I give my dogs pedigree. On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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. > > > > Author’s information for reader > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- My Email Moniker http://www.findinternettv.com/Video,item,1570570433.aspx