Family Group Sheet

Subject:           Franz Justus WURZBACH

Birth:                             30 Nov 1805    Mannheim, Bavaria, Germany.1

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1838    Renata Cornelia Rosalo SCHNEIDER; Bavaria, Germany.2

Immigratn:                    15 Mar 1846    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; ? (departing Antwerp 28 Nov 1845 on the "Dyle").3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN (1817-25 May 1863); Bexar County, Texas; household #224 San Antonio.4

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1851    Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN (1817-25 May 1863)2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN (1817-25 May 1863); Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                       19 Apr 1864    Louisa Sophia SCHEIDEMONTEL (8 Nov 1824-10 Aug 1912); Medina County, Texas.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Louisa Sophia SCHEIDEMONTEL (8 Nov 1824-10 Aug 1912); Medina County, Texas; household #265, Precinct #1.7

Death:                           23 Nov 1884    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

Father:            Justus Danial Christof WURZBACH

Mother:           Agnes BASLER

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Spouse:           Renata Cornelia Rosalo SCHNEIDER

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Three Known Children

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M           Julius Franz Conrad WURZBACH

Birth:                                5 Oct 1838    Witzburg, Bavaria, Germany.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #224 San Antonio.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                      29 Dec 1868    Carolina Charlotta Justine HEUSINGER (30 Jul 1850-5 Aug 1904), daughter of Dr Julius HEUSINGER and Marie QUENTIN; Medina County, Texas.6

Son:                              13 Sep 1870    Otto J WURZBACH; Rio Medina, Medina County, Texas.9

Death:                              5 Oct 1902    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                              6 Oct 1902    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

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M           Adolph Julius Carl WURZBACH

Birth:                             12 Nov 1840    Bavaria, Germany.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #224 San Antonio.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                      21 Aug 1873    Anna HEUSINGER (21 Sep 1851-28 Jun 1884), daughter of Dr Julius HEUSINGER and Marie QUENTIN6

Death:                              6 Jan 1876    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

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M           Rudolph Theodore WURZBACH

Birth:                                2 Jan 1844    Mannheim, Bavaria, Germany.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #224 San Antonio.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                          6 Jul 1876    Anna Maria FRITZ (3 Aug 1855-4 Aug 1947), daughter of John Jacob FRITZ and Maria OEFINGER; Medina County, Texas.6

Death:                           22 Sep 1925    Rio Medina, Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

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Spouse:           Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN

Birth:                              __ ___ 1817    Germany.2

Death:                          25 May 1863    Texas.2

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Mother:

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Three Known Children

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M           Phillip Carl Eugene August WURZBACH

Birth:                             12 Aug 1851    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                       13 Jan 1880    Adeline BOURQUIN (29 Apr 1856-21 Dec 1934), daughter of Francois BOURQUIN and Francoise BRODHAG; St Joseph Catholic Church, San Antonio, Bexar County.6

Daughter:                      13 Nov 1883    Emilia WURZBACH; Medina County, Texas.10

Death:                             7 Sep 1934    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

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M           Louis Franz WURZBACH

Birth:                              10 Jan 1854    Medina County, Texas.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                         1 Oct 1878    Anna HEUSINGER (21 Sep 1851-28 Jun 1884), daughter of Dr Julius HEUSINGER and Marie QUENTIN; Medina County, Texas.6

Marriage:                        3 Dec 1885    Anna FUOS (30 Mar 1861-3 Dec 1944), daughter of Jakob FUOS and Anna OEFINGER; Medina County, Texas.6

Death:                           25 Nov 1943    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                           27 Nov 1943    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

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M           Charles Theodore WURZBACH

Birth:                              25 Feb 1857    Medina County, Texas.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Franz Justus WURZBACH and Johanna Elizabeth DEGEN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2599 Castroville.5

Marriage:                       16 Jan 1880    Anna Catherine HABY (21 Aug 1858-15 Aug 1946), daughter of Jacques Zacharie HABY and Catherine Therese MANN; St Joseph Catholic Church, San Antonio, Bexar County.6

Death:                           25 Dec 1932    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                           27 Dec 1932    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

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Spouse:           Louisa Sophia SCHEIDEMONTEL

Birth:                               8 Nov 1824    8

Death:                           10 Aug 1912    Medina County, Texas.8

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.8

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No Known Children

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Endnotes 

1. Carol Henley, compiler, Medina County, Texas Cemeteries Vol II (Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Cems II. 

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. various entry; various transcription of microfilm; in web site (rootsweb: Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild). 

4. Multiple, 1850 Federal Census for Texas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Roll # M-908, M-910, M-913, M-916. 

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

6. 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. 

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

8. LDS Microfilm, compiler, Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Zion Cem. 

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

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.