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Family Group Sheet
Subject:
Joseph Etienne
MEYER
Birth: 5 Jul 1801 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.1
Marriage: 9 Nov 1824 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.2
Passport: 11 Nov 1844 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France; # 8:1597 (with wife and 7 children).3
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Census: __ ___ 1854 St Louis Catholic Church,
Castroville, Medina County; family #19 (7 children).5
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #56 Castroville town.6
Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; master
carpenter.6
Census: __ ___ 1870 Medina County, Texas;
household #82 Castroville town.7
Census: __ ___ 1880 Medina County, Texas;
household #172 Castroville.8
Death: 29 Mar 1883 Castroville, Medina County,
Texas.
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9
Father: Gallus
MEYER (circa 1766-25 May 1856)
Mother: Marie
Anne ECKERLE (circa 1761-13 Feb 1820)
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Spouse:
Catherine
SCHOTT
Birth: 12 Feb 1804 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.10
Death: __ ___ 1879 Castroville, Medina County,
Texas.11
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.12
Father:
Francois Antoine SCHOTT (27 Sep 1773-25 Feb 1854)
Mother: Rosine
EGLER (30 Aug 1776-12 Dec 1817)
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Eight Known Children
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Joseph MEYER Jr
Birth: 16 May 1825 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.13
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Marriage: 5 Apr 1853 Anne Marie MEYER (
-28 Jun 1857); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Deed: 27 Apr 1855 File 1994, Abstract 683,
320 acres. Grantee - Joseph Meyer Jr. Patentee - Joseph Bader Sr. CC
Cert. #316.15
Daughter:
circa __ ___ 1856 Mary Anna MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.6
Marriage: 17 Dec 1857 Magdalene DE SALME (15 Jan
1827-27 Jun 1904), daughter of Antoine DE SALME Sr and Magdalene ROTH; St
Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9
Daughter: 9 Sep 1861 Mary Catherine MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 7 Dec 1863 Erasmus Sebastian MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 16 Jul 1865 Louis Hubert MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16
Death: 24 Jul 1898 Comal County, Texas.13
Burial: __ ___ ____ Hortontown Cemetery, New
Braunfels, Comal County.13
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Catherine MEYER
Birth: 2 Feb 1827 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Marriage: 7 Feb 1846 Nicolas TSCHIRHART (4 May
1814-Dec 1866), son of Pierre Jean TSCHIRHART and Marie Elisabeth
LUGENBUHLER; Bexar County, Texas.18
Son: 25 Nov 1846 Joseph Edward TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 10 Apr 1849 Sebastian Gerard
TSCHIRHART; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 21 Apr 1851 Edward Edgar TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 17 Jan 1853 Leo L TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Census: __ ___ 1854 Nicolas TSCHIRHART (4 May
1814-Dec 1866); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family
#66 (4 children).5
Son: 6 Jan 1855 Henry Erasmus TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 6 Jun 1855 Joseph Nicolaus
TSCHIRHART; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 18 Jun 1858 Louis Michael TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 20 Apr 1860 Carolina TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Census: __ ___ 1860 Nicolas TSCHIRHART (4 May
1814-Dec 1866); Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.6
Son: 2 Dec 1862 August TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Son: __ ___ 1865 Michael TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.19
Son: __ ___ 1866 Emil Peter TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16
Daughter: 6 Jul 1867 Mary Catherine TSCHIRHART;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Death: 10 Nov 1890 Medina County, Texas.14
Burial: 11 Nov 1890 St Louis Catholic Cemetery,
Castroville, Medina County.14
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Marie Anne MEYER
Birth: 3 Oct 1829 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
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F
Therese MEYER
Birth: 29 Oct 1831 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Marriage: 10 May 1859 Hubert ZINSMEISTER (6 Jun
1815-5 May 1891), son of Andre ZINSMEISTER and Catherine WISSLER; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Son: 16 Apr 1860 Louis Michael ZINSMEISTER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Census: __ ___ 1860 Hubert ZINSMEISTER (6 Jun
1815-5 May 1891); Medina County, Texas; household #10 Castroville town.6
Daughter: 6 Sep 1867 Maria Anna ZINSMEISTER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Census: __ ___ 1870 Hubert ZINSMEISTER (6 Jun
1815-5 May 1891); Medina County, Texas; household #73 Castroville town.7
Census: __ ___ 1880 Hubert ZINSMEISTER (6 Jun
1815-5 May 1891); Medina County, Texas; household #110 Castroville.8
Death: 30 Apr 1907 Medina County, Texas.20
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.20
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Erasmus MEYER
Birth: 6 Nov 1835 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.20
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Immigratn:
circa __ ___ 1851 New Orleans, Louisiana.10
Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas;
household #168 Castroville.6
Marriage: 24 Jan 1866 Marie Anne SIMON (2 Feb
1838-1 Mar 1902), daughter of Michel SIMON and Anne Marie GISSY; St Louis
Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Son: 1 Dec 1866 Louis Edward MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.21
Voter Reg:
31 Aug 1867 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Annexation.22
Daughter: 19 Jan 1868 Ida MEYER; Medina County,
Texas.14
Daughter: 23 Apr 1869 Mathilda MEYER; Castroville,
Medina County, Texas.16
Census: __ ___ 1870 Marie Anne SIMON (2 Feb
1838-1 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.7
Daughter: 15 Jul 1870 Catherine Mary MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.14
Son: 14 Feb 1872 Albert Francis MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16
Daughter: 10 Oct 1873 Mary Wilhelmina MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16
Daughter: 31 Dec 1874 Mary Rosa MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.14
Son: 23 May 1876 Joseph MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.14
Daughter: 6 Mar 1878 Mary Elena MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.23
Census: __ ___ 1880 Marie Anne SIMON (2 Feb
1838-1 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #125 Castroville.8
Son: 24 Jul 1881 Charles MEYER; Medina
County, Texas.14
Death: 30 Aug 1887 Medina County, Texas.20
Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.20
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Michel MEYER
Birth: 18 Jan 1837 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and
Catherine SCHOTT; Medina County, Texas; household #56 Castroville town.6
Marriage: 24 Sep 1866 Mary Louise SCHWEITZER (circa
1844- ); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Son: 2 Nov 1866 Edward MEYER; Castroville,
Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 5 Jun 1869 Mary Pauline MEYER; New
Fountain, Medina County, Texas.16
Son: 9 Apr 1871 Louis Charles MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 10 Mar 1873 Emma Catherine MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: __ ___ 1874 Esther MEYER;
19
Daughter: 12 Apr 1876 Mary Josephin MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 31 Aug 1878 Carolina MEYER; Castroville,
Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 6 Mar 1882 Mary Louisa MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 6 Mar 1882 Mary Clare MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Daughter: 18 Mar 1886 Elisa Emilia MEYER;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Death: __ ___ 1910 Bexar County, Texas.10
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Josephine MEYER
Birth: 2 May 1839 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Francois Joseph HABY Sr
and Bernhard BECK; Medina County, Texas; household #5 Medina River above
Castroville.24
Marriage: 9 Aug 1855 Francois Joseph MANN (24 Sep
1830-7 Dec 1903), son of Bartholome MANN and Marie Agathe TRAWALTER; St
Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Son: 2 Nov 1856 Joseph Michael MANN;
Medina County, Texas.14
Son: 17 Aug 1858 Louis MANN; Lacoste, Medina
County, Texas.16
Daughter: 26 Dec 1858 Theresa Marie MANN; Medina
County, Texas.20
Census: __ ___ 1860 Francois Joseph MANN (24 Sep
1830-7 Dec 1903); Medina County, Texas; household #34 Castroville.6
Son: 21 Feb 1867 August Joe MANN; Medina
County, Texas.14
Daughter: 16 Jul 1869 Mary Anna MANN; Bexar
County, Texas.14
Son: 22 Sep 1871 Henry Alfred MANN; Bexar
County, Texas.14
Daughter: 30 Jan 1875 Mary Elizabeth MANN; Bexar
County, Texas.14
Son: 3 May 1877 Emil MANN; Bexar County,
Texas.14
Son: 21 Aug 1879 Edward William MANN; Bexar
County, Texas.14
Daughter: 22 Mar 1883 Elizabeth Anne MANN;
Castroville, Medina County, Texas.16
Death: 13 Jun 1916 San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas.16
Burial: 15 Jun 1916 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.14
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Edouard MEYER
Birth: 12 Feb 1844 Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin,
Alsace, France.17
Immigratn:
27 Jan 1845 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans,
Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4
Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and
Catherine SCHOTT; Medina County, Texas; household #56 Castroville town.6
Marriage: 14 Apr 1873 Juliana SIMON (21 May 1849-24
Aug 1926), daughter of Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; St Louis Catholic
Church, Castroville, Medina County.14
Daughter: 18 Apr 1874 Catharine MEYER; Dunlay,
Medina County, Texas.16
Son: 10 Aug 1876 William J MEYER; Rio
Medina, Medina County, Texas.25
Son: 6 Jan 1879 Henry Edward MEYER;
Dunlay, Medina County, Texas.25
Daughter: 22 Aug 1881 Elisabeth Louise (Bertha)
MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14
Death: 26 Sep 1927 Castroville, Medina County,
Texas.16
Burial: 27 Sep 1927 St Louis Catholic
Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.16
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Endnotes
1.
Alsace, Wittelsheim Births 1794-1798, Roll #0764840, Family History Library,
Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Wittelsheim
b.1794-1798.
2.
Alsace, Wittelsheim Births 1845-1862, Marriages 1794-1858, Roll # 0764842,
Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter
cited as Witt b.1845-62, m.1794-1858.
3.
Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut-Rhin
Department) to America, Part 1: 1837-1844 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland
Publications, 1986). Hereinafter cited as Emigrants from France.
4.
Ocean, Jeanette Marie, Norwegian and Probus, Ship Passenger Lists, departing
1844, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County,
Texas.
5.
Ted Gittinger, Connie Rihn, Roberta Haby and Charlene Snavely, compiler,
St Louis Church, Castroville, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Graphic Arts,
1973). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church.
6.
Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860
Census.
7.
Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870
Census.
8.
Family Quest, 1880 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1880
Census.
9.
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.
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.
Archives for Medina County, TXGenWeb, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/medina/medintoc.htm.
Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina Archives.
12.
Barbara Bolte, "Meyer, Tschirhart & Saathoff Families," e-mail message from
bolte@riverrats.net to Margaret Simpson, September 22, 1998. Hereinafter
cited as "Meyer-Tschirhart-Saathoff."
13.
Jack and Nina Douglas, compiler, Cemeteries of New Braunfels, Comal
County, Texas (New Braunfels, Texas: Comal County Genealogical Society,
1985). Hereinafter cited as Cems New Braunfels.
14.
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.
15.
Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm.
Hereinafter cited as TX GLO.
16.
Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0.
Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs.
17.
Alsace, Wittelsheim Births 1799-1844, Roll # 0764841, Family History
Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as
Wittelsheim b.1799-1844.
18.
J McMinus, compiler, Bexar County, Texas Marriage Records 1837-1866
(St Louis, Missouri: Frances T Ingmire, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Bexar
Co Marrs.
19.
Margaret Grammer, "Kempf & Mann Families," e-mail message from mgrammer@gte.net
to Margaret Simpson, April 10, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Kempf, Mann."
20.
LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina
County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as
St Louis Cem.
21.
Virginia and Paul Schott, "Family Records" (Devine, Texas). unknown memo.
Hereinafter cited as "Family Records."
22.
Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and
Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as
"Voters-Medina County."
23.
Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste,
Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville.
24.
Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas.,
CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850
Census.
25.
Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson. |
