Francois Joseph Meyer

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Subject:          Francois Joseph MEYER

Birth:                             29 Mar 1803    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                      12 Nov 1827    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Passport:                         8 Oct 1844    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:1496 (with 6 children).3

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; cooper.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1854    St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; family #45 (9 children).6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Medina County, Texas; household #78 Castroville.8

Death:                              4 Jun 1887    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                              5 Jun 1887    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

Father:            Jean Augustin MEYER

Mother:           Agathe BISSLER

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Spouse:          Catherine KOOS

Birth:                                9 Feb 1808    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Death:                           20 Mar 1872    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.2

Father:            Apollinar KOOS (23 May 1775-        )

Mother:           Catherine BOS

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Thirteen Known Children

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F            Catherine MEYER

Birth:                               1 Nov 1828    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                          31 May 1835    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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F            Walbourgue MEYER

Birth:                                7 Apr 1830    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Marriage:                         1 Apr 1850    Stephan John LEHR (4 Dec 1819-23 Jul 1883); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County; license obtained in Bexar County.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Stephan John LEHR (4 Dec 1819-23 Jul 1883); Bexar County, Texas; household #210 San Antonio.10

Death:                              6 Oct 1902    Medina County, Texas.1

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

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M           Augustin MEYER

Birth:                              28 Apr 1832    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                             17 Jul 1834    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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M           Seraphin MEYER

Birth:                                1 Jan 1834    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

Marriage:                         5 Feb 1863    Elizabeth CONRAD (3 Dec 1837-10 Feb 1916), daughter of Nicolas CONRAD and Annae Mariae DIEZEN; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9

Death:                           24 Aug 1905    Medina County, Texas.1

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

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F            Catherine MEYER

Birth:                               10 Jul 1835    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Marriage:                         3 Jun 1856    John Henry JONES (circa 1828-        ); Medina County, Texas.11

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F            Emerantia Genevieve MEYER

Birth:                              27 Jan 1838    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Marriage:                      27 May 1858    John JUNGMANN Sr (17 Jun 1833-8 May 1901), son of John Peter JUNGMANN and Anna Catherine ?; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9

Daughter:                        9 Feb 1859    Mary Catherine JUNGMANN; Medina County, Texas.9

Death:                           13 Mar 1911    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            19 Mar 1911    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

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F            Agathe MEYER

Birth:                                7 Apr 1838    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                          17 May 1839    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

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M           Augustin MEYER

Birth:                             22 Aug 1839    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Death:                            26 Oct 1839    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

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F            Anne Marie MEYER

Birth:                               25 Jul 1841    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.12

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Marriage:                       16 Feb 1860    Peter JUNGMANN (25 May 1837-8 May 1920), son of John Peter JUNGMANN and Anna Catherine ?; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9

Son:                                3 Dec 1878    Frederick William JUNGMANN; Texas.9

Death:                           20 Feb 1931    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.12

Burial:                            22 Feb 1931    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

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F            Marie Louise MEYER

Birth:                               2 Aug 1843    Bourbach-le-Bas, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."4

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Stephan John LEHR and Walbourgue MEYER; Bexar County, Texas; household #210 San Antonio.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

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F            Theodora MEYER

Birth:                             28 May 1845    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.12

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Medina County, Texas; household #14 Castroville.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

Marriage:                       11 Jan 1870    Joseph BOHL (19 Mar 1840-27 Oct 1912), son of Francois Joseph BOHL and Marie Agathe ZURCHER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9

Son:                              11 Mar 1878    Louis Edward BOHL; 9

Death:                           29 Aug 1927    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            30 Aug 1927    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.9

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F            Marie Agathe MEYER

Birth:                              27 Apr 1849    Medina County, Texas.9

Marriage:                         3 Feb 1869    Thiebaud MONIER (1839-8 Apr 1897), son of Jacques MONIER and Marguerite THEIS; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9

Daughter:                      13 Nov 1869    Cecilia MONIER; Medina County, Texas.9

Death:                           29 Dec 1889    Medina County, Texas.1

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

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F            Josephine MEYER

Birth:                             15 Nov 1851    Medina County, Texas.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Francois Joseph MEYER and Catherine KOOS; Bexar County, Texas; household #2616 Castroville.7

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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. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co

3. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut-Rhin Department) to America, Part 1: 1837-1844 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1986). Hereinafter cited as Emigrants from France

4. Ocean, Jeanette Marie, Norwegian and Probus, Ship Passenger Lists, departing 1844, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

5. Family Quest, 1850 Census of Medina and Other Counties in Texas., CD-ROM (n.p.: Family Quest), Medina County. Hereinafter cited as 1850 Census

6. Ted Gittinger, Connie Rihn, Roberta Haby and Charlene Snavely, compiler, St Louis Church, Castroville, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Graphic Arts, 1973). Hereinafter cited as St Louis Church

7. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Bexar County, Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Bexar County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Bexar

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. 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

10. Multiple, 1850 Federal Census for Texas, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research Roll # M-908, M-910, M-913, M-916. 

11. Calvin D Foster, compiler, Marriage License Book D, Medina County, Texas (San Antonio, Texas: Our Heritage, 1978). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Marrs Bk D

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

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Francois Joseph Meyer updated on 11/06/13

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