Joseph Sittre

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Subject:          Joseph SITTRE

Birth:                               4 May 1806    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1833    Alsace, France.2

Passport:                       10 Oct 1844    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:1511 (with 3 children).3

Immigratn:                     __ Jan 1845    Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas; departing Antwerp 19 Dec 1844 on the "Norwegian."4

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; farmer.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #10 Medina River above Castroville.5

Deed:                            23 Dec 1854    Medina County, Texas; File 971, Sections 358 (Abstract 619) and 359 (Abstract 657) 640 acres; Grantee - Joseph Sittre.  Patentee - Joseph Sittre.  CC Cert. #321.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Medina County, Texas; household #262 Precinct 1.7

Death:                           11 Nov 1893    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                           12 Nov 1893    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

Father:            Jean SITTRE

Mother:           Anne FRYBOURGER

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Spouse:          Marie Louise VILLEMAIN

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1814    Rougemont, Belfort, Alsace, France.2

Death:                           11 Dec 1888    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                           13 Dec 1888    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

Father:

Mother:

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Six Known Children

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F            Adele SITTRE

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1833    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     __ Jan 1845    (w); Joseph SITTRE and Marie Louise VILLEMAIN; Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas; departing Antwerp 19 Dec 1844 on the "Norwegian."4

Death:                           __ Aug 1847    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                            24 Aug 1847    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

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M           Jacques Joseph SITTRE

Birth:                             25 Sep 1836    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.8

Immigratn:                     __ Jan 1845    (w); Joseph SITTRE and Marie Louise VILLEMAIN; Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas; departing Antwerp 19 Dec 1844 on the "Norwegian."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Joseph SITTRE and Marie Louise VILLEMAIN; Medina County, Texas; household #10 Medina River above Castroville.5

Marriage:                      20 May 1858    Virginie REMBOLD (24 Mar 1832-9 Jul 1870), daughter of Francois REMBOLD and Marie GRETJAM; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.2

Daughter:                      28 Oct 1868    Mary Eugenia SITTRE; Texas.9

Marriage:                      20 Sep 1875    Catherine STEIN (27 Mar 1843-25 Jul 1899), daughter of Etienne (Stephan) STEIN and Marie Magdalene GROSS; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.2

Daughter:                      30 Nov 1879    Louisa Mathilda SITTRE; 2

Death:                            13 Jan 1918    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                            14 Jan 1918    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

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M           Justin Joseph SITTRE

Birth:                             31 Aug 1839    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

Immigratn:                     __ Jan 1845    (w); Joseph SITTRE and Marie Louise VILLEMAIN; Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas; departing Antwerp 19 Dec 1844 on the "Norwegian."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Joseph SITTRE and Marie Louise VILLEMAIN; Medina County, Texas; household #10 Medina River above Castroville.5

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F            Catherine SITTRE

Birth:                             27 May 1841    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

Death:                            16 Jun 1841    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

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M           Jean Baptiste SITTRE

Birth:                                2 Oct 1842    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

Death:                              2 Oct 1842    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

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F            Catharine SITTRE

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1843    Bretten, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                             25 Jul 1899    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                             26 Jul 1899    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

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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. 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

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

8. LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Cem

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

10. International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as IGI.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Joseph Sittre updated on 11/06/13

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