[tcb] Re: Pedigrees..... Republic of Texas?
- From: J Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:44:13 -0600
Yet another relo immigrant. Is there NO native Texans in this group?
Jus' kiddin'!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is an awesome story. My fraternal grandparents were from Germany
but somehow landed in Pittsburgh. I don't know the story. There are a
lot of Duncans in Texas and I often wonder if any are relatives. It's
too much work trying to find and to what end anyway?
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:33 PM, w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I give my dogs pedigree.
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> On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 12:25 PM, Neil <nbmdude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> I reckon you qualify!
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>> --- On Thu, 3/10/11, Biggestdaddyo <biggestdaddyo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> > 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).
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>> > 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.
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>> > 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.
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>> > 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.
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>> > 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.
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>> > 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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