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Subject:           Simon FEST

Birth:                              26 Oct 1826    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                       21 Sep 1846    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:3146.2

Immigratn:                       1 Jan 1847    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Marriage:                          6 Jul 1848    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.1

Deed:                               2 Jan 1855    Medina County, Texas; File 1995, Section 473 (Abstract 393) 640 acres; Grantee - Simon Fest.  Patentee - Simon Fest.  CC Cert. #282.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.5

Death:                           13 Nov 1899    Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

Father:            Francois Antoine FEST (Jan 1779-26 Oct 1839)

Mother:           Catherine LITSCHGI (Jul 1786-        )

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Spouse:           Marie Anne BIHL

Birth:                              16 Apr 1826    Hirtzfelden, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                       1 Jan 1847    Jean Michel BIHL (16 Jun 1796-circa 1852); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Death:                              4 Oct 1888    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Father:            Jean Michel BIHL (16 Jun 1796-circa 1852)

Mother:           Therese STROSSER (23 Oct 1798-16 Nov 1873)

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Six Known Children

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M           Simon FEST

Birth:                               17 Jul 1849    Atascosa County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Simon FEST and Marie Anne BIHL; Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.5

Marriage:                       16 Jun 1871    Mary Ann KELLER (9 Dec 1849-4 Dec 1933), daughter of Francois Joseph KELLER and Anne Marie MANN; Bexar County, Texas.6

Death:                            31 Jan 1893    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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F            Caroline FEST

Birth:                              __ ___ 1851    Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Simon FEST and Marie Anne BIHL; Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.5

Marriage:                       25 Oct 1869    Fred F MILLER (1845-        ); Bexar County, Texas.6

Death:                            __ ___ 1876    1

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F            Mary FEST

Birth:                              __ ___ 1854    Texas.5

Marriage:                      28 Sep 1872    Louis KUNKEL; Bexar County, Texas.6

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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M           Henry FEST

Birth:                               9 May 1856    Atascosa County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Simon FEST and Marie Anne BIHL; Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.5

Marriage:                      22 Sep 1877    Bertha FISCHER (1859-        ); Bexar County, Texas.6

Death:                             1 Feb 1938    Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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M           Edward FEST

Birth:                               9 Mar 1860    Atascosa County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Simon FEST and Marie Anne BIHL; Atascosa County, Texas; household #26.5

Death:                            30 Apr 1883    Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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F            Louise FEST

Birth:                              __ ___ 1871    Texas.1

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Endnotes 

1. Bob Wilson, "Bihl, Fest and Strosser  families," e-mail message from bwilson41@austin.rr.com to Margaret Simpson, August 23, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Bihl, Fest, Strosser." 

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. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

5. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Atascosa and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Atascosa County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Atascosa. 

6. San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Books E & F Aug 27 1866 - May 29 1879 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, 1998). Hereinafter cited as Marrs - Bexar Co E, F.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Simon Fest updated on 11/05/13

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