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Personal data Theodore W. Gerfers 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Theodore W. Gerfers

He is married to Anna Catherina Krause.

They got married on August 6, 1865 at Bexar Co, TX, he was 24 years old.Sources 1, 2


Child(ren):

  3. Mathilda Gerfers  1866-1949
  4. August Peter Gerfers  1868-1922 
  5. Herman Gerfers  1869-± 1890
  8. Henry C. Gerfers  1874-1944
  9. Joe Max Gerfers  1876-1964 
  10. Julia Gerfers  1878-1963
  11. Alvina Anna Gerfers  1880-1962
  12. Mary Anna Gerfers  1882-1951
  13. Conrad Gerfers  1884-1948


Notes about Theodore W. Gerfers

[doddimp.FTW] [Brøderbund WFT Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Tree #0434, Date of Import: Apr 15, 2001] Theodore W Gerfers and Anna Catherina Krause Theodore W Gerfers was born November 6, 1840, in Nierstein, Prussia, to Johann Theodor and Marie Elisabeth Gerfers. He immigrated from Germany to Texas with his parents and other members of his family when he was about five years old. Anna Catherina Krause was born in Ermentheis, Prussia, on March 20, 1845, to Konrad Krause and Julianne Ackermann Krause. She was also about five years old when her family immigrated to Texas. Theodore and Catherine were married in Bexar County, Texas, on August 6, 1865. They had a family of thirteen children: Mathilda Gerfers, born September 13, 1866, who would later marry Henry Christian Schmidt; August Peter Gerfers, born about 1868, who would marrry Mary Kneupper; Herman Gerfers, born about 1869, who may have died at a young age; Gustavus W Gerfers, born July 29, 1870, who would marry Anna Kneupper; Paulina Anna Gerfers, born April 7, 1873, who would marry W J Wegner; Henry C Gerfers, born November 28, 1874; who would marry first Allie Criswell and then May Emma Benefield; Joe Max Gerfers, born September 11, 1876, who would marry Emma Kneupper; Julia Gerfers, born October 20, 1878, who would marry Gottfried Elbel; Alvina Anna Gerfers, born August 2, 1880, who would marry Charles Vollmering; Mary Anna Gerfers, born July 9, 1882, who would marry Edward Kretzer; and Conrad Gerfers, born November 1, 1884, who would marry Lillie Craig. Two other children, Anna Gerfers and Adolf Gerfers, died as infants. Sometime after their marriage in Bexar County in 1865 and the time when the 1870 census was taken, Theodore and Catherine moved from Bexar County to Smithson's Valley in Comal County. They were living in Kendall County by the time of the 1880 census and in Blanco County by the date of the 1900 census. Theodore was a farmer and rancher throughout his life. The family maintained the Lutheran faith of Theodore's parents, Johann and Maria Gerfers. Anna Catherina Krause Gerfers died on July 10, 1902, at the age of 57. Theodore W Gerfers died on August 11, 1916, at the age of 76, by self- inflicted hanging. Both are buried in a small family cemetary about half way between Kendalia and Blanco.

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    1. World Family Tree Vol. 14, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., Tree #0434
      Date of Import: Apr 15, 2001
    2. doddimp.FTW
      Date of Import: 9 Dec 2005

    Historical events

    Birthday November 6, 1840

    • The temperature on November 6, 1840 was about 10.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south east. Weather type: betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • In the year 1840: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
      • January 13 » The steamship Lexington burns and sinks four miles off the coast of Long Island with the loss of 139 lives.
      • February 11 » Gaetano Donizetti's opera La fille du régiment receives its first performance in Paris, France.
      • May 1 » The Penny Black, the first official adhesive postage stamp, is issued in the United Kingdom.
      • May 6 » The Penny Black postage stamp becomes valid for use in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
      • May 7 » The Great Natchez Tornado strikes Natchez, Mississippi killing 317 people. It is the second deadliest tornado in United States history.
      • July 23 » The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

    Day of marriage August 6, 1865

    • The temperature on August 6, 1865 was about 21.6 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 49%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 1, 1862 to February 10, 1866 the cabinet Thorbecke II, with Mr. J.R. Thorbecke (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1865: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • February 17 » American Civil War: Columbia, South Carolina, is burned as Confederate forces flee from advancing Union forces.
      • April 4 » American Civil War: A day after Union forces capture Richmond, Virginia, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln visits the Confederate capital.
      • December 2 » Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks
      • December 4 » North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, followed soon by Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks.
      • December 6 » Georgia ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
      • December 24 » Jonathan Shank and Barry Ownby form The Ku Klux Klan.

    Day of death August 11, 1916

    • The temperature on August 11, 1916 was between 9.8 °C and 23.6 °C and averaged 16.9 °C. There was 11.0 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1916: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.4 million citizens.
      • February 21 » World War I: In France, the Battle of Verdun begins.
      • April 25 » Anzac Day is commemorated for the first time on the first anniversary of the landing at ANZAC Cove.
      • June 5 » Louis Brandeis is sworn in as a Justice of the United States Supreme Court; he is the first American Jew to hold such a position.
      • August 14 » Romania declares war on Austria-Hungary.
      • September 6 » The first self-service grocery store Piggly Wiggly was opened in Memphis, Tennessee by Clarence Saunders.
      • October 27 » Negus Mikael, marching on the Ethiopian capital in support of his son Emperor Iyasu V, is defeated by Fitawrari abte Giyorgis, securing the throne for Empress Zewditu I.
    

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