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Subject:          Michel SIMON

Birth:                                3 Oct 1813    Husseren-Wesserling, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Marriage:                         3 Apr 1837    Anne Marie GISSY (29 Mar 1814-6 Feb 1838); Mollau, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Marriage:                      27 Dec 1840    Marie Rose WEBER (22 Apr 1814-15 Nov 1859); Mollau, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    Marie Rose WEBER (22 Apr 1814-15 Nov 1859); Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."3

Document:                    12 Sep 1844    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; signer of the document that named and founded the town.4

Lot:                       circa __ ___ 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; original owner of Lot #2, Block 1, Range 3.5

Occupation:                   __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; farmer.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Marie Rose WEBER (22 Apr 1814-15 Nov 1859); Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.6

Deed:                             26 Jan 1855    Medina County, Texas; File 962, Sections 349 (Abstract 853) and 350 (Abstract 854) 640 acres; Grantee - Michel Simon.  Patentee - Michel Simon.  CC Cert. #21.7

Deed:                             __ ___ ____    Caesar MONOD (circa 1801-        ); Castroville, Medina County, Texas; This lot (Lot #2, Block 3, Range 1) became part of the Landmark Inn Complex.8

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Mary Louisa SIMON (circa 1844-        ); Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Voter Reg:                    14 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: Annexation; Remarks: Removed.  Place unknown.10

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Juliana SIMON (21 May 1849-24 Aug 1926); Medina County, Texas; household #98 Castroville town.11

Death:                            20 Apr 1874    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; Per church records, he burned to death.12

Burial:                            21 Apr 1874    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

Father:            Jean Jacques SIMON (1780-1851)

Mother:           Marie Anne EGLINGER (14 Nov 1782-18 Sep 1846)

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Spouse:          Anne Marie GISSY

Birth:                             29 Mar 1814    Mollau, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.14

Death:                             6 Feb 1838    Husseren-Wesserling, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Father:            Jean GISSY

Mother:           Anne Marie THRO

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One Known Child

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F            Marie Anne SIMON

Birth:                                2 Feb 1838    Husseren-Wesserling, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.15

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.6

Marriage:                       18 Jun 1855    Benjamin BIRY (25 Jun 1822-6 Jan 1863), son of Balthazar BIRY and Anne Marie WEISS; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.16

Daughter:            circa __ May 1856    Anna Mary BIRY; Medina County, Texas.9

Daughter:                     17 May 1857    Theresa Johana BIRY; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                        8 Aug 1858    Josephine Louise BIRY; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                        1 Feb 1860    Brigitta BIRY; Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Benjamin BIRY (25 Jun 1822-6 Jan 1863); Medina County, Texas; household #47 Castroville town.9

Daughter:                     24 May 1861    Josephine BIRY; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                      13 Aug 1862    Mary Emalia BIRY; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                       12 Apr 1864    Carolina BIRY; Medina County, Texas.13

Marriage:                       24 Jan 1866    Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30 Aug 1887), son of Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Son:                                1 Dec 1866    Louis Edward MEYER; Medina County, Texas.17

Daughter:                      19 Jan 1868    Ida MEYER; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                       23 Apr 1869    Mathilda MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.18

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30 Aug 1887); Medina County, Texas; household #154 New Fountain.11

Daughter:                        15 Jul 1870    Catherine Mary MEYER; Medina County, Texas.13

Son:                               14 Feb 1872    Albert Francis MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.18

Daughter:                      10 Oct 1873    Mary Wilhelmina MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.18

Daughter:                      31 Dec 1874    Mary Rosa MEYER; Medina County, Texas.13

Son:                              23 May 1876    Joseph MEYER; Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                        6 Mar 1878    Mary Elena MEYER; Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    Erasmus MEYER (6 Nov 1835-30 Aug 1887); Medina County, Texas; household #125 Castroville.19

Son:                                24 Jul 1881    Charles MEYER; Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                             1 Mar 1902    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                              2 Mar 1902    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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2nd Spouse:     Marie Rose WEBER

Birth:                              22 Apr 1814    Mollau, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.14

Death:                           15 Nov 1859    Castroville, Medina County, Texas; accidental burn.20

Burial:                           16 Nov 1859    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

Father:            Joseph WEBER (10 Apr 1780-1 Aug 1832)

Mother:           Maria Catherina WINKLER (20 Aug 1772-30 Apr 1843)

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Eight Known Children

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F            Rosine SIMON

Birth:                                2 Feb 1843    Mollau, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.14

Immigratn:                       8 Apr 1844    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Strasbourg 22 Nov 1843 on the "Heinrich."3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.6

Death:                          __ May 1856    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                           24 May 1856    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Mary Louisa SIMON

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1844    Medina County, Texas.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Michel SIMON (3 Oct 1813-20 Apr 1874); Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Marriage:                         8 Jan 1870    William GOLLOFF; Bexar County, Texas.21

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M           Stephan SIMON

Birth:                              30 Oct 1847    Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                             22 Jul 1848    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                             23 Jul 1848    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Juliana SIMON

Birth:                             21 May 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.18

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Michel SIMON and Marie Rose WEBER; Medina County, Texas; household #62 Castroville.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Michel SIMON and Mary Louisa SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Michel SIMON (3 Oct 1813-20 Apr 1874); Medina County, Texas; household #98 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                       14 Apr 1873    Edouard MEYER (12 Feb 1844-26 Sep 1927), son of Joseph Etienne MEYER and Catherine SCHOTT; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Daughter:                       18 Apr 1874    Catharine MEYER; Dunlay, Medina County, Texas.18

Son:                              10 Aug 1876    William J MEYER; Rio Medina, Medina County, Texas.12

Son:                                 6 Jan 1879    Henry Edward MEYER; Dunlay, Medina County, Texas.12

Daughter:                      22 Aug 1881    Elisabeth Louise (Bertha) MEYER; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                           24 Aug 1926    Dunlay, Medina County, Texas.20

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.20

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F            Catherine SIMON

Birth:                               1 Dec 1850    Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Michel SIMON and Mary Louisa SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Michel SIMON and Juliana SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #98 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                      14 Dec 1875    Jacob Frederick MUELLER; Medina County, Texas.16

Daughter:             circa __ ___ 1876    Julia MUELLER; Texas.19

Daughter:             circa __ ___ 1877    Rosa Mary MUELLER; Texas.19

Death:                             4 Dec 1927    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                             5 Dec 1927    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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F            Anna Mary SIMON

Birth:                               1 Sep 1852    Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                           __ Aug 1854    Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                            24 Aug 1854    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.13

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M           Francis Gustav SIMON

Birth:                               2 Aug 1853    Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Michel SIMON and Mary Louisa SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Michel SIMON and Juliana SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #98 Castroville town.11

Marriage:                       11 Oct 1875    Mary Magdalen HUEGELE (8 Dec 1852-24 Feb 1943), daughter of Pierre HUEGELE (HUGELEN) and Marie Anne LIEBER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.13

Daughter:                        3 Jan 1877    Mary Amalia SIMON; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Son:                                 1 Oct 1878    Frank Louis SIMON; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                      27 Oct 1881    Louise Otilda SIMON; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                        6 Aug 1883    Mary Augusta SIMON; Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Death:                            __ ___ 1913    22

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M           Joseph SIMON

Birth:                              19 Jan 1855    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.13

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Michel SIMON and Mary Louisa SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #173 Castroville area.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Michel SIMON and Juliana SIMON; Medina County, Texas; household #98 Castroville town.11

Marriage:           before __ ___ 1882    Amelie ? (Mar 1859-        )23

Daughter:                      __ Aug 1882    Emma SIMON; Texas.23

Daughter:                       __ Apr 1890    Clara SIMON; Texas.23

Son:                              __ Mar 1896    Harry SIMON; Texas.23

Daughter:                      __ Feb 1900    Hedwig SIMON; Texas.23

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Endnotes 

1. Emigrants to North America from the Vallee de la Thur, online http://members.aol.com/rcbsuppl1/AlsaceA-Z/ThurImmig.htm. Hereinafter cited as Emigrants - Thur. 

2. Alsace, Mollau Marriages 1793-1862, Roll # 0738278, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Mollau Marr 1793-1862. 

3. Lyons, Louis Phillipe, Jean Key and Heinrich, Ship Passenger Lists, 1843 departures, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Austin, Travis County, Texas. 

4. A J Sowell, compiler, Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas (n.p.: n.pub., 1900). Hereinafter cited as Early Settlers

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

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

7. Texas General Land Office Land Grant Search, online http://wwwdb.glo.state.tx.us/central/LandGrants/LandGrantsWorklist.cfm. Hereinafter cited as TX GLO. 

8. Medina County, Texas  Atlas, online http://atlas.thc.state.tx.us. Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Atlas. 

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

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

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

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

13. 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

14. Alsace, Mollau Baptisms 1773-1790, Births 1793-1818, Roll # 0738277, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Mollau b.1793-1818. 

15. Alsace, Husseren-Wesserling Births 1793-1852, Roll # 0783401, Family History Library, Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as Huss.Wess. b.1793-1852. 

16. 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

17. Virginia and Paul Schott, "Family Records" (Devine, Texas). unknown memo. Hereinafter cited as "Family Records." 

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

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

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

21. San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Books E & F Aug 27 1866 - May 29 1879 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical & Historical Society, 1998). Hereinafter cited as Marrs - Bexar Co E, F

22. Texas Family Research, compiler, Peter Huegele Family History (n.p.: Texas Family Research, 1964). Hereinafter cited as Huegele Fam

23. Microfilmed Census Records, Houston, Harris County, Texas, Clayton Library for Genealogical Research.

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