Nicolas Schmidt

Family Group Sheet

Subject: Nicolas SCHMIDT

Birth: __ ___ 1793 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage: 28 Apr 1817 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn: 25 Nov 1850 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 7 Oct 1850 on the "Pyramid."3

Natlzation: 30 Mar 1857 Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 6 (grant).4

Census: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; household #24 Castroville town.5

Census: __ ___ 1870 Andre CARLE (26 Nov 1832-5 Aug 1908); Medina County, Texas; household #32 Castroville town.6

Death: 16 Jan 1875 Medina County, Texas.7

Burial: 17 Jan 1875 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7

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Spouse: Elisabeth VOELKER

Birth: __ ___ 1795 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.3

Death: 23 Aug 1866 Castroville, Medina County, Texas.1

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Three Known Children

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M Jean Martin SCHMIDT

Birth: 4 Aug 1818 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.8

Marriage: before __ ___ 1843 Marie Therese DECKERT (15 Mar 1822-17 Feb 1893), daughter of Benoit Jacques DECKERT Sr and Marie Anne FRITZ; Blodelsheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.9

Son: 28 Oct 1843 Emile SCHMIDT; Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

Passport: 4 Sep 1845 Marie Therese DECKERT (15 Mar 1822-17 Feb 1893); Mulhouse, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:2163 (with 1 child).11

Immigratn: 27 Nov 1845 Marie Therese DECKERT (15 Mar 1822-17 Feb 1893); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1845 on the "Narraganset."12

Daughter: 14 Jan 1846 Anna Marie SCHMIDT; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas.13

Daughter: 8 Jul 1848 Elisabeth Rosa SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.7

Lot: circa __ ___ 1849 Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #8, Block 3, Range 11.14

Daughter: 28 Mar 1850 Catherine SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.7

Census: __ ___ 1850 Marie Therese DECKERT (15 Mar 1822-17 Feb 1893); Medina County, Texas; household #58 Castroville.15

Son: 14 Aug 1851 Louis SCHMIDT; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Daughter: 8 Apr 1853 Mary Louisa SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: 15 Jan 1855 Carolina SCHMIDT; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: 26 Jul 1856 Amelia SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: 15 Dec 1857 Barbara SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.10

Natlzation: 19 Mar 1859 Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 148 (grant).4

Occupation: __ ___ 1860 Medina County, Texas; farmer.5

Son: 3 Jan 1860 Peter SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.10

Census: __ ___ 1860 Marie Therese DECKERT (15 Mar 1822-17 Feb 1893); Medina County, Texas; household #110 Castroville area.5

Daughter: 5 Sep 1861 Mary Theresa SCHMIDT; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.10

Son: 12 Jun 1864 Joseph SCHMIDT; Medina County, Texas.13

Voter Reg: 28 Aug 1867 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Distract Court; Remarks: Deceased.16

Death: 13 Nov 1868 Medina County, Texas.7

Burial: 14 Nov 1868 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.7

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F Catherine SCHMIDT

Birth: 24 Jun 1827 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 25 Nov 1850 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 7 Oct 1850 on the "Pyramid."3

Son: 25 Aug 1852 Benedict DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.10

Marriage: 8 Sep 1853 Benoit DECKERT Jr (10 Jan 1825-1 Jun 1879), son of Benoit Jacques DECKERT Sr and Marie Anne FRITZ; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Daughter: 25 Aug 1855 Catherine DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1857 Marianne DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.5

Son: __ ___ 1859 Nicholas DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.1

Census: __ ___ 1860 Benoit DECKERT Jr (10 Jan 1825-1 Jun 1879); Medina County, Texas; household #186 D'Hanis.5

Son: circa __ ___ 1861 Joseph DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.6

Daughter: 21 Oct 1861 Otillia DECKERT; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter: circa __ ___ 1864 Elisabeth DECKERT; Medina County, Texas.6

Census: __ ___ 1870 Benoit DECKERT Jr (10 Jan 1825-1 Jun 1879); Medina County, Texas; household #294 D'Hanis.6

Death: 30 May 1902 Texas.1

Burial: __ ___ ____ Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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F Marie Anne SCHMIDT

Birth: circa __ ___ 1837 Neuwiller, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.3

Immigratn: 25 Nov 1850 (w); Nicolas SCHMIDT and Elisabeth VOELKER; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 7 Oct 1850 on the "Pyramid."3

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Endnotes

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

2. International Genealogical Index Files, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as IGI.

3. Multiple entry; Pyramid and Brunswick Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 33.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. Nicole Fouche, compiler, Retrouvez Votre Cousin d'Amerique (n.p.: n.pub.). Hereinafter cited as Cousin d'Amerique.

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

11. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin Department) to America Part 2: 1845-1847 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Emigrnts from France 2.

12. Multiple entry; Maria Claves Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 24.

13. Grave Visited and Marker Personally Recorded; Margaret Simpson.

14. Ruth Curry Lawler, compiler, The Story of Castroville (Lacoste, Texas: Lacoste Ledger, 1974). Hereinafter cited as Story of Castroville.

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

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