Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1794    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                         6 Jan 1821    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     30 Jan 1852    Etienne ZINSMEYER (30 Apr 1833-30 Jan 1879); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1 Nov 1851 on the "Sharon."3

Father:            Francois Antoine ZINSMEYER (1754-9 Dec 1807)

Mother:           Anna Marie Tapelin (--?--)

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Spouse:           Catherine BALZER

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1801    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                             1 Nov 1886    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.4

Father:            Pierre BALZER

Mother:           Crexenee SALTZMANN

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Eight Known Children

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F            Therese ZINSMEYER

Birth:                             10 Aug 1823    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                    30 Dec 1843    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 25 Oct 1843 on the "Jean Key."5

Marriage:              circa __ ___ 1844    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Texas.6

Son:                                5 Nov 1845    Joseph HAEGELIN Jr; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Son:                               11 Jan 1847    Charles Alexander HAEGELIN; Medina County, Texas.8

Son:                                8 Aug 1850    Emil HAEGELIN; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #20 Medina River above Castroville.9

Daughter:                      10 Feb 1853    Hortensia HAEGELIN; Medina County, Texas.6

Daughter:                      24 Mar 1858    Alexandrina Josephina HAEGELIN; Medina County, Texas.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #125 Castroville area.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #134 Castroville area.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Joseph HAEGELIN Sr (24 Mar 1816-7 Mar 1902); Medina County, Texas; household #195 Precinct 1.12

Death:                           23 Aug 1890    Medina County, Texas.6

Burial:                            24 Aug 1890    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.6

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F            Catherine ZINSMEYER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1826    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1865    Sebastian KAUFFMANN (1818-1891); Alsace, France.1

Son:                               16 Oct 1865    Emile KAUFFMANN; Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death:                            __ ___ 1922    Bexar County, Texas.2

Burial:                            __ ___ 1922    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.1

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M           Jacques ZINSMEYER

Birth:                                 7 Jul 1828    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.13

Marriage:                         7 Oct 1856    Johanna KINDLA (Mar 1835-16 Jun 1900), daughter of John KINDLA and Franciska Susanna GORYL; Medina County, Texas.14

Daughter:                     23 May 1857    Carolina ZINSMEYER; Sauz Community, Medina County, Texas.4

Daughter:             circa __ ___ 1858    Alexandrine ZINSMEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.2

Son:                               21 Jan 1859    Charles ZINSMEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.6

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; farmer.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Johanna KINDLA (Mar 1835-16 Jun 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #124 Castroville area.10

Daughter:                      25 Sep 1860    Mary Magdalena ZINSMEYER; Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                                  3 Jul 1862    Louis O ZINSMEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                                 3 Jan 1864    Joseph ZINSMEYER; Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                                25 Jul 1866    Emil ZINSMEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Voter Reg:                    28 Aug 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Annexation; Remarks: Removed to Bexar Co.15

Daughter:                      20 Oct 1867    Hortensia ZINSMEYER; Medina County, Texas.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Johanna KINDLA (Mar 1835-16 Jun 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #133 Castroville area.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Johanna KINDLA (Mar 1835-16 Jun 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #30 Precinct 1.12

Deed:                            27 Mar 1884    Medina County, Texas; File 3224, Section 6 (Abstract 1355) 121.3 acres; Grantee - Jacobinsmeyer.  Patentee - Jacob Zinsmeyer.16

Death:                            14 Jan 1916    Medina County, Texas.17

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste, Medina County.17

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M           Etienne ZINSMEYER

Birth:                              30 Apr 1833    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.18

Immigratn:                     30 Jan 1852    Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER (circa 1794-        ); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1 Nov 1851 on the "Sharon."3

Marriage:                      25 Nov 1872    Josephine HOCK; Medina County, Texas.14

Death:                            30 Jan 1879    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                            31 Jan 1879    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.6

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F            Marie Magdalene ZINSMEYER

Birth:                                 8 Jul 1835    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     30 Jan 1852    (w); Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER and Etienne ZINSMEYER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1 Nov 1851 on the "Sharon."3

Marriage:                      22 Nov 1855    John F BOURGEOIS (1834-1883), son of Jules Simon BOURGEOIS and Gertrude THERRES; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.6

Daughter:                      31 Jan 1858    Julia Virginia BOURGEOIS; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Death:                             12 Jul 1927    Texas.2

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M           Emile Martin ZINSMEYER

Birth:                                8 Feb 1837    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     30 Jan 1852    (w); Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER and Etienne ZINSMEYER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1 Nov 1851 on the "Sharon."3

Marriage:                      18 Sep 1867    Mary Ann NESTER (24 Nov 1844-10 Aug 1933), daughter of Martin NESTER and Mary Ann RABBE; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.19

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

Death:                             6 Mar 1903    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Joseph Catholic Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar County.2

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F            Marie Madelaine ZINSMEYER

Birth:                              18 Jun 1840    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.18

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F            Agatha ZINSMEYER

Birth:                              __ ___ 1846    Rixheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     30 Jan 1852    (w); Etienne (Stephen) ZINSMEYER and Etienne ZINSMEYER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1 Nov 1851 on the "Sharon."3

Marriage:                      21 Mar 1865    Jean Claud RAINOD; Medina County, Texas.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. Descendants of Joannes Zinsmeyer, online www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/p/e/Heather-Speulda. Hereinafter cited as Zinsmeyer. 

3. Ira A Glazier and P William Filby Germans to America Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850-1855 Volume 2 May 1851 - Jun 1852 (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Germans to Amer 2. 

4. Chuck Halty, "Halty, Haller, Mann, Monod and Loesberg families," e-mail message from chalty@kircherinc.com to Margaret Simpson, July 19, 2002. Hereinafter cited as "Halty-Haller." 

5. Lyons, Louis Phillipe, Jean Key and Heinrich, Ship Passenger Lists, 1843 departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

6. 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. 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. 

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

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

17. LDS microfilm, compiler, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Grace Cem. 

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

19. 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.