Christopher Charles Humboldt born 14 December 1817 in ? ,Germany died 26 February 1881 in Boerne, Tex Christopher Humboldt arrived in Texas about 1854. On the 1867 Voter’s Registration of Kendall County he stated he had been living in Texas for thirteen years and five years in Kendall County. He was naturalized in Kerr County …
Henry Wender, Sr. Birth in Bielefeld, Germany August 27, 1828 Died June 23, 1906 Henry came to Texas with his parents Carl and Elizabeth Koch Wendler in 1854. The family came from Bielefeld, Westphalen, Germany. His siblings are: Fritz (married Pauline Theis), Auguste Bertha (married Carl Adam brother to Conrad Adam), Auguste Elizabeth, Louis Carl, …
Mr and Mrs. G. Stephan and Daughter On May 22, 2020 The Genealogical Society of Kendall County posted a biographical sketch of Gottlieb Stephan and his wife Henrietta on their Facebook page. Click on G. Stephan to read the sketch. Gottlieb Stephan was one of thirty-three inhabitants to purchase burial plots in the Boerne Cemetery in 1867. …
In Memory of Jacob Saner Born in North Carolina on May 20, 1790 Died July 29, 1873 Jacob Saner, his wife Mary Douthit, and his family left Tennessee and arrived in Texas in 1849. They lived in several Texas counties before settling in the Kendall County area in 1853. Jacob is descended from Peter Sehner, …
Hier ruht August Ludwig Pfeiffer Geb Oct 5, 1809 Gest Dec 23, 1876 Hiet ruht Wihelmine Pfeiffer Geb Feb 14, 1815 Gest Mai 30, 1901 August, age 46, and Wihelmine together with eight children arrived in New Orleans on 26 November 1855 from Prussia. They sailed on the ship Ernestine and their destination was Texas. …
Katharina Stendebach Born in Germany Jan 29, 1834 Died Oct. 11, 1915 John F. Stendebach Born in Germany Oct. 20, 1826 Died July 20, 1890 Johann Franz Stendebach immigrated to Texas in 1850. While living in San Antonio, he met and married Katharina Nichols. He farmed and was an excellent stonemason and built many building …
Caroline Dienger Geb. 26 Nov 1818 in Hausen, Baden Gest. 4 Mar 1880 Caroline came to Texas with her brother Karl and her sister Bertha. She never married. On the 1870 Kendall County Census her year of birth is about 1825, but on her tombstone it is 1818. I am unsure which one is correct …
Dorothea Dienger Born in Bodenwerder Hanover, Ger. July 7, 1837 Died Sept 29, 1930 Karl Dienger Born in Hausen, Baden, Germany Apr. 26, 1821 Died Apr. 27, 1899 Karl came to Texas with his two sisters, Kundingunda Bertha (married August Staffel) and Caroline. In 1856 he married Dorothea Boerner. For twenty years, Karl taught German …
Ferdinand E. Harz Oct. 22, 1824 Apr. 8, 1903 Marie Harz Feb. 5, 1844 June 2, 1933 Ferdinand Harz was born in Saxony, Germany. He came to Texas in 1853 and lived for a time in New Braunfels and later San Antonio. From 1854-1856 he took freight from Port Lavaca to El Paso. In 1861-1864 …
Herman G. Froebel Geb. 26 Mai 1827 Zu Schwarzburg, Rudolstadt, Stadtilm Gest. 25 Aug 1879 Herman G. and his wife, Therese Caroline Elbel, came to Texas in 1852 and settled in the Boerne area the same year. He farmed land he purchased along Bandera Road. When his wife died in December 1865, he moved to …
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