Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Francois Joseph BILHARTZ

Birth:                             __ May 1800    Falkwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                      23 Nov 1825    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                         8 Oct 1844    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; 8:1497.2

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1847    Medina County, Texas; baker.1

Lot:                       circa __ ___ 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #1, Block 5, Range 5.4

Death:                             __ Jul 1850    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                             17 Jul 1850    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

Deed:                             30 Apr 1855    Medina County, Texas; File 1288, Sections 45 (Abstract 78) and 55 (Abstract 79) 640 acres; Grantee - Joseph Bilhartz.  Patentee - Joseph Bilhartz.  CC Cert. #14.6

Father:            Joseph BILHARTZ

Mother:           Catherine WELTE (-18 Nov 1806)

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Spouse:           Marie Anne REITZER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1802    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Death:                           __ Feb 1849    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                            25 Feb 1849    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

Father:            Ludwig REITZER (1766-12 Oct 1819)

Mother:           Anne Marie RIFF

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Six Known Children

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F            Marie Anne BILHARTZ

Birth:                               9 Nov 1828    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Marriage:                       12 Jun 1849    Jean Jacques BIRY (18 Feb 1816-11 Oct 1868), son of Balthazar BIRY and Anne Marie WEISS; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5

Son:                                 6 Apr 1850    Francis Joseph Jacob BIRY; Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Jean Jacques BIRY (18 Feb 1816-11 Oct 1868); Medina County, Texas; household #22 Castroville.8

Son:                               12 Apr 1852    Joseph BIRY; Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    Jean Jacques BIRY (18 Feb 1816-11 Oct 1868); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #16 (2 children + 6 children of Joseph Bilhartz and Marie Anne Reitzer).9

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Jean Jacques BIRY (18 Feb 1816-11 Oct 1868); Medina County, Texas; household #2 Castroville town.10

Son:                              22 Sep 1862    John Baptist BIRY; Medina County, Texas.1

Son:                              23 Sep 1864    August BIRY; Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Joseph BIRY (12 Apr 1852-25 Oct 1916); Medina County, Texas; Household #157, Castroville.11

Death:                              2 Apr 1920    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.12

Burial:                              3 Apr 1920    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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F            Anne Marie BILHARTZ

Birth:                             25 Dec 1830    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Marriage:                        6 Dec 1847    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903), son of Jean Baptiste AHR and Marie Rosine HAASENFORBER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license obtained in Bexar County.5

Daughter:                         8 Apr 1849    Anna Mary AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903); Medina County, Texas; household #69 Castroville.8

Son:                              22 Sep 1850    Francis Joseph AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Son:                               29 Jun 1852    John Joseph AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #14 (3 children).9

Son:                              28 Mar 1854    Stephen AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Son:                                 7 Jan 1857    Louis AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903); Medina County, Texas; household #4 Castroville town.10

Son:                                23 Jul 1860    John Baptist AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Son:                              20 Mar 1862    August AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Daughter:                        10 Jul 1864    Anna Mary AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Son:                              29 Dec 1865    Francis Xavier AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Daughter:                        6 Mar 1868    Mary Catherine AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Son:                                25 Jul 1869    Jacob AHR; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903); Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Etienne AHR (9 Jul 1821-29 Aug 1903); Medina County, Texas; household #161 Castroville.11

Death:                           14 Dec 1913    Medina County, Texas.7

Burial:                           15 Dec 1913    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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M           Joseph BILHARTZ

Birth:                                9 Jun 1833    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; Household #22, Castroville.14

Marriage:                         5 Jun 1856    Caroline EBERS (12 Aug 1837-26 Jan 1890), daughter of Christian Ludwig EBERS; Medina County, Texas.15

Son:                               24 Jan 1862    Joseph BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas.5

Daughter:                      13 Nov 1880    Emma BILHARTZ; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.12

Death:                             2 Dec 1912    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                             3 Dec 1912    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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M           Jean Baptiste BILHARTZ

Birth:                              __ ___ 1837    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; Household #70, Castroville.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Etienne AHR and Anne Marie BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas; household #4 Castroville town.10

Marriage:                       18 Jan 1866    Marie Louise SCHWENDEMANN (30 Jun 1843-1 May 1930), daughter of Andre SCHWENDEMANN and Marie Therese BECK; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1866    Pauline BILHARTZ; Medina County, Texas.11

Death:                            10 Oct 1866    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                            11 Oct 1866    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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M           Vincent BILHARTZ

Birth:                              __ ___ 1841    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Death:                           16 Mar 1860    Black Hill, Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                            18 Mar 1860    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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M           Francois Xavier BILHARTZ

Birth:                             11 May 1842    Soppe-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph BILHARTZ and Marie Anne REITZER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Marriage:                        29 Jul 1869    Mary Louise MONIER (17 Mar 1850-1912), daughter of Jacques MONIER and Marguerite THEIS; Medina County, Texas.15

Death:                           20 Sep 1888    Medina County, Texas.5

Burial:                            21 Sep 1888    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5

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Endnotes 

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

2. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut-Rhin Department) to America, Part 1: 1837-1844 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1986). Hereinafter cited as Emigrants from France. 

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

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

5. 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. 

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

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

9. 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. 

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

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

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

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

14. Multiple, 1850 Federal Census for Texas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Roll # M-908, M-910, M-913, M-916. 

15. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D.