Michel Letscher

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Subject:          Michel LETSCHER

Birth:                             29 Mar 1818    Berrwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                    14 May 1849    New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1849 on the "Narraganset."2

Marriage:                      10 Nov 1852    Marie Anne BURGER (12 Feb 1815-1857); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Marriage:                         5 Jan 1858    Therese KEMPF (27 Jun 1817-2 Dec 1900); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Therese KEMPF (27 Jun 1817-2 Dec 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville town.4

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; farmer.4

Voter Reg:                      2 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Commissioners Court.5

Natlzation:                       2 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Com. Ct. Min. No. 2, p. 303 (Grant).6

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Therese KEMPF (27 Jun 1817-2 Dec 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #83 Castroville town.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Therese KEMPF (27 Jun 1817-2 Dec 1900); Medina County, Texas; household #171 Castroville.8

Death:                               2 Jul 1895    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                               3 Jul 1895    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:            Joseph LETSCHER

Mother:           Marie Anne ?

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Spouse:          Marie Anne BURGER

Birth:                              11 Feb 1815    Wittelsheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.9

Immigratn:                    12 Dec 1851    (w); Joseph BURGER Sr and Magdalene SCHOTT; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1851 on the "Zanon."10

Death:                            __ ___ 1857    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                            __ ___ 1857    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:            Joseph BURGER Sr (27 Mar 1787-4 May 1860)

Mother:           Magdalene SCHOTT (3 Apr 1785-        )

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One Known Child

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M           Camillus Joseph LETSCHER

Birth:                                3 Oct 1856    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Michel LETSCHER and Therese KEMPF; Medina County, Texas; household #11 Castroville town.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Michel LETSCHER and Therese KEMPF; Medina County, Texas; household #83 Castroville town.7

Marriage:                      26 Nov 1889    Mary Josephine BURELL (4 Oct 1868-        ), daughter of Joseph BURELL Jr and Therese M HABY; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                          22 May 1945    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                           24 May 1945    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

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2nd Spouse:     Therese KEMPF

Birth:                              27 Jun 1817    Niederentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                    15 Dec 1855    Marie Therese KEMPF (15 Oct 1799-14 Aug 1872); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1855 on the "Wurtemberg."12

Death:                             2 Dec 1900    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.1

Father:

Mother:           Marie Therese KEMPF (15 Oct 1799-14 Aug 1872)

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One Known Child

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F            Mary Theresa LETSCHER

Birth:                             25 May 1861    Medina County, Texas.3

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Endnotes 

1. LDS microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Cem

2. Multiple entry; Narraganset Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 30. 

3. LDS Microfilm, compiler, St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County, Texas (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church Gedcom

4. Family Quest, 1860 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census

5. Jim Menke, "List of Registered Voters, Medina County," Branches and Acorns, No 4, Volume VI (June, 1991). Hereinafter cited as "Voters-Medina County." 

6. WPA Index to Texas Naturalizations 1846 - 1939; (Medina County: WPA: Texas District & County Courts). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Natlztn

7. Family Quest, 1870 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1870 Census

8. Family Quest, 1880 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1880 Census

9. Alsace, Wittelsheim Births 1799-1844, Roll # 0764841, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Wittelsheim b.1799-1844. 

10. Multiple entry; Samuel Dyer, Cornelia, State of Maine, Atala and Zanon Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 34. 

11. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs. 

12. Ira A Glazier and P William Filby, compiler, Germans to America Lists of Passengers arriving at U. S. Ports, 1850 - 1855, Volume 9 December 1854 - December 1855 (Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources Inc, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Ger to Amer 9.

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