Family Group Sheet

 

Subject:           Laurent Thomas AHR

Birth:                               9 Aug 1828    Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                      __ Nov 1848    2

Immigratn:                       7 Feb 1849    New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre Nov 1848 on the "Gironde."3

Lot:                       circa __ ___ 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #1, Block 2, Range 6.4

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

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #11 (no children).6

Marriage:                       24 Jan 1854    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7

Natlzation:                    17 May 1855    Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 1, p 130 (grant).8

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #30 Castroville town.9

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

Voter Reg:                    29 Aug 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Death:                           20 Nov 1910    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                           21 Nov 1910    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.14

Father:            Jean Baptiste AHR (13 Jun 1792-        )

Mother:           Marie Rosine HAASENFORBER (1785-        )

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Spouse:           Anne Marie BISCHOFF

Birth:                             14 Aug 1834    Sentheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Andre SCHWENDEMANN and Marie Therese BECK; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."15

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Georges Joseph BECK and Marie Therese BECK; Medina County, Texas; household #28 Castroville.5

Death:                           17 Dec 1909    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                           19 Dec 1909    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

Father:            Jean Georges BISCHOFF (-before 1839)

Mother:           Marie Therese BECK (2 May 1809-22 Oct 1896)

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Twelve Known Children

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F            Maria Anna AHR

Birth:                              28 Jan 1856    Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #30 Castroville town.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                       29 Oct 1877    Henry Erasmus TSCHIRHART (6 Jan 1855-5 Mar 1918), son of Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7

Death:                            27 Jan 1906    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                            28 Jan 1906    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Louis M AHR

Birth:                             16 Aug 1857    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #30 Castroville town.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                        9 Sep 1878    Lily Anna KRISCH (7 Mar 1860-27 Aug 1921); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Death:                             30 Jul 1905    Medina County, Texas.14

Burial:                             30 Jul 1905    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Nicholas AHR

Birth:                               3 May 1859    Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #30 Castroville town.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                       20 Oct 1891    Helen Regina HABY (18 Aug 1869-7 Jun 1959), daughter of Francois Joseph HABY Jr and Catherine KOENIG; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Death:                              5 Apr 1923    Medina County, Texas.14

Burial:                              6 Apr 1923    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Mary Louisa AHR

Birth:                                6 Jan 1861    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                        6 Nov 1882    Louis Michael TSCHIRHART (18 Jun 1858-27 Jun 1926), son of Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7

Son:                                 8 Feb 1883    Edward August TSCHIRHART; Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                              7 Jan 1937    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                              8 Jan 1937    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Andew Leo AHR

Birth:                              11 Apr 1863    Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Death:                           13 Aug 1926    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                            14 Aug 1926    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Francis William AHR

Birth:                              30 Oct 1865    Medina County, Texas.17

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Death:                            27 Jan 1958    Medina County, Texas.17

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.17

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Wilhelmina WAGNER (1 Feb 1872-15 Jan 1968); Texas.7

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F            Catherine Ida AHR

Birth:                             __ Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; christened Sep 19.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                       28 Apr 1888    Carl Anton NAGEL (circa 1859-        ); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Regina AHR

Birth:                              22 Jun 1869    Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville town.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                         9 Feb 1892    Alois Rudolph FILLEMAN (1 Jul 1866-        ); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           George AHR

Birth:                              16 Feb 1872    Medina County, Texas.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                        23 Jul 1902    Alexandrina HABY (6 Jun 1881-15 Dec 1971)18

Death:                               6 Jul 1949    Medina County, Texas.14

Burial:                               9 Jul 1949    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Mary Rosa AHR

Birth:                               3 Nov 1873    Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                       27 Apr 1897    August SEFFEL (circa 1874-        ); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Henry J AHR

Birth:                             26 Sep 1876    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                      18 Mar 1901    Veronica Adella FREY (4 Mar 1884-2 Aug 1975); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7

Daughter:                      23 Feb 1907    Cecilia AHR; 19

Daughter:                      22 Jan 1909    Marguerite Florence AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.19

Daughter:                      25 Sep 1910    Henrietta AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.19

Son:                               16 Feb 1918    Aelred Bernard AHR; 19

Death:                           15 Mar 1973    Medina County, Texas.19

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.14

Son:                                                       Norbert AHR

Son:                                                       Richard AHR

Son:                                                       Medard AHR

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M           Albert AHR

Birth:                             26 Aug 1878    Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; Medina County, Texas; household #144 Castroville.12

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Margrieth FILLEMAN (31 Aug 1879-        ), daughter of Johan Anselm FILLEMAN and Anne Marie ZERR; Texas.20

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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. Nicole Fouche, compiler, Retrouvez Votre Cousin d'Amerique (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Cousin d'Amerique. 

3. Multile entry; Gironde Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 29. 

4. Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste, Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville. 

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. 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. 

7. Fay C Bluhm, "Ahr Family," e-mail message from fayb@tisd.net to unknown recipient, Nov 17, 2000. Hereinafter cited as "Ahr Family." 

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

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

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

16. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs. 

17. LDS Microfilm, compiler, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Zion Cem. 

18. Margaret Grammer, "Kempf & Mann Families," e-mail message from mgrammer@gte.net to Margaret Simpson, April 10, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Kempf, Mann." 

19. Debbie Williams, "Henry J Ahr," e-mail message from debwill@swbell.net to Margaret Simpson, 19 Apr 2007. Hereinafter cited as "Henry Ahr." 

20. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co.