Etienne (Stephen) Ahr

Etienne (Stephen) Ahr
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Subject:           Etienne AHR

Birth:                                 9 Jul 1821    Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                       14 Sep 1846    Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:3119.2

Immigratn:                     __ ___ 1846    3

Marriage:                        6 Dec 1847    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license obtained in Bexar County.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #69 Castroville.5

Deed:                             21 Oct 1851    Medina County, Texas; File 992Sections 274 (Abstract 10) and 278 (Abstract 11) 320 acres; Grantee - Etienne Ahr.  Patentee - Etienne Ahr. CC Cert. #24.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #14 (3 children).7

Natlzation:                    15 May 1854    Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 1, p 16 (grant).8

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #4 Castroville town.9

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1860    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; blacksmith.9

Voter Reg:                    28 Aug 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Medina County, Texas; household #161 Castroville.12

Death:                           29 Aug 1903    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                            30 Aug 1903    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

Father:            Jean Baptiste AHR (13 Jun 1792-        )

Mother:           Marie Rosine HAASENFORBER (1785-        )

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Spouse:           Anne Marie BILHARTZ

Birth:                             25 Dec 1830    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.13

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."14

Death:                           14 Dec 1913    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                           15 Dec 1913    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.4

Father:            Francois Joseph BILHARTZ (May 1800-Jul 1850)

Mother:           Marie Anne REITZER (1802-Feb 1849)

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Eleven Known Children

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F            Anna Mary AHR

Birth:                                8 Apr 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Death:                          __ May 1850    Medina County, Texas.4

Burial:                           10 May 1850    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M           Francis Joseph AHR

Birth:                             22 Sep 1850    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

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M           John Joseph AHR

Birth:                              29 Jun 1852    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #4 Castroville town.9

Marriage:                       23 Oct 1872    Regina ZURCHER (circa 1853-        ), daughter of Francois Joseph ZURCHER and Marie Anne SCHMITT; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M           Stephen AHR

Birth:                             28 Mar 1854    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

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M           Louis AHR

Birth:                                7 Jan 1857    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #4 Castroville town.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                        11 Jul 1882    Mary Ann HAASS (9 Apr 1861-14 Jun 1930), daughter of Frederick HAASS and Barbe CHRISTILLES; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M           John Baptist AHR

Birth:                               23 Jul 1860    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                        7 Nov 1882    Catherine Mary GROFF (18 Sep 1859-        ), daughter of Michel GROFF and Marie Anne GSELL; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

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M           August AHR

Birth:                             20 Mar 1862    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

Death:                             3 Dec 1926    Bexar County, Texas.15

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.15

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Josephine ? (9 Feb 1866-26 Jan 1944); Texas.15

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F            Anna Mary AHR

Birth:                               10 Jul 1864    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

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M           Francis Xavier AHR

Birth:                             29 Dec 1865    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

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F            Mary Catherine AHR

Birth:                               6 Mar 1868    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

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M           Jacob AHR

Birth:                               25 Jul 1869    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.11

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Endnotes 

1. Family History Library, Oberentzen Births 1820-1862, Marriages 1793-1862, Roll #720078, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Oberentzen b. 1820-1862 m. 1793-1862. 

2. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin Department) to America Part 2: 1845-1847 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Emigrnts from France 2

3. Cornelia Schrader-Muggenthaler, compiler, The Alsace Emigration Book Volume I (n.p.: Closson Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Alsace Em Bk I

4. LDS Microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church Gedcom

5. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census

6. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

7. Ted Gittinger, Connie Rihn, Roberta Haby and Charlene Snavely, compiler, St Louis Church, Castroville, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Graphic Arts, 1973). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church

8. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn

9. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census

10. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County."

11. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census

12. Family Quest, 1880 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census

13. LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Cem

14. Ocean, Jeanette Marie, Norwegian and Probus, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1844, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

15. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Cemeteries of Bexar County Texas Volume 2 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, May 2000). Hereinafter cited as Bexar Co. Cems 2.

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