Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Catherine DREYER

Birth:                              19 Feb 1822    Ranspach, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."2

Marriage:                      28 Dec 1847    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license obtained 29 Oct 1844 in Bexar County.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #53 Castroville.4

Death:                             5 Aug 1893    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                              6 Aug 1893    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:            Martin DREYER (21 May 1795-5 Mar 1864)

Mother:           Catherine LUTHRINGER (9 Aug 1796-1854)

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Spouse:           Andre KELLER

Birth:                             15 May 1824    Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.5

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."2

Death:                             8 Sep 1889    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                              9 Sep 1889    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:            Andre KELLER (circa 1795-5 Dec 1841)

Mother:           Marie Agathe KIENER (1799-30 Nov 1851)

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Thirteen Known Children

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F            Catherine KELLER

Birth:                             14 Mar 1845    Medina County, Texas.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Andre KELLER and Catherine DREYER; Medina County, Texas; household #53 Castroville.4

Marriage:                      16 Aug 1866    Jacob ETTER (28 Jan 1842-25 Nov 1929), son of Samuel ETTER Sr and Elizabeth ROEBET; Medina County, Texas.7

Death:                             2 Aug 1911    Medina County, Texas.6

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.6

Daughter:                                              Therese ETTER

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F            Carolina KELLER

Birth:                    circa __ Nov 1846    Medina County, Texas.3

Death:                             30 Jul 1847    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                             31 Jul 1847    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

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M           Henry KELLER

Birth:                              23 Jan 1848    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Andre KELLER and Catherine DREYER; Medina County, Texas; household #53 Castroville.4

Marriage:                         7 Oct 1873    Mary Rosalia BOHL (9 Feb 1854-12 May 1911), daughter of Apollonare BOHL and Mary Anna KETTENER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Daughter:                     16 May 1879    Anna Mary KELLER; 3

Death:                              6 Jan 1927    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.8

Burial:                              7 Jan 1927    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

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M           Joseph KELLER

Birth:                             15 Nov 1849    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Andre KELLER and Catherine DREYER; Medina County, Texas; household #53 Castroville.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph KELLER and Anne Marie MANN; Medina County, Texas; household #2614 Castroville.9

Death:                            __ ___ 1938    10

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M           Andrew KELLER

Birth:                               5 Mar 1851    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                        4 Nov 1873    Catherine BECKER (28 Dec 1853-8 Jun 1938), daughter of Mathias BECKER and Marie Anne MECHLER; Medina County, Texas.7

Death:                           30 Dec 1931    Medina County, Texas.11

Burial:                           31 Dec 1931    Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste, Medina County.8

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F            Justina KELLER

Birth:                             20 Sep 1852    Medina County, Texas.12

Marriage:                       27 Feb 1875    Charles (Carl) GRAFF (13 Jul 1852-9 Dec 1934), son of Ludwig GRAFF Sr and Barbe BARTZ; Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter:                      21 Dec 1875    Caroline GRAFF; Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                          23 May 1928    Hondo, Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                           24 May 1928    Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.8

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M           Seraphin KELLER

Birth:                               22 Jul 1854    Medina County, Texas.13

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1879    Gertrude BECKER (10 Nov 1855-7 Sep 1906), daughter of Mathias BECKER and Marie Anne MECHLER; Texas.10

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1908    Frances BENDELE (26 Feb 1873-        ), daughter of Andre Francois BENDELE and Frances SCHERRER; Texas.10

Death:                           16 Dec 1913    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Devine, Medina County.13

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M           Louis A KELLER

Birth:                             30 Nov 1856    Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1888    Stephanie SCHODROWSKI (26 Dec 1868-8 Mar 1934), daughter of Felix SCHODROWSKI; Texas.10

Death:                              9 Jan 1937    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                            10 Jan 1937    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.8

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F            Carolina KELLER

Birth:                             20 Sep 1857    Medina County, Texas.3

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M           Joseph KELLER

Birth:                                7 Jun 1859    Medina County, Texas.3

Marriage:                        1 May 1883    Marie Anne ZIMMERMANN (1 Jul 1824-        ), daughter of Joseph ZIMMERMANN and Marie Anne LEHERR; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

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M           August KELLER

Birth:                             31 Mar 1861    Medina County, Texas.3

Marriage:                       28 Feb 1889    Anna Mary CONRAD (18 Jul 1870-2 Aug 1951), daughter of Peter CONRAD and Elisabeth Mary VOLLMER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                          13 May 1942    Medina County, Texas.11

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste, Medina County.11

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F            Mary Louise KELLER

Birth:                              29 Jun 1864    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                       30 Jan 1894    Benjamin KEMPF (8 Nov 1854-26 Dec 1927), son of Francois Joseph KEMPF and Anne Marie WEBER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                             9 Nov 1935    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                           10 Nov 1935    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

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M           Acmilianus KELLER

Birth:                               10 Jul 1867    Medina County, Texas.3

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Endnotes 

1. Emigrants to North America from the Vallee de la Thur, online http://members.aol.com/rcbsuppl1/AlsaceA-Z/ThurImmig.htm. Hereinafter cited as Emigrants - Thur. 

2. Lyons, Louis Phillipe, Jean Key and Heinrich, Ship Passenger Lists, 1843 departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

3. 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. 

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. unknown, Oberentzen, Alsace Civil Registration to Marriages, Births and Deaths 1793 - 1872 (n.p.: LDS microfilm, n.d.). Hereinafter cited as Oberentzen BMD. 

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

7. 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. 

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

9. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Bexar County, Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Bexar County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Bexar. 

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

11. LDS microfilm, compiler, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Grace Cem. 

12. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 

13. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson.