Hi Shelly, Is it possible that some of these arrivals could have been at Indianola? I can't find my book on the dates of the hurricane destruction there. Was it 1876 or maybe 1879. If it was then maybe it would be worth a shot for the person with the Brazoria County reference in 1872. I've seen several arrivals to Indianola that went to Brazoria County as I was looking for things on my family. Remember, I'm just an amateur. Forgive me if I'm wrong. Winnie Howard (You've helped me before too with my ANICO basketball photo) Thanks! P.S. I've lost track of all these emails. >From: Shelly Henley Kelly <shelly@rosenberg-library.org> >Reply-To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com >To: TXGALVES-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [TXGALVES-L] Lots of St. Joseph/Cemetery/Immigration questions... >Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 09:00:33 -0500 > >This is mainly an e-mail responding to the questions and concerns of >Marianne Gilbert, but I thought everyone would benefit from the >information. I hope I answer all the questions I have read over the >past several e-mails. I've been away for a 3-day weekend. > > > > gg grandmother, Matilda Sophia (nee BLAKELY) DAVIS died in Galveston 23 >August, 1862. I have her > > obituary from the Galveston News. I wrote to the county courthouse and >they > > were unable to find the record of her death. > > > >In the book _Record of Interments of the City of Galveston, 1859-1872_ >copied and transcribed from the original by Peggy H. Gregory of Houston >TX in 1976, there is a record for the death of Matilda B. Davis. It >appears on page 28 and reads as follows: > >"Matilda B. DAVIS, died August 23, 1862, buried August 24, 1862, age 44 >yrs, female, white, cause of death Dysentery, residence Galveston, >nativity Canada, cemetery Catholic." > >This cemetery is located in the "Broadway Cemeteries", a section along >Broadway between 41st and 43rd Streets that holds approximately 7 >different cemeteries. This one is currently called "Old Catholic" and >any records still existing would be in the hands of the >Galveston-Houston Catholic Diocese Archives, managed by Archivist Lisa >May whose address and phone number I saw has already been posted. > > > > after the storm in 1900 (?) there was a lot of damage and the cemeteries >were razed. > > > >The 1900 Galveston Storm (occurred Sat. Sept 8, 1900) did do quite a bit >of damage to the cemeteries around town. But so you don't have the >wrong impression, they were not "razed" as in destroyed completely, they >were "raised" as in lifted higher when they raised the grade level of >the entire city from a few feet above sea level to as much as 17 feet >above sea level. The Broadway areas was probably raised about 8 feet. >If the family lived in the area, it is my understanding that they had to >pay to have the headstones set up even with the new grade level. If >not, it is highly possible that the headstone is buried beneath about 8 >feet of sand and topsoil. > >St. Joseph's Church (which has been deconsecrated) was built by German >immigrants in 1859. It is located at 2201 Avenue K -- which is one >block south of Broadway on the corner of 22nd street. It is wooden, >and has been taken over by Galveston Historical Foundation. They are >raising money to continue the restoration project. For many years it >sat alone with only the altars. They have researched and found many of >the original statues etc that used to be housed in the church. It's a >lovely place (still un-airconditioned!) to visit if you're in town. >Look up GHF for more information. > >The white church on Broadway that Mr. Balch was referring to is Sacred >Heart Catholic Church. The building was constructed in 1903 with money >donated by the French Catholics in response to hearing that the original >Sacred Heart had been completely destroyed. The exterior architecture >represents La Sacre Couer in Paris while the interior architecture >represents the Spanish Basilica. It is the only Catholic church ..... >Hmm... in the US??? that has Islamic architecture on the inside. It is >located on the corner of Broadway and 14th Street and faces the Bishop's >Palace (aka Gresham Residence). > > > > Do ship passenger arrival lists exist? Where? > > 1845-6? > > 1863? > > 1880's? > > > > Next, Tax lists and/or voter lists 1847-50? > > 1905? > > > >This next question came from Tom in El Paso, but I noticed quite a bit >of answers flying around about it also. > >Jim Turner posted the listing of records held by the Rosenberg Library's >Galveston & Texas History Center in Galveston >(www.rosenberg-library.org). If you check the heading under Genealogy >Resources, then you will also see that they have microfilm of the tax >lists from 1838-1922. They do not have voter's records. > >The immigration records (passenger records) from 1872-1900 are believed >to have been destroyed in the 1900 Storm. The immigration station >suffered very heavily during the Storm. I recommend that you search for >a naturalization record at the District Clerk's office in the county >courthouse where the family settled. They will not list a wife -- only >the male members of the family since the wife automatically shared in >whatever citizenship her husband held. They will give you the name of >the vessel and date that they arrived in Galveston. Once you have that >piece of information, you can check the Galveston newspaper (on >microfilm) for that day or the next and look under "Marine Log" which >will list each vessel that arrived in port or is docked in port the >previous day. It will not list the immigrants names, but may have a >short article that reads something like "240 steerage passengers arrived >in Texas today..." > > > > Is the latter list only from German passengers? The Galveston-Bremen >Project: 1865-1896. > > > >The title is misleading because Bremen was the main exit port for all >German and Eastern European immigrants (including Czechs, Jews, >Russians, Polish, etc.) If I remember correctly, the compiler of these >lists spent many many years checking through German print newspapers >across the state of Texas noting any list of newly arrived immigrants >that was printed. > >Whew.... I hope I've answered all the questions. Let me know if there >is anything more specific. > >Shelly Kelly >Galveston TX > > > > _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com