[tcb] Re: Pedigrees..... Republic of Texas?
- From: Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:25:41 -0800 (PST)
I reckon you qualify!
--- On Thu, 3/10/11, Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [tcb] Pedigrees..... Republic of Texas?
> To: "Texas Coalition Of Buses" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thursday, March 10, 2011, 11:03 AM
> Eberling clan arrives in Texas Jan
> 12, 1846 (my mother's maiden name)
> On September 25, 1845, The entire Eberling family,
> consisting of Carl, his wife (Katherine) and three single
> sons, plus their two married children and their families
> departed from Bremen, Germany bound for the new promised
> land. One of their children, Katherine Elisabeth
> (Eberling) Wolfshohl, her husband and two children were also
> aboard the same ship. Her children were Jacobine and
> Daniel. Hence, on board this ship were my
> great-great-great maternal grandparents (Carl and Katherine
> Eberling). Also aboard were my great-great maternal
> grandparents (August and Katherine Wolfshohl).
> Finally, aboard this ship was my great maternal grandmother
> (Jacobine Wolfshohl).
>
> The “Johann Dethardt,” a two-mast Brig (tall ship) was
> considered the flagship of the newly formed Verein
> fleet. Its Captain was Theodore Ludering.
> Captain Ludering was also a part owner of the “Johann
> Dethardt.” Actually, the Ludering Company owned
> one-third of this vessel. This particular ship was one of a
> four-vessel fleet that made up the newly formed Verein
> fleet. The other tall-ships were the "Herschel," the
> "Ferdinand," and the "Apollo." The Johann Dethardt was
> built in Bremerhaven, Germany by Friedrich Wencke and was
> launched on March 2, 1843. It was described as being a
> completely wooden framed ship with a copper lined
> bottom. Its dimensions were 86 feet in length, and 21
> feet in width . Without question, it was a rather
> small vessel to be holding approximately 150 people and
> their belongings for the trip to Texas.
>
> After an extremely long journey, the Johann Dethardt
> finally docked in Galveston, Texas on January 12,
> 1846. On this, the fourth and final voyage
> of the “Johann Dethardt,” a total of 132 passengers (26
> families) arrived, most of whom were transported from
> Galveston to Indianola, Texas by smaller
> schooners. It appears that the Eberling
> family separated in Galveston, taking different routes to
> reach their ultimate destination. We know that Charles
> Eberling, his wife Christina, and their two children
> (Caroline and Marianne) resided in Galveston until after
> 1850. We also know that Carl and Katherine
> Eberling proceeded straight to the New Braunfels area, via
> Indianola, because both died in the cholera epidemic in the
> summer of 1846. As for the rest of the
> family, we do not know how they traveled to their
> destination, and for some of them, we do not even know what
> their destination was. This will be painstakingly
> pointed out in the following
> Addendum where each known member of the family is
> traced. In the Addendum, each child of Carl and
> Katherine Eberling will be traced from their generation
> (second) to the present generation. The second
> generation will be designation G2, the third generation, G3,
> and so on. Naturally, the first generation
> of this lineage consists of only Carl and Katherine
> Eberling.
>
> Personal Comments; It is exalting to know that on
> that one 86 foot sail boat, not only did the passengers
> depend, but also my entire family lineage. One could
> become very philosophical at this point with a bunch of what
> if questions, but that is not the purpose of this
> study.
>
> Everett Anthony Fey, “New Braunfels: The First
> Founders”, (Eakin Press. Austin, Texas.),
> Volume I. Describes, in detail, the four ships
> involved in the Verein Societies immigration plans for the
> German immigrants.
>
> Charles W. Kleinecke, "Fisher-Grant and G.E.C.
> Forever", (Charles W. Kleinecke), Lists August
> Wolfshohl, wife, and children, along with Carl Eberling,
> wife and children, arriving in Galveston aboard the Johann
> Dethardt on January 12, 1846. It should be noted that
> the arrival date given by Kleinecke differs from other
> sources which put the arrival date in the latter part of
> December, 1845.
>
> Charles W. Kleinecke, "Fisher-Grant and G.E.C.
> Forever", (Charles W Kleinecke Publishing Co.),
> Smaller ships were necessary to transport the immigrants to
> Indianola, mainly because of the shallow water near the
> mouth of the bay.
>
> 1850 Federal Census for Galveston County,
> Texas. Charles and his family are shown to
> reside in Galveston, Texas where Charles had entered into
> the trade of being a cigar maker.
>
> Oscar Haas, "History of New Braunfels and Comal
> County, Texas", (The Steck Company, Austin, Texas),
> Describes the cholera epidemic of 1845-1846.
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> Author’s information for reader
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