Shelly, Thanks for your help. I'll schedule a trip to Galveston's Rosenburg Library and the Courthouse. As you can probably tell, I am fairly new to this, so your help and advice is definitely appreciated. The additional information regarding the EBERLING's after 1880 is greatly appreciated also. Thanks for your help, Bill Sanders bsand@texas.net

hi jim, thanks for the link i'll be sure to check it out. i'm really new to this so i appreciate all the help you are offering. that one subscriber in germany would be me. thanks again deanna -----Original Message----- From: Jim Turner <jnturner@gte.net> To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, February 27, 1999 1:17 AM Subject: Re: [TXGALVES-L] WOLFE/WOLF & PATTERSON - 1900 Galveston Co, Texas >DLC wrote: >> i received the following e-mail and i'm a little confused. i'm very new to >> this geneaolgy thing and i was wondering if you are subscribing to this >> txgalves-l site do you get all the e-mail messges even if they don't pertain >> to your family.... > >Hi DeAnna, > >I would like to second what Shelly told you about the TXGALVES mail list. It is a >medium where anyone can post queries or offer discussion about Galveston County >genealogy. Some of us, like Shelly and myself and probably some others, live here in >the county. Others are scattered around the U.S., and I even know of one subscriber who >is in Germany. Some of the subscribers are new to genealogy or are unfamiliar with >resources available to researchers, others are more experienced and are usually happy to >help the newbies. > >If you are not familiar with it, there is also a Web site for Galveston Co. genealogy: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/ > >It is presently undergoing some minor reconstruction, and some new links should be added >in the next few days. Hopefully, there should be some resources there to help you with >your search. > >Jim Turner >Listowner, TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com >WebMaster, http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/ >Home page, http://home1.gte.net/jnturner/index.htm >

Bill, Galveston County Courthouse has marriage records indexed by bride and groom going back into the 1840s. You may want to write them and request a search for Elizabeth and Marianne EBERLING. Then you will know how to search for them in the 1850 census. The courthouse address is 722 Moody, Galveston TX 77550. Of course you'll be able to get the marriage records of Charles' children after 1880 also. A quick check of Galveston city directories beginning in 1880 shows no Eberlings in Galveston until 1886-87 when a Miss Lena Eberling works for Chas. Vidor and lives there also. In 1888-89 we get a whole clan: Mrs. Christina (wid Charles) r. nw cor 21st Street & Avenue O 1/2 Miss Amelia, seamstress, lives Mrs. C. Henry, carpenter, lives with Mrs. C. John, clerk, lives with Mrs. C. Then there is a Miss Lena, works for Chas. Vidor and there is a Miss Ida who is a milliner and lives on 21st between Strand and Mechanic. So it looks as though Charles Eberling may have died before the family returned to Galveston. When I jump ahead to 1900 city directory, the family is living at 1723--21st Street. Listed are: Miss Amelia, dressmaker, Charles, Miss Christine, John G., porter Gustav Heye & Co., Joseph, Galv City Railway powerhouse, Miss Lena, dressmaker. None of them are listed as victims of the 1900 Storm, so they must have survived. A quick glance at random directories shows John and Amelia (never married) through 1919. I didn't look after that. Christina Eberling died on Feb 8, 1896. She was 61 years old and born in Germany. She died of..... I can't really read it but it looks like "phthisis pulumalis" and is buried in Potters Field, which is now Oleander Cemetery on Broadway and 43rd. (Dictionary says that the disease is consumption otherwise known as tuberculosis.) There is a Henry Eberling who died in Galveston in Sept 1888. He was 50 years old. You may want to plan a little research trip to the Rosenberg Library and the the County Courthouse depending on how much detailed information about this family you want. A search through years and years of city directories will take more time than I can devote to this listserv and there will undoubtably be marriage records, deeds and possibly probate files and wills in the county courthouse. Hope this information inspires!! Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

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Hi! (sorry, I sent the last message to the wrong address by mistake) I am attempting to located anything on my ancestors that arrived in Galveston aboard the brig Johann Dethardt on December 21, 1845. There were seven in the EBERLING family that made the trip. The parents: Carl Conrad Eberling and Katherine Eberling. Both of these made it to New Braunfels during the spring of 1846 where they both died during the cholera epidemic in that area. Two of Carl's other son's Wilhelm and Friedrich made it to Seguin where they settled. I have also been told that there was another child of Carl and Katherine EBERLING (Christian Martin EBERLING) that made the trip, but the ship manifest does not verify this. One of their sons Peter Carl EBERLING (age abt 22) and his wife Christina stayed in Galveston along with two of his sisters Elizabeth Caroline EBERLING (abt 17) and Marianne EBERLING (abt 18). Evidently, Peter Carl EBERLING (Charles is the anglo translation) and his wife remained in Galveston until approximately 1859 when they moved in Columbia in Brazoria County. During this period of about 13 years, Peter Carl (Charles) EBERLING and his wife gave birth to several children while Charles was in the cigar making business. According to unverified information that I have, Elizabeth and Marianne both married (unkn to whom) while in Galveston, then they disappeared around 1850. Between 1880-1900, the EBERLING clan moved back to Galveston and that is where I have have lost them, even their names. I understand that one of Charles' daughters married Emil Kahn, and one of his sons married Mary Wolf. If anyone has any information regarding this family, I would appreciate hearing from you. I will gladly share what little information I have with another other EBERLING researcher. Thanks, Bill Sanders bsand@texas.net

DLC wrote: > i received the following e-mail and i'm a little confused. i'm very new to > this geneaolgy thing and i was wondering if you are subscribing to this > txgalves-l site do you get all the e-mail messges even if they don't pertain > to your family.... Hi DeAnna, I would like to second what Shelly told you about the TXGALVES mail list. It is a medium where anyone can post queries or offer discussion about Galveston County genealogy. Some of us, like Shelly and myself and probably some others, live here in the county. Others are scattered around the U.S., and I even know of one subscriber who is in Germany. Some of the subscribers are new to genealogy or are unfamiliar with resources available to researchers, others are more experienced and are usually happy to help the newbies. If you are not familiar with it, there is also a Web site for Galveston Co. genealogy: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/ It is presently undergoing some minor reconstruction, and some new links should be added in the next few days. Hopefully, there should be some resources there to help you with your search. Jim Turner Listowner, TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com WebMaster, http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/ Home page, http://home1.gte.net/jnturner/index.htm

DeAnna, The idea behind a "listserv" is that when you send a message to the "list", everyone who is subscribed to the list receives it. Sometimes there will be a person researching the same family that you didn't know about, so it helps connect people researching the same line. For anyone researching families in Texas City, which is on the Mainland of Galveston County, I would recommend you write or call the Moore Memorial Library, 1701--9th Street North, Texas City TX 77590. 409/643-5979. The reference librarian there is Berelyn. They even have a small genealogical section. Also, you may want to write to the Galveston County Genealogical Society for more information on how to find stuff in Galveston County. Their research contact person is Ms. Johnnye Carlson, 1024 Ross, La Marque TX 77568. Hope this helps! Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

hi shelly, i received the following e-mail and i'm a little confused. i'm very new to this geneaolgy thing and i was wondering if you are subscribing to this txgalves-l site do you get all the e-mail messges even if they don't pertain to your family? you seem to know a lot about this stuff so i hope you can help me or direct me in the right direction but i'm trying to trace my family that lives in texas city and i can only go back to my granparents george diaz aug. 23 1913-feb 1986 and mary sapsky (maiden name) 1910-jan 1997. thanks in advance for any help you can offer. DeAnna -----Original Message----- From: Shelly Henley Kelly <shelly@rosenberg-library.org> To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com <TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, February 26, 1999 4:34 PM Subject: [TXGALVES-L] WOLFE/WOLF & PATTERSON - 1900 Galveston Co, Texas >Hi, > >I don't know if anyone has responded yet to this request, and I had time >this morning to do a little digging in the city directories, so here is >my response. Boy this is a slow list! :-) > >This was an interesting family to take a look at. It doesn't appear >that they were here very long, or else they rarely made it into the city >directories. ... > >First appearance that I could find (working forward and backward from >1900) was in 1898. The city directory lists Olive Maxey (Mrs. Larkin) >resides at 2719 Avenue Q. Larkin Maxey is listed as works in Galveston >Bagging Factory. > >1899-1900 lists Miss Lucilla Wolff (she wasn't in 1898) as working in >Galveston bagging factory and resides at 3804 Broadway. Olive Maxey >(Mrs. Larkin) is also working at the Galveston bagging factory and >resides at 3804 Broadway. Larkin Maxey is not listed as working AND >lives at a different address -- 1214--13th Street. There is no >listing for a C.F. Patterson > >1901-02 shows NO listing for Miss Lucilla Wolff, C. F. Patterson or >Olive Maxey. There is a listing for Larkin Maxey at 416--27th Street. > >No listing for the Wolff, Patterson or Olive Maxey again through 1905. >I stopped there. >No listing prior to 1898 for Wolff. There are two Wolff famlies and >one has a Rosa widow of Frederick W. and she is living with at least >three sons: Frederick A., Charles P., and George J. > >I would recommend you send a letter to the Galveston County Courthouse, >722 Moody, Galveston TX 77550 and ask County Clerk's office for a >search of marriage records for Olive Wolff and Larkin Maxey. Then, I >would even go so far as to ask the DISTRICT Clerk's office for a search >of divorce records between Olive and Larkin Maxey. > >I also checked lists of victims from the 1900 Storm and did not find >their names. So my guess is they moved away from the island. > >Hope this helps! > >Shelly Kelly >Galveston TX >

Hi, I don't know if anyone has responded yet to this request, and I had time this morning to do a little digging in the city directories, so here is my response. Boy this is a slow list! :-) This was an interesting family to take a look at. It doesn't appear that they were here very long, or else they rarely made it into the city directories. ... First appearance that I could find (working forward and backward from 1900) was in 1898. The city directory lists Olive Maxey (Mrs. Larkin) resides at 2719 Avenue Q. Larkin Maxey is listed as works in Galveston Bagging Factory. 1899-1900 lists Miss Lucilla Wolff (she wasn't in 1898) as working in Galveston bagging factory and resides at 3804 Broadway. Olive Maxey (Mrs. Larkin) is also working at the Galveston bagging factory and resides at 3804 Broadway. Larkin Maxey is not listed as working AND lives at a different address -- 1214--13th Street. There is no listing for a C.F. Patterson 1901-02 shows NO listing for Miss Lucilla Wolff, C. F. Patterson or Olive Maxey. There is a listing for Larkin Maxey at 416--27th Street. No listing for the Wolff, Patterson or Olive Maxey again through 1905. I stopped there. No listing prior to 1898 for Wolff. There are two Wolff famlies and one has a Rosa widow of Frederick W. and she is living with at least three sons: Frederick A., Charles P., and George J. I would recommend you send a letter to the Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody, Galveston TX 77550 and ask County Clerk's office for a search of marriage records for Olive Wolff and Larkin Maxey. Then, I would even go so far as to ask the DISTRICT Clerk's office for a search of divorce records between Olive and Larkin Maxey. I also checked lists of victims from the 1900 Storm and did not find their names. So my guess is they moved away from the island. Hope this helps! Shelly Kelly Galveston TX

With all the hoaxes and fake virus warnings that we see being passed around, it is easy to forget that there are real viruses out there with the capability to do real damage. One of the new viruses that is making the rounds on some mailing lists is the Happy99.exe or W32/Ska. This has infected several genealogy mailing lists and is making a general nuisance of itself. This worm virus has not affected the TXGALVES mail list yet and we are watching closely for any sign of it. To Check to see if you have been hit with this virus, search your file directories to see if one of these files is lurking in your system: SKA.EXE SKA.DLL WSOCK32.SKA WINSOCK32.SKA For more information on the Happy99.exe worm, visit: http://beta.nai.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/w32ska.htm Jim Turner

Looking for info on Lucilla WOLFE/WOLF and C. F. PATTERSON. According to 1900 Census of Galveston Co., Texas were married and living with Lucilla mother, Olive Maxey. Any info appreciated. Lucilla was born in Galveston to Olive STEVENS and Fred WOLFE/WOLF. Olive was born in Lexington, Miss. Fred was born in Hamberg, Germany.

Kari wrote: > > My great grandfather was Frank Rudolph Otto Bleimeyer. He was a taylor in > Galveston for some of the prominent families there- John Sealy and others. > I would like to find info. about where his shop might have been and don't > know how to go about it. He was there during the 1900 Galveston flood and > survived and later ran his shop from his home after he got older and his > health poor. They lived at 4009 Avenue M 1/2. > Does anyone also have old city directories from about 1893 to 1900 or so? > Kari > kstein@bunt.com Hi Kari, According to the city directories, your g-grandfather worked in several locations. He is first mentioned in the 1893-94 directory, listed as Bleimeier, Frank, tailor working for Ike Meyer, Merchant Tailor, 421-423 22nd, and boarding with A. Wasgien, 2114 Ave N. 1895-96. Listed as Frank Bleimyer, tailor with Ike Meyer, residence 1411 17th. 1896-97. Listed as Frank Bleimyer, tailor working for I. Stiefel & Co., 420 Tremont, residence 4009 Ave M 1/2. This residence address remained the same at least thru 1914, the last directory I checked. I. Stiefel & Co, owned by Issac Stiefel, described itself as "Merchant Tailors, Gent's Furnishers." 1898. No employer is shown, only listed as a residence address. 1899-1900. Listed as Frank Bleimyer, tailor with Lazarus & Ehrich, described as proprietors Misfit clothing parlors, 417-419 Tremont. 1901-02. Frank Bleimyer, tailor with T.C. Korn, merchant tailor in Tremont Hotel, 519 Tremont. Directory now starts to show the number in the family(or number living in household), 4. 1903-04. No change except now 5 in family. Ad on outside back cover of the directory describes T.C. Korn as "Importer of Fine Woolens." 1905. Listed as Frank Bleimyer, merchant tailor, cleaning, scouring shop, 312 21st, now 6 in family. He placed an ad in the directory which states, "Frank Bleimyer, Custom Tailor, Suits Made to Order, Cleaning, Pressing neatly done, 312 Twenty-first Street." In the business pages, he is shown under Tailors, with his business address listed as 306 21st. 1906-07. Personal listing now shows him at 306 21st, and his ad also shows 306 21st. In the business pages, he is shown under Tailors, at 310 21st St. 1908-09. Now listed as Frank Bleimeyer, tailor, cleaning shop at 2213 Mechanic (site now occupied by the NationsBank Bldg), 7 in family. Also in the directory is a Frank Bleimeyer Jr., office boy for Fowler & McVitie, residence 4009 M 1/2. 1909-10. No change for Frank Bleimeyer, tailor. Also in the directory is a Frank W. Bleimeyer, appc cabinetmaker for Adolph Stein, residence 4009 M 1/2. 1911-12. Frank Bleimeyer, tailor and cleaning, 2215 Mechanic, now 5 in family. Frank W. Bleimeyer is listed as a driver for Albert Niedermann. 1913. Frank Bleimeyer, tailor and cleaning at 2215 Mechanic, 5 at home. An addenda shows his shop address changed to 220 Tremont. Also listed is a Arthur Bleimeyer, soda clk at Wilder, Michaelis & Hughes, residence at 4009 M 1/2. 1914. Listed as Frank R.O. Bleimeyer, Practical Tailor, Suits Made to Order, repairing and altering a specialty, clothes cleaned and pressed, 220 Tremont. Directory also shows Frank W., a machinist, and Otto Bleimeyer, both residing at 4009 M 1/2. I hope this helps you. Jim

Laurie Blackshear wrote: > > I have been collecting the obits from the Houston Chronicle for almost > a year now and will continue to do so. I would be glad to do look-ups > for anyone interested. > Let me know! > Laurie, <sbb_lrcb@m2.sprynet.com>

The DAR recently announced that their library catalog is now on-line. http://dar.library.net Let the fun begin. Jim

When Galveston was young and rugged, the island was called "Campeachy." The pirate, Jean Lafitte, built himself a fortress at what is now 1417 Water Street, facing the harbor. Lafitte, who came to Galveston after distinguishing himself at the Battle of New Orleans, eventually had a band of about 1000 men and women. He remained in complete charge of Galveston Island from the time of his arrival in 1817 until 4 years later. After one of his captains mistakenly raided an American ship, the U.S. Revenue Service sent a cutter down to see that he left Galveston forever.

My great grandfather was Frank Rudolph Otto Bleimeyer. He was a taylor in Galveston for some of the prominent families there- John Sealy and others. I would like to find info. about where his shop might have been and don't know how to go about it. He was there during the 1900 Galveston flood and survived and later ran his shop from his home after he got older and his health poor. They lived at 4009 Avenue M 1/2. Does anyone also have old city directories from about 1893 to 1900 or so? Kari kstein@bunt.com

Sharon K Sembera wrote: > > I'm new to the list, so thought I'd list the names I'm researching in > Galveston Co. > > PATTON > SHAW > MORGAN > MIMS > EVANS > > My Gr.Gr.Grandfather was CHARLES R.H. PATTON, born March 2, 1825 in > Alabama, died July 2, 1872 in Bolivar, Tx. > married: December 12, 1849 > CAMILLA LETITIA SHAW b. June 4, 1833 in Liberty,Tx d. June 10, 1890 in > Bolivar, Tx. > They had 5 children: > Carrie Camilla Patton > Elizabeth Gertrude Patton > Mary Amanda Patton > William Charles Patton (my Gr.Grandfather) > Fannin Laura Patton married Lewis Porter Davis > > >From 1863-1867 the Patton family moved to High Island. CRH Patton was in > the Coast Guard during the War between the States. > > In 1867 the Patton family moved back to the old home at Patton Beach on > Bolivar Island. > > William Charles Patton married: December 25, 1887 > IZORA MARY MORGAN b. March 6, 1872 in Rosebud, Tx. Falls Co. d. December > 23, 1953 > children: 12 > Charles R., Elizabeth, Pansy, Ward William Royal, Earl Henry, Jessamine, > Violet, Mrytle, William B.(my Grandfather), Carrie, Helen, Dorothy....... Hi Sharon, If you haven't already seen it, you might like to check out a book "They Made Their Own Law: Stories of Bolivar Peninsula," by Melanie Wiggins, 1990:Rice University Press, P.O. Box 1892, Houston TX 77251. There are several references to people who are, almost certainly, your ancestors. In June of 1857, the cotton schooner Louisiana ran aground, caught fire and burned, six miles east of the Bolivar Lighthouse. A group, including the mayor and city coroner of Galveston, sailed up the Bolivar coast to examine the wreck. They found bodies scattered over several miles of beach. One body, found nine miles from the lighthouse, was buried one hundred yards from the beach by a C.R. Patton and S. Hughes, nearby residents. The coroner deputized C.R. Patton to act in his stead should there be any further necessity. In the 1890's, there was a lengthy dispute over the operation of the G & I Railroad on the Bolivar peninsula. Covering the first shipment out after the dispute was resolved, the Galveston Daily News on 12 June 1896 carried the report, "On June 12, W.C. Patton of Patton's Grove shipped out the State's first carload of watermelons with the announcement, 'We have the greatest melon land in the United States and have only been hampered by the lack of transportation facilities. The Gulf & Interstate has given us an outlet to the world....'" Chapter 8 has an account of the great 1900 Hurricane's effect on Bolivar Peninsula. There are several references to the Patton Hotel and the hotel's owner, Charles Patton. It is too lengthy to repeat here but, if you are interested, contact me privately. The Marriage License record, Book "A", County Clerk's Office, Galveston Co., 1838-1850, shows Chas. Patton married to Amelia Shaw by a Joseph A.H. Cleveland, 12 Dec 1849. Hope this is of some use to you. Jim Turner

I'm new to the list, so thought I'd list the names I'm researching in Galveston Co. PATTON SHAW MORGAN MIMS EVANS My Gr.Gr.Grandfather was CHARLES R.H. PATTON, born March 2, 1825 in Alabama, died July 2, 1872 in Bolivar, Tx. married: December 12, 1849 CAMILLA LETITIA SHAW b. June 4, 1833 in Liberty,Tx d. June 10, 1890 in Bolivar, Tx. They had 5 children: Carrie Camilla Patton Elizabeth Gertrude Patton Mary Amanda Patton William Charles Patton (my Gr.Grandfather) Fannin Laura Patton married Lewis Porter Davis >From 1863-1867 the Patton family moved to High Island. CRH Patton was in the Coast Guard during the War between the States. In 1867 the Patton family moved back to the old home at Patton Beach on Bolivar Island. William Charles Patton married: December 25, 1887 IZORA MARY MORGAN b. March 6, 1872 in Rosebud, Tx. Falls Co. d. December 23, 1953 children: 12 Charles R., Elizabeth, Pansy, Ward William Royal, Earl Henry, Jessamine, Violet, Mrytle, William B.(my Grandfather), Carrie, Helen, Dorothy. IZORA's parents were: OLIVER MORGAN b.? d.? married:THERESA JOHNSON Oliver and Theresa had 1 other daughter that I know of: Rosa Morgan b.? d.? married: WILLIAM NICHOLAS EVANS b.1864 d.1890 children: 3 Zachariah P. b.1885, Richard Slaughter b.1887, William Nicholas b. 1889 2nd marriage of Rosa: ? MIMS If anyone has any information on this family I would really like to hear from you! Sharon Sembera semberaelec@juno.com

Over the last few days, I have been in the process of adopting the TXGenWeb page for Galveston County. A big vote of thanks goes to Carla Clifton for all the work she has done in setting this page up, and in helping me through the adoption process. I would appreciate any comments you all might have on the site. What can we do to make it an even more useful resource for genealogical research in the county? In case you are not familiar with the Page, it is at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgalves/ Jim Turner

Jwb2725@aol.com wrote: > > Frederick Charles BEATTIE b. Oct. 1890 in Galveston to David and Caroline > BEATTIE. These parents came to the US from England in 1884 with a one year > old daughter. Had a son William J. born in Galveston in 1892. In the 1900 > census, David BEATTIE is not listed, to my knowledge. Caroline is listed in > Dallas, TX., having remarried a Thomas HOULIHAN and living with the three > children mentioned above. I have not been able to fine a trace of David > Beattie. If anyone is researching this man, or has information about him or > this family, I would very much appreciate hearing from you. David BEATTIE is > my husbands grandfather. Thank you > Jane Winfree BEATTIE Hi Jane, There is a David Beattie listed in the 1891-92 Galveston City Directory. He is described as a tailor, residing at 1118 17th. His name does not appear in any other city directory published in the 1890's or late 1880's. As you point out, he is not listed in the 1900 census. Beattie was a very uncommon name in Galveston at that time. However, there was listed in the 1900 census a Cordelia Beattie, b. Mar 1884 in England, father b. in Scotland and mother b. in England. She was single and living in the household of an Alfred Smith, apparently as a foster child. Could this Cordelia have been the infant daughter who came from England with David and Caroline? As you probably know, the county did not start registering deaths until 1903. Galveston City started keeping death reports much earlier. However, there is no mention of David Beattie in either the city death certificates or the Mortuary Records for the period between 1887 to March 1900. Of course, a possible explanation for all this is that his marriage ended by divorce, rather than his death, and he moved on elsewhere. If you haven't already looked, it might be worthwhile to check the naturalization records, will/probate records and the county tax records for any information on him. Good luck! Jim Turner