This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/343 Message Board Post: looking for any information on the Cadwalder family.They came to Texas from Missouri about 1873-75 to La Grange Fayett co.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/334.1.2 Message Board Post: Cheryl, thank you for your response, sorry for delay in acknowledging your message, but just got home from a trip visiting our children. Yes, I would like copies of the pictures that you have, but in the body of your message is a reference to Rosetta's obit. Since my problem is tracking her roots I would have a high interest in seeing a copy of the obit. I also would be interested in any other info that you may have regarding Rosetta. Given that W.B. was so prominent I have had few problems finding data on his descendants. I have no info about a nephew, Rolins Stewart. I do, however, have the 1850 Fayette Co. Federal Census listing for the Anderson family. Are the A.B. Wolters Cemetery and the Schulenburg Cemetery the same place? Thank you for your help, I look forward to exchanging info with you. Dave

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oeding Carby Koenig Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/139.4.1.1 Message Board Post: Hello Ray: I had not heard of Franz Heinrich Oeding being Thomas Oeding's father, but will ask my dad (he has kind of stopped doing genealogy and I have taken up the mantle) and Lois (Lois Carby is my dad's first cousin - her mother was Mae Oeding, my grandmother Elva Oeding Koenig's older sister). I use Denmark as the country of origin since when Thomas Oeding emigrated to Texas, the part of present-day Germany he came from was actually controlled as part of Denmark at that time, although the Oedings were and are of ethnic German extraction. However there are a great many Oedings in Denmark presently, some of whom I met when I traveled to Copenhagen in 1995. I will try and do some digging on Franz Heinrich Oeding to see if I can find anything. Let me know if you ever find anything and I will do the same. Thanks, JT

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/342 Message Board Post: I'm trying to locate naturalization records for GEORGE EDWARD OSTENDORF. He was in LaGrange, Texas, in Jan. 1891 when he registered for the draft. Claims he was 25 years old and from Oldenburg, Germany. Believe he came to this country about 1885. On the draft registration he claimed to be a common laborer for the Wennike Co. Any information would be very helpful. Thank you in advance. Sharon

There was a George Weyand family that lived in the Nassua community near Round Top that draft age children during the time of WWII. If this family would be the correct lineage most likely I could put you in touch. ----- Original Message ----- From: <jtkoenig@yahoo.com> To: <TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 4:56 PM Subject: [TXFAY] George Weyend > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Weyend, Von Rosenberg, Becker > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/341 > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for information on my GGGGrandfather, George Weyend's family history and ancestors. He was born 1825 in Germany, died 1896 in the Round Top area. He was married to Christine Becker, born 1831 also in Germany and died 1906 in Round Top. Their daughter Emma, born 1858 on the Nassua Planation near Round Top, married Alexander Eugen Von Rosenberg. I would also like to find any information on Christine Becker's family in Germany. > > > ==== TXFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fayette County TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429 >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/139.4.1 Message Board Post: Hello, Jon. In case you aren't aware of our connection, your grandmother, Elva (daughter of Paul Oeding), and my dad, Earl Grasshoff (son of Ida Oeding Grasshoff) are cousins. I see in my records that you are Rodney's son; I've talked to Rodney several times through the years on different occasions where I've run into him. Regarding Thomas Oeding's ancestors, I was told by your dad and/or someone to whom your dad introduced me (I think she was a Carby, or was it Marsh?) that Thomas' dad was Franz Heinrich Oeding. We know that Thomas was born in Schulau, which I believe is now part of Hamburg, if memory serves me correctly -- I haven't looked at this in quite a while. In fact, I think your dad told me that he visited there years ago. But that's all I have definitively. I have found something interesting, however, although I can't verify a connection. Looking at the applications for naturalization in Fayette County, I found one for "Franz Henry Oeding" in 1894. The document indicates that he emigrated from Hamburg and arrived at New York on Sept. 22, 1888. Could this be the Franz Heinrich Oeding who is Thomas' father? If not, there sure are a lot of coincidences. Furthermore, looking at the Texas Death Index for 1903-1940, there is a listing for a Franz Henry Oeding in Gonzales County on May 30, 1935. I've looked in the Gonzales Daily Inquirer for an obituary about that time, but found nothing. I haven't pursued this Franz Heinrich (Henry) any more, but further investigation might tell us if he is Thomas' father. On the other hand, maybe you or someone else on your side of the family already knows this, and I've just been in the dark on this for many years! I, too, would be interested in knowing more about the Oedings back in Germany. You mentioned Denmark; do you know of anything specific there?

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weyend, Von Rosenberg, Becker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/341 Message Board Post: I am looking for information on my GGGGrandfather, George Weyend's family history and ancestors. He was born 1825 in Germany, died 1896 in the Round Top area. He was married to Christine Becker, born 1831 also in Germany and died 1906 in Round Top. Their daughter Emma, born 1858 on the Nassua Planation near Round Top, married Alexander Eugen Von Rosenberg. I would also like to find any information on Christine Becker's family in Germany.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Oeding Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/139.4 Message Board Post: My paternal grandmother was an Oeding (Elva Marguerite Oeding Koenig) whose great-grandfather was Thomas Oeding. I was wondering if you hvae found anything about Thomas Oeding's family in Germany/Denmark?

Rox Ann - Thanks for your input. I will ask the library if they have a map of Pct #6 and will also check land records, although I'm not sure they owned land before moving to Lavaca County a little later. Mary Jane At 11:51 PM 3/28/2005, you wrote: >I don't have a map of precinct 6, but I did look for names of people I think >lived in the Black Jack Springs area in 1880 and they all came up as precinct >5. The Fayette Heritage Museum & Library might have a precinct map from >that >time. You can e-mail them at library@fais.net. > >Black Jack could possibly be Pin Oak or nearby Black Jack Springs, but both >of those are west of High Hill. Catholic churches east of High Hill >would be >Schulenburg and Dubina Catholic churches, and northeast is Ammannsville. >South of High Hill is St. John's St. John Catholic Church. However, all >of these >churches were established later than High Hill and Praha and probably won't >have the records you want. An early Catholic church which served the Bluff >area north of High Hill from 1856 would be Hostyn's Queen of the Holy Rosary >Church. > >You might want to check deed records for locations if the Kuntschiks owned >the farm(s) on which they lived. > >Rox Ann Johnson > >In a message dated 3/28/05 2:02:51 PM, MJKuntschik@att.net writes: > > > > My late husband's father, Frank Kuntschik, told his children that he was > > born "at Black Jack, east of High Hill" in 1779. Would this be Black Jack > > Springs? > > > > In the 1880 census the John Kuntschik family is listed in Justice Pct. > > #6 when Frank is one year old. An older sister attended school that year. > > > > In 1881 and 1883 two baby girls were born to the family. Both of them > > died as iinfants; one in 1884 and one in 1885. They were baptized and > > buried at the Praha Catholic church and cemetery. At that time the records > > indicated the family living at Mulberry. > > > > Can anyone tell me if Pct. #6 covered that area at that time, or if the > > family would have moved from Pct. #6 to Mulberry? If this involved a move, > > where might the older girl have attended school 1879-1880? > > > > Also, I did not find baptismal records for any of the other children in > > church records for High Hill or Praha. Was there another Catholic church > > that would be close to, or in Pct. #6? > > > > Mary Jane > > > > > > > > > >==== TXFAYETT Mailing List ==== >Visit the Fayette County TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett > >============================== >Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

I don't have a map of precinct 6, but I did look for names of people I think lived in the Black Jack Springs area in 1880 and they all came up as precinct 5. The Fayette Heritage Museum & Library might have a precinct map from that time. You can e-mail them at library@fais.net. Black Jack could possibly be Pin Oak or nearby Black Jack Springs, but both of those are west of High Hill. Catholic churches east of High Hill would be Schulenburg and Dubina Catholic churches, and northeast is Ammannsville. South of High Hill is St. John's St. John Catholic Church. However, all of these churches were established later than High Hill and Praha and probably won't have the records you want. An early Catholic church which served the Bluff area north of High Hill from 1856 would be Hostyn's Queen of the Holy Rosary Church. You might want to check deed records for locations if the Kuntschiks owned the farm(s) on which they lived. Rox Ann Johnson In a message dated 3/28/05 2:02:51 PM, MJKuntschik@att.net writes: >   My late husband's father, Frank Kuntschik, told his children that he was > born "at Black Jack, east of High Hill" in 1779.  Would this be Black Jack > Springs? > >    In the 1880 census the John Kuntschik family is listed in Justice Pct. > #6 when Frank is one year old.  An older sister attended school that year. > > In 1881 and  1883 two baby girls were born to the family.  Both of them > died as iinfants; one in 1884 and one in 1885.  They were baptized and > buried at the Praha Catholic church and cemetery.  At that time the records > indicated the family living at Mulberry. > > Can anyone tell me if Pct. #6 covered that area at that time, or if the > family would have moved from Pct. #6 to Mulberry?  If this involved a move, > where might the older girl have attended school 1879-1880? > > Also, I did not find baptismal records for any of the other children in > church records for High Hill or Praha.  Was there another Catholic church > that would be close to, or in Pct. #6? > > Mary Jane > > >

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson, Benthall, Brandstetter, Criswell, Duff, Dunsmore, Reichert, Rhodes, Schults, Whites Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/334.1.1.1 Message Board Post: I'm sorry I don't know anything about Lucinda other than who she married and where she is buried and taking pictures of their headstones. I am trying to figure out where Rosetta Benthal came from and her family. I have a picture of her and most of her sons and daughters. I don't mind helping you look for any information if you would like to email me. Below is a lady I have emailed that might be able to help you. Linda Benthall -- lindab@wcnet.net ----- She know a lot about Benthalls. Cheryl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/245.1.1.1.2.2 Message Board Post: Dear Dianna, Thanks for the message but I believe we have two different George W's here. My George was born 1827 in S.C. they later moved to Fayette Co.,TX. His father was Isham White and his mother was Native American. He married Annie Newton. Died in Hopkins Co., TX. I think you and Bob Martin may have the same person. Good luck with your research. Angie Hughes

My late husband's father, Frank Kuntschik, told his children that he was born "at Black Jack, east of High Hill" in 1779. Would this be Black Jack Springs? In the 1880 census the John Kuntschik family is listed in Justice Pct. #6 when Frank is one year old. An older sister attended school that year. In 1881 and 1883 two baby girls were born to the family. Both of them died as iinfants; one in 1884 and one in 1885. They were baptized and buried at the Praha Catholic church and cemetery. At that time the records indicated the family living at Mulberry. Can anyone tell me if Pct. #6 covered that area at that time, or if the family would have moved from Pct. #6 to Mulberry? If this involved a move, where might the older girl have attended school 1879-1880? Also, I did not find baptismal records for any of the other children in church records for High Hill or Praha. Was there another Catholic church that would be close to, or in Pct. #6? Mary Jane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Benthall, Gwin, Wallace Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/334.1.1 Message Board Post: Do you know anything more about Lucinda M. Benthall? She was the mother of my grandfather Frank L. Wallace's first wife, Seba Julia (last name unknown). In 1870, Lucinda and her second husband, M. M. Gwin, Seba and my grandfather were in Pike Co. MS. In 1877, Seba dies and is buried at Andrews Chapel in Lavaca Co. After Gwin's death Lucinda marries J. C. Benthall. I am looking for the name of Lucinda's first husband. He supposedly was a congressman, but from where? Thanks for any help

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Anderson, Benthal, Criswell, Duff, Dunsmore, Rhodes, Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mkB.2ACI/334.1 Message Board Post: Littleton Benthall, J.C. Benthall, Isabella W. wife of J.C. and Lucinda M. Benthall are all buried in the A.B. Wolters Cemetery in Schulenburg. I have pictures if you are interested. The 1850 census Fayette Co Texas Ancestry.com image 62 listed all born in TN W B Anderson -- 38 Rosetta ------------- 32 Julius --------------- 12 Susannah -------- 10 Samuel ------------ 7 Littleton ------------ 6 James -------------- 4 William ------------- 2 Susannah --------- 67 Isaac Stewart --- 19 Benj Benthall --- 18 In Rosetta's obit it also said that -- "She also raised an adopted son, a nephew, Rolins Stewart" It also listed some places they lived -- "She with her husband settled in Farmigton (sic) Miss. where he engaged in the mercantile business after residing there four years they moved to Galveston, Texas where they lived one year. From there they moved to Smithfield and in 1841 they moved to Colorado county. In 1847 they moved to Shulenburg (sic) Fayette county; Shulenburg was then known as Lions. From Shulenburg they moved ot Flatonia in 1867, where they resided until the fall of 1892 then they moved to Naruna Burnet county, Texas". -- I hope the information I sent you before helped. I have found more W. B. and Rosetta Anderson relatives and we have shared a lot of pictures. I was told by one of the relatives that there were several nephews that had lived with them at one time. I don't know what happen to Benjamin Benthall after 1850 and haven't looked yet. Hope this helps Cheryl

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White, Shaw, Creel Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/245.1.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Great to hear from you! George and Sarah (Walker) handed down to their dau Eusibia the fact that they camped along a river on their way to Texas and had to deal with swarms of locusts (crickets?) there. As you may know, George bought and sold a lot of land in Fayette County, but the most puzzling is the sale of land in the "Sandies." I wonder if she sold land left to her by a relative who also came to Texas. Eusibia married Josiah Shaw, Jr. who died at an early age; then married a man named Creel in Aransas Pass and later lived with their dau in Dallas. Any help you can share with this family will be most appreciated.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: White-Schmidt-Walker Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/245.1.1.1.2 Message Board Post: I am a descendant of Robt P.White, son of GeoW.White of FayetteCoTX.Robt had a dtr Jennie, who is my grandmother. Would like to keep in touch as I'm looking for George and Sarah's parents also. Robert was born in Tennessee, but could not find a record in MauryCo. My new address is Adamsburger@earthlink.net. , am cancelling Juno in a few days. Please keep in touch. Thanks Dianna

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WIND, HILL Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mkB.2ACI/340 Message Board Post: ELIZABETH MARY (BETTYE) HILL ("MeeMaw" to those near and dear to her) of Baytown and Houston, Texas passed away peacefully March 21, 2005 at the young age of 103. Born September 25, 1901 in Schulenburg, Texas to Joseph and Maria Wind, Bettye spent the first sixteen years of her life in this small town attending Catholic schools, doing daily house chores that often times included farm labor as picking cotton, and dreaming of a bigger and better world. Moving to Houston in 1917, she and her sister Peggie immediately found employment as switchboard operators with the telephone company. Soon thereafter she met the love of her life, Calvin Winters Hill, and her dreams began to come true. Bettye and Calvin married January 15, 1921. They were blessed with four children, John, Margaret, Doris and Gloria. The family's bonding years were in Ingleside, Texas where from 1930 to 1945 Calvin was employed by Humble Oil & Refining Company and Bettye was the organizer, chauffeur and doer for! her children and their many activities. She sewed beautifully, making most of the clothes and all of the dance costumes for her three daughters. Bettye was active in the PTA, the Ingleside Women's Club giving book reviews, help open and manage a small ready to wear department in Ingleside's only hardware store and organize and play a solid first base for the Ingleside Boosterettes, the Humble Company's Ladies softball team. Humble Oil closed the Ingleside refinery in 1945 and relocated Bettye and her family to the refinery in Baytown, Texas where she soon became better known as MeeMaw. With a growing family, MeeMaw became even more involved in providing loving direction and inspiration to her children, making a stronger commitment of devotion and service to her church, Saint Joseph's Catholic Church in Baytown, and becoming top salesperson in ladies better dresses at the Baytown J.C. Penny store. MeeMaw moved to Houston to live with her sister Peggie Voss shortly after Cal! vin's unexpected death in 1961. The two sisters quickly became insepar able, always on the go, always doing for others and always together. MeeMaw also worked full time in the downtown Sakowitz store as a salesperson in ladies better dresses until retiring in 1972. But she still had things to do and worlds to conquer. At age 72 MeeMaw taught herself to type so she would be more proficient in her new job, along with her sister Peggie, as secretary at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Church. Retiring again from regular hours in the late 1980's, MeeMaw, with her sister Peggie, continued to remain active in her commitment and devotion to her church and family by attending daily mass, preparing and delivering sandwiches for the less fortunate, and chauffeuring her sister and other lady friends to various church and family activities. In 2000, after a lengthy bout with pneumonia, MeeMaw and her sister moved to the Vosswood Nursing center where they have resided until MeeMaw's peaceful passing. A beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, ! great great grandmother and friend, she will long be remembered by the family and friends for her endearing love and her zest for life. She leaves a legacy of caring and doing for others as a way of life for those who knew her and loved her. In addition to her husband Calvin, MeeMaw was preceded in death by her brother Albert Wind, and in early 1983 by her adored middle daughter, Doris Mae Hargus. MeeMaw is survived by her son John Harvin Hill and daughter Mary Margaret O'Sullivan, both of Baytown; daughter Gloria Elizabeth Hill Gentry and husband Frank of Houston; sisters Gesela (Peggie) Voss and Marian Owen, twelve grandchildren, thirty three great grandchildren, eleven great great grandchildren, numerous cousins, nieces, nephews, and countless friends. The family expresses their heartfelt appreciation to Bryant Burton Home of Health and caregivers Freda, Lillian, Loretta, Dannette, Tamara , Anuitra, and to the entire staff at the Vosswood Nursing Center. Visitation will ! be from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm with a rosary at 7:00 pm Wednesday, March 2 3, 2005 at Earthman Downtown Chapel, 2420 Fannin. The Funeral Liturgy will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, March 24, 2005 at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral, 1111 Pierce. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. A Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Catholic Church, 1111 Pierce St. Published in the Houston Chronicle from 3/23/2005 - 3/24/2005.

I too have found a lot of information that is not available any where else. I try to get into the file room but they won't let me. Rox Ann, keep up the good work. It is appreciated. Ronald W. Brown, P.E. e-mail: ron@ronwbrown.com -----Original Message----- From: Laurie Blackshear [mailto:sbb_lrcb@sprynet.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 1:07 PM To: TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [TXFAY] Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives Expansion Rox Ann, I visited the library two weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised. The research room is very spacious and the documents available really made my day! I spent most of my time with marriage and cemetery records. But the greatest find was in a vertical file. The librarian asked which families I was researching and pulled two family files. One contained information that surpassed my wildest dreams. If you need to do research in the area, this is a great place to start. I know I will be back! Laurie R C Blackshear > [Original Message] > From: <RoxAnnJohn@aol.com> > To: <TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/21/2005 11:32:51 PM > Subject: [TXFAY] Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives Expansion > > It's still lacking some furniture, but the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives > remodeling and expansion have been completed. The research space is > upstairs in a large beautiful vaulted space and, don't worry, there is a new > elevator, too. See photos at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett/fayarch.html > > Rox Ann Johnson > Fayette County TXGenWeb Project > > > ==== TXFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fayette County TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > ==== TXFAYETT Mailing List ==== Visit the Fayette County TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

Rox Ann, I visited the library two weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised. The research room is very spacious and the documents available really made my day! I spent most of my time with marriage and cemetery records. But the greatest find was in a vertical file. The librarian asked which families I was researching and pulled two family files. One contained information that surpassed my wildest dreams. If you need to do research in the area, this is a great place to start. I know I will be back! Laurie R C Blackshear > [Original Message] > From: <RoxAnnJohn@aol.com> > To: <TXFAYETT-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 3/21/2005 11:32:51 PM > Subject: [TXFAY] Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives Expansion > > It's still lacking some furniture, but the Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives > remodeling and expansion have been completed. The research space is > upstairs in a large beautiful vaulted space and, don't worry, there is a new > elevator, too. See photos at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett/fayarch.html > > Rox Ann Johnson > Fayette County TXGenWeb Project > > > ==== TXFAYETT Mailing List ==== > Visit the Fayette County TXGenWeb site at http://www.rootsweb.com/~txfayett > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >