[tcb] Re: Pedigrees..... Republic of Texas?
- From: "Denis Dodson" <coocoo@xxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:46:01 -0600
My family didn't need a boat. They, apparently came from up around the Red
River. My Mom was born in Calera, OK and my Dad was born in Bokchito, OK.
Before that they may have lived in caves for all I know. My Granfather on my
Dad's side was named George Riley, they tell me. My sister Sue is adopted and
her family from my Mother's side is bigger and has deeper Texas roots, I
believe.
The archivist at Washington-on-the-Brazos supports the very strong possibility
that a I am a descendant of Ruth Dodson who made the first flag of the Texas
Republic. Up until the war for Texas Independence every Texican town had their
own militia and flag (Gonzales "Come and Get It") For the convention they had
to agree on one flag and that was the Dodson flag. Red White and Blue bars
vertical (like the French flag) with a star on the left bar. It is on display
at the Alamo.
Ruth's husband was not at San Jacinto because he was one of the leaders of the
"Runaway Scrape".
They were from Harrisburg, which is now Houston.
I think I told this story on here before, but Kelly doesn't know it. He's from
Michigan and they don't really have any history.
Bonus trivia, Did Y'all know that Sam Houston's name was the first word spoken
from the surface of the moon?
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Subject: [tcb] Pedigrees..... Republic of Texas?
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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