Family Group Sheet

Subject:         Ferdinand NIGGLI

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1819    Switzerland.1

Immigratn:         before __ ___ 1848    1

Marriage:                       10 Feb 1848    Bexar County, Texas.2

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    Medina County, Texas; household #73 Castroville.3

Deed:                                9 Jul 1851    Medina County, Texas; File 950, Sections 1 (Abstract 713) and 2 (Abstract 714) 640 acres; Grantee - Ferdinand Niggli.  Patentee - Ferdinand Niggli.  CC Cert. #18.4

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Medina County, Texas; household #7 Castroville.1

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Spouse:         Rosina Ursula WEIXLER

Birth:                              25 Apr 1815    Wurttemberg, Germany.5

Immigratn:                     27 Jan 1845    (w); Joseph BRODHAG and Barbe ?; New Orleans, Louisiana; departing Antwerp 6 Dec 1844 on the "Probus."6

Marriage:                      24 Nov 1845    Anton ERATH (6 May 1811-before 1850); Bexar County, Texas.2

Death:                            13 Jan 1895    Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.5

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Seven Known Children

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F            Rosine NIGGLI

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1840    Switzerland.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #73 Castroville.3

Marriage:                        2 Sep 1858    Louis DOLCH (circa 1833-        ); Medina County, Texas.7

Daughter:             circa __ ___ 1859    Emma DOLCH; Medina County, Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    Louis DOLCH (circa 1833-        ); Medina County, Texas; household #25 Castroville.1

Son:                               __ ___ 1862    August Carl DOLCH; Medina County, Texas.8

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M           Ferdinand NIGGLI

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1849    Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #73 Castroville.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #7 Castroville.1

Marriage:                      21 Dec 1871    Josephine MEYER; Bexar County, Texas.9

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M           Emil NIGGLI

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1850    Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1850    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #73 Castroville.3

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #7 Castroville.1

Marriage:                      23 Dec 1871    Louisa POESCHEL; Bexar County, Texas.9

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M           Fritz NIGGLI

Birth:                     circa __ ___ 1851    Texas.1

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #7 Castroville.1

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F            Louisa NIGGLI

Birth:                             14 Dec 1853    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.5

Census:                         __ ___ 1860    (w); Ferdinand NIGGLI and Rosina Ursula WEIXLER; Medina County, Texas; household #7 Castroville.1

Marriage:                       12 Jan 1875    Charles FESSMAN (18 Jun 1848-        ); Medina County, Texas.7

Death:                           15 Dec 1917    Eagle Pass, Maverick County, Texas.5

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M           Louis NIGGLI

Birth:                             31 May 1855    Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                            18 Jun 1856    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.8

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F            Berta NIGGLI

Birth:                             23 Dec 1856    Medina County, Texas.8

Death:                             2 Mar 1857    Castroville, Medina County, Texas.8

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Endnotes 

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

2. San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, compiler, Marriages of Bexar County, Texas Book A - D2, 1837 - Oct 22 1866 (San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society). Hereinafter cited as Marriages - Bexar Co A - D2. 

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

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

5. RootsWeb - WorldConnect, online http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com. Hereinafter cited as WorldConnect. 

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

7. 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. 

8. Carol Henley, compiler, Medina County, Texas Cemeteries Vol II (Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 1985). Hereinafter cited as Medina Co Cems II. 

9. 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.