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Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Benjamin
BIRY
Birth: 25 Jun 1822 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.1
Passport: __ Sep 1850 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.2
Immigratn:
after __ Sep 1850 Texas.3
Natlzation:
17 May 1855 Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 1, p 144 (grant).4
Marriage: 18 Jun 1855 San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas.5
Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; peddler.6
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #47 Castroville town.6
Death: 6 Jan 1863 Medina County, Texas.7
Burial: 7 Jan 1863 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
Father:
Balthazar BIRY (10 Jan 1790-29 Oct 1862)
Mother: Anne
Marie WEISS (26 Jan 1790-7 Jan 1855)
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Spouse:
Marie Anne
SIMON
Birth: 2 Feb 1838 Husseren-Wesserling,
Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.8
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Galveston, Galveston
County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."9
Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Michel SIMON and Marie
Rose WEBER; Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.10
2nd
Marriage: 24 Jan 1866 Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30 Aug
1887); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7
Census: __ ___ 1870 Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30
Aug 1887); Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11
Census: __ ___ 1880 Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30
Aug 1887); Medina County, Texas; household #125 Castroville.12
Death: 1 Mar 1902 Medina County, Texas.7
Burial: 2 Mar 1902 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
Father: Michel
SIMON (3 Oct 1813-20 Apr 1874)
Mother: Anne
Marie GISSY (29 Mar 1814-6 Feb 1838)
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Seven Known Children
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F Anna Mary
BIRY
Birth:
circa __ May 1856 Medina County, Texas.6
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Erasmus MEYER and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11
Marriage: 13 Jul 1875 Charles Alexander HAEGELIN
(11 Jan 1847-19 Dec 1925), son of Joseph HAEGELIN Sr and Therese ZINSMEYER;
St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7
Death: __ ___ 1927 Medina County, Texas.13
Burial: __ ___ ____ Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo,
Medina County.13
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F Theresa
Johana BIRY
Birth: 17 May 1857 Castroville, Medina
County, Texas.7
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Benjamin BIRY and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.6
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Erasmus MEYER and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11
Marriage: 12 May 1874 Sebastian Gerard TSCHIRHART
(10 Apr 1849-18 Mar 1931), son of Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; St
Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.7
Son: 25 Nov 1889 Thomas Martin TSCHIRHART;
Medina County, Texas.14
Death: 11 May 1898 Medina County, Texas.7
Burial: 12 May 1898 St Louis Catholic Cemetery,
Castroville, Medina County.7
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F Josephine
Louise BIRY
Birth: 8 Aug 1858 Medina County, Texas.7
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F Brigitta
BIRY
Birth: 1 Feb 1860 Medina County, Texas.7
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Benjamin BIRY and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.6
Death: 3 Jun 1861 Medina County, Texas.7
Burial: 4 Jun 1861 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
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F Josephine
BIRY
Birth: 24 May 1861 Medina County, Texas.7
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F Mary Emalia
BIRY
Birth: 13 Aug 1862 Medina County, Texas.7
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Erasmus MEYER and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11
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F Carolina
BIRY
Birth: 12 Apr 1864 Medina County, Texas.7
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Erasmus MEYER and Marie
Anne SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11
Death: 6 Jul 1875 Medina County, Texas.7
Burial: 7 Jul 1875 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
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Endnotes
1.
Jean-Luc Biry, "Genealogy," e-mail message from Jean-Luc.BIRY@interieur.gouv.fr
to Margaret Simpson, 12 Aug 2005. Hereinafter cited as "Biry."
2.
Nicole Fouche, compiler, Retrouvez Votre Cousin d'Amerique (n.p.:
n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Cousin d'Amerique.
3.
Cornelia Schrader-Muggenthaler, compiler, The Alsace Emigration Book
Volume I (n.p.: Closson Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Alsace Em
Bk I.
4.
WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA:
Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn.
5.
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.
6.
Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860
Census.
7.
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.
8.
Alsace, Husseren-Wesserling Births 1793-1852, Roll # 0783401, Family History
Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Huss.Wess.
b.1793-1852.
9.
Lyons, Louis Phillipe, Jean Key and Heinrich, Ship Passenger Lists, 1843
departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis
County, Texas.
10.
Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850
Census.
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.
TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/.
Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina.
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. |
