Martin Nester

Martin Nester
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Subject:          Martin NESTER

Birth:                               5 Nov 1819    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1842    Wurttemberg, Germany.2

Immigratn:                       3 Apr 1846    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 2 Jan 1846 on the "Talisman."3

Lot:                       circa __ ___ 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #5, Block 3, Range 10.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #9 D'Hanis.5

Deed:                             27 Apr 1855    Medina County, Texas; File 1287, Sections 35 (Abstract 720) and 36 (Abstract 721) 640 acres; Grantee - Martin Nester.  Patentee - Martin Nester.  CC Cert. #147.6

Natlzation:                       29 Jul 1858    Medina County, Texas; Com Ct Min No 2, p 137 (grant).7

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Voter Reg:                      9 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Commissioners Court.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Death:                              2 Jan 1893    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            Matthew NESTER

Mother:           Mary ?

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Spouse:          Mary Ann RABBE

Birth:                              __ ___ 1818    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.11

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:            John RABBE

Mother:           Elizabeth ?

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Eleven Known Children

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F            Mary Ann NESTER

Birth:                             24 Nov 1844    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                       3 Apr 1846    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 2 Jan 1846 on the "Talisman."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #9 D'Hanis.5

Marriage:                      18 Sep 1867    Emile Martin ZINSMEYER (8 Feb 1837-6 Mar 1903), son of Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER and Catherine BALZER; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.12

Son:                                 7 Jan 1870    Edward Edmund ZINSMEYER; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

Death:                           10 Aug 1933    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

Burial:                            12 Aug 1933    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.2

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F            Catherine NESTER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1846    at sea.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #9 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Henry HEINEN11

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M           Valentine NESTER

Birth:                              14 Feb 1849    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #9 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Marriage:                      24 Sep 1873    Regina BATOT (26 Jan 1852-3 Jun 1923), daughter of Jean Jacques BATOT and Therese TORETAN; Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                           19 Aug 1941    Medina County, Texas.14

Burial:                            21 Aug 1941    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.14

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M           Emil NESTER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #9 D'Hanis.5

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M           Joseph NESTER

Birth:                               7 Dec 1851    Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Marriage:                        7 Dec 1876    Caroline BRIEDEN (3 Jan 1853-29 Dec 1919), daughter of Andre BRIEDEN and Elisabeth ZURCHER; Medina County, Texas.13

Son:                               27 Oct 1877    Albert Emil NESTER; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.11

Daughter:                      __ ___ 1880    Alvina NESTER; Texas.15

Son:                               27 Jun 1883    Edward T NESTER; Texas.11

Daughter:                      15 Nov 1885    Ella Nora NESTER; Medina County, Texas.16

Daughter:                      18 Aug 1887    Hulda NESTER; Texas.11

Death:                           25 Feb 1921    11

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M           Martin NESTER

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1853    Medina County, Texas.10

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F            Mary Anna NESTER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1853    Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Marriage:                       19 Oct 1876    Louis ENDERLE (26 Apr 1853-16 Dec 1904), son of Fidele ENDERLE and Johanna BAUMGARTNER; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.17

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M           John NESTER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1856    Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

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M           August NESTER

Birth:                             28 Aug 1856    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Death:                            18 Oct 1916    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.14

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Georgia BOWER11

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F            Barbara NESTER

Birth:                             11 Nov 1857    Medina County, Texas.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #340 D'Hanis.10

Marriage:                      27 Nov 1878    Jean Baptiste ZERR (29 Nov 1853-15 Nov 1907), son of Jean Baptiste ZERR Jr and Therese ?; Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                           21 Nov 1924    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                           22 Nov 1924    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.14

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M           Ferdinand NESTER

Birth:                             30 May 1859    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.14

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; Medina County, Texas; household #196 D'Hanis.8

Marriage:                         8 Jan 1883    Elizabeth TURNER (2 Aug 1858-20 Feb 1951), daughter of John TURNER and Elisabeth RUDINGER; Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                              9 Jan 1937    Medina County, Texas.11

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.16

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Endnotes 

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

2. Descendants of Joannes Zinsmeyer, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/e/Heather-Speulda. Hereinafter cited as Zinsmeyer. 

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

4. Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste, Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville. 

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

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

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

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

9. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County." 

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

11. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co. 

12. 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. 

13. 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. 

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

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

16. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 

17. Helen B Bland, "Marriage Records St Dominic Catholic Church D'Hanis," Our Heritage volume IX. Hereinafter cited as "St Dominic Marriages."

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Martin Nester updated on 11/06/13

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