Amalia Wilhelmine Kotte1

F, #81, b. 13 February 1814, d. 2 August 1873
     Amalia Wilhelmine Kotte was born on 13 February 1814 in Leuben, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony,2 and was baptised on 17 February 1814 in Leuben.3 She and Johann Kaspar Feuerbacher married.1 Amalia Wilhelmine died on 2 August 1873 in the city hospital in Laubegast, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire, at age 59.4 and was buried at Laubegast in Dresden, Dresden.5 She died of Cholera during an epidemic which wiped out her whole family except for her middle son and his family who were not living in the Dresden area at the time.5
FatherCarl Traugott Kotte2
MotherJohanne Sophie Mullerin2

Family

Johann Kaspar Feuerbacher d. b 2 Aug 1873
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Edmund Feuerbacher, paternal grandfather
     After her marriage she was normally known as Amalia Feuerbacher.

Citations

  1. [S966] Birth Register; Pilsen (Bohemia in 1871, modern day Czech Republic); "District Office 01 in Pilsen, Family Register"; (1873-1899).
  2. [S1256] Leuben Evangelical Lutheran Kirche (Leuben, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony), "Taufbuch, 1800-1815 ", page 155, Amalia Wilhelmine Kotte, 13 February 1814, browsable images of originals.
  3. [S1234] Zehren Evangelische Kirche (Zehren, Meissen,Saxony), "Tauf-, Trau- und Bestattungsbuch 1801-1844" [Baptism, Marriage and Burial Book 1801-1844], Theresa Sophia Plotze, June 26 1821, browsable images of originals.
  4. [S1266] Weekly Church Reports of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1685-1879; Dresden, Germany; multiple volumes.
  5. [S1271] Evangelical Kirche-Dresden-Friedrichstadt (Meißen, Dresden-Friedrichstadt), "Tauf, Trau and Bestattungbuch 1873" [Baptism, Marriage & Burial register, 1873], Amalia Feuerbacher, August 3 1873, browsable images of originals.
  6. [S724] Feuerbacher family history notes, Hand written and typed notes by George H Feuerbacher, Probably written in the 1940's or 1950's Kaye Wykoff, personnal records and files.

Christian Johann Sternberg1

M, #83, b. 29 August 1847, d. 2 October 1926
Christian Johann Sternberg
     Christian Johann Sternberg was born on 29 August 1847 in Mecklenburg, Germany.2,3 He and Maria Caroline Duesterhoeft married on 6 February 1873 in Washington County, Texas.4,5 Christian died on 2 October 1926 near Mendoza at age 796 and was buried at (Carl Cemetery), Travis County.6 He died after breaking his femur in a fall and contracting bronchio pneumonia which was the primary cause of his death.6 Christian's obituary was in the Austin American in Austin, Texas. The obituary reads:
PIONEER DIES
Travis County Farmer Succumbs After Fall
Christian Sternberg, a pioneer Travis County resident and farmer, died at his home near Mendoza early Saturday morning, following an illness caused by a fall in which his hip was broken four weeks ago.

Mr. Sternberg was born in Mecklenburg, Germany in 1847. At the age of four years he came with his parents to Texas and settled in Austin County, later moving in Washington County, where he resided for a number of years, afterwards moving to Caldwell and Travis counties, where he had resided for the past 40 years. He was a devoted member of the Lutheran Church.

Surviving relatives are 10 children, six daughters, Mrs. Clara Haag of Three Rivers, Mrs. Lena Peyton of Austin, Mrs. Mary Isensee of Elm Mott, Mrs. Ida Feuerbacher of Creedmoor, Mrs. A.W. Miller of Rosenberg and Mrs. Bertha Ottmer of Austin; four sons, Ernest, Albert, Otto, and Fred Sternberg of Travis County. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. L. Schroeder of Giddings and Mrs. B. Mieneke of Carmine, as well as 33 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at Cook's Chapel Sunday at 2 pm with the Rev. F.G. Roesner of St. Martin's Lutheran Church officiating. Pallbearers will be selected from among his old friends of the Mendoza community. Burial will be in Carl Cemetery near Creedmooor.7

Name Variations:

  • He was referred to as C.H. Sternberg on his daughter, Annie Miller's death certificate8
  • On his daughter, Mary Isensee's death certificate he was named Chris Sternbert9
FatherLudwig Jacob Gotlieb Sternberg2 b. 28 Jun 1809, d. 1869
MotherAnna Margaretha Sophia Borgwardt b. 12 Feb 1809, d. 1873

Family

Maria Caroline Duesterhoeft b. 28 Mar 1854, d. 19 Jul 1922
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
Descendants of Jacob & Sophia Sternberg, paternal, immigrant great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1880Washington County, TexasPrincipal10
1900Justice Precinct 5, Caldwell County, TexasPrincipal11
     ***Much of the information on Christian Sternberg's family is taken from a chart compiled by Sadie Miller (daughter of Annie Sternberg Miller and grand-daughter of Christian Sternberg) in the late 1970's or early 80's. The names are probably correct, but I don't know how complete they are nor how accurate the dates are. Sadie's chart says that Christian came to Texas in 1851 through the Port of Galveston. She says he died of Bronchial Pneumonia after suffering a broken femur on Sept 3, 1926. This writer, Kaye Wykoff, has attempted to confirm and update this information through public records and speaking with family members at various Sternberg Family Reunions beginning in October of 1996. When the pieces of information could be verified, it is sourced and cited separately.12

Citations

  1. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows name as Christian Sternberg.
  2. [S131] Moisall Parish Records, LDS Film 069357: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows month, year, age 52, and country.
  4. [S376] Christian Sternberg & Lena Duesterhoeft, Marriage:, Austin County, Texas.
  5. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows married 27 years.
  6. [S373] Death certificate for Christian Sternberg, Death certificates, Christian Sternberg, Death Certificate 36495 (1926).
  7. [S256] Austin American-Statesman (Christian Sternberg).
  8. [S386] Death certificate for Annie Miller, Death certificates, Annie Miller, Death Certificate 50207 (1933).
  9. [S384] Death certificate for Mary Isensee, Death certificates, Dorothy Mary Isensee, Death Certificate 40594 (1965).
  10. [S578] Christian Sternberg household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  11. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.
  12. [S236] Handwritten chart for Sternberg/Duesterhoeft descendents, prepared by Sadie Miller of Austin (Granddaughter of Christian & Lena Sternberg), photocopy.
  13. [S387] Death certificate for Betha Ottmer, Death certificates, Bertha Marie Ottmer, Death Certificate 15591 (1972).
  14. [S388] Death certificate for Albert Sternberg, Death certificates, Albert Sternberg, Death Certificate 43182 (1966).
  15. [S390] Death certificate for Otto Sternberg, Death certificates, OttoSternberg, Death Certificate 13516 (1967).
  16. [S389] Death certificate for Fred Carl Sternberg, Death certificates, Fritz Sternberg, Death Certificate 43182 (1953).

Ludwig Jacob Gotlieb Sternberg1

M, #84, b. 28 June 1809, d. 1869
     Ludwig Jacob Gotlieb Sternberg was born on 28 June 1809 in Qualitz, Neuschlemmin, Mecklenburg, Germany.1 He and Anna Margaretha Sophia Borgwardt married on 6 December 1833 in Moisall, Neuschlimmin, Mecklenburg, Germany.2 Ludwig Jacob Gotlieb died in 1869 in Fayette County, Texas.3 and was buried in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Round Top, Fayette County, Texas, with $3 having been paid for the burial.3

Name Variations:

  • using L Jacob to differentiate this Ludwig Jacob (who went by Jacob) from Friedrich Ludwig (who went by Ludwig or Louis)
  • identified as Lud. Sternberg on daughter, Sophia Meinecke's death certificate4
FatherDaniel Gottfried Friedrich Sternberg1 b. c 6 Mar 1769, d. 21 Jan 1835
MotherCatharina Sophia Dorothea Sommers1

Family

Anna Margaretha Sophia Borgwardt b. 12 Feb 1809, d. 1873
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
Descendants of Jacob & Sophia Sternberg, paternal, immigrant great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Evergreen, Washington County, TexasHead of Household5
     L Jacob Sternberg was naturalized on 12 December 1856 in Austin County, Texas; Petition for Naturalization and Grant of Citizenship.6

Citations

  1. [S378] Qualitz, Mecklenburg, Germany: Church Records 1787-1869, v 1, LDS film 069456: Tauf (baptism), Trau (marriage), Toten (death) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S131] Moisall Parish Records, LDS Film 069357: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S323] Rev. Martin H. Obst, John G. Banik and others, Our God is Marching On, page 80 (list of unmarked graves), data copied from the church's Rechnungs Buch (Calculation Book) page 42, 1869.
  4. [S356] Death certificate for Sophia Meinecke, Death certificates, Sophia Meinneke, Death Certificate 42456 (1931).
  5. [S553] Jacob Sternberg household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  6. [S407] Jacob Sternberg Petition for Naturalization and Grant of Citizenship, Naturalization Records.

Anna Margaretha Sophia Borgwardt

F, #85, b. 12 February 1809, d. 1873
Sophia (Borgwardt) Sternberg: Bethelem Lutheran Church Cemetery: Round Top, Texas
Photograph by Å“
     Anna Margaretha Sophia Borgwardt was born on 12 February 1809 in Jurgenshagen, Mecklenburg, Germany.1 She and Ludwig Jacob Gotlieb Sternberg married on 6 December 1833 in Moisall, Neuschlimmin, Mecklenburg, Germany.2 and was buried at (Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery) in Round Top, Fayette County.3,4,5 Anna Margaretha Sophia died in 1873 in Round Top, Fayette County, Texas.6,5

Name Variations:

FatherJohann Joachim Borgwardt b. 28 Nov 1772
MotherCatharina Sophia Sievert b. 6 Nov 1775, d. 2 Jan 1843

Family

Ludwig Jacob Gotlieb Sternberg b. 28 Jun 1809, d. 1869
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
Descendants of Jacob & Sophia Sternberg, paternal, immigrant great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Evergreen, Washington County, TexasSpouse of HOH7
     After her marriage on 6 December 1833, she was normally known as Sophia Sternberg.

Citations

  1. [S543] Ancestor chart for Christian Sternberg: Anne Mumme, (around 1986, exact date of chart creation unknown) (received in 1987).
  2. [S131] Moisall Parish Records, LDS Film 069357: Toten (Death), Tauf (Baptism) and Trau (Marriage) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S323] Rev. Martin H. Obst, John G. Banik and others, Our God is Marching On, page 84, listed in the church's Rechnungs Buch (Calculation Book) page 43: 1873.
  4. [S324] Tombstones found in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery, Round Top, Fayette County, Texas, individual tombstone, Grave # 184; Row 7.
  5. [S588] Find A Grave, Online database & images: www.findagrave.com,.
  6. [S374] Kaye Wykoff assumption for place or location:: Place of death presumed because of burial in Fayette County and virtually all family records, voter registration, church records, etc were in the county.
  7. [S553] Jacob Sternberg household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.

Maria Caroline Duesterhoeft1

F, #86, b. 28 March 1854, d. 19 July 1922
Carolina (Lena) Duesterhoeft
     Maria Caroline Duesterhoeft was born on 28 March 1854 in Washington County, Texas.3,4,5 She and Christian Johann Sternberg married on 6 February 1873 in Washington County, Texas.6,7 Lena died on 19 July 1922 in Travis County, Texas, at age 68,3,8 and was buried in Carl Cemetery in Travis County.3 She died Bright's disease, which is an historical classification of kidney diseases that would be described in modern medicine as acute or chronic nephritis.3

Name Variations:

FatherMartin Edward Duesterhoeft2 b. 10 Nov 1823, d. 18 May 1894
MotherErnestine Juliane Schmidt b. 29 Dec 1824, d. 28 Nov 1916

Family

Christian Johann Sternberg b. 29 Aug 1847, d. 2 Oct 1926
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother
Descendants of Jacob & Sophia Sternberg, paternal, immigrant great great grandparents

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1900Justice Precinct 5, Caldwell County, TexasPrincipal9
     ***Much of the information on Christian Sternberg's family is taken from a chart compiled by Sadie Miller (daughter of Annie Sternberg Miller and grand-daughter of Christian Sternberg) in the late 1970's or early 80's. The names are probably correct, but I don't know how complete they are nor how accurate the dates are. Sadie's chart says that Christian came to Texas in 1851 through the Port of Galveston. She says he died of Bronchial Pneumonia after suffering a broken femur on Sept 3, 1926. This writer, Kaye Wykoff, has attempted to confirm and update this information through public records and speaking with family members at various Sternberg Family Reunions beginning in October of 1996. When the pieces of information could be verified, it is sourced and cited separately.8

After her marriage on 6 February 1873, she was normally known as Lena Sternberg.

Citations

  1. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows name as Caroline Sternberg.
  2. [S233] Affidavit of heirs (Emma & Gustave Duesterhoeft).
  3. [S380] Death certificate for Carolina Sternberg, Death certificates, Carolina Sternberg, Death Certificate 21938 (1922).
  4. [S574] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  5. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows month, year, age 46, and state.
  6. [S376] Christian Sternberg & Lena Duesterhoeft, Marriage:, Austin County, Texas.
  7. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, shows married 27 years.
  8. [S236] Handwritten chart for Sternberg/Duesterhoeft descendents, prepared by Sadie Miller of Austin (Granddaughter of Christian & Lena Sternberg), photocopy.
  9. [S923] Christian Sternberg household, 1900 US Census, Caldwell County, Texas, image found on Ancestry.com.
  10. [S385] Death certificate for Ida Sternberg, Death certificates, Ida Rofena Feuerbacher, Death Certificate 45197 (1960).
  11. [S387] Death certificate for Betha Ottmer, Death certificates, Bertha Marie Ottmer, Death Certificate 15591 (1972).
  12. [S388] Death certificate for Albert Sternberg, Death certificates, Albert Sternberg, Death Certificate 43182 (1966).
  13. [S390] Death certificate for Otto Sternberg, Death certificates, OttoSternberg, Death Certificate 13516 (1967).

Martin Edward Duesterhoeft

M, #87, b. 10 November 1823, d. 18 May 1894
Photograph by Kaye Wykoff
     Martin Edward Duesterhoeft was born on 10 November 1823 in Jankowiec, Posen, Poland, Prussia.1 He and Ernestine Juliane Schmidt married on 14 May 1845 in Janowiec, Posen, Prussia.2,1 Martin Edward died on 18 May 1894 in Washington County, Texas, at age 70.3 and was buried at (La Bahia Cemetery) in Burton.4 His estate entered probate in Washington County, Texas. The probate file contains Martin Edward's will and list of heirs. Also contained papers concerning the estate of his 1/2 brother, William Duesterhoeft.5

Name Variations:

  • He was listed on the ship's list for the Neptun as Martin6
  • He often used his initials, M.E. after arriving in America.
FatherFriederich Duesterhoeft b. c 1787
MotherMrs. Frederich Duesterhoeft

Family

Ernestine Juliane Schmidt b. 29 Dec 1824, d. 28 Nov 1916
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Union Hill, Washington County, TexasPrincipal7
1870Burton, Washington County, TexasPrincipal8
1880Washington County, TexasPrincipal9

Citations

  1. [S547] Skoki, Posen, Poland: Church Records, LDS films 752859-752867: Tauf (baptism), Trau (marriage), Toten (death) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  2. [S233] Affidavit of heirs (Emma & Gustave Duesterhoeft).
  3. [S234] Washington County, TX Probate Records Dockett 782 (File Case 141), Will,June 1893; Names survivors and gives date of death.
  4. [S585] Judy & Nath Winfield, Washington Co, TX Cemetery Records, Page 235, Abstracted infomation.
  5. [S234] Washington County, TX Probate Records Dockett 782 (File Case 141).
  6. [S443] Albert Blaha Sr., 1850-55 Galveston Passenger Lists, Ship #16: shows Martin Dusterhost from Janowitz, Lauchhammer Co., Dresden Dist. E.G. traveling alone on the Neptun landing June 6, 1852 in Galveston with 167 persons.
  7. [S574] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  8. [S577] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  9. [S576] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.

Ernestine Juliane Schmidt1,2

F, #88, b. 29 December 1824, d. 28 November 1916
Juliana Duesterhoeft, LaBahia Cemetery. A newer, more legible tombstone is linked to the burial information.
Photograph by Kaye Wykoff
     Ernestine Juliane Schmidt was born on 29 December 1824 in Prussia. She and Martin Edward Duesterhoeft married on 14 May 1845 in Janowiec, Posen, Prussia.1,2 Ernestine died on 28 November 1916 in Washington County, Texas, at age 91 and was buried in La Bahia Cemetery.3

Name Variations:

FatherJohann Schmidt2
MotherErnestine Tonn

Family

Martin Edward Duesterhoeft b. 10 Nov 1823, d. 18 May 1894
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Ida Sternberg, paternal grandmother

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1860Union Hill, Washington County, TexasPrincipal5
1870Burton, Washington County, TexasPrincipal6
1880Washington County, TexasPrincipal7
     After her marriage she was normally known as Julianna Duesterhoeft.

Citations

  1. [S233] Affidavit of heirs (Emma & Gustave Duesterhoeft).
  2. [S547] Skoki, Posen, Poland: Church Records, LDS films 752859-752867: Tauf (baptism), Trau (marriage), Toten (death) Registers, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  3. [S585] Judy & Nath Winfield, Washington Co, TX Cemetery Records, Page 235, Abstracted infomation.
  4. [S12] Martin Disterlfaft HOUSEHOLD, 1870 US Federal Census.
  5. [S574] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  6. [S577] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.
  7. [S576] Martin Edward Duesterhoeft household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Texas.

Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf (younger)

M, #89, b. 2 August 1817, d. 17 May 1876
     Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf (younger) was born on 2 August 1817 in Briensitz, Dresden, Saxony, German Empire.1,4 He and Theresa Sophie Plotze married on 15 April 1847 in Zehren, Meissen, Saxony, Germany.1,2,3 Johann Gottlob died on 17 May 1876 in Wilsdruff, Germany, at age 58.3
FatherJohann Gottlob Hernsdorf (elder)1,2 b. 19 Jan 1790, d. 19 Nov 1865
MotherJohanna Christina Zullicher3,1 b. 8 Mar 1785, d. 25 Feb 1873

Family

Theresa Sophie Plotze b. 26 Jun 1821, d. 5 Jun 1902
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Edmund Feuerbacher, paternal grandfather

Citations

  1. [S1251] Brienitz Evangelical Lutheran Church (Briesnitz, Dresden), "Briesnitz Births 1817", Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf, 10 Aug 1817, browsable images of originals.
  2. [S1265] Evangelische Kirche zu Dresden (Zehren, Meissen, Saxony), "Tauf, Trau and Bestattungbuch 1845-1875" [Baptism, Marriage and Burial Book 1845-1875], page 307, Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf to Theresa Sophia Plotze, 15 April 1847, browsable images of originals.
  3. [S253] "Ancestor chart for Johann Gottlob Herrnsdorf and Theresa Sophie Plotze": son of Clara Therese Hernsdorf Mobius and sent to Chester Feuerbacher by the son's daughter (Gertraude Franck), (date of creation unknown, but received by Chester in December of 1979) (1981 to Kaye Wykoff).
  4. [S10] Chester Feuerbacher, Family of Alvin Feuerbacher, as stated on page 2 in the family history written by Rosa Feuerbacher Miller, showing same birth date but different location, Leuteritz (Lintentz in book)).
  5. [S237] Research packet--misc items concerning descendants & ancestors of Alwin & Emma (Hernsdorf) Feuerbacher: Chester Feuerbacher, (various dates 1980-1992) , Letter from Hernsdorf family in Germany with family information.
  6. [S1252] Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilsdruff (Wilsdruff, Meissen, Saxony), "Taufbuch 1833-1877", Emma Theresa Hernsdorf, 30 January 1850, browsable images of originals.

Theresa Sophie Plotze

F, #90, b. 26 June 1821, d. 5 June 1902
     Theresa Sophie Plotze was born on 26 June 1821 in Zehren, Meissen, Saxony, Germany, the third child and third daughter3,1 and was baptised on 1 July 1821 in Zehren, Meissen in Saxony, Germany Empire.1 She and Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf (younger) married on 15 April 1847 in Meissen, Saxony.4,2,3 Theresa Sophie died on 5 June 1902 in Kohnenbuda, Germany, at age 80.5
FatherChristian Traugott Plotze1,2 b. 4 Dec 1788
MotherJohanna Sophia Klemm3,1 b. 18 Jan 1793

Family

Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf (younger) b. 2 Aug 1817, d. 17 May 1876
Children
ChartsDirect Ancestors of Kaye Feuerbacher, author of this site
Pedigree Chart for Edmund Feuerbacher, paternal grandfather
     After her marriage on 15 April 1847, she was normally known as Theresa Hernsdorf.

Citations

  1. [S1234] Zehren Evangelische Kirche (Zehren, Meissen,Saxony), "Tauf-, Trau- und Bestattungsbuch 1801-1844" [Baptism, Marriage and Burial Book 1801-1844], Theresa Sophia Plotze, June 26 1821, browsable images of originals.
  2. [S1265] Evangelische Kirche zu Dresden (Zehren, Meissen, Saxony), "Tauf, Trau and Bestattungbuch 1845-1875" [Baptism, Marriage and Burial Book 1845-1875], page 307, Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf to Theresa Sophia Plotze, 15 April 1847, browsable images of originals.
  3. [S253] "Ancestor chart for Johann Gottlob Herrnsdorf and Theresa Sophie Plotze": son of Clara Therese Hernsdorf Mobius and sent to Chester Feuerbacher by the son's daughter (Gertraude Franck), (date of creation unknown, but received by Chester in December of 1979) (1981 to Kaye Wykoff).
  4. [S1251] Brienitz Evangelical Lutheran Church (Briesnitz, Dresden), "Briesnitz Births 1817", Johann Gottlob Hernsdorf, 10 Aug 1817, browsable images of originals.
  5. [S10] Chester Feuerbacher, Family of Alvin Feuerbacher, as stated on page 2 in the family history written by Rosa Feuerbacher Miller.
  6. [S237] Research packet--misc items concerning descendants & ancestors of Alwin & Emma (Hernsdorf) Feuerbacher: Chester Feuerbacher, (various dates 1980-1992) , Letter from Hernsdorf family in Germany with family information.
  7. [S1252] Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilsdruff (Wilsdruff, Meissen, Saxony), "Taufbuch 1833-1877", Emma Theresa Hernsdorf, 30 January 1850, browsable images of originals.

Joseph William Sylvester1

M, #91, b. 1841
     Joseph William Sylvester was born in 1841 in Arkansas.2,3

Name Variations:

FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Citations

  1. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.
  2. [S57] HOUSEHOLD, 1850 US Federal Census.
  3. [S6] HOUSEHOLD, 1860 US Federal Census.

Nancy Jane Sylvester1

F, #92, b. 5 December 1841, d. 14 September 1890
     Nancy Jane Sylvester was born on 5 December 1841 in Sevier County, Arkansas. She and John Fanning married on 25 October 1860 in Travis County, Texas. Nancy Jane Sylvester and John Columbus Jones Sr. married on 22 August 1866 in Travis County, Texas. Nancy Jane died on 14 September 1890 in Blanco County, Texas, at age 48. She was buried in Willow City Cemetery in Gillespie County.
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905
     After her marriage on 25 October 1860, she was normally known as Nancy Jane Fanning. After her marriage on 22 August 1866, she was normally known as Nancy Jane Jones.

Citations

  1. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.

Mary Ann "Molly" Sylvester

F, #93, b. circa 1846, d. 19 May 1916
     Mary Ann "Molly" Sylvester was born circa 1846 in Texas.1 She and Richard W. Craven married on 17 December 1863 in Travis County, Texas. Mary Ann "Molly" died on 19 May 1916 in Denton, Texas.2

Name Variations:

FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family

Richard W. Craven b. Jun 1837
     After her marriage on 17 December 1863, she was normally known as Craven.

Citations

  1. [S56] Multiple Census Information.
  2. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.

Thomas H. Sylvester

M, #94, b. circa 1847, d. 1892
     Thomas H. Sylvester was born circa 1847 in Texas.1 He and Jane E. Hudson married on 28 December 1868 in Travis County, Texas. Homeplace on Colorado River. Thomas H. Sylvester and M. Luda Willman married in 1883. Thomas H. died in 1892 in Texas.2,3
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family 1

Jane E. Hudson d. 7 Apr 1883

Family 2

M. Luda Willman b. c 1859

Citations

  1. [S56] Multiple Census Information.
  2. [S13] Probate Records. Thomas H. Sylvester Travis County, Texas: Book 101 page 138.
  3. [S297] Sylvester Probate #1420 & #1492 (Probate Files).

Caleb H. Sylvester

M, #95, b. July 1850, d. 2 July 1894
     Caleb H. Sylvester was born in July 1850 in Texas.1 He and Eveline E. Brown married in 1874. Caleb H. Sylvester and Mary Easter Collier married in 1885 in Kerr County, Texas. Caleb H. died on 2 July 1894 in Travis County, Texas.2 He was buried in White Rock Cemetery in Travis County.
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family 1

Eveline E. Brown b. 1852, d. 1885

Family 2

Mary Easter Collier b. 27 May 1861, d. 27 Jan 1945

Citations

  1. [S57] HOUSEHOLD, 1850 US Federal Census.
  2. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.

John D. Sylvester1

M, #96, b. 17 June 1862, d. 28 October 1935
     John D. Sylvester was born on 17 June 1862 in Texas.2 He and Nancy Emily Willman married in 1885.1 John D. died on 28 October 1935 in Briggs, Burnet County, Texas, at age 73. He was buried in Mahomet Cemetery in Burnet County. W.H. Taylor, Undertaker.
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family

Nancy Emily Willman b. 5 Feb 1869, d. 15 May 1949

Census Records

YearLocationEnumerated as
1900Blanco County, TexasPrincipal3

Citations

  1. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.
  2. [S3] Death Certificate: Texas Death Certificate #45330 Informant J.E. Sylvester, Harper, TX.
  3. [S640] John D Sylvester household, 1900 U.S. Census, Blanco County, Texas.

L. Elizabeth "Bettie" Sylvester1

F, #98, b. 1 December 1854
     L. Elizabeth "Bettie" Sylvester was born on 1 December 1854 in Texas. She and Stephen S. Peel married on 25 December 1873 in Travis County, Texas.
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family

Stephen S. Peel
     After her marriage on 25 December 1873, she was normally known as Peel.

Citations

  1. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.

Rebecca Emaline Sylvester1

F, #99, b. 25 August 1857, d. 7 June 1932
     Rebecca Emaline Sylvester was born on 25 August 1857 in Travis County, Texas. She and Charles H. Williams married on 6 December 1874 in Travis County, Texas. Rebecca Emaline Sylvester and Richard Blackwell married on 24 June 1877 in Mountain City, Texas.2 Rebecca Emaline died on 7 June 1932 in Wharton County, Texas, at age 74. She was buried in Live Oak Cemetery in McCulloch County.

Name Variations:

FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family 1

Charles H. Williams

Family 2

Richard Blackwell
     After her marriage on 6 December 1874, she was normally known as Becky Williams. After her marriage on 24 June 1877, she was normally known as Becky Blackwell.

Citations

  1. [S55] Research papers concerning the descendents of James H & Deby (Cox) Sylvester: Mary Hicks.
  2. [S330] "Texas, Marriage Index, 1824-2019", online database: viewed online: Ancestry, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014, Provo, Utah, USA.

James I. Sylvester1

M, #100, b. 3 March 1852, d. 29 March 1939
     James I. Sylvester was born on 3 March 1852 in Texas. He and Fallie Emma Briggs married on 17 February 1874 in Travis County, Texas. James I. died on 29 March 1939 in Henderson Branch, Kerr County, Texas, at age 87.
FatherJames H. Sylvester b. c 1813, d. b 1888
MotherDeborah Cox b. Apr 1821, d. 27 Apr 1905

Family

Fallie Emma Briggs b. 2 Jun 1858, d. 23 May 1917

Citations

  1. [S6] HOUSEHOLD, 1860 US Federal Census.