I have just returned from a trip to Houston to visit my college buds, Sharen and Rhonda. We had a wonderful time catching up on all the news, attending the Houston International Quilt Show and Discovering the Civil War Exhibit at the Houston Museum of Natural Science and attending a one year old birthday …
My 3rd great-grandmother * Born in Machendorf, Boehem on 15 October 1813 * Died 4 August 1889 at 75 years of age * Married to Joseph Bergmann who died in 1882 I am guessing this picture was taken between 1882 and 1889. I wonder if she made delicious pastries… Bergmann, Theresia Ohnesorge. Photograph of the original held by …
I don’t know very much about my 3rd great-grandparents, Joseph and Theresia Ohnesorge Bergmann. They arrived in Galveston on the ship Texas on 12 June 1853. Their destination was Bexar County. In New Homes in a New Land, Joseph Bergmann from Reichenberg, Bohemia arrived with 11 persons in his group. I have 7 accounted for …
Adalbertha Bergmann and her family came from Boehem. Boehem is German for Bohemia which was located in central Europe and is now in the Czech Republic. Boehem was part of the Holy Roman Empire and by 1526 became part of the Habsburg’s Austrian Empire. That is why the Bergmann family, sometimes, is listed as coming …
I am guilty. This is a personal issue for me. My name is Kathryn, not Katherine. My last name was Adam, not Adams. I have a very basic name but it is always misspelled. As a result, I have always tried to spell other people’s names correctly. My great-great-grandmother was born in 1836 in Boehem …
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