History of the German Element in Texas from 1820-1850, and Historical Sketches of the German Texas Singers' League and Houston Turnverein from 1853-1913 Page: 49
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German Element in Texas 49
tants more than 75 German families and single men. What,
then, was more natural than to organize a "Verein"? Consequently
a preliminary meeting was held on Sunday, November
22, 1840, in the German boarding house of Franke
& Lemsky, corner of Prairie Avenue and Travis Street, at
which great enthusiasm prevailed. The organization of a
German Society was definitely decided upon, and George
Fischer, Henry F. Fischer, Charles Gerlach, Conrad Franke
and Theodor Miller were appointed a committee on organization
and instructed to draft a constitution and by-laws
to be presented to the next meeting and to ask all Germans
living in Houston to become members of the proposed
society.
On Sunday, November 29, this society was definitely
launched under the name "Deutscher Verein fur Texas"
(German Society of Texas). Its main object, as stated in
article II of its constitution, was the giving of assistance
to the sick and needy, to promote the material and intellectual
welfare of the Germans and to assist newcomers
with advice and necessary aid and succor.
This was the first German Society in Texas. It began
its long career of usefulness with the following 53 members:
George Fischer, Theodor Miller, Henry F. Fischer,
Charles Gerlach, Conrad Franke, Robert H. Levenhagen,
Henry Levenhagen, Jacob Schroeder, Joseph Sandman,
Gottlieb Gasche, Martin Rumpff, William Schroeder, I.
Hermann, Gustav Erichson, Jacob Buchmann, I. I. Knoll,
A. Jung, Emil Simmler, Friedr. Otto, Ch. Rienitz, Charles
Baumann, Henry A. Kuykendall, Wendelin Bock, Ulrich
Fischer, Karl Fischer, John H. Mueller, Friedr. Schiermann,
John Koop, Daniel Super, Joseph Ehlinger, Johann
Buhn, Anton Brueggemann, William Ewald, Casper Gerlach,
Friedr. Lemsky, Friedr. Barthold, Dr. K. Hermann
Jaeger, Abraham Brodbeck, Johann Grunder, Christian
A. Kasting, Peter Dickmann, William Weigand, Ant. E.
Spellenberg, Peter Bohl, Johan William Schrimpf, Dr. I.
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Tiling, Moritz, 1851-1916. History of the German Element in Texas from 1820-1850, and Historical Sketches of the German Texas Singers' League and Houston Turnverein from 1853-1913, book, 1913; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth28597/m1/58/: accessed June 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.