Ignace Wantz

Family Group Sheet

Subject: Ignace WANTZ

Birth: 31 Jan 1796 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage: 29 Dec 1818 Francoise HILD (? – 1832); Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Marriage: 8 May 1833 Francoise GULL (20 Jul 1794-Jan 1870); Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Passport: __ ___ 1844 # 8A565.2

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 Francoise GULL (20 Jul 1794-Jan 1870); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census: __ ___ 1850 Francoise GULL (20 Jul 1794-Jan 1870); Medina County, Texas; household #9 Vandenburg.4

Death: __ ___ 1859 Medina County, Texas.5

Father: Laurent WANTZ (Feb 1765-16 Jun 1806)

Mother: Luidgarde STEIN (10 Oct 1763- )

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Spouse: Francoise HILD

Birth: __ ___ ____ Alsace, France.2

Death: __ ___ 1832 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Father: Antoine HILD

Mother:

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Eight Known Children

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F Louise WANTZ

Birth: circa __ ___ 1816 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

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F Veronique WANTZ

Birth: 25 Nov 1819 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

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F Catherine WANTZ

Birth: 25 Nov 1819 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage: after __ ___ 1845 Louis FRITZ Sr (circa 1802- ); Texas.2

Daughter: __ ___ 1850 Catherine FRITZ; Texas.6

Census: __ ___ 1850 Louis FRITZ Sr (circa 1802- ); Victoria County, Texas; household #128 Victoria.7

Son: 30 Aug 1854 Louis A FRITZ; Victoria County, Texas.6

Death: 26 Dec 1888 Victoria County, Texas.6

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M Felix WANTZ

Birth: 14 Jan 1820 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death: 16 Jan 1820 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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M Xavier WANTZ

Birth: 14 Nov 1822 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death: 11 Mar 1824 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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M Xavier WANTZ

Birth: __ Oct 1824 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death: 12 Dec 1824 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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F Marie Anne WANTZ

Birth: 3 Apr 1827 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.8

Death: 15 Aug 1829 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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F Francoise WANTZ

Birth: 10 Dec 1829 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Marriage: __ ___ ____ Louis SCHUCHART; Texas.2

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2ndSpouse: Francoise GULL

Birth: 20 Jul 1794 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death: __ Jan 1870 Medina County, Texas; captured, tortured and killed by Indians.9

Burial: __ ___ ____ Decker Family Cemetery, Vandenburg, Medina County.10

Father: George GULL

Mother:

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Six Known Children

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M Louis WANTZ

Birth: 23 Sep 1834 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death: 6 Oct 1834 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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M Felix WANTZ

Birth: 21 Nov 1835 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.8

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; Medina County, Texas; household #9 Vandenburg.4

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F Therese WANTZ

Birth: 5 Jan 1838 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; Medina County, Texas; household #9 Vandenburg.4

Marriage: 22 Feb 1858 Joseph DECKER (1 Mar 1836-25 Sep 1922), son of John DECKER and Maria WIMMEL; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.11

Daughter: 16 Jan 1859 Elizabeth DECKER; Medina County, Texas.12

Son: 26 Nov 1860 Louis Charles DECKER; Hondo, Medina County, Texas.12

Daughter: 10 Aug 1863 Louisa DECKER; Medina County, Texas.12

Son: 7 Dec 1866 Henry Xavier DECKER; Medina County, Texas.12

Death: 12 Feb 1922 Medina County, Texas.10

Burial: __ ___ ____ Decker Family Cemetery, Vandenburg, Medina County.10

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F Marie Anne WANTZ

Birth: 3 Dec 1841 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.8

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

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M Henry WANTZ

Birth: circa __ ___ 1843 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.13

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M Francois Xavier WANTZ

Birth: 15 Aug 1844 Offendorf, Bas Rhin, Alsace, France.14

Immigratn: 27 Jan 1845 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."3

Census: __ ___ 1850 (w); Ignace WANTZ and Francoise GULL; Medina County, Texas; household #9 Vandenburg.4

Marriage: 16 Apr 1870 Rosina MARTIN (30 Nov 1849-11 Feb 1929), daughter of Andreas MARTIN and Margaret Barbara SCHEELER; Medina County, Texas.15

Death: 2 Oct 1922 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.12

Burial: 4 Oct 1922 Ingleside Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.12

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Endnotes

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

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

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

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

5. Bobby D Weaver, Castro's Colony, Empresario Development in Texas, 1842-1865 (College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Castro's Colony.

6. Victoria County Genealogical Society, compiler, The History and Heritage of Victoria County (Victoria,Texas: Victoria County Genealogical Society, 2000). Hereinafter cited as Victoria Co Hist.

7. Multiple, 1850 Federal Census for Texas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Roll # M-908, M-910, M-913, M-916. 8. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam Search.

9. A J Sowell, compiler, Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas (n.p.: n.pub., 1900). Hereinafter cited as Early Settlers.

10. G. McLin, compiler, Medina County, Texas Cemeteries (n.p.: G. McLin, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Cems I.

11. 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.

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

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

14. Archives for Medina County, TXGenWeb, online https://sites.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/medina/medintoc.htm. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina Archives.

15. 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.