Francois Joseph Schmitt

Family Group Sheet

Subject: Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr

Birth: 9 Mar 1803 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage: 29 Aug 1825 Catherine KLEIN (circa 1803- ); Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Passport: __ Sep 1855 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.3

Immigratn: 15 Dec 1855 Catherine KLEIN (circa 1803- ); New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1855 on the "Wurtemberg."4

Natlzation: 10 Jan 1857 Medina County, Texas; Com Ct Min No 2, p 296 (Grant).5

Census: __ ___ 1860 Catherine KLEIN (circa 1803- ); Bexar County, Texas; household #2621 Castroville.6

Voter Reg: 29 Aug 1867 Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Commissioners Court.7

Census: __ ___ 1880 Nicolas SCHMITT (1 Jun 1831-19 Mar 1913); Medina County, Texas; household #50 Castroville.8

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One Known Child

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M Francois Joseph SCHMITT

Death: 10 Jan 1833 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.9

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Spouse: Catherine KLEIN

Birth: circa __ ___ 1803 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.10

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Four Known Children

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M Nicolas SCHMITT

Birth: 1 Jun 1831 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Passport: __ Sep 1851 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.3

Immigratn: 26 Nov 1851 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre Sep 1851 on the "State of Maine."11

Voter Reg: 28 Sep 1867 Medina County, Texas.7

Census: __ ___ 1880 Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr (9 Mar 1803- ); Medina County, Texas; household #50 Castroville.8

Marriage: 10 Jan 1882 Louisa GEISSLER (17 Feb 1840-8 Feb 1922); St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.12

Death: 19 Mar 1913 Medina County, Texas.13

Burial: __ ___ ____ Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste, Medina County.13

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M Francois Joseph SCHMITT Jr

Birth: 16 Nov 1834 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Passport: __ Oct 1854 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.3

Immigratn: 19 Feb 1855 New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1855 on the "Regulator."10

Marriage: 14 May 1859 Catherine MEHR (29 Nov 1841-1 Jan 1933), daughter of Joseph MEHR Sr and Anastasie POERNER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.12

Daughter: 4 Jul 1860 Mary Catherine SCHMITT; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.14

Daughter: 12 Jul 1862 Theresa SCHMITT; Medina County, Texas.15

Daughter: 10 Aug 1866 Johanna Ida SCHMITT; Medina County, Texas.15

Death: 19 May 1867 Medina County, Texas.15

Burial: 20 May 1867 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.15

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M Francois Xavier SCHMITT

Birth: 11 Aug 1842 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 15 Dec 1855 (w); Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Catherine KLEIN; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1855 on the "Wurtemberg."4

Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Catherine KLEIN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2621 Castroville.6

Marriage: 9 Oct 1867 Catherine MANGOLD (5 Aug 1845-27 Feb 1938), daughter of Georges MANGOLD Sr and Francoise FORST; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.15

Son: 11 Jan 1873 Francis Otto SCHMITT; 15

Census: __ ___ 1880 (w); Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Nicolas SCHMITT; Medina County, Texas; household #50 Castroville.8

Death: 5 Apr 1928 Castroville, Medina County, Texas.14

Burial: __ ___ ____ St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.16

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F Therese SCHMITT

Birth: 29 Dec 1848 Oberentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Immigratn: 15 Dec 1855 (w); Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Catherine KLEIN; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Havre 1855 on the "Wurtemberg."4

Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Francois Joseph SCHMITT Sr and Catherine KLEIN; Bexar County, Texas; household #2621 Castroville.6

Marriage: 20 Oct 1867 Francois Joseph CHRISTILLES (1839-1915), son of Pierre Georges CHRISTILLES and Marie Salome FORST; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.15

Death: 27 Nov 1925 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.14

Burial: 29 Nov 1925 St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.14

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Endnotes

1. unknown, Oberentzen, Alsace Civil Registration to Marriages, Births and Deaths 1793 - 1872 (n.p.: LDS microfilm, n.d.). Hereinafter cited as Oberentzen BMD.

2. Family History Library, Oberentzen Births 1820-1862, Marriages 1793-1862, Roll #720078, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Oberentzen b. 1820-1862 m. 1793-1862.

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

4. Multiple entry; Wurtemburg Passenger List; in Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New Orleans, Louisiana. 1820-1902; M-259 (n.p.: U. S. National Archives), Roll No. 42.

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

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

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

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. Family History Library, Oberentzen :Deaths 1793-1862, Marriages 1793-1840, Roll #720079, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Oberentzen d.1793-1862, m.1793-1840.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. LDS microfilm, compiler, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Cemetery, Lacoste (n.p.: GEDCOM by an unknown person). Hereinafter cited as Grace Cem.

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

15. 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.

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