Family Group Sheet

Subject:          Jacob DROITCOURT

Birth:                                4 Oct 1817    Schwemlingen, Rhineland, Germany.1

Marriage:                       31 Jan 1840    Rhineland, Germany.2

Immigratn:         before __ ___ 1846    3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #59 Castroville.4

Deed:                              3 Feb 1852    Medina County, Texas; File 977, Sections 14 (Abstract 312) and 15 (Abstract 311) 640 acres; Grantee - Jacob Droitcourt.  Patentee - Jacob Droitcourt.  CC Cert. #40.5

Natlzation:                    17 May 1855    Medina County, Texas; Dist Ct Min No 2, p 129 (grant).6

Death:                             8 Nov 1893    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                             9 Nov 1893    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:

Mother:

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Spouse:          Maria JOHANNES

Birth:                             15 Dec 1815    Ballern, Rhineland, Germany.1

Death:                           26 Mar 1902    Medina County, Texas.2

Burial:                            27 Mar 1902    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

Father:

Mother:

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Six Known Children

__________________________________________________________________________ 

F            Catherine DROITCOURT

Birth:                              11 Apr 1843    Germany.2

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Jacob DROITCOURT and Maria JOHANNES; Medina County, Texas; household #59 Castroville.4

Marriage:                      15 Dec 1858    Joseph CONRAD (22 Dec 1832-19 May 1901), son of Nicolas CONRAD and Annae Mariae DIEZEN; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.3

Death:                           13 Sep 1861    2

__________________________________________________________________________ 

M           Peter DROITCOURT

Birth:                             11 Sep 1846    Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Jacob DROITCOURT and Maria JOHANNES; Medina County, Texas; household #59 Castroville.4

Death:                              3 Jun 1867    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                              4 Jun 1867    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

__________________________________________________________________________ 

F            Margaret DROITCOURT

Birth:                               4 Nov 1849    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.7

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Jacob DROITCOURT and Maria JOHANNES; Medina County, Texas; household #59 Castroville.4

Marriage:                      19 Nov 1868    John Nicolas IHNKEN (17 Oct 1847-30 Dec 1934), son of Gerhard IHNKEN and Jean Marie PICHOT; Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                             7 Aug 1928    Medina County, Texas.1

Burial:                              8 Aug 1928    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

__________________________________________________________________________ 

M           Jacob DROITCOURT

Death:                            __ Jan 1852    Medina County, Texas.3

Christning:                     12 Jan 1852    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                            13 Jan 1852    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

__________________________________________________________________________ 

F            Mary Anna DROITCOURT

Christning:                     12 Jan 1852    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.3

Death:                            12 Jan 1852    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                            13 Jan 1852    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

__________________________________________________________________________ 

M           Jacob DROITCOURT

Birth:                              25 Feb 1854    Medina County, Texas.3

Death:                             22 Jul 1866    Medina County, Texas.3

Burial:                             23 Jul 1866    St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina County.3

__________________________________________________________________________ 

Endnotes 

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

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

3. 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. 

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

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

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

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

8. 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.