Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Joseph
MEHR
Sr
Birth: __ ___ 1821 Haut Rhin, Alsace,
France.1
Marriage:
circa __ ___ 1840 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2
Immigratn:
12 Dec 1851 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Zanon."3
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #153 Castroville area.4
Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; farmer.4
Death: 23 Mar 1865 Medina County, Texas.5
Burial: 24 Mar 1865 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5
Father:
Mother:
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Spouse:
Anastasie
POERNER
Birth: circa __ ___ 1819 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.5
Census: __ ___ 1880 Medina County, Texas;
Household #127, Castroville.6
Death: 30 Mar 1896 Medina County, Texas.5
Burial: 31 Mar 1896 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5
Father:
Mother:
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Five
Known Children
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F Catherine
MEHR
Birth: 29 Nov 1841 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.7
Immigratn:
12 Dec 1851 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and Anastasie POERNER; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Zanon."3
Marriage: 14 May 1859 Francois Joseph SCHMITT Jr (16
Nov 1834-19 May 1867), son of Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Catherine
KLEIN; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.8
Daughter: 4 Jul 1860 Mary Catherine SCHMITT; San
Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.7
Daughter: 12 Jul 1862 Theresa SCHMITT; Medina
County, Texas.5
Daughter: 10 Aug 1866 Johanna Ida SCHMITT; Medina
County, Texas.5
Marriage: 27 Jun 1870 August HOLZHAUS (7 Jul 1836-7
Jun 1925); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5
Daughter: 22 Feb 1871 Anna Bernadine HOLZHAUS;
Medina County, Texas.5
Son: 3 Dec 1872 Joseph August HOLZHAUS;
Medina County, Texas.5
Daughter: 27 Oct 1874 Mary Ida HOLZHAUS; Medina
County, Texas.5
Son: 1 Jul 1876 Otto Joseph HOLZHAUS;
Medina County, Texas.5
Daughter: 7 Aug 1878 Maria Afra HOLZHAUS; Medina
County, Texas.5
Census: __ ___ 1880 August HOLZHAUS (7 Jul 1836-7
Jun 1925); Medina County, Texas; Household #185, Castroville.6
Son: 29 Dec 1880 Adolph David HOLZHAUS;
Medina County, Texas.5
Daughter: 2 Sep 1883 Mary Clare HOLZHAUS; Medina
County, Texas.5
Son: 2 Oct 1886 Louis Arthur HOLZHAUS;
Medina County, Texas.7
Death: 1 Jan 1933 Medina County, Texas.9
Burial: 2 Jan 1933 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
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F Anastasia
MEHR
Birth: 20 May 1847 Staffelfelden, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.9
Immigratn:
12 Dec 1851 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and Anastasie POERNER; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Zanon."3
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and
Anastasie POERNER; Medina County, Texas; household #153 Castroville area.4
Marriage: 9 Jan 1866 Augustin HUTZLER Jr (13 Jul
1840-10 Apr 1931), son of Augustin HUTZLER Sr and Catherine BURGY; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5
Daughter: 26 Feb 1875 Mary Apolonia HUTZLER; Medina
County, Texas.5
Death: 12 Jan 1931 Castroville, Medina County,
Texas.7
Burial: 14 Jan 1931 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7
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F Josephine
MEHR
Birth: 7 Feb 1852 Texas.5
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and
Anastasie POERNER; Medina County, Texas; household #153 Castroville area.4
Marriage: 3 May 1870 Michel NAEGELIN Jr (15 Aug
1838-11 Mar 1915), son of Jean Michel NAEGELIN Sr and Marie Magdalene
BAUMANN; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5
Death: 11 Feb 1940 Medina County, Texas.5
Burial: 13 Feb 1940 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5
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F Louisa MEHR
Birth: 18 Jun 1854 Medina County, Texas.5
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and
Anastasie POERNER; Medina County, Texas; household #153 Castroville area.4
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M Joseph MEHR
Jr
Birth: 24 Sep 1858 Castroville, Medina
County, Texas.7
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph MEHR Sr and
Anastasie POERNER; Medina County, Texas; household #153 Castroville area.4
Marriage: 19 Aug 1878 Mary MECHLER (5 Oct 1856-20
Feb 1931), daughter of Augustin MECHLER and Emerence Anne MANN; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.5
Death: 28 Apr 1931 Castroville, Medina County,
Texas.7
Burial: 29 Apr 1931 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.5
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Endnotes
1.
Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina
County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage
Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co.
2.
International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org.
Hereinafter cited as IGI.
3.
Multiple entry; Samuel Dyer, Cornelia, State of Maine, Atala and Zanon
Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans,
Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No.
34.
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.
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.
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.
Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0.
Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.
8.
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.
9.
LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina
County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as
St Louis Cem. |