Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Jean Baptiste
DECKERT
Birth: 20 May 1828 Blodelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.1
Passport: 3 Nov 1846 Blodelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France; # 8:3271 (child of Benoit Sr).2
Immigratn:
1 Jan 1847 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15
Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3
Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Benoit Jacques
DECKERT Sr and Marie Anne FRITZ; Medina County, Texas; household #12
D'Hanis.4
Deed: 20 Oct 1851 Medina County, Texas;
File 994, Sections 221 (Abstract 317) and 222 (Abstract 318) 320 acres;
Grantee - Jean B Deckert. Batentee - Jean B Deckert. CC Cert. #149.5
Marriage: 19 Jul 1853 St Dominic Catholic
Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.6
Natlzation:
15 May 1854 Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 1, p 119 (grant).7
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #188 D'Hanis.8
Voter Reg:
9 Sep 1867 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.9
Census: __ ___ 1870 Medina County, Texas;
household #315 D'Hanis.10
Census: __ ___ 1880 Medina County, Texas;
household #10 D'Hanis.11
Death: 30 Sep 1902 Medina County, Texas.12
Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery,
D'Hanis, Medina County.12
Father:
Benoit Jacques DECKERT Sr (1796-circa 1870)
Mother:
Marie Anne FRITZ (circa 1797-1860)
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Spouse:
Reine
WOLFF
Birth: 21 Jul 1836 Meyenheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.13
Immigratn:
24 Feb 1852 (w); Xavier WOLFF Jr and Reine BALL; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Maid of Orleans."14
Death: __ ___ 1897 Medina County, Texas.12
Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery,
D'Hanis, Medina County.12
Father:
Xavier WOLFF Jr (1 Jul 1808- )
Mother:
Reine BALL (circa 1806-15 Apr 1886)
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Nine Known Children
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Jacob DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1855 Medina County, Texas.8
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #188 D'Hanis.8
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
Marriage: 7 Oct 1880 Regina GARTEISER,
daughter of Francois Antoine GARTEISER and Johanna ENDERLE; St Dominic
Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.15
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Sebastian DECKERT
Birth: 12 Dec 1856 D'Hanis, Medina
County, Texas.16
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #188 D'Hanis.8
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
Marriage: 3 Nov 1881 Theresa BATOT (9 Aug
1858-6 Apr 1922), daughter of Jean Jacques BATOT and Therese TORETAN;
Medina County, Texas.6
Death: 5 Apr 1911 Hondo, Medina County,
Texas.16
Burial: 6 Apr 1911 Oakwood Cemetery,
Hondo, Medina County.16
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Regina DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1858 Medina County, Texas.8
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #188 D'Hanis.8
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Marriage: 18 Jul 1878 John HERRBURGER; Medina
County, Texas.6
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Frank Xavier DECKERT
Birth: 19 Aug 1860 D'Hanis, Medina
County, Texas.16
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
Death: 29 Sep 1912 D'Hanis, Medina County,
Texas.16
Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery,
D'Hanis, Medina County.12
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George DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1862 Medina County, Texas.11
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
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Ignatius DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1863 Medina County, Texas.10
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Marriage: 27 Nov 1893 Regina Maria BRITZ (29 Jan
1859-10 Jun 1948), daughter of Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; St
Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.15
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Anton DECKERT
Birth: __ ___ 1865 Medina County, Texas.12
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
Death: __ ___ 1917 Medina County, Texas.12
Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery,
D'Hanis, Medina County.12
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Rosa L DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1868 Medina County, Texas.10
Census: __ ___ 1870 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #315 D'Hanis.10
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
Marriage: 26 Nov 1889 Joseph ZURCHER (9 Mar
1867- ), son of Leopold ZURCHER and Elizabeth NEY; Texas.13
Daughter: 10 Dec 1895 Mary Rose ZURCHER; Black
Creek, Medina County, Texas.17
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Albert DECKERT
Birth: circa __ ___ 1875 Medina County, Texas.11
Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Jean Baptiste
DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #10 D'Hanis.11
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Endnotes
1. International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org.
Hereinafter cited as IGI.
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. Talisman, Diamont and Schanunga, Ship Passenger Lists, departing
1846, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis
County, Texas.
4. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850
Census.
5. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm.
Hereinafter cited as TX GLO.
6. 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.
7. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina
County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as
Medina Co Natlztn.
8. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860
Census.
9. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches
and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as
"Voters-Medina County."
10. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870
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. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson.
13. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of
Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage
Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co.
14. Multilple entry; Maid of Orleans Passenger List; in
Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902;
M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 35.
15. Helen B Bland, "Marriage Records St Dominic Catholic Church D'Hanis,"
Our Heritage volume IX. Hereinafter cited as "St Dominic
Marriages."
16. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0.
Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.
17. 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.
