful father and husband and did his all to make his family happy and contented. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge and Charter member of the Schulenburg Lutheran Church. Funeral services were held from the family residence on Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in the Cedar Cemetery. Rev.Hornung and Rev. Kuretsch officiated at the last sad rites. Choirs of both the Lutheran and Methodist Churches sang the hymns. A large number of people from this and surrounding areas came to pay their last respects. Floral bouquets were numerous and very beautiful. Surviving to mourn his passing are: his wife Mrs. Annie Vogt; three sons: Charlie, Emil and Otto; two grandchildren: Charlie Vogt, Jr. and John Carrol Vogt; two brothers: Fritz Vogt of La Grange and Julius Vogt of Cedar, and two sisters, Mrs. Fritz Nollkamper and Mrs. Ernest Knigge, both of La Grange. We join with manv other friends of the family in extending our sympathy to the bereaved. Pallbearers were E.A. Bosl, Otto Brauner, Charles Matula, Alfred Olle, Henry Borchers and John Schroeder. More About Ernst Rudolph Vogt: Burial: 26 Feb 1940, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Anna Mary Nollkamper: THE SCHULENBURG STICKER 10 AUG 1961 MRS. E.R. VOGT RITES READ THURSDAY Funeral services for Mrs. E.R. (Granny) Vogt, Schulenburg's centenarian, were held from the SchwenkeBaumgarten Funeral Chapel Thursday afternoon, August 3rd at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. F.J. Mehrtens, pastor of the St. Paul United Church of Christ, of which Mrs. Vogt was a member, conducted the services. Burial was in the Cedar Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Vogt, Jr., John, Robert, George and Harry Vogt and Earl Greenshield. Mrs. Vogt, whose desire in life was to live to be 100 years, celebrated that seldom-reached goal on July 9th. She was born in the Cedar community July 9, 1861 as the daughter of Henry and Catharine Nollkamper, Sr. She was united in marriage at Cedar to E. Rudolph Vogt, who for many years was county surveyor and justice of the peace of the Schulenburg precinct. The couple moved to Schulenburg in 1894 and lived here since that time. Her 319

husband preceded her in death on February 25, 1940. Mrs. Vogt suffered a heart attack July 23 and was carried to the Youens Hospital the following Sunday, July 30. She passed away there on Tuesday, August 1, 1961 at 10:30 p.m. Although she had lost her sight and had been confined to bed for the past thirty years, she was extremely alert right up to the time of the attack. Survivors are three sons: C.A. Vogt, Sr. of Schulenburg, O.G. Vogt of Dallas and Emil Vogt of Arlington; two grandsons: C.A. Vogt, Jr. of this city and John Vogt of Dallas and two great grandsons: Cary and Roy Vogt of Schulenburg. Besides her husband she was preceded in death by four children. More About Anna Mary Nollkamper: Burial: 03 Aug 1961, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Children of Ernst Vogt and Anna Nollkamper are: 13

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4. Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)49,50 was born 25 Apr 1862 in O'Quinn, Fayette Co., TX51, and died 02 Jan 1949 in LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX51. She married Fritz W. Nollkamper52 10 Nov 1886 in Fayette County, Texas53, son of Henry Nollkamper and Catharine Schriever. He was born 04 Nov 1858 in Cedar, Fayette, TX53, and died 30 Jan 1940 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX53. Notes for Charlotte Sophia Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1943 Sunday Visitors Mrs. Fr. Nollkaemper has as guests over Sunday, her three daughters and families, coming to La Grange and celebrating their natal day anniversaries at the old home. Each of the three daughters were born on the same day of the same month, but at different years. Present were (the daughters) Mrs. Chas. Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross McMillan of Wiemar and Mrs. Earl Greenshield of Houston. Friends and invited guests were present to add to the day's pleasure. The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 6, 1949 Mrs. Fritz Nolkemper Is Interred Tuesday Mrs. Charlotte Nolkemper, widow of the late Fritz Nolkemper, passed away at the hospital here Sunday. She was 320

86 years, eight months and seven days of age. Mrs. Nolkemper, nee Vogt, was born at O'Quinn on April 25, 1862. She was united in marriage with Fritz Nolkemper, who preceded his wife to the grave. Mrs. Nolkemper had been a resident of La Grange since 1920, and of late had been living with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Greenshield. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. F. Erhard Eilers officiating. Interment was in the Cedar Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Chas. Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross McMillan of Weimar and Mrs. Greenshield; one sister, Mrs. Anna Knigge of Schulenburg; one brother, Julius Vogt of La Grange; and four grandchildren, Howard Gray McMillan, Lottie Lou, Gene, and Earl Greenshield, Jr.

More About Charlotte Sophia Vogt: Burial: 04 Jan 1949, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas54 Notes for Fritz W. Nollkamper: The La Grange Journal February 1, 1940 Fritz Nollkemper Struggling for the past month against the rapid approach of death, Fritz Nollkemper, aged 81 years, 2 months and 26 days, died at the family home in La Grange, Tuesday afternoon, January 30. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. R. Heise officiating and the Koenig Funeral Home in charge of the funeral. Pall bearers were Harry Vogt, Sequin; Emil Hagens, Gus. Knape, Emil Knape, Robt. Nollkemper, Swiss Alp; John Schroeder, La Grange, Robt. Vogt and John Balzer, Schulenburg. Interment was made in the Cedar cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. "Uncle Fritz" -- in the greeting manner in which the writer ever addressed him - came to La Grange 20 years ago from Swiss Alp, where he had farmed for many years, purchased the Thos. C. Gregory home and lived in that home continuously since. Retiring from his labors on the farm, he spent the past twenty years in contentment, and with his companion of more than 53 years, enjoyed with the pleasant and agreeable years with friends and neighborly relatives. Unpretentious, always of a friendly disposition, his appearance upon our streets will be sadly missed. May he sleep peacefully! Born at Cedar, Nov. 4, 1858, the son of Hy. Nollkemper, Sr., he spent his boyhood days on the farm; in the year 1886, Nov. 10, he was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Vogt, daughter of John and Mrs. Franciska Vogt, and located on a farm, near Swiss Alp, where they remained until 20 years ago when they removed to La Grange. To this union was born three daughters, all living; these are Mrs. Chas. (Elise) Rosenaur of Sealy, Mrs. Ross (Gretchen) McMillan of Weimar, and Mrs. Earl (Lucy) Greenshield of Swiss Alp. There are four grandchildren, viz: Howard Gray McMillan of Weimar; Earl Jr., and Gene Everett and Lottie Lou Greenshield of Swiss Alp.

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Marriage Notes for Elise Nollkamper and Charles Rosenauer: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 1, 1920 Married on March the 22nd at 8:30 p. m. Miss Elisa Nolkemper, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Nolkemper to Carl Rosenaur, a young business man of Flatonia. After the ceremony, which was witnessed only by the nearest relatives of the contracting parties, the young couple left for Flatonia their future home. Justice of Peace, Mr. Doubrova, officiated. Schulenburg Sticker.

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5. Anna Louise5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)58,59,60,61,62,63 was born 21 Mar 1864 in Texas64, and died 1949. She married Ernst Knigge65,66,67,68,69,70 29 Jan 1885 in Fayette County, TX, son of Ernst Knigge and Marie Appel. He was born 01 May 1861 in Fayette Co., TX71, and died 16 Nov 1938 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX72. More About Anna Louise Vogt: Burial: 1949, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Ernst Knigge: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 25, 1918 For Public Weigher The Journal is authorized to announce Ernst Knigge as a candidate for re-election to the office of Public Weigher, Precinct No. 1 and 7, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries in July. The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 24, 1920 Ernest Knigge For Public Weigher The present incumbent of the office of public weigher for precincts one and seven, with yard at La Grange, again presents his candidacy for re-election to the office of public weigher. Ernst Knigge has maintained the good will and respect of the cotton grower with whom he has had to deal considerably in the time of his official life, and herewith asks for the further consideration of his candidacy for re-election. He seeks the nomination on the democratic ticket, and asks that the voters give their endorsement by making his nomination unanimous at the July primaries. If re-elected, he will remain the same accommodating public weigher which has made his friends and supporters generally give their endorsement to his efforts in the past. La Grange Journal November 24, 1938 Ernst Knigge Death came to Ernst Knigge, at his home in La Grange, Wednesday morning, November 16; ill for the past 5 months he had made a good fight, but yielded, his strength gone. He had reached the age of 78 years, 6 months and 15 days. Surviving are: Mrs. Anna Knigge, nee Vogt, his widow; one son, George Knigge of Houston, and two daughters, Mrs. John (Christel) Balzer of Schulenburg and Mrs. Frances Frierson of Bristol, Oklahoma. One brother, Fred Knigge of Galveston and three sisters: Mrs. R. T. Huettel and Mrs. Emmie Allison of La Grange, and Mrs. Elise Haygood of Menard, also survive. There are 8 grandchildren.

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Funeral services will be held at the family residence in La Grange, Thursday afternoon, November 17, at 2:30 o'clock. The body will be taken to the Cedar cemetery for interment; Rev. R. Heise will officiate. Koenig Funeral Home has charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Knigge was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Knigge, German immigrants who were among the early settlers of Fayette County. He was born in Fayette County, south of La Grange, May 1, 1860, and was united in marriage with Miss Anna Vogt, a daughter of John and Mrs. Franciska Vogt of the old Cedar neighborhood. Retiring from the farm 20 years ago the family removed to La Grange; for several years deceased engaged in the mercantile business, later sold his holdings. He also served this precinct as public weigher for several terms.

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7. George Karl5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)73,74,75,76 was born 04 Mar 1868 in Cedar, Fayette, TX77,78, and died 04 Aug 1917 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. He married Lina Nollkamper79,80,81,82,83 04 Nov 1891 in Fayette County, TX84, daughter of Henry Nollkamper and Catharine Schriever. She was born 14 Oct 1868 in O'Quinn, Fayette, TX85,86, and died 27 Jan 1955 in Weimar, Colorado, TX87. Notes for George Karl Vogt: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, August 10, 1917 George Vogt Dead It was a distinct shock to this community when the word went out that George Vogt had died Saturday morning from blood poisoning, following a minor operation in Dallas about four weeks previous. Specialists had been summoned to his bedside and every thing that skilled physicians and faithful nursing could accomplish was done without avail. Geo. Vogt was born at Cedar post office, about fourteen miles from Schulenburg, on March 4, 1868. In 1891 he was united in marriage to Lena Nollkemper and of this union five children were born, Olivia, Robert, Julia, Ruth, and George, Jr., all of whom survive him, together with his faithful wife, his mother, Mrs. Francis Vogt, of La Grange, who came to Texas in 1846, and is in her 82nd year, yet distinctly remembers the services attending the demise of the famous Dawson company near Bluff. He is also survived by six brothers and sisters, Judge E. R. Vogt, of this city; Fritz Vogt, of La Grange; Julius Vogt, who still lives on the old homestead at Cedar; Mrs. Schroeder, of La Grange; Mrs. Nollkemper, of Swiss Alp; and Mrs. Knigge, of La Grange. To the writer this is a deep personal loss, as during the few years of our friendship his unfailing good nature has ever been a source of comfort, his sterling honesty and upright manhood an inspiration. During the eight years he has been in business in this city his every business transaction has been stamped with the mark of fairness to all. Now that his life work has been accomplished and the dark curtain that hides the beautiful beyond from mortal eyes, has been softly drawn aside for his passage, the sorrowing family and friends can console themselves with the knowledge that the God above, who supervises our incoming and our outgoing with His infinite wisdom, has balanced his Book of Life and written across the page those words of boundless meaning "Well done, thou good and faithful servant."

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The impressive Masonic service was given Sunday afternoon in the presence of a large number of friends from all part of the county. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Paul Pieponbrok, and the Herman Sohns lodge, of which he was a member, assisted. Thus closes a life of unfailing devotion to his family, of unselfish service and uncompromising integrity toward his fellowman. The sphere in which he grew to manhood and accomplished his life's work has been the better for having known him and he enters the future life without fear, secure in the knowledge that what his hand has found to do, has been accomplished to the best of his knowledge and belief.

More About George Karl Vogt: Burial: Abt. 06 Aug 1917, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX Notes for Lina Nollkamper: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, January 28, 1955 Mrs. George Vogt, Sr. Passes Away The funeral services for Mrs. George (Lina) Vogt, Sr., age 86 years, will be held from the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, Friday afternoon, January 28, 1955 at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery. Mrs. Vogt passed away in the Youens Hospital early Thursday morning, January 27. Further particulars will be published in next week's issue of the Sticker. The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, February 4, 1955 Mrs. George Vogt, 86, Pioneer Lady Laid To Rest Funeral services for Mrs. George (Lina) Vogt were held at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home on Friday, January 28 at 2:30 o'clock with reverend Wm. C. Anderson officiating. Interment was in the Schulenburg City Cemetery. The deceased was born at O'Quinn (Fayette County), Texas on October 14, 1868, as the daughter of the late Henry and Katherine Nollkamper. She was married to George Vogt on November 4, 1891 and two sons and three daughters were born to this union. Her husband preceded her in death in 1917, also a daughter, Olivia in 1919. Mrs. Vogt suffered a stroke on August 14 and was a patient in the Youens Hospital at Weimar where she passed away on Thursday, January 27 at 4:15 in the morning. She had reached the age of 86 years, 3 months, and 13 days. She was a member of the St. Paul Evangelical and Reformed Church. She was loved and respected by all who knew her, a devoted mother and grandmother. She was very alert and showed a deep interest in the activities of the community. Crocheting and flower culture were her hobbies. The pallbearers were Ray Kusey, Lee Prause, Gus Knape, Leslie Lippman, Alfred Olle, and Rudolph Roeder. She is survived by the following children: Robert Vogt, Mrs. Fritz (Julia) Michalke, Mrs. Hugo (Ruth) Stanzel, all of Schulenburg, and George Vogt of Weimar, four grandsons and three great-granddaughters, also, one sister, Mrs. E. R. Vogt of this city.

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Olivia Frieda6 Vogt88,89,90,91, born 04 Oct 1893 in Texas92; died 04 Mar 1919 in Fayette Co., TX93. Notes for Olivia Frieda Vogt: La Grange Journal March 6, 1919 ONE MORE WAS NEEDED Death Loves Ever The Shining Mark - Miss Vogt Monday night the news came from Schulenburg that Miss Olivia Vogt aged twenty-six years, daughter of Mrs. Geo. Vogt had been claimed by the grim reaper. Known here, where she had numerous relatives and friends, as a sweetly disposed, pure good young woman, her being called hence occasioned much sorrow. Since the death of her father, Geo. Voght - who passed to his reward in August 1917 - and the continued illness of her mother, Miss Olivia has mothered her little sisters, her kind ministrations, unselfish sacrifices for the comfort of those so near and dear to her bound to her more closely the already strong ties of love and friendship of relative and friend. She became ill last week but the indomitable energy encouraged, prevented recognition by her of her affliction until the dread influenza had fastened its hold, and pneumonia followed to complete the work of destruction. True, we are told that death loves a shining mark, we see it here exemplified. None knew her but to love her, none loved her but to know her as she was. Our sincerest sympathy is offered to her saddened mother, her sisters and brother and other relatives. He who has calmed the stormy waters, and returned a placid sea, should lighten the sorrow; may He comfort them.

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Robert Charles Vogt, born 03 Feb 1897 in Texas; died 23 Dec 1988 in Bexar Co, TX. Lillie Julia Auguste Vogt, born 05 Aug 1901; died 23 Jun 1998 in Colorado Co., TX. Ruth Anna Hedwig Vogt94,95,96,97, born 20 Aug 1906; died 19 Mar 1978 in Colarado Co., TX. She married Hugo Joseph Stanzel 12 May 1951 in Fayette County, TX; born 21 Feb 1902; died 08 May 1970 in Colarado Co., TX. More About Ruth Anna Hedwig Vogt: Burial: Abt. 21 Mar 1978, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX More About Hugo Joseph Stanzel: Burial: Abt. 10 May 1970, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX

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8. Fritz5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)98,99,100,101,102,103,104 was born 14 Mar 1870 in Fayette Co., TX105,106, and died 10 Jul 1943 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX106. He married Hedwig Sladczyk107,108,109,110 21 Dec 1892 in Fayette County, TX110, daughter of Victor Sladczyk and Rosalie Navrath. She was born 15 Dec 1871 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX111, and died 09 Mar 1916 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX112. Notes for Fritz Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 24, 1920 Fritz Vogt For Commissioner Beat No. 1 Submitting his name on the democratic ticket for the nomination to the office of county commissioner for this precinct, number one, Fritz Vogt asks the democratic voters to favorably consider his candidacy. Everybody knows the big-hearted, ever-accomodating Fritz Vogt, who spends his idle time doing a good deed for another. 325

Fritz travels over the county frequently, believes in good roads and a business administration of the county's affairs. He will make a good commissioner and will devote his time to the duties creditably. He respectfully solicits your support as well as your vote and will appreciate your endorsement by ballot. La Grange Journal July 15, 1943 Fritz Vogt Fritz Vogt, aged 73 years, 3 months and 26 days, died at La Grange, Saturday, July 10; funeral services were held in the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home Sunday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock, Rev. Guy B. Duff officiating; interment was made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Deceased was born March 14, 1870 in Fayette county and had spent his entire life in the county, he was a son of John Vogt and Mrs. Franciska (Willrich) Vogt, early settlers of the county, and was reared in what is generally known as the Cedar section. Mrs. Hedwig (Sladczyk) Vogt, his wife, and one one son, John Vogt, preceded him to the grave. One son, Harry Vogt, one brother, Julius Vogt of Cedar, and two sisters, Mrs. Fr. Nollkaemper and Mrs. Ernst Knigge survive.

More About Fritz Vogt: Burial: 11 Jul 1943, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette, TX113 Notes for Hedwig Sladczyk: La Grange Journal March 16, 1916 Death of Mrs. Vogt Thursday night, following an illness of but a few days, Mrs. Hedwig Vogt, wife of Fritz Vogt, died at the family home on Colorado Street. The untimely death of this good lady has caused many hearts to ache, and the sympathy of the community is extended to the bereaved husband, the two sons, one a child of two years, and other relatives. Mrs. Vogt, whose maiden name was Sladczyk, was the daughter of Captain Sladczyk of Bluff and was loved by her legion of friends. She was married to Fritz Vogt, December 21, 1892. Few knew of her illness, and her death came as a shock. Everything that mortals could do was done; and as a last resort a hospital surgeon was requested to come, but reached her too late. Saturday afternoon the remains were laid to their last rest place in the new cemetery, and a very large number of relatives and friends being in attendance. The foral tributes were numerous and beautiful.

More About Hedwig Sladczyk: Burial: 11 Mar 1916, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette, TX114 Children of Fritz Vogt and Hedwig Sladczyk are: 32

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John R.6 Vogt115,116,117, born 04 Sep 1893 in Cedar, Fayette, TX118; died 14 Nov 1937 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX119. He married Mozelle Hughes Private; born Private. Notes for John R. Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 15, 1912 Johnny Vogt, son of our townsman, Fritz Vogt, came up from Columbus, where he has resided for several months, holding a position with a law firm as stenographer, last week to accept a similar position with Bernos & Speckels, the Sam Houston Life Insurance agents.

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La Grange Journal March 16, 1916 John Vogt, who holds a lucrative position with a wholesale firm at Waco, came down Wednesday night is response to a message announcing the illness of his mother. La Grange Journal November 18, 1937 John Vogt Thursday of last week when the Legion Buddies were carrying out their program of Armistice Day celebration, Johnny - we know him better by that name - came upon the scene and was slapped on the back by the buddies, all of whom were glad to greet him and bid him enjoy himself with his old comrades. Little knew these Buddies, or Johnny that he was walking in the shadow of the scythe and that he may wander too close. Saturday, in the courthouse, second floor, at the office of John Schroeder of the Fayette County Abstract Company, Johnny was stricken and immediately lost the power of his right side, arm, and leg. He was taken to the home of his father, Fritz Vogt, and given every attention; Sunday morning the contemplated visit to the Legion Hospital at Kerrville was abandoned, his condition would not permit. He was taken to the La Grange Hospital and every care and attention given. He joined his former buddies who had traveled down the lane, Sunday night. Johnny Vogt was born near Cedar in the western section of Fayette county, and was the eldest son of Fritz Vogt; he served during the world war and after the armistice was signed returned to La Grange where he engaged in business for several years. He was, for a number of years unable to travel about as was his wont, due to an affliction to his limb, but with a patience most commendable he carried on and finally overcame the handicap. He was united in marriage with Mrs. Mozelle Hughes in January 1936, who survives him; his father, Fritz Vogt and a brother Harry, also survive. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, with interment at the new cemetery; services were held at the Koenig Funeral Home by Rev. Guy B. Duff, and with Legion escort were conveyed to the cemetery. At the grave his Masonic brethren and the Legion Buddies officiated.

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9. Julius5 Vogt (Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)120,121,122,123,124 was born 28 Jun 1875 in Fayette Co., TX124,125, and died 11 Nov 1955 in Fayette Co., TX125. He married Adele M. Loessin126,127,128 23 Feb 1909 in Black Jack, Fayette County, TX129, daughter of August Loessin. She was born 12 Jan 1883 in Black Jack, Fayette, TX130, and died 28 Jun 1954 in Pasadena, Harris, TX130. Notes for Julius Vogt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 29, 1912 Struck By Falling Tree Julius Vogt of the old Cedar neighborhood is suffering from the effects of an accident that came near costing him his life. While busily engaged Monday in felling a large tree on his farm, a cracking sound informed him that the oak would soon begin to fall. He ceased his labors and stepped out of harm's way, but discovered, to his dismay, that his little son would, unless hastily removed, be struck. It was while in the act of getting the little fellow away that the crash came, the tree carrying the father crushingly to the earth.

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Mr. Vogt was struck on the head, receiving an ugly wound which partially stunned him. His body and lower right limb were badly bruised. Medical aid was hastily summoned, and Dr. Knolle, of this city, accompanied by Fritz Vogt, repaired to the scene of the accident at once. The wound was dressed and the sufferer made as comfortable as possible. Julius is the youngest of the large family of John (now deceased) and Mrs. Francisca Vogt, old settlers and highly respected people of the Cedar community, and the last and only remaining member at the old neighborhood. His aged and widowed mother lives within a stone's throw of his residence. The Fayette County Record November 15, 1955 Aged Cedar Man Is Interred Sunday Julius Vogt, life-long resident of the Cedar community near La Grange, passed away at his home Friday. He was 80. Funeral services were held Sunday at 2 p. m. at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here, with the Rev. F. Erhard Eilers officiating and interment was made in the Cedar cemetery. Mr. Vogt was born on June 28, 1875, and on February 24, 1909, was united in marriage with Miss Adela Loessin at Black Jack. Mrs. Vogt passed away in 1954. He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Joe Studlar of Carlsbad, N. M., Mrs. Guido Herman of La Grange, Mrs. Fred Otto of Pasadena, and Mrs.Emil Barton of Schulenburg; one son, Raymond Vogt of La Grange; and five grand-children.

More About Julius Vogt: Burial: 13 Nov 1955, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas131 Notes for Adele M. Loessin: The Fayette County Record July 2, 1954 Mrs. Julius Vogt Buried Wednesday Funeral services for Mrs. Adele M. Vogt, 71, lifetime resident of Fayette county, whose death occurred at a Pasadena hospital, Monday, were held Wednesday from the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here, with the Rev. F. E. Eilers, of Swiss Alp officiating. Mrs. Vogt was a native of Black Jack where she was born Jan. 12, 1883, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. August Loessin. She later married Julius Vogt February 24, 1909 at Black Jack, who survives. Other survivors are four daughters: Mrs. Joe Studlar of Lubbock, Mrs. Guido Herman of La Grange, Mrs. Fred Otto of Pasadena, Mrs. Emil Barton of Schulenburg, a son, Raymond Vogt of La Grange; two sisters, Mrs. Hilda Meyer of Schulenburg, Miss Louise Loessin of La Grange; and a brother Otto Loessin of La Grange. There are also five grandchildren. Interment was in the Cedar cemetery. More About Adele M. Loessin: Burial: 30 Jun 1954, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas132 Marriage Notes for Julius Vogt and Adele Loessin: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 4, 1909 Marriage Licenses 328

Julius Vogt and Miss Adele Loessin Julius Vogt and Miss Adele Loessin were happily united in marriage at the home of the bride's parents last Thursday in the presence of relatives and friends. Our best wishes and congratulations are herewith extended. Being a union of members of two of the most prominent families of that section, The Journal can predict nothing but happiness and unbounded prosperity.

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Elvern Vogt137,138,139, born 30 Oct 1918 in O'Quinn, Fayette, TX139; died 17 Jul 1999 in Colarado Co., TX139. She married Emil Barton140 11 Sep 1948 in Fayette County, TX; born 11 Oct 1907 in Dubina, Fayette, Texas140; died 03 Jun 1999 in Victoria Co., TX140. Notes for Elvern Vogt: The Victoria Advocate Date: July 19, 1999 Page: 8A ELVERN VOGT BARTON SCHULENBURG --Elvern Vogt Barton, 80, of Schulenburg, died Saturday, July 17, 1999. She was born Oct. 30, 1918, in Oquin, to the late Julius and Adela Loessin Vogt. She was a self-employed hairdresser and a member of United Church of Christ Church. Preceded in death by: husband, Emil Barton. Visitation will be 5 p.m. today at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home chapel. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's United Church of Christ with Mrs. Elizabeth Deterling officiating. Burial will be at the Weimar Masonic Cemetery. Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, Schulenburg, (409) 743-4151. Memorials: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Schulenburg, TX 78956.

More About Elvern Vogt: Burial: 20 Jul 1999, Weimar Masonic, Weimar, Colorado, TX141 Notes for Emil Barton: The Victoria Advocate Date: June 5, 1999 Page: 7A SCHULENBURG -- Emil Barton, 91, of Schulenburg, died Thursday, June 3, 1999. He was born Oct. 11, 1907, in Dubina, to the late Andrew and Frances Pudich Barton, immigrants from Czech-Moravia. He attended parochial and public schools in Dubina through sixth grade. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a quartermaster heavy truck driver in Belgium and Germany from 1943 to 1945. He received a degree from Blinn Junior College and graduated from Alamo Beauty College in San Antonio and served for approximately 40 years at the Chat and Curl Beauty Shop in Schulenburg. He was a member of VFW, American Legion, Sons of Hermann and St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. Survivors: wife, Elvern Vogt Barton; and 15 nieces and nephews. An American Legion and VFW memorial service will be 6:30 p.m. today at Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral chapel. Services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Schulenburg. Burial will be at Masonic Cemetery in Weimar. Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home, Schulenburg, (409) 743-4151. Memorials: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Schulenburg.

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Generation No. 3 10. John6 Schroeder (Johanna Margarethe5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)142,143,144,145 was born 13 May 1880 in Cedar, Fayette, TX145, and died 31 Dec 1964 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX145. He married Pauline Marie Melcher146,147 23 May 1901 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX148,149. She was born 12 Apr 1881 in O'Quinn, Fayette, TX150, and died 07 Mar 1953 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX150. Notes for John Schroeder: The Fayette County Record January 5, 1965 Rites Held Saturday For John Schroeder, Veteran Abstractor Funeral services for John Schroeder, 84, a veteran of more than 60 years in the abstract and title insurance business, were held at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul Lutheran church. The Rev. H. T. Flachmeier, assisted by the Rev. Paul A Grout Jr. of the Travis Street Methodist church, officiated and burial was in the La Grange City cemetery. Graveside services were under the auspices of the La Grange Masonic lodge. Mr. Schroeder passed away Thursday morning of a heart attack he suffered Christmas Eve day. Death to the beloved "senior citizen" came at Fayette Memorial hospital here. He was born May 13, 1880, in the Cedar community, the son of Herman and Magarethe Vogt Schroeder, and was married here on May 23, 1901, to Miss Pauline Melcher. He was bereft of his wife on March 7, 1953. Mr. Schroeder was studying in Galveston in 1900 at the time of the storm. He returned to La Grange to help organize the Fayette County Abstract Co. on October 2, 1902. Mr. Schroeder, who was in the employ of the company at the time, left briefly in 1909 to work in the State General Land Office in Austin and for the Lee County Abstract Co. in Giddings. He returned here as manager in 1911, and had been with the company in that capacity continuously since that time. The firm, which observed its 60th anniversary in November 1962, has a reputation of possessing complete sets of maps of every survey, showing the location and size, of every tract of land in Fayette county - - something of which few similar offices in the state can boast. Mr. Schroeder became a trustee of the La Grange public school board upon the death of George Krengel in about 1918 and served as member, secretary and president of the board at various times until about 1936. It was during his trusteeship, and while J. R. Peace was superintendent, that the La Grange High school, as used today, was erected. Mr. Schroeder was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran church in La Grange, belonged to the Masonic lodge, LaFayette Lodge No. 34 A. F. and A. M., serving a term as master and also serving a term as district deputy grand master; and a member of the Texas State Historical Society. He was also a member of the Chamber of Commerce. It was through his efforts and aid to Rev. Oscar Linstrum, a Methodist minister here several years ago, that the city was able to enlarge the city cemetery by acquiring the property adjacent thereto upon which was located a colored Methodist church. Mr. Schroeder also was very instrumental in securing the land for the Masonic hall and soliciting the funds for the erection of the building. The deceased was also known for his philanthropy, but he never sought personal recognition for his benevolences.

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Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Frank J. (Marguerite) Willmann; and a sister, Miss Louise Schroeder, both of La Grange.

More About John Schroeder: Burial: 02 Jan 1965, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX151 Notes for Pauline Marie Melcher: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 12, 1953 Mrs. John Schroeder Is Claimed By Death Mrs. Pauline Schroeder, wife of John Schroeder, passed away at the hospital here Saturday morning after a brief illness. She was 71. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiating and Koenig Funeral Home directing. Interment was made in the New City Cemetery. Mrs. Schroeder, nee Melcher, was born at O'Quinn on April 12, 1881, and was united in marriage with Mr. Schroeder in La Grange on May 23, 1901. She resided in this city ever since their marriage. Mr. Schroeder is owner of the Fayette County Abstract Co. Her survivors are her husband and one daughter, Mrs. Frank J. (Marguerite) Willmann of La Grange.

More About Pauline Marie Melcher: Burial: 08 Mar 1953, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX152 Children of John Schroeder and Pauline Melcher are: 39 40

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Fritz7 Schroeder, born Private. Marguerite Schroeder153,154, born 18 Jan 1904; died 26 Apr 1988 in Fayette Co., TX. She married Frank J. Willmann 24 May 1931 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX155; born 21 Mar 1888 in Mason, Mason, TX156; died 06 Feb 1976 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX156. Notes for Marguerite Schroeder: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 1, 1929 Luther League Selects The Delegates For Seguin At a called meeting of the La Grange Luther League, held at the St. Paul Lutheran church last Friday night, Lee Henry Bollmeyer, Misses Marguerite Schroeder and Robbie Schott were selected as delegates to attend the annual convention of the State League which is to held at Seguin for three days, August 3031 and September 1. Alternates named are Gilbert Koenig and Werner Heise. Through the efforts of the local league a bulletin board, very attractive, was placed at the front porch of the church, which will give to all passersby the program ------. The board will be on the porch only temporarily, as arrangements are now in force to have the board placed in the yard where it may be readily seen.

More About Marguerite Schroeder: Burial: Abt. 28 Apr 1988, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX Notes for Frank J. Willmann: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 24, 1947 Willmann Family Holds Annual Reunion Sunday The reunion of the William Willmann family was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Willmann

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here the weekend of July 19 and 20. There were 11 brothers and sisters in this pioneer family, all of them still living. The reunion is an annual affair. The following were present: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willmann of Corsicana; Miss Emma Willmann of Austin; Max Willmann of Blanco; Mr. and Mrs. Ed. F. Willmann and son of Eastland; Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Howard of Lockhart; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Willmann and son , Bill of San Angelo; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Groose and son, Alex Jr. of Mason; Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Shearer and sons, Hugh Jr. and Donald of Mason; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Willmann of Menard; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Willmann, son and daughter Douglas and Wanda of Penwell. Also the children of the above: Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kothman and son and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. R. Groose and son of Mason; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Willmann Jr. and son of Menard. The following guests also were present: Mr. and Mrs. John Schroeder, Rev. and Mrs. J. H. E. Willmann and Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Leifeste, all of La Grange. The La Grange Journal Monday, February 9, 1976 F. J. Willmann, 87, Passes Away Friday Funeral services for Frank J. Willmann, 87, of La Grange were held Sunday, February 8, at 2:00 P.M. at the Travis Street United Methodist Church with Rev. Joe Scott officiating. Graveside services, under the auspices of the Masonic Lodge, were held at the La Grange City Cemetery. Mr. Willmann, a retired school tax assessor-collector, died last Friday at his home. Born March 21, 1888, in Mason, Texas, he was a son of William A. and Christina Leifeste Willmann. He was united in marriage to Miss Marguerite Schroeder on May 24, 1931, in Schulenburg. Mr. Willmann, a World War I veteran, was a member of the American Legion Post No. 102 and V.F.W. Post No. 5254, was also a member of the AF & AM No. 34 in La Grange. He had resided here since 1931. Surviving are his wife, Marguerite of La Grange; two sisters, Mrs. Hulda Shearer and Mrs. Alma Grosse, both of Mason; and a brother, Walter Willmann of Mason.

More About Frank J. Willmann: Burial: 08 Feb 1976, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX156 Marriage Notes for Marguerite Schroeder and Frank Willmann: The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 31, 1931 Married Sunday Friends of Miss Marguerite Schroeder and Frank J. Willman were agreeably surprised with an announcement of their wedding which took place Sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Methodist parsonage at Schulenburg, Rev. Wm. Weisemann performing the ceremony. The parents of the bride were the only witnesses. A trip to San Antonio and Mason where Mr. Willmann's parents reside was taken by the newlyweds. They will reside here. The Journal, proud of the friendship of the young couple, adds to the foregoing the pleasure it experiences at witnessing the announcement of their wedding, and offers its congratulations.

14. Charles August6 Vogt (Ernst Rudolph5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)157,158,159 was born 03 Oct 1887 in Texas, and died Unknown. He married Stella R. Hoeffert159,160 29 May 1910 in Fayette County, TX. She was born 1889 in Texas, and died 29 Mar 1971 in 332

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19. Otto G.6 Vogt (Ernst Rudolph5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)161,162,163 was born 29 Nov 1902, and died Unknown. He married Evelyn Bruns Private. She was born Private. Child of Otto Vogt and Evelyn Bruns is: 42

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21. Margarethe Laura6 Nollkamper (Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 24 Oct 1892, and died 24 Apr 1962. She married Ross Gray McMillan 19 Dec 1917 in Colorado Co., TX, son of James McMillan and Florence Whitfield. He was born 11 Sep 1889, and died 01 Sep 1953 in Weimar, Colorado, TX. Notes for Margarethe Laura Nollkamper: The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 29, 1923 Mrs. Ross McMillan of Weimar arrived Tuesday to enjoy a brief visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. Nollkaemper.

More About Margarethe Laura Nollkamper: Burial: Abt. 26 Apr 1962, Weimar Masonic, Weimar, Colorado, TX Notes for Ross Gray McMillan: Weimar Mercury September 4, 1949 Heart Stroke Fatal to Ross McMillan, 63; Rites Wednesday Ross G. McMillan, 63, a popular businessman here the past 34 years, died at 6:50 Tuesday morning, Sept. 1, in Youens Hospital, a few minutes after suffering a heart stroke. He had been in the hospital since the previous Thursday evening, when a milder attack had occurred, and until Tuesday morning had appeared to be steadily improving. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Hubbard Funeral Home, with Rev. Howard Parshall, pastor of First Baptist church, officiating. Burial was in Weimar Masonic Cemetery. A native of Osage and lifelong resident of this area, Mrs. McMillan was born Sept. 11, 1889, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMillan Sr. He married Miss Gretchen Nollkemper in December, 1917, in the Nollkemper home at Swiss Alp, and they settled at Weimar. From 1919 until 1929 he and Walter Black operated the McMillan & Black Garage; after that partnership dissolved, the garage became known as McMillan & Kristek, Adolph Kristek being the new partner. That business was dissolved in 1950, when Mr. McMillan became manager of Weimar Courts, owned by his brother, Guilford McMillan of Schulenburg. Mr. McMillan was a member of First Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge here. Survivors in addition to his wife are a son,, Howard Gray McMillan of Bay City; two brothers, Guilford of Schulenburg and Robert, Weimar; and a sister Mrs. Floyd Strong of San Marcos. Pallbearers at the funeral were Henry Brasher, Walter Black, Ben Holt, John Heger, Grady Shaver, S. J. Burttschell, Walter Williams and B. B. Braun, Sr. 333

More About Ross Gray McMillan: Burial: 02 Sep 1953, Weimar Masonic, Weimar, Colorado, TX Children of Margarethe Nollkamper and Ross McMillan are: 43

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Evelyn Marie7 McMillan, born 01 Jan 1922 in Weimar, Colorado, TX164,165; died 17 Jan 1922 in Weimar, Colorado, TX166,167. Notes for Evelyn Marie McMillan: La Grange Journal January 26, 1922 Her Visit Ended Infant Babe Departs on Her Journey To The Other World Mrs. F. Nollkaemper returned from Weimar Saturday where for the past three weeks she had been with the family of Ross McMillan, and at the bedside of the little grandchild, Evelyn Marie McMillan. It has seemed that the joy the first born brings into the home was to have been short lived here. Baby Evelyn Marie made her debut into this world and into the hearts of the young parents and grandparents as a New Year's gift, the cup of happiness appeared to have been filled to the brim, but only for a short while. On Wednesday morning of last week the visit of the infant boss of the home came to an end. The angelic band hovering near simply stepped in and took the spirit and carried it up to Him who hath said: "Suffer little children to come unto me for of such is the kingdom of Heaven." Little Evelyn Marie's precious body was placed into a tiny couch bed and bedded to rest at the Weimar cemetery where many friends and relatives gathered to sympathize with the sorrowing parents, Wednesday afternoon. Rev. J. W. Arnspiger, pastor of the Baptist church officiated and consoled the bereaved by his kind words. Beautiful flowers bedecked the little mound. We regret the loss and offer our sympathy to the young parents and relatives. The following attended the funeral ceremonies: Fritz Vogt and Miss Louise Schroeder of La Grange; Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rosenaur of Flatonia; Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Balzer, Swiss Alp. Weimar Mercury January 27, 1922 From the files of Dorothy Albrecht McMillan, Evelyn Marie In Memory (In the last issue of the Schulenburg Sticker, Guiford McMillan pays the following beautiful tribute to his little niece, who died in this city a few days ago.--Ed.) Two little loving hands, two rosy cheeks and two loving eyes that will never see feel or know the sorrows of this earthly world have been laid to rest forever more. Little Evelyn Marie McMillan was born Jan. 1, 1922, and after just seventeen days as the only child of Ross McMillan and wife, passed quietly out into that Great Unknown, and was laid to rest in the Masonic Cemetery at Weimar Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 17, 1922. We all loved her, yes, perhaps too well, but there was Another who loved her more, for soon that precious soul returned unto the One who gave it. It is hard indeed, and only those who have withstood the great ordeal of giving up their first-born can really know. But we must not look upon her as lost or very far away, but bow in humble submission to God who has seen fit to move this precious one to that mysterious realm to take her chamber in the silent halls of death where suffering, sorrow and parting will be no more. To brother and sister in their sad hour, may God in His infinite wisdom comfort them as He alone can. GUIFORD McMILLAN

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22. Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper (Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)168 was born 24 Oct 1899 in Texas169, and died 21 Jan 1980 in Fayette Co., TX169. She married Cyrus Earl Greenshield170,171,172 28 Nov 1923 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX173,174, son of William Greenshield and Ada May. He was born 23 Oct 1897 in Engle, Fayette, TX175,176, and died 29 Jun 1971 in Austin, Travis, TX177,178. Notes for Anna Lucy Nollkamper: The La Grange Journal Wednesday, January 23, 1980 Greenshield Funeral services for Mrs. Lucy Annie Greenshield of La Grange will be held Wed. January 23, 1980 at 2 p.m. at the Swiss Alp United Evangelical Lutheran Church with Rev. Brandt Pelphrey officiating. Interment will be in the La Grange City Cemetery. Mrs. Greenshield passed away Jan. 21, 1980. A lifetime resident of La Grange, Mrs. Greenshield was born Oct. 23, 1899 to Fritz Nollkemper & Charlotte Vogt. She was married Nov. 28, 1923 to Earl Greenshield, who preceded her in death June 29, 1971. Mrs. Greenshield had been an employee at Schroeder Drug Store in La Grange, but was a housewife during the more recent years. She was a member of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swiss Alp where she was an organist for 40 years. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Lottie L. Sneed of San Antonio; two sons, Earl Greenshield, Jr. & Gene Greenshield both of Houston, and ten grandchildren.

More About Anna Lucy Nollkamper: Burial: 23 Jan 1980, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX179 Notes for Cyrus Earl Greenshield: The Fayette County Record July 2, 1971 Greenshield Rites Held 0n Thursday Cyrus Earl Greenshield Sr., well known La Grange resident widely known over much of the country, passed away unexpectedly in Austin Tuesday while visiting a friend at Brackenridge Hospital. He was 73. The Greenshield home is at 636 S. Franklin St. La Grange. Funeral services were held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Evangelical Lutheran Church at Swiss Alp with Rev. Arlyn J. Hausmann officiating. Burial followed in the La Grange City Cemetery. Mr. Greenshield was a son of W. H. and Ada May Greenshield, and was born at Engle on Oct. 23, 1897. He was united in marriage Miss Lucy Nollkamper at La Grange on Nov. 28, 1923. A resident of this area practically all his life, Mr. Greenshield retired several years ago as superintendent of the cotton oil mill at Schulenburg, of which he was an employee for 32 years. He was also active in the affairs of his church, a veteran of World War I and member of the American Legion. He is survived by his wife of La Grange; one daughter, Mrs. Paul (Lottie) Sneed of San Antonio; two sons, C. E. Greenshield Jr. and Gene Greenshield, both of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Alma Tyler Ramsey of Schulenburg and by 10 grandchildren. Mr. Greenshield remained at the Koenig Funeral Home chaped until 7 a.m. Thursday.

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More About Cyrus Earl Greenshield: Burial: 01 Jul 1971, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX180 Marriage Notes for Anna Nollkamper and Cyrus Greenshield: The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 29, 1923 Home Wedding Wednesday evening at the family residence in the southern part of the city, Rev. A. E. Moebus performed the ceremony that united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Miss Lucy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Nollkaemper and C. E. Greenshield of Schulenburg. The ceremony was witnessed by relatives of the contracting parties. A wedding supper was enjoyed after congratulations and good wishes were offered. The young couple left on the midnight Katy Flyer for Dallas for a few days to enjoy a brief honeymoon, and will return to La Grange at the weekend, to make their home with Mr. and Mrs. Nollkaemper. Miss Alma Greenshield, sister to the bridegroom presided at the piano and played the wedding march; Miss Viola Sladczyk was matron of honor and Douglas Glass of Schulenburg, a personal friend of the groom acted as best man. The bride wore a very pretty gown of brown charmeuse, and her going-away gown was of blue poiret twill, with hat and shoes to match. The Journal wishes to add its sincerest good wishes and congratulations to those of the many friends of the happy young couple. Both are popular young people. The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 29, 1923 In Our Bean Guessing Contest 2586 is the guess made by Mrs. C. E. Greenshield (nee Miss Lucy Nollkemper) Mrs. Greenshield gets the Four-Burner Perfection Double Chimney Oil Stove Mohrhusen - Schmidt Company

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Cyrus Earl7 Greenshield, Jr., born 18 Sep 1926 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 12 Feb 2004 in Houston, Harris, TX. Eugene Everett Greenshield, born 05 Mar 1929 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 17 Sep 1997 in Harris Co., TX. Charlotte Greenshield, born Private.

24. Christel Maria6 Knigge (Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)181,182,183 was born 24 Dec 1887 in Texas184, and died Sep 1953. She married John C. Balzer185,186 21 Jan 1908 in Fayette County, TX. He was born 1886 in Texas, and died 1949. Child of Christel Knigge and John Balzer is: 48

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Ralph7 Balzer, born Private.

25. George Fritz6 Knigge (Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)187,188 was born 18 Jan 1890 in Texas188, and died 18 Apr 1947 in Houston, Harris, TX189. He married (1) Gladys Graham. She was born 05 Dec 1901 190, and died 13 Jun 1966 in Houston, Harris, TX190,191. He married (2) Elsie Marie Amberg192,193,194,195,196 18 Sep 1912 in Fayette County, TX, daughter of Otto Amberg and Agnes Prause. She was born Sep 1891 in Texas197,198, and died Unknown. Notes for George Fritz Knigge: La Grange Journal January 26, 1922

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George Knigge Improving Mrs. Ernst Knigge, called to Houston last week to see her son George, seriously ill at the Baptist Sanitarium from typhoid fever, has informed her husband, the father, that George's condition is greatly improved. For a while it seemed as though George's life hung by a slender thread, and unceasing vigil failed to produce a change that gave hope, but the message received Tuesday was very gratifying. We sincerely trust the improvement shown will continue. The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 24, 1947 Funeral Rites Held For George Knigge Funeral services were held Sunday for George Knigge of Houston, who died there Friday. Services were held at the home of his sister, Mrs. John C. Balzer at Schulenburg, and interment was in the Cedar Cemetery. The deceased was the son of Mrs. Ernest Knigge.

More About George Fritz Knigge: Burial: 20 Apr 1947, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas199 Notes for Gladys Graham: The Fayette County Record June 17, 1966 Mrs. Knigge Rites Held Wednesday Graveside services for Mrs. Gladys Graham Knigge, 64, were held at the Cedar cemetery near La Grange Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Rev. Jack W. Shoultz of Houston officiated. Prior services were held in Houston Wednesday morning. Mrs. Knigge, widow of the late George Knigge, expired in Houston, Monday. She was a registered nurse, having worked in a Houston hospital and for the past 16 years was office nurse for a Houston doctor. Surviving are two daughters, Sally Schmidt of Houston and Mrs. Aveill Dalitz of Acapulco, Mexico; one son, John G. Knigge and one step-son, Julius Knigge, both of Houston; five sisters, Mrs. Maude Winf., Mrs. Blanche Dewberry, Mrs. Cynthelia Alsup, Mrs. Mariam Howard, all of Houston, and Mrs. Marie Bennett of Dallas; three brothers, David Graham of Houston, William H. Graham of Port Sulphur, La. and Lawrence Graham of' Cleveland; and seven grandchildren.

More About Gladys Graham: Burial: 15 Jun 1966, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas200 Marriage Notes for George Knigge and Elsie Amberg: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 19, 1912 Knigge - Amberg There was a pretty little home wedding last evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Otto L. Amberg, when their daughter, Miss Else Marie, became the bride of Mr. George Knigge, a La Grange boy, but now of Galveston. None but relatives of the immediate families were present, and the ceremony, performed by the Rev. Heise of the Lutheran church, was all the more impressive for its simplicity. The Journal joins their many friends in sincere congratulations and good wishes for their future. The newly married couple left last evening on the Katy flyer, and will be at home in Galveston after the 25th.

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Julius Amberg7 Knigge, born 28 Jun 1913; died 24 May 1984 in Harris Co., TX. George Ernst Knigge, born Private.

26. Francis6 Knigge (Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)201,202,203,204 was born 05 Oct 1897 in Texas205, and died Jun 1986. She married Ambrose M. Frierson206 03 Mar 1920 in Fayette County, TX207. He was born 10 Dec 1894 in Texas208, and died Jul 1975. Marriage Notes for Francis Knigge and Ambrose Frierson: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 4, 1920 Home Wedding Rev. Jesse Yelvington of Smithville performed the ceremony Wednesday evening which united in marriage, Miss Francis Knigge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Knigge and Ambrose Frierson of near West Point, the ceremony being performed at the parental home of the bride and witnessed by immediate relatives of the contracting parties only. After a short luncheon the young couple boarded the Katy passenger train for San Antonio to enjoy their honeymoon, and will then return to West Point to make their home. These young people enter upon their matrimonial journey with the best wishes of a host of friends; Miss Francis being reared here has ever been one of our popular young ladies, and the bride-groom, recently returned from over sea service, stands well in his community as a honorable, hard-working young man. Our congratulations are offered.

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Monty Lon7 Frierson208, born 1929 in Oklahoma208; died 1990. Marjorie Frierson, born Private.

28. Robert Charles6 Vogt (George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)209,210,211,212 was born 03 Feb 1897 in Texas213, and died 23 Dec 1988 in Bexar Co, TX. He married Emmie Olle 21 Jun 1936 in Fayette County, TX. She was born 11 Jul 1899, and died 18 Jan 1997. Marriage Notes for Robert Vogt and Emmie Olle: The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 25, 1936 Courthouse News Marriages Robert Charlie Vogt and Miss Emmie Olle.

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29. Lillie Julia Auguste6 Vogt (George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)214,215,216 was born 05 Aug 1901, and died 23 Jun 1998 in Colorado Co., TX. She married (1) William G Harmon. He died Unknown. She married (2) Fritz Albert Michalke 31 Dec 1935 in Gonzales Co., TX. He was born 21 Apr 1892, and died 31 Jan 1983 in Lavaca Co, TX. More About Lillie Julia Auguste Vogt: Burial: Abt. 25 Jun 1998, City Cemetery, Schulenberg, Fayette, TX More About Fritz Albert Michalke: Burial: Abt. 02 Feb 1983, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX Child of Lillie Vogt and Fritz Michalke is: +

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31. George Otto6 Vogt (George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)217,218,219 was born 14 Oct 1908, and died 03 Oct 1984 in Colorado Co., TX. He married Ella Virginia Winthrop 06 Mar 1936 in Fayette County, TX. She was born 23 Oct 1913, and died 02 Sep 1999 in Colorado Co., TX. Marriage Notes for George Vogt and Ella Winthrop: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 12, 1936 Courthouse News Marriages George O. Vogt and Miss Ella Virginia Winthrop.

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George Wilson7 Vogt, born Private.

33. Harry6 Vogt (Fritz5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)220 was born 14 Mar 1913 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX221, and died 21 Mar 1983 in Sweet Home, Lavaca, TX221. He married Evelyn Lillian Sulik. She was born 19 Sep 1915, and died 03 Jul 2001. Notes for Harry Vogt: Fayette County Record July 24, 1983 Services Held For Harry Vogt Memorial services for Harry Vogt, 69, La Grange rancher and businessman, were held Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Frank McElroy, Jr. officiating. Private graveside services were conducted Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the La Grange City Cemetery. Mr. Vogt died unexpectedly Monday at Sweet Home, near Yoakum. A lifetime resident of La Grange, Mr. Vogt was born here on March 14, 1913. He graduated from Texas A&M University in 1936, was a 32nd degree mason and shriner, and served as an elder and deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Evelyn (Sulik) Vogt of La Grange; two sons, Dr. Harry Lee Vogt and Dr. Tom Vogt, both of Yoakum; and six grandchildren, Matthew, Jeffery, Amy, John, Rachel and Laura Beth Vogt, all of 339

Yoakum. Koenig-Peel Funeral Home, Inc. was in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, the family had requested that memorials be made to the First Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund.

More About Harry Vogt: Burial: 22 Mar 1983, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX221 More About Evelyn Lillian Sulik: Burial: Abt. 05 Jul 2001, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX Children of Harry Vogt and Evelyn Sulik are: 60 61

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Harry Lee7 Vogt, born Private. He married Dorothy Jean Roitsch Private; born Private. Thomas Arthur Vogt, born Private. He married Connie Gail Warnken Private; born Private.

34. Irene6 Vogt (Julius5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)222,223 was born 26 May 1910 in O'Quinn, Fayette, TX, and died Sep 1988 in Weimer, Colorado, Texas. She married Joe Studlar Aug 1942, son of Albert Studlar and Anna Hodanek. He was born 10 Nov 1908, and died 03 Mar 1991. More About Irene Vogt: Burial: Abt. 11 Sep 1988, Weimar Masonic, Weimar, Colorado, TX More About Joe Studlar: Burial: Abt. 05 Mar 1991, Weimar Masonic, Weimar, Colorado, TX Children of Irene Vogt and Joe Studlar are: 62 63

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Donley T7 Studlar, born Private. Gaylynn Studlar, born Private.

36. Lottie Bernice6 Vogt (Julius5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Fred Theodore Otto Private. He was born 23 Jul 1912, and died 19 Dec 1967 in Pasadena, Harris Co. TX. Children of Lottie Vogt and Fred Otto are: 64 65 66

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Darrell Dean7 Otto, born Private. He married Judith A. Pryor Private; born Private. Garey Todd Otto, born Private. He married Sandy Otto Private; born Private. Doris Kay Otto, born Private. She married Dale L. Adams Private; born Private.

Generation No. 4 41. Charles August7 Vogt, Jr. (Charles August6, Ernst Rudolph5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)224 was born 1923, and died 10 Jan 1993 in Tarrant Co., TX. He married Dorothy E Lorenz Private. She was born Private. Children of Charles Vogt and Dorothy Lorenz are: 67

i.

Carey Wayne8 Vogt225, born 05 Nov 1954 in Hallettsville, Lavaca, TX225; died 05 Feb 2003225. Notes for Carey Wayne Vogt: The Victoria Advocate Victoria, Texas February 9, 2003 Carey W. Vogt

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NIXON – Carey Wayne Vogt, 48, of Nixon, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2003 He was born Nov. 5, 1954, in Hallettsville, to Dorothy Lorenz Vogt of Arlington and the late Charles August Vogt. He was a musician and a Methodist. Survivors: mother; a brother, Roy Charles Vogt of Fairview, Tenn. Preceded in death by: father. A memorial service will be 4 p.m. Monday at Epworth United Methodist Church in Arlington. Finch Funeral Chapel, Stockdale, 830-996-3811 Memorials: donor’s choice.

68

ii.

Roy Charles Vogt, born Private.

44. Howard Gray7 McMillan (Margarethe Laura6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Betty Jean Kuhanek Private. She was born Private. Children of Howard McMillan and Betty Kuhanek are: 69 70

i. ii.

Kay8 McMillan, born Private. Gay McMillan, born Private.

45. Cyrus Earl7 Greenshield, Jr. (Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)226,227 was born 18 Sep 1926 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX228,229, and died 12 Feb 2004 in Houston, Harris, TX229. He married Grace Martha Stavinoha Private, daughter of Willie Stavinoha and Charlotte Kubala. She was born Private. Notes for Cyrus Earl Greenshield, Jr.: EARL GREENSHIELD was born in La Grange, Texas on September 18, 1926 and went to be with the Lord on February 12, 2004, after a lengthy illness of 7 1/2 years. He is preceded in death by his Parents, Earl and Lucy Greenshield, his Brother, Gene Greenshield and Parents-in-law, Willie and Charlotte Stavinoha. He is survived by his loving Wife, Grace, of 55 years, who cared for him so tenderly, his Daughter: Janis and Husband, Larry Troutt; Sons: Gary Greenshield and Wife, Nancy, and Jim Greenshield, all of Houston. He is also survived by 8 grandchildren: Eric Marta and Wife, Angel, Angie Marta, Will and Gracie Greenshield, Larry and Sarah Troutt, Courtney and Kevin Greenshield. He also leaves behind 7 great grandchildren: Darius, Eric, Logan, Chris, Heather, Daniel and Billy. Earl was a wonderful Husband, Father, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and Friend. In spite of his poor health he enjoyed life to the fullest. Earl served his Country honorably in the U.S. Army Air Corp. during WW II and the Korean conflict. He retired after 28 years with American National Insurance Company. He was a faithful member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, the St. Charles Men's Club, and was also a member of the Knights of Columbus #2917 where he worked with the kitchen crew for 40 years. Earl was also a lifetime member of the V.F.W. Post 581, and was an active member of the Clark Park Senior Club which he enjoyed immensely. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 15, 2004 from 4-9 p.m. with a Rosary being recited at 7:00 p.m. at Earthman North Chapel. The Funeral Mass will be held at 9:30a.m. on Monday, February 16, 2004 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church located at 501 Tidwell Rd., Houston, TX 77022 with Rev. Nicholas Harding officiating. Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery with V.F.W. Military Honors. Pallbearers will be: Will Greenshield, Larry Troutt, Dennis Kallus, Leslie Clifton, Mike Stavinoha, and Richard Sneed.

More About Cyrus Earl Greenshield, Jr.: Burial: 16 Feb 2004, Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX229 Children of Cyrus Greenshield and Grace Stavinoha are: + + +

71 72 73

i. ii. iii.

Gary Earl8 Greenshield, born Private. Janis Gail Greenshield, born Private. James Michael Greenshield, born Private.

46. Eugene Everett7 Greenshield (Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)230 was born 05 Mar 1929 in LaGrange, 341

Fayette, TX230, and died 17 Sep 1997 in Harris Co., TX. He married Betty Lou Diason Private. She was born Private. Notes for Eugene Everett Greenshield: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 30, 1950 Greenshield Shines As TLC Shortstop Seguin. - Gene Greenshield, regular shortstop for the Texas Lutheran College Bulldogs, has been outstanding in the hitting and fielding department in all TLC games, according to ------- Haugen, sports editor there. "He is also a capable performer on the mound," Haugen writes. Greenshield played with the Demons here last summer where he proved his versatility by pitching, fielding and playing third base. In their last game the Bulldogs dropped a ten-inning battle to Southwestern University by a 7-5 score. They will meet St. Mary's University Rattler nine of San Antonio on April 4 in their first game to be played under lights this season.

Children of Eugene Greenshield and Betty Diason are: + + +

74 75 76 77

i. ii. iii. iv.

Jackie Sue8 Greenshield, born Private. Jay Everett Greenshield, born Private. Loren Barry Greenshield, born Private. Larry Gene Greenshield, born Private. He married Dorothy Day Private; born Private.

47. Charlotte7 Greenshield (Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Paul Winn Sneed Private. He was born 23 Dec 1925, and died 31 Dec 1988 in Bexar Co, TX. She married (2) Frank A LoBasso Private. He was born Private. Children of Charlotte Greenshield and Paul Sneed are: + + +

78 79 80

i. ii. iii.

Paul Leslie8 Sneed, born Private. Thomas Earl Sneed, born Private. Richard Louis Sneed, born Private.

49. Averill Marie7 Knigge (George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 14 Nov 1924 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 28 Jan 1988. She married (1) Moe Barnett Dalitz. He was born 24 Dec 1899, and died 1989 in Las Vegas, Clark Co. NV. She married (2) James Stewart Private. He was born Private. More About Averill Marie Knigge: Burial: Abt. 30 Jan 1988, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Child of Averill Knigge and Moe Dalitz is: +

81

i.

Suzanne8 Dalitz, born Private.

50. John Graham7 Knigge (George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 17 Jul 1926 in Dallas, Dallas Co, TX231, and died 29 Dec 1992 in Houston, Harris, TX231. He married Shirley Charlotte Archer Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Notes for John Graham Knigge: The Houston Chronicle About December 30, 1992 342

Knigge John Graham Knigge, 66, devoted husband, father and brother, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 1992. He was born in Dallas, Texas, on July 17, 1926, to George Fritz and Gladys Graham Knigge. He was a graduate of John H. Reagan High School. He served in the Navy during WW II on the U.S.S. Sperry. John was in the automobile parts business for the past 45 years. He was a member and held various offices in the Houston Automobile Wholesalers (H.A.W.), Automobile Wholesalers of Texas (A.W.O.T.), Automobile Service Industry Association (A.S.I.A.) and the Morning Optimist Club. He was preceded in death by both parents, his brothers, George Ernst and Julius Ambrose Knigge and his sister, Averill K. Stewart. He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Shirley Archer Knigge, son, John Archer Knigge and wife Rebecca; daughters, Daryl K. Page and husband Wray and Gaye K. Amy and husband Michael; grandchildren, George Page, IV, Heather, Rachel, Karen and Kathren Knigge; sister, Sally K. Schmidt; many dear nephews, nieces, cousins and countless other friends. Friends are invited to visitation Friday, January 1, 1993. Services will be held Saturday, January 2, 1993, at 11:30 A.M., in the Chapel at Pat H. Foley. John will be interred at Woodlawn Garden of Memories. In lieu of flowers, family wishes donations be made to The American Heart Assoc., Gulf Coast Council, P.O. box 20448, Houston, Texas 77225-0448, 797-1812 or University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box #197, Houston, Texas 77030, 792-3450.

More About John Graham Knigge: Burial: 02 Jan 1993, Woodlawn Garden of Memories, Houston, Harris, TX231 Children of John Knigge and Shirley Archer are: + +

82 83 84

i. ii. iii.

Daryl Diane8 Knigge, born Private. John Archer Knigge, born Private. Gaye Lynn Knigge, born Private. She married (1) Raymond Edward Durham Private; born Private. She married (2) Michael Lloyd Amy Private; born Private.

51. Gladys Lorraine7 Knigge (George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jerry Wayne Schmidt Private. He was born Private. Child of Gladys Knigge and Jerry Schmidt is: 85

i.

Jerry Wayne8 Schmidt, Jr., born Private.

52. Julius Amberg7 Knigge (George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)232,233 was born 28 Jun 1913 234, and died 24 May 1984 in Harris Co., TX. He married Annie Augusta Battestin. She was born 25 Sep 1912, and died 01 Oct 1979 in Harris Co., TX. Notes for Julius Amberg Knigge: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 13, 1913 Otto Amberg belongs to the old-timers now, no further doubt at all. A message received from Galveston Saturday from his son-in-law, announced the youngster's arrival at the home of George Knigge and wife, nee Elsa Amberg, that morning. We offer our congratulations to all, including the "old folks" from George's side.

More About Julius Amberg Knigge: Burial: Abt. 26 May 1984, Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX More About Annie Augusta Battestin: Burial: Oct 1979, Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Harris Co., TX Children of Julius Knigge and Annie Battestin are: 343

+

86 87

i. ii.

Julius8 Knigge, born Private. Marilyn Knigge, born Private.

53. George Ernst7 Knigge (George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Roberta Tillinghist Private. She was born Private. Child of George Knigge and Roberta Tillinghist is: 88

i.

Roberta Marie8 Knigge, born Private. She married Robert David Avery Private; born Private.

56. James Robert7 Vogt (Robert Charles6, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Georgie Marie Kral Private, daughter of Ernest Kral and Annie Simper. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of James Vogt and Georgie Kral are: 89 90 91

i. ii. iii.

Terrance Robert8 Vogt, born Private. Dwane Edward Vogt, born Private. Dana Lynn Vogt, born Private.

57. Gene Edward7 Vogt (Robert Charles6, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Eileen Frances Long Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Gene Vogt and Eileen Long are: 92 93

i. ii.

John Carl8 Vogt, born Private. Robert Thomas Vogt, born Private.

58. William Guy Harmon7 Michalke (Lillie Julia Auguste6 Vogt, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Jun 1927 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX, and died 23 Feb 1984 in Austin, Travis, TX. He married Frances Nell Rudder Private. She was born Private. More About William Guy Harmon Michalke: Burial: Abt. 25 Feb 1984, City Cemetery, Schulenberg, Fayette, TX Children of William Michalke and Frances Rudder are: + + +

94 95 96

i. ii. iii.

Carole Sue8 Michalke, born Private. Julia Nell Michalke, born Private. Billie Ruth Michalke, born Private.

59. George Wilson7 Vogt (George Otto6, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Carol Linda Phillip Private. She was born Private. Child of George Vogt and Carol Phillip is: 97

i.

Andrea8 Vogt, born Private.

Generation No. 5 71. Gary Earl8 Greenshield (Cyrus Earl7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Nancy Rebecca Holland Private. She was born Private. Children of Gary Greenshield and Nancy Holland are: 98 99

i. ii.

Grace Holland9 Greenshield, born Private. William Earl Greenshield, born Private.

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72. Janis Gail8 Greenshield (Cyrus Earl7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Lawrence Allen Troutt, Jr. Private, son of Lawrence Troutt and Betty McAnally. He was born Private. Children of Janis Greenshield and Lawrence Troutt are: 100 101

i. ii.

Lawrence Allen9 Troutt III, born Private. Sarah Greenshield Troutt, born Private.

73. James Michael8 Greenshield (Cyrus Earl7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Colleen Caye Petty Private. She was born Private. Children of James Greenshield and Colleen Petty are: 102 103

i. ii.

Courtney Caye9 Greenshield, born Private. Kevin Michael Greenshield, born Private.

74. Jackie Sue8 Greenshield (Eugene Everett7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Roger Dale Grimes Private. He was born Private. Children of Jackie Greenshield and Roger Grimes are: 104 105 106 107

i. ii. iii. iv.

Sarah Elizabeth9 Grimes, born Private. David Michael Grimes, born Private. Evan Christopher Grimes, born Private. Rachel Lauren Grimes, born Private.

75. Jay Everett8 Greenshield (Eugene Everett7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jana Smart Private. She was born Private. Children of Jay Greenshield and Jana Smart are: 108 109

i. ii.

Jessika Leanne9 Greenshield, born Private. Jodie Linda Greenshield, born Private.

76. Loren Barry8 Greenshield (Eugene Everett7, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Margaret Weed Private. She was born Private. Children of Loren Greenshield and Margaret Weed are: 110 111

i. ii.

Katrina9 Greenshield, born Private. Jessica Greenshield, born Private.

78. Paul Leslie8 Sneed (Charlotte7 Greenshield, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Linda Louis Nary Private. She was born Private. Child of Paul Sneed and Linda Nary is: 112

i.

Amy Louisa9 Sneed, born Private.

79. Thomas Earl8 Sneed (Charlotte7 Greenshield, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Sarah Jean Buckles Private. She was born Private. Child of Thomas Sneed and Sarah Buckles is: 345

113

i.

Amanda Jean9 Sneed, born Private.

80. Richard Louis8 Sneed (Charlotte7 Greenshield, Anna Lucy6 Nollkamper, Charlotte Sophia5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Bonnie Jo Borshay Private. She was born Private. Children of Richard Sneed and Bonnie Borshay are: 114 115

i. ii.

Andrew Joseph9 Sneed, born Private. Shannon Elizabeth Sneed, born Private.

81. Suzanne8 Dalitz (Averill Marie7 Knigge, George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Monty Blair Private. He was born Private. She married (2) David Jack Brown Private. He was born Private. Children of Suzanne Dalitz and David Brown are: 116 117

i. ii.

Christopher Barnett9 Brown, born Private. Chelsea Averil Brown, born Private.

82. Daryl Diane8 Knigge (John Graham7, George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Wray Page III Private, son of George Page and Hilda Renfrow. He was born Private. Child of Daryl Knigge and George Page is: 118

i.

George Wray9 Page IV, born Private.

83. John Archer8 Knigge (John Graham7, George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Jennifer Whiting Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Linda G. Will Private. She was born Private. He married (3) Rebecca Anne Brown Private. She was born Private. Children of John Knigge and Jennifer Whiting are: 119 120

i. ii.

Rachel Lene'9 Knigge, born Private. Heather Rene' Knigge, born Private.

Children of John Knigge and Rebecca Brown are: 121 122

i. ii.

Kathren Lee9 Knigge, born Private. Karen Elizabeth Knigge, born Private.

87. Marilyn8 Knigge (Julius Amberg7, George Fritz6, Anna Louise5 Vogt, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jim Russell Private. He was born Private. Children of Marilyn Knigge and Jim Russell are: 123 124

i. ii.

James Wesley9 Russell III, born Private. He married Debbie Smith Private; born Private. Dora Ann Russell, born Private. She married Bryan Thomas West Private; born Private.

94. Carole Sue8 Michalke (William Guy Harmon7, Lillie Julia Auguste6 Vogt, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Larry Fulghum Private. He was born Private. Child of Carole Michalke and Larry Fulghum is: 125

i.

Leslie Kathryn9 Fulghum, born Private.

95. Julia Nell8 Michalke (William Guy Harmon7, Lillie Julia Auguste6 Vogt, George Karl5, Franziska 346

Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Jack Ott Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Jim Snow Private. He was born Private. Child of Julia Michalke and Jack Ott is: 126

i.

Thomas Guy O'Neal9 Ott, born Private.

Child of Julia Michalke and Jim Snow is: 127

i.

Amber9 Snow, born Private.

96. Billie Ruth8 Michalke (William Guy Harmon7, Lillie Julia Auguste6 Vogt, George Karl5, Franziska Sophie Eleonore4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Bill Wada Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Robert Traver Private. He was born Private. Children of Billie Michalke and Robert Traver are: 128 129 130 131 132

i. ii. iii. iv. v.

Jodie9 Traver, born Private. Jessica Traver, born Private. Robert James Traver, born Private. Jamie Guy Traver, born Private. Jennifer Dawn Traver, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 9B. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 62, Page 13B. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs 1, E. D. 41, Page 12A. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 50, Page 8B. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 61, Page 56. 17. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 11, 1918. 18. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 20. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County,

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Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 21. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 11, 1918. 22. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 23. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 10A. 24. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8B. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 50, Page 8B. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 61, Page 56. 27. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 23, 1935. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 29. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 23, 1935. 30. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 11, 1918. 31. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 23, 1935. 32. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 10A. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 8B. 35. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 50, Page 8B. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Black Jack Springs, E. D. 41, Page 13A. 37. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 28, 1969. 38. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 39. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75, Page 6B. 40. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 2B. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 1A. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1860 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 131. 43. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 164, Page 14. 45. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75, Page 6B. 46. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 2B. 47. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 1A. 48. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 2B. 49. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13. 50. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Cedar Post Office, Between Halletsville Road and Buckner's Creek, Page 6. 51. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 6, 1949. 52. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 164, Page 14. 53. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 1, 1940. 54. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 6, 1949. 55. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 1, 1940. 56. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Flatonia, E. D. 66, Page 5A. 57. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 1, 1920. 58. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 13.

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Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Anna D. Willrich 1843 - 1946

Elise Frederike Groos 1866 - 1949

Hilmar Gustav Guenther 1885 - 1965

Charles H. Daffan 1905 - 1936

Arthur William Guenther 1859 - 1931

Dora Clarkson 1887 - 1973

Dorothy Elise Guenther 1912 - 1962

Gustav Groos 1832 - 1895

Arthur William Guenther, Jr. 1887 - 1888

Marvin F Stalder 1905 - 1982

Anna F. Groos 1869 Unknown

Cont. p. 356

Martin Karl Giesecke 1889 - 1986

Margaret C. Giesecke Private -

Margaret Coleman 1897 Unknown

Cynthia Deane Giesecke Private -

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Gustav Giesecke 1865 - 1936

Walter G. Giesecke 1894 - 1969

Gustav Adolph Groos 1871 - 1872

Romayne Ray Haggard - Unknown

SP Giesecke Private -

Otto Groos 1873 - 1903

Emmie C. Giesecke 1896 - 1989

Cont. p. 355

Russell Chilton Hill 1891 - 1975

Cont. p. 357

Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Anna D. Willrich 1843 - 1946

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Wilhelmina Groos 1875 - 1969

Werner Gustav Wilkens 1901 - 1967

Patricia Wilkens 1939 - 1959

Werner F. Wilkens 1872 - 1926

Gustav Julius Groos 1878 - 1979

Margaret McCullough 1910 - 1967

Margaret Wilkens Private -

Michael W. Wilkens Private -

Gustav Groos 1832 - 1895

Charlotte Groos 1881 - 1965

Helen Gaylord Watlington - 1987

Charles W. Clark Private -

William Henry Watlington 1878 - 1937

Charles Albert Clark, Jr. Private -

William Groos Clark Private -

John S Clark Private -

Friedrich Carl Groos 1883 Unknown

Florence Clarkson 1886 - 1964

Clarkson Groos 1908 - 1986

Lillian Anita Clem Private -

Cynthia Anna Groos Private -

William B. Coleman III Private -

John Clarkson Groos Private -

George Read Coleman Private -

Melinda June Groos Private -

William B. Coleman IV Private -

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Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Elise Frederike Groos 1866 - 1949

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Ernst Otto Guenther 1888 - 1953

Margaret Elise Guenther Private -

George Stanley Gideon III Private -

Arthur William Guenther 1859 - 1931

Imogen Ruth Ireson 1898 - 1973

George Stanley Gideon Private -

George Stanley Gideon, Jr. 1944 - 2001

Martha Ann Smith Private -

Brandey P. Nevils Private -

Michelle Elise Gideon Private -

William G. Gideon Private -

Arthur William Guenther 1925 - 1999

Charlene Gideon Private -

Richard Frank Dubnansky, Jr. Private -

Greta Smith Gideon Private -

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James Leslie Gideon Private -

Gretchen S. Gideon Private -

Amy Elizabeth Rozga Private -

Matthew G. Gideon Private -

Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Emmie C. Giesecke 1896 - 1989

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Roger Chilton Hill II Private -

Roger C. Hill III Private -

Jan Landon Barber Private -

Landon Chloe Hill Private -

Carrie Smith Private -

Carlotta Louise Hill Private -

Elizabeth May Potter - 1989

Russell L. Hill Private -

Roger Chilton Hill Private -

Reva Northrup Private -

Megan Blake Hill Private -

Russell Chilton Hill 1891 - 1975

Laurie K Waggoner Private -

Betsy Russell Hill Private -

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Frances Ann Hall Private -

Eric P C Hill Private -

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Stacey L Hill Private -

Marion L. Hill Private -

Robert Gerard Yetman Private -

Marian Louisa Yetman Private -

Craig Chilton Hill Private -

Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Friedrich Carl Groos 1883 Unknown

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Fredrich Carl Groos III Private -

Jane Groos 1915 - 1984

Edward L. Groos Private -

Friedrich Carl Groos, Jr. 1911 - 1998

April J. Cox Private -

Florence Clarkson 1886 - 1964

Kathryn Riggan Private -

Gustav Julius Groos, Jr. 1913 - 2001

Gustav Julius Groos III Private -

Gretchen L. Groos Private -

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Helen W. Hicks Private -

Julia Penniman Private -

William P. Groos Private -

Monnie M. Brown Private -

Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Roger Chilton Hill Private -

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Sara Beth Hill Private -

Elizabeth May Potter - 1989

Bruce H. Hill Private -

Ellen Sawtelle Private -

Kathryn Marie Hill Private -

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Christopher C. Hill Private -

Russell Chilton Hill II Private -

Descendants of Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1,2,3,4 was born 25 Mar 1843 in Uelzen, Germany4,5, and died 16 Nov 1946 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX5. She married Gustav Groos6,7 28 Sep 1865 in Bluff, Fayette, TX8, son of Karl Groos and Sophie Martin. He was born 10 Jun 1832 in Strass-Ebersbach, Saxony, Germany, and died 21 Aug 1895 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX8. Notes for Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich: San Antonio Express Sunday, November 17, 1946 San Antonian, 103, Dies; Services Planned Monday Mrs. Anna Groos, 231 Washington St., a great-great-grandmother, died at her home Saturday. A resident of Texas for 99 years, she was 103 years of age. Born in Uelzen, Hannover, Germany, March 25, 1843, she came with her mother to a farm near La Grange, Fayette County, where her father, a political refugee, had preceded them by a year. Married to Gustav Groos in 1865, she spent a few years in Eagle Rock [Pass]. With that exception, she had been a resident of San Antonio since her marriage. Her husband died in 1885 [1895]. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Elise Guenther, Mrs. Anna Giesecke, Mrs. Minnie Wilkins and Mrs. Lottie G. Watlington; a son, Gus J. Groos; 10 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. All of her survivors live in San Antonio. Private services will be held Monday, 10 a.m., at her home. San Antonio Express Monday, November 18, 1946 Groos – Private services for Mrs. Anna Groos, of 231 Washington St., will be Monday morning at 10 o’clock at the home, 231 Washington St., with Rev. Samuel O. Capers officiating. Interment in City Cemetery No. 1 under the direction of Porter Loring. Please omit flowers.

More About Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie Willrich: Burial: 18 Nov 1946, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX9 Notes for Gustav Groos: San Antonio Daily Express Thursday, August 22, 1895 Death of Gustav Groos He Passes Away After Two Months Of Illness A Cerebral Hemorrhage Was The Primary Cause Of Death A Review Of His Life After an illness of nearly two months Mr. Gustav Groos died at 5:20 o’clock yesterday afternoon at his residence on Washington street. Mr. Groos accompanied the T. P. A. excursion to Mexico last June. He returned about the latter part of the month and on the way home was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage, a blood vessel over the brain bursting, allowing blood to rest on the brain. He was brought home in a serious condition and ever since has been confined 360

to his bed. Everything that medical skill and careful nursing could do has been done, but without effect. About a week ago Mr. Groos became delirious and last Saturday consciousness left him and all hope of his recovery was given up. Yesterday morning he became much worse and sank rapidly until death relieved him of his suffering. Mr. Groos was one of the most prominent citizens of San Antonio in financial and business circles, and besides a large business acquaintances he has a host of friends who will be grieved at his death. His death was quite a surprise to many. While it was known that he was ill, the fact of his condition being so serious had been kept quiet. The news of his death spread rapidly and soon a large number of friends began gathering at the home to offer what condolence and assistance lay in their power. Gustave Groos was born in Nassau, Germany, June 10, 1832, his father was C. E. Groos. In 1848 Mr. Groos, Sr. and family moved to this country, landing in Galveston. From there they went to Fayette county, where Mr. Groos purchased a farm and was engaged in that occupation for a number of years. In the spring of 1850 Mr. Groos, accompanied by his brothers, went to Eagle Pass, where they were engaged in the mercantile business until 1874, when they moved to this city. Here they opened a wholesale grocery business, which they carried on for two years, and then embarked in the banking business, under the firm name of F. Groos & Co. Mr. G. Groos has been a member of this firm ever since and actively engaged in the business. His business operations have been successful and he has amassed quite a fortune. Mr. Groos was married at Bluff, Fayette county, Sept. 28, 1865, to Miss Anna F. Willrich, daughter of a prominent and wealthy farmer of that place. His wife survives him. They have seven children, Mrs. C. F. Guenther, Mrs. Gus Giesecke, Otto Groos, Miss Minnie Groos, Gus J. Groos, Miss Lottie Groos and F. C. Groos. Deceased leaves two brothers, F. Groos and Adolfas Groos, who resides in Medina, and three sisters, Mrs. J. Giesecke and Mrs. Adolf Giesecke of New Braunfels; also Mrs. Groos, who resides in Germany. The deceased was a member of the Casino Association, Beethoven Mannerchor and San Antonio Schotzen Verin, and these societies will attend the funeral. The funeral will take place from the residence at 5 o’clock. The honorary pall bearers are William Heuermann, Sr., Capt. E. Dosch, C. Griesenbeck, C. H. Guenther, John Ligler, Albert Maverick, John J. Stevens, H. D. Kampmann. The active pall bearers are Hans L. Degner, Ed Dreims, Albert Steves, Hugo Griesenbeck, Adolf Wagner, Julius Horne, Charles Hummell and George Koerner.

More About Gustav Groos: Burial: Abt. 23 Aug 1895, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX Children of Anna Willrich and Gustav Groos are: +

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Elise Frederike5 Groos, born 27 Oct 1866 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 05 Apr 1949 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. Anna Franciska Groos, born 29 Apr 1869 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX; died Unknown. Gustav Adolph Groos, born 10 Feb 1871 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX; died 02 Mar 1872 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX. Otto Groos10, born 14 Mar 1873 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX; died 20 Jun 1903 in Mexico. More About Otto Groos: Burial: Abt. 22 Jun 1903, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX

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Wilhelmina Groos, born 30 Jul 1875 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. Gustav Julius Groos10,11,12, born 02 Feb 1878 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX12; died 29 Jan 1979 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. More About Gustav Julius Groos: Burial: Abt. 31 Jan 1979, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX

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Charlotte Groos, born 10 Jan 1881 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 22 Mar 1965 in Bexar Co, TX. Friedrich Carl Groos, born 30 Jul 1883 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died Unknown.

Generation No. 2 2. Elise Frederike5 Groos (Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)13,14,15,16,17 was born 27 Oct 1866 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, and died 05 Apr 1949 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX18. She married Arthur William Guenther19,20 19 Mar 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. He was born 12 Feb 1859 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX21, and died 04 Jan 1931 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX21. Notes for Elise Frederike Groos: San Antonio Express Wednesday, April 6, 1949 Mrs. Guenther Dies, Services Set Wednesday Mrs. Elise Groos Guenther, 82, 107 King William St., died in a hospital Tuesday. Private services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in the home of her brother, Gus J. Groos, 321 Washington St., with interment in City Cemetery No. 1. Wife of the late Arthur Guenther, she was a native of this city, had lived here all of her life and is survived by two sons, Hilmar and Ernst Guenther, Sugarland; a brother, Gus J. Groos; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Giesecke, Mrs. Minnie Wilkens and Mrs. Lottie G. Watlington, all of this city; three grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

More About Elise Frederike Groos: Burial: 06 Apr 1949, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX22 Notes for Arthur William Guenther: San Antonio Express Monday, January 5, 1931 A. W. Guenther, 72, Called By Death Funeral of Late Banker to Be Held Monday Arthur W. Guenther, vice president of the Groos National Bank and a founder of the Liberty Flour Mills, died Sunday morning at his home, 108 King William Street. He was 72 years of age. Funeral services will be held from the home Monday afternoon with Dr. James M. Todd officiating and interment will be in City Cemetery No. 1. Guenther was born in Fredericksburg, Feb. 12, 1859, and when two years of age he was brought by his parents to San Antonio, where he lived until his death. He attended the German-English school and completed his education in Germany. For several years he was associated with his father in the flour mill business, the firm being known as C. H. Guenther & Sons. Later with Gus Giesecke he organized the Liberty Flour Mills, from which he retired in 1911. He was vice president of the Groos National Bank at the time of his death. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Elsie Guenther; two sons, Hilmar G. and E. O. Guenther of Sugarland; a brother, E. R. Guenther of Sugarland; two sisters, Mrs. Adolph Wagner and Mrs. Herman Schuchard, three grandchildren and several nieces and nephews in San Antonio. Pallbearers will be Martin Giesecke, Werner Beckman, Adolph Beckman, Kurt Beckman, Ernst Schuchard and Arthur goeth.

More About Arthur William Guenther: Burial: 05 Jan 1931, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX23 362

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Hilmar Gustav6 Guenther, born 29 Dec 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 07 Nov 1965 in Sugar Land, Fort Bend, TX. Arthur William Guenther, Jr., born 04 Sep 1887 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 07 Jan 1888 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. More About Arthur William Guenther, Jr.: Burial: Abt. 09 Jan 1888, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX

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Ernst Otto Guenther, born 01 Nov 1888 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 08 Feb 1953 in Wharton, Wharton, TX.

3. Anna Franciska5 Groos (Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)24,25,26,27 was born 29 Apr 1869 in Eagle Pass, Maverick, TX28, and died Unknown. She married Gustav Giesecke28,29. He was born 28 Mar 1865 in Texas30, and died 20 Jan 1936 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX31. Notes for Gustav Giesecke: San Antonio Express Tuesday, January 21, 1936 Giesecke Gustave Giesecke, aged 70 years, died at his home, 218 Washington Street, early Monday morning. Surviving: Widow, Mrs. Anna F. Giesecke; sons, Martin C. and Walter Giesecke, and daughter, Mrs. R. C. Hill, this city; sisters, Mrs. F. Homan, Luling; Miss Agnes Giesecke, New Braunfels; Mrs. Rudolph Ebeling, Austin; Mrs. Alfred Homann, Corpus Christi; Mrs. A. H. Noster, New Braunfels; brothers, Adolph and Herman Giesecke of this city. Private services will be held from the home, 218 Washington Street, Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock for the family and close friends, Rev. Sam Capers officiating. Interment in Mission Burial Park under direction of Porter Loring, mortician.

More About Gustav Giesecke: Burial: 20 Jan 1936, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar, TX31 Children of Anna Groos and Gustav Giesecke are: +

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Martin Karl6 Giesecke, born 20 Jan 1889 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 24 Mar 1986 in Bexar Co, TX. Walter Guenther Giesecke, born 02 Sep 1894 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 02 Feb 1969 in Bexar Co, TX. Emmie Carlotta Giesecke, born 30 Oct 1896 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died Oct 1989.

6. Wilhelmina5 Groos (Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)32,33,34 was born 30 Jul 1875 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, and died Apr 1969 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. She married Werner Frederic Wilkens34. He was born 15 Jan 1872 in Galveston, Galveston Co., TX, and died 04 Dec 1926 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant, TX. Child of Wilhelmina Groos and Werner Wilkens is: +

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Werner Gustav6 Wilkens, born 11 Feb 1901 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 27 Aug 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX.

8. Charlotte5 Groos (Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)34 was born 10 Jan 1881 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX34, and died 22 Mar 1965 in Bexar Co, TX. She married William Henry Watlington. He was born 13 Nov 1878, and died 26 Nov 1937. Notes for Charlotte Groos: San Antonio Express 363

Wednesday, March 24, 1965 Mrs. Lottie Watlington Private funeral services for Mrs. Lottie Groos Watlington, 84-year-old sister of retired businessman Gus J. Groos, were held Tuesday at the home 231 Washington St.. Mrs. Watlington was a native of San Antonio and was born in the house at 231 Washington. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. In addition to her brother, she is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Helen W. Clark, and a sister, Mrs. Werner Wilkens, both of San Antonio.

More About Charlotte Groos: Burial: 23 Mar 1965, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX35 More About William Henry Watlington: Burial: Abt. 28 Nov 1937, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX Child of Charlotte Groos and William Watlington is: +

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Helen Gaylord6 Watlington, died 06 Feb 1987 in Bexar Co, TX.

9. Friedrich Carl5 Groos (Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)36 was born 30 Jul 1883 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX36, and died Unknown. He married Florence Clarkson37 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, daughter of W. B. Clarkson. She was born 1886 in Texas37, and died 08 Mar 1964 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX38. Notes for Florence Clarkson: San Antonio Express Monday, March 9, 1964 Groos Mrs. Florence Clarkson Groos, age 78 of 1814 Flamingo, died Sunday at a local hospital. She was a member of Christ Episcopal Church. Survivors: Sons, Clarkson Groos, Fred C. Groos, Gus J. Groos, all of San Antonio, Texas; brother, Brig. Gen. H. S. Clarkson, San Antonio; sisters, Mrs. H. G. Guenther Sugarland, Texas. Mrs. Alonzo McCue, Bluefield, W. Va.; Mrs. S. M. Leftwich, Dallas, Texas; six grandchildren. Service Monday at 3:30 o’clock at Christ Episcopal Church with Dr. Samuel Orr Capers officiating. Private interment in Mission Burial Park. Direction by Porter Loring.

More About Florence Clarkson: Burial: 09 Mar 1964, Mission Burial Park, San Antonio, Bexar, TX38 Children of Friedrich Groos and Florence Clarkson are: + + +

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Clarkson6 Groos, born 13 Jun 1908 in Texas; died 08 Jul 1986 in Bexar Co, TX. Friedrich Carl Groos, Jr., born 17 Nov 1911 in Texas; died 26 May 1998 in Bexar Co, TX. Gustav Julius Groos, Jr., born 22 Jun 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 13 Sep 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX.

Generation No. 3 10. Hilmar Gustav6 Guenther (Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)39,40 was born 29 Dec 1885 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX41, and died 07 Nov 1965 in Sugar Land, Fort Bend, TX. He married Dora Clarkson42 16 Jun 1909 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. She was born 19 Jun 1887 in Texas, and died Mar 1973. More About Hilmar Gustav Guenther: Burial: Abt. 09 Nov 1965, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX 364

More About Dora Clarkson: Burial: Mar 1973, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX Child of Hilmar Guenther and Dora Clarkson is: 21

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Dorothy Elise7 Guenther, born 11 Apr 1912 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; died 14 Mar 1962 in Kerrville, Kerr, TX. She married (1) Charles H. Daffan 15 Sep 1932 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; born 21 Jul 1905; died 16 Jun 1936. She married (2) Marvin F Stalder 19 Jun 1937 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX; born 09 Dec 1905; died Sep 1982. More About Dorothy Elise Guenther: Burial: Abt. 16 Mar 1962, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX More About Charles H. Daffan: Burial: Abt. 18 Jun 1936, City Cemetery Number 1, San Antonio, Bexar, TX

12. Ernst Otto6 Guenther (Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)43 was born 01 Nov 1888 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX43, and died 08 Feb 1953 in Wharton, Wharton, TX. He married Imogen Ruth Ireson44,45 15 Jun 1921 in Wharton, Wharton, TX, daughter of Lansford Ireson and Margaret Ireson. She was born 15 Feb 1898 in Texas 46, and died Apr 1973. Children of Ernst Guenther and Imogen Ireson are: +

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Margaret Elise7 Guenther, born Private. Arthur William Guenther47, born 30 Jul 1925 in Sugar Land, Fort Bend, TX47; died 16 Dec 1999 in New York City, New York, NY47. Notes for Arthur William Guenther: Houston Chronicle Tuesday 12/21/99 ARTHUR WILLIAM GUENTHER ARTHUR WILLIAM GUENTHER died peacefully at dawn Dec. 16, 1999 in New York. "Skeet" was born July 30, 1925 in Sugar Land, TX to Imogen Ireson and Ernst O. Guenther. During WWII he was stationed in Hawaii as a Marine Corporal. He later appeared in nine Broadway musicals. After returning to the University of Wisconsin for a B.S. (art major), he taught fine arts in Millington, N.J. until his retirement. He is survived by his sister Margaret and her husband G.S. Gideon , their four children and four grandchildren. Graveside service will be at Wharton City Cemetery.

More About Arthur William Guenther: Burial: Abt. 18 Dec 1999, City Cemetery, Wharton, Wharton, TX

13. Martin Karl6 Giesecke (Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)48,49 was born 20 Jan 1889 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, and died 24 Mar 1986 in Bexar Co, TX. He married Margaret Coleman49, daughter of James Coleman and Pearl Stout. She was born 1897 in Kansas, and died Unknown. Carl3,

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Margaret Coleman7 Giesecke, born Private. Cynthia Deane Giesecke, born Private.

14. Walter Guenther6 Giesecke (Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)50 was born 02 Sep 1894 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX50, and died 02 Feb 1969 in Bexar Co, TX. He married Romayne Ray Haggard. She died Unknown. Child of Walter Giesecke and Romayne Haggard is: 26

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15. Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke (Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)50,51 was born 30 Oct 1896 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, and died Oct 1989. She married Russell Chilton Hill52,53, son of May Chilton. He was born 02 Oct 1891 in Illinois, and died Jan 1975. Children of Emmie Giesecke and Russell Hill are: +

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Roger Chilton7 Hill, born Private. Marion L. Hill, born Private. Craig Chilton Hill, born Private.

16. Werner Gustav6 Wilkens (Wilhelmina5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 11 Feb 1901 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX, and died 27 Aug 1967 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX. He married Margaret McCullough. She was born 12 Jan 1910, and died 27 Jun 1967 in Bexar Co., TX. Children of Werner Wilkens and Margaret McCullough are: 30

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Patricia7 Wilkens, born 30 Jul 1939 in New York City, New York, NY; died Jun 1959 in Galveston, Galveston, TX. Margaret Wilkens, born Private. Michael Werner Wilkens, born Private.

17. Helen Gaylord6 Watlington (Charlotte5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) died 06 Feb 1987 in Bexar Co, TX. She married Charles Albert Clark, Jr. Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

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Charles Watlington7 Clark, born Private. William Groos Clark, born Private. John S Clark, born Private.

18. Clarkson6 Groos (Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)54 was born 13 Jun 1908 in Texas, and died 08 Jul 1986 in Bexar Co, TX. He married Lillian Anita Clem Private. She was born Private. Children of Clarkson Groos and Lillian Clem are: + +

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Cynthia Anna7 Groos, born Private. John Clarkson Groos, born Private.

19. Friedrich Carl6 Groos, Jr. (Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)54 was born 17 Nov 1911 in Texas, and died 26 May 1998 in Bexar Co, TX. He married (1) Jane Groos 15 Oct 1938. She was born 27 Aug 1915, and died 21 Dec 1984. He married (2) Kathryn Riggan Private. She was born Private. Children of Friedrich Groos and Jane Groos are: +

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Fredrich Carl7 Groos III, born Private. Edward Lanham Groos, born Private. He married April J. Cox Private; born Private.

20. Gustav Julius6 Groos, Jr. (Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)55,56 was born 22 Jun 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX57, and died 13 Sep 2001 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX57. He married Julia Penniman Private. She was born Private. Notes for Gustav Julius Groos, Jr.: San Antonio Express-News September 16, 2001

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GROOS Gus J. Groos, Jr., born in the King William District of San Antonio on June 22, 1913 died in San Antonio on September 13, 2001. He graduated from Main Avenue High School and the University of Texas where he was a member of Sigma Nu. He served as an officer in the United States Navy in World War II. Mr. Groos was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Order of the Alamo, German Club, Merry Knights, San Antonio Country Club and the Argyle Club. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fredrick and Florence Groos and his brothers, Clarkson and Fred. He is survived by his wife, Julia Penniman Groos; and his sons and their wives, Gus J. Groos, III and Helen Hicks Groos, and William P. Groos, M.D. and Monnie Brown Groos; and his grandchildren, Kristin, Sarah, Gus IV, Anna, Julia and Will Groos. A memorial service was held Saturday, September 15th at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Luke's Episcopal Church or to a charity of choice. The family invites you to leave a message or memory in the Guest Book by going to www.porterloring.com and clicking on Remembrance Registry. Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary.

More About Gustav Julius Groos, Jr.: Burial: 15 Sep 2001, San Antonio, Bexar, TX Children of Gustav Groos and Julia Penniman are: 40 41

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Gustav Julius7 Groos III, born Private. He married Helen W. Hicks Private; born Private. William Penniman Groos, born Private. He married Monnie Madeleine Brown Private; born Private.

Generation No. 4 22. Margaret Elise7 Guenther (Ernst Otto6, Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Stanley Gideon Private, son of George Gideon and Appaloma Callaway. He was born Private. Children of Margaret Guenther and George Gideon are: +

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George Stanley8 Gideon, Jr., born 09 Jul 1944 in Pensacola, Escambia, FL; died 05 Nov 2001 in Kimble Co., TX. William Guenther Gideon, born Private. Charlene Gideon, born Private. James Leslie Gideon, born Private.

27. Roger Chilton7 Hill (Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke, Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Elizabeth May Potter Private. She died 13 Dec 1989. He married (2) Frances Ann Hall Private. She was born Private. Children of Roger Hill and Elizabeth Potter are: + + +

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Roger Chilton8 Hill II, born Private. Russell Lewis Chilton Hill, born Private. Eric P C Hill, born Private. Bruce Hardy Chilton Hill, born Private. Christopher Chilton Hill, born Private.

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36. Cynthia Anna7 Groos (Clarkson6, Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married William B. Coleman III Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

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William B.8 Coleman IV, born Private. George Read Coleman, born Private.

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37. John Clarkson7 Groos (Clarkson6, Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. Child of John Clarkson Groos is: 54

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Melinda June8 Groos, born Private.

38. Fredrich Carl7 Groos III (Friedrich Carl6, Friedrich Carl5, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. Child of Fredrich Carl Groos III is: 55

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Gretchen Lieschen Lanham8 Groos, born Private.

Generation No. 5 42. George Stanley8 Gideon, Jr. (Margaret Elise7 Guenther, Ernst Otto6, Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 09 Jul 1944 in Pensacola, Escambia, FL, and died 05 Nov 2001 in Kimble Co., TX. He married Martha Ann Smith Private, daughter of Frank Smith and Ethel Manning. She was born Private. Notes for George Stanley Gideon, Jr.: Joe Gideon, Jr. Joe Gideon, Jr., 57, of Beaumont died Monday, November 5, 2001. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Friday, November 9, at St. Mark's Episcopal Church under the direction of Broussard's on McFaddin in Beaumont. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM Thursday, November 8, at the mortuary. A native of Pensacola, Florida, he lived in Beaumont since 1975 and was president of Gideon Distributing, Inc. and a U. S. Army Vietnam veteran. He is survived by his wife, Martha Ann Gideon of Beaumont; daughters, Michelle Gideon Dubnansky of Waypahu, Hawaii and Gretchen Gideon of Houston; son, Trey Gideon of Beaumont; parents, George and Margaret Gideon of Houston; brothers, Bill Gideon of Houston and Jim Gideon of Austin; and sister Charlene Gideon of Houston. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 680 Calder, Beaumont, Texas 77702 and American Heart Association, Beaumont Division, P.O. Box 7015, Beaumont, Texas 77726-7015.

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George Stanley9 Gideon III, born Private. Michelle Elise Gideon, born Private. She married Richard Frank Dubnansky, Jr. Private; born Private. Gretchen Suzanne Gideon, born Private.

45. James Leslie8 Gideon (Margaret Elise7 Guenther, Ernst Otto6, Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Amy Elizabeth Rozga Private, daughter of Anthony Rozga and Helen Rozga. She was born Private. Child of James Gideon and Amy Rozga is: 59

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Matthew Guenther9 Gideon, born Private.

46. Roger Chilton8 Hill II (Roger Chilton7, Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke, Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jan Landon Barber Private. She was born Private. Children of Roger Hill and Jan Barber are: 60 61 62

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Roger C.9 Hill III, born Private. Landon Chloe Hill, born Private. Carlotta Louise Hill, born Private.

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47. Russell Lewis Chilton8 Hill (Roger Chilton7, Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke, Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Carrie Smith Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Reva Northrup Private. She was born Private. He married (3) Laurie K Waggoner Private. She was born Private. Children of Russell Hill and Reva Northrup are: 63 64

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Megan Blake9 Hill, born Private. Betsy Russell Hill, born Private.

49. Bruce Hardy Chilton8 Hill (Roger Chilton7, Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke, Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Ellen Sawtelle Private. She was born Private. Children of Bruce Hill and Ellen Sawtelle are: 65 66 67

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Sara Beth9 Hill, born Private. Kathryn Marie Hill, born Private. Russell Chilton Hill II, born Private.

51. Stacey L8 Hill (Roger Chilton7, Emmie Carlotta6 Giesecke, Anna Franciska5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Gerard Yetman Private. He was born Private. Child of Stacey Hill and Robert Yetman is: 68

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Marian Louisa9 Yetman, born Private.

Generation No. 6 56. George Stanley9 Gideon III (George Stanley8, Margaret Elise7 Guenther, Ernst Otto6, Elise Frederike5 Groos, Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Brandey Paulett Nevils Private. She was born Private. Child of George Gideon and Brandey Nevils is: 69

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Greta Smith10 Gideon, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 10A. 5. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Sunday, November 17, 1946. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 8. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Thursday, August 22, 1895. 9. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Monday, November 18, 1946. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 10A.

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13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Precinct 1, Ward 4, E. D. 77, Page 7B. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 60, Page 5A. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 18. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Wednesday, April 6, 1949. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Precinct 1, Ward 4, E. D. 77, Page 7B. 20. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 60, Page 5A. 21. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Monday, January 5, 1931. 22. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Wednesday, April 6, 1949. 23. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Monday, January 5, 1931. 24. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Maverick County, Eagle Pass, Page 20. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 9B. 27. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4219, E. D. 22, Page 8A. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 9B. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4219, E. D. 22, Page 8A. 30. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 9B. 31. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Tuesday, January 21, 1936. 32. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 16, Page 34. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 10A. 35. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Wednesday, March 24, 1965. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 10A. 37. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 8, Block 4207, E. D. 15, Page 1A. 38. San Antonio Express-News, San Antonio, Texas, (Newspaper), Monday, March 9, 1964. 39. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Precinct 1, Ward 4, E. D. 77, Page 7B. 40. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 27, Page 11B. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Precinct 1, Ward 4, E. D. 77, Page 7B. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, E. D. 27, Page 11B. 43. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Precinct 1, Ward 4, E. D. 77, Page 7B. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fort Bend County, Precinct 2, E. D. 10, Page 4A. 45. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, E. D. 164, Page 2A. 46. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fort Bend County, Precinct 2, E. D. 10, Page 4A. 47. Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), The Houston Chronicle, December 21, 1999. 48. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, San Antonio, Ward 8, E. D. 110, Page 9B. 49. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Bexar County, Precinct 1, San Antonio, Ward 4, Block 1999, E. D. 15, Page 14A.

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Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Helena Wildner - Unknown

Margaretha Willrich 1872 - 1956

Otto Sladczyk 1891 - 1967

Victor C. Sladczyk 1865 - 1933

Tillie Struve 1895 - 1967

Arthur E. Sladczyk 1894 - 1968

Evelyn Emilie Willrich Private -

Patricia Joan Janik Private -

Robert Joseph Abbott Private -

Cont. p. 374

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Anna Kloss 1847 - 1922

George Otto Willrich 1875 - 1950

Anna Wieting 1888 - 1914

George Otto Willrich, Jr. 1910 - 1964

Elenora F. Horelica 1908 - 1986

Otto T. Willrich, Sr. 1877 - 1933

Cont. p. 375

Anna Eliese Von Minden 1887 - 1968

Otto T Willrich, Jr. 1923 - 1944

Joseph Emil Janik 1924 - 1976

Robert Leland Abbott, Jr. Private -

Joseph George Janik Private -

Deborah Marie Parker Private -

Lisa Emily Abbott Private -

Christopher S. Janik Private -

Jaime Renee Janik Private -

Augusta Willrich 1879 - 1942

Olivia Schaefer 1900 Unknown

Carrie Mae Willrich Private -

Donna Ann Janik Private -

Robert W. Ritter Private -

John Truman Johnson Private -

Matthew Ryan Johnson Private -

Jennifer Marie Ritter Private -

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Cont. p. 377

Amy Kay Hudgins Private -

Amanda L. Polak Private -

George Carl Schaefer 1872 - 1948

Gustav Carl Schaefer 1901 - 1919

Leslie Walter Hudgins Private -

Randle Wayne Polak Private -

Kristin Leigh Polak Private -

Cont. p. 373

George Otto Schaefer 1904 Unknown

Cont. p. 376

Cont. p. 378

Brooke Allison Polak Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Cont. p. 372

Hans Anderson Willrich 1881 - 1951

Hans Anderson Willrich, Jr. 1915 - 1990

Evelyn Mason 1881 - 1965

June Evelyn Willrich Private -

Doyce Etheridge Private -

Diane Evelyn Etheridge Private -

Anna Kloss 1847 - 1922

Louis Otto Willrich 1883 - 1937

James H. Travis, Jr. Private -

Suzanne E. Travis Private -

Edward P Haskins Private -

Harry T Carson Private -

Louis Otto Willrich, Jr. 1913 - 1985

Elizabeth Frew Carlon 1920 - 1993

Louis Otto Willrich III Private -

Robbie Jane Crawford Private -

Stephanie Ann Willrich Private -

Kevin Robert Pennell Private -

Lauren Elise Pennell Private -

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Norine M. Martin 1889 - 1944

Fritz Willrich 1885 - 1886

Norine E. Willrich 1914 - 2000

Cont. p. 382

Cont. p. 384

Gloria Jeanne Burns Private -

James David Cowhig III Private -

James David Cowhig 1910 - 1995

James David Cowhig, Jr. Private -

Cont. p. 380

Elise Willrich 1886 - 1906

Cont. p. 381

Cheryl Elaine McNalley Private -

Jo Beth Cowhig Private -

John Russell Cowhig Private -

Cont. p. 383

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Margaretha Willrich 1872 - 1956

Cont. p. 372

Samuel S. Sengelmann Private -

Samuel S. Sengelmann III Private -

Sarah Jane Sengelmann Private -

Robin Overton Private -

Robert Stephen Sengelmann Private -

Hilda R Sladczyk 1896 - 1961

Samuel S. Sengelmann 1897 - 1984

Alice Ann Ward Private -

Elizabeth W. Sengelmann Private -

Victor C. Sladczyk 1865 - 1933

Fritz Sladczyk 1898 - 1968

Cleo Marie Claycomb - Unknown

Gustav Jack Sengelmann Private -

James Jerome Elick Private -

Cont. p. 386

Dolores Keding Private -

Gary Jack Sengelmann Private -

James Jerome Elick II Private -

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Cont. p. 385

Cont. p. 387

George Sladczyk 1899 - 1989

Jane A Goodin Private -

Viola Sladczyk 1901 - 1987

Wilburn Lee Loessin Private -

Wilburn B. Loessin 1904 - 1989

Faye Ola Broome Private -

Wilburn Lee Loessin, Jr. Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

George Otto Willrich 1875 - 1950

Cont. p. 372

Antonia Korenek 1914 - 1964

Werner Lee Willrich Private -

Scott Edward Willrich Private -

Werner G. Willrich 1912 - 1981

Vernice Alesel Private -

Kimberly Ann Willrich Private -

Anna Wieting 1888 - 1914

Sophie Mazac Private -

Pegi Ann Pokluda Private -

Andrew S. Willrich Private -

Myrtle Agnes Arceneaux 1919 - 1989

Leslie Stephen Willrich Private -

Peter Michael Willrich Private -

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Leslie Hans Willrich 1914 - 2002

Alicia Delgadillo Private -

Stephen C. Willrich Private -

Paula E. Willrich Private -

Mabel Odom Harpster Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

George Otto Willrich, Jr. 1910 - 1964

Cont. p. 372

Margie Gavender Private -

George Russell Willrich Private -

Elenora F. Horelica 1908 - 1986

George Joe Willrich Private -

Lynn Marie Willrich Private -

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Margaret Ann Mullins Private -

Shirley Willrich Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Evelyn Emilie Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 372

Wanda Kay Janik Private -

Steven M. Corley Private -

Garrett Evan Corley Private -

David Stephen Janik Private -

Kyle David Janik 1983 - 1983

Joseph Emil Janik 1924 - 1976

Delores Ruth Gold Private -

Jenna Elise Janik Private -

Neill David Janik Private -

Terence P. Janik Private -

Ty Willrich Janik Private -

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Tammie Sue Joines Private -

Todd Kinnard Janik Private -

Cont. p. 389

Gayle Marie Janik Private -

Paul Albert Zieschang Private -

Carrie Lynn Zieschang Private -

Jason Amos Zieschang Private -

Cont. p. 388

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Carrie Mae Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 372

Steven Edgar Hudgins Private -

Taylor Demny Hudgins Private -

Leslie Walter Hudgins Private -

Tamara Denise Demny Private -

Colin Andrew Hudgins Private -

Rex Willrich Hudgins Private -

Andrew D. Hudgins Private -

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Suzanne Agnes Polak Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Donna Ann Janik Private -

Cont. p. 372

John Truman Johnson Private -

Michael John Johnson Private -

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Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Cont. p. 373

Grace Ima Lueders Private -

Paula Allen Private -

Myra Lyn Allen Private -

Anna Kloss 1847 - 1922

Anna B. Willrich 1888 - 1918

Edgar T. Lueders 1889 - 1977

Rita Anna Willrich 1891 - 1988

Chester A. Allen Private -

Chester A. Allen, Jr. Private -

Christopher Allen Private -

Otto A. Willrich 1845 - 1929

Thomas R. Lueders 1917 - 1995

Rita Anne Allen Private -

Matt Southeimer Private -

Charles E.Mueller, Jr. Private -

Charles E.Mueller Private -

Dara Mueller Private -

Mark A Mueller Private -

Jenna Allen Private -

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Randall H. McCollum Private -

Derek H. McCollum Private -

Gretchen May Lueders Private -

Elizabeth Painton Private -

Raymond H. Campbell Private -

Elisa Campbell Private -

Lisa Mavis Lueders Private -

William D Gonzales Private -

Travis Gonzales Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Cont. p. 373

Robert Cannon Brackett Private -

Eric Winston Brackett Private -

Juliet Amenta Private -

Bryant Carroll Brackett Private -

Paul Brackett Private -

Ann Willrich Atkinson Private -

Steven B. Brackett Private -

Marjorie Ann Brackett Private -

Louis Otto Willrich 1883 - 1937

Norine M. Martin 1889 - 1944

Ann Martin Willrich Private -

Robert Mount Atkinson, Sr. 1914 - 1976

Gene W Shaner Private -

Stephanie L. Tomek Private -

Cont. p. 391

Susan Clare Atkinson Private -

Susanna C. Lawson Private -

William John Walsh Private -

Mary Jane Willrich 1923 - 1990

Harrison J. Lawson Private -

Chad Steven Gallun Private -

Grant Steven Gallun Private -

Carolina Leigh Lawson Private -

Donald Harold Manes Private -

Robert Mount Atkinson, Jr. Private -

Robert J. Lawson Private -

Amanda Elaine Atkinson Private -

Robert A. Cagle Private -

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Sandra Elaine Mack Private -

John Wayne Cagle, Jr. Private -

Charles Mack Cagle Private -

Mary Elizabeth Atkinson Private -

Cont. p. 390

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Louis Otto Willrich, Jr. 1913 - 1985

Cont. p. 373

David Brandon Willrich Private -

Tyler Brandon Willrich Private -

Francis B. Willrich Private -

Rosemary L. Blomquist Private -

Cont. p. 393

Christine M. Flores Private -

Jennifer A. Willrich Private -

Elizabeth Frew Carlon 1920 - 1993

Terry Allen Baber Private -

Chad Robert Krempin Private -

Steven Louis Willrich Private -

Chase Allan Baber Private -

Julia M. Krempin Private -

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Elizabeth C. Willrich Private -

Bernard F. Donohoe 1933 - 2004

Melissa Marie Willrich Private -

Gerard Martin Willrich Private -

Jonathan D. Siebert Private -

Tonnie Ruth Bland Private -

Joseph Gerard Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 392

Kari Ann Roan Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Norine E. Willrich 1914 - 2000

Cont. p. 373

Norine Ellen Cowhig Private -

Mary Elizabeth McWhorter Private -

John Douglas McWhorter Private -

Catherine A. McWhorter Private -

James David Cowhig 1910 - 1995

Margaret Ann Cowhig Private -

Austin James Webb Private -

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Stephen E. Webb Private -

Jordan D. Webb Private -

Stephen Lee Webb Private -

Denis Martin Cowhig Private -

Patrick C. Cowhig Private -

Cindy Carpenter Private -

Kathleen C. Cowhig Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Louis Otto Willrich III Private -

Cont. p. 373

Robbie Jane Crawford Private -

Heather Jane Willrich Private -

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Ashley E. Willrich Private -

Juan Pablo Cruz Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

George Sladczyk 1899 - 1989

Cont. p. 374

Eleanor Stevens Private -

Amy Sladczyk Private -

Cleo Marie Claycomb - Unknown

George Sladczyk, Jr. Private -

Jo Ann Pressler Private -

Kay Sladczyk Private -

Mary Ellen Sladczyk Private -

Linda Sadler Private -

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James Edward Sadler Private -

Karen Sadler Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Samuel S. Sengelmann Private -

Cont. p. 374

Alice Ann Ward Private -

William Ward Sengelmann Private -

386

Martha Ann Cherry Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Gustav Jack Sengelmann Private -

Cont. p. 374

Dolores Keding Private -

Gregory David Sengelmann Private -

387

Mark Allen Sengelmann Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Evelyn Emilie Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 377

Joan Renee Janik Private -

Amanda E. Raynor Private -

Gustav W. Raynor Private -

Chad William Raynor Private -

Thomas Dale Janik Private -

Derek Dale Janik Private -

Joseph Emil Janik 1924 - 1976

Barbara Lynn Tipton Private -

Mary Lynn Janik Private -

Gregory W. Janak Private -

Nancy Jean Janik Private -

Timothy Jon Alexander Private -

April Lynn Janik Private -

Emily Ann Janak Private -

Megan Leigh Janak Private -

Kevin Jon Alexander Private -

Brett Joseph Alexander Private -

388

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Terence P. Janik Private -

Cont. p. 377

Tammie Sue Joines Private -

Traci Elizabeth Janik Private -

389

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Cont. p. 381

Robert Mount Atkinson, Jr. Private -

Sandra Elaine Mack Private -

Jason Russell Atkinson Private -

Shannon Ann Gay Private -

Miller Robert Atkinson Private -

Charles Patrick Atkinson Private -

390

Neil Mack Atkinson Private -

Vera Elizabeth Rice Private -

Sarah Leia Atkinson Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Steven B. Brackett Private -

Cont. p. 381

Stephanie L. Tomek Private -

Robert Cannon Brackett II Private -

391

Adelbert Brackett Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Louis Otto Willrich, Jr. 1913 - 1985

Cont. p. 382

Thomas F. Willrich Private -

Elizabeth Frew Carlon 1920 - 1993

Alicia Harrison Private -

James Robert Willrich Private -

Mary Jane Willrich Private -

Anna Teresa Sanchez Private -

Carlos Alfonso Sanchez Private -

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Alfonso Sanchez, Jr. Private -

Enrique A. Sanchez Private -

Victoria Marie Sanchez Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

David Brandon Willrich Private -

Cont. p. 382

Rosemary L. Blomquist Private -

Natalie Rose Willrich Private -

393

Tiffany Lynn Willrich Private -

Descendants of Otto August George Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Otto August George4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1,2,3,4 was born 28 Feb 1845 in Uelzen, Germany4, and died 11 Feb 1929 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. He married (1) Helena Wildner 10 Jan 1867 in Fayette County, Texas. She died Unknown. He married (2) Anna Kloss5,6,7,8 17 Dec 1870 in Fayette County, Texas, daughter of Emil Kloss. She was born 23 Nov 1847 in Mecklenburg, Germany8, and died 26 Jan 1922 in Fayette Co., TX9. Notes for Otto August George Willrich: LA GRANGE JOURNAL 14 FEB 1929 THE OLD OAK WITHERS AND DIES "As sturdy as the oak" - until the heavy hand falls and response is inevitable. So "Come unto Me all ye who are weary, and heavy laden, and I will give thee rest." OTTO WILLRICH, SR. Born in Elsen, Hanover, Ger. February 19, 1845 Died at La Grange, Texas February 13, 1929 Aged 83 yrs, 11 mos, 24 dys In paying a tribute to this good citizen I seek not to worm my way into the good graces of those who were his dependents, as children, I refer to the man whom I have known since my early youth; I use the honorable name "man" because, in the circle in which he lived he had the respect of every one who knew him, and never hesitated to extend to me the right hand of fellowship. To have known him is one of the precious assets of mine. He belonged to that class of citizens who have made the world a better place in which to live; the legacy he leaves to his children is not measured according to his holdings, but in the standard of worth, which prompts those who knew him well, to say: "This was a man." He scorned to do a dishonest act, and was a living example of the son who believed it a valuable privilege to uphold, without stain - by act or speech - the name of his ancestors. From his home, established when he took unto himself a mate, there was sent out a family of children who looked upon the father as an example to emulate. Otto Willrich was a citizen who craved no honors; in his retiring manner of living, not alone or unto himself; the doors were opened by the magic word of welcome to all who cared to enter. And with endowment the Creator gives to the sturdy oak of the forest, to withstand the ravages of time and the vicissitudes of life, he bore, with fortitude, whatever affliction there was visited upon him, realizing that the lot of all men, like the cross to the Savior, must be borne. He accepted these edicts as they were tendered. And when the Great Reader, of the Chart of Life, wrote the edict, January 26, 1922, that a companionship of 52 years should cease, he bowed in acquescence, and saw Mama Anna, his wife, start on her celestial journey. All partings are painful, he lived on, patiently awaiting the hour when his name would be announced; yet he manifested his usual interest in all things, and stood ready, like the soldier of honor, to obey a command. The world will not stop moving because he is gone; the world will not be changed, because of his going; there are too many of us still here, but this vacancy his going has caused, will be sacred to those who bear his descendency, and it will be an inspiration to them, because, Otto Willrich, Sr., was a worthy trustee, a guardian of the name entrusted to him. He has passed to his sons and daughters, the sword of his father, of his grand-sires, and thereon is no tarnish. He was a credit to his family name. The loving prefix of father, following that of a son and grandson, remains as a memory in the circle in which he lived, and in the minds of relative and friend. I sincerely regret that my enfeebled condition prevented my attendance upon the hour when they carried him to his resting place. I am glad it was my privilege to have known him, I would have been happier to have been more closely associated with him. The sympathy, at the loss of a father and brother, is expressed to his sisters, and to his children. B.F. HARIGEL Otto Willrich was brought to America by his parents when still an infant - only one year old. His parents settled in the old Bluff section and took up farming. When Otto reached his fourteenth year, he was taken back to Germany, in order that he might receive the advantage of the tutelage of earned educations at his birthplace, and for four years he remained in Germany. Returning to Fayette County as a young man, and to the parental home, 394

he entered as a farmer and in the year 1870, was united in marriage with Miss Anna Kloss who made him a good wife, became the mother of his children and helped to rear a very interesting family. Eleven children blessed this union; the living children are: Mrs. V.C. Sladczyk, Otto Willrich, Jr., and Mrs. Augusta, wife of Geo. Schaefer La Grange; Geo. Willrich, farmer near La Grange, H. A. and Louis Willrich of Houston, and Miss Rita, who nursed him in his declining years, and lived at the family home near the city. The children who preceded him were: Mrs. E. Lueders, Miss Elise, also grown, and Fritz, aged 2 years. Mrs. Willrich died, as stated January 26, 1922. Two sisters and one half-sister also survive. These are: Mrs. Franziska Vogt, La Grange; Mrs. Anna Gross, San Antonio; Mrs. Louise Koehler, La Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, Sr., with their living children and grandchildren present, and other relatives, celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding, in the year 1920; there are 18 grandchildren and one great grandchild who survive him. In attendance upon the funeral, held with religious services by Rev. R. Heise, first at the home of his son-in-law, V.C. Sladczyk, Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, and the body taken to the Cedar Cemetery and placed by the side of his wife, were many, relatives and friends - and the following from afar: Dr. Geo. Sladczyk of Port Arthur; Mr. and Mrs. S.S. Sengelmann of Houston; H.A. Willrich and family; Arthur Sladczyk and Louis Willrich of Houston and Gus Gross of San Antonio. Requiescat in Pace. The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 15, 1937 WILLRICH RELATIVES MEET IN ANNUAL REUNION, SUNDAY The Fair Grounds, always an agreeable place to have a picnic, was used Sunday by members of the Willrich family, descendants of the late Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich and relatives. There was present, a total of 33 members of the family. From other cities there came Louis Willrich and family, Sam Sengelmann and family and Arthur Sladczyk and family of Houston; Mr. and Mrs. Otto Sladczyk of Yoakum. The remaining members of the Sunday crowd are local. More About Otto August George Willrich: Burial: 13 Feb 1929, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Anna Kloss: La Grange Journal February 2, 1922 Mrs. Otto Willrich, Sr. Another of Fayette County's Older Citizens Journeys Hence Late Thursday evening of last week death claimed another of the early settlers of the Bluff section, Mrs. Anna Willrich, Sr., passing to her reward after an illness that had lasted only two days. At the time of her demise she was in her seventy-fifth year. Mrs. Willrich was born in Mecklenburg, Germany, and came to America when she was a small girl. Upon reaching her majority she became the wife of Otto Willrich, Sr., and to them were born ten children, three of whom preceded the mother in death. ------- children, are as follows: Mesdames V. C. Sladczyk and Geo. C. Schaefer, Otto Willrich, Jr., La Grange; George Willrich, Jr., of Bluff, Louis and H. A. Willrich of Houston and Miss Rita at the old home. Of Mrs. Willrich it may be truly said she was a good wife and mother, possessing the ever laudable hostess spirit and kindly consideration that made the Willrich home the meeting place of relatives and friends. Her earthly remains were carried to the Cedar cemetery Saturday afternoon and placed to their last rest. Rev. Heise officiating. Her maiden name was Miss Anna Kloss and she was the last member of her family.

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Fayette Co., TX. George Otto Willrich, born 16 Jan 1875 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 25 Mar 1950 in Wharton, Wharton, TX. Otto T. Willrich, Sr., born 29 Nov 1877 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX; died 18 May 1933 in Brenham, Washington, TX. Augusta Willrich, born 18 May 1879 in Fayette Co., TX; died 18 Nov 1942 in Fayette Co., TX. Hans Anderson Willrich, born 07 May 1881 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX; died 05 Oct 1951 in Houston, Harris, TX. Louis Otto Willrich, born 03 May 1883 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 26 Nov 1937 in Houston, Harris, TX. Fritz Willrich, born 12 Feb 1885; died 06 Jun 1886. More About Fritz Willrich: Burial: Abt. 08 Jun 1886, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

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Elise Willrich10,11, born 21 Dec 1886 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX12,13; died 02 Jul 1906 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX13. Notes for Elise Willrich: La Grange Journal July 12, 1906 A Sad Death. The citizens of our little city were much shocked Monday morning to learn of the sad death of Miss Elise Willrich which occured at the residence of her brother-in-law, George Schaefer. Miss Willrich was but twenty years of age, a lady for whom every one entertained a high regard and for whom a bright future had often been predicted. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, born at Bluff in December 1886, and possessed a charming disposition, which endeared her to all. Her sudden demise, although not entirely unexpected, was a shock to her friends, and the sympathy of the entire community is extended to the surviving relatives. On June 19th, last, she came to LaGrange to attend the Summer Normal. She attended the first day but as she was ill remained absent the second day, and suffered from swollen tonsils. Although medical aid was solicited and loving hands administered to her every want, the approach of death was apparent and as the illness finally culminated in blood poison, she passed away Monday morning at 4 o'clock. The remains of the beloved young lady were conveyed to the Lewis cemetery at Cedar and there interred. The cortege was very large. Peace be with her.

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Anna B. Willrich, born 09 Sep 1888 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX; died 10 Jul 1918 in Houston, Harris, TX. Rita Anna Willrich14,15,16,17, born 12 Jan 1891 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX18; died 02 Oct 1988 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. More About Rita Anna Willrich: Burial: Abt. 04 Oct 1988, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas

Generation No. 2 2. Margaretha5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)19,20,21,22,23,24 was born 29 Nov 1872 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX24, and died 02 Jan 1956 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX24. She married Victor C. Sladczyk25,26,27,28,29,30 28 Oct 1890 in Bluff, Fayette County, TX, son of Victor Sladczyk and Rosalie Navrath. He was born 24 Apr 1865 in Fayette Co., TX, and died 31 Jul 1933 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX30. Notes for Margaretha Willrich: The Fayette County Record January 3, 1956 Mrs. Sladczyk Dies; Funeral Wednesday

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Mrs. V. C. Sladczyk, 83, a pioneer resident of La Grange and area, passed away at Fayette Memorial hospital Monday. Mrs. Sladczyk, who was before her marriage Miss Margaretha Willrich, was born on the Bluff on Nov. 29, 1872. She was the daughter of the late Otto Willrich and Miss Anna Kloss. They were married in the Bluff community on Oct. 22, 1890. Mrs. Sladczyk was bereft of her husband on July 31, 1933. The deceased was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p. m. at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Martin officiating, and interment will be made in La Grange city cemetery. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. W. B. Loessin of La Grange and Mrs. S. S. Senglemann of Houston; four sons, Otto of Yoakum, Fritz of La Grange, Arthur of Houston and Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur; one. sister, Miss Rita Willrich of La Grange; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews.

More About Margaretha Willrich: Burial: 04 Jan 1956, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX31 Notes for Victor C. Sladczyk: La Grange Journal August 3, 1933 News came to the relatives and was quickly conveyed to his friends, that V. C. Sladczyk, one of our good citizens, and constable of this precinct at the time, had died at Port Arthur, Monday afternoon. Superfluous to say that the news was received with expressions of genuine regret. Mr. Sladczyk was 68 years, 3 months and 7 days old. V. C. Sladczyk was born and reared on a farm not many miles from La Grange, and was a son of the late Capt. And Mrs. V. J. Sladczyk, pioneer settlers of the Ammannsville community. He grew to manhood on the farm, and later engaged in the mercantile business, first here at La Grange and later at Kirtley, eventually returning to La Grange. Plain, honest, and fair in his decision on all matters, he held the good will and esteem of all who knew him. To him the friendship of a fellow being was a good asset and in his general conduct and demeanor he sought to maintain that friendship. Prevailed upon, some years ago to enter politics, he made the race for constable, and in that capacity served this precinct for several years. His health began to decline within the past three years, and that once active and vigorous body was compelled to slacken the usual pace. Adhering strictly to the medico's advice, and maintaining a determination to be of service, he traveled on. His friends well knew of his delicate health but, as it ever is, all hoped that he would be spared to family for many years. In the company of Mrs. Sladczyk, he left for Port Arthur where a son, Dr. George Sladczyk resides. It was while in that city that death relieved his lease on life. The body was brought to La Grange, Tuesday, and from his late home on Jefferson street the funeral was held, with interment at the new cemetery. Victor Sladczyk was united in marriage with Miss Margrethe Willrich, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of the Bluff section; he is survived by his widow and the following children: Otto Sladczyk of Yoakum; Arthur Sladczyk of Houston; Fritz Sladczyk of La Grange and Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur; Mrs. S. S. (Hilda) Senglemann of Houston and Mrs. W. B. (Viola) Loessin of La Grange. One brother, Hy. J. Sladczyk of La Grange, two sisters, Mrs. Hugo Ehlers and Mrs. Arthur Koehler of La Grange; and two sisters, Mrs. Wm. Ehlers of San Antonio, and Mrs. Ad. Kehrer of Schulenburg, survive. There are also five grandchildren.

More About Victor C. Sladczyk: Burial: 01 Aug 1933, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX32 397

Marriage Notes for Margaretha Willrich and Victor Sladczyk: La Grange Journal November 4, 1915 Silver Wedding Anniversary Thursday night of last week, Victor C. Sladczyk and wife celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wedding day, and in the celebration they were affably assisted by their relatives and several friends. The gathering occurred at the family home on South Jefferson street. Plenty of good cheer prevailed, refreshments and edibles were lavishly served and music, especially vocal added to the evening's enjoyment. "Hoch sollen sie leben" was lustily sung, in which all joined. Twenty-five years of congenial happy married life is a blessing not all can enjoy. As the years pass and age creeps upon us gradually we are more apt to recognize the real blessings and be thankful for them. The Journal congratulates the couple, and expresses the hope that their fiftieth anniversary will be celebrated with as much pomp and glory.

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Otto6 Sladczyk33,34,35, born 04 Aug 1891 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX36,37; died 20 Dec 1967 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX37. He married Tillie Struve38 19 Apr 1917 in Fayette County, TX; born 21 Dec 1895 in Texas39; died 09 Mar 1967 in Yoakum, Lavaca, TX39. Notes for Otto Sladczyk: The Fayette County Record December 22, 1967 Otto Sladczyk Rites On Friday Otto Sladczyk, retired Texas Highway department employee, passed away Wednesday at Fayette Memorial Hospital at the age of 76. Funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Frank McElroy Jr. of here and Rev. Max Ecke of Yoakum officiating. Burial will be in the La Grange City Cemetery under direction of Koenig Funeral Home. A son of V. C. and Margarey Willrich Sladczyk, he was born the Bluff on August 4, 1891, and married Miss Tillie Struve here on April 17, 1917. They lived in Yoakum for 38 years. Mr. Sladczyk having been a 40 year machinist with the Highway Department until he retired. Mrs. Sladczyk preceded her husband in death on March 9 of this year. The deceased, who lived here the past nine months, leaves one sister, Mrs. W. B. (Viola) Loessin of La Grange; and three brothers, Fritz of La Grange, Arthur of Galveston and Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur. A sister, Mrs. Sam Sengelmann preceded Mr. Sladczyk in death. He will remain at the Koenig Funeral Home until noon Friday.

More About Otto Sladczyk: Burial: 22 Dec 1967, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX40 Notes for Tillie Struve: The Fayette County Record March 14, 1967 Mrs. Sladczyk 71, Interred Saturday Funeral services for Mrs. Otto Sladczyk 71, of Yoakum were held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at The First Presbyterian Church here and burial followed in the La Grange City Cemetery. Prior services were held at the Buffington Funeral Home in Yoakum at 10 a. m. Saturday. Mrs. Sladczyk, a native of La Grange, passed away Thursday at Yoakum. The deceased, nee Tillie Struve

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was born Dec. 21, 1895, as the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Leo Struve. She had resided at Yoakum with her husband for a number of years. Survivors include her husband and two brothers, Louis and Frank Struve both of La Grange. Koenig Funeral Home assisted with local funeral arrangements.

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Arthur E. Sladczyk42,43, born 21 Jan 1894 in Texas; died 21 Mar 1968 in Houston, Harris, TX44. Notes for Arthur E. Sladczyk: The Fayette County Record March 26, 1968 Sladczyk Rites Here Saturday Graveside services were held at the La Grange City Cemetery at 11 a.m. Saturday for Arthur E. Sladczyk, 74, of Moody House in Galveston. The Rev. Frank McElroy officiated. Mr. Sladczyk passed away at the Veterans Hospital in Houston. A La Grange area native, he was a longtime resident of Houston where he was a furniture salesman. He was a World War I veteran and was a member of the Presbyterian Church, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving are a sister, Mrs. W. B. (Viola) Loessin of La Grange and a brother, Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur. Two brothers, Otto and Fritz, preceded him in death in the last three months.

More About Arthur E. Sladczyk: Burial: 23 Mar 1968, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX44 Military service: 1916 +

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Hilda R Sladczyk, born 29 Jul 1896 in Texas; died 15 Jul 1961 in Houston, Harris, TX. Fritz Sladczyk45,46,47, born 12 Jan 1898 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX48; died 13 Jan 1968 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX48. Notes for Fritz Sladczyk: The La Grange Journal Monday, January 15, 1968 Fritz Sladczyk Funeral services for Fritz Sladczyk, 70, were held Sunday, January 14, at 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in La Grange with officiating. Burial was in the La Grange City Cemetery under direction of Koenig Funeral Home. Mr. Sladczyk passed away in St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur on Saturday. Born in Bluff, Texas, on January 12, 1898, the son of V. C. and Margaret Willrich Sladczyk, he was a member of the American Legion and a World War 2 veteran. He was employed with the Farmers Lumber Co. here for many years and was a life- - Survivors include one sister, Mrs. W. B. (Viola) Loessin of La Grange; and two brothers, Arthur Sladczyk of ---- Sladczyk of Port Arthur. One sister, Mrs. Sam Sengelman, and a brother, Otto, preceded him in death.

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3. George Otto5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)49,50,51,52,53 was born 16 Jan 1875 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX53, and died 25 Mar 1950 in Wharton, Wharton, TX. He married Anna Wieting54 26 Oct 1909 in Fayette County, TX55, daughter of Gerhardt Wieting and Hedwig Reihman. She was born 30 Jan 1888 in Plum, Fayette Co., TX, and died 16 Oct 1914 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX. More About George Otto Willrich: Burial: Abt. 27 Mar 1950, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Notes for Anna Wieting: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 22, 1914 A Sad Death Friday night Mrs. Anna, wife of George Willrich, Jr., of Bluff, died at the farm home, after an illness that had lasted about ten days. When first stricken, she was not believed to be seriously ill, but it was soon noticed that a surgical operation for appendicitis was absolutely necessary. Drs. Hoch and Schulze, after consultation decided to have the operation performed, and secured the services of Dr. Thomas of Taylor. The doctor arrived on the belated Katy, Thursday night, accompanied by a nurse, and the operation was successfully performed, but the patient never rallied, and peacefully passed away the next morning. The home, which had been such a happy one was broken, the mother of two little boys, aged four and two years, and one baby boy of seven months, has joined the great majority. Six years ago she stood by the side of her now mourning husband and blushingly replied in the affirmative to the officiating official. She was a good wife and mother and her departure has left a bleeding wound, one which will ache and pain for many days. May the Creator comfort the grieving husband, her brothers and sisters and protect the little motherless boys. Mrs. Willrich, whose maiden name was Witting, was born near Plum, January 30, 1888, and was the possessor of a legion of friends. Our sincerest sympathy is offered to the mourning relatives.

More About Anna Wieting: Burial: Abt. 18 Oct 1914, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas Marriage Notes for George Willrich and Anna Wieting: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 28, 1909 News From the Court House Marriage Licenses George Willrich, Jr., and Miss Annie Wieting Geo. Willrich, Jr., of Bluff community, and Miss Annie Weiting were happily married Tuesday afternoon. In this, the union of two young people from two of the oldest families in the county, we predict a continuous happy honeymoon. The Journal's best wishes are extended.

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4. Otto T.5 Willrich, Sr. (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)56,57,58,59 was born 29 Nov 1877 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX60, and died 18 May 1933 in Brenham, Washington, TX60. He married Anna Eliese Von Minden61,62 02 Jul 1919 in Fayette County, TX63. She was born 16 Dec 1887 in Texas, and died 05 Aug 1968 in Fayette Co., TX. Notes for Otto T. Willrich, Sr.: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 17, 1905 Johnnie Koehler and Otto Willrich, while returning home after attending the funeral of Capt. Sladczyk Saturday afternoon, suffered the animal they were driving to run away. In turning into a small ditch the jolt threw Mr. Willrich out of the buggy, and in falling the young man sustained painful sprains in both ankles. At this writing he is still confined to his bed and beside the severe pain of the injured members, is battling with fever. Johnnie Koehler also received a sprained ankle. The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 18, 1933 Mrs. C. H. Steinmann Fatally Injured In Wreck The shock experienced by close friends of the family of C. H. Steinmann and that of O. T. Willrich, when the news was received by telephone early in the afternoon of Sunday, that the automobile driven by C. H. Steinmann, had turned over three times on the concrete highway about five or six miles from Brenham, and that all occupants were injured, one fatally, can be easily imagined. It is deploring enough to be compelled to chronicle the incident, without giving a prolonged detail of the accident that claimed Mrs. Steinmann. The sudden termination of a drive to the Agricultural and Mechanical College at Bryan, which had all the pleasure stored for offering, is sufficient in itself to warrant the mention that it is most deplorable. Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Willrich and little son, O. T. Jr., and their niece Miss Lorine Kruse, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Steinmann had left La Grange early Sunday morning, their destination being College Station where the son of each of the two families are in attendance upon the College. The trip from La Grange to Brenham was uneventful; after a brief stop, a short meal, the journey was resumed, with Mr. Steinmann at the wheel, Mr. Willrich and son alongside. In the rear seat on the right side sat Mrs. Steinmann, next to her Mrs. Willrich and Miss Kruse. We pass the detailed mention except to state that , as told to the Journal, Mr. Steinmann, finding his progress suddenly blocked by another automobile, crossing - the driver of the other vehicle came in ahead of the Steinmann car - the highway, he swerved the car to the opposite side and applied the brakes. It all happened in a moment. The Steinmann car ceased to travel naturally, turned completely over three times and finally settled on its side. All managed to crawl from the wreck except Mrs. Steinmann and Mr. Willrich; the latter was helped to a seat and while still conscious complained of pain and his head dropped onto his breast. Mrs. Steinmann, partly out of the car was bleeding profusely and her husband, frantic, sought to compel her to speak; blood gushed from her face and head, she lived only a few moments. All were taken as soon as possible to the Milroy Memorial Hospital at Brenham, where surgical and medical aid was given, but upon examination by the surgeons, it was found that Mrs. Steinmann was beyond all earthly help. Her body was taken in charge by the Brenham undertaker, and prepared for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Willrich remained at the hospital, Mr. Willrich, according to all information obtainable, received a dislocated vertebrae and was promptly placed in firm leather bandage, X-ray examination did not disclose a break, but a dislocation; Mrs. Willrich, suffering internal pain and injuries to limb was able to see some of the many inquiring friends, and Miss Lorine, whose foot was cut, was also retained at the Hospital. Little O. T., the son, escaped injury. Mr. Steinmann, injured severely by bruise, with possible internal injuries, refused to remain at the Hospital, and accompanied the body of his wife to La Grange, in an automobile, and both the funeral coach and the automobile reached here shortly before eight o'clock. In care of Dr. Hoch, Mr. Steinmann was put to bed and made as comfortable as possible. Monday afternoon, Rev. Chas. Nash, pastor of the First Presbyterian church officiated at the funeral. Mrs. B. C. Westbrook of Dallas, niece of Mr. Steinmann, sang "Abide With Me," at the home, preceding the religious 401

services. Interment was held at the new cemetery. The attendance upon these last rites was very large, the saddened faces gave evidence of the sincere sympathy that all encouraged for the stricken family. Ladies of the Eastern Star, auxiliary of the Masonic Order, attended in a body, and officers of the auxiliary rendered the beautiful and impressive ceremony at the open grave. In attendance, also, were the cadets from A&M College, of which Weldon Steinmann was captain. Flowers, coming from every neighborhood, beautiful emblems, a profusion that was spread out beyond the plat of ground, completely hid the earthen couch. The active pallbearers were: Geo. E. Lenert, W. W. Few, John Schroeder, Roy H. Giese, P. A. Nikel, Wm. Loessin, Cooney Letzerich and E. H. Moss. The honorary pallbearers, all friends of the family. Sunday last was "Mother's Day." To these two families the day had a special meaning, each had a son at the College; the happy expectancy, of pinning a flower on the boys at this College where the day was to be appropriately commemorated is easily imagined. That pleasure a mother encourages, to witness the presence of her son, and to have been honored with the duty of pinning that flower, unmindful of any other possibility than to arrive at the College, be greeted by their sons, and spend in accord with the day, is recognized. Chatting, looking forward to the hour when the exercises were to be held, few hours in genuine happiness, these two mothers were relegating all else, and then - with the swiftness of the arrow the sudden change. The red flower, to have been worn by Weldon Steinmann, the son, was removed, and the white flower taken. Mrs. Steinmann, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Willenberg, was born in La Grange, August 26, 1881, the third daughter and the fifth child, and was reared in La Grange. Her death leaves only one member of the Willenberg family, the eldest son, E. R. Willenberg of Freeport. She was united in marriage with C. H. Steinmann in La Grange, November 11, 1906, three children were born to this union. These are: Chris A. of Dallas, Miss Mildred, and the youngest son, to graduate in June from the A&M College; Weldon. She is also mourned by two nieces and one nephew. Mother's Day! What destiny could have assumed control on this the day when the offspring had welcomed the hour the recognition of the day could be given. What can mortals, imbued with the thought that a tribute to the living mother would bring happiness and incite more ennobling deeds on the part of the boy or the girl who experiences the joy to remember her, offer except to encourage the hope that it was so decreed. Question not, is the rebuke; the Journal editor, ever willing to add to the happiness of those who are so deserving, witnessing the scenes that brighten the eyes of the parent and child and bring a happy beat to the heart, feels the keen loss that this husband and these children experience. What comfort can the Journal offer to them in this their hour of grief, except to point out the way, and accept the mandate as issued. Cruel? When we contemplate the happiness that seemed to have been suddenly elevated to the throne, and witness the cruel change, from laughter to sob, from smile to tears, nothing seems to be at our command. Let Him who stilled the storm and rebuked it, look upon those who today are bowed in grief and stay the sorrow that has been so heavy. The La Grange Journal Thursday, May 25, 1933 Otto T. Willrich Failed To Return Home When relatives who had visited with him at the Brenham Hospital last Wednesday afternoon, returned to La Grange, they gave out the unfriendly report that while his condition was considered favorable, O. T. Willrich, injured in the automobile accident the Sunday previous, was far from being able to return, and in the event he did return, he would have to wear braces. Which, unwilling as were his relatives and friends to accept the inevitable, denoted nothing less. That the invasion of death should occur, as fast as it did, was to everyone a painful shock. Mr. Willrich died at about 3:00 o'clock Thursday morning. Sunday, May 14 - Mother's Day O. T. Willrich, Mrs. Willrich and son O. T., Jr., and niece, Miss Lorine Kruse, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Steinmann, in the Willrich family automobile, were en route to College Station to attend the program arranged for 402

the entertainment of fathers and mothers for Mother's Day, and met with a very deplorable accident. In that accident Mrs. Steinmann was fatally injured and died within a few minutes after the automobile ceased to run; Mr. Willrich was taken to the Brenham Hospital, a dislocated vertabrae being his chief injury. From Sunday morning until Thursday morning he lingered, and at 3:00 o'clock, without a struggle, he passed to his reward. The body was brought to La Grange and prepared for burial; at the family home in the western end of the city, funeral services were held, and from the home the body was taken to the St. Paul Lutheran church, where Rev. R. Heise spoke in eulogy of the departed and the choir and Sunday school sang appropriate hymns. The place of worship was filled with sympathizing friends, on the church yard were equally as many, who came to mingle their tears with those of the relatives and to pay respect to one who was ever regarded as a worthy citizen, a good father and husband, a friend to those who desired his friendship. Interment was made at the new cemetery, with flowers banked high and over much space at the newly acquired plot. The pall bearers were: O. E. Stolz, Alex. E. von Rosenburg, O. E. Hagemann, Fred Wolters, Milton Schmidt and B. F. Harigel. Biographical and Reference Otto T. Willrich was born on what is generally known as Bluff, to the south of La Grange, and was the third child of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich, who lived in that part of the county for more than fifty years. He was reared on a farm, and was instructed in the events of life yet to transpire, to be honest, frugal, and above all, gentlemanly in his demeanor to his fellow man. His parents were of that high type of citizenry who merited the good will and respect of their neighbors, and the children born to this union upheld that regard; Otto T. Willrich being a living example for many years. Otto was born November 29, 1877; after leaving the farm he became associated with the local firm, The von Rosenberg Company; his strict attention to business, his loyalty, and his genial approach to custom, merited his continuance in the employ; that firm has lost a valuable man. Unpretentious, believing in that principle that the best friends are those who are friends because their friendship is merited, he lived in peace and contentment with everyone. Fourteen years ago, late in years of manhood, he was united in marriage with Mrs. Annie Addicks, and that union was blessed with one child, O. T. Jr. The widow and son survive. He is also survived by two brothers in Houston, Louis and Hans, and one brother of near La Grange, George Willrich. Three sisters, Mesdames V. C. Sladczyk and George Schaefer, and Miss Rita Willrich also survive. There are a number of nieces, cousins and nephews who will miss this good old boy, who always had the right hand extended in welcome. The little widow, injured in the same accident, her face still discolored and her limbs aching from the effects of that injury, bore up bravely; she will miss him as all loving wives shall miss their chosen companion, but, in her firm belief she accepts the verdict of the Master, and looks forward to that day when the reunion shall occur. "It is God's will, and I shall not complain." What more beautiful can be the words of one who leaned upon the staff of her husband, and with him found peaceful happiness in their church membership. Her older son, Gilbert O. Addicks, to whom Otto was ever an advisor and companion, upheld the arms of his mother and with equal fortitude bore up well under the affliction, both in the same faith and hope, looking forward to that Great Day when events of this sad nature shall cease. Flowers are brought to the bier of one whom the community loved; in the passing of a citizen, that touch of Nature that makes the whole world kin, is exemplified by deed, and words of sympathy expressed. When the sad news came, there was manifested an interest and sincere sympathy that would bring to the confession of appreciation, grateful words from the most indifferent. The little widow, abed still from her injuries, welcomed her friends, they came constantly and with that open-hearted feeling of kinship created by the severing of the threads of life, sought to allay the pain that this parting had created. The Journal believed in the man all knew as plain, good and kind Otto Willrich, the friendship of long standing suffered the blow to be inflicted and questioned not; yet, as the editor looked upon the calm, placid face, and in the next room saw the little woman who had, hand in hand gone down the pathway of life in real happiness, carrying on with him in every reversal as well as gladsome event, witnessed their sincere devotion and unflinching faith in their religious demeanor, it brought the usual query: "Why this separation?" May Time deal gently with all who are feeling the pang of a temporary parting, and may the eventide, when the joy was experienced ever, at the home-coming, be robbed of its cruel sting, and that absence which is so keenly felt, become less effective, to the end that even she who believed and still believes, may find comfort at the knowledge that temporary absence is but a meagre part of that course of human experience that ends in blissful 403

communion, when loved ones shall gather together again, for all time.

More About Otto T. Willrich, Sr.: Burial: Abt. 20 May 1933, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX Notes for Anna Eliese Von Minden: La Grange Journal July 18, 1918 NEWS FROM THE COURTHOUSE Items of Interest Copied From the Court Dockets Probate Court Guardianship of the estate if Gilbert Addicks, minor; Mrs. Annie Addicks, guardian. Mrs. Annie Addicks appointed permanent guardian; bond fixed at $2,000. Report in lieu of inventory. Last will and testament of John Addicks probated upon testament of Louis Voelkel, Jr.; Appraisers: Walter Kneip, O. K. Zapp and Lee Smith. J. H. Addicks appointed executor without bond.

Marriage Notes for Otto Willrich and Anna Von Minden: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 14, 1919 Quiet Wedding Otto Willrich, salesman in the employ of the Von Rosenberg Company, and Mrs. Annie Addicks, accompanied by Misses Mary Sulak and Agnes Meinen, autoed out to the home of Rev. K. Kern at Swiss Alp Wednesday afternoon of last week and were quietly married at the home of the pastor. Immediately after the ceremony they left for Schulenburg where they boarded the east bound Southern Pacific passenger train for Houston and Galveston to enjoy a brief honeymoon. The contracting parties have a legion of friends in this city and wherever known, all of whom join the Journal in extending congratulations and good wishes for a happy married life. They will reside in this city.

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Otto T6 Willrich, Jr.64, born 12 Jan 1923 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX65; died 17 Aug 1944 in France65. Notes for Otto T Willrich, Jr.: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 17, 1935 BOY SCOUTS RECEIVE THEIR CHARTER Friday evening of last week installation ceremonies were held at the city park and the local Boy Scout troop was made an organization. District Promotion Chairman P. T. Beach had charge, and presented the charter to Chairman L. W. Stolz. C. V. Batot, Scout Master, presented certificates and badges. Many witnessed the ceremonies. The roster includes Ted Beach, Wayne Dickerson, Leerie and Kervin Giese, Alfred Ehlers, Sidney Herzik, J. C. Yeary, Manuel Palmer, Robert Pieratt, Leroy Sulik, Leon Schultz, O. T. Willrich, Ralph Walter, Thurston Pierce, Lynn Grasshoff, Charles Schaefer and Charles Wern. The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 27, 1938

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SCHOOL MENTION GERMAN CLUB Tuesday morning, October 18, the German Club met with its sponsor, Miss Walling, for the purpose of re-organizing and electing officers. With 34 eager members responding to the call, the meeting got well under way. The following were elected officers of the German Club: Joe Lene Chernik, president. O. T. Willrich, vice-president. Leola Stolz, secretary. Kervin Giese, treasurer. Robert Pratka, reporter. Thursday morning, Oct. 20, the executive committee, which is composed of the officers, met for the purpose of deciding on a few important questions that arose during the Club's first meeting. Among those decided on was, that the Club would meet twice a month on Tuesday mornings; one being a business meeting, and the other being a social meeting. The social meetings, though, may be held after school hours. In order to have the social meetings, the executive committee decided that the members would pay dues when they were called upon to do so, and the Club would also find other means to raise money so that the finances of the Club will not rest solely upon the members. The president also appointed the following committees before the meeting adjourned: Program - O. T. Willrich, chairman; Katherina Gebhardt, Eurallie Munsch, Jimmie Janson, Marjorie Logan, Lloyd Lenert. Entertainment - Helen Hausler, chairman; Wilbert Jaster, Evelyn Hoelter, Leerie Giese, Bernice Loehr. Refreshments - Elna Janssen, chairman; Junell Salm, Elsie Hensel, Manuel Palmer, Alfred Ehlers. ROBERT PRATKA, Reporter. Fayette County Record Friday, September 8, 1944 LT. O. T. WILLRICH, LA GRANGE, IS KILLED IN FRANCE ON AUG. 17 Was With Patton's 3rd Army In Drive On Luxembourg Second Lieut. O. T. Willrich, 21, of La Grange was killed in action in France on August, 17, according to a message received by his mother, Mrs. Annie Willrich, late Monday afternoon from the war department. Lieut. Willrich was with the 35th Infantry Division, a part of Lieut. Gen. George S. Patton's Third Army, which at that time was headed for Luxembourg. He was the first army officer from La Grange to lose his life in World War II, and was a high school mate of Ensign Alton W. Hanisch, who perished in a plane crash off the West Coast August 26. Lieut. Willrich was born at La Grange on January 12, 1923, and graduated from high school here in 1940. He entered Texas A. and M. college, and lacked only seven semester hours (six weeks of work) of graduating when he was called by the army on Mary 21, 1943. After being stationed for a time at Fort Sam Houston, he was sent to officers' candidate school at Fort Benning, Georgia, where he received his commission on January 21 this year. His next station was Fort Jackson, South Carolina, until early June, when he was sent to England and then to France on July 7. His last letter to his mother was written on August 13. Over four days . . . He told of a hard battle. Beside his mother, he leaves a half-brother, Capt. Gilbert Addicks of Knoxville, Tennessee, who is stationed in the state of Georgia.

More About Otto T Willrich, Jr.: Burial: Unknown, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX

5. Augusta5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)66,67,68,69,70 was born 18 May 1879 in Fayette Co., TX70, and died 18 Nov 1942 in Fayette Co., TX70. She married George Carl Schaefer71,72,73 18 Oct 1898 in Fayette County, TX74, son of Charles Schaefer and Louisa Helmcamp. He was born 13 Feb 1872 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX75, and died 18 Mar 1948 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX75. 405

Notes for Augusta Willrich: La Grange Journal November 19, 1942 Mrs. Augusta Schaefer Wednesday, November 19, 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, wife of Geo. Schaefer, died at the La Grange Hospital. Funeral arrangements to be made later. Complete obituary will appear in the next issue of the Journal. La Grange Journal November 26, 1942 Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, wife of Geo. C. Schaefer, died Wednesday, November 18, aged 63 years and 6 months. Funeral services were held at the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home, Friday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock, Rev. R. Heise officiating. Interment was in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Schaefer was a daughter of the late Otto and Anna Willrich, nee Klose, and was born May 18, 1879 near La Grange. She was united in marriage with Geo. C. Schaefer, October 18, 1898, and to this union was born three children, one son dying in June 1919. The living children are Miss Olivia Schaefer of La Grange and Gussie C. Schaefer of Port Arthur. There are two sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Sladczyk and Miss Rita Willrich of La Grange and two brothers, H. A. Willrich of Houston and Geo. Willrich of Magnet. Mrs. Schaefer's health began to decline several years ago yet she continued to maintain her cheerful and friendly disposition until recently when the incurable malady sapped her strength with a vengeance.

More About Augusta Willrich: Burial: 20 Nov 1942, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX76 Notes for George Carl Schaefer: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 25, 1948 Geo. C. Schaefer, 76, Is Interred Saturday Funeral services were held Saturday at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel here for George C. Schaefer, 76, who passed away at the local hospital Thursday after a five-months' illness. Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiated, and interment was made in the New City Cemetery. Mr. Schaefer was born in the Bluff community on February 13, 1872 and was baptized by Rev. Kern at Swiss Alp. On October 18, 1898 he married Miss Augusta Willrich. Mrs. Schaefer passed away November 18, 1942. Mr. Schaefer was engaged in business in La Grange for many years, most recent of which was the operation of the filling station where the office of the Royal Crown Bottling Co. is now located. He was also an honorary member of the La Grange Fire Department. A son, Gussie Carl who died in 1919 at the age of 17, was the first Boy Scout in La Grange to pass away. Survivors are his daughter, Miss Olivia Schaefer of La Grange; son, George Otto Schaefer of Sabine; and three sisters, Mrs. Louis Bollmeyer of here, Mrs. Louis Eck of near La Grange and Mrs. W. O. Luedemann of Schulenburg.

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Gustav Carl Schaefer79, born 17 Sep 1901; died 08 Jun 1919 in San Antonio, Bexar, TX80. Notes for Gustav Carl Schaefer: The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 12, 1919 Died At San Antonio Eighteen Year Old Lad Succumbs After Surgical Operation The sad news came from the hospital at San Antonio Saturday morning that Gussie, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Schaefer, who was taken to the hospital at San Antonio last Friday, was critically ill. In response Mrs. Schaefer left for Schulenburg and there boarded the train for the Alamo city. Sunday afternoon Gussie gave up the battle and joined the ever increasing band. The remains were brought to La Grange Monday afternoon and from the family residence Tuesday morning the funeral was held, interment taking place at the new cemetery, Rev. R. Heise officiating. Many friends and relatives were in attendance. Gussie had numerous friends among the boys, and the writer remembers him favorably because of his great kindness to him. He was never asked for a favor from us but what he most willingly responded. Having complained little of his affliction, it was first believed that the condition of the appendix was such as to need an operation. On Wednesday he was over at Schulenburg with friends; on Thursday, after calling in the physician, it was decided to have him taken to the hospital. He accompanied his father and doctor to Schulenburg and there boarded the Southern Pacific train for the hospital. When operated, it was found that the appendix had begun to mortify. All efforts to save the lad's life failed. Our sincerest sympathy is extended to the mourning parents and other relatives. Gussie was seventeen years, eight months and twenty-one days old.

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George Otto Schaefer81,82, born 1904 in Texas; died Unknown.

6. Hans Anderson5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)83 was born 07 May 1881 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 05 Oct 1951 in Houston, Harris, TX84. He married Evelyn Mason85 12 Aug 1914 in Houston, Harris, TX86. She was born 16 Jan 1881 in Texas, and died 14 Jan 1965. Notes for Hans Anderson Willrich: The Houston Post Saturday, October 6, 1951 Hans A. Willrich, 70, 2611 Stanford St. died 1:15 AM Friday in a Houston hospital. Native La Grange, lived Houston 52 years. Member First Methodist Church. Accountant, Coastal Supply Company. Survivors: Widow, Mrs. Evelyn Willrich; daughter, Mrs. June Travis, Houston; grandaughter, Suzanne Travis, Houston; sisters, Mrs. Gretchen Sladczyk, Miss Reta Willrich, La Grange; several nieces, nephews. Services 10 AM Saturday, drawing room, Settegast-Kopf Home, the Rev. Elton E. Stephenson. Burial , Forest Park Cemetery. Pallbearers: James Cowhig, Sam Sengelmann, Arthur Sladczyk, Elred Carlisle, Louis Willrich, Robert Atkinson. Honorary pallbearers: Carl Otto, Henry Feebles, E. E. (Bob) Robertson, H. L. Taylor, Lt. Col. J. P. Mason, Aubrey Riley, C. T. Mason, J. E. Carlisle, employees Coastal Supply Co. Settegast-Kopf Company.

More About Hans Anderson Willrich: Burial: 06 Oct 1951, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX87 Marriage Notes for Hans Willrich and Evelyn Mason: The Houston Post Thursday, August 13, 1914 Willrich – Mason Wedding 407

A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the First Methodist Church when Miss Evelyn Mason was married to Hans O. Willrich. Reverend Cook of the McAshan Methodist church performing the ceremony. The church was attractively decorated with palms and ferns which were used to form an arch. From the middle of the arch a wedding bell, made of white roses was suspended. White roses and other seasonable flowers were used for the adornment of the church. Prof. Heinzleman played the Lohengrin Wedding March for the processional march and the Mendelssolm March as the recessional. He also accompanied Miss Laura Baines, who sang”God Made Thee Mine,” preceding the ceremony. The bride was costumed in an elegant tailored suit of silk crepe which fashioned in the new fall style, was of the new brick shadings. Her hat of the same color showed a pleasing contrast of color by the use of blue plumes. Her bouquet, made of bride roses and fern, gave a finishing touch to the costume. A handsome bar pin, the gift of the groom, was the only ornament worn. She was given in marriage by her brother, C. T. Mason, and was met at the altar by the groom and the best man, L. O. Willrich. The ushers were Messrs. J. P. Mason, Walter B. Buschardt, J. H. Alsobrook Jr. and Mason A. Baines. Many handsome gifts were received among which were several cheques from the relatives of the groom. One particularly interesting telegram received was the congratulatory telegram from Abe Levy in New Hampshire. Immediately after the ceremony, the couple left for a stay at the Galvez, later going to La Grange. They will be at home after September 15 at 1611 Tuam Avenue, where they will be pleased to welcome their many friends.

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Hans Anderson6 Willrich, Jr.88, born 1915 in Texas; died 21 Feb 1990 in Harris Co., TX. More About Hans Anderson Willrich, Jr.: Burial: Abt. 23 Feb 1990, Houston, Harris County, TX

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7. Louis Otto5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)89,90,91 was born 03 May 1883 in Bluff, Fayette, TX92, and died 26 Nov 1937 in Houston, Harris, TX93. He married Norine M. Martin94,95 14 Feb 1912 in Houston, Harris, TX96. She was born 03 Mar 1889 in Hearne, Robertson, TX, and died 12 Jun 1944 in Houston, Harris, TX97. Notes for Louis Otto Willrich: The Houston Post Saturday, November 27, 1937 Willrich – Louis O. Willrich, 54, of 1101 MacGregor, died at 11 a.m. Friday at his home. He had been a resident of Houston for 35 years. He was private secretary and auditor for Dan Japhet. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Narine Martin Willrich; a son, L. O. Willrich, Jr.; three daughters, Narine Elizabeth, Ann Martin and Mary Jane Willrich, all of Houston; three sisters, Mrs. Gretchen Sladczyk, Mrs. Augusta Schaefer, and Miss Rita Willrich, all of La Grange; and two brothers, George Willrich of La Grange and Hans A. Willrich of Houston. Funeral services will be held at the home at 10 a.m. Saturday and at Holy Rosary church at 10:15 a.m. Rev. E. C. Fowler will officiate. Burial will be in Forest Park cemetery under the direction of Perry-Foley funeral home. Active pallbearers will be E. C. Japhet, C. B. Japhet, D. E. Japhet, W. J. Stoner, C. R. Allen, E. P. Cuenod, C. A. Casperson and A. F. Miller. Honorary pallbearers will be D. A. Japhet, Sigmond Rothschild, J. A. Wilkins, Dr. W. W. Coulter, R. S. Coon, Norman Atkinson, L. B. N. Schneider, L. F. Schweikart, Franklin C. Jones, Dr. H. J. Ehlers, Floyd Easterwood, E. B. McGeever of New York city, Gus Sengelmann of Schulenburg, Dr. George Sladczyk of Port Arthur, Gus Japhet, G. C. Street, H. M. Wilkens, Lloyd Shannon, E. E. Robertson, John C. 408

Williams, G. A. Grandt, Frank Buelow, P. S. Hoffman, Dr. W. L. Sengelmann, T. A. Cargill, H. W. Gordon, dr. R. H. McMeans, J. J. Devine, H. A. Sauer, Lamar Q. Cato, A. E. Kiesling, Allan H. King, O. M. DuClos, R. M. Bain Jr., J. H. Madigin, Ike Gans, Hugh Wilkin, W. J. Sauer, J. A. Pollard and Sam Rouse. Perry-Foley funeral home directing.

More About Louis Otto Willrich: Burial: 27 Nov 1937, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX98 Notes for Norine M. Martin: The Houston Post Tuesday, June 13, 1944 Rites Wednesday For Mrs. Willrich Funeral services for Mrs. Louis O. Willrich, 55, of 1101 MacGregor will be held at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Pat H. Foley & Co. funeral home and at 9 a.m. at Holy Rosary church. Burial will be in Garden of Gethsemani cemetery. Mrs. Willrich died late Monday afternoon. She had lived in Houston 35 years and was a member of the Altar society of Holy Rosary church, the National Council of Catholic Women and the Third Order of St. Dominic. Survivors include three daughters, Miss Mary Jane Willrich, Mrs. James Cowhig and Mrs. Robert Atkinson, and a son, Louis O. Willrich of Houston. June 15, 1944 Mrs. W. B. Loessin left for Houston Tuesday, to be in attendance upon the funeral of Mrs. Lorine Willrich, widow of the late Louis Willrich, formerly of Bluff. Mrs. Willrich died Monday; funeral was held Wednesday.

More About Norine M. Martin: Burial: 14 Jun 1944, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX99 Marriage Notes for Louis Willrich and Norine Martin: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 15, 1912 Groom Well Known Here At the church of the Annunciation at Houston yesterday, L. O. Willrich and Miss Norrine Martin were happily married. "Ludce" -- as we remember him here -- was born at Bluff, this county, and spent his boyhood days out on the old farm. His friends here - quite a large number - wish him and his bonnie bride much happiness; and as the catskill mountaineer would say, "may they live long and prosper".

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Louis Otto6 Willrich, Jr., born 04 Jan 1913 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 27 Apr 1985 in Houston, Harris, TX. Norine Elizabeth Willrich, born 31 Dec 1914 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 15 Nov 2000 in Dallas, Dallas, TX. Ann Martin Willrich, born Private. Mary Jane Willrich100, born 07 Jan 1923; died 04 Sep 1990 in Anaheim, Orange, CA. She married (1) William John Walsh Private; born Private. She married (2) Donald Harold Manes Private; born Private. More About Mary Jane Willrich: Burial: Abt. 06 Sep 1990, Forest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris Co., TX

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10. Anna B.5 Willrich (Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)101,102,103 was born 09 Sep 1888 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX, and died 10 Jul 1918 in Houston, Harris, TX 103. She married Edgar Theodore Lueders 22 Oct 1913 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX103, son of Paul Lueders and Emilie Merrem. He was born 08 Mar 1889 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX104, and died 03 Apr 1977 in Fayette Co., TX104. Notes for Anna B. Willrich: La Grange Journal July 11, 1918 DIED AT HOUSTON As we go to press the news was flashed over the wires to relatives here, that the wife of E. T. Lueders had passed away at 11:30 Wednesday morning, at a Houston hospital. The body will be brought to this city for burial. A more extended notice of the death of Mrs. Lueders will appear in next week's issue. La Grange Journal July 18, 1918 INTERRED AT CEDAR Remains of Mrs. E. T. Lueders Were Brought To La Grange The remains of Mrs. E. T. Lueders, who died at Houston on Wednesday of last week, reached La Grange Thursday morning and were conveyed to the home of V. C. Sladczyk, in the southern part of the city, from where the funeral was held the same afternoon at five o'clock, and the body then taken to the Cedar cemetery and placed to their last rest, many relatives and sympathizing friends, being present to witness the last sad rites. Mrs. Lueders, whose maiden name was Miss Annie Willrich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of Bluff, was born at the present home of the parents, and grew to beautiful womanhood there. She was united in marriage with Edgar T. Lueders of La Grange on October 22, 1913, and the two lived happily in our city until about six months ago, when they removed to Houston. To them came to add happiness to their home and hearts two children, the eldest a little daughter; now four, and the youngest, a son, two years of age. These motherless children are now with Grandma Willrich, though advanced in years, who will devote time and care to their raising. Our sincerest sympathy is offered to the bereaved husband, the sisters and brothers, and to the parents, to whom such loss means the wounding and bleeding of the heart.

More About Anna B. Willrich: Burial: 11 Jul 1918, Cedar Cemetery, Fayette Co., Texas105 Notes for Edgar Theodore Lueders: The La Grange Journal Wednesday, April 6, 1977 Edgar T. Lueders Funeral services for Edgar T. Lueders, 88, of 543 South Madison were held at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, April 5, at the First Baptist Church in La Grange with Rev. Carroll Allen officiating. Interment was in the Williams Creek Cemetery under direction of Koenig Funeral Home, Inc. Mr. Lueders succumbed Sunday at his home. Born March 8, 1889, in Bluff, Texas, he was the son of Paul F. and Emilia Merrem Lueders. He was married to Helen Robbins March 21, 1934, in Madisonville. Mr. Lueders, who was in the wholesale sandwich business, had 410

resided in La Grange the past six years. Surviving are his wife, Helen of La Grange; two daughters, Mrs. Chester (Grace) Allen of Corpus Christi and Mrs. Bob (Barbara) Hairston of Cuero; five sons, Thomas R. of Port Arthur, Paul W. of Sugarland, Gene of New Orleans, David of Houston, and Allen Lueders of Ft. Stockton; 15 grandchildren; and six great-granchildren.

More About Edgar Theodore Lueders: Burial: 05 Apr 1977, Williams Creek Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX106 Marriage Notes for Anna Willrich and Edgar Lueders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 23, 1913 Happily Married Last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Willrich of Bluff, their daughter, Miss Anna and Edgar T. Lueders were united in marriage, the ceremony being witnessed by a few friends and a number of relatives. In this union of two offsprings of old and highly respected families of this county, we can see aught else than a continuous honeymoon, and combine with this wish that, prosperity will ever smile generously upon them. They have many friends in this city.

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Grace Ima6 Lueders, born Private. Thomas Russsell Lueders, born Dec 1917; died 17 Jan 1995 in Jefferson Co., TX.

Generation No. 3 14. Hilda R6 Sladczyk (Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)107,108,109 was born 29 Jul 1896 in Texas, and died 15 Jul 1961 in Houston, Harris, TX. She married Samuel Stephen Sengelmann 09 Jun 1921 in Fayette County, TX110, son of Gustav Sengelmann. He was born 12 Oct 1897, and died 28 Mar 1984 in Colarado Co., TX. More About Hilda R Sladczyk: Burial: Abt. 17 Jul 1961, LaGrange, Fayette, TX More About Samuel Stephen Sengelmann: Burial: Abt. 30 Mar 1984, LaGrange, Fayette, TX Marriage Notes for Hilda Sladczyk and Samuel Sengelmann: The La Grange Journal Thursday, June 16, 1921 Married Thursday Evening At the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sladczyk, with only immediate relatives and a few intimate friends present, Rev. H. M. Arnold of Smithville spoke the words that united the destinies of Miss Hilda Sladczyk and S. S. Sengelmann of Schulenburg. Miss Hilda was a general favorite with the young people of our little city as was shown by the many social functions given in her honor the past weeks. Mr. Sengelmann the son of Gus. Sengelmann of Schulenburg is a deserving young man. The young couple will reside at Schulenburg, where Mr. Sengelmann is in business. 411

The Journal joined by the many friends of the happy couple wish them smooth sailing over matrimonial sea.

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Samuel Stephen7 Sengelmann, Jr., born Private. Gustav Jack Sengelmann, born Private.

16. George6 Sladczyk (Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)111,112 was born 06 Oct 1899 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX113, and died 01 Mar 1989 in Jefferson Co, TX. He married (1) Cleo Marie Claycomb 23 Jun 1924. She died Unknown. He married (2) Jane A Goodin Private. She was born Private. Children of George Sladczyk and Cleo Claycomb are: + +

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George7 Sladczyk, Jr., born Private. Mary Ellen Sladczyk, born Private.

17. Viola6 Sladczyk (Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)114,115,116 was born 16 Dec 1901 in Texas, and died 19 Jun 1987 in Fayette Co., TX. She married Wilburn B. Loessin116 11 Apr 1928 in Houston, Harris, TX117, son of William Loessin and Katie Stiehl. He was born 13 Mar 1904 in Texas, and died 07 Aug 1989. Marriage Notes for Viola Sladczyk and Wilburn Loessin: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 19, 1928 Married At Houston Sheriff Loessin received a very terse message last Thursday morning; before opening it, however he gave the yellow envelope a careful once-over and became very apprehensive, that is the way of a peace officer. Visions of reward for the apprehension of an escaped convict, or thief or burglar may have been his, but he was brave and, opening the envelop, found the following terse message: "Viola and I were married here yesterday." "Yesterday", referred to in the message, was Wednesday of last week. "Viola" referred to, was Miss Viola Sladczyk, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Sladczyk of South Jefferson street, La Grange, and the "I" referred to the sheriff's son, Wilburn. These two young folks, prominently connected and favorites with the younger set, had just regarded the brightness of Wednesday, after the snow storm, as an advance notice of their future, and down at Houston, joined hands, for better or for worse. In all sincerity we offer our congratulations and wish them a long and useful married life. The young bride is accomplished in many ways, and has ever been a favorite with her friends, which practically means everyone who knows her. She grew to womanhood here. Wilburn, for whom we have ever entertained a very high regard, and whom we have known since his infancy, have watched him grow to young manhood and noticed his willingness to work and become identified with the farming industry and the community in which he has lived, is a son any parent can point to with the keenest pride. As they journey through life, may the shadows that cross their path be few, if any, and the horizon be ever bright enough to keep inviolate their troth, so that the sunbeams of happiness will be with them and in their home, during life. The La Grange Journal Tursday, April 26, 1928 Bride Honored With Kitchen Shower Mrs. Wilburn Loessin was complimented with a kitchen shower and bridge, having as hostess Mrs. Leo Frede, Jr., Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Leo Frede, Sr.. The house was beautifully decorated with cut flowers. After the games delicious refreshments were served, consisting of brick ice cream and cake.

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Then the guests were asked to enter the dining room where the bride was seated in a beautiful decorated chair, before a table heaped with gifts. The gifts were then presented to the bride by Little Miss Virginia Frede, who was dressed as a prim little kitchen maid, with an appropriate verse. Miscellaneous Shower Mrs. Earl Greenshield complimented Mrs. Wilburn Loessin, a recent bride with a delightful linen shower and bridge, on Friday, April 20th, at her home. A delicious salad course was served on trays, carrying out the pink and white color scheme. High score was awarded to Mrs. Olga Steinbrook, and consolation to Mrs. Walter Stierling, who graciously presented them to the bride with a beautiful gift. After refreshments were served, a beautiful basket decorated in pink and white, filled with many beautiful gifts was presented to the bride by Mrs. Arthur Koehler and Mrs. E. H. Reiss. Mrs. Reiss quoting the following: "In the beautiful garden of friendship, I found this basket for you, May each flower be thought of As coming from some one who loves you true. For each of us wish you and Wilburn, A life of happiness gay, May each day be filled with sunshine, With no clouds to drive it away."

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Wilburn Lee7 Loessin, born Private.

18. George Otto6 Willrich, Jr. (George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)118 was born 19 Sep 1910 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 18 May 1964 in Wharton, Wharton, TX. He married Elenora Frances Horelica 03 Sep 1928 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. She was born 27 Nov 1908, and died 28 Aug 1986 in Wharton Co., TX. Marriage Notes for George Willrich and Elenora Horelica: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 6, 1928 Marriage Licenses George O. Willrich and Miss Elenora Horelica.

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Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, born Private. Carrie Mae Willrich, born Private. George Joe Willrich, born Private. Shirley Willrich, born Private.

19. Werner Gerhard6 Willrich (George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)119,120 was born 05 Sep 1912 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX, and died 13 Aug 1981 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX121. He married (1) Antonia Korenek 16 Jan 1939 in Plum, Fayette, TX122, daughter of Joseph Korenek and Annie Korenek. She was born 1914 in Texas, and died 21 Nov 1964 in Fayette Co., TX. He married (2) Sophie Mazac Private. She was born Private. Notes for Werner Gerhard Willrich: The La Grange Journal 413

Wednesday, August 19, 1981 Willrich Funeral services for Werner G. (Red) Willrich, 68, of La Grange, were held Saturday at 11 a. m., at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with The Rev. Msgr. Harry Mazurkiewicz officiating. Burial was in the city cemetery. Mr. Willrich passed away August 13 at Fayette Memorial Hospital. A lifelong resident of La Grange, he was born here on Sept. 5, 1912, the son of the late George and Anna (Wieting) Willrich. He was united in marriage at Plum on Jan. 16, 1939 with Antonia Korenek who preceded him in death in Nov. 1964. On June 11, 1980 he was united in marriage with Mrs. Sophie (Mazac) Pecha. Mr. Willrich was a bowling alley manager and was a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Sacred Heart Holy Name Society. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Sophie Willrich of La Grange; one son, Werner L. (Pete) Willrich of La Grange; one brother, Leslie Willrich of Houston; and two grandchildren, Scott Edward and Kimberly Ann Willrich of La Grange. He was preceded in death by one brother, George.

More About Werner Gerhard Willrich: Burial: 15 Aug 1981, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX123 Marriage Notes for Werner Willrich and Antonia Korenek: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 19, 1939 Willrich - Korenek Rev. Paul P. Kaspar, priest in charge of the St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic church at Plum, united in marriage Werner G. Willrich of La Grange and Miss Antonia, daughter of J. B. Korenek of Plum, Monday morning January 16, at 8:00 o'clock. Subscribed to the marriage register as witnesses, are the names: Frank Mechura and Arnold Krenek. Werner is employed at the La Grange Produce Company station on Jefferson street, a son of Geo. Willrich, Jr., of near La Grange; the bride, until recently employed as saleslady at the New York store; both have many friends in La Grange who join the Journal in extending sincere wishes and congratulations.

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Werner Lee7 Willrich, born Private.

20. Leslie Hans6 Willrich (George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)124,125,126 was born 14 May 1914 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX126, and died 22 Feb 2002 in Houston, Harris, TX126. He married (1) Myrtle Agnes Arceneaux 28 Mar 1948 in Port Arthur, Jefferson Co., TX127, daughter of D. Arceneaux and Jeanne Arceneaux. She was born 26 Jan 1919 in Lafayette, Lafayette, LA, and died 28 Dec 1989 in Houston, Harris, TX128. He married (2) Mabel Odom Harpster Private. She was born Private. Notes for Leslie Hans Willrich: Houston Chronicle Sunday 02/24/02 WILLRICH LESLIE HANS WILLRICH , 87, died Friday, February 22, 2002. He was preceded in death by his wife of 41 years, Myrtle Arceneaux Willrich . He is survived by his wife Mabel Harpster Willrich , son Stephen and wife 414

Alicia, grandchildren: Andrew, Peter, Christian and Paula, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. Leslie, a Houston resident since 1962, was born May 14, 1914 to parents George and Annie Willrich of LaGrange, TX. A graduate of Texas A & M in 1941, he was a Navy veteran of WW II, seeing service in the Aleutian Island and North Africa. Moving to Port Arthur, TX after the war, he met and married Myrtle Ardeneaux. His carer with Texaco Oil included 14 years in Venezuela where many lifelong friendships were forged; these include Larry and Grace French, Jeff and Ethyl Adams, and Harry and Joyce Lingfeld. A wake service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, February 24, 2002 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 9900 Stella Link Road, Houston, TX. The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2002 with burial in Port Arthur. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his name to Corpus Christi Catholic Church.

More About Leslie Hans Willrich: Burial: 25 Feb 2002, Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX129 Notes for Myrtle Agnes Arceneaux: The Houston Post Saturday, December 30, 1989 Willrich Myrtle A Willrich, 70, died December 28, 1989. Survivors include husband, Leslie H. Willrich; son, Stephen Willrich and wife Pegi; mother Jeanne Arceneaux; brother, Leward Arceneaux and wife, Gloria; sister, Genevieve Horton and husband, Ramsey; grandsons, Andrew Willrich and Peter Willrich; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Vigil For The Deceased 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 29, 1989 at Earthman Bellaire Chapel. Funeral Mass 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 30, 1989 at Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 9900 Stella Link Road, followed by the Rite of Committal at 3:00 p.m. in Greenlawn Cemetery, Port Arthur, Tx. In lieu of usual remembrances, memorial contributions may be made to the Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 9900 Stella Link, Houston, Texas 77025.

More About Myrtle Agnes Arceneaux: Burial: 30 Dec 1989, Greenlawn Cemetery, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co. TX130 Marriage Notes for Leslie Willrich and Myrtle Arceneaux: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 1, 1948 Arceneaux - Willrich Rites Are Solemnized Miss Myrtle Arceneaux, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Arceneaux of Port Arthur, and Leslie H. Willrich, now of Port Arthur but formerly of La Grange, and a son of Leslie H. Willrich of Lane City, were married Sunday at 10 a.m. at St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur, by Rev. J. M. Kirwin during Solemn High Mass. Mrs. Paul Goodwin played the wedding march, St. James Choir rendered music, and Mrs. Chapman rendered a solo at the conclusion of the ceremony. The bride wore a suit of Suti-sky blue, with Blaco patent accessories. Her corsage was a white orchid and white carnations. Miss Genieve Arceneaux, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. She was attired in a rose beige suit with brown accessories, and a white and yellow Iris corsage. Erwin H. Francke of La Grange, cousin of the groom, was best man. Dr. George Sladczyk and Thomas R. Lueders were ushers. A reception followed at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arceneaux. A three tiered wedding cake was at the center of 415

the dining table. The second tier held doves under wedding bells and on top was a miniature bride and groom -----------. Members of the wedding party, each wearing white carnation corsages, were Mesdames Earl Brown at the guest book; E. T. Hunter and Lee Shelton at the punch bowl; Mrs. Henry Lalonde at the wedding cake; also Mesdames Franke, Karl Thuemler, H. U. Webb and J. L. Arceneaux. Out of town relatives attending included George Willrich Sr., Mr. and Mrs. George Willrich Jr., Carrie Mae and George III of Lane City; Mr. and Mrs. Albert Svrcek, Dorthy and Mary Elizabeth of Houston; Fritz Sladczyk, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Willrich and Werner Lee, Mr. and Mrs. Gerhard Weiting, Mr. and Mrs. George Hajovsky, Robert, Nancy, and Gertie Lynn, Mr. and Mrs. Karl Thuemler and Marianne, and Mr. and Mrs. Erwin H. Francke, all of La Grange.

Child of Leslie Willrich and Myrtle Arceneaux is: +

43

i.

Leslie Stephen7 Willrich, born Private.

26. June Evelyn6 Willrich (Hans Anderson5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Hammond Travis, Jr. Private. He was born Private. Child of June Willrich and James Travis is: +

44

i.

Suzanne Evelyn7 Travis, born Private.

27. Louis Otto6 Willrich, Jr. (Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)131,132 was born 04 Jan 1913 in Houston, Harris, TX, and died 27 Apr 1985 in Houston, Harris, TX 133. He married Elizabeth Frew Carlon. She was born 30 Mar 1920 in Columbus, Franklin, OH, and died 18 Jan 1993 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX134. Notes for Louis Otto Willrich, Jr.: The Houston Post Monday, April 29, 1985 Willrich Louis Otto Willrich, Jr., 72, died April 27, 1985. Member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Survivors: Wife, Elizabeth Carlon Willrich, Houston; sons, Louis Otto Willrich III, Gerard M. Willrich, both of Houston, Thomas F. Willrich and Francis B. Willrich, both of Georgetown; daughters, Mary Jane Sanchez, Missouri City and Elizabeth C. Baber, Baytown; sisters, Mrs. James D. (Norine) Cowhig, Baytown, Mrs. Ann Atkinson, Houston and Mrs. Don (Mary June) Maness, Wharton; 12 grandchildren. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Monday, Earthman Fannin Chapel. Services 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 1985, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3600 Milam with Very Rev. Gerard R. Joubert, O.P. celebrant. Interment Garden of Gethsemani Cemetery. Pallbearers, James D. Cowhig Jr., Dr. Russell W. Hall Jr., W. B. Carlon, Robert M. Atkinson Jr., Alfonso Sanchez Jr., Terry A. Baber, David B. Willrich and James D. Cowhig III. In lieu of usual remembrances, contributions may be made to the charity of your choice.

More About Louis Otto Willrich, Jr.: Burial: 30 Apr 1985, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX Notes for Elizabeth Frew Carlon: The Houston Post Tuesday, January 19, 1993 Willrich Elizabeth C. Willrich, 72, died January 18, 1993. Preceded in death by husband, Louis Otto Willrich, Jr., she died in a Schulenberg Nursing Home. Longtime Houston resident, she was a graduate of San Jacinto High School and a 1941 graduate of University of Houston. Survived by sons, Louis O. Willrich, II, Houston, Francis B. 416

Willrich, Georgetown, Gerard M. Willrich, Houston and La Grange and Thomas Willrich, Houston; daughters, Elizabeth Baber, Baytown and Mary Jane Sanchez, Missouri City; sisters, Mary Jane Lack and Ann Hall, Houston and Susan Andrews, Morgan City, LA; brother W. B. Carlon, West Columbia, TX; fourteen grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and other loving family members. Vigil for the deceased is 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 19, 1993, Earthman Downtown Chapel, 2420 Fannin. Funeral Mass is 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 20, 1993, at St. Vincent de Paul, 6800 Buffalo Speedway, with Rev. Paul Felix, celebrant. Rite od Committal is in Forest Park Lawndale.

More About Elizabeth Frew Carlon: Burial: 20 Jan 1993, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX Children of Louis Willrich and Elizabeth Carlon are: + + + + + +

45 46 47 48 49 50

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi.

Louis Otto7 Willrich III, born Private. Francis Brandon Willrich, born Private. Elizabeth Carlon Willrich, born Private. Gerard Martin Willrich, born Private. Thomas Fowler Willrich, born Private. Mary Jane Willrich, born Private.

28. Norine Elizabeth6 Willrich (Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)135,136,137 was born 31 Dec 1914 in Houston, Harris, TX137, and died 15 Nov 2000 in Dallas, Dallas, TX137. She married James David Cowhig 08 Jun 1940. He was born 25 Apr 1910 in Boston, Suffolk, MA, and died 13 Feb 1995 in Harris Co., TX. Notes for Norine Elizabeth Willrich: Houston Chronicle Friday 11/17/00 NORINE ELIZABETH COWHIG NORINE ELIZABETH COWHIG passed away November 15, 2000. Norine was born in Houston December 31. 1914, the second of four children of Louis Otto Willrich and his wife Norine Martin Willrich . She attended Holy Rosary School, St. Agnes Academy, and graduated from San Jacinto High School in Houston. Norine attended Rice Institute (University) where she was a member of the Elizabeth Baldwin Literary Society. In 1940 she wed James David Cowhig of Boston, Massachusetts. Jim and Norine had four children and lived in Houston until 1958. There they were devout members of Resurrection Catholic Church. The Cowhig clan moved to Baytown in 1958. There they were members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Norine was a charter member of the Catholic Daughters of America chapter there as well as a member of the Altar Society. She and Jim were active members of the Seirra Club. After Jim's death in 1995, Norine moved to Dallas where she resided for over five years. Her health steadily declined, and she died peacefully in Dallas on November 15, 2000. Norine leaves behind many friends who loved her for her sense of humor and her laughter. Her loving family includes: son James David Cowhig, Jr. of Baytown; daughter Norine (Nonie) McWhorter and her husband, Doug, of Anchorage, Alaska; daughter Margaret (Peggy) Webb of Dallas and her husband, Steve; and son Denis Martin Cowhig and his wife, Cindy, of Sherman, Texas. Eleven loving grandchildren will always treasure moments with "Nanny". Other survivors include brother-in-law Reverend Edward Dennis Cowhig of Boston and Margaret Mary (Peg) Cowhig, sister-in-law, of Scituate, Massachusetts. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 9:30 a.m., Monday, November 20th, St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1907 Carolina St., Baytown, with Rev. Edward Cowhig of Boston, Massachusetts, celebrant. Rite of Committal will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Norine will be buried next to her beloved Jim at Forest Park - Lawndale in the Garden of Gethsemani.

More About Norine Elizabeth Willrich: Burial: 20 Nov 2000, Forest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX137 Children of Norine Willrich and James Cowhig are: + +

51 52

i. ii.

James David7 Cowhig, Jr., born Private. Norine Ellen Cowhig, born Private.

417

+ +

53 54

iii. iv.

Margaret Ann Cowhig, born Private. Denis Martin Cowhig, born Private.

29. Ann Martin6 Willrich (Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Mount Atkinson, Sr. Private138, son of Edward S. Atkinson. He was born 28 Jul 1914, and died 01 Jun 1976 in Houston, Harris, TX 139. Notes for Robert Mount Atkinson, Sr.: The Houston Post Thursday, June 3, 1976 Atkinson Robert M. Atkinson, 61, passed away 4:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 1976. Native and lifelong resident of Houston. A consulting Engineer. Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Director of San Leon Chamber of Commerce. Member Houston Power Squadron, Houston Engineering and Scientific Society, Texas Surveyors Association. Member Former Students Association of Texas A&M University Class of ’36, Consulting Engineers Council. Survivors: Mrs. Ann Willrich Atkinson; daughters, Mrs. Robert C. (Ann) Brackett, Oak Park, Ill., Mrs. Harry J. (Sue) Lawson; son, Robert M. Atkinson, Jr.; 6 grandchildren; mother, Mrs. E. S. Atkinson; brother, Ed S. Atkinson; sister, Miss Mina Lou Atkinson, all of Houston. Services 12 noon Thursday Settegast-Kopf Chapel the Rev. Gerard Joubert officiating. Burial Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. Pallbearers will be nephews. Honorary Pallbearers: Michael J. Mellinger, William S. O’Donnell, Henry J. N. Taub, Dr. J. Bernard Hicks, James A. Marshall, Paul Lederer, R. E. Baldwin, Clyde Speed, Harry Flavin, Vincent Smith, Floyd DeLafosse, Howard Hill, Elie J. Robert, Harvey Bacon, Henry Blum, Frank Patterson, Richard Cunningham, Jr., R. L. Fox, Dr. W. H. Hamrick, William J. Nelson, W. T. Peters, Harris Underwood. In lieu of usual remembrances family suggest friends make contributions to American Cancer Society or to a favorite charity. Settegast-Kopf Co., 3320 Kirby Dr., 526-2411.

More About Robert Mount Atkinson, Sr.: Burial: 03 Jun 1976, Forrest Park Lawndale, Houston, Harris, TX139 Children of Ann Willrich and Robert Atkinson are: + + +

55 56 57 58

i. ii. iii. iv.

Ann Willrich7 Atkinson, born Private. Susan Clare Atkinson, born Private. Robert Mount Atkinson, Jr., born Private. Mary Elizabeth Atkinson, born Private.

31. Grace Ima6 Lueders (Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Chester A. Allen Private. He was born Private. Children of Grace Lueders and Chester Allen are: + +

59 60

i. ii.

Chester A.7 Allen, Jr., born Private. Rita Anne Allen, born Private.

32. Thomas Russsell6 Lueders (Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)140 was born Dec 1917, and died 17 Jan 1995 in Jefferson Co., TX. He married Elizabeth Painton Private. She was born Private. Notes for Thomas Russsell Lueders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 25, 1929 Pupils of Mrs. Sedonia Rice Presented In Recital On last Friday evening the pupils of Mrs. Sedonia Rice appeared in a charming program - a musical recital at the former's studio, when they entertained with instrumental, vocal and violin selections and popular ditties. There was a splendid attendance of friends of the young people participating. Those appearing on the program of the 418

afternoon included the Misses Katherine Gebhardt, Genelda Koenig, Grace Lueders, Vlasta Docekal, Annie and Lillian Bordovsky, Evelyn Rudi, and A. F. Weber, Jr., and Thomas Lueders. Upon conclusion of the program refreshments of ice cream and cake were served.

Children of Thomas Lueders and Elizabeth Painton are: + +

61 62

i. ii.

Gretchen May7 Lueders, born Private. Lisa Mavis Lueders, born Private.

Generation No. 4 33. Samuel Stephen7 Sengelmann, Jr. (Hilda R6 Sladczyk, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Alice Ann Ward Private, daughter of Franklin Ward and Mary Walker. She was born Private. Children of Samuel Sengelmann and Alice Ward are: + +

63 64 65

i. ii. iii.

Samuel Stephen8 Sengelmann III, born Private. Elizabeth Ward Sengelmann, born Private. William Ward Sengelmann, born Private. He married Martha Ann Cherry Private; born Private.

34. Gustav Jack7 Sengelmann (Hilda R6 Sladczyk, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Dolores Keding Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Gustav Sengelmann and Dolores Keding are: 66 67 68

i. ii. iii.

Gary Jack8 Sengelmann, born Private. Gregory David Sengelmann, born Private. Mark Allen Sengelmann, born Private.

35. George7 Sladczyk, Jr. (George6, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Eleanor Stevens Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Jo Ann Pressler Private. She was born Private. Children of George Sladczyk and Eleanor Stevens are: 69 70

i. ii.

Amy8 Sladczyk, born Private. Kay Sladczyk, born Private.

36. Mary Ellen7 Sladczyk (George6, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Edward Sadler Private, son of J. Sadler and Helen Farrington. He was born Private. Children of Mary Sladczyk and James Sadler are: 71 72

i. ii.

Linda8 Sadler, born Private. Karen Sadler, born Private.

37. Wilburn Lee7 Loessin (Viola6 Sladczyk, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Faye Ola Broome Private, daughter of John Broome and Faye Pettitte. She was born Private. Child of Wilburn Loessin and Faye Broome is: 73

i.

Wilburn Lee8 Loessin, Jr., born Private.

38. Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich (George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Joseph Emil Janik Private. He was born 01 Mar 1924 in Yoakum, Lavaca, TX, and died 06 Jun 1976 in Wharton, Wharton Co, TX. 419

Children of Evelyn Willrich and Joseph Janik are: + + + + + + + + + + +

74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. x. xi.

Patricia Joan8 Janik, born Private. Joseph George Janik, born Private. Donna Ann Janik, born Private. Wanda Kay Janik, born Private. David Stephen Janik, born Private. Terence Patrick Janik, born Private. Gayle Marie Janik, born Private. Joan Renee Janik, born Private. Thomas Dale Janik, born Private. Mary Lynn Janik, born Private. Nancy Jean Janik, born Private.

39. Carrie Mae7 Willrich (George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Leslie Walter Hudgins Private, son of Edgar Hudgins and Allene Lord. He was born Private. Children of Carrie Willrich and Leslie Hudgins are: + +

85 86 87

i. ii. iii.

Amy Kay8 Hudgins, born Private. Steven Edgar Hudgins, born Private. Rex Willrich Hudgins, born Private. He married Suzanne Agnes Polak Private; born Private.

40. George Joe7 Willrich (George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Margie Gavender Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Margaret Ann Mullins Private, daughter of Richard Mullins and Johnnie Fechtner. She was born Private. Children of George Willrich and Margie Gavender are: 88 89

i. ii.

George Russell8 Willrich, born Private. Lynn Marie Willrich, born Private.

42. Werner Lee7 Willrich (Werner Gerhard6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Vernice Alesel Private. She was born Private. Children of Werner Willrich and Vernice Alesel are: 90 91

i. ii.

Scott Edward8 Willrich, born Private. Kimberly Ann Willrich, born Private.

43. Leslie Stephen7 Willrich (Leslie Hans6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Pegi Ann Pokluda Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Alicia Delgadillo Private, daughter of Federico Delgadillo and Maria Delgadillo. She was born Private. Children of Leslie Willrich and Pegi Pokluda are: 92 93

i. ii.

Andrew Stephen8 Willrich, born Private. Peter Michael Willrich, born Private.

Children of Leslie Willrich and Alicia Delgadillo are: 94 95

i. ii.

Stephen Christian Delgadillo8 Willrich, born Private. Paula Elise Delgadillo Willrich, born Private.

44. Suzanne Evelyn7 Travis (June Evelyn6 Willrich, Hans Anderson5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Doyce Etheridge Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Harry T Carson Private. He was born Private.

420

Child of Suzanne Travis and Doyce Etheridge is: 96

i.

Diane Evelyn8 Etheridge, born Private. She married Edward P Haskins Private; born Private.

45. Louis Otto7 Willrich III (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Robbie Jane Crawford Private, daughter of Robert Crawford and Jimmie Dickey. She was born Private. Children of Louis Willrich and Robbie Crawford are: +

97 98 99

i. ii. iii.

Stephanie Ann8 Willrich, born Private. Heather Jane Willrich, born Private. Ashley Elizabeth Willrich, born Private. She married Juan Pablo Cruz Private; born Private.

46. Francis Brandon7 Willrich (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Christine Maria Flores Private, daughter of Carlos Flores and Esther Martinez. She was born Private. Children of Francis Willrich and Christine Flores are: + +

100 101 102

i. ii. iii.

David Brandon8 Willrich, born Private. Jennifer Angela Willrich, born Private. Steven Louis Willrich, born Private.

47. Elizabeth Carlon7 Willrich (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Terry Allen Baber Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Bernard Francis Donohoe Private, son of Daniel Donohoe and Laura Donohoe. He was born 10 Jul 1933 in Gremillion, South Dakota, and died 01 May 2004 in Webster, Harris, TX. Child of Elizabeth Willrich and Terry Baber is: 103

i.

Chase Allan8 Baber, born Private.

48. Gerard Martin7 Willrich (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Tonnie Ruth Bland Private. She was born Private. Children of Gerard Willrich and Tonnie Bland are: 104 105

i. ii.

Melissa Marie8 Willrich, born Private. She married Jonathan Daniel Siebert Private; born Private. Joseph Gerard Willrich, born Private. He married Kari Ann Roan Private; born Private.

49. Thomas Fowler7 Willrich (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Alicia Harrison Private. She was born Private. Child of Thomas Willrich and Alicia Harrison is: 106

i.

James Robert8 Willrich, born Private.

50. Mary Jane7 Willrich (Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Alfonso Sanchez, Jr. Private. He was born Private. Children of Mary Willrich and Alfonso Sanchez are: 107 108 109 110

i. ii. iii. iv.

Anna Teresa8 Sanchez, born Private. Carlos Alfonso Sanchez, born Private. Enrique Antonio Sanchez, born Private. Victoria Marie Sanchez, born Private.

51. James David7 Cowhig, Jr. (Norine Elizabeth6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Gloria Jeanne Burns Private, daughter of Ivan Burns and Trixie Fruge. She was born Private. He married (2) Cheryl Elaine McNalley Private, daughter of Russell McNalley and Willie Henderson. She was born Private. 421

Child of James Cowhig and Gloria Burns is: 111

i.

James David8 Cowhig III, born Private.

Children of James Cowhig and Cheryl McNalley are: 112 113

i. ii.

Jo Beth8 Cowhig, born Private. John Russell Cowhig, born Private.

52. Norine Ellen7 Cowhig (Norine Elizabeth6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Douglas McWhorter Private. He was born Private. Children of Norine Cowhig and John McWhorter are: 114 115

i. ii.

Mary Elizabeth8 McWhorter, born Private. Catherine Anne McWhorter, born Private.

53. Margaret Ann7 Cowhig (Norine Elizabeth6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Stephen Edward Webb Private, son of Jack Webb and Rena Unger. He was born Private. Children of Margaret Cowhig and Stephen Webb are: 116 117 118

i. ii. iii.

Austin James8 Webb, born Private. Jordan Douglas Webb, born Private. Stephen Lee Webb, born Private.

54. Denis Martin7 Cowhig (Norine Elizabeth6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Cindy Carpenter Private. She was born Private. Children of Denis Cowhig and Cindy Carpenter are: 119 120

i. ii.

Patrick Carpenter8 Cowhig, born Private. Kathleen Carpenter Cowhig, born Private.

55. Ann Willrich7 Atkinson (Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Robert Cannon Brackett Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Gene W Shaner Private. He was born Private. Children of Ann Atkinson and Robert Brackett are: + +

121 122

i. ii.

Eric Winston8 Brackett, born Private. Steven Bismarck Brackett, born Private.

56. Susan Clare7 Atkinson (Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Harrison Jeremiah Lawson Private, son of Harry Lawson and Ada Wilson. He was born Private. Children of Susan Atkinson and Harrison Lawson are: +

123 124 125

i. ii. iii.

Susanna Cherry8 Lawson, born Private. Carolina Leigh Lawson, born Private. Robert Jed LeLand Lawson, born Private.

57. Robert Mount7 Atkinson, Jr. (Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Sandra Elaine Mack Private, daughter of Alfred Mack and Barbara Hatchell. She was born Private. Children of Robert Atkinson and Sandra Mack are: 422

+ + +

126 127 128

i. ii. iii.

Amanda Elaine8 Atkinson, born Private. Jason Russell Atkinson, born Private. Neil Mack Atkinson, born Private.

59. Chester A.7 Allen, Jr. (Grace Ima6 Lueders, Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. Children of Chester A. Allen, Jr. are: +

129 130

i. ii.

Christopher8 Allen, born Private. Myra Lyn Allen, born Private. She married Matt Southeimer Private; born Private.

60. Rita Anne7 Allen (Grace Ima6 Lueders, Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Charles E.Mueller Private. He was born Private. Children of Rita Allen and Charles E.Mueller are: 131 132

i. ii.

Charles8 E.Mueller, Jr., born Private. He married Dara Mueller Private; born Private. Mark A Mueller, born Private.

61. Gretchen May7 Lueders (Thomas Russsell6, Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Randall H. McCollum Private. He was born Private. She married (2) Raymond Hugh Campbell Private, son of Hugh Campbell and Katherine Hall. He was born Private. Child of Gretchen Lueders and Randall McCollum is: 133

i.

Derek Hampton8 McCollum, born Private.

Child of Gretchen Lueders and Raymond Campbell is: 134

i.

Elisa8 Campbell, born Private.

62. Lisa Mavis7 Lueders (Thomas Russsell6, Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married William D Gonzales Private. He was born Private. Child of Lisa Lueders and William Gonzales is: 135

i.

Travis8 Gonzales, born Private.

Generation No. 5 63. Samuel Stephen8 Sengelmann III (Samuel Stephen7, Hilda R6 Sladczyk, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Robin Overton Private. She was born Private. Children of Samuel Sengelmann and Robin Overton are: 136 137

i. ii.

Sarah Jane9 Sengelmann, born Private. Robert Stephen Sengelmann, born Private.

64. Elizabeth Ward8 Sengelmann (Samuel Stephen7, Hilda R6 Sladczyk, Margaretha5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married James Jerome Elick Private, son of Jerome Elick and Juazetta Counts. He was born Private. Child of Elizabeth Sengelmann and James Elick is: 138

i.

James Jerome9 Elick II, born Private.

74. Patricia Joan8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, 423

Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Leland Abbott, Jr. Private, son of Robert Abbott and Margie Abbott. He was born Private. Children of Patricia Janik and Robert Abbott are: 139 140

i. ii.

Robert Joseph9 Abbott, born Private. Lisa Emily Abbott, born Private.

75. Joseph George8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Deborah Marie Parker Private, daughter of Jack Parker and Dorothy Koehler. She was born Private. Children of Joseph Janik and Deborah Parker are: +

141 142

i. ii.

Christopher Scott9 Janik, born Private. Jaime Renee Janik, born Private.

76. Donna Ann8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Truman Johnson Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Donna Janik and John Johnson are: 143 144

i. ii.

Matthew Ryan9 Johnson, born Private. Michael John Johnson, born Private.

77. Wanda Kay8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Steven M. Corley Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Child of Wanda Janik and Steven Corley is: 145

i.

Garrett Evan9 Corley, born Private.

78. David Stephen8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Delores Ruth Gold Private. She was born Private. Children of David Janik and Delores Gold are: 146 147 148

i. ii. iii.

Kyle David9 Janik, born 05 Apr 1983 in Wharton Co., TX; died 23 Apr 1983 in Wharton Co., TX. Jenna Elise Janik, born Private. Neill David Janik, born Private.

79. Terence Patrick8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Tammie Sue Joines Private. She was born Private. Children of Terence Janik and Tammie Joines are: 149 150 151

i. ii. iii.

Ty Willrich9 Janik, born Private. Todd Kinnard Janik, born Private. Traci Elizabeth Janik, born Private.

80. Gayle Marie8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Paul Albert Zieschang Private. He was born Private. Children of Gayle Janik and Paul Zieschang are: 152 153

i. ii.

Carrie Lynn9 Zieschang, born Private. Jason Amos Zieschang, born Private.

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81. Joan Renee8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gustav William Raynor Private. He was born Private. Children of Joan Janik and Gustav Raynor are: 154 155

i. ii.

Amanda Elizabeth9 Raynor, born Private. Chad William Raynor, born Private.

82. Thomas Dale8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Barbara Lynn Tipton Private. She was born Private. Children of Thomas Janik and Barbara Tipton are: 156 157

i. ii.

Derek Dale9 Janik, born Private. April Lynn Janik, born Private.

83. Mary Lynn8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gregory Wayne Janak Private. He was born Private. Children of Mary Janik and Gregory Janak are: 158 159

i. ii.

Emily Ann9 Janak, born Private. Megan Leigh Janak, born Private.

84. Nancy Jean8 Janik (Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Timothy Jon Alexander Private. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Nancy Janik and Timothy Alexander are: 160 161

i. ii.

Kevin Jon9 Alexander, born Private. Brett Joseph Alexander, born Private.

85. Amy Kay8 Hudgins (Carrie Mae7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Randle Wayne Polak Private, son of Rudolph Polak and Mary Polak. He was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Amy Hudgins and Randle Polak are: 162 163 164

i. ii. iii.

Amanda Lauren9 Polak, born Private. Kristin Leigh Polak, born Private. Brooke Allison Polak, born Private.

86. Steven Edgar8 Hudgins (Carrie Mae7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Tamara Denise Demny Private, daughter of Donald Demny and Gloria Demny. She was born Private. Children of Steven Hudgins and Tamara Demny are: 165 166 167

i. ii. iii.

Taylor Demny9 Hudgins, born Private. Colin Andrew Hudgins, born Private. Andrew Dawson Hudgins, born Private.

97. Stephanie Ann8 Willrich (Louis Otto7, Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kevin Robert Pennell Private, son of Kenneth Pennell and Charlotte Watts. He was born Private. Child of Stephanie Willrich and Kevin Pennell is: 425

168

i.

Lauren Elise9 Pennell, born Private.

100. David Brandon8 Willrich (Francis Brandon7, Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Rosemary Lynn Blomquist Private, daughter of Jeffrey Blomquist and Mary Loose. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of David Willrich and Rosemary Blomquist are: 169 170 171

i. ii. iii.

Tyler Brandon9 Willrich, born Private. Natalie Rose Willrich, born Private. Tiffany Lynn Willrich, born Private.

101. Jennifer Angela8 Willrich (Francis Brandon7, Louis Otto6, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Chad Robert Krempin Private, son of Roy Krempin and Sharon King. He was born Private. Carl3,

Child of Jennifer Willrich and Chad Krempin is: 172

i.

Julia Marie Lorene9 Krempin, born Private.

121. Eric Winston8 Brackett (Ann Willrich7 Atkinson, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Juliet Amenta Private. She was born Private. Children of Eric Brackett and Juliet Amenta are: 173 174

i. ii.

Bryant Carroll9 Brackett, born Private. Paul Brackett, born Private.

122. Steven Bismarck8 Brackett (Ann Willrich7 Atkinson, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Stephanie Lynn Tomek Private, daughter of Donald Tomek and Patricia Tomek. She was born Private. Children of Steven Brackett and Stephanie Tomek are: 175 176 177

i. ii. iii.

Marjorie Ann9 Brackett, born Private. Robert Cannon Brackett II, born Private. Adelbert (Audie) Atkinson Brackett, born Private.

123. Susanna Cherry8 Lawson (Susan Clare7 Atkinson, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Chad Steven Gallun Private, son of Steven Gallun and Rebecca Gallun. He was born Private. Child of Susanna Lawson and Chad Gallun is: 178

i.

Grant Steven9 Gallun, born Private.

126. Amanda Elaine8 Atkinson (Robert Mount7, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Wayne Cagle, Jr. Private, son of John Wayne Cagle, Sr.. He was born Private. Children of Amanda Atkinson and John Cagle are: 179 180

i. ii.

Robert Atkinson9 Cagle, born Private. Charles Mack Cagle, born Private.

127. Jason Russell8 Atkinson (Robert Mount7, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Shannon Ann Gay Private, daughter of Charles Gay and Noni Miller. She was born Private. Children of Jason Atkinson and Shannon Gay are: 426

181 182

i. ii.

Miller Robert9 Atkinson, born Private. Charles Patrick Atkinson, born Private.

128. Neil Mack8 Atkinson (Robert Mount7, Ann Martin6 Willrich, Louis Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Vera Elizabeth Rice Private. She was born Private. Child of Neil Atkinson and Vera Rice is: 183

i.

Sarah Leia9 Atkinson, born Private.

129. Christopher8 Allen (Chester A.7, Grace Ima6 Lueders, Anna B.5 Willrich, Otto August George4, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Paula Allen Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Child of Christopher Allen and Paula Allen is: 184

i.

Jenna9 Allen, born Private.

Generation No. 6 142. Jaime Renee9 Janik (Joseph George8, Evelyn Emilie7 Willrich, George Otto6, George Otto5, Otto August George4, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert William Ritter Private. He was born Private. Child of Jaime Janik and Robert Ritter is: 185

i.

Jennifer Marie10 Ritter, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 10A. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 8A. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 6. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 10A. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 8A. 8. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 9. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 2, 1922. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 11. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 12, 1906. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 13. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 12, 1906. 14. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 15. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 16. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 10A. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 8A.

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Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, January 3, 1956. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 7, E. D. 58, Page 15. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 27. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 5B. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 63, Page 3A. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 30. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, August 3, 1933. 31. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, January 3, 1956. 32. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, August 3, 1933. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 34. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 2A. 35. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, December 22, 1967. 36. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 37. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, December 22, 1967. 38. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 2A. 39. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, March 14, 1967. 40. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, December 22, 1967. 41. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, March 14, 1967. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 43. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 63, Page 3A. 44. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, March 26, 1968. 45. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 46. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 47. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 63, Page 3A. 48. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 15, 1968. 49. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 50. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 75, Page 6A. 51. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 50, Page 5B. 52. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 7A. 53. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 54. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 7A. 55. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 28, 1909. 56. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37.

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National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 2A. 65. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, September 8, 1944. 66. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 37. 67. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 6A. 68. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 5B. 69. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 70. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 26, 1942. 71. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 6A. 72. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 5B. 73. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 74. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 26, 1942 and March 25, 1948. 75. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, March 25, 1948. 76. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 26, 1942. 77. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 6A. 78. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B. 79. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 6A. 80. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, June 12, 1919. 81. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 50, Page 6A. 82. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 5B. 83. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 76, Page 12B. 84. Houston Post, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), Saturday, October 6, 1951. 85. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 76, Page 12B. 86. Houston Post, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), Thursday, August 13, 1914. 87. Houston Post, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), Saturday, October 6, 1951. 88. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 76, Page 12B. 89. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 90. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 15A. 91. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 3, E. D. 57, Page 5A. 92. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 93. Houston Post, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), Saturday, November 27, 1937. 94. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 3, E. D. 57, Page 5A. 95. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County,

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La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. 105. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 18, 1918. 106. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Wednesday, April 6, 1977. 107. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 31, Page 10B. 108. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 52, Page 5B. 109. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 63, Page 3A. 110. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, June 16, 1921. 111. 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Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Louisa T. Willrich 1849 - 1944

Arthur H. Koehler 1872 - 1952

Egon Koehler 1900 - 1948

Emilie Sladczyk 1876 - 1956

Lillian Carlton 1900 Unknown

Larry Cornelson, Jr. 1925 - 2003

Douglas Cornelson Private -

Elise Koehler 1874 - 1956

Fritz Mensing 1872 - 1911

Larry Cornelson 1893 - 1945

Betty Louise Balzer Private -

Kathryn Sue Cornelson Private -

Emil Koehler 1836 - 1920

Brenda Kay Moye Private -

Anna Koehler 1876 - 1971

Ruth Mensing 1903 - 1995

Gus Balzer 1901 - 1982

Barbara Jean Cornelson 1927 - 1998

E. J. Chromcak Private -

Thomas Craig Chromcak Private -

Cont. p. 438

Cont. p. 434

Cont. p. 436

Bradley John Chromcak 1955 - 1999

432

Adolf Kirsch 1878 - 1924

Ardie Kirsch 1901 - 1944

Adolf Manuel Koehler 1878 - 1947

Arthur E. Koehler 1911 - 1969

Emma M. Schulz 1889 - 1950

Ivan Earl Koehler 1914 - 1983

Mabel Lee - 1979

Cont. p. 437

Cont. p. 433

Cont. p. 435

Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Louisa T. Willrich 1849 - 1944

Cont. p. 432

Nathan H. Greenwood 1922 - 1943

Hedwig Anna Koehler 1880 - 1971

Emil Koehler 1836 - 1920

Julius A. Gebhardt 1875 - 1938

Katharine L. Gebhardt Private -

Joseph Yancey Powell, Jr. 1920 - 2004

Julia Katharine Powell Private -

Alice Stewart Powell Private -

George Arthur Clarke III Private -

Margaret K. Clarke Private -

Joseph Robert Clarke Private -

Anna Maria Lueders 1887 - 1909

Theodore Emil Gebhardt, Sr. Private -

Theodore Emil Gebhardt, Jr. Private -

Catherine D. Sittler Private -

Carla Rae Riffe Private -

Theodore Emil Gebhardt III Private -

Georgerine O. Koehler 1909 - 1977

Violet Anne Gilliam Private -

Beverly Gaye Boyls Private -

Thomas G. O'Connell Private -

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George Carl Koehler 1882 - 1952

Emma Young Private -

Roy Gilliam 1907 - 1989

Robert D. Boyls 1924 - 1998

George Gehrig O'Connell Private -

Steven Gehrig O'Connell Private -

Robert Gilliam Boyls Private -

Richard Lee Boyls Private -

Cont. p. 439

Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Elise Koehler 1874 - 1956

Cont. p. 432

Fritz Mensing 1872 - 1911

Weldon Mensing 1910 - 1981

Weldon Mensing, Jr. 1941 - 1969

Helen Alma Sanders 1917 - 1997

Margaret Helms Private -

Mark Mensing 1964 - 1969

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Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

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Mary Ann Koehler Private -

Roberto Luis de la Cerda Private -

Juan de la Cerda Private -

Juan Christian de la Cerda Private -

Adolf Manuel Koehler 1878 - 1947

Emma M. Schulz 1889 - 1950

Marvin Louis Koehler Private -

Mary C. Bailey 1920 - 1968

Robert Joseph Koehler Private -

Michael T. Koehler Private -

Gregory Louis Koehler Private -

Alejandro de la Cerda Private -

Teresa Jeanne Koehler Private -

Kristens M. Whitten Private -

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Kevin Whitten Private -

Michelle Whitten Private -

James Douglas Koehler Private -

Barbara K. Koehler Private -

Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Cont. p. 432

Janet Ruth Cornelson Private -

Ruth Mensing 1903 - 1995

Larry Cornelson 1893 - 1945

William Fritz Cornelson Private -

Lillian Ruth Nash 1932 - 2004

Gary J. Cole Private -

Nancy Jane Cornelson Private -

Nicholas Textor Private -

Lillian M. Cole Private -

William R. Cornelson Private -

Laura Dominguez Private -

William F. Cornelson II Private -

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Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Ivan Earl Koehler 1914 - 1983

Cont. p. 432

Mabel Lee - 1979

Bonnie Koehler Private -

437

Don Pearce Private -

Descendants of Louisa Theodora Willrich

Cont. p. 432

Thomas Craig Chromcak Private -

Thomas Jordan Chromcak Private -

Jeanne Boyle Private -

Chase Andrew Chromcak Private -

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Diana Louise Moore Private -

Bette Diane Davis Private -

Knox Williams III Private -

Robin Diane Davis Private -

Alex M. Moore 1880 - 1934

Roy Dale Davis 1911 - 1992

Robbie Lee Wood Private -

Michael K. McRae Private -

Haylee R. McRae Private -

Charlotte Koehler 1885 - 1936

Emil Koehler 1836 - 1920

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Charlotte Tara Davis Private -

Cheryl Clark Kendricks Private -

John Ray Boyle Private -

Brennon Dale Boyle Private -

Clarence J. Hankamer 1915 - 1973

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Derek Hankamer Private -

Virginia Lea Smith Private -

Laura Nicole Givens Private -

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Frederick W. Koehler 1889 - 1947

Irma Augusta Amberg 1893 - 1985

Hilmar F. Koehler 1916 - 1992

Mildred Elinor Houser Private -

Paul Frederick Koehler Private -

Tasha Kay Koehler Private -

Carol Ann Johnson Private -

Martin Lynn Byerly, Jr. Private -

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Frederick W. Koehler 1889 - 1947

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William J. Beckham 1925 - 1966

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Irma Augusta Amberg 1893 - 1985

Agnes Louise Koehler Private -

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Ronald Barnes Wilkinson 1933 - 2004

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Wayne H. Koehler Private -

Judith Louise Kent Private -

Kelley K. Koehler Private -

Kent Keith Koehler Private -

Dale William Koehler 1948 - 1985

Jennifer Mercer Private -

Kameron D. Koehler Private -

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Carol Ann Johnson Private -

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Ronald Barnes Wilkinson, Jr. Private -

Ronald Barnes Wilkinson 1933 - 2004

Julia McIntyre Dunlop Private -

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Generation No. 1 1. Louisa Theodora4 Willrich (Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)1,2,3,4,5 was born 29 Dec 1849 in Bluff, Fayette, TX6,7, and died 07 Nov 1944 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX8. She married Emil Koehler9,10,11,12,13 21 Dec 1871 in Fayette County, Texas, son of Friedrich Wilhelm Koehler. He was born 08 Apr 1836 in Halberstadt, Prussia, Germany, and died 14 Nov 1920 in La Grange, Fayette, TX14. Notes for Louisa Theodora Willrich: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 2, 1936 86 YEARS Mrs. Louise Koehler, who lives with her daughter, Mrs. Elsie Mensing, celebrated the 86th anniversary of her natal day, Sunday. Nothing at elaboration, friends called to extend good wishes, and a light lunch was enjoyed. Of her children the following were present: Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Julius Gebhardt and Arthur Koehler and their family connections. From Schulenburg came Mrs. M. Koehler, daughter-in-law, and Mrs. Larry Cornelson, grand-daughter. The lateness of the offering decreases not the Journal's congratulations and hearty good wishes. May she continue to enjoy good health and have her family and friends to gather at the next anniversary. The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 9, 1944 Mrs. Louise Koehler Mrs. Louise Koehler, relict of the late Emil Koehler, died Tuesday, Nov. 7, aged 94 years, 10 months, and 8 days. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home, Wednesday afternoon. Interment was made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Koehler, a daughter of George Willrich, immigrant from Germany, was born in the Bluff community, Fayette County, Dec. 29, 1849; she was united in marriage with Emil Koehler in 1871, living her entire life in and near to La Grange. Surviving are her four sons, Arthur of La Grange, Adolph of Schulenburg, George of West Point and Fritz Koehler of Houston; her daughters, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Anna Kirsch and Mrs. Hedwig Gebhardt of La Grange, and one sister, Mrs. Anna Groos of San Antonio.

More About Louisa Theodora Willrich: Burial: 08 Nov 1944, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX15 Notes for Emil Koehler: La Grange Journal November 18, 1920 HIS WISH FULFILLED Death Claimed An Old Fayette County Citizen Sunday Evening As per his wish expressed to the writer some months since, that when his name should be called, he would not linger but drift peacefully into the last sleep, Emil Koehler died Sunday night at the family home in the northern 446

part of La Grange. Death followed quickly after he had made known his illness - - within a few hours. As was his custom and habit, and in which he ever found a great deal of pleasure, Mr. Koehler, apparently and in the very best of spirits, and jovial as was his nature, left the house and looked to the feeding of his chickens. It was when he essayed to return into the house that he was stricken and had to be assisted. In spite of the fact that medical aid was secured, he soon began his last earthly sleep. Near the eleventh evening hour' he received his wish, he fell asleep and passed out of the knowledge of all things earthly. Mr. Koehler was man whom to know was to love and admire; he had long since passed the usual allotment of years granted to mortals, and maintained his ever friendly disposition, always ready to extend the greeting to his fellow man, and carrying with him an atmosphere of good cheer. We had all grown so accustomed him each morning and listen to his welcome voice, that now his absence will be noted by everybody. He was born in Halberstadt, Germany on the eighth day of April 1837, and grew to manhood in that country. In 1864 the deceased emigrated to America and landed in New York where he remained for one year and then came to Texas and located at Bluff, in this county, where he engaged in farming. In the year 1871, December 22, he was united in marriage with Miss Louise Willrich of the Bluff community, and to them were born eight children, all of whom, with the widow, survive. These children are: Arthur Koehler of LaGrange, Mannie Koehler of Schulenburg, F. W. Koehler of Houston, Mrs. J. Gebhardt of LaGrange, Mrs. Alex Moore of Elgin and George Koehler of La Grange. Eleven grandchildren will also miss good old grandpa. Tuesday afternoon the funeral was held from his late residence, and the remains were interred at the new cemetery, Rev. R. Heise conducting the ceremonies. May his rest be peaceful.

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Arthur H.5 Koehler, born 10 Dec 1872 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 31 Mar 1952 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Elise Koehler, born 24 Feb 1874 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 09 Dec 1956 in Weimar, Colorado, TX. Anna Koehler, born 09 May 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 12 Feb 1971 in Weimar, Colorado, TX. Adolf Manuel Koehler, born 23 Jan 1878 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 18 Oct 1947 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. Hedwig Anna Koehler, born 13 Jan 1880 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 26 Nov 1971 in Houston, Harris, TX. George Carl Koehler, born 07 Oct 1882 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 14 Oct 1952 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX. Charlotte Koehler, born 25 May 1885 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 26 Dec 1936 in Elgin, Bastrop, TX. Frederick William Koehler, born 22 Nov 1889 in Bluff, Fayette, TX; died 02 Jun 1947 in Houston, Harris, TX.

Generation No. 2 2. Arthur H.5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)17,18,19,20,21 was born 10 Dec 1872 in Bluff, Fayette, TX22,23, and died 31 Mar 1952 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX24. He married Emilie Sladczyk25,26,27,28,29,30 01 Feb 1899 in Bluff, Fayette Co., TX31,32, daughter of Victor Sladczyk and Rosalie Navrath. She was born 14 Sep 1876 in Cedar, Fayette, TX33,34, and died 21 Aug 1956 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX34. Notes for Arthur H. Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 3, 1952 Arthur H. Koehler, Businessman Here 38 Years, Succumbs Arthur H. Koehler, 79, widely known retired La Grange businessman, passed away at the hospital here Monday after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home with Rev. C. P. Owen 447

of the First Presbyterian Church officiating, and interment was in the New City Cemetery. Mr. Koehler was born on the bluff on Dec. 10, 1872, son of the late Emil Koehler and his wife, nee Louise Willrich. He was united in marriage with Miss Emilie Sladczyk on Feb. 1, 1899. Mr. Koehler 38 years ago joined his brother-in-law, the late Fritz Vogt, in the livery stable business then known as Vogt & Co. They then went into the feed business and after Mr. Vogt's passing, Mr. Koehler became the sole owner. He sold the business about four years ago to John G. Freudenberg, and it now goes by the name of Johnny's Feed Store. He was also very active in civic and city work, and was vice president of the First National Bank of La Grange for a number of years. Surviving are his widow; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Egon Koehler of Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mrs. Heda Gebhardt and Mrs. Elsa Mensing of La Grange; a brother, George Koehler of West Point; and a number of nieces and nephews.

More About Arthur H. Koehler: Burial: 02 Apr 1952, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX35 Notes for Emilie Sladczyk: The Fayette County Record August 24, 1956 Mrs. Emilie Koehler Dies Here Tuesday Mrs. Emilie Koehler of La Grange died at Fayette Memorial hospital here Tuesday at the age of 79. Funeral services were held at the Koenig Funeral Home Thursday morning with the Rev. Martin Thomas of the Presbyterian church officiating. Burial was in the La Grange City cemetery. Mrs. Koehler was born in the Cedar community on September 14, 1876, daughter of V. C. and Roselie Navrath Sladczyk. On February 1, 1899 she was married at Bluff to Arthur H. Koehler, prominent in business here, who died in 1952. She is survived by a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Egon Koehler of Tulsa, Okla.; a sister, Mrs. Hugo Ehlers of La Grange; and a nurnber of nieces and nephews.

More About Emilie Sladczyk: Burial: 23 Aug 1956, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX36 Child of Arthur Koehler and Emilie Sladczyk is: 10

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Egon6 Koehler37,38, born 22 Nov 1900 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX38; died 24 Jul 1948. He married Lillian Carlton38 09 Oct 1926 in Bonham, Fannin, TX; born 1900 in Texas38; died Unknown.

3. Elise5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)39,40,41,42,43 was born 24 Feb 1874 in Bluff, Fayette, TX43, and died 09 Dec 1956 in Weimar, Colorado, TX43. She married Fritz Mensing44,45 24 Mar 1898 in Bluff, Fayette, TX, son of August Mensing and Clara Mensing. He was born 10 Aug 1872 in Fayette Co., TX46, and died 05 Oct 1911 in Fayette Co., TX46. Notes for Elise Koehler: The Fayette County Record December 11, 1956 Mrs. Mensing Rites Set Here Tuesday Mrs. Elise Mensing, 82, native and long-time resident of La Grange, passed away Sunday at the Youens hospital in Weimer. 448

Funeral services will be held at the Koenig Funeral Home chapel here Tuesday at 10 a.m., with the Rev. W. M. Anderson of Schulenburg officiating. Burial will be in the La Grange City cemetery. Mrs. Mensing was born on the bluff on February 25, 1974, daughter of the late Emil and Louise Willrich Koehler. She was united in marriage with Fritz Mensing on March 25, 1898, her husband passing away October 6, 1911. Mrs. Mensing resided here for many years, and had lived at Schulenburg for the past two and a half years. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Gus Balzer of Schulenburg; one son, Weldon Mensing of Houston; two sisters, Mrs. Anna Kirsch and Mrs. Julia Gebhardt, both of La Grange; four grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.

More About Elise Koehler: Burial: 11 Dec 1956, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX47 Notes for Fritz Mensing: La Grange Journal October 12, 1911 He Fell Asleep Thursday afternoon, at his home 2 ½ miles south of La Grange surrounded by his loving wife, his mother, and several brothers, Fritz Mensing, conscious of the fact that his life's threads were about to be snapped in twain, turned from one to another, spoke cheerfully, and like an infant, fell into eternal sleep. With his last breath there passed to his reward a good, honest man, the son of an old and highly respected family, one in whom every one who knew him, reposed the utmost confidence. Fritz was born near his late home thirty-nine years ago on August 10, last. His early youth was spent on the farm where he remained until a few years after he had reached his majority, when he removed to La Grange and engaged in partnership with his brother, Hermann, in the mercantile business. Some thirteen years ago he was united in marriage with Miss Elise Koehler, the result of this union being a girl now 8 years of age, and an infant boy of fifteen months ------ the period in which he resided in this city, he was stricken with typhoid fever, lingering between life and death for several months. From the ravages of this fever he never entirely recovered. His vitality ebbed away gradually, until a brave fight ended in his demise. His widow, his two children, God be merciful to them. They will mourn the loss of a good and loving husband and father. His mother, for whom he had so pleadingly asked just one short hour before his departure, will miss her eldest son. None but those who have experienced the anguish such loss occasions can fully appreciate the loss the mother has sustained. We deeply sympathize with the bereaved relatives. Friday afternoon, the remains were brought to La Grange, and were interred at the new cemetery, where a large number of sympathizing friends had joined the relatives, to witness the last sad rites. May his rest be peaceful.

More About Fritz Mensing: Burial: 06 Oct 1911, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette Co., TX48 Children of Elise Koehler and Fritz Mensing are: + +

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4. Anna5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)49,50,51,52 was born 09 May 1876 in Bluff, Fayette, TX53,54, and died 12 Feb 1971 in Weimar, Colorado, TX55. She married Adolf Kirsch56, son of Johanna Kirsch. He was born 1878 in Texas, and died 1924. Child of Anna Koehler and Adolf Kirsch is: 449

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Ardie6 Kirsch57,58, born 04 Sep 1901 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX59; died 29 Jun 1944 in La Grange, Fayette Co., TX59. Notes for Ardie Kirsch: The La Grange Journal Thursday, July 6, 1944 Ardie Kirsch Death came to Ardie Kirsch, son of Mrs. Anna Kirsch of La Grange, Thursday. He was 42 years, 9 months, and 25 days old. Funeral services were held in the chapel of the Koenig Funeral Home, Friday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock, Rev. R. Heise, Lutheran pastor officiating. Interment was made in the new city cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Ardie Kirsch was born in La Grange, September 4, 1901 and had spent his entire life in this city. For a number of years, after he reached his majority, he was employed by the Gulf Corporation with T. H. Kroll, manager. His father preceded him in death about 20 years. His mother, nee Miss Anna Koehler, and relatives of either family survive. Card of Thanks Employing this method of reaching those who were interested in my son, Ardie Kirsch, during his illness and who sought to comfort me when death relieved him of his suffering, I extend thanks to Dr. L. D. Boelsch, the La Grange Hospital and nurses for their attentions and to Rev. R. Heise and friends for their words of consolation. To those who brought flowers and thus expressed their love and interest thanks are also offered at this time. Mrs. Anna Kirsch

More About Ardie Kirsch: Burial: 30 Jun 1944, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX59

5. Adolf Manuel5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)60,61,62,63 was born 23 Jan 1878 in Bluff, Fayette, TX64,65, and died 18 Oct 1947 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX66. He married Emma Martha Lena Schulz 67,68 24 Dec 1909 in Fayette County, TX69, daughter of Emil Schultz and Sabin Sommers. She was born 09 Nov 1889 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX70, and died 21 Feb 1950 in Yorktown, De Witt, TX70. Notes for Adolf Manuel Koehler: The Schulenburg Sticker Friday, October 24, 1947 A. M. Koehler Buried Here Monday Adolph M. Koehler, age 69 years, eight months and twenty-five days, passed away at the family residence here on Saturday, October 18, following an illness of about a year's duration. Mr. Koehler was born January 23, 1878, in the Bluff community of Fayette County, as the son of Emil Koehler and Louise Willrich Koehler. He was a life-long resident of Fayette County. On December 24, 1909, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Schulz at La Grange and they have lived in Schulenburg since that time. Mr. Koehler was a painter and interior decorator by profession. "Monte" as he was affectionately called by friends and relatives alike, had during his life time done interior decorating work in almost every home in Schulenburg. He was a member of St. Paul's Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Emma Schulz Koehler, and three sons, Arthur Koehler of Beeville, Ivan Earl Koehler of Crockett, and Marvin Koehler of San Antonio. Surviving also are three sisters, Mrs. Elsie K. Mensing, Mrs. Ann K. Kirsch and Mrs. Hedwig K. Gebhardt, all of La Grange; two brothers, Arthur Koehler of La Grange and George Koehler of West Point. Funeral services were held on Monday, October 20 at 3:00 p.m. from the St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the pastor, Rev. J. G. Mueller officiating. Interment was in the City Cemetery. 450

Out of town people attending the funeral services of A. M. Koehler Monday were: Mr. and Mrs. George Koehler, West Point; Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gillum, Mrs. Elsie Mensing, Mrs. Annie Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koehler, Mr. and Mrs. Werner Lampe, Weldon Mensing, La Grange; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wied, Mrs. Paul Schulz, Miss Ida Schmidt, Nordheim; Miss Jewell Schulz, Misses Rosalie and Irene Brossmann, Houston; Clyde Schulz, College Station; Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Hingst, Lindenau; Mrs. And Mrs. H. A. Schulz, Mr. and Mrs. Hy. Buckest, Mrs. Theresa Scott, Victoria; Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Sommer, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Piehl, Woodsboro; Paul A. Schulz, Beeville; Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Mertz, Hallettsville; Mrs. Amanda Huffaker, San Antonio; Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Groos, New Ulm; Mrs. Bertha Conner, San Antonio.

More About Adolf Manuel Koehler: Burial: 20 Oct 1947, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX71 Notes for Emma Martha Lena Schulz: Schulenburg Sticker Friday, February 24, 1950 Mrs. E. Koehler Passes Away Mrs. Emma Martha Lena Schulz passed away in the Didear Rest Home in Yorktown on Tuesday, February 21, 1950, at the age of 60 years, 3 months and 13 days. Mrs. Koehler was born as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schulz in Schulenburg on November 9, 1889, and spent her entire lifetime here. She had been in ill health since June of this past year and had been in Yorktown only a short time. Being born and reared here, she was known to most all of the people of this area. She had many true and sincere friends who regret to learn of her death. She was a devout member of the church and took an active part in church work. It was in 1904 that she joined the Union Church in Schulenburg, which has now been changed to St. Paul's Church. Ever thoughful of those about her, she lived a true Christian life. On December 24, 1909, she was united in marriage to A. M. (Monte) Koehler at La Grange. Mr. Koehler preceded her in death, having passed away on October 18, 1947. Survivors include three sons, Arthur Koehler of Beeville; Ivan Koehler of Crockett; and Captain Marvin Koehler, who is stationed with the U. S. Occupational Forces in Stuttgart, Germany; her mother, Mrs. Sabina (Emil) Schulz, Sr., of Schulenburg; one sister, Mrs. Leafa Nierlich, of this city; six brothers, Emil, Otto, Herbert, and Charles of Schulenburg; Herman Schulz of Victoria; and Paul Schulz of Beeville; and two grandchildren. Her husband, her father, two sisters and one brother preceded her in death. The remains will lie in state at the Schwenke-Baumgarten Funeral Home until 12:00 noon on Friday, then at St. Paul's Church from 12:30 o'clock until 2:00 o'clock, service time. Interment will be in the Schulenburg City Cemetery with Rev. John Mueller of the St. Paul's Church, in charge of the service.

More About Emma Martha Lena Schulz: Burial: 24 Feb 1950, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX72 Marriage Notes for Adolf Koehler and Emma Schulz: The La Grange Journal Thursday, December 30, 1909 A Romantic Wedding When Cupid's arrow rents the air, and penetrates the heart of the maiden, the inevitable result is the happy union of souls and hearts. Adolf Koehler, a handsome young man of Schulenburg, a hard working and energetic 451

youngster, came over Christmas morning, and with him, his lady fair, who later became his bonnie bride. Adolf, who is known to everyone here as "Mannie," became imbued with the romantic spirit, called upon his sweetheart that night, and at two o'clock the next morning the two left for La Grange, reaching here at five o'clock. Squire Moss, deep in Slumberland ------ and trembling - not from fear but the chilly cold - stepped out to the edge of the walk fronting his home, and in a few words pronounced the words that made the pair happy. After this the home of the groom's parents in the neighborhood was visited and Christmas pleasantly spent with the latter. The bride was Miss Emma Schulz, one of Schulenburg's popular young ladies. The Journal congratulates the pair, and trusts that in the future to come, and with eyes blinded to the past, they will ever be as happy as now, that prosperity and joy be with them until the end of life's journey to another clime where there is thought to a happy union for all time.

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Arthur Emmanuel6 Koehler73,74, born 06 Jun 1911 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX75; died 28 Jul 1969 in Dallas, Dallas, TX75. Ivan Earl Koehler, born 28 Oct 1914 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX; died 01 Apr 1983 in Dallas Co., TX. Marvin Louis Koehler, born Private.

6. Hedwig Anna5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)76,77,78,79,80 was born 13 Jan 1880 in Bluff, Fayette, TX81, and died 26 Nov 1971 in Houston, Harris, TX. She married Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt82 24 Mar 1920 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX83, son of Theodor Gebhardt and Katharina Beuster. He was born 02 Jan 1875 in Schopfheim, Germany84, and died 12 Dec 1938 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX84. Notes for Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 13, 1938 HOSPITAL NEWS Present Patients Julius Gebhardt, City. The La Grange Journal Thursday, December 15, 1938 Julius Gebhardt Julius Gebhardt, aged 63 years, 11 months, and 10 days, died Monday, December 12; Mr. Gebhardt had been failing health for the past three months. Funeral services were held at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Rev. R. Heise officiating; interment was made in the new cemetery, Koenig Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Gebhardt, born in Germany, January 2, 1875, immigrated to America in 1900 and settled in New York, remaining in that city for several years. He came to La Grange in 1914, and became associated with a leading cotton exporting firm. He was a member of the Lutheran church and also a member of Bismark Lodge, No. 8, O.D.H.S. In the year 1920 he was united in marriage with Miss Hedwig Koehler at La Grange, and to them was born two children, Katherine and Theodore who, with the widow survive. He is also survived by two brothers, Theo. and Ernst Gebhardt in Germany. Mr. Gebhardt was a good citizen, ever encouraging high ideals, and was a close student of world news. His extensive travel, both in Germany and other foreign countries, and in the United States, enabled him to discuss such with ease, and his knowledge of the financial world made it possible for him to converse with force and intelligence on such matters. 452

The survivors have the sincere sympathy of the entire community.

More About Julius Anton Emil Gebhardt: Burial: 14 Dec 1938, City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, TX84 Marriage Notes for Hedwig Koehler and Julius Gebhardt: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 8, 1920 Home Wedding Wednesday afternoon of last week, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Koehler, Rev. R. Heise united in the holy bonds of matrimony, Miss Hedwig Koehler and Julius Gebhardt, the ceremony being witnessed by relatives and very close friends of the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs. Gebhardt left for Galveston the same evening to spend the honeymoon. Both have a host of friends here who wish them all happiness and a long and useful married life.

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7. George Carl5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)85,86,87 was born 07 Oct 1882 in Bluff, Fayette, TX88, and died 14 Oct 1952 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX89. He married (1) Anna Maria Lueders90 12 Feb 1908 in Fayette County, TX91, daughter of Paul Lueders and Emilie Merrem. She was born 09 Aug 1887 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 08 Feb 1909 in Fayette County, Texas92. He married (2) Emma Young Private. She was born Private. Notes for George Carl Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 23, 1952 Geo. C. Koehler, West Point Merchant Is Laid To Reat George C. Koehler, well known West Point merchant, passed away at the local hospital on Tuesday of last week. He was 70. Mr. Koehler, a Fayette County native, was a lifelong member of the Lutheran Church, having been confirmed by rev. R. Heise in 1915. He was a traveling salesman for about 20 years, representing Wm. D. Cleveland & Sons of Houston and the Alexander Grocery Co. of La Grange. He entered business at West Point 19 years ago, and continued it actively until his demise. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Emma Young Koehler of West Point; a daughter by a previous marriage, Mrs. Roy Gilliam of La Grange, a granddaughter, Mrs. Robert Boyles of China Lake, Calif.; and three sisters, Mrs. Elise Mensing, Mrs. Hedwig Gebhardt and Mrs. Anna Kirsch, all of La Grange. Funeral services were held Thursday at 2:30 PM at the Koenig Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiating, and burial was in the New City Cemetery.

More About George Carl Koehler: Burial: 16 Oct 1952, City Cemetery, LaGrange, Fayette Co., TX93 Notes for Anna Maria Lueders: La Grange Journal February 11, 1909 453

Another Called Home. The sad news was brought to town early Tuesday morning that Mrs. Geo. Koehler had died at the home of her parents the evening before, leaving a bright little baby girl and a heart-broken husband, parents and other relatives to mourn her departure. Mrs. Koehler, was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders, and during her entire lifetime up to within about one year of the present date, had been a strong and healthy person, never knowing the ill effects of sickness. Some months ago she became ill from dropsy, and during the intervening time she had received the best of medical attention, but to no avail. At all times she bore her affliction with great fortitude, cheerful and always the same jolly person that had made for her so many - - - She began to show signs for the worse, and instead of the puffed appearance that was hers for the past several months she became very poor, and partial paralysis followed the birth of her little babe. Monday night she passed away. The young husband who was born and reared a few miles from town has been in the employ of the Alexander Grocery Company since their residence here and the two seemed to be very happy. They had purchased the lots in the Southern part of the city from Mr. Lueders and erected thereon a neat little cottage, which due to the sudden change of health of the deceased they were unable to occupy. As the patient grew worse she was taken out to the home of her parents and there died as above stated. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon, and the remains were carried to William's Creek cemetery, and there interred. To the surviving relatives and the young husband we extend our sincerest sympathy. The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 25, 1909 Return Thanks We desire to express our sincerest thanks to all, both in the city and country for the deeds of kindness and interest manifested to our beloved daughter and wife Mrs. Geo. Koehler, in her prolonged illness, and at the time of her demise; for the floral offerings, the attendance upon the last sad duty, and their expressions of condolence. To Judge Willrich who officiated at the grave and the good friends, who sought to comfort us, our grateful thanks. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders Geo. Koehler

More About Anna Maria Lueders: Burial: 10 Feb 1909, William's Creek Cemetery, Fayette Co., TX94 Marriage Notes for George Koehler and Anna Lueders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, February 20, 1908 Marriage Licenses George Koehler and Miss Anna Lueders George Koehler, a young man in the employ of the Alexander Grocer Company and Miss Anna Lueders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lueders, residing a few miles from town, were married at the home of the latter Wednesday evening, Judge Willrich officiating. After the ceremony a wedding supper was partaken of, and congratulations and good wishes extended to the young couple. The Journal wishes them all sorts of good luck and happiness.

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Georgerine Olivia6 Koehler, born 08 Feb 1909 in Fayette County, Texas; died 11 Jan 1977 in Augusta, Richmond, GA.

8. Charlotte5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)95,96 was born 25 May 1885 in Bluff, Fayette, TX97, and died 26 Dec 1936 in Elgin, Bastrop, TX. She married Alex 454

M. Moore98 04 Aug 1907 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, son of T. Moore and Diana Ward. He was born 08 Mar 1880 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, and died 30 Sep 1934 in Elgin, Bastrop, TX. Notes for Charlotte Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 13, 1921 Mrs. Alex Moore, visiting at the home of her mother, Mrs. Emil Koehler for the past two weeks, returned to Elgin Friday morning.

Notes for Alex M. Moore: The La Grange Journal Thursday, October 4, 1934 Alex M. Moore Dies at Elgin, Sunday Local relatives were advised by telephone last Sunday, before dawn that Alex M. Moore, who was born and reared here in La Grange, was in a serious condition, with slight hopes held out for recovery. Alex died at 3:00 o'clock the same morning. Funeral was held at the Methodist church in Elgin at 5:00 p.m., with the pastor of the church and also the pastor of the Baptist church at Elgin officiating; and with both his Masonic brethren and veterans of the Spanish American war veterans, in attendance. Both conducted funeral services. Many will remember the red-headed youth who lived in La Grange until he reached his majority; he was united in marriage with Miss Lottie Koehler, daughter of the late Emil and Mrs. Laura Koehler, August 4, 1907; and to them was born two daughters; both of whom, with the widow survive; one daughter, Mrs. Dale Davis and little daughter, only grandchild and Miss Marguerite Moore. Alex Moore was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Ausken Moore, and a grandson of John E. Moore, early settler of La Grange, and for many years public weigher at the eastern end of the city. He was born March 8, 1880, and at the time of his death was 54 years, 6 months and 22 days old. Those attending the funeral Sunday from La Grange, are: Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gebhardt, Mrs. Louise Koehler, Mrs. F. Mensing and son, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Koehler, Mrs. Anna Kirsch, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Killoughand, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Koehler and daughter of West Point. Alex Moore was, in the truest sense of the word, a good citizen, and a kind husband, and father and neighbor. He was regarded in the highest terms by his fellow citizens at Elgin and here in La Grange where he was reared he leaves many friends. Our sincere sympathy is extended to the Moore family and other relatives.

More About Alex M. Moore: Burial: 30 Sep 1934 Marriage Notes for Charlotte Koehler and Alex Moore: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 10, 1907 Marriage Licenses Alex M. Moore and Miss Lola Koehler

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Diana Louise6 Moore, born Private. Margaret Koehler Moore, born Private.

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9. Frederick William5 Koehler (Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)99,100,101 was born 22 Nov 1889 in Bluff, Fayette, TX102, and died 02 Jun 1947 in Houston, Harris, TX. He married Irma Augusta Amberg103,104,105,106 26 Nov 1913 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, daughter of Otto Amberg and Agnes Prause. She was born 16 Jan 1893 in Breslau, Lavaca, TX107, and died 26 Jul 1985 in Austin, Travis, TX. Notes for Frederick William Koehler: The La Grange Journal Thursday, April 8, 1920 Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Koehler of Houston came up Wednesday to be in attendance of the Gebhardt - Koehler nuptials. Mr. Koehler returned Wednesday, while Mrs. Koehler and the little son remained until after Easter.

Notes for Irma Augusta Amberg: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 7, 1933 Will Visit Fair Mrs. O. L. Amberg left for Houston, Wednesday morning, where she will visit briefly with her three daughters, Mrs. F. W. Koehler and Misses Stella and Elviera Amberg. Next Saturday, in company with Misses Stella and Elviera, Mrs. Amberg will leave Houston for Chicago to attend the Century of Progress Fair, and visit for a week or ten days with her brother, Gus. Prause, formerly of La Grange.

Marriage Notes for Frederick Koehler and Irma Amberg: The La Grange Journal Thursday, November 27, 1913 Happily United Yesterday afternoon at five o'clock at the Jefferson Street Lutheran church in this city, Rev. R. Heise, pastor united in marriage F. W. Koehler, of Houston and Miss Irma Augusta Amberg, of this city. Long before the appointed hour friends and relatives of the contracting parties had gathered at the house of worship to witness the impressive ceremony. Prior to the arrival of the wedding party, Miss Edna Heilig sang "The Sweetest Story Ever Told, " and Mrs. Lad V. Vanek, presiding at the organ, at the close of the song, played Mendelssohn's beautiful wedding march; the bride, leaning on the arm of her chosen companion slowly entered, preceded by the ushers, Messrs. Alfred Moellenberndt and Leon Bodungen. As the wedding couple were leaving Mrs. Vanek played the "Bridal Chorus" from Wagner, the sweet, soul-inspiring strains adding solemnity to the occasion. The interior of the church was handsomely decorated with ferns, pot-flowers and festooning. The scene, enhanced by the glow of the electrical light was enchanting. The bride's aunt, Mrs. C. W. Amberg supervised the transformation. The bridal party drove to the home of the bride's parents where a wedding spread was partaken of, after which all repaired to the Katy passenger station where Mr. and Mrs. Koehler boarded the cars for Houston, their future home. In joining their legion of friends, we express the hope that the future of the happy young couple will ever be bright and that prosperity will be a constant companion. The bride-groom, youngest son of Emil Koehler and wife, is an example of that type of fine young men, whose energy and morality prompts good citizenship. He was born and reared near La Grange and only recently removed to Houston where he is now associated with the Schuhmacher Company. Miss Irma, second daughter of Otto Amberg and wife, possessing an admirable disposition of friendliness and a loving daughter, will make an excellent helpmate.

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Hilmar Frederick6 Koehler, born 29 Jul 1916 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 22 Apr 1992 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX. Agnes Louise Koehler, born Private.

Generation No. 3 11. Ruth6 Mensing (Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)108,109,110 was born 10 Jan 1903 in Texas110, and died 28 Jul 1995. She married (1) Larry Cornelson110 1923 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX110. He was born 27 Feb 1893 in Texas110, and died 29 Dec 1945 in Texas111. She married (2) Gus Balzer 1948 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX. He was born 28 Feb 1901, and died 28 Nov 1982. Notes for Larry Cornelson: The La Grange Journal Thursday, January 3, 1946 Rites Held Monday For Larry Cornelson, 52 Funeral was held Monday at 3 p.m. at Schulenburg for Larry Cornelson, 52, who died Saturday after an illness of about seven days. Interment was in the City Cemetery at Schulenburg. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Ruth Mensing and a native of La Grange; two sons, Larry Jr. in the Army and Billie of Schulenburg; a daughter, Barbara Jean of Schulenburg; two brothers, Fenton (Red) of El Campo and William (Bill) of Schulenburg; and two sisters. A number of La Grange friends attended the last rites Monday.

More About Larry Cornelson: Burial: 31 Dec 1945, City Cemetery, Schulenburg, Fayette, TX111 Children of Ruth Mensing and Larry Cornelson are: + +

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Larry7 Cornelson, Jr., born 24 May 1925 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX; died 15 Jan 2003. Barbara Jean Cornelson, born 05 Dec 1927 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX; died 09 Mar 1998 in Houston, Harris, TX. William Fritz Cornelson, born Private.

12. Weldon6 Mensing (Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)112,113 was born 19 Apr 1910, and died 06 Mar 1981 in Harris Co., TX. He married Helen Alma Sanders 02 Mar 1940 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX114. She was born 23 Aug 1917, and died 13 Dec 1997 in Harris Co., TX. Marriage Notes for Weldon Mensing and Helen Sanders: The La Grange Journal Thursday, March 7, 1940 Mensing - Sanders Saturday evening, at the home of Rev. R. Heise, Weldon Mensing and Miss Helen Sanders, both of La Grange were united in marriage. Rev. Heise spoke the words of marriage and witnesses to sign the marriage contract are Frank Pratka and Miss Irene Helble. Both are favorites among the younger set of La Grange and enter upon their marriage journey with the good wishes of everyone. They will reside in this city.

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Weldon7 Mensing, Jr., born 27 Aug 1941; died 08 Jun 1969.

15. Ivan Earl6 Koehler (Adolf Manuel5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)115,116 was born 28 Oct 1914 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX117, and died 01 Apr 1983 in Dallas Co., TX117. He married Mabel Lee. She died 04 Jan 1979 in Gregg Co., TX. Child of Ivan Koehler and Mabel Lee is: 28

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Bonnie7 Koehler, born Private. She married Don Pearce Private; born Private.

16. Marvin Louis6 Koehler (Adolf Manuel5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Mary Catherine Bailey Private. She was born 27 Aug 1920 in Greenville, Hunt, TX, and died 13 Aug 1968 in Lubbock, Lubbock Co, TX. Children of Marvin Koehler and Mary Bailey are: +

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Mary Ann7 Koehler, born Private. Robert Joseph Koehler, born Private. Michael Thomas Koehler, born Private. Gregory Louis Koehler, born Private. Teresa Jeanne Koehler, born Private. James Douglas Koehler, born Private. Barbara Kathleen Koehler, born Private.

17. Katharine Louise6 Gebhardt (Hedwig Anna5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) Nathan Henderson Greenwood118,119 Private120, son of Alex Greenwood and Adelheid Greenwood. He was born 21 Apr 1922 in Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, and died 05 Jul 1943 in orver Sicily. She married (2) Joseph Yancey Powell, Jr.121 Private, son of Joseph Powell and Alice Stewart. He was born 06 Jul 1920 in Houston, Harris, TX121, and died 12 Nov 2004 in Houston, Harris, TX121. Notes for Nathan Henderson Greenwood: The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 5, 1943 Lieut. Greenwood Is Reported As Missing Mrs. Nathan A. Greenwood (nee Miss Katarina Gebhardt of La Grange) was advised by telegram by the War Department Tuesday morning, briefly: "Lieut. Nathan A. Greenwood, pilot flyer, missing in action, July 5, over Sicily." No further news up to the hour of going to press this, Wednesday afternoon. Lieut. Greenwood and Miss Katarina were united in marriage April 2 of this year; he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Greenwood of Seguin; the two met in that city while attending the Seguin Lutheran College. Mrs. Greenwood left for Seguin Tuesday afternoon to be with the parents of her husband. The news, unwelcome to all connections, has cast a gloom over the city. The La Grange Journal Thursday, August 12, 1943 Further News About Lt. Greenwood Awaited Up to Tuesday of this week the Journal has had no further news about Lieut. Greenwood, husband of the former Katharina Gebhardt of La Grange, and about whom mention was made in the last issue. The telegram that Mrs. Greenwood had received from the War Department merely stated that Lieut. Greenwood "was missing in action." Lieut. Greenwood has been "somewhere in the combat zone on the Italian front for a month. From the Seguin Bulletin the Journal secured the photo illustration and the following lines of mention: 458

Lieut. Nat Greenwood "Lieut. Greenwood piloted a B-25 bomber and has been somewhere in the combat zone on the Italian front, where the Americans and Allies are really doing a good job of it for the past week. "Nat is a graduate of the Seguin High School, and attended Texas Lutheran College before going into the American Air Forces. He graduated from Ellington Field near Houston in February, 1943. He was stationed at several fields before being sent across. On April 2 he was married to Miss Katharina Gebhardt of La Grange. His parents last heard from him on July 1 and he wrote he was very busy. "The official telegram stated that he was missing in action on the Italian front over Sicily and that further details would follow as soon as word was had. The entire town joins Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood in sympathy in their distress and in the sincere hope that word will soon reach them that he has been located and is well and safe."

Notes for Joseph Yancey Powell, Jr.: Houston Chronicle Houston, Texas Published in the Houston Chronicle from 11/14/2004 - 11/15/2004. Joseph Yancey Powell Jr. Joseph Yancey Powell, Jr., 84, died peacefully surrounded by his wife and daughters on November 12, 2004. Joe was born on July 6, 1920 to Alice Stewart and Joseph Y. Powell. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Katharine Gebhardt Powell, two daughters Julia Powell and Alice Powell Clarke, Alice's husband George Clarke, two grandchildren Maggie Clarke and Joe Clarke, and numerous cousins and close friends. Joe was a native Houstonian. He graduated from San Jacinto High School in 1938. He attended Schreiner Institute in Kerrville, Texas and afterwards The University of Texas in Austin, where he was a Phi Gamma Delta pledge. He was a contributing student writer of the Handbook of Texas, Vol. I. and a second generation member of the Texas State Historical Association. Joe was among the last of the Greatest Generation, serving in the Military Police of General Patton's Third Army. He had a long and successful career in purchasing, retiring as Vice President of Purchasing of Kirby Building Systems. He was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church of Houston. Joe's many passions included his family and friends, fishing, sailing, traveling, cooking, football, music of all types, and observing God's creation. He was a founding member of the Surf Oaks Trout Society, dedicated to camaraderie, fishing tales, and the enjoyment of spirits. The family wishes to thank Joe's physicians and the staff of the Cardiac Care Unit at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital for their compassion and expert care. Visitation will be Monday, November 15, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Dr. Following private graveside services at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery a Memorial Service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 in the chapel at First Presbyterian Church of Houston, 5300 Main Street. Memorials may be sent to First Presbyterian Church, 5300 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77004 or The Texas State Historical Association, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station D0109, Austin, Texas 78712.

More About Joseph Yancey Powell, Jr.: Burial: 16 Nov 2004, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, Houston, Harris, TX Children of Katharine Gebhardt and Joseph Powell are: +

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Julia Katharine7 Powell, born Private. Alice Stewart Powell, born Private.

18. Theodore Emil6 Gebhardt, Sr. (Hedwig Anna5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Catherine Diener Sittler Private, daughter of George David Sittler, Jr.. She was born Private. Child of Theodore Gebhardt and Catherine Sittler is: +

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Theodore Emil7 Gebhardt, Jr., born Private.

19. Georgerine Olivia6 Koehler (George Carl5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm 459

Christian2, Johann August1) was born 08 Feb 1909 in Fayette County, Texas, and died 11 Jan 1977 in Augusta, Richmond, GA. She married Roy Gilliam 18 Sep 1927 in LaGrange, Fayette, TX, son of Richard Gilliam and Pauline Vibrach. He was born 22 Nov 1907 in Muldoon, Fayette, TX, and died 30 Nov 1989 in Gillespie Co., TX. More About Georgerine Olivia Koehler: Burial: 20 Feb 1997, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX More About Roy Gilliam: Burial: Abt. 02 Dec 1989, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX Marriage Notes for Georgerine Koehler and Roy Gilliam: The La Grange Journal Thursday, September 22, 1927 Married Sunday At The Methodist Church Immediately after the morning service at the Travis street Methodist church last Sunday, Rev. Paul W. Evans, in the presence of Mrs. Albert Witt and Miss Grace Lueders, united in marriage Roy, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Gilliam of Route No. 6 and Miss Georgerine, daughter of George Koehler. Our sincerest good wishes are offered to the young couple who begin their married life with high hopes and willingness to do. They will remain at the home of their relatives for a short while, after which, unless their plans are changed they will go to Waco.

Child of Georgerine Koehler and Roy Gilliam is: +

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Violet Anne7 Gilliam, born Private.

20. Diana Louise6 Moore (Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Roy Dale Davis Private, son of Oscar Davis and Francis Rankin. He was born 05 Nov 1911, and died 26 Jan 1992 in Travis Co., TX. More About Roy Dale Davis: Burial: Abt. 28 Jan 1992, Dripping Springs, Hays Co., Texas Children of Diana Moore and Roy Davis are: +

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Bette Diane7 Davis, born Private. She married Knox Williams III Private; born Private. Roy Dale Davis, Jr., born Private.

21. Margaret Koehler6 Moore (Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Clarence Jackson Hankamer Private. He was born 23 Aug 1915, and died 05 Feb 1973. Children of Margaret Moore and Clarence Hankamer are: + +

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James Michael7 Hankamer, born Private. Catherine Janice Hankamer, born Private. John Stephen Hankamer, born Private.

22. Hilmar Frederick6 Koehler (Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)122 was born 29 Jul 1916 in Houston, Harris, TX, and died 22 Apr 1992 in Beaumont, Jefferson, TX. He married Mildred Elinor Houser Private. She was born Private. Notes for Hilmar Frederick Koehler: About April 26, 1992 Beaumont, Texas

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Koehler H. F. “Fred” Koehler, 75, of Beaumont, died April 22, 1992. Graveside rites were held Friday, April 24, 1992, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. A native of Houston, he has resided in Beaumont for the past 32 years. He was retired from Magg--- Mortgage Co., where he served as partner until retirement. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Koehler; sons, Paul F. Koehler and Wayne Koehler; sister Agnes Wilkinson; aunt, Elvera Fleet and four grandchildren, Kelley, Kent, Tasha and Tonya. Services under direction of: Forest Lawn Funeral Home, 4955 Pine Street, Beaumont, Texas (409) 892-5912.

More About Hilmar Frederick Koehler: Burial: 24 Apr 1992, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Beaumont, Jefferson, TX Children of Hilmar Koehler and Mildred Houser are: + +

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Paul Frederick7 Koehler, born Private. Wayne Howard Koehler, born Private. Dale William Koehler, born 01 Aug 1948 in Houston, Harris, TX; died 01 Mar 1985 in Houston, Harris, TX.

23. Agnes Louise6 Koehler (Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married (1) William Jefferson Beckham Private. He was born 18 Jan 1925 in Doniphan, Ripley, MO, and died 05 Jun 1966 in Amarillo, Potter, TX. She married (2) Ronald Barnes Wilkinson123 Private, son of James Wilkinson and Lessie Pledge. He was born 10 Feb 1933 in San Angelo, Tom Green, TX123, and died 07 Jan 2004 in Austin, Travis Co., TX123. Notes for Ronald Barnes Wilkinson: Austin American-Statesman January 8, 2004 Ronald Barnes Wilkinson Ronald Barnes Wilkinson, age 70, a 40 year resident of Austin, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2004. He was born February 10, 1933, in San Angelo, Texas, to Lessie and James Wilkinson. He was a longtime member of the United Church of Christ. He was a plumber for 54 years, a member of Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 286 for 40 years, as well as a member of the German-Texan Heritage Society. He is survived by his wife, Agnes Koehler Wilkinson of Austin; daughters, Kathy of Ketchum, Idaho, Gail and husband James, and Lynn of Austin; sons, Mark and wife, JoAnn of Sonora, Texas; and Barnes and wife, Julie of Austin; grandsons, Blaine of Round Rock, Kyle of Scotsdale, Arizona, Blake of Cortez, Colorado, and Eric of Austin. Family and friends will gather Sunday, January 11, 2004 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the family home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Austin's Christopher House, 4107 Spicewood Springs Road, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78759.

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Gail Fleet7 Wilkinson, born Private. She married James Stewart Schloemer Private; born Private. Lynn Suzanne Wilkinson, born Private.

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Ronald Barnes7 Wilkinson, Jr., born Private. He married Julia McIntyre Dunlop Private; born Private.

Generation No. 4 24. Larry7 Cornelson, Jr. (Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)124 was born 24 May 1925 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX124, and died 15 Jan 2003. He married Betty Louise Balzer Private, daughter of August Balzer and Bettie Balzer. She was born Private. 461

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Douglas8 Cornelson, born Private. Kathryn Sue Cornelson, born Private.

25. Barbara Jean7 Cornelson (Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1)124 was born 05 Dec 1927 in Schulenburg, Fayette, TX124,125, and died 09 Mar 1998 in Houston, Harris, TX125. She married E. J. Chromcak Private. He was born Private. More About Barbara Jean Cornelson: Burial: 11 Mar 1998, Forest Park Westheimer, Houston, Harris, TX125 Children of Barbara Cornelson and E. Chromcak are: +

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Thomas Craig8 Chromcak, born Private. Bradley John Chromcak, born 25 Sep 1955 in Houston, Harris County, TX; died 15 Mar 1999 in Houston, Harris, TX.

26. William Fritz7 Cornelson (Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Lillian Ruth Nash Private, daughter of William Nash and Lillian Bussey. She was born 27 Apr 1932 in Simpsonville, Matagorda, TX, and died 31 Dec 2004 in Austin, Travis, TX126. Notes for Lillian Ruth Nash: Houston Chronicle January 2, 2005 LILLIAN RUTH NASH CORNELSON of Wimberley, Texas passed away in Austin on December 31, 2004. A native Texan, Ruth was born the tenth of twelve children to Lillian C. Bussey and William N. Nash. She was preceded in death by her parents, four brothers and one sister. Ruth is survived by her loving husband, Bill Cornelson, daughters, Janet Ruth (Gary) Cole, Nancy Jane (Nick) Textor and son, Wm. Robert (Laura) Cornelson. She also leaves two cherished grandchildren, Lillian M. Cole and William F. Cornelson, II. Surviving siblings include Barbara Flynn, Sarah Tomlin, and Mary Wynn of Tyler, Sylvia Herro of Corpus Christi, Coleen Dorfman of Dallas, and Oliver Nash of Abilene. Ruth was very active and involved in many civic and community organizations. During her many years in Houston she served two terms as president of Women of Ascension Episcopal Church and was a founding member of the Ascension Episcopal Day School Board. Ruth was a lifetime member of the Houston Rodeo Assn. Before moving to Wimberley, Ruth and Bill lived for a few years in Rockport, where she leaves many good friends. In Wimberley, Ruth was most proud of her involvement in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) - Jacob's Well Chapter, where she served as Chaplain. Ruth was cremated at her request and interment will be at a later date in Austin. A Memorial Service is planned for Thursday, January 6, 2005 at Chapel in the Hills, 14601 Ranch Road 12 in Wimberley, Texas at 2:00 p.m. Reverend Emeritus Sidney Gervais will perform services. Those who prefer may make contributions in Ruth's honor to, U.T. M.D. Anderson Cancer Center or to Hospice Austin's Christopher House, 4107 Spicewood Springs Rd, Ste 100, Austin, Texas 78759. Her family wishes to express their appreciation for all the prayers, meals, and many acts of kindness shown Ruth and her family during her illness. Arrangements under the care of CookWalden/Forest Oaks Funeral Home, 6300 W. William Cannon Dr., Austin, Texas, 78749, (512)892-1172. Children of William Cornelson and Lillian Nash are: + +

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Janet Ruth8 Cornelson, born Private. Nancy Jane Cornelson, born Private. She married Nicholas Textor Private; born Private. William Robert Cornelson, born Private.

27. Weldon7 Mensing, Jr. (Weldon6, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 27 Aug 1941, and died 08 Jun 1969. He married Margaret Helms Private. She was born Private. Child of Weldon Mensing and Margaret Helms is: 58

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Mark8 Mensing, born 14 Sep 1964 in Harris Co., TX; died 08 Jun 1969.

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29. Mary Ann7 Koehler (Marvin Louis6, Adolf Manuel5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Juan de la Cerda Private. He was born Private. Children of Mary Koehler and Juan de la Cerda are: 59 60 61

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Roberto Luis8 de la Cerda, born Private. Juan Christian de la Cerda, born Private. Alejandro de la Cerda, born Private.

33. Teresa Jeanne7 Koehler (Marvin Louis6, Adolf Manuel5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Kevin Whitten Private. He was born Private. Children of Teresa Koehler and Kevin Whitten are: 62 63

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Kristens Michele8 Whitten, born Private. Michelle Whitten, born Private.

37. Alice Stewart7 Powell (Katharine Louise6 Gebhardt, Hedwig Anna5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Arthur Clarke III Private. He was born Private. Children of Alice Powell and George Clarke are: 64 65

i. ii.

Margaret Katherine8 Clarke, born Private. Joseph Robert Clarke, born Private.

38. Theodore Emil7 Gebhardt, Jr. (Theodore Emil6, Hedwig Anna5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Carla Rae Riffe Private, daughter of Donald Riffe and Joyce Riffe. She was born Private. Child of Theodore Gebhardt and Carla Riffe is: 66

i.

Theodore Emil8 Gebhardt III, born Private.

39. Violet Anne7 Gilliam (Georgerine Olivia6 Koehler, George Carl5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Robert Dawson Boyls Private, son of Nunn Boyls and Tula Tucker. He was born 08 Sep 1924 in Coleman, Coleman Co., TX, and died 07 Sep 1998 in Augusta, Richmond Co., GA. Carl3,

Children of Violet Gilliam and Robert Boyls are: +

67 68 69

i. ii. iii.

Beverly Gaye8 Boyls, born Private. Robert Gilliam Boyls, born Private. Richard Lee Boyls, born Private.

41. Roy Dale7 Davis, Jr. (Diana Louise6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Robbie Lee Wood Private, daughter of George Wood. She was born Private. He married (2) Cheryl Clark Kendricks Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Roy Davis and Robbie Wood are: + +

70 71

i. ii.

Robin Diane8 Davis, born Private. Charlotte Tara Davis, born Private.

42. James Michael7 Hankamer (Margaret Koehler6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Virginia Lea Smith Private. She was born Private. Children of James Hankamer and Virginia Smith are: 463

+

72 73

i. ii.

Derek8 Hankamer, born Private. Courtney Lea Hankamer, born Private.

43. Catherine Janice7 Hankamer (Margaret Koehler6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Alan Wayne Jarl Private, son of Duval Jarl and Marjorie Swenson. He was born Private. Children of Catherine Hankamer and Alan Jarl are: 74 75

i. ii.

Jennifer Catherine8 Jarl, born Private. Jeffrey Alan Jarl, born Private.

45. Paul Frederick7 Koehler (Hilmar Frederick6, Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Carol Ann Johnson Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Paul Koehler and Carol Johnson are: +

76 77

i. ii.

Tasha Kay8 Koehler, born Private. She married Martin Lynn Byerly, Jr. Private; born Private. Tonya Rose Koehler, born Private.

46. Wayne Howard7 Koehler (Hilmar Frederick6, Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Judith Louise Kent Private. She was born Private. Carl3,

Children of Wayne Koehler and Judith Kent are: +

78 79

i. ii.

Kelley Katherine8 Koehler, born Private. Kent Keith Koehler, born Private.

49. Lynn Suzanne7 Wilkinson (Agnes Louise6 Koehler, Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Federico Guillermo Daza y Skidanenko Private. He was born Private. Child of Lynn Wilkinson and Federico Daza y Skidanenko is: 80

i.

Federico Guillermo8 Daza y Skidanenko II, born Private.

Generation No. 5 53. Thomas Craig8 Chromcak (Barbara Jean7 Cornelson, Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married (1) Brenda Kay Moye Private. She was born Private. He married (2) Jeanne Boyle Private. She was born Private. Children of Thomas Chromcak and Jeanne Boyle are: 81 82 83

i. ii. iii.

Thomas Jordan9 Chromcak, born Private. Chase Andrew Chromcak, born Private. Kaylie Jeanne Chromcak, born Private.

55. Janet Ruth8 Cornelson (William Fritz7, Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Gary J. Cole Private. He was born Private. Child of Janet Cornelson and Gary Cole is: 84

i.

Lillian M.9 Cole, born Private.

57. William Robert8 Cornelson (William Fritz7, Ruth6 Mensing, Elise5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Laura Dominguez Private. She was born Private. 464

Child of William Cornelson and Laura Dominguez is: 85

i.

William F.9 Cornelson II, born Private.

67. Beverly Gaye8 Boyls (Violet Anne7 Gilliam, Georgerine Olivia6 Koehler, George Carl5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married George Gehrig O'Connell Private, son of Eugene O'Connell and Francis O'Connell. He was born Private. Children of Beverly Boyls and George O'Connell are: 86 87

i. ii.

Thomas George9 O'Connell, born Private. Steven Gehrig O'Connell, born Private.

70. Robin Diane8 Davis (Roy Dale7, Diana Louise6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Michael Kipling McRae Private. He was born Private. Child of Robin Davis and Michael McRae is: 88

i.

Haylee Rachelle9 McRae, born Private.

71. Charlotte Tara8 Davis (Roy Dale7, Diana Louise6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married John Ray Boyle Private, son of John Boyle and Evelyn Dellis. He was born Private. Child of Charlotte Davis and John Boyle is: 89

i.

Brennon Dale9 Boyle, born Private.

72. Derek8 Hankamer (James Michael7, Margaret Koehler6 Moore, Charlotte5 Koehler, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Laura Nicole Givens Private. She was born Private. Child of Derek Hankamer and Laura Givens is: 90

i.

Anna Nicole9 Hankamer, born Private.

77. Tonya Rose8 Koehler (Paul Frederick7, Hilmar Frederick6, Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Steven Benjamin Fox Private. He was born Private. Child of Tonya Koehler and Steven Fox is: 91

i.

Baylie Ann9 Fox, born Private.

79. Kent Keith8 Koehler (Wayne Howard7, Hilmar Frederick6, Frederick William5, Louisa Theodora4 Willrich, Georg Carl3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Jennifer Mercer Private. She was born Private. Child of Kent Koehler and Jennifer Mercer is: 92

i.

Kameron Dillon9 Koehler, born Private.

Endnotes 1. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 2. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 19B. 3. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County,

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Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 4. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 5. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 6. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 9, 1944. 7. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 8. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 9, 1944. 9. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 10. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 11. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 12. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 13. National Archives and Records Administration, 1870 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Beat 1, Bluff Post Office, Page 78. 14. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 18, 1920. 15. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 9, 1944. 16. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 18, 1920. 17. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 18. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 9B. 19. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 6B. 20. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 62, Page 11A. 21. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 9B. 22. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 3, 1952. 23. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 9B. 24. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 3, 1952. 25. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 7, E. D. 58, Page 15. 26. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 9B. 27. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 6B. 28. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 62, Page 11A. 29. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 9B. 30. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, August 24, 1956. 31. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 3, 1952. 32. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, August 24, 1956. 33. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 9B. 34. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, August 24, 1956. 35. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 3, 1952. 36. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, August 24, 1956. 37. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 5, E. D. 62, Page 11A. 38. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Oklahoma, Washington County, Bartlesville, Ward 3, E. D. 74, Page 12A. 39. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 40. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 4A. 41. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 6B. 42. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A.

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43. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, December 11, 1956. 44. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 58, Page 38. 45. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 6B. 46. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 12, 1911. 47. Fayette County Record, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The Fayette County Record, December 11, 1956. 48. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 12, 1911. 49. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 50. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 19B. 51. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 52. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 53. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Records through June 1997, Palladium Interactive, Inc.. 54. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 55. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Records through June 1997, Palladium Interactive, Inc.. 56. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 57. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 19B. 58. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 59. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, July 6, 1944. 60. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 61. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 8B. 62. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 63. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 9A. 64. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 65. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 66. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 67. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 8B. 68. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 69, Page 9A. 69. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947: The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, February 24, 1950: The La Grange Journal, Thursday, December 30, 1909. 70. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, February 24, 1950. 71. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 72. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, February 24, 1950. 73. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 8B. 74. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 75. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Records through June 1997, Palladium Interactive, Inc.. 76. National Archives and Records Administration, 1880 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4. 77. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 4A. 78. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 79. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 80. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 81. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 82. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 4A.

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83. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 8, 1920. 84. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, December 15, 1938. 85. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 86. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 4A. 87. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 88. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 89. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 23, 1952. 90. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 91. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 20, 1908. 92. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 93. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 23, 1952. 94. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, February 11, 1909. 95. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 96. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 97. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 98. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 99. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 100. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 50, Page 3A. 101. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 31A. 102. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B. 103. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 11, 1940. 104. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 31A. 105. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 31, Page 3B. 106. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 50, Page 2A. 107. National Archives and Records Administration, 1900 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 31, Page 3B. 108. National Archives and Records Administration, 1910 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 6B. 109. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 110. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 8, Schulenburg, E. D. 75, Page 5B. 111. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, January 3, 1946. 112. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 4A. 113. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 5A. 114. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, March 7, 1940. 115. National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Fayette County, Schulenburg, E. D. 72, Page 8B. 116. Schulenburg Sticker, Schulenburg, Texas, (Newspaper), The Schulenburg Sticker, Friday, October 24, 1947. 117. Social Security Administration, Social Security Death Records through June 1997, Palladium Interactive, Inc.. 118. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, April 15, 1943. 119. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Guadalupe County, Seguin, Ward 4, E. D. 94, Page 2A. 120. La Grange Journal, La Grange, Texas, (Newspaper), The La Grange Journal, Thursday, april 15, 1943. 121. Houston Chronicle, Houston, Texas, (Newspaper), November 14, 2004. 122. National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census, "Electronic," Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, E. D. 101, Page 31A. 123. Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Texas, (Newspaper), "Electronic," The Austin American-Statesman, January 8, 2004.

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Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Johann F. Willrich 1802 - 1893

Georg W. Willrich 1828 - 1904

Franz Willrich 1867 - 1887

Marie Andrae - 1892

Johannes Willrich 1870 - 1918

Friedrich J. Willrich 1829 - 1894

Cont. p. 472

Karl Willrich 1864 - 1864

Franziska L. Raddatz 1837 - 1911

Meta Bostelmann 1806 - 1880

Johanne H. Willrich 1831 - 1908

Cont. p. 473

470

Friedrich Brandt 1827 - 1899

Emmy W. Schnath 1844 - 1936

August G. Willrich 1833 - 1884

Otto T. Willrich 1874 Unknown

Martha Reichardt - Unknown

Cont. p. 474

Johanne H. Behrens 1839 - 1870

Helene Willrich 1866 Unknown

Albert Rohde - Unknown

Cont. p. 471

Cont. p. 475

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Johann F. Willrich 1802 - 1893

Cont. p. 470

Hans Willrich 1865 - 1953

Emilie Anna Willrich 1835 - 1857

Anna E. Waldhausen 1870 - 1937

Wilhelm G. Willrich 1837 - 1919

Ernst F. Willrich 1866 - 1912

Mathilde H. Schulze 1841 - 1932

Helene F Isensee 1875 - 1933

Meta Bostelmann 1806 - 1880

Alexis Willrich 1839 - 1841

Margarethe H. Willrich 1871 - 1931

Adolf E. Willrich 1841 - 1919

Johann A. Wittstock 1866 - 1931

471

Infant Willrich 1872 - 1872

Emma H. Ludewig 1848 - 1916

Cont. p. 477

Charlotte Willrich 1843 - 1923

Wilhelm Weigel - 1889

Cont. p. 476

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Georg W. Willrich 1828 - 1904

Cont. p. 470

Marie Andrae - 1892

Max Willrich 1872 - 1910

472

Otto Willrich 1873 - 1874

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Friedrich J. Willrich 1829 - 1894

Cont. p. 470

Walter Willrich Private -

Georg K. Willrich 1865 - 1954

Paula Kieff 1872 - 1927

Gisela E. Rodeman Private -

Annegret Willrich Private -

Dirk Jahns Private -

Jennie Jahns Private -

Sandra Jahns Private -

Uta Willrich Private -

Hugo Willrich 1867 - 1950

Laura Jacobj 1868 - 1924

Meta Willrich 1868 Unknown

Wolfgang Willrich 1897 - 1948

Charlotte H. Herber 1900 - 1995

Ingeborg Willrich 1899 - 1996

Gerda Willrich Private -

Andreas Clauss Private -

Franziska L. Raddatz 1837 - 1911

Ernst Barthold Plass Private -

Olga Willrich 1870 - 1897

Thora Gisela Willrich Private -

Christel Plass Private -

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Lydia Buchler - Unknown

Erich Willrich 1875 - 1914

Bertha Willrich 1901 - 1942

Jens Plass Private -

Aurelia Reckziegel Private -

Fritz Willrich 1871 - 1949

Elisabeth Bartelheimer Private -

Wolf Wilhelm Bartelheimer Private -

Ernst Wilhelm Bartelheimer Private -

Christian Bartelheimer Private -

Gerlinde Bartelheimer Private -

Cont. p. 478

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

August G. Willrich 1833 - 1884

Cont. p. 470

Emmy W. Schnath 1844 - 1936

[1] Lulu Willrich 1875 - 1966

474

[2] Theodor G Willrich 1873 - 1954

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

August G. Willrich 1833 - 1884

Cont. p. 470

Elisabeth D Willrich 1868 Unknown

Johanne H. Behrens 1839 - 1870

Emil L. Willrich 1847 - 1920

475

Johanne E Willrich 1870 - 1936

Johannes H. Barnstorff 1854 - 1922

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Johann F. Willrich 1802 - 1893

Cont. p. 471

Anna Willrich 1880 - 1968

Meta Bostelmann 1806 - 1880

Ernst-August Willrich 1846 - 1903

Elsa Willrich 1881 - 1881

476

Sophie Altmann 1855 - 1922

Margarete Willrich 1884 Unknown

Holger Bang-Haas - Unknown

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Cont. p. 471

[2] Theodor G Willrich 1873 - 1954

Adolf E. Willrich 1841 - 1919

Emma H. Ludewig 1848 - 1916

[1] Lulu Willrich 1875 - 1966

Rudolf Willrich 1875 - 1953

477

Hildegard Kipke - Unknown

Charlotte Willrich 1878 - 1945

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Friedrich J. Willrich 1829 - 1894

Cont. p. 473

Theodora Willrich 1876 - 1911

Franziska L. Raddatz 1837 - 1911

Gertrude T. Willrich 1877 - 1967

478

Ernst W. Hansgen 1873 - 1935

Descendants of Johann Friedrich Theodor Willrich

Generation No. 1 1. Johann Friedrich Theodor3 Willrich (Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 13 Dec 1802 in Uelzen, Germany, and died 21 Jun 1893 in Borsfelde, Germany. He married Meta Bostelmann 21 Nov 1826 in Bode, Germany, daughter of Georg Bostelmann and Dorethee Vopel. She was born 09 Sep 1806 in Luneberg, Germany, and died 12 Sep 1880 in Borsfelde, Germany. Children of Johann Willrich and Meta Bostelmann are: + +

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Georg Wilhelm Ludwig4 Willrich, born 06 Feb 1828; died 11 Nov 1904. Friedrich Johann Theodor Willrich, born 18 Aug 1829; died 18 Jan 1894. Johanne Helene Willrich, born 15 Mar 1831; died 28 Oct 1908. She married Friedrich Brandt 21 Nov 1860 in Uelzen, Germany; born 09 Feb 1827 in Oldenstadt, Germany; died 05 Jul 1899 in Hildesheim, Germany. August Georg Heinrich Willrich, born 01 Aug 1833; died 24 Oct 1884. Emilie Anna Willrich, born 24 Sep 1835; died 11 Dec 1857 in Reislingen bei Borsfelde, Germany. Wilhelm Georg Carl Willrich, born 05 Nov 1837; died 17 Jun 1919 in Uelzen, Germany. Alexis Willrich, born 16 Aug 1839; died 13 Jan 1841. Adolf Ernst Anton Willrich, born 14 Jun 1841; died 18 Mar 1919 in Hannover, Germany. Charlotte Willrich, born 13 May 1843; died 27 Oct 1923. She married Wilhelm Weigel 27 Aug 1872; died 1889. Ernst-August Willrich, born 18 Feb 1846; died 02 Jan 1903.

Generation No. 2 2. Georg Wilhelm Ludwig4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 06 Feb 1828, and died 11 Nov 1904. He married Marie Andrae 12 Oct 1866. She died 1892. Children of Georg Willrich and Marie Andrae are: 12 13 14 15

i. ii. iii. iv.

Franz5 Willrich, born 1867; died 1887. Johannes Willrich, born 1870; died 1918. Max Willrich, born 1872; died 1910. Otto Willrich, born 1873; died 1874.

3. Friedrich Johann Theodor4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 18 Aug 1829, and died 18 Jan 1894. He married Franziska Luise Sophie Raddatz 05 Dec 1862. She was born 01 Feb 1837, and died 07 Jul 1911 in Gottingen, Germany. Children of Friedrich Willrich and Franziska Raddatz are:

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16 17

i. ii.

18 19 20 21

iii. iv. v. vi.

22 23 24

vii. viii. ix.

Karl5 Willrich, born 29 Mar 1864; died 1864. Georg Karl Ferdinand Ludwig Willrich, born 07 Oct 1865; died 1954. He married Paula Kieff 06 Jul 1895; born 1872; died 1927. Hugo Willrich, born 20 Aug 1867; died 20 Aug 1950 in Gottingen, Germany. Meta Willrich, born 21 Sep 1868; died Unknown in Gottingen, Germany. Olga Willrich, born 02 Apr 1870; died 27 May 1897. Fritz Willrich, born 09 Sep 1871; died Nov 1949. He married Lydia Buchler 11 May 1910; died Unknown. Erich Willrich, born 26 Apr 1875; died 12 Nov 1914. Theodora Willrich, born 21 Nov 1876; died 08 May 1911. Gertrude Therese Helene Bianca Adelh Willrich, born 17 Dec 1877; died 26 May 1967 in Gottingen, Germany. She married Ernst Wilhelm Hermann Hansgen 27 Oct 1904; born 1873; died 1935.

5. August Georg Heinrich4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 01 Aug 1833, and died 24 Oct 1884. He married (1) Emmy Wilhelmine Elisabeth Schnath. She was born 1844, and died 1936. He married (2) Johanne Helene Auguste Charl Behrens 17 Oct 1865. She was 479

born 1839, and died 1870. Children of August Willrich and Emmy Schnath are: 25

i.

26

ii.

Otto Theodor Friedrich5 Willrich, born 1874; died Unknown. He married Martha Reichardt; died Unknown. Lulu Willrich, born 1875; died 1966. She married Theodor G Willrich; born 1873; died 1954.

Children of August Willrich and Johanne Behrens are: 27 28

i. ii.

29

iii.

Helene5 Willrich, born 1866; died Unknown. She married Albert Rohde; died Unknown. Elisabeth D Willrich, born 1868; died Unknown. She married Emil Ludwig August Otto Willrich; born 1847; died 1920. Johanne E Willrich, born 1870; died 1936. She married Johannes Heinrich Barnstorff; born 1854; died 1922.

7. Wilhelm Georg Carl4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 05 Nov 1837, and died 17 Jun 1919 in Uelzen, Germany. He married Mathilde Henriette Wilhelmine Schulze 25 Oct 1864. She was born 1841, and died 1932. Children of Wilhelm Willrich and Mathilde Schulze are: 30

i.

31

ii.

32

iii.

Hans5 Willrich, born 1865; died 1953. He married Anna Elisabeth Eugenie Waldhausen; born 1870; died 1937. Ernst Friedrich Johannes Willrich, born 1866; died 1912. He married Helene F Isensee; born 1875; died 1933. Margarethe Helene Marie Willrich, born 1871; died 1931. She married Johann Andreas Wittstock; born 1866; died 1931.

9. Adolf Ernst Anton4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 14 Jun 1841, and died 18 Mar 1919 in Hannover, Germany. He married Emma Henriette Marie Ludewig 29 Aug 1871. She was born 1848, and died 1916. Children of Adolf Willrich and Emma Ludewig are: 33 34 35 36

i. ii. iii. iv.

Infant5 Willrich, born 1872; died 1872. Theodor G Willrich, born 1873; died 1954. He married Lulu Willrich; born 1875; died 1966. Rudolf Willrich, born 1875; died 1953. He married Hildegard Kipke; died Unknown. Charlotte Willrich, born 1878; died 1945.

11. Ernst-August4 Willrich (Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 18 Feb 1846, and died 02 Jan 1903. He married Sophie Altmann 06 May 1879. She was born 1855, and died 1922. Children of Ernst-August Willrich and Sophie Altmann are: 37 38 39

i. ii. iii.

Anna5 Willrich, born 1880; died 1968. Elsa Willrich, born 1881; died 1881. Margarete Willrich, born 1884; died Unknown. She married Holger Bang-Haas; died Unknown.

Generation No. 3 18. Hugo5 Willrich (Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 20 Aug 1867, and died 20 Aug 1950 in Gottingen, Germany. He married Laura Jacobj 13 Jun 1896 in Gottingen, Germany. She was born 11 Oct 1868, and died 1924. Children of Hugo Willrich and Laura Jacobj are: +

40

i.

41 42

ii. iii.

Wolfgang6 Willrich, born 31 Mar 1897 in Gottingen, Germany; died 31 Oct 1948 in Gottingen, Germany. Ingeborg Willrich, born 19 Dec 1899 in Gottingen, Germany; died 08 Feb 1996 in Gottingen, Germany. Bertha Willrich, born 25 Mar 1901 in Gottingen, Germany; died 23 Dec 1942 in Gottingen, Germany.

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Generation No. 4 40. Wolfgang6 Willrich (Hugo5, Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born 31 Mar 1897 in Gottingen, Germany, and died 31 Oct 1948 in Gottingen, Germany. He married Charlotte Helene Martha Herber 29 Dec 1931. She was born 04 Mar 1900, and died 06 Jul 1995. Children of Wolfgang Willrich and Charlotte Herber are: + + +

43 44 45

i. ii. iii.

Walter7 Willrich, born Private. Gerda Willrich, born Private. Thora Gisela Willrich, born Private.

Generation No. 5 43. Walter7 Willrich (Wolfgang6, Hugo5, Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. He married Gisela Elisabeth Elfriede Martha Rodeman Private, daughter of Freidrich Rodemann and Emma Bode. She was born Private. Children of Walter Willrich and Gisela Rodeman are: +

46 47

i. ii.

Annegret8 Willrich, born Private. Uta Willrich, born Private. She married Andreas Clauss Private; born Private.

44. Gerda7 Willrich (Wolfgang6, Hugo5, Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Jens Plass Private. He was born Private. Children of Gerda Willrich and Jens Plass are: 48 49

i. ii.

Ernst Barthold8 Plass, born Private. He married Aurelia Reckziegel Private; born Private. Christel Plass, born Private.

45. Thora Gisela7 Willrich (Wolfgang6, Hugo5, Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Ernst Wilhelm Bartelheimer Private. He was born Private. Children of Thora Willrich and Ernst Bartelheimer are: 50 51 52 53

i. ii. iii. iv.

Elisabeth8 Bartelheimer, born Private. Wolf Wilhelm Bartelheimer, born Private. Christian Bartelheimer, born Private. Gerlinde Bartelheimer, born Private.

Generation No. 6 46. Annegret8 Willrich (Walter7, Wolfgang6, Hugo5, Friedrich Johann Theodor4, Johann Friedrich Theodor3, Wilhelm Christian2, Johann August1) was born Private. She married Dirk Jahns Private. He was born Private. Children of Annegret Willrich and Dirk Jahns are: 54 55

i. ii.

Jennie9 Jahns, born Private. Sandra Jahns, born Private.

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Index of Individuals A A. C. (name: Claude Arthur Zackary): 185, 261 Abbott Lisa Emily: 372, 424 Margie M.: 424 Robert Joseph: 372, 424 Robert Leland , Jr.: 372, 424 Robert Leland , Sr.: 424 Adams Dale L.: 302, 340 Adolph (name: Ardie Kirsch): 432, 450 Ainsworth Sue: 164, 224 Albrecht Arolee (aka: Tookie): 148, 231, 248, 249 Gussie Inez: 148, 231, 248, 267, 278 Gustav William: 133, 229-231 William Max: 229 Alesel Vernice: 375, 420 Alexander Brett Joseph: 388, 425 Kevin Jon: 388, 425 Timothy Jon: 388, 425 Allen (name: Gary Allen Housley): 144, 274 Carey Rhea: 181, 269, 270 Chester A.: 380, 418 Chester A. , Jr.: 380, 418, 423, 427 Christopher: 380, 423, 427 Frances Louise: 246 Jenna: 380, 427 Myra Lyn: 380, 423 Paula: 380, 427 Rita Anne: 380, 418, 423 Altmann Sophie: 4, 476, 480 Amberg Elsie Marie: 303, 336-338 Irma Augusta: 18, 82, 83, 439, 456, 457 Otto Leopold: 336, 456 Amenta Juliet: 381, 426 Amy -

Michael Lloyd: 312, 343 Andrae Marie: 3, 470, 479 Anne (name: Violet Anne Gilliam): 433, 460, 463, 465 Anni (name: Anna Elise Christa Fust): 96, 103 Annie (name: Anna Eliese Von Minden): 13, 65, 68, 372, 401, 404 (name: Anna Nicole Hankamer): 439, 465 Appel Marie: 322 Arceneaux D. H.: 414 Jeanne: 414 Myrtle Agnes: 375, 414-416 Archer Shirley Charlotte: 307, 342, 343 Ashcraft Unnamed: 152, 269 Asiatico Neil Lawrence: 144, 274 Steve Lawrence: 144, 274 Atkinson Amanda Elaine: 381, 423, 426 Ann Willrich: 381, 418, 422, 426 Charles Patrick: 390, 427 Edward S.: 418 Jason Russell: 390, 423, 426 Mary Elizabeth: 381, 418 Miller Robert: 390, 427 Neil Mack: 390, 423, 427 Robert Mount , Jr.: 381, 418, 422, 426, 427 Robert Mount , Sr.: 381, 418 Sarah Leia: 390, 427 Susan Clare: 381, 418, 422, 426 Avent Frances Ava Roddy: 141, 264 Avery Robert David: 303, 344 Aycock Daniel M: 138, 267 John Andrew: 138, 267 Wendell: 138, 267 482

Azodi Mitra: 150, 264

B Baber Chase Allan: 382, 421 Terry Allen: 382, 421 Bach April: 169, 274 Baer Arthur G.: 247 Dorothy Ann: 147, 247 Bailey Mary Catherine: 435, 458 Baldwin A Charles: 155, 253 Balzer August: 461 Bettie: 461 Betty Louise: 432, 461, 462 Gus: 432, 457 John C.: 298, 336 Ralph: 298, 336 Bang-Haas Holger: 476, 480 Barber Jan Landon: 357, 368 Barnard Brandt Alan: 171, 266 David Lee: 171, 266 Patrick James: 171, 266 Ryan Taylor: 171, 266 Barnes Elizabeth: 158, 273 Barnstorff Johanne Dorthee: 102 Johannes Heinrich: 475, 480 Bartelheimer Christian: 473, 481 Elisabeth: 473, 481 Ernst Wilhelm: 473, 481 Gerlinde: 473, 481 Wolf Wilhelm: 473, 481 Barton Emil: 302, 329 Bartsch Jutta Ingrid: 147, 247 Battestin -

Annie Augusta: 303, 343 Bauch Adolph Theodore Friedrich: 292 Amanda: 289, 294 Andrew Adolph: 287, 293-295 Arthur: 289, 294 Betty: 289, 294 Charles (Carl): 287, 292-296 Charlie Lawrence: 287, 293 Christopher Thomas: 287, 296 Clara Louise: 288, 293 Doris Jean: 288, 294 Eckard: 289, 294 Eckhard: 16, 44, 287, 292 Eckhard: 287, 292 Eilene: 287, 295 Frederich (aka: Fritz): 16, 44, 287, 292 Fredrich William: 287, 293 Fritz: 287, 292 Garland Thomas: 287, 295, 296 Gertrude Martha: 289, 294, 295 Hans: 287, 292 James Robert: 288, 293 John: 289, 294 Julius Andrew: 287, 293 Kirsten Ann: 287, 296 Louis: 289, 294 Louise: 292 Margie Martha Margeret: 288, 293 Rudolph: 287, 292-295 Rudolph E.: 287, 293, 294 Ruth Mary Ella: 288, 293-296 Stephen Thomas: 287, 296 Walter Eugene Richard: 288, 293, 294 Werner Albert: 288, 293 Willie: 287, 292 Yvonne: 288, 294 Bea (name: Beatrice Regina Otto): 132, 221, 241, 257, 258, 273, 274, 279 Beamer James Michael: 150, 247 Beck Frederick C.: 132, 221 Beckham William Jefferson: 440, 461 Behrens Johanne Helene Auguste Charl: 3, 470, 479, 480 483

Bell Martha Kathy: 166, 258 W. M.: 258 Bernthal John Bradley: 134, 269 John Erwin: 134, 269 Kirsten Beth: 134, 269 Berry Willie Mae: 248 Beth (name: Elizabeth Carlon Willrich): 382, 417, 421 Beuster Katharina: 452 Bierwirth Bealinda Louise: 145, 257, 273 Brent Alan: 132, 273 Kimberly Michelle: 132, 273 Randall Lynn: 145, 257 William: 257 William Louis: 132, 257, 273 William , Jr. (aka: Bill): 132, 257 Biggs Bevie Mae: 153, 236 Elizabeth Anne (aka: Debbie): 140, 271 Robert Tucker: 271 Bill (name: William Louis Kring): 132, 241 (name: William Wayne Conklin): 151, 254 (name: William Andrew Huebner): 134, 250, 268 (name: William Bierwirth, Jr.): 132, 257 (name: Louis William Richers III): 143, 242, 258, 274 (name: William Thomas Simpson): 181, 253, 269 Billy (name: William Fritz Cornelson): 436, 457, 462, 464 (name: Wilburn Lee Loessin): 374, 413, 419 Bird Robert Eugene: 201, 243 Blackwell Betty Joan: 258 Blair Unnamed: 140, 255 Monty: 307, 346

Bland Tonnie Ruth: 382, 421 Blomquist Jeffrey Wade: 426 Rosemary Lynn (aka: Rose): 382, 426 Bob (name: James Robert McMillan): 333 (name: Robert Jay Wilkinson): 152, 251, 252 (name: Robert Allen Richers): 166, 242, 258 Bobby (name: Robert Jay Wilkinson, Jr.): 152, 252, 269 Bode Emma Charlotte: 481 Bogue Corey James: 132, 279 Nicholas Alexander: 132, 279 Richard Alexander: 132, 279 Bohland Juliana: 293 Boillin Elizabeth Henryetta: 126 Bolden Karen S.: 176, 270 Bond Daniel Laurance: 174, 266 David Laurance: 174, 266 Justin Glenn: 174, 266 Kristen Lee: 174, 266 Mason David: 174, 266 Bonelli Judith Louise: 198, 245 Booth Ruby May: 260 Bopel Wilhelmine Dorothea: 2, 21 Borchers Albert August: 97, 102 Carl Rudolf: 96, 102 Elisabeth Bertha: 96, 102 Elvine Marie: 97, 102 Johanne Henriette: 96, 102 Louise Regine: 97, 102 Theodor Ludwig: 102 Wilhelm Ludwig: 96, 102 Wilhelm Theodore: 11, 25, 96, 102 Borshay 484

Bonnie Jo: 308, 346 Borth Unnamed: 290, 294 Boss (name: Charles H. Schaefer): 405 Bostelmann Georg Hartwig: 3, 479 Georg Hartwig: 2, 21 Gertrud Elisabeth: 1, 2, 8, 21, 23 Meta: 1, 3, 470, 479 Bowman Agnes Hart: 3, 9, 31, 32, 116, 121 John: 31, 121 Boyle Brennon Dale: 439, 465 Jeanne: 438, 464 John Ray: 439, 465 John Shepherd , Jr.: 465 Boyls Beverly Gaye: 433, 463, 465 Nunn Robert: 463 Richard Lee: 433, 463 Robert Dawson: 433, 463 Robert Gilliam: 433, 463 Brackett Adelbert (Audie) Atkinson: 391, 426 Bryant Carroll: 381, 426 Eric Winston: 381, 422, 426 Marjorie Ann: 381, 426 Paul: 381, 426 Robert Cannon: 381, 422 Robert Cannon II: 391, 426 Steven Bismarck: 381, 422, 426 Brandt Friedrich: 3, 470, 479 Ruth LaVern: 171, 248 Walter Rudolph: 248 Bridges Everett Lamar: 289, 295 Ideel Christine: 289, 295 Brooks Ruth E.: 141, 245, 246 Broome Faye Ola: 374, 419 John Bartow: 419 Brown Chelsea Averil: 307, 346 Christopher Barnett: 307, 346 David Jack: 307, 346

Ivy Loyce: 270 Laura Ellen: 150, 264 Leander Walter: 130, 231 Lenae Marie: 133, 264 Monnie Madeleine: 358, 367 Rebecca Anne: 307, 346 Robby Lynn: 150, 264 Roy Peterkin: 264 Samuel Magee: 137, 249 Sarah Margaret: 150, 264 Willadean: 130, 231, 249, 267, 278 William Charles: 264 William George: 150, 264 Woodlief Fulmore: 137, 231, 249 Brueggen Edward John: 184, 222, 223 Bruns Evelyn: 300, 333 Bubba (name: Leslie Walter Hudgins): 372, 420 Uncle (name: Gilbert Emil Otto): 142, 221 Buchler Lydia: 473, 479 Buckles Sarah Jean: 308, 345 Bud (name: Bernard Francis Donohoe): 382, 421 Buddy (name: Frances Lee O'Brien): 145, 273 Bumann Henriette Charlotte: 2, 7 Bunge Unnamed: 98, 105 Georg-Ulrich: 98, 105 Burghart Amber Renae: 155, 279 Burnhausen Dora Mae: 288, 294 Burns Gloria Jeanne: 373, 421, 422 Ivan Louis: 421 Bush (name: Raymond Leslie Vogt): 302, 329 Bussey Lillian C.: 462 Byerly Martin Lynn , Jr.: 439, 464 Byron 485

C W: 130, 267 Cedric William: 139, 267 Graham K: 130, 267, 278 John David: 139, 267 Kelli Diane: 139, 267 Marilain: 130, 267, 278 Zantha: 130, 278

C Cagle Charles Mack: 381, 426 John Wayne , Jr.: 381, 426 John Wayne , Sr.: 426 Robert Atkinson: 381, 426 Calkins Jared Thaddeus: 148, 267 Callaway Appaloma: 367 Calloway Grace Estelle: 259 Camp Jenalyn Morgan: 171, 267 Jennings Carrol: 171, 266 Marcus David: 171, 266 Campbell Elisa: 380, 423 Hugh Thurston: 423 Raymond Hugh: 380, 423 Carl (name: George Carl Koehler): 18, 79-81, 433, 447, 453, 454, 459, 463, 465 Carlon Elizabeth Frew: 373, 416, 417 Carlton Lillian: 432, 448 Carmichael Mary: 31, 121 Carpenter Cindy: 383, 422 Carr Ashley Anne: 199, 263 Christopher Ryan: 184, 262, 277 Hunter Sidney: 184, 262 Kelsey Breanne: 184, 277 Laura Watkins: 184, 262 Lee Kirk: 184, 244 Lee Kirk II: 184, 244, 262, 277 Michael Ray: 184, 244, 262 Philip Louis: 199, 263

Sidney Lee: 244 Sidney Louis: 199, 244, 262, 263 Carson Harry T: 373, 420 Carter B. T. (aka: Whit): 130, 239, 240 Betty: 130, 240 Byron T: 130, 240 Richard E: 130, 240 Cavazos Estella: 259 Cernosek Carolyn Claire: 167, 242, 259, 275 Colette Louise: 167, 242, 259 J. F.: 242 Jennifer Cristina: 167, 259 Juliana: 167, 242, 259, 275 Stanley Frank: 143, 242 Stanley Frank III: 167, 259 Stanley Frank , Jr.: 167, 242, 259 Therese Marie: 143, 242, 258, 259, 274, 275 Chalfant Ivy Elizabeth: 179, 270 Jennifer Faye: 151, 270, 279 Ralph Boyd: 151, 270 Ralph Burton , Jr.: 270 Cherry Martha Ann: 386, 419 Chilton May: 366 Chris (name: William Christopher Wilkinson): 152, 269 Chromcak Bradley John: 432, 462 Chase Andrew: 438, 464 E. J.: 432, 462 Kaylie Jeanne: 438, 464 Thomas Craig: 432, 462, 464 Thomas Jordan: 438, 464 Cindy (name: Cynthia Kay Harvey): 159, 257, 273 Clark Charles Albert , Jr.: 355, 366 Charles Watlington: 355, 366 John S: 355, 366 William Groos: 355, 366 486

Clarke George Arthur III: 433, 463 Joseph Robert: 433, 463 Margaret Katherine: 433, 463 Clarkson Dora: 354, 364, 365 Florence: 15, 61, 355, 364 W. B.: 364 Clauss Andreas: 473, 481 Claycomb Cleo Marie: 374, 412 Clayton Anthora: 122 Clem Lillian Anita: 355, 366 Coffer Bruce Coy: 144, 258 Kalynn: 144, 258 Walter Louis: 144, 258 Walter William: 258 Cole Gary J.: 436, 464 Lillian M.: 436, 464 Coleman George Read: 355, 367 James Henry: 365 Margaret: 354, 365 Ronald Scott: 155, 278, 279 Trenton Scott: 155, 279 William B. III: 355, 367 William B. IV: 355, 367 Collin Tamara (aka: Tami): 149, 277 Conklin David: 254 Mark Huebner: 151, 254, 255 Raleigh Taylor: 178, 255 William Wayne (aka: Bill): 151, 254 Conring Kathryn Elizabeth: 271 Conroy Cassidy Ryan: 165, 277 Cody James: 165, 277 James Patrick: 276 James Patrick , Jr.: 165, 276 Cook Jennifer: 184, 277 Cooper -

Elizabeth Bryce: 120, 127 Gary Wayne: 116, 127 Jacob Benjamin: 120, 127 Jacob Dane (aka: Jake): 120, 127 Lauren Camille: 120, 127 Coppock Jeff: 140, 255 Michael Andrew (aka: Mike): 140, 255, 271 Robert: 140, 255 Susanna: 140, 255 Taylor Michael: 140, 271 Travis John: 140, 271 Corley Garrett Evan: 377, 424 Steven M.: 377, 424 Cornelson Barbara Jean: 432, 457, 462, 464 Douglas: 432, 462 Janet Ruth: 436, 462, 464 Kathryn Sue: 432, 462 Larry: 432, 457 Larry , Jr.: 432, 457, 461, 462 Nancy Jane: 436, 462 William F. II: 436, 465 William Fritz (aka: Billy): 436, 457, 462, 464 William Robert: 436, 462, 464, 465 Counts Juazetta Virginia: 423 Cowhig Denis Martin: 383, 418, 422 James David: 373, 417 James David III: 373, 422 James David , Jr.: 373, 417, 421, 422 Jo Beth: 373, 422 John Russell: 373, 422 Kathleen Carpenter: 383, 422 Margaret Ann (aka: Peggy): 383, 418, 422 Norine Ellen (aka: Nonie): 383, 417, 422 Patrick Carpenter: 383, 422 Cox April J.: 358, 366 Brittany Jade: 177, 271 Heather Elaine: 177, 271 Ronald Patrick: 177, 271 Crawford Robbie Jane: 373, 421 Robert Bruce , Sr.: 421 487

Crowley Leah Claire: 172, 265, 277 William Abraham: 172, 265 William James: 172, 265 Cruz Juan Pablo: 384, 421 Cummings Charlene Sue: 187, 261 Charlie Mabry: 261

D Daffan Charles H.: 354, 365 Dale Caroline Cecile: 195, 260 Genevieve Mae: 195, 260 Harry Lee: 168, 260 Harry Louis: 195, 260 Jacob Creth: 168, 260 Dalehite Anne Willrich: 116, 127 Henry G. III: 116, 127 Henry G. , Jr.: 116, 126, 127 Henry Gibbs: 126 Raymond Charles: 119, 127 Virginia Ellen: 119, 127 Dalitz Moe Barnett: 307, 342 Suzanne: 307, 342, 346 Danner Edna Lucille: 261 Dave (name: David Brandon Willrich): 382, 421, 426 Davis Bette Diane: 439, 460 Charlotte Tara: 439, 463, 465 Diedre Denise: 151, 270 Hettie: 124 Oscar: 460 Robin Diane: 439, 463, 465 Roy Dale: 439, 460 Roy Dale , Jr.: 439, 460, 463, 465 Dawson Juel: 136, 272 Day Dorothy: 310, 342 Daza y Skidanenko Federico Guillermo (aka: Fred Daza): 440,

444, 464 Federico Guillermo II: 440, 444, 464 Daza Fred (name: Federico Guillermo Daza y Skidanenko): 440, 444, 464 Dczkowski Anna Marie: 103 de la Cerda Alejandro: 435, 463 Juan: 435, 463 Juan Christian: 435, 463 Roberto Luis: 435, 463 de Lassaulx Liane Anna Maria: 2, 8, 25, 26, 106, 107 Philipp Otto: 25, 107 De Lopes Elvira: 99, 104 Elvira: 11, 25, 96, 103 Debbie (name: Debra Marie Tabor): 189, 276 (name: Elizabeth Anne Biggs): 140, 271 Deerman Petus Daniel: 197, 275 Delgadillo Alicia: 375, 420 Federico: 420 Maria: 420 Dellis Evelyn Beatrice: 465 Demny Donald M.: 425 Gloria: 425 Tamara Denise: 378, 425 Dencker Gertrude: 16, 44, 287, 291-296 Julia: 16, 44, 45, 287, 291 Louise Julie: 16, 44, 287, 291 Minna (Minnie): 16, 44, 287, 291, 292 Robert Friedrich: 3, 16, 43, 44, 287, 291 Denker Auguste Friederike: 204 Diason Betty Lou: 301, 342 Dick (name: Richard P. Mullins): 420 Dickey Jimmie Jane: 421 Diebler Gerold Herman: 98, 103 488

Hildegund: 98, 103 Liebefre: 98, 103, 105 Ulrich: 98, 103 Dingler Gail: 130, 278 Dittmore Eunice Faye: 264 Doerle Alma: 130, 219 Dominguez Laura: 436, 464, 465 Donohoe Bernard Francis (aka: Bud): 382, 421 Daniel: 421 Laura: 421 Doodie (name: Agnes Louise Koehler): 440, 457, 461, 464 Doug (name: Douglas Taylor Huebner): 154, 250, 268 Drab Mary Pauline: 241 Drago Benjamin Francis: 135, 272 Diana Lea: 135, 256, 272 Edward Kehrer: 135, 239, 256, 272 Katherine Louise: 135, 256, 272 Mary Katherine: 135, 272 Robert Lee: 135, 239 Robert Lee III: 135, 256, 271, 272 Robert Lee , Jr.: 135, 239, 255, 256, 271, 272 Drake Wendy Lea: 117, 127 Drew (name: Jared Andrew Housley): 144, 274 Dubnansky Richard Frank , Jr.: 356, 368 Duncan Francy Jean: 265 Dunlop Julia McIntyre: 445, 461 Dunn Bethany: 131, 271 Harold Keith: 131, 271 Kaitlyn: 131, 271 Durant Hazel Louise: 264

Durham Raymond Edward: 312, 343

E E.Mueller Charles: 380, 423 Charles , Jr.: 380, 423 Ehlert Glenda Sue: 176, 270 Eichelmann August Wilhelm: 103 Elli Emma Anna: 98, 103 Elick James Jerome: 374, 423 James Jerome II: 374, 423 Jerome John: 423 Ellis Lela Ethel: 244 Emanuel Jenlizbeth: 256 Enright Mary Lou: 269 Entzminger Joseph (aka: Joe): 262, 268 Patricia Murray: 134, 184, 262, 268 Estrada Efrain: 148, 278 Jordan Cole: 148, 278 Justin Bradley: 148, 278 Etheridge Diane Evelyn: 373, 421 Doyce: 373, 420, 421 Eubanks Allegra Nicole: 148, 267 Edward Travis: 148, 267 Sean Raphael: 148, 267 Evans Eva Johnson: 263 Evers Jamie: 135, 271, 272 Ewton A. H.: 270 Theresa Ann: 177, 270

F Farrington Helen: 419 Fasbender Margarethe: 25, 107 489

Fechtner Johnnie Dee: 420 Feistenberger Felicia: 103 Finlen Kathleen Ann: 155, 269 Fisher Darcy: 290, 295 Flint Elaine: 141, 246 Guy Clifford: 246 Flores Carlos Rodriquez: 421 Christine Maria: 382, 421 Fojtik Catharine Diana: 186, 261 Foote Mollie Laflin: 131, 239 Stephen: 239 Foster Frances: 135, 255 Fox Baylie Ann: 443, 465 Steven Benjamin: 443, 465 Frank (name: Francis Henry Richers): 165, 222, 242, 243, 260, 261, 275, 276 (name: Francis Brandon Willrich): 382, 417, 421, 426 Frazier Holli Renee: 175, 270 Hollis Carter: 175, 253, 270 Karyle Louise: 151, 253, 270, 279 Laura Jean: 151, 270 Marcus Dwayne: 180, 270 Marcus E: 151, 253, 270 Melinda Rae Ann: 175, 270 W. W.: 253 Wilford Emanuel (aka: Tank): 151, 253 French Bonnie Larue: 185, 243 Friend Alex John: 198, 263 Emily Claire: 198, 263 John: 198, 263 Olivia Louise: 198, 263 Frierson Ambrose M.: 304, 338 Marjorie: 304, 338

Monty Lon: 304, 338 Fritz (name: Frederich Bauch): 16, 44, 287, 292 (name: Frederich William Hunger): 141, 224, 225 (name: Frederick William Koehler): 18, 82, 83, 439, 447, 456, 457, 460, 461, 464, 465 Fruge Trixie Lee: 421 Fulghum Larry: 305, 346 Leslie Kathryn: 305, 346 Fust Anna Elise Christa (aka: Anni): 96, 103 Rudolf Johann Ferdinand Peter: 103

G Gallaway Bob M.: 264 Suzanne: 133, 264 Gallun Chad Steven: 381, 426 Grant Steven: 381, 426 Rebecca: 426 Steven: 426 Gaudet Andrew August: 168, 242, 259, 260 Antoinette Louise: 143, 242, 259 Brian Christopher: 168, 260 Christopher Julian: 194, 260 David Louis: 193, 242, 260 Debora Anne: 168, 242, 260 Edward Wright , Jr.: 168, 242, 260 Edward Wright , Sr.: 143, 242 Elizabeth Marie: 193, 260 Garrett Wright: 168, 260 Genevieve: 197, 275 Kevin Wayne: 194, 260 Lisa Christine: 168, 260 Michael Anthony: 193, 260 Phillip Francis: 168, 242, 260, 275 Tamera Ruth: 168, 260, 275 Teresa Anita: 168, 260, 275 Todd Phillip: 168, 260 Gavender Margie: 376, 420 Gay 490

Charles Richard: 426 Shannon Ann: 390, 426 Gebhardt Julius Anton Emil: 14, 79, 433, 452, 453 Katharine Louise: 433, 453, 458, 459, 463 Theodor Ferdinand: 452 Theodore Emil III (aka: Teddy): 433, 463 Theodore Emil , Jr.: 433, 459, 463 Theodore Emil , Sr.: 433, 453, 459, 463 Geisler Eva Edith: 259 Gene (name: Frank Eugene Sterling): 165, 260, 261 Gideon Charlene: 356, 367 George Simpson: 367 George Stanley: 356, 367 George Stanley III (aka: Trey): 356, 368, 369 George Stanley , Jr. (aka: Joe): 356, 367369 Greta Smith: 356, 369 Gretchen Suzanne: 356, 368 James Leslie: 356, 367, 368 Matthew Guenther: 356, 368 Michelle Elise (aka: Missi): 356, 368 William Guenther: 356, 367 Giesecke Cynthia Deane: 354, 365 Emmie Carlotta: 354, 363, 366-369 Gustav: 10, 60, 354, 363 Margaret Coleman (aka: Peggy): 354, 365 Martin Karl: 354, 363, 365 S P: 354, 365 Walter Guenther: 354, 363, 365 Gilliam Richard Henry: 460 Roy: 433, 460 Violet Anne (aka: Anne): 433, 460, 463, 465 Ginger (name: Virginia Kay Russell): 136, 241, 256, 257, 273 Givens Laura Nicole: 439, 465 Glenn Mary Belle: 236 May Etta: 226

Goetelen Jacqueline: 96, 104 Gohlke Amanda Christine: 290, 295 Andrew Ryan: 290, 296 Austin Michael: 290, 296 Brian Gerhard: 288, 294 Christopher Michael: 290, 295, 296 Lloyd Leslie: 288, 294 Margaret Ann: 290, 294 Martha Amelia: 290, 294 Michael Charles: 290, 294-296 Gold Delores Ruth: 377, 424 Golden Debra Anne: 170, 275 Golmer Katie: 250 Gonzales Aurora Castanela: 186, 243 Travis: 380, 423 William D: 380, 423 Goodin Jane A: 374, 412 Gorman Edward Joseph: 264 Victoria Cecile: 147, 264, 265 Gossett Helen Lenora: 251 Graham Carol Elaine: 130, 249, 267, 278 Gladys: 298, 336, 337 J. D.: 130, 249 Joan Diane: 138, 249, 267 Marilyn Louise: 138, 249, 267 Mary Jane: 138, 249, 267 Green Marvin Douglas , Jr.: 186, 243 Marvin Douglas , Sr.: 165, 243 Paige Colleen: 186, 261 Peter Alan: 186, 243, 261 Sybella Marilyn: 165, 243, 261, 276 Greenshield Charlotte (aka: Lottie Lou): 308, 336, 342, 345, 346 Courtney Caye: 309, 345 Cyrus Earl: 301, 335, 336 Cyrus Earl , Jr.: 301, 336, 341, 344, 345 Eugene Everett: 301, 336, 341, 342, 345 491

Gary Earl: 301, 341, 344 Grace Holland: 301, 344 Jackie Sue: 310, 342, 345 James Michael: 309, 341, 345 Janis Gail: 301, 341, 345 Jay Everett: 310, 342, 345 Jessica: 310, 345 Jessika Leanne: 310, 345 Jodie Linda: 310, 345 Katrina: 310, 345 Kevin Michael: 309, 345 Larry Gene: 310, 342 Loren Barry: 310, 342, 345 William Earl (aka: Willie): 301, 344 William Hugh: 335 Greenwood Adelheid: 458 Alex H.: 458 Nathan Henderson: 433, 458 Gregory Lloyd Jefferson: 255 Myrtle Marie: 131, 255 Grenne Jan Winnan: 132, 273 Gretchen (name: Margarethe Laura Nollkamper): 301, 322, 333, 334, 341 Grimes Beverly Ann: 143, 258 David Michael: 310, 345 Evan Christopher: 310, 345 Rachel Lauren: 310, 345 Roger Dale: 310, 345 Sam Ellis: 258 Sarah Elizabeth: 310, 345 Grissom Viva Golden: 136, 240 Groos Anna Franciska: 10, 60, 354, 361, 363, 365-369 Charlotte (aka: Lottie): 15, 60, 355, 362364, 366 Clarkson: 355, 364, 366-368 Cynthia Anna: 355, 366, 367 Edward Lanham: 358, 366 Elise Frederike: 10, 59, 60, 354, 361-365, 367-369 Fredrich Carl III: 358, 366, 368 Friedrich Carl: 15, 61, 355, 362, 364, 366-

368 Friedrich Carl , Jr.: 358, 364, 366, 368 Gretchen Lieschen Lanham: 358, 368 Gustav: 3, 10, 57-59, 354, 360, 361 Gustav Adolph: 10, 60, 354, 361 Gustav Julius: 10, 60, 355, 361 Gustav Julius III: 358, 367 Gustav Julius , Jr. (aka: Gus): 358, 364, 366, 367 Jane: 358, 366 John Clarkson: 355, 366, 368 Karl Wilhelm Apollo: 57, 360 Melinda June: 355, 368 Otto: 10, 60, 354, 361 Wilhelmina: 10, 60, 355, 361, 363, 366 William Penniman: 358, 367 Guenther Arthur William: 10, 59, 60, 354, 362, 363 Arthur William (aka: Skeet): 356, 365 Arthur William , Jr.: 354, 363 Dorothy Elise: 354, 365 Ernst Otto: 356, 363, 365, 367-369 Hilmar Gustav: 354, 363-365 Margaret Elise (aka: Muffet): 356, 365, 367-369 Gus (name: Augustus Richers): 141, 205 (name: Gustav Julius Groos, Jr.): 358, 364, 366, 367 Gussie (name: Augusta Louise Huebner): 133, 212, 213 (name: Gustav Carl Schaefer): 372, 407 Gutierrez Isauro: 259 Rose Mary: 167, 259

H Haggard Romayne Ray: 354, 365 Hale Rebecca Gay: 154, 268 Tom , Jr.: 268 Hall Dorothy Louise: 146, 257 Frances Ann: 357, 367 Francis Malcolm: 257 George Todd Huebner (aka: Todd Huebner Hall): 133, 264, 277 492

Jenny Lynn Herbold: 132, 273, 279 Katherine Rosamond: 423 Mackenzie Eryn: 133, 277 Patricia Ann: 146, 257 Ryan Patrick: 133, 277 Terry Cole , Jr.: 132, 257, 273, 279 Terry Cole , Sr.: 132, 257 Todd Huebner (name: George Todd Huebner Hall): 133, 264, 277 Vicki Lynn: 146, 257, 273, 274 Hallam Hugh Bradley: 148, 248 Hander Fred: 250 Irma Emma: 134, 250, 251 Hankamer Anna Nicole (aka: Annie): 439, 465 Catherine Janice: 441, 460, 464 Clarence Jackson: 439, 460 Courtney Lea: 439, 464 Derek: 439, 464, 465 James Michael: 439, 460, 463, 465 John Stephen: 441, 460 Hans Justina: 221 Hansgen Ernst Wilhelm Hermann: 478, 479 Hardwick Patrick Cox: 144, 258 Harland Unnamed: 288, 293 Harmon Rick: 131, 255 William G: 305, 339 Harpster Mabel Odom: 375, 414 Harris Judith Ann: 134, 268 Harrison Alicia: 392, 421 Bailey Lynn: 146, 274 Harvey Clifford: 136, 256, 257 Cynthia Kay (aka: Cindy): 159, 257, 273 LoriAnne H. (aka: Lori): 159, 257, 273 Haskins Edward P: 373, 421 Hatchell Barbara Elaine: 422

Hauck Bernice Irene: 153, 236, 253, 270 Herman Huebner: 153, 236 Herman Julius: 134, 234, 236 Lillian Mae: 134, 236, 253, 269, 278, 279 Haverlah Bennie Lewis: 141, 224 Hayden Myrtle: 255 Hazzard Steven Leroy: 201, 244 Hebert Thelma Hettie: 116, 124 Heinecke Gertrud (aka: Trudl): 96, 104 Heinsohn Nancy: 229 Helmcamp Louisa: 405 Helms Margaret: 434, 462 Henderson Willie Jo: 421 Henke Andreas: 293 Christina: 287, 293 Herber Charlotte Helene Martha: 473, 481 Herbold Sharon K. Schraub: 132, 273 Hermann Guido August W.: 302, 329 Hicks Helen W.: 358, 367 Hierl Leonard Cedric Willrich: 98, 105 Stephan Antonio: 98, 105 Higgins Bradley Aaron: 192, 259 Brian Anthony: 167, 275 Coby Patrick: 167, 259, 275 Jeffrey Daniel: 192, 259 Kenneth O. (aka: Ken): 167, 259 Zoey Justina: 167, 275 Hill Betsy Russell: 357, 369 Bruce Hardy Chilton: 359, 367, 369 Cara Lynn: 148, 267, 278 Carlotta Louise: 357, 368 493

Christopher Chilton: 359, 367 Craig Chilton: 357, 366 Curtis Todd: 148, 267 Eric P C: 357, 367 Jacob Castleton , Jr.: 148, 248 Jacob Castleton , Sr.: 248 Jeanette Marie: 148, 248, 267 Kathryn Marie: 359, 369 Landon Chloe: 357, 368 Lynn Howard: 148, 248, 267, 278 Marion L.: 357, 366 Megan Blake: 357, 369 Roger Bruce: 148, 248 Roger C. III: 357, 368 Roger Chilton: 357, 366-369 Roger Chilton II: 357, 367, 368 Russell Chilton: 354, 366 Russell Chilton II: 359, 369 Russell Lewis Chilton: 357, 367, 369 Sara Beth: 359, 369 Stacey L: 357, 367, 369 Hillman Alma: 141, 205 Hirsch Katherina: 295 Hodanek Anna: 340 Hoeffert Stella R.: 297, 332, 333 Holland Homer Mel: 167, 259 Homer Preston: 259 Nancy Rebecca: 301, 344 Holtwick Elise Patricia: 198, 244, 245 Hopfe Sigrid: 98, 104 Horelica Elenora Frances: 372, 413 Houser Mildred Elinor: 439, 460, 461 Housley Aaronette: 274 Andy: 274 Gary Allen (aka: Allen): 144, 274 Jared Andrew (aka: Drew): 144, 274 William Mason (aka: Mason): 144, 274 Hoy Donna Kathleen: 148, 249

James Doris: 248 James Doris , Jr. (aka: Jimmie): 148, 248, 249 John Patrick: 148, 249 Hubner John Andrew (name: Johann Andreas Huebner): 3, 12, 33, 34, 130, 203 Hudgins Amy Kay: 372, 420, 425 Andrew Dawson: 378, 425 Colin Andrew: 378, 425 Edgar H.: 420 Leslie Walter (aka: Bubba): 372, 420 Rex Willrich: 378, 420 Steven Edgar: 378, 420, 425 Taylor Demny: 378, 425 Hudson Eugene: 249 Margaret Jean: 134, 249, 250 Huebner Ada Irene: 151, 215, 236, 237, 239, 254 Adolph: 131, 216 Andrew E.: 12, 40-42, 130, 203, 213-215, 231, 234, 236, 249-251, 253, 254, 267-271, 278, 279 Andrew William Taylor: 157, 268 Anne Adams: 150, 247 Annie: 133, 212, 225, 226, 246, 264, 277 Audrey Lynn: 177, 254, 270, 271 Augusta Louise (aka: Gussie): 133, 212, 213 Barry Blaine: 171, 248, 266, 278 Bert Lewis: 147, 229, 247, 266 Brandon Blaine: 171, 266 Carl: 12, 42, 131, 204 Dakota John: 171, 278 Daniel Baer: 173, 247 Darrel Andrew: 157, 268 David Newsome: 171, 229, 247, 248, 266, 278 David Robert: 172, 265 Don Marion: 134, 251, 268 Donna Lynne: 157, 268 Douglas Taylor (aka: Doug): 154, 250, 268 Dudley Jackson: 151, 236, 253, 254, 270, 271 Elise Fredericke Wilhelmina: 12, 34, 35, 130, 203-205, 218-221, 223, 224, 494

239-246, 255-264, 271-277, 279 Ella Mae: 133, 212, 229-231, 248, 267, 278 Erica Michelle: 174, 266 Franz: 12, 42, 43, 131, 204, 215, 216, 239, 255, 271 George: 12, 35, 39, 40, 130, 203, 206, 210, 211, 225, 226, 229, 246-248, 264-267, 277, 278 George Lee: 133, 212, 226, 227, 229, 246, 247, 264-266, 277, 278 George Lee III: 133, 246, 264, 277 George Lee , Jr.: 133, 229, 246, 264, 277 Glenn Baer: 147, 247 Haden: 151, 215 Helen Marie: 133, 211, 212 Jan Marie: 131, 255 Jeffrey Earl: 156, 268 Johann Andreas (aka: John Andrew Hubner): 3, 12, 33, 34, 130, 203 John Andrew , Jr.: 131, 239, 255, 271 John Andrew , Sr.: 131, 218, 239, 255, 271 Karen Kay: 177, 254, 271 Kelly Nicole: 177, 270 Kimberly Ann: 174, 266 Kristi Meyer: 131, 255, 271 Leta Dora: 172, 247 Lillian Luceile: 152, 234, 251, 252, 268, 269 Lillie Belle: 134, 215, 234, 236, 253, 269, 270, 278, 279 Lindsey Taylor: 154, 268 Lola Mae: 130, 215, 231, 249, 267, 278 Louis: 12, 42, 131, 203 Louis: 130, 211 Lydia Dale: 157, 268 Lynly Renay: 171, 248, 266 Marcus Dudley: 151, 215, 236, 253, 270, 271, 279 Marcus Edward: 147, 265 Marcus Taylor: 147, 229, 247, 264, 265, 277, 278 Margaret Todd: 150, 247, 264 Marguerite (aka: Muggie): 131, 218 Marion Taylor: 134, 215, 231-233, 249251, 268, 269 Marion Toliver (aka: Top): 134, 233, 249, 250, 268

Mary Louise: 151, 236, 253, 270, 279 Mary Marcus: 172, 247, 265, 277 Matthew Jackson: 177, 270 Michael Bruno: 174, 247, 266 Michael Taylor: 172, 265, 278 Miles Taylor: 172, 278 Molly Louise: 131, 255, 271 Nancy Allen: 150, 247, 264 Nanette Lee: 174, 247, 266 Otto Virston: 131, 216, 217 Pauline: 131, 217, 218 Pauline Adair: 140, 239, 255, 271 Rae Allison: 147, 247, 266 Raleigh Douglas: 152, 233 Richard Lee: 147, 247, 264, 265 Robert Taylor: 134, 233, 250, 251, 268 Robin Leigh: 157, 268 Roger Frederick: 147, 247 Roger Glenn: 174, 247 Roger Meyer: 147, 265 Russell Brian: 177, 254, 270 Sara Lee: 173, 247 Sarah Catherine: 172, 265 Sarah Marie: 176, 270 Shannon: 172, 278 Shannon Leigh: 171, 266, 278 Sharon Delaine: 171, 248, 266 Shelby LaRae: 156, 268 Stephanie Renae: 176, 270 Taylor Meyer: 172, 247, 265, 278 Walter: 134, 215 William Andrew (aka: Bill): 134, 250, 268 William Dudley: 151, 254, 270 William Glenn: 147, 229, 247, 266 William Siegfried: 174, 247 Wynelle Schlick: 172, 247, 265, 266 Hughes Mozelle: 306, 326 Hunger Carl August: 224 Frederich William (aka: Fritz): 141, 224, 225 Regina Victoria: 141, 225, 246, 264 Hunnicutt David Arnold: 201, 243 Hurst Bernard Jackson: 151, 236, 237, 239 Lillian: 134, 231-233 Loudie Belle: 151, 239, 254 495

M. B.: 231 William Levi: 236 Willie Belle: 151, 236

I Ireson Imogen Ruth: 356, 365 Lansford: 365 Margaret E.: 365 Isensee Helene F: 471, 480

J Jackson Janet Lynne: 155, 269, 278, 279 Jay Bradford: 155, 269, 278 Jo Denise: 155, 269, 279 Joshua Clark: 155, 278 Larry Edgar: 155, 269 Jacobj Laura: 473, 480 Jacobs Cecil Oscio: 259 Jerry Lee: 167, 259 Justin Cecil: 167, 259, 275 Keith Steven: 167, 259 Ryan Justin: 167, 275 Jahns Dirk: 473, 481 Jennie: 473, 481 Sandra: 473, 481 Jake (name: Jacob Willrich): 116, 122, 124, 126, 127 (name: Jacob Dane Cooper): 120, 127 Jamin Georg: 104 Hannelore Amalie Elisabeth: 98, 104, 105 Janak Emily Ann: 388, 425 Gregory Wayne: 388, 425 Megan Leigh: 388, 425 Janik April Lynn: 388, 425 Christopher Scott: 372, 424 David Stephen: 377, 420, 424 Derek Dale: 388, 425 Donna Ann: 372, 420, 424 Gayle Marie: 377, 420, 424

Jaime Renee: 372, 424, 427 Jenna Elise: 377, 424 Joan Renee: 388, 420, 425 Joseph Emil: 372, 419, 420 Joseph George: 372, 420, 424, 427 Kyle David: 377, 424 Mary Lynn: 388, 420, 425 Nancy Jean: 388, 420, 425 Neill David: 377, 424 Patricia Joan: 372, 420, 423, 424 Terence Patrick: 377, 420, 424 Thomas Dale: 388, 420, 425 Todd Kinnard: 377, 424 Traci Elizabeth: 389, 424 Ty Willrich: 377, 424 Wanda Kay: 377, 420, 424 Jarck Johann: 2 Margarethe: 1, 2 Jarl Alan Wayne: 441, 464 Duval Carl: 464 Jeffrey Alan: 441, 464 Jennifer Catherine: 441, 464 Jeager Christine Irene: 168, 260 Jed (name: Harrison Jeremiah Lawson): 381, 422 Jiang Ju Ching: 174, 247 Jimmie (name: James Doris Hoy, Jr.): 148, 248, 249 Jimmy (name: James Harvey Wilkinson): 461 (name: James Rogers Perlitz, Jr.): 191, 277 Joe (name: George Stanley Gideon, Jr.): 356, 367-369 (name: Joseph Entzminger): 262, 268 John (name: Francis Johann Richers): 165, 243, 260, 275, 276 Johnson Carol Ann: 439, 464 John Truman: 372, 424 Mabel Florence: 242 496

Matthew Ryan: 372, 424 Michael John: 379, 424 Joines Tammie Sue: 377, 424 Jordan Claudine: 165, 260 Harold Thomas: 260 Judi (name: Judith Ann Russell): 136, 241, 257 Judy (name: Judith A. Pryor): 302, 340 (name: Julia Louise Kring): 132, 241, 257, 273

K Keding Dolores: 374, 419 Keepers Joe: 255 Lillie Mae: 135, 255, 256 Kehrer Edward Richard: 130, 219 Evelyn Frances: 136, 220, 240, 241, 256, 257, 273 George: 130, 218, 219 Julia: 135, 219 Lee Walter: 135, 219 Lillian: 135, 219, 239, 255 Lillian Louise: 136, 240, 256, 272, 273 Marguerite Louise: 130, 220, 239, 240 Marie Louisa: 12, 42, 43, 131, 215, 216 Myrtle Louise: 135, 219, 239, 255, 256, 271, 272 Richard Adolph: 130, 219, 220 Sybil Delores: 136, 240, 256, 272, 279 Vastine Julian: 136, 220, 240, 256, 272, 273, 279 Kelfer Michael: 133, 246 Kelley David William: 133, 149, 264 Kassidee Noel: 149, 277 Miranda Karen: 149, 277 Patrick Noel: 149, 264, 277 William Joseph: 149, 264 Kelly Allison Lyn: 200, 277 Ken -

(name: Kenneth O. Higgins): 167, 259 Kendricks Cheryl Clark: 439, 463 Kent Judith Louise: 442, 464 Keuffel Anna: 8, 31, 114, 115 August Friedrich Ludwig: 3, 8, 31, 114, 115 Charlotte: 8, 31, 114, 115 Gerhard Johann August: 31, 115 Son: 8, 31, 114, 115 Kieff Paula: 473, 479 Kiesz Rosilyn Christine: 168, 260 King Sharon Alldredge: 426 Kipke Hildegard: 477, 480 Kirsch Adolf: 14, 77, 432, 449 Ardie (aka: Adolph): 432, 450 Johanna: 449 Kleinschmidt Dorothy Elmire: 276 Kloss Anna: 3, 13, 61-63, 372, 394, 395 Emil: 61, 394 Knigge Averill Marie: 307, 338, 342, 346 Christel Maria: 298, 323, 336 Daryl Diane: 307, 343, 346 Ernst: 322 Ernst: 19, 52, 53, 298, 322, 323 Francis: 304, 323, 338 Gaye Lynn: 312, 343 George Ernst: 303, 338, 344 George Fritz: 298, 323, 336-338, 342-344, 346 Gertrude: 298, 323 Gladys Lorraine (aka: Sally): 307, 338, 343 Heather Rene': 307, 346 John Archer: 307, 343, 346 John Graham: 307, 338, 342, 343, 346 Julius: 303, 344 Julius Amberg: 303, 338, 343, 346 Karen Elizabeth: 307, 346 497

Kathren Lee: 307, 346 Marilyn: 303, 344, 346 Rachel Lene': 307, 346 Roberta Marie: 303, 344 Koegler Dorraine A: 198, 263 Koehler Adolf Manuel (aka: Mannie): 14, 77-79, 432, 447, 450-452, 458, 463 Agnes Louise (aka: Doodie): 440, 457, 461, 464 Anna: 14, 77, 432, 447, 449 Arthur Emmanuel: 432, 452 Arthur H.: 14, 75, 76, 432, 447, 448 Barbara Kathleen: 435, 458 Bonnie: 437, 458 Charlotte (aka: Lola): 18, 81, 82, 439, 447, 454, 455, 460, 463-465 Dale William: 442, 461 Dorothy Marie: 424 Egon: 432, 448 Elise: 14, 76, 77, 432, 447-449, 457, 461, 462, 464 Emil: 3, 14, 74, 75, 432, 446, 447 Frederick William (aka: Fritz): 18, 82, 83, 439, 447, 456, 457, 460, 461, 464, 465 Friedrich Wilhelm: 74, 446 George Carl (aka: Carl): 18, 79-81, 433, 447, 453, 454, 459, 463, 465 Georgerine Olivia: 433, 454, 459, 460, 463, 465 Gregory Louis: 435, 458 Hedwig Anna: 14, 79, 433, 447, 452, 453, 458, 459, 463 Hilmar Frederick: 439, 457, 460, 461, 464, 465 Ivan Earl: 432, 452, 458 James Douglas: 435, 458 Kameron Dillon: 442, 465 Kelley Katherine: 442, 464 Kent Keith: 442, 464, 465 Marvin Louis: 435, 452, 458, 463 Mary Ann: 435, 458, 463 Michael Thomas: 435, 458 Paul Frederick: 439, 461, 464, 465 Robert Joseph: 435, 458 Tasha Kay: 439, 464 Teresa Jeanne: 435, 458, 463

Tonya Rose: 443, 464, 465 Wayne Howard: 442, 461, 464, 465 Korenek Annie: 413 Antonia: 375, 413, 414 Joseph B.: 413 Kral Ernest: 344 Georgie Marie: 305, 344 Kreinhop Adeline: 132, 221 Krempin Chad Robert: 382, 426 Julia Marie Lorene: 382, 426 Roy Robert: 426 Kring Billie Jane: 132, 241, 257, 273, 279 Julia Louise (aka: Judy): 132, 241, 257, 273 Myrtle Elizabeth: 144, 241, 258 Peggy Virginia: 144, 241, 257, 274 William Louis (aka: Bill): 132, 241 Kronk April Christine: 136, 279 Kubala Charlotte: 341 Kucera Bonnie Lee: 175, 270 Kuckuck Elise Margarethe: 1-3, 8, 21, 23 George Ludwig: 2, 21 Kuhanek Betty Jean: 301, 341 Kutach Pamela Kay: 171, 266

L Lake Clayton Alvin: 268 Clayton Edward: 152, 268, 269 Clayton Edward II: 152, 269 Larry (name: Lawrence Allen Troutt, Jr.): 301, 345 (name: Lawrence Allen Troutt III): 301, 345 Larson Jenny: 155, 269 Lascalzo 498

Trisha: 191, 261 Lawhon Alex Elise: 184, 277 Joseph Beverly: 184, 244 Joseph Beverly II: 184, 244, 262, 277 Joseph Mathew: 200, 262, 277 Scott Edward: 184, 262, 277 Sydney Elizabeth: 200, 277 Lawson Carolina Leigh: 381, 422 Harrison Jeremiah (aka: Jed): 381, 422 Harry Jeremiah: 422 Robert Jed LeLand: 381, 422 Susanna Cherry: 381, 422, 426 Leach Diana Louise: 151, 270 Eldon: 270 Lee Mabel: 432, 458 Lehmann Adam Theodor: 103 Hedwig Olga Johanna: 96, 103 Letzerich John William: 221 Julia Wilhelmina: 132, 221, 222 Lina (name: Helene Luise Karoline Willrich): 11, 25, 96, 102 Lizzie (name: Lisette Warnken): 12, 35, 39, 40, 130, 206, 210, 211 LoBasso Frank A: 308, 342 Loessin Adele M.: 20, 56, 57, 302, 327-329 August: 327 Wilburn B.: 374, 412, 413 Wilburn Lee (aka: Billy): 374, 413, 419 Wilburn Lee , Jr.: 374, 419 William (aka: Mr. Will): 412 Lola (name: Charlotte Koehler): 18, 81, 82, 439, 447, 454, 455, 460, 463-465 Long Eileen Frances: 305, 344 James William: 263 Melody Ann: 141, 263, 264 Loose Mary Ann: 426

Lord Allene: 420 Lorenz Dorothy E: 297, 340 Lori (name: LoriAnne H. Harvey): 159, 257, 273 Lottie (name: Charlotte Groos): 15, 60, 355, 362364, 366 Lou Lottie (name: Charlotte Greenshield): 308, 336, 342, 345, 346 Loudie (name: Luisa Ellen Taylor): 12, 40-42, 130, 213-215 Lovell Malissa Rene: 184, 277 Lowrie Chance Everett: 188, 276 Clarence Everett: 188, 276 Clarence Everett III: 188, 276 Clarence Everett , Jr.: 276 Colby Evan: 188, 276 Ludce (name: Louis Otto Willrich): 17, 71, 72, 373, 396, 408, 409, 416-418, 421, 422, 425-427 Ludewig Emma Henriette Marie: 3, 471, 480 Ludwig Julie Karee: 184, 262 Lueders Anna Maria: 18, 80, 81, 433, 453, 454 Edgar Theodore: 17, 72, 73, 380, 410, 411 Grace Ima: 380, 411, 418, 423, 427 Gretchen May: 380, 419, 423 Lisa Mavis: 380, 419, 423 Paul Frederick: 410, 453 Thomas Russsell: 380, 411, 418, 419, 423 Luers Ilse Katherine: 1, 2 Lytle Anne Elizabeth: 167, 275

M MacDowell Finis: 273 Michael T.: 159, 273 499

Michael T. , Jr.: 159, 273 Mack Alfred Paul: 422 Sandra Elaine: 381, 422 Magee Mary Louise: 137, 249 Man Richard: 96, 104 Manes Donald Harold: 381, 409 Mannie (name: Adolf Manuel Koehler): 14, 7779, 432, 447, 450-452, 458, 463 Manning Ethel Onida: 368 Markum Bertie: 257 Martin Branden James: 169, 274 Claudia: 258 Kathy Suzanne: 133, 149, 264 Norine M.: 17, 71, 72, 373, 408, 409 Robert James , Jr. (aka: Marty): 169, 274 Sophie Wilhelmine Luise: 57, 360 Martinez Esther: 421 Marty (name: Robert James Martin, Jr.): 169, 274 Mason (name: William Mason Housley): 144, 274 Claribel: 152, 233 Evelyn: 13, 70, 373, 407, 408 May Ada: 335 Mays Mary Ann: 133, 149, 264 Mazac Sophie: 375, 413 McAnally Betty Jo: 345 McCharn Kate: 255 McCollum Derek Hampton: 380, 423 Randall H. (aka: Randy): 380, 423 McCready Carolyn: 133, 246

Charles Birney: 133, 246 Nedra Glenn: 133, 246, 264, 277 McCullough Margaret: 355, 366 McKay Dora: 269 Hadley: 269 Sue Anne: 152, 269 McKenna Bonnie Reed: 157, 268 McKinney Hope: 249 McKinnon Alpin Jean: 117, 123, 126, 127 Ernest Lee: 9, 32, 33, 116, 122, 123 Frances Beatrice: 116, 123 Hayden Agnes: 116, 123 Neil: 122 McKneely Paul: 135, 255 McKnight Dylan Forest: 155, 278 Gary Lee: 155, 278 Maclaine Elise: 182, 278 McMillan Evelyn Marie: 301, 334 Gay: 301, 341 Howard Gray: 301, 334, 341 James Robert (aka: Bob): 333 John Forrest: 133, 226 Kay: 301, 341 Lillian: 133, 226 Mozelle: 133, 226, 246, 264, 277 Ross Gray: 301, 333, 334 McNalley Cheryl Elaine: 373, 421, 422 Russell Leon: 421 McNeil Samuel Varion: 116, 123 McRae Haylee Rachelle: 439, 465 Michael Kipling: 439, 465 McWhorter Catherine Anne: 383, 422 John Douglas: 383, 422 Mary Elizabeth: 383, 422 Melcher Pauline Marie: 297, 330, 331 Melvin 500

Julie LaVern: 186, 261 Mendez Esther A.: 187, 261 Menke Peggy Diane: 152, 269 Mensing August: 448 Clara: 448 Fritz: 14, 76, 77, 432, 448, 449 Mark: 434, 462 Ruth: 432, 449, 457, 461, 462, 464 Weldon: 434, 449, 457, 462 Weldon , Jr.: 434, 458, 462 Mercer Jennifer: 442, 465 Mercurio John Joseph: 118, 126 Marie Louise: 118, 126 Merrem Emilie: 410, 453 Meyer Ada Dora: 247 Brian: 131, 271 Clay: 131, 271 Essie Dell: 143, 241, 242 Gerhard: 293 Johann Otto: 2, 7 Keith: 131, 271 Martha Helena Bernadina: 287, 293 Neil: 271 Neil Gregory: 131, 271 Otto John: 241 Wilhelmine Caroline Auguste: 1, 2, 6, 7 Mia (name: Marie Jenny Johanne Willrich): 98, 103, 105 Michael Gertrud Leopoldine: 103 Michalke Billie Ruth: 311, 344, 347 Carole Sue: 305, 344, 346 Fritz Albert: 305, 339 Julia Nell: 311, 344, 346, 347 William Guy Harmon: 305, 339, 344, 346, 347 Mike (name: Michael Andrew Coppock): 140, 255, 271 Miller -

Gregory Daniel: 143, 259 Karen Ellece: 143, 259 Larry Daniel: 143, 259 Noni Ann: 426 Mills Edna: 116, 124-126 Lovic Nathaniel: 124 Milne Dudley Bradford: 153, 253 Robert Drew: 153, 253 Taylor Michelle: 153, 270 William Huebner: 153, 253, 270 William T. J.: 153, 253 Missi (name: Michelle Elise Gideon): 356, 368 Mitchell Any Michelle: 177, 271 James David: 177, 270, 271 James David , Jr.: 177, 271 Moore Alex M.: 18, 81, 82, 439, 454, 455 Diana Louise: 439, 455, 460, 463, 465 Margaret Koehler: 439, 455, 460, 463-465 T. Ausken: 455 Morelan Sheila: 287, 295 Morris Cleveland Haines: 141, 246 Moye Brenda Kay: 432, 464 Mueller Dara: 380, 423 Mark A: 380, 423 Muffet (name: Margaret Elise Guenther): 356, 365, 367-369 Muggie (name: Marguerite Huebner): 131, 218 Mullins Margaret Ann: 376, 420 Richard P. (aka: Dick): 420 Murray Ellen Mary: 262, 268 Kimberly: 187, 261

N Nail Allen Ray: 151, 279 Blaine Michael: 151, 279 501

Nary Linda Louis: 308, 345 Nash Lillian Ruth: 436, 462 William Newton: 462 Navrath Rosalie: 325, 396, 447 Nevils Brandey Paulett: 356, 369 Newsome Temperence Ann: 213 Nichols Mary: 257 Mary Elizabeth: 131, 216, 217 Nancy Alice: 202, 262 Nollkamper Anna Lucy: 301, 322, 335, 336, 341, 342, 344-346 Anna Mary: 19, 50, 51, 297, 318-320 Elise: 297, 321, 322 Fritz W.: 19, 51, 52, 297, 320, 321 Henry: 318, 320, 323 Lina: 20, 53-55, 298, 323-325 Margarethe Laura (aka: Gretchen): 301, 322, 333, 334, 341 Nolte Georg Carl Freidrich: 102 Regine Betty Luise: 11, 25, 96, 102 Nonie (name: Norine Ellen Cowhig): 383, 417, 422 Northrup Reva: 357, 369 Nugent Diane Elizabeth: 276

O O'Brien Corey James: 145, 273 Frances Lee (aka: Buddy): 145, 273 Joseph Edward: 145, 273 Sean William: 145, 273 O'Connell Eugene: 465 Francis: 465 George Gehrig: 433, 465 Steven Gehrig: 433, 465 Thomas George: 433, 465 Olle -

Emmie: 305, 338 Olsen William: 148, 249 O'Roark Andrew Tyler Thomas: 201, 262 Angela Cherie: 187, 261 Benjamin Alan Michael: 187, 261 Celeste Elaine: 201, 243 Charles Harold: 187, 261 Diane Elise: 165, 243, 261, 277 Ethan Linden: 201, 243 Gerald Christopher: 187, 243 Gordon LeRoy: 165, 243 Laurie Anne: 201, 244 Nicole Anne Marie: 187, 262 Robin Louis Michael: 187, 243, 261, 262 Shannon Allen: 201, 244, 262 Stephen Barry: 187, 243, 261 Stephen Nolan: 187, 262 Taylor Edward: 202 Orr Geraldine: 151, 253, 254 William Alfred , Sr.: 253 Ott Jack: 311, 347 Thomas Guy O'Neal: 311, 347 Otto (name: Emil Eugene Richers): 198, 223, 244, 245 Beatrice Regina (aka: Bea): 132, 221, 241, 257, 258, 273, 274, 279 Darrell Dean: 302, 340 Doris Kay: 302, 340 Ferdinand August: 132, 220, 221 Fred Theodore: 302, 340 Garey Todd: 302, 340 Gilbert Emil (aka: Uncle Bubba): 142, 221 Louise Pauline: 132, 221 Malcolm G. (aka: Sonny): 132, 221 Sandy: 302, 340 Overstreet Amanda Duncan: 172, 265 James William: 265 Paul Duncan: 172, 265 Paul Duncan II: 172, 265 Overton Robin: 374, 423

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P Page George Wray III: 307, 346 George Wray IV: 307, 346 George Wray , Jr.: 346 Painton Elizabeth: 380, 418, 419 Parker Deborah Marie: 372, 424 Jack: 424 Pastusek Linda Diane: 184, 262 Pauline (name: Johanne Pauline Willrich): 3, 12, 23, 33, 34, 130, 203, 204, 206, 213, 215, 218-221, 223-226, 229, 231, 234, 236, 239-251, 253-279 Payne Linda Lee: 167, 275 Pearce Don: 437, 458 Peggy (name: Margaret Coleman Giesecke): 354, 365 (name: Margaret Ann Cowhig): 383, 418, 422 Pegoda Frankie Charlene: 264 Penland Aaron Andrew: 190, 261 Aaron Brown , Jr.: 165, 261 Aaron Brown , Sr.: 261 Aimee Nicole: 190, 261 Karen Meleta: 165, 261, 276 Pennell Kenneth Robin: 425 Kevin Robert: 373, 425 Lauren Elise: 373, 426 Penniman Julia: 358, 366, 367 Perlitz James Rogers: 277 James Rogers III: 191, 277 James Rogers , Jr. (aka: Jimmy): 191, 277 Yates Griffin: 191, 277 Zachary Stuart: 191, 277 Persian Suzanna Jane: 276 Pete -

(name: Werner Lee Willrich): 375, 414, 420 (name: Louis Otto Willrich III): 373, 417, 421, 425 Pettitte Faye Ola: 419 Petty Colleen Caye: 309, 345 Phillip Carol Linda: 305, 344 Phillips Jean Marie: 133, 277 Pickens Stephen Charles: 179, 270 Pieper Hermann: 294 Kyle Jarrett: 167, 259 Lorine Rosie: 287, 294, 295 Robert J.: 167, 259 Piepgras Colin Nilan: 172, 277 George Wolfgang: 172, 278 Mary Amelia Jane: 172, 278 Plass Christel: 473, 481 Ernst Barthold: 473, 481 Jens: 473, 481 Platt Gloria Jean: 199, 262, 263 Pledge Lessie: 461 Pledger Jennifer Elaine: 185, 276 Robert Earl: 276 Ploeger Raymond Lloyd: 133, 264 Plunkett Amy Kay: 159, 273 Eddie Alice: 273 Eddie Alice , Jr.: 159, 273 Katy Anne: 159, 273 Pokluda Pegi Ann: 375, 420 Polak Amanda Lauren: 372, 425 Brooke Allison: 372, 425 Kristin Leigh: 372, 425 Mary Ann: 425 Randle Wayne: 372, 425 503

Rudolph P.: 425 Suzanne Agnes (aka: Suzie): 378, 420 Poole Donald Keller: 131, 218 Potter Elizabeth May: 357, 367 Powell Alice Stewart: 433, 459, 463 Joseph Yancey: 458 Joseph Yancey , Jr.: 433, 458, 459 Julia Katharine: 433, 459 Powers John Michael: 287, 295 Pratt Brenda: 276 David: 276 Joey Lynn: 185, 276 Prause Agnes Hildegarde: 336, 456 Pressler Jo Ann: 385, 419 Pryor Judith A. (aka: Judy): 302, 340

Q Quaritsoh Anja: 101, 105 Axel: 101, 105 Regine: 101, 105 Sabine: 101, 105 Stephen: 101, 105 Walter: 101, 105

R Raddatz Franziska Luise Sophie: 3, 470, 479 Raffetto Jeanette Eiline: 172, 265 Ramsey Phyllis Jean: 184, 262 Randy (name: Randall H. McCollum): 380, 423 (name: Randal Louis Richers): 169, 258, 274 Rankin Francis: 460 Rasten Elwine Luise Anna: 103 Raum -

Virginia LaRoche: 9, 33, 116, 123 Rautiola Teresa Renee: 290, 296 Raynor Amanda Elizabeth: 388, 425 Chad William: 388, 425 Gustav William: 388, 425 Reaves Archie Thomas: 117, 126 Harvey Clark: 126 Sarah Ann: 117, 126, 127 Reckziegel Aurelia: 473, 481 Red (name: Werner Gerhard Willrich): 375, 400, 413, 414, 420 Redding Devorah Adeline: 253 Reeves P J: 130, 239 Reichardt Martha: 470, 480 Reihman Hedwig: 400 Renfro Leigh: 262 Renfrow Hilda Charles: 346 Retzer Patricia Ann: 193, 260 Rice Vera Elizabeth: 390, 427 Richard Anne Marie: 170, 275 Austin Paul: 143, 274 Claire Brooks: 143, 274 George Noie: 143, 259 Jonah A.: 170, 275 Kent James: 170, 259, 275 Lance Thomas: 170, 259, 274, 275 Mark Noie: 143, 259, 274 Meredith Logan: 143, 274 Nickolas James: 170, 275 Noah L.: 170, 275 Noie Paul: 259 Peter Thomas: 170, 275 Samuel K.: 170, 275 Richards Dwight: 257 504

Robert Nichols: 160, 257 Robert Vincent: 136, 257 Russell Vincent: 160, 257 Richardson Michelle: 144, 274 Richers Abigail Ann: 169, 274 Adele: 130, 205 Alfred Bryan: 141, 223, 224 Alfred Charles: 141, 205, 223, 245, 246, 263 Antonia Antoinette: 184, 222 Augustus (aka: Gus): 141, 205 Caleb Meyer: 166, 258 Casseday Paul: 166, 258 Charles George: 164, 224 Charlotte Elise: 165, 243, 260, 261, 276 Cheryl Lynn: 143, 258 Cynthia Louise: 198, 245, 263 Donna Kay: 141, 246 Elviera Rose: 143, 222, 242, 258, 259, 274, 275 Emil: 12, 34, 35, 130, 204, 205 Emil Eugene (aka: Otto): 198, 223, 244, 245 Emma E.: 130, 205, 219, 220, 239, 240, 256, 257, 272, 273, 279 Francis Henry (aka: Frank): 165, 222, 242, 243, 260, 261, 275, 276 Francis Johann (aka: John): 165, 243, 260, 275, 276 Genevieve Justina: 143, 222, 242, 259, 260, 275 Gus Clifton: 141, 223, 245, 246 Jace Nolan: 188, 276 Jacob Allen: 141, 264 Janette Eileene: 185, 243, 261, 276 Jason Harold: 188, 260, 276 Jeffery Neal: 141, 246, 263, 264 Jessica D: 198, 263 Johann Heinrich Adolph: 204 John A.: 132, 205 John Wesley: 141, 224, 246, 263 Jonathan: 198, 263 Joseph D: 198, 245 Joshua Paul: 188, 276 Julia Marie: 165, 222, 243, 261, 262, 277 Karen ( ): 185, 243 Karen Louise: 169, 258, 274

Kelly M: 198, 245 Lilly Elise: 184, 222, 244, 262, 277 Louis William III (aka: Bill): 143, 242, 258, 274 Louis William , Jr.: 143, 222, 241, 242, 258, 274 Louis William , Sr.: 132, 205, 221, 222, 241-245, 258-263, 274-277 Louise Dorothy: 132, 205, 220, 221, 241, 257, 258, 273, 274, 279 Nanette Elise: 188, 260, 275, 276 Pauline: 130, 205, 218, 219, 239, 255, 256, 271, 272 Ralph: 141, 246 Randal Louis (aka: Randy): 169, 258, 274 Regina: 132, 205 Regina Frances: 141, 224 Rhonda Gayle: 165, 260 Robert Allen (aka: Bob): 166, 242, 258 Sherwood Andrew: 198, 223, 245, 263 Sherwood Andrew III: 198, 263 Sherwood Andrew , Jr.: 198, 245, 263 Stephanie J: 198, 245, 263 Stephen Bartz: 185, 243 Steven Darnell: 198, 263 Sybella Pauline: 165, 222, 243, 261, 276 Theron Bradley: 188, 260 Victor: 132, 205 Victor Eugene: 164, 224 Willahemina Francisca: 141, 206, 224, 225, 246, 264 Rieker Luise: 104 Riffe Carla Rae: 433, 463 Donald: 463 Joyce: 463 Riggan Kathryn: 358, 366 Risien Cassidy: 158, 273 Clarence Alexander: 256 Cody Lewis: 158, 256, 272, 273 Flint William: 158, 256, 273 George Lewis: 136, 256 Jenelizabeth Joy: 158, 273 Krista Marie: 158, 273 Michelle Patricia: 158, 256 Roxane Louise: 136, 256, 272 505

Ritter Jennifer Marie: 372, 427 Robert William: 372, 427 Roan Kari Ann: 382, 421 Rodeman Gisela Elisabeth Elfriede Martha: 473, 481 Rodemann Freidrich: 481 Roesler Birgit: 287, 295, 296 Hans-Dieter: 295 Roffino Theresa: 187, 261, 262 Rogers Elmer L.: 184, 223 Rohde Albert: 470, 480 Roitsch Dorothy Jean: 306, 340 Roofe Pamela Lynn: 148, 249 Ropers Clara Mae: 266 Rose (name: Rosemary Lynn Blomquist): 382, 426 Rosenauer Charles: 297, 321, 322 Rosenthal Paula: 11, 25, 96, 103 Rowland Clarence Andrew: 198, 263 David T: 198, 263 Mark S: 198, 263 Natacha Julia: 198, 263 Rozga Amy Elizabeth: 356, 368 Anthony: 368 Helen: 368 Rubenack Margarethe Karoline: 1, 2, 8, 21, 23 Rudder Frances Nell: 305, 344 Ruden Marie Dorothee Elisabeth: 102 Runte Wendy Sue: 201, 243

Russell Dora Ann: 303, 346 Elizabeth: 240 James Wesley III: 303, 346 Jim: 303, 346 Judith Ann (aka: Judi): 136, 241, 257 Otis: 136, 240, 241 Virginia Kay (aka: Ginger): 136, 241, 256, 257, 273 Rusteberg Carl Chritolf Rudolf: 11, 25, 96, 102 Georg Friedrich: 102 Jda Caroline Elise: 96, 102 Rutherford Linda Rae: 147, 247

S Sadler J. R.: 419 James Edward: 385, 419 Karen: 385, 419 Linda: 385, 419 Sagehorn Jack Dietrich: 172, 266 Jerry Lee: 172, 265, 266 Lloyd Dwight: 266 Walter Ross: 172, 266 Salinas Adelina: 259 Sara Victoria O. (aka: Toya): 165, 242 Sally (name: Gladys Lorraine Knigge): 307, 338, 343 Sanchez Alfonso , Jr.: 392, 421 Anna Teresa: 392, 421 Carlos Alfonso: 392, 421 Enrique Antonio: 392, 421 Victoria Marie: 392, 421 Sanders Helen Alma: 434, 457 Sappington Brandon John: 171, 278 Sawtelle Ellen: 359, 369 Schaefer Charles H. (aka: Boss): 405 George Carl: 13, 69, 70, 372, 405, 406 George Otto: 372, 407 506

Gustav Carl (aka: Gussie): 372, 407 Olivia: 372, 406 Schartz Margarethe Hedwig: 2 Schiewitz Antoinette: 294 Schlick Armin Frederick: 247 Wynelle Ada: 147, 247 Schloemer James Stewart: 440, 461 Schmidt Erika Martha Johanna: 98, 103 Jerry Wayne: 307, 343 Jerry Wayne , Jr.: 307, 343 Leon Joseph: 269 Mary Katherine: 181, 269 Otto Max Johannes: 103 Schnath Emmy Wilhelmine Elisabeth: 3, 470, 479, 480 Schottler Dr.: 8, 31, 114, 115 Schriever Catharine: 318, 320, 323 Schroeder Fritz: 299, 318 Fritz: 297, 331 Hermann: 19, 48-50, 297, 316-318 John: 297, 318, 330, 331 Louise: 297, 318 Marguerite: 297, 331, 332 Schultz Emil , Sr.: 450 Schulz Emma Martha Lena: 14, 77-79, 432, 450452 Schulze Mathilde Henriette Wilhelmine: 3, 471, 480 Schumacher Lisa: 200, 277 Schwob Jordan Sinclair: 202 Seese Amie Diane: 138, 267 Elizabeth Ann: 138, 267 Harry: 138, 267 Kathleen: 138, 267

Sengelmann Elizabeth Ward: 374, 419, 423 Gary Jack: 374, 419 Gregory David: 387, 419 Gustav: 411 Gustav Jack: 374, 412, 419 Mark Allen: 387, 419 Robert Stephen: 374, 423 Samuel Stephen: 374, 411, 412 Samuel Stephen III: 374, 419, 423 Samuel Stephen , Jr.: 374, 412, 419, 423 Sarah Jane: 374, 423 William Ward: 386, 419 Settle John H.: 275 Lisa Carol: 170, 275 Sue H.: 275 Shaner Gene W: 381, 422 Sharp Ronine: 148, 267 Shilback Louise: 257 Shotts Sheree Ann: 187, 261, 262 Siebert Jonathan Daniel: 382, 421 Sieger Karl August: 258 Karla Alvina: 143, 258 Siegmann Evelyn Wilhemina: 258 Simons Bryce Thomas: 183, 279 Drew Douglas: 183, 279 Jarrod Jackson: 183, 279 Mary Kay: 155, 278 Paul Douglas: 155, 279 Simper Annie: 344 Simpson Douglas J: 181, 253, 269, 270 Erin Marie: 155, 269 Kathlyn: 155, 253 Kelsey Elaine: 155, 269 Lyndsay Nicole: 181, 270 Marilyn: 134, 253, 269 Melanie Kay: 181, 270 Miles Douglas: 155, 269 507

Robert E.: 134, 253 Robert Marcus: 155, 253, 269 Rosalind: 155, 253, 269, 278, 279 Taylor Elizabeth: 181, 269 Tyler Marcus: 181, 269 William Thomas (aka: Bill): 181, 253, 269 Sittler Catherine Diener: 433, 459 George David , Jr.: 459 Skeet (name: Arthur William Guenther): 356, 365 Sladczyk Amy: 385, 419 Arthur E.: 372, 399 Emilie: 14, 75, 76, 432, 447, 448 Fritz: 374, 399 George: 374, 399, 412, 419 George , Jr.: 385, 412, 419 Hedwig: 20, 55, 56, 298, 325, 326 Hilda R: 374, 399, 411, 412, 419, 423 Kay: 385, 419 Mary Ellen: 385, 412, 419 Otto: 372, 398 Victor C.: 325, 396, 447 Victor C.: 13, 63, 64, 372, 396-398 Viola: 374, 399, 412, 413, 419 Sliter John Franklin: 116, 127 Smart Jana: 310, 345 Smith Unnamed: 290, 294 Belinda: 144, 274 Carrie: 357, 369 Darrell: 276 Debbie: 303, 346 Douglas Blair: 173, 247 Frank Carl: 368 Judith Hazel: 134, 268 Martha Ann: 356, 368 Paula: 276 Robbie Lynn: 188, 276 Sharon Lynn: 143, 274 Tyna Rae: 147, 247 Virginia Lea: 439, 463 Smolinsky Brandon L.: 144

Lauren A.: 144 Sneed Amanda Jean: 308, 346 Amy Louisa: 308, 345 Andrew Joseph: 308, 346 Paul Leslie: 308, 342, 345 Paul Winn: 308, 342 Richard Louis: 308, 342, 346 Shannon Elizabeth: 308, 346 Thomas Earl: 308, 342, 345 Snow Amber: 311, 347 Jim: 311, 347 Sommers Sabin: 450 Sonny (name: Malcolm G. Otto): 132, 221 Southeimer Matt: 380, 423 Sparks Catherine Ann: 138, 267 W G: 138, 267 William Gilmer: 138, 267 Spickler John Carl: 242 Marjorie Mae: 165, 242, 243 Spindler Avery Alyne: 161, 272 Bruce Allen: 136, 256, 272 Carol Margaret: 136, 256, 272, 279 John Lewis: 136, 272 John Louis , Jr.: 136, 256 Stalder Marvin F: 354, 365 Stanzel Hugo Joseph: 305, 325 Stavinoha Grace Martha: 301, 341 Willie: 341 Steel Pamela Edna: 140, 271 Sterling Christopher Richers: 189, 261, 276 Frank Eugene (aka: Gene): 165, 260, 261 Heather Elise: 189, 261, 276 Ira: 260 Knox Tabor: 189, 276 Stevens Eleanor: 385, 419 508

Stewart Unnamed: 289, 294 Alice: 458 James: 307, 342 Stiehl Katie: 412 Stockman Bradley: 440 Stout Pearl: 365 Struve Tillie: 372, 398, 399 Studlar Albert: 340 Donley T: 302, 340 Gaylynn: 302, 340 Joe: 302, 340 Sulik Evelyn Lillian: 306, 339, 340 Sullivan Amie L.: 141, 223 Susse Unnamed: 98, 105 Suzie (name: Suzanne Agnes Polak): 378, 420 Swenson Marjorie Anna Marie: 464

T T. Charles (name: Carl Friedrich Theodore Willrich): 3, 9, 23, 31, 32, 116, 121124, 126, 127 Tabor David Roland: 276 Debra Marie (aka: Debbie): 189, 276 Tally Campbell Maclin II: 147, 266 Leigh Anne: 147, 266 Savannah Glyn: 147, 266 Taylor Maclin: 147, 266 William J.: 266 Tami (name: Tamara Collin): 149, 277 Tank (name: Wilford Emanuel Frazier): 151, 253 Taylor Frances Opal: 141, 223

George Washington: 213 Leta Belle: 133, 226, 227, 229 Lilly Alvoy: 260 Luisa Ellen (aka: Loudie): 12, 40-42, 130, 213-215 Marcus DeWitt: 226 Teddy (name: Theodore Emil Gebhardt III): 433, 463 Tell Augusta: 224 Terry Ima: 257 Textor Nicholas: 436, 462 Thames Ethel: 246 Thigpen Ashley Vierra: 196, 275 Kenneth Daniel: 168, 275 Krista Victoria: 196, 275 Rachel: 196, 275 Suzie Gaudet: 168, 275 Thornton Kathy: 158, 272, 273 Tillinghist Roberta: 303, 344 Tipton Barbara Lynn: 388, 425 Todd George Emerson: 246 Patricia Penelope: 133, 246 Tomek Donald J.: 426 Patricia: 426 Stephanie Lynn: 381, 426 Tookie (name: Arolee Albrecht): 148, 231, 248, 249 Top (name: Marion Toliver Huebner): 134, 233, 249, 250, 268 Toya (name: Sara Victoria O. Salinas): 165, 242 Tramel Etta Deborah: 264 Traver Jamie Guy: 311, 347 509

Jennifer Dawn: 311, 347 Jessica: 311, 347 Jodie: 311, 347 Robert: 311, 347 Robert James: 311, 347 Travis James Hammond , Jr.: 373, 416 Suzanne Evelyn: 373, 416, 420, 421 Trett Unnamed: 288, 293 Trey (name: George Stanley Gideon III): 356, 368, 369 Trimble Amanda Dawn: 162, 272 Matthew William: 136, 272 William Ford: 136, 272 Troutt Lawrence Alan: 345 Lawrence Allen III (aka: Larry): 301, 345 Lawrence Allen , Jr. (aka: Larry): 301, 345 Sarah Greenshield: 301, 345 Trudl (name: Gertrud Heinecke): 96, 104 Tschirhart Henry A.: 288, 294 Tucker Tula Mae: 463 Tuley Delbert Samuel: 135, 239 Mary Madeline: 135, 255 Nancy Eileen: 135, 255 Warren D.: 135, 239, 255 Turley Shirley Ann: 171, 266 Turner James Stanley: 276 Madeline Elise: 189, 276 Steven James: 189, 276 Tuttle Olivia M.: 8, 26, 27, 31, 106-108, 112 Twardowski Darcy Ann: 174, 266 Tyree Danny: 130, 278 Jeremy Todd: 130, 278 William Nathan: 130, 278

U Unger Rena: 422 Unholz Jra: 100, 104 Michael: 100, 104 Werner: 100, 104

V Vaccarro Linda Marie: 168, 260 Van Harrison Terrell: 146, 273, 274 Vaughan Anna Margaret: 136, 279 Christopher Earl: 163, 279 Elaine Elizabeth: 136, 272 Kenneth Lamar , Jr.: 136, 272 Robert Michael: 136, 272, 279 Robert Michael , Jr.: 163, 279 Vibrach Pauline: 460 Viegel Jan Ann: 148, 267 Vogt Andrea: 305, 344 Anna Louise: 19, 52, 53, 298, 316, 322, 323, 336, 338, 342-344, 346 Carey Wayne: 297, 340 Charles August: 297, 320, 332, 333, 340 Charles August , Jr.: 297, 333, 340 Charlotte Sophia: 19, 51, 52, 297, 316, 320, 321, 333, 335, 341, 342, 344346 Christine: 300, 320 Dana Lynn: 305, 344 Dwane Edward: 305, 344 Elmae: 302, 329 Elvern: 302, 329 Emil F.: 300, 320 Ernst Rudolph: 19, 50, 51, 297, 316, 318320, 332, 333, 340 Ernst Rudolph: 300, 320 Fritz: 20, 55, 56, 298, 316, 325, 326, 339 Gene Edward: 305, 338, 344 George Karl: 20, 53-55, 298, 316, 323325, 338, 339, 344, 346, 347 George Otto: 305, 325, 339, 344 George Wilson: 305, 339, 344 510

Hans Heinrich: 19, 53, 298, 316 Harry: 306, 327, 339, 340 Harry Lee: 306, 340 Hedwig H. F.: 297, 320 Helmuth: 300, 320 Herman H.: 300, 320 Irene: 302, 329, 340 James Robert: 305, 338, 344 Johanna Margarethe: 19, 48-50, 297, 316318, 330 John: 300, 333 John Carl: 305, 344 John R.: 3, 19, 45, 47, 48, 297, 313, 315, 316 John R.: 306, 326, 327 Julius: 20, 56, 57, 302, 316, 327-329, 340 Lillie Julia Auguste: 305, 325, 339, 344, 346, 347 Lottie Bernice: 302, 329, 340 Olivia Frieda: 298, 325 Otto G.: 300, 320, 333 Raymond Leslie (aka: Bush): 302, 329 Robert Charles: 305, 325, 338, 344 Robert Thomas: 305, 344 Roy Charles: 297, 341 Ruth Anna Hedwig: 305, 325 Terrance Robert: 305, 344 Thomas Arthur: 306, 340 Von Minden Anna Eliese (aka: Annie): 13, 65, 68, 372, 401, 404 Von Roden Christian Friedrich: 25, 102 Henriette Wilhelmine: 2, 8, 25, 96, 102 Vopel Dorethee Wilhelmine: 3, 479

W Wada Bill: 311, 347 Waggoner Laurie K: 357, 369 Waldhausen Anna Elisabeth Eugenie: 471, 480 Walker Mary Elizabeth: 419 Walsh William John: 381, 409 Walters -

Barbara: 153, 270 Ward Alice Ann: 374, 419 Diana: 455 Franklin Davis: 419 Warnete Johanne Sophie Marie: 102 Warnken Connie Gail: 306, 340 John Hermann: 206 Lisette (aka: Lizzie): 12, 35, 39, 40, 130, 206, 210, 211 Warren Alice T.: 126 Watkins Eleen: 184, 262 Watlington Helen Gaylord: 355, 364, 366 William Henry: 15, 60, 61, 355, 363, 364 Watts Charlotte Ann: 425 Webb Austin James: 383, 422 Jack L: 422 Jordan Douglas: 383, 422 Stephen Edward: 383, 422 Stephen Lee: 383, 422 Wedell Daniel Cole: 119, 127 Robert Scott: 119, 127 Robert Stanley: 119, 127 Ryan Christopher: 119, 127 Weed Margaret: 310, 345 Wegener Maria Eleonore: 25, 102 Weigel Wilhelm: 3, 471, 479 Welge Dora: 246 Jack Herman: 141, 246 Jack Herman , Jr.: 141, 246, 264 Kathleen Ava Regina: 141, 264 Kirsten Frances Page: 141, 264 West Bryan Thomas: 303, 346 Gladys Ray: 134, 268 Whit (name: B. T. Carter): 130, 239, 240 511

Whitaker Winnie L.: 135, 256 White Claire Elizabeth: 117, 127 Darla Kay: 201, 262 Emma Grace: 117, 127 James Allen: 117, 127 James Allen , Jr.: 117, 127 Leon: 262 Lindsay Erin: 144, 274 Nancy Elizabeth: 144, 258, 274 Reaves Drake: 117, 127 Robert Eric: 144, 274 Robert Neil: 144, 257 Robert Waid: 144, 257, 274 Vera Emma: 261 Virginia Jo: 144, 258, 274 William Grady: 257 Whitfield Florence Lizabeth: 333 Whiting Jennifer: 307, 346 Whitten Kevin: 435, 463 Kristens Michele: 435, 463 Michelle: 435, 463 Wieting Anna: 13, 64, 65, 372, 400 Gerhardt: 400 Wildner Helena: 3, 10, 61, 62, 372, 394 Wilkens Margaret: 355, 366 Michael Werner: 355, 366 Patricia: 355, 366 Werner Frederic: 10, 60, 355, 363 Werner Gustav: 355, 363, 366 Wilkinson Gail Fleet (aka: Gail Fleet Wilkinson): 440, 461 Gail Fleet (name: Gail Fleet Wilkinson): 440, 461 James Harvey (aka: Jimmy): 461 JoAnn: 445 Katherine Elizabeth: 440 Lynn Suzanne (aka: Lynn Suzanne Wilkinson): 440, 444, 461, 464 Lynn Suzanne (name: Lynn Suzanne Wilkinson): 440, 444, 461, 464

Malynn: 152, 269 Mark: 445 Martha: 152, 252, 268, 269 Mindy Leigh: 152, 269 Robert Jay (aka: Bob): 152, 251, 252 Robert Jay , Jr. (aka: Bobby): 152, 252, 269 Ronald Barnes: 440, 461 Ronald Barnes , Jr.: 445, 461 Walter William: 251 William Christopher (aka: Chris): 152, 269 Will Linda G.: 307, 346 Mr. (name: William Loessin): 412 Williams Della: 9, 32, 116, 121, 122 Knox III: 439, 460 Wilma Henrietta: 132, 221 Williamson Jo Ann: 185, 243 Willie (name: William Earl Greenshield): 301, 344 Willmann Frank J.: 297, 331, 332 Willrich Adolf Ernst Anton: 3, 471, 479, 480 Albert: 99, 103, 104 Albrecht Jean Albert: 98, 103, 105 Albrecht Ludwig: 98, 104 Alexis: 3, 471, 479 Andrew Stephen: 375, 420 Ann Martin: 381, 409, 418, 422, 426, 427 Anna: 476, 480 Anna B.: 17, 72, 73, 380, 396, 410, 411, 418, 423, 427 Anna Charlotte Auguste: 3, 12, 23 Anna Dorothee Wilhelmine Amalie: 3, 10, 24, 57-59, 354, 360-369 Annegret: 473, 481 Annika Thora: 98, 105 Ashley Elizabeth: 384, 421 August Georg Heinrich: 3, 470, 479, 480 Augusta: 13, 69, 70, 372, 396, 405, 406 Beatrice: 99, 104 Bertha: 473, 480 Carl Friedrich Theodore (aka: Charles T.): 3, 9, 23, 31, 32, 116, 121-124, 126, 512

127 Carrie Mae: 372, 413, 420, 425 Charles George Theodore: 9, 32, 116, 121, 122, 124, 126, 127 Charles Hart: 116, 122 Charlotte: 3, 471, 479 Charlotte: 2, 6, 7 Charlotte: 477, 480 Christina: 96, 104 Daughter: 3, 8, 23 David Brandon (aka: Dave): 382, 421, 426 Dieter: 96, 104 Dorothea Elizabeth Meta: 3, 12, 23 Edelgund-Regina: 98, 103-105 Elisabeth D: 475, 480 Elise: 17, 72, 373, 396 Elise Sophie Charlotte: 11, 25, 96, 102 Elizabeth Carlon (aka: Beth): 382, 417, 421 Elsa: 476, 480 Emil Ludwig August Otto: 475, 480 Emilie Anna: 3, 471, 479 Erich: 473, 479 Ernst Friedrich Johannes: 471, 480 Ernst-August: 4, 476, 479, 480 Evelyn Emilie: 372, 413, 419, 420, 423425, 427 Francis Brandon (aka: Frank): 382, 417, 421, 426 Franz: 470, 479 Franziska Sophie Eleonore: 3, 19, 23, 45, 47, 48, 297, 313, 315, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 325, 327, 330, 332, 333, 335, 336, 338-347 Friedrich Johann Theodor: 3, 470, 479481 Fritz: 473, 479 Fritz: 17, 72, 373, 396 Fritz August: 98, 103 Frohlind: 98, 103 Georg August: 2, 8, 23, 25, 96, 102-105 Georg Carl: 1-3, 8, 21, 23, 25, 31, 33, 43, 45, 57, 61, 74, 102-105, 107, 115, 121-124, 126, 127, 203, 204, 206, 213, 215, 218-221, 223-226, 229, 231, 234, 236, 239-251, 253-279, 291-296, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 325, 327, 330, 332, 333, 335, 336, 338-347, 360, 362-369, 394,

396, 400, 401, 405, 407, 408, 410414, 416-427, 446-450, 452-454, 456465 Georg Karl Ferdinand Ludwig: 473, 479 Georg Otto: 2, 6, 7 Georg Wilhelm Ludwig: 3, 470, 479 George August Jean Wilhelm: 96, 102104 George de Lassaulx: 8, 26, 27, 31, 106108, 112 George Joe: 376, 413, 420 George Otto: 13, 64, 65, 372, 396, 400, 413, 414, 419, 420, 423-425, 427 George Otto , Jr.: 372, 400, 413, 419, 420, 423-425, 427 George Russell: 376, 420 George Wilhelm: 2, 8, 23, 25, 26, 106, 107 Gerard Martin: 382, 417, 421 Gerda: 473, 481 Gertrude Elizabeth: 9, 32, 33, 116, 121123, 126, 127 Gertrude Therese Helene Bianca Adelh: 478, 479 Gotz: 98, 104 Hans: 471, 480 Hans Anderson: 13, 70, 373, 396, 407, 408, 416, 420 Hans Anderson , Jr.: 373, 408 Heather Jane: 384, 421 Heinz-Georg: 96, 103, 104 Helene: 470, 480 Helene Luise Karoline (aka: Lina): 11, 25, 96, 102 Hugo: 473, 479-481 Ines: 96, 104 Infant: 471, 480 Ingeborg: 473, 480 Jacob (aka: Jake): 116, 122, 124, 126, 127 James Robert: 392, 421 Jennifer Angela: 382, 421, 426 Johann: 96, 104 Johann August: 1-3, 7, 21, 25, 31, 33, 43, 45, 57, 61, 74, 102-105, 107, 115, 121-124, 126, 127, 203, 204, 206, 213, 215, 218-221, 223-226, 229, 231, 234, 236, 239-251, 253-279, 291-296, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 325, 327, 330, 332, 333, 335, 513

336, 338-347, 360, 362-369, 394, 396, 400, 401, 405, 407, 408, 410414, 416-427, 446-450, 452-454, 456465, 479-481 Johann Friedrich Theodor: 1-3, 470, 479481 Johanne E: 475, 480 Johanne Helene: 3, 470, 479 Johanne Pauline (aka: Pauline): 3, 12, 23, 33, 34, 130, 203, 204, 206, 213, 215, 218-221, 223-226, 229, 231, 234, 236, 239-251, 253-279 Johannes: 470, 479 John Carmichael: 9, 33, 116, 121, 123, 126 Joseph Gerard: 382, 421 Julius Ludwig George: 3, 8, 23, 24 June Evelyn: 373, 408, 416, 420 Karl: 470, 479 Karl Heinrich Wilhelm: 11, 25, 96, 102104 Karl-Ludwig: 96, 103, 104 Kimberly Ann: 375, 420 Laura: 9, 33, 116, 121 Leslie Hans: 375, 400, 414-416, 420 Leslie Stephen: 375, 416, 420 Liselotte: 100, 103, 104 Louis: 3, 10, 24 Louis Otto (aka: Ludce): 17, 71, 72, 373, 396, 408, 409, 416-418, 421, 422, 425-427 Louis Otto III (aka: Pete): 373, 417, 421, 425 Louis Otto , Jr.: 373, 409, 416, 417, 421, 425, 426 Louisa Theodora: 3, 14, 24, 74, 75, 432, 446-450, 452-454, 456-465 Ludwig: 1, 2, 6, 7 Ludwig August Otto: 11, 25, 96, 102-105 Lulu: 474, 477, 480 Lynn Marie: 376, 420 Margarete: 476, 480 Margaretha: 13, 63, 64, 372, 395-398, 411, 412, 419, 423 Margarethe: 2, 6, 7 Margarethe Dorothea Gretchen: 3, 8, 23, 31, 114, 115 Margarethe Helene Marie: 471, 480 Marie Jenny Johanne (aka: Mia): 98, 103,

105 Mary Jane: 381, 409 Mary Jane: 392, 417, 421 Max: 472, 479 Melissa Marie: 382, 421 Meta: 473, 479 Natalie Rose: 393, 426 Norine Elizabeth: 373, 409, 417, 421, 422 Olga: 473, 479 Otto: 472, 479 Otto August George: 3, 10, 24, 61-63, 372, 394-396, 400, 401, 405, 407, 408, 410-414, 416-427 Otto T , Jr.: 372, 404, 405 Otto T. , Sr.: 13, 65, 68, 372, 396, 401, 404 Otto Theodor Friedrich: 470, 480 Paula Elise Delgadillo: 375, 420 Peter Michael: 375, 420 Rasma: 98, 104 Raymond Carl: 116, 122, 124, 126, 127 Reba Candace: 116, 126, 127 Regina: 101, 104, 105 Rita Anna: 17, 73, 380, 396 Rudolf: 477, 480 Rudolf Karl: 98, 102-105 Scott Edward: 375, 420 Shirley: 376, 413 Sophie Maria Charlotte: 3, 16, 23, 43, 44, 287, 291-296 Stephanie Ann: 373, 421, 425 Stephen Christian Delgadillo: 375, 420 Steven Louis: 382, 421 Theodor G: 474, 477, 480 Theodora: 478, 479 Thomas Fowler: 392, 417, 421 Thora Gisela: 473, 481 Tiffany Lynn: 393, 426 Tocher: 3, 19, 23 Tyler Brandon: 382, 426 Uta: 473, 481 Virginia J: 116, 124, 126, 127 Virginia June: 118, 123, 126 Volkmar Rudolf: 98, 103-105 Walter: 473, 481 Werner Gerhard (aka: Red): 375, 400, 413, 414, 420 Werner Lee (aka: Pete): 375, 414, 420 Wilhelm Christian: 1-3, 7, 21, 25, 31, 33, 514

43, 45, 57, 61, 74, 102-105, 107, 115, 121-124, 126, 127, 203, 204, 206, 213, 215, 218-221, 223-226, 229, 231, 234, 236, 239-251, 253279, 291-296, 313, 316, 318, 320, 322, 323, 325, 327, 330, 332, 333, 335, 336, 338-347, 360, 362-369, 394, 396, 400, 401, 405, 407, 408, 410-414, 416-427, 446-450, 452-454, 456-465, 479-481 Wilhelm Georg Carl: 3, 471, 479, 480 Wilhelm Karl Heinrich: 8, 25, 96, 102 Willfrid Karl: 101, 104 Wolfgang: 473, 480, 481 Wilson Ada Cherry: 422 Elizabeth Anne: 135, 272 Erica Leigh: 135, 272 Sam: 135, 272 Windham Mary Anne: 120, 127 Winthrop Ella Virginia: 305, 339 Wittstock Johann Andreas: 471, 480 Womack Amy: 160, 257 Wommack Ruth Willene: 268 Wood George: 463 Robbie Lee: 439, 463 Woody Clyde Allen: 150, 264 Clyde Woodrow: 264 Joshua Taylor: 150, 264 Matthew Todd: 150, 264 Wright Richard Walton: 136, 240

Yetman Marian Louisa: 357, 369 Robert Gerard: 357, 369 Young Emma: 18, 80, 81, 433, 453 Jerry: 135, 272 Lily Alice: 135, 272

Z Zackary Cal: 185, 276 Claude Arthur (aka: C. A.): 185, 261 John Arthur: 185, 261, 276 Joseph Ethridge: 261 Katherine Mackay: 185, 276 Robert Ethridge: 185, 276 Stephen Michael: 185, 261, 276 Zieschang Carrie Lynn: 377, 424 Jason Amos: 377, 424 Paul Albert: 377, 424 Zimmermann Helena Fredericka: 206 Zwetkow Kiril Nikolow: 98, 104 Linus Reigel: 98, 105 Nikolo: 98, 104, 105 Zwygart Kathy: 181, 269

Y Yates Alice Marie: 165, 261 Brian Richmond: 191, 261 Donna Christine: 191, 261 Everett Richmond: 261 Everett Richmond , Jr.: 165, 261 Judy Dawn: 191, 261, 277 Pearl Alice: 247 515