Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Nicholas HOFFMANN

Birth:                              30 Apr 1825    Prussia, Germany.1

Immigratn:         before __ ___ 1850    2

Marriage:                         4 Jan 1850    Marie Agathe BENDELE (30 Aug 1828-2 Aug 1867); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #12 Medina River above Castroville.4

Deed:                             21 Jun 1855    Medina County, Texas; File 1250, Section 26 (Abstract 489) 320 acres; Grantee - Nicholas Hoffmann.  Patentee - Louis Heath.  CC Cert. #56.5

Natlzation:                     30 Mar 1857    Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 5 (grant).6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

Voter Reg:                      2 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court; Remark: Removed to Bexar Co.8

Marriage:                       21 Apr 1874    Theresa WOLFF (25 Apr 1823-10 Apr 1894); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.2

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Theresa WOLFF (25 Apr 1823-10 Apr 1894); Medina County, Texas; household #258, Precinict #1.9

Death:                            23 Apr 1894    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                            24 Apr 1894    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:

Mother:

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Spouse:           Marie Agathe BENDELE

Birth:                             30 Aug 1828    Niederentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                    24 Dec 1846    (w); Jean Jacques BENDELE Sr and Catherine BURGER; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp Oct 1846 on the "Duc deBrabant."10

Death:                             2 Aug 1867    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                              3 Aug 1867    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:            Jean Jacques BENDELE Sr (22 Oct 1800-17 Jul 1872)

Mother:           Catherine BURGER (4 Mar 1795-1 Aug 1882)

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Eight Known Children

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F            Catherine HOFFMANN

Birth:                               8 May 1850    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #12 Medina River above Castroville.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

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M           Francis Joseph HOFFMANN

Birth:                             14 Mar 1853    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

Marriage:                          5 Jul 1880    Angeline BELZUNG (circa 1855-        ), daughter of Francois Joseph BELZUNG and Apollonie (Pauline) REMBOLD; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                           20 Feb 1919    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                            21 Feb 1919    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

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F            Mary HOFFMANN

Birth:                               1 Dec 1854    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

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M           William HOFFMANN

Birth:                             24 May 1856    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

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F            Sybilla HOFFMANN

Birth:                             10 May 1858    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Marie Agathe BENDELE; Medina County, Texas; household #135 Castroville area.7

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F            Mary Agatha HOFFMANN

Birth:                                3 Feb 1863    Medina County, Texas.11

Marriage:                      27 Nov 1883    Joseph MECHLER (24 Oct 1858-10 Jun 1944), son of Augustin MECHLER and Emerence Anne MANN; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                            16 Oct 1935    Hondo, Medina County, Texas.12

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.11

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F            Magdalena HOFFMANN

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1864    Texas.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Theresa WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #258, Precinict #1.9

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F            Mary Lucia HOFFMANN

Birth:                                 3 Jul 1865    Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Nicholas HOFFMANN and Theresa WOLFF; Medina County, Texas; household #258, Precinict #1.9

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Spouse:           Theresa WOLFF

Birth:                              25 Apr 1823    Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                      16 Nov 1840    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.13

Passport:                      15 Nov 1843    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); Meyenheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:0853 (with 2 children).14

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."15

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); Medina County, Texas; household #22 Medina River above Castroville.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #43 (6 children).16

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Joseph KEMPF (3 May 1809-27 Feb 1868); Bexar County, Texas; household # 3612 Castroville.17

Death:                            10 Apr 1894    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.18

Father:

Mother:

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No Known Children

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Endnotes 

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

2. 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. 

3. 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. 

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

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

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

10. Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste, Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville. 

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

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

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

14. 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. 

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

16. 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. 

17. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Bexar County, Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Bexar County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Bexar. 

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