My primary interest in Bell County is in tracing ancestors, Lindemann, Lange and Bartosh. I also have roots in Williamson County and have relatives in both counties. Andrew LINDEMANN immigrated to Galveston in 1855 from Germany. He moved to Houston, then on to Austin County, where he helped built the first cotton gin. He served as a Confederate Soldier and moved to Illinois after the war. He returned in 1866 and married Anna Schiller in Nelsonville, Austin Co., Tx. In 1882 he moved to Bell County and was charter member of the St. John’s Luthern Church. +Andreas LINDEMANN, b. 21 July 1812, Prussia, d. Sept. 3 1900 m. Sophia ? ++Andrew G. Lindemann, b. 27 Dec 1841, Anhalt, Dessau, Germany d. 30 October, 1915. Bartlett, Bell Co., TX buried St. Johns Luthern Church Cemetery m. abt 1866 Nelsonville, Austin Co., TX Anna SCHILLER b. 29 Sept, 1845, Bohmer, Bohemia, d. 22 Oct 1885 Bartlett, Bell Co. Children: Frank F. m. Ida STEGLICH Gus A. m. Emma PIETZSCH Dora m. John LINDEMANN Andrew m. Annie ZETTLE W. F. m. Louise PIETZSCH Johanna Mary m. Joe WEIGANG Annie m. Adolph LANGE ++ Charles Carl Lindemann, b. 26 Jan 1847, Prussia, d. 1 Nov 1920, Bartlett, Bell Co., TX Buried St. Johns Luthern Church Cemetery m. ? Fredericke SETTEL b. 12 April 1850, Prussia, d. 3 Aug, 1899 Children: Charles Carl Jr., m. Malinda DIETZCH Emma m. Andrew HERRING Otto m. Minnie STEGLICH Herman m. Annie SPIEGELHAUER Pauline m. Ernst LANGE Louise m. Julius KURTZ Albert m. Marie HILL Minnie m. Robert SPIEGELHAUER Edward m. Marie DORNER Matilda m. Gus GERHART Has anyone tried to contact St. John's Luthern Church for records? I heard they had a fire and do not have many. Susan Bartosh Rule