Family Group Sheet Subject: Ludwig GRAFF Sr Birth: 9 Apr 1826 Neufreistadt, Offenburg, Baden, Germany.1 Immigratn: 30 Dec 1843 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp 25 Oct 1843 on the "Jean Key."2 Document: 12 Sep 1844 Castroville, Medina County, Texas; signer of the document that named and founded the town.3 Marriage: 10 Oct 1847 St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.4 Deed: 30 Mar 1857 Medina County, Texas; File 4194, section 52 (Abstract 426) 320 acres; Grantee - Louis Graff. Patentee - Louis Graff. CC Cert. #28.5 Census: __ ___ 1860 Bexar County, Texas; household #2586 Castroville.6 Death: 23 Dec 1908 Medina County, Texas.7 Burial: __ ___ ____ Graff Family Cemetery, Medina County.1 Father: Friedrich GRAFF Mother: Elizabeth HAUS __________________________________________________________________________ Spouse: Barbe BARTZ Birth: 2 Feb 1825 Mulhouse, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France.4 Passport: 16 Sep 1846 Mulhouse, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; # 8:3126.8 Immigratn: before __ ___ 1847 9 Death: 15 Jul 1911 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.10 Burial: 16 Jul 1911 Graff Family Cemetery, Medina County.10 Father: Steve BARTZ Mother: __________________________________________________________________________ Seven Known Children __________________________________________________________________________ M Joseph GRAFF __________________________________________________________________________ M Charles Louis GRAFF Birth: 8 Aug 1848 Medina County, Texas.4 Death: 15 May 1849 Medina County, Texas.4 Burial: 16 May 1849 4 __________________________________________________________________________ M Charles (Carl) GRAFF Birth: 13 Jul 1852 Bexar County, Texas.10 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Ludwig GRAFF Sr and Barbe BARTZ; Bexar County, Texas; household #2586 Castroville.6 Marriage: 27 Feb 1875 Justina KELLER (20 Sep 1852-23 May 1928), daughter of Andre KELLER and Catherine DREYER; Medina County, Texas.9 Daughter: 21 Dec 1875 Caroline GRAFF; Medina County, Texas.10 Death: 9 Dec 1934 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.10 Burial: 10 Dec 1934 Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.10 __________________________________________________________________________ M Fred Louis GRAFF Sr Birth: 29 May 1855 Medina County, Texas.10 Marriage: 26 May 1881 Elisabetha LEINWEBER (6 Sep 1861-15 Mar 1934), daughter of John George LEINWEBER and Anna Barbe GROSSENBACHER1 Death: 13 Dec 1920 Hondo, Medina County, Texas.10 Burial: 14 Dec 1920 Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.10 __________________________________________________________________________ F Emilia GRAFF Birth: 7 Sep 1857 Medina County, Texas.11 Census: __ ___ 1860 (w); Ludwig GRAFF Sr and Barbe BARTZ; Bexar County, Texas; household #2586 Castroville.6 Marriage: 19 May 1881 George Hermann BENDELE (10 Mar 1859-5 Oct 1935), son of Jean Jacques BENDELE Jr and Sybilla HAASS; St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina County.9 Death: 2 Feb 1895 Medina County, Texas.4 Burial: __ ___ ____ Graff Family Cemetery, Medina County.1 __________________________________________________________________________ F Lena GRAFF Birth: 8 Jan 1861 Medina County, Texas.1 Death: 30 Jul 1902 Medina County, Texas.4 Burial: __ ___ ____ Graff Family Cemetery, Medina County.1 Marriage: __ ___ ____ C L DWYER4 __________________________________________________________________________ M Emil GRAFF Birth: 30 Jan 1861 Medina County, Texas.1 Marriage: 14 Jan 1892 Wilhelmina BOEHLE (1 Sep 1873-27 Aug 1894), daughter of Friedrich Ludwig BOEHLE and Antje M ADEN; Medina County, Texas.7 Death: 20 Oct 1916 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.10 Burial: 21 Oct 1916 Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina County.10 __________________________________________________________________________ Endnotes 1. TXGenWeb - Medina County, online http://www.txgenweb3.org/txmedina/. Hereinafter cited as TXGenWeb Medina. 2. Cornelia English Crook, Henry Castro, A Study of Early Colonization in Texas (San Antonio, Texas: St Mary's University Press, 1988). Hereinafter cited as Castro. 3. A J Sowell, compiler, Early Settlers and Indian Fighters of Southwest Texas (n.p.: n.pub., 1900). Hereinafter cited as Early Settlers. 4. Tom Pichot, "Graff Family," e-mail message from pichot@netscorp.net to Margaret Simpson, October 9, 2001. Hereinafter cited as "Graff." 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. Heritage Quest, 1860 Census of Bexar County, Texas., CD-ROM (Sierra OnLine: Generations Archives), Bexar County. Hereinafter cited as 1860 Census - Bexar. 7. Castro Colonies Heritage Association, compiler, The History of Medina County, Texas (Castroville, Texas: Castro Colonies Heritage Association). Hereinafter cited as Hist Medina Co. 8. Clifford Neal Smith, compiler, Emigrants from France (Haut Rhin Department) to America Part 2: 1845-1847 (McNeal, Arizona: Westland Publications, 1989). Hereinafter cited as Emigrnts from France 2. 9. 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. 10. Family Search - Labs, online http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/#p=0. Hereinafter cited as Family Search - Labs. 11. 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. | 
