Family Group Sheet

 

Subject:          Johann Baptista ZERR

Birth:                            29 Jan 1803   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                      30 Jul 1825   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                     14 Oct 1846   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:3211 (with 3 children).2

Immigratn:                     1 Jan 1847   Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Census:                       __ ___ 1850   Medina County, Texas; household #13 D'Hanis.4

Occupation:                 __ ___ 1850   Medina County, Texas; farmer.4

Deed:                             6 Jan 1852   Medina County, Texas; File 975, Sections 47 (Abstract 1057) and 48 (Abstract 1056) 640 acres; Grantee - Jean B Zerr.  Patentee - Jean B Zerr.  CC Cert. #148.5

Death:                         __ ___ 1858   Medina County, Texas.6

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.6

Father:           Johannes Conradus ZERR (12 Aug 1774-27 Feb 1836)

Mother:          Barbara ZIEGLER (4 Dec 1774-23 Jan 1824)

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Spouse:          Anna Maria Catherine BATOT

Birth:                             1 Nov 1802   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death:                         __ ___ 1869   Medina County, Texas.6

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.6

Father:           Joannes Josephus BATOT (31 Jan 1766-28 Nov 1829)

Mother:          Anna Maria EDEL (19 Sep 1763-11 May 1837)

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Five Known Children

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M           Jean Baptiste ZERR

Birth:                             4 Sep 1825   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.6

Marriage:                     15 Jun 1853   Therese KRENACKER (10 Sep 1810-28 May 1878); Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Son:                            29 Nov 1853   Jean Baptiste ZERR; Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.6

Passport:                    __ Nov 1854   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.7

Immigratn:                   30 Dec 1854   Therese KRENACKER (10 Sep 1810-28 May 1878); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1854 on the "John Hancock."8

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   Augustin ZERR (11 Oct 1827-12 Oct 1890); Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.9

Occupation:                 __ ___ 1860   Medina County, Texas; farmer.9

Natlzation:                  14 May 1860   Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 240 (grant).10

Voter Reg:                    9 Sep 1867   Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.11

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   Therese KRENACKER (10 Sep 1810-28 May 1878); Medina County, Texas; household #321 D'Hanis.12

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   Medina County, Texas; household #84 Precinct 3.13

Death:                           2 Sep 1897   Medina County, Texas.6

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.6

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M           Augustin ZERR

Birth:                            11 Oct 1827   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.6

Passport:                    __ Sep 1850   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.14

Immigratn:          after __ Sep 1850   Texas.15

Marriage:                      4 May 1852   Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER (14 Oct 1824-12 Sep 1889), daughter of Jacques MUTZIGER and Madeleine DIETRICH; Medina County, Texas.16

Son:                            26 Feb 1853   August ZERR; Medina County, Texas.6

Daughter:                      6 Dec 1855   Maria Magdaline ZERR; Medina County, Texas.17

Son:                               7 Oct 1857   Bernhard ZERR; Medina County, Texas.6

Daughter:                    10 Mar 1859   Anna Marie ZERR; Medina County, Texas.18

Natlzation:                   17 Mar 1859   Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 143 (grant).10

Occupation:                 __ ___ 1860   Medina County, Texas; farmer.9

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   Jean Baptiste ZERR (4 Sep 1825-2 Sep 1897); Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.9

Daughter:                    12 Jan 1861   Mary Philomena ZERR; Medina County, Texas.6

Daughter:                    17 Dec 1862   Maria Justina ZERR; Medina County, Texas.17

Son:                            21 May 1865   Francis Joseph ZERR; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                            24 Aug 1867   Albert ZERR; Medina County, Texas.6

Voter Reg:                    9 Sep 1867   Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.11

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER (14 Oct 1824-12 Sep 1889); Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.12

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   August ZERR (26 Feb 1853-16 Jan 1884); Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.13

Deed:                            7 Mar 1885   Medina County, Texas; File 1497, Section 92 (Abstract 1497) 68.6 acres; Grantee - August Zerr Sr.  Patentee - August Zerr Sr.5

Death:                          12 Oct 1890   San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.6

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.6

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F           Marie Catherine ZERR

Birth:                            14 Apr 1830   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.6

Immigratn:                     1 Jan 1847   (w); Johann Baptista ZERR and Anna Maria Catherine BATOT; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Son:                   circa 23 May 1849   Emil MARRELL; 19

Census:                       __ ___ 1850   Dr Francois MARRELL (circa 1821-Aug 1859); Medina County, Texas; household #17 D'Hanis.4

Daughter:                    10 Dec 1852   Catherine MARRELL; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.20

Marriage:                     18 Mar 1854   Dr Francois MARRELL (circa 1821-Aug 1859); Medina County, Texas.16

Marriage:                    22 Nov 1860   Francois Antoine LUTZ (4 Feb 1832-10 Oct 1901), son of Urbain LUTZ and Catherine MORITZ; Medina County, Texas.16

Son:                              25 Jul 1862   John Baptist LUTZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                             29 Jun 1864   Joseph LUTZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.20

Daughter:                      7 Mar 1866   Maria LUTZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.20

Son:                            18 Sep 1868   August LUTZ; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.20

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   Francois Antoine LUTZ (4 Feb 1832-10 Oct 1901); Medina County, Texas; household #331 D'Hanis.12

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   Francois Antoine LUTZ (4 Feb 1832-10 Oct 1901); Medina County, Texas; household #65 Precinct 3.13

Death:                         14 Feb 1921   Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                          14 Feb 1921   Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.6

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F           Barbe ZERR

Birth:                            26 Oct 1835   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     1 Jan 1847   (w); Johann Baptista ZERR and Anna Maria Catherine BATOT; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Census:                       __ ___ 1850   (w); Johann Baptista ZERR and Anna Maria Catherine BATOT; Medina County, Texas; household #13 D'Hanis.4

Marriage:                     29 Jan 1853   Francis MELAS; Bexar County, Texas.21

Death:                          13 Oct 1910   Bexar County, Texas.17

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   San Fernando Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.22

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F           Anne Marie ZERR

Birth:                              3 Oct 1837   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     1 Jan 1847   (w); Johann Baptista ZERR and Anna Maria Catherine BATOT; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 15 Nov 1846 on the "Schanunga."3

Census:                       __ ___ 1850   (w); Johann Baptista ZERR and Anna Maria Catherine BATOT; Medina County, Texas; household #13 D'Hanis.4

Marriage:                     24 Jan 1856   Sebastian BISCHLER (19 Oct 1834-19 Mar 1887); Medina County, Texas.16

Marriage:                      9 Aug 1858   Johan Anselm FILLEMAN (22 Nov 1831-10 Jun 1897), son of Johan Joseph FILLEMAN and Maria Franceska BOCHSLER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.19

Daughter:                    10 Aug 1859   Anna Maria FILLEMAN; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.23

Daughter:                    31 Aug 1879   Margrieth FILLEMAN; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.17

Death:                            4 Jan 1883   D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.22

Burial:                            5 Jan 1883   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.24

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Endnotes 

1. Emigrants to North America from the Vallee de la Thur, online http://members.aol.com/rcbsuppl1/AlsaceA-Z/ThurImmig.htm. Hereinafter cited as Emigrants - Thur. 

2. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin Department) to America Part 2: 1845-1847 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Emigrnts from France 2. 

3. Talisman, Diamont and Schanunga, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1846, 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. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

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

7. Nicole Fouche, compiler, Retrouvez Votre Cousin d'Amerique (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Cousin d'Amerique. 

8. Ira A Glazier and P William Filby, compiler, Germans to America Lists of Passengers arriving at U. S. Ports, 1850 - 1855, Volume 9 December 1854 - December 1855 (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Ger to Amer 9. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. Cornelia Schrader-Muggenthaler, compiler, The Alsace Emigration Book Volume I (n.p.: Closson Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Alsace Em Bk I. 

16. 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. 

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

18. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://users.rootsweb.com/~txmedina. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 

19. 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. 

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

21. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Book A - D2, 1837 - Oct 22 1866 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Bexar Co A - D2. 

22. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam Search. 

23. Billie Blackstock, "Haller, Rich," e-mail message from billie_milton@sbcglobal.net to Margaret Simpson, May 8, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Regina Haller." 

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