German-Texan Heritage Society Newsletter, Volume 9, Number 3, Fall 1987 Page: 187
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Cornelia Schrader-Muqqenthaler Heimeranstrasse 2, 8000 Munchen 2 BRE
Germany) is a language teacher and professional genealogist. She is
offering, at reasonable rates, to do genealogical research and histc
translations and would like to hear especially from other GTHS membe
Naomi Witt Fry 2608 Clearwood Circle, College Station TX 77840 woul c
clarification of the term "black German." Is this term applied to a
area in Germany, and if so what area? If you have anything on his t
please write to Naomi as well as to your Genealogy Editor so the ans
appear in a future issue.
Charles E. Albers 6210 Bayou Bridge, Houston TX 77096 is searching f
information on his great grandfather Gerardt (Gerd) Albers. He would
make contact with descendants of the family from the Oldenburg area
Germany. Gerd (born in 1823, son of Johann Hinrich and Grete Hobbie
came to the US around 1845 from Wapeldorf, parish of Rastede. Gerd
brothers and sisters were: Anna Margarete (born in 1810), Johann (bc
1813), Eilert Gerhard (born in 1814) and Joahnn Hinrich (born in 181
Charles also has information on Gerd's grandparents and others of th
previous generation. Eilert Gerhard and Johann Hinrich also came tc
around 1845-50. The three brothers settled in the area of Waldeck,
All the Albers that Charles has found in the La Grange area are decc
of one of these three brothers. The oldest brother remained in Germ
probably inherited the family home. Charles is trying to contact an
descendant of Gerd's brothers or sisters who remained in Germany.
Charles is also searching for information on his great grandfather J
Lehmann who came to Washington County around 1844-56 and settled arc
Berlin. He and his wife, Eva Neumann had three children: Pauline
(1857-1923), Robert (1860-1936), and Gustav Herman (1868-1936). Robe
confirmed at Berlin in 1875 and married Alvine Wilhelmine Boortz in
1881. Their son Robert was born in October, 1881. Apparently Eva c
around 1870 and Johann married Caroline Priesmeyer around 1874. Jot
Caroline had seven children born between 1876 and 1887: Ida, Henry,
Mary, Anna Minnie, John, and Johanna. Charles believes Johann was a
of Berlin Lutheran Church at one time and later a member of Salem LL
Chruch at Zionsville. Apparently Johann died around 1895, since mar
records at Brenham show Caroline married Henry Kueck in December of
The earliest Census record Charles has found was for 1870, but he be
the family was in the US before 1860, since Texas was listed as the
birthplace of the children born duing those years. Charles is thus
for evidence of their arrival in the US as well as for burial places
early family members. He is also looking for their specific origin
Prussia.Gertrude Schuller Appel 5802 Washington Blvd., Indianapolis IN 4622C:
looking for information on the brother and sister of her grandfather
Heinrich Albert Julius Schuller, called Julius. Julius landed at Ne
bearing a pass dated Aug. 21, 1866, and then spent some time in Cali
before coming to Indianapolis in 1871. She thinks he might have bee
Texas before going to California. Julius's brother was Karl August
Schuler/ Schuller, called Herman, born in 1854 in Stuttgart. He mar
Rudinger in 1881 and later emigrated to Texas. They had a daughter,
After Herman died, his widow and child returned to Germany. The thi
of the famly was Pauline Margareta Schuler/Schuller, born in 1838 in
Stuttgart. In 1867, she married a Mr. Strobel, first name unknown.
couple had a son and also came to Texas, but since the relatives in
did not know anything about him, it is thought he may have stayed be(West
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