Nicolas Tschirhart

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Subject:          Nicolas TSCHIRHART

Birth:                               4 May 1814    Soppe-le-Haut, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                         5 Sep 1844    Soppe-le-Haut, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:1411.2

Immigratn:                     __ Jan 1845    Indianola, Calhoun County, Texas; departing Antwerp 19 Dec 1844 on the "Norwegian."3

Marriage:                         7 Feb 1846    Bexar County, Texas.4

Deed:                              15 Jul 1852    Medina County, Texas; File #1135, Section 63 (Abstract 857) 640 acres; Grantee - Nicolas Tschirhart.  Patentee - Nicolas Tschirhart.  CC Cert. #182.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #66 (4 children).6

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; stock raiser.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Death:                           __ Dec 1866    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                           __ Dec 1866    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

Father:            Pierre Jean TSCHIRHART (17 Sep 1780-19 Jan 1817)

Mother:           Marie Elisabeth LUGENBUHLER (23 Nov 1780-25 Jul 1846)

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Spouse:          Catherine MEYER

Birth:                                2 Feb 1827    Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.9

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Death:                           10 Nov 1890    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                           11 Nov 1890    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

Father:            Joseph Etienne MEYER (5 Jul 1801-29 Mar 1883)

Mother:           Catherine SCHOTT (12 Feb 1804-1879)

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Twelve Known Children

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M           Joseph Edward TSCHIRHART

Birth:                             25 Nov 1846    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                        7 Nov 1876    Mary Catherine JUNGMANN (9 Feb 1859-28 Dec 1934), daughter of John JUNGMANN Sr and Emerantia Genevieve MEYER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                           27 Feb 1940    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                              1 Mar 1940    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Sebastian Gerard TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              10 Apr 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                      12 May 1874    Theresa Johana BIRY (17 May 1857-11 May 1898), daughter of Benjamin BIRY and Marie Anne SIMON; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Son:                              25 Nov 1889    Thomas Martin TSCHIRHART; Medina County, Texas.11

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1901    Mary Johana Eugenia BECK (8 Feb 1861-28 Apr 1938), daughter of Bernhard BECK and Francoise REITZER; Texas.10

Death:                           18 Mar 1931    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                            20 Mar 1931    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Edward Edgar TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              21 Apr 1851    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                        7 Nov 1876    Mary Catherine JUNGMANN (13 Oct 1857-21 Feb 1880), daughter of Mathias JUNGMANN and Gertrudt GUENTHER; Medina County, Texas.12

Daughter:                      31 Aug 1879    Mary Gertrude TSCHIRHART; Medina County, Texas.10

Marriage:                      29 Nov 1882    Anna Francisca STEPANEK (26 Jul 1852-8 Sep 1907); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                            24 Jun 1943    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                            26 Jun 1943    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Leo L TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              17 Jan 1853    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                       12 Apr 1875    Mary Catherine SCHNEIDER (19 Sep 1854-22 Jan 1925), daughter of Francois Antoine SCHNEIDER and Catherine AHR; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Daughter:                        2 Oct 1881    Emilia TSCHIRHART; Medina County, Texas.10

Death:                            18 Jan 1925    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.13

Burial:                            20 Jan 1925    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Henry Erasmus TSCHIRHART

Birth:                                6 Jan 1855    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                       29 Oct 1877    Maria Anna AHR (28 Jan 1856-27 Jan 1906), daughter of Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14

Marriage:                      23 Nov 1911    Anna Mary Louise NAEGELIN (7 Jun 1873-25 May 1949), daughter of Joseph NAEGELIN and Theresa MECHLER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                             5 Mar 1918    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                              6 Mar 1918    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Joseph Nicolaus TSCHIRHART

Birth:                                6 Jun 1855    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Death:                              5 Jan 1918    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                              7 Jan 1918    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Louisa Dorothy Adaline RENKEN (17 Jul 1868-9 Mar 1890), daughter of Heinrich Theodore RENKEN and Elisabeth Dorothea KUECK; Texas.8

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    Louise LOESSBERG (6 Jan 1861-7 Jan 1937); Texas.8

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M           Louis Michael TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              18 Jun 1858    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                        6 Nov 1882    Mary Louisa AHR (6 Jan 1861-7 Jan 1937), daughter of Laurent Thomas AHR and Anne Marie BISCHOFF; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.14

Son:                                 8 Feb 1883    Edward August TSCHIRHART; Medina County, Texas.10

Death:                            27 Jun 1926    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                            29 Jun 1926    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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F            Carolina TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              20 Apr 1860    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicolas TSCHIRHART and Catherine MEYER; Medina County, Texas; household #8 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                       10 Jun 1879    Amand F JAGGE (6 Dec 1856-8 Jan 1926), son of Phillipe Charles JAGGE and Elisabeth MEURET; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                              9 Apr 1915    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                            10 Apr 1915    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           August TSCHIRHART

Birth:                               2 Dec 1862    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Marriage:                         8 Oct 1888    Mary Catherine BENDELE (17 May 1868-25 Oct 1913), daughter of Joseph BENDELE and Maria BRAUCH; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Marriage:                         8 Jan 1920    Mary Apolonia HUTZLER (26 Feb 1875-25 Feb 1967), daughter of Augustin HUTZLER Jr and Anastasia MEHR; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                            13 Jun 1949    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                            15 Jun 1949    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Michael TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              __ ___ 1865    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.15

Death:                             9 Nov 1866    Medina County, Texas.10

Burial:                           10 Nov 1866    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.10

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M           Emil Peter TSCHIRHART

Birth:                              __ ___ 1866    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1891    Gabriela FOUTRELL; Texas.15

Death:                           10 Dec 1914    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.13

Burial:                           11 Dec 1914    St Mary's Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.13

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F            Mary Catherine TSCHIRHART

Birth:                                 6 Jul 1867    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Marriage:                       11 Jan 1887    Wilhelm Henry RENKEN (28 Aug 1865-1 Feb 1933), son of Heinrich Theodore RENKEN and Elisabeth Dorothea KUECK; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

Death:                              3 Jan 1934    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Roselawn Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.16

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Endnotes 

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

2. 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

3. Ocean, Jeanette Marie, Norwegian and Probus, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1844, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

4. J McMinus, compiler, Bexar County, Texas Marriage Records 1837-1866 (St Louis, Missouri: Frances T Ingmire, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Bexar Co Marrs

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

6. 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

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

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

9. Alsace, Wittelsheim Births 1799-1844, Roll # 0764841, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Wittelsheim b.1799-1844. 

10. 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

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

12. 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

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

14. Fay C Bluhm, "Ahr Family," e-mail message from fayb@tisd.net to unknown recipient, Nov 17, 2000. Hereinafter cited as "Ahr Family." 

15. Margaret Grammer, "Kempf & Mann Families," e-mail message from mgrammer@gte.net to Margaret Simpson, April 10, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Kempf, Mann." 

16. GenCircles, online www.gencircles.com. Hereinafter cited as GenCircles.

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