Augustin Zerr

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Subject:          Augustin ZERR

Birth:                            11 Oct 1827   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Passport:                    __ Sep 1850   Mittelwihr, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.2

Immigratn:          after __ Sep 1850   Texas.3

Marriage:                      4 May 1852   Medina County, Texas.4

Natlzation:                   17 Mar 1859   Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 143 (grant).5

Occupation:                 __ ___ 1860   Medina County, Texas; farmer.6

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   Jean Baptiste ZERR (4 Sep 1825-2 Sep 1897); Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Voter Reg:                    9 Sep 1867   Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court.7

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   August ZERR (26 Feb 1853-16 Jan 1884); Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Deed:                            7 Mar 1885   Medina County, Texas; File 1497, Section 92 (Abstract 1497) 68.6 acres; Grantee - August Zerr Sr.  Patentee - August Zerr Sr.10

Death:                          12 Oct 1890   San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.1

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

Father:           Johann Baptista ZERR (29 Jan 1803-1858)

Mother:          Anna Maria Catherine BATOT (1 Nov 1802-1869)

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Spouse:          Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER

Birth:                            14 Oct 1824   Ostheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   (w); Augustin ZERR and Jean Baptiste ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Death:                         12 Sep 1889   Medina County, Texas.1

Father:           Jacques MUTZIGER

Mother:          Madeleine DIETRICH

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Eight Known Children

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M           August ZERR

Birth:                           26 Feb 1853   Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   (w); Augustin ZERR and Jean Baptiste ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   Augustin ZERR (11 Oct 1827-12 Oct 1890); Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Death:                          16 Jan 1884   Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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F           Maria Magdaline ZERR

Birth:                             6 Dec 1855   Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   (w); Augustin ZERR and Jean Baptiste ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Marriage:                     26 Feb 1878   Mathias M KOCH (23 Dec 1853-21 Oct 1902), son of Mathias KOCH and Helena MEIERS; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   (w); Augustin ZERR and August ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Death:                          11 Oct 1925   11

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M           Bernhard ZERR

Birth:                              7 Oct 1857   Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   (w); Augustin ZERR and Jean Baptiste ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   (w); Augustin ZERR and August ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Marriage:                     16 Apr 1882   Rose Pauline BRIEDEN (15 Apr 1864-14 Nov 1892), daughter of Andre BRIEDEN and Elisabeth RUDINGER; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4

Son:                            31 Aug 1882   Bernard August ZERR; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.13

Daughter:                    __ Nov 1885   Maria Magdalena ZERR; Texas.11

Daughter:                      __ Jul 1890   Amalia ZERR; Texas.14

Death:                         20 Dec 1912   Medina County, Texas.1

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

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F           Anna Marie ZERR

Birth:                           10 Mar 1859   Medina County, Texas.15

Census:                       __ ___ 1860   (w); Augustin ZERR and Jean Baptiste ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #212 D'Hanis.6

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Marriage:                    17 Nov 1885   Peter WEYNAND (20 Dec 1858-31 Jan 1936), son of Hubert WEYNAND and Angelina NEY; Medina County, Texas.4

Death:                         17 Sep 1939   Hondo, Medina County, Texas.13

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.15

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F           Mary Philomena ZERR

Birth:                            12 Jan 1861   Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Death:                             3 Jul 1879   D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.1

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F           Maria Justina ZERR

Birth:                           17 Dec 1862   Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   (w); Augustin ZERR and August ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Marriage:                     19 Feb 1889   John Stephen KOCH (30 Dec 1861-23 Feb 1943), son of Stephen KOCH and Margaretha FOHN; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.11

Death:                            3 Jan 1931   Medina County, Texas.11

Burial:                          __ ___ ____   Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.11

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M           Francis Joseph ZERR

Birth:                           21 May 1865   D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   (w); Augustin ZERR and August ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Marriage:          before __ ___ 1900   Mary Magdalene WOLFF (25 Jul 1869-19 Apr 1939), daughter of Joseph WOLFF and Therese RUDINGER; San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.11

Death:                           15 Jul 1924   Medina County, Texas.1

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

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M           Albert ZERR

Birth:                           24 Aug 1867   Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                       __ ___ 1870   (w); Augustin ZERR and Marie Madeleine MUTZIGER; Medina County, Texas; household #341 D'Hanis.8

Census:                       __ ___ 1880   (w); Augustin ZERR and August ZERR; Medina County, Texas; household #8 D'Hanis.9

Death:                           8 Feb 1913   Medina County, Texas.1

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

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Endnotes 

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

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

3. Cornelia Schrader-Muggenthaler, compiler, The Alsace Emigration Book Volume I (n.p.: Closson Press, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Alsace Em Bk I. 

4. 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. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Helen B Bland, "Marriage Records St Dominic Catholic Church D'Hanis," Our Heritage volume IX. Hereinafter cited as "St Dominic Marriages." 

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

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

15. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://users.rootsweb.com/~txmedina. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina.

TXGenWeb, Medina County - Augustin Zerr updated on 11/06/13

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