Family Group Sheet

Subject:          Francois Antoine LUTZ

Birth:                                4 Feb 1832    Urbes, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                      4 Nov 1857    New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1857 on the "R L Gillchrist."2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Jean Baptiste LUTZ (27 Aug 1829-25 Jun 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #226 D'Hanis.3

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; farmer.3

Marriage:                      22 Nov 1860    Medina County, Texas.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.6

Natlzation:                       5 Feb 1892    Medina County, Texas; Prob Ct Min No C-8, p 71 (grant).7

Death:                            10 Oct 1901    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            Urbain LUTZ (26 May 1802-29 Mar 1849)

Mother:           Catherine MORITZ (7 Nov 1801-5 May 1836)

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Spouse:          Anne Marie Catherine ZERR

Birth:                              14 Apr 1830    Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                       1 Jan 1847    (w); Jean Baptiste ZERR Sr and Magdalene Catherine BATOT; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."8

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Dr Francois MARRELL (circa 1821-Aug 1859); Medina County, Texas; household #17 D'Hanis.9

Marriage:                      18 Mar 1854    Dr Francois MARRELL (circa 1821-Aug 1859); Medina County, Texas.4

Death:                           14 Feb 1921    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            14 Feb 1921   Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            Johann Baptista ZERR (1803-1858)

Mother:           Magdalene Catherine BATOT (1802-1869)

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Four Known Children

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M           John Baptist LUTZ

Birth:                               25 Jul 1862    Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.6

Marriage:                      10 Nov 1892    Mary Philomina LIEBER (2 Feb 1872-23 Sep 1910), daughter of Joseph LIEBER and Mary Philomena NAEGELIN; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.10

Death:                            29 Oct 1927    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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M           Joseph LUTZ

Birth:                              29 Jun 1864    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.6

Son:                               __ ___ 1893    Henry J LUTZ; 12

Death:                            26 Oct 1950    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            28 Oct 1950    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.11

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Catherine LUTZ (6 Apr 1872-26 Jan 1965), daughter of Jean Baptiste LUTZ and Louise Catherine LIEBER; Texas.10

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F            Maria LUTZ

Birth:                               7 Mar 1866    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.6

Marriage:                        7 May 1888    Joseph L HABY (16 Oct 1858-9 Oct 1953), son of Laurent HABY and Francoise HUTZLER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Death:                            11 Oct 1957    Kerr County, Texas.11

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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M           August LUTZ

Birth:                             18 Sep 1868    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Francois Antoine LUTZ and Anne Marie Catherine ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.6

Marriage:                      15 Nov 1892    Maria Elisabeth LIEBER (19 Nov 1873-14 May 1969), daughter of Dominic LIEBER and Catherine ZIMMERLE; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Death:                           22 Sep 1921    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Burial:                            24 Sep 1921    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.11

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Endnotes 

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

2. Ira A Glazier and P William Filby, compiler, Germans to America Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, Volume 12, Nov 1857-Jul 1859 (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc, 1990). Hereinafter cited as Ger to Amer 12. 

3. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census. 

4. 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. 

5. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census. 

6. Family Quest, 1880 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census. 

7. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn. 

8. Talisman, Diamont and Schanunga, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1846, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

9. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census. 

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

12. Texas Family Research, compiler, Peter Huegele Family History (n.p.: Texas Family Research, 1964). Hereinafter cited as Huegele Fam. 

13. 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.