Family Group Sheet

Subject:         Peter BRITZ

Birth:                              28 Feb 1825    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.1

Immigratn:                    22 Dec 1851    Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Bremen 1851 on the "Hermann Theodor."2

Marriage:                       __ ___ 1852    3

Natlzation:                       2 Aug 1859    Medina County, Texas; Com Ct Min No 2, p 154 (grant).4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Voter Reg:                      9 Sep 1867    Medina County, Texas; Citizenship: District Court; Remark: Citizen papers lost, confirmed by oath.6

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                           13 Feb 1899    Texas.1

Father:

Mother:

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Spouse:         Maria Anna KOCH

Birth:                             23 Dec 1827    Wahlen, Kreis Merzig, Prussia, Germany.9

Immigratn:                    22 Dec 1851    (w); Peter KOCH and Helena ENGEL; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Bremen 1851 on the "Hermann Theodor."2

Death:                          13 May 1889    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    St Dominic Catholic Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.9

Father:            Peter KOCH (9 Oct 1802-25 Mar 1874)

Mother:           Helena ENGEL (5 Feb 1796-19 Mar 1879)

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Ten Known Children

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F            Bertha Mary BRITZ

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1851    7

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

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F            Anna Maria Catherine BRITZ

Birth:                              __ ___ 1853    Texas.3

Christning:                     23 Mar 1853    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Marriage:                      23 Dec 1895    Francois Joseph ZURCHER (10 Oct 1842-        ), son of Francois Joseph ZURCHER and Marie Anne SCHMITT; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.10

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F            Catharina Gertrude BRITZ

Birth:                              12 Feb 1855    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Marriage:                       29 Jan 1873    Focke Ehme SAATHOFF (10 Feb 1840-30 Jul 1924), son of Ehme Focken SAATHOFF and Engel Tammen OESTERMANN; Medina County, Texas.11

Death:                              9 Apr 1948    Medina County, Texas.12

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Woodsmen of the World, D'Hanis, Medina County.12

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M           Leopold BRITZ

Birth:                             13 Mar 1857    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                      22 Aug 1885    Emma Carolina GRIMSINGER (4 Feb 1869-14 Feb 1946); Medina County, Texas.11

Death:                           __ Feb 1939    3

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F            Regina Maria BRITZ

Birth:                              29 Jan 1859    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #180 D'Hanis.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Marriage:                      30 Sep 1878    Joseph RUDINGER (circa 1855-        ), son of Joseph RUDINGER and Marie Agathe GARTEISER; Medina County, Texas.11

Marriage:                      27 Nov 1893    Ignatius DECKERT (circa 1863-        ), son of Jean Baptiste DECKERT and Reine WOLFF; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.13

Death:                            10 Jun 1948    Sabinal, Uvalde County, Texas.8

Burial:                            12 Jun 1948    D'Hanis, Medina County.8

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F            Therese BRITZ

Birth:                             23 Dec 1860    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                       21 Jun 1880    Eugene GRIMSINGER (24 Oct 1850-10 Apr 1931); Medina County, Texas.11

Death:                            8 May 1950    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.9

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F            Helena BRITZ

Birth:                               6 May 1863    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.9

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                         5 Feb 1884    Charles BOOG (24 Nov 1860-20 Mar 1942), son of Charles BOOG and Marie Anne RIEGEL; St Dominic Catholic Church, D'Hanis, Medina County.13

Death:                             19 Jul 1948    Medina County, Texas.9

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Medina County.9

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F            Elizabeth BRITZ

Birth:                              23 Oct 1865    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.12

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

Marriage:                       __ ___ ____    William John O'DONNELL (27 Jun 1850-4 Apr 1943)12

Death:                           19 Aug 1950    Medina County, Texas.12

Burial:                            __ ___ ____    Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.12

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F            Anna Mary BRITZ

Birth:                             30 May 1868    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1870    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; Medina County, Texas; household #296 D'Hanis.7

Marriage:                      13 Mar 1871    Wendelin WALTER; Medina County, Texas.11

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

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F            Bertha BRITZ

Birth:                             __ Nov 1873    D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1880    (w); Peter BRITZ and Maria Anna KOCH; D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.8

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Endnotes 

1. Family Search, online www.familysearch.org. Hereinafter cited as Fam Search. 

2. Eva Lembcke, compiler, Volume 1 Passenger Lists for Galveston 1850-1855 (n.p.: Private, September, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Passenger Lists-Galv.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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. 

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. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 

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