Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Martin
DREYER
Birth: 21 May 1795 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.1
Marriage:
before __ ___ 1818 Alsace, France.1
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg
22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."2
Grant: __ ___ 1851 File 1032, 640 acres.3
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #16 Castroville town.4
Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; stock
raiser.4
Death: 5 Mar 1864 Medina County, Texas.1
Burial: 5 Mar 1864 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.1
Father:
Hans Thiebaud DREYER (31 Aug 1758-3 Dec 1832)
Mother:
Christine GRUNEWALD (26 Oct 1758-5 Jan 1798)
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Spouse:
Catherine
LUTHRINGER
Birth: 9 Aug 1796 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.5
Death: __ ___ 1854 San Antonio, Bexar
County, Texas.6
Father:
Michel LUTHRINGER
Mother:
Catherine DREYER
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Six Known Children
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F Therese
DREYER
Birth: 13 Dec 1818 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.5
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
Daughter: __ ___ 1846 Mary GRUNEWALD; Texas.7
Son: circa __ ___ 1847 Francis GRUNEWALD; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 17 Nov 1847 Joseph GRUNEWALD;
Medina County, Texas.1
Marriage: 25 Nov 1847 Joseph Francois GRUNEWALD
(1814-Aug 1859), son of Gregor GRUNEWALD; St Louis Catholic Church,
Castroville, Medina County; license obtained 15 Jan 1845 in Bexar
County.1
Son: 25 Apr 1849 Francis Xavier
GRUNEWALD; Medina County, Texas.1
Census: __ ___ 1850 Joseph Francois GRUNEWALD
(1814-Aug 1859); Medina County, Texas; household #49 Castroville.8
Son: 24 Dec 1850 Francis Joseph
GRUNEWALD; Medina County, Texas.1
Daughter: 6 Dec 1852 Mary Christina GRUNEWALD;
Medina County, Texas.1
Son: 9 Jan 1854 Arcadius GRUNEWALD;
Medina County, Texas.1
Death: 14 Oct 1866 Medina County, Texas.1
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
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F
Catherine DREYER
Birth: 19 Feb 1822 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.9
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
Daughter: 14 Mar 1845 Catherine KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.7
Daughter:
circa __ Nov 1846 Carolina KELLER; Medina County, Texas.1
Marriage: 28 Dec 1847 Andre KELLER (15 May
1824-8 Sep 1889), son of Andre KELLER and Marie Agathe KIENER; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license obtained 29 Oct
1844 in Bexar County.1
Son: 23 Jan 1848 Henry KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 15 Nov 1849 Joseph KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Census: __ ___ 1850 Andre KELLER (15 May
1824-8 Sep 1889); Medina County, Texas; household #53 Castroville.8
Son: 5 Mar 1851 Andrew KELLER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10
Daughter: 20 Sep 1852 Justina KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.11
Son: 22 Jul 1854 Seraphin KELLER;
Medina County, Texas.12
Son: 30 Nov 1856 Louis A KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.10
Daughter: 20 Sep 1857 Carolina KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 7 Jun 1859 Joseph KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 31 Mar 1861 August KELLER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Daughter: 29 Jun 1864 Mary Louise KELLER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10
Son: 10 Jul 1867 Acmilianus KELLER;
Medina County, Texas.1
Death: 5 Aug 1893 Medina County, Texas.1
Burial: 6 Aug 1893 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.1
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F Anne
Marie DREYER
Birth: 10 Nov 1824 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.9
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
Daughter:
circa __ ___ 1846 Sophia GALLAT; Texas.13
Marriage: 2 Jan 1846 Francois Xavier GALLAT
(circa 1812-28 Dec 1849); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina
County; lincense obtained in Bexar County.1
Son: 8 Nov 1846 Francois Xavier GALLAT;
Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 5 Nov 1848 Arcadius GALLAT;
Medina County, Texas.1
Son: circa __ Dec 1848 Francois Xavier GALLAT;
Medina County, Texas.1
Son: 10 Mar 1850 Joseph Arcadius GALLAT;
St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.1
Marriage: 12 Oct 1850 Augustin WEBER (25 Aug
1823-2 Jul 1887), son of Jean Pierre WEBER Sr and Catherine SCHMIDLING;
St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.1
Census: __ ___ 1850 Augustin WEBER (25 Aug
1823-2 Jul 1887); Bexar County, Texas; household #3 Medina River (Bexar
County).13
Daughter: 24 Aug 1851 Anna Mary WEBER; Medina
County, Texas.1
Death: __ Nov 1852 Medina County, Texas.1
Burial: 11 Nov 1852 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.1
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F Marie
Anne DREYER
Birth: 27 Feb 1827 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.7
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
Marriage: 1 Mar 1847 Arcade STEINLE (12 Jan
1820-19 Apr 1858), son of Thomas STEINLE and Agathe LEIBEN; Bexar
County, Texas.7
Daughter: 8 Dec 1847 Cecilia Elizabeth STEINLE;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.1
Son: 8 Mar 1849 Charles Frederick
STEINLE; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10
Census: __ ___ 1850 Arcade STEINLE (12 Jan
1820-19 Apr 1858); Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville.8
Daughter: 21 Jan 1852 Emilia STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.1
Daughter: 25 Aug 1853 Mary Carolina STEINLE;
Medina County, Texas.1
Daughter: 28 Jul 1855 Mary Anna STEINLE;
Medina County, Texas.1
Son: 3 Feb 1857 Henry STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.15
Marriage: 15 May 1859 Franz Aloyse STEINLE (23
Jan 1829-12 Nov 1904), son of Thomas STEINLE and Agathe LEIBEN; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.1
Son: 10 Sep 1859 Louis STEINLE;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.1
Census: __ ___ 1860 Franz Aloyse STEINLE (23
Jan 1829-12 Nov 1904); Medina County, Texas; household #16 Castroville.4
Daughter: 14 Mar 1861 Mathilda STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 12 May 1863 Franz STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.1
Son: 15 May 1865 Joseph August STEINLE;
Medina County, Texas.1
Daughter: 25 Jun 1867 Catherine STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.1
Daughter: 3 Nov 1868 Mary Ida STEINLE; Medina
County, Texas.1
Census: __ ___ 1870 Franz Aloyse STEINLE (23
Jan 1829-12 Nov 1904); Medina County, Texas; household #88 Castroville.16
Death: 8 Jan 1898 Medina County, Texas.1
Burial: 9 Jan 1898 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.1
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F Caroline
DREYER
Birth: 17 Oct 1829 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.5
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
Marriage: __ ___ ____ August ST MARTIN
(1805- )17
Marriage: 1 Apr 1854 Charles Gustav KREMPKAU
(7 Jan 1829-29 Nov 1871), son of Christian Friedrich KREMPKAU; San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.6
Son: __ ___ 1856 Gustav KREMPKAU;
Texas.6
Son: __ ___ 1857 Henry A KREMPKAU;
Texas.6
Son: 13 Mar 1858 Adolph KREMPKAU; Texas.6
Son: 19 Jun 1859 Albert W KREMPKAU;
Texas.6
Son: 17 May 1861 John W KREMPKAU;
6
Son: 9 Nov 1863 William Benjamin
KREMPKAU; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.6
Daughter: 12 Feb 1865 Charlotte K KREMPKAU; San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.6
Daughter: __ ___ 1868 Emma Eugenia KREMPKAU;
Texas.6
Daughter: 31 May 1869 Maria L KREMPKAU; Texas.6
Daughter: __ ___ 1872 Bertha KREMPKAU;
6
Death: 12 Sep 1887 Texas.17
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M Henri
DREYER
Birth: 14 Jul 1832 Ranspach, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.5
Immigratn:
8 Apr 1844 (w); Martin DREYER and Catherine LUTHRINGER; Galveston,
Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the
"Heinrich."2
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Endnotes
1. 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.
2. Lyons, Louis Phillipe, Jean Key and Heinrich, Ship Passenger Lists,
1843 departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin,
Travis County, Texas.
3. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm.
Hereinafter cited as TX GLO.
4. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860
Census.
5. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam
Search.
6. Klaus Kremkau, "The Dreyer - Krempkau Connection," e-mail message
from kremkau.hannover@T-online.de to Margaret Simpson, 30 Oct 2007.
Hereinafter cited as "Dreyer-Kremkau."
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. 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.
10. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0.
Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.
11. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/.
Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina.
12. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson.
13. Heritage Quest, 1850 Census of Bexar and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives). Hereinafter cited as
1850 Census - Bexar.
14. Paul Smith and Tommie Smith, compiler, Caldwell County
Cemeteries, Caldwell County, Texas - Lockhart City Cemetery and Jeffrey
Cemetery (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Caldwell Co Cems.
15. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of
Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage
Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co.
16. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870
Census.
17. Lynette Munson, "Dreyer Family," e-mail message from lynette.munson@wamu.net
to Margaret Simpson, 07 Jun 2004. Hereinafter cited as "Dreyer Family."
