Descendants of Andre Brieden

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  ANDRE1 BRIEDEN was born Abt. 1765 in Oberentzen, Haut-Rhin Alsace, France, and died April 16, 1843 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France.  He married MARGUERITE MEYER November 04, 1805 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France1.  She was born November 11, 1772 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France, and died February 01, 1844 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France.

     

Children of ANDRE BRIEDEN and MARGUERITE MEYER are:

2.                i.    ANDREAS2 BRIEDEN, SR, b. September 25, 1808, Near Colmar Alsace, France; d. September 05, 1881, Castroville, Medina County, TX.

                  ii.    NICOLAS BRIEDEN, b. March 12, 1811, Oberentzen, Alsace, France; d. April 29, 1815, Oberentzen, Alsace, France2.

                 iii.    JEAN GEORGE BRIEDEN, b. April 23, 1813, Oberentzen, Alsace, France; d. March 29, 1816, Oberentzen, Alsace, France.

                 iv.    JAQUES BRIEDEN, b. January 04, 1806.

                  v.    MARIE AGATHA BRIEDEN, b. November 21, 1809.

                 vi.    NICOLAS BRIEDEN, b. July 06, 1812.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  ANDREAS2 BRIEDEN, SR (ANDRE1) was born September 25, 1808 in Near Colmar Alsace, France, and died September 05, 1881 in Castroville, Medina County, TX.  He married (1) ELIZABETH ZUERCHER January 09, 1837 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France3, daughter of MICHAEL ZUERCHER and CATHERINE ROMANN.  She was born October 28, 1808 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France, and died September 28, 1854 in D'Hanis, Medina, Texas.  He married (2) CATHERINE ZUERCHER January 17, 1855 in Medina County, Texas, daughter of MICHAEL ZUERCHER and CATHERINE ROMANN.  She was born Abt. 1806, and died 1861 in D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.  He met (3) ELIZABETH RUDINGER Bet. 1861 - 1864, daughter of JOSEPH RUDINGER and MARIA BRAUN.  She was born Abt. 1829, and died September 24, 1893 in D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas.

 

Notes for ANDREAS BRIEDEN, SR:

From:  Papers of Adele Pingenot Jones (1899-1972)

 

      Andreas Brieden and Elizabeth Zuercher came to the United States about 1846 (1850 census, Vandenburg Texas) with all five of their children, all boys. They were accompanied by Leopold Zuercher, Sr., (1802) and a sister who married a Gartieser.  Leopold Zuercher had several children: Leopold Jr., Joseph, Alois, Christine, and Mary (who both married Ehlinger) and another daughter, Theresa who married a Mangold from La Coste, Texas.  (Jones).  They sailed the Atlantic Ocean to Galveston on the Texas coast and traveled by ox-cart through San Antonio to Castroville (Paul Brieden, a great grandson in Devine, still has the iron axle to the cart). (Ruben Tschirhart library).

      Andreas Brieden and his family came from Alsace near the town of Colmar France and settled at Vandenburg community, West of Quihi and northwest of Hondo.  They farmed 20 acres on Arroyo Verde.  They grew crops and raised livestock (cows, sheep, horses)(Tschirhart, library 198).  The settlers arrived about the middle of the 1840's and settled along what was known as Lucky Creek, a running stream.  It obtained the name from Sam Lucky, one of Jack Hay's Texas rangers.  He was shot at this location by Mexicans during General Adrian Woll's retreat from Texas in 1842.  Later the creek name was changed to the Verde because of the many evergreens that grew along the banks. 

      In the contract they signed with Castro, each married man received 640 acres plus 20 acres to be used for a garden.  A single man received 320 acres plus 20 acres for a garden.  These 20 acres were part of the town of Vandenburg.  Many years later these lots were all purchased by Joe Decker.

      One family of the early settlers all tragically died (except the mother and two small sons) when they ate a poisonous plant.  Also Indians were a large threat.  The settlers combined efforts and dug a large trench, about 8 feet deep, around the settlement to keep the cattle from wandering off, and also for protection from the Indians.  This was known as the "Thousand Acres" located just north of the Verde Creek in the area aound present Hwy 173 along the east side.  The Verde Creek always had a running stream, however, following a prolonged drought, it began to dry up.  Most of the settlers moved to a village which they call New Fountain and a few moved to D'Hanis (Martin, library 140).

      It is thought that this is when Andreas purchased property in D'Hanis and farmed on the Seco.  It was near the wagon freight haul route from Port Lavaca to Mexico.  Andreas and his sons joined the wagon freight train hauling freight from Port Lavaca to Mexico and made a good living, as did Chris Batot who later married Louise.  They would wait for a ship to come in, load the ox-drawn wagon and honor the consignment.  In Mexico, for example, for the return trip to the coast they would gather a load of coffee and piloncillo mostly for Europe.  For security they had to travel in groups or trains as protection against bandits and Indians (Tschirhart, library 197).  Andreas sons had several near run in with the Indians.  Two of the boys were gathering grass for a thatch roof when they spotted a group of Indians.  The boys left their horses and hid in some tall grass.  The Indians took their horses but didn't find the boys.  They stayed hidden until nightfall and then made their way home on foot.   Leopold (one of Andreas’ sons) had another close call when Indians began to chase him while riding one day.  He rode up a hillside and the Indians did not follow.  It is supposed that the Indians suspected an ambush over the hill and this allowed Leopold to escape (Tschirhart, library 198).   

      After they had moved to D'hanis one day Elizabeth failed to return home from her daily trip to fetch water.  She was discovered drowned in the Seco and was buried in the old D'hanis cemetery in 1857 (1854?) (Tschirhart Library 197, 198).  The Brieden girls were very young when this occurred, Louisa was 10 or 12 and had to help take care of the other two younger girls.  Regina Brieden says she remembered as a child they put her mother's body on a wagon to haul her to the grave and that she cried most of the way on account of the odor of the corpse (Jones).

      Louise being the oldest girl had most of the responsibility of the home when the menfolk were out on freight routes so when she married it was hard for the other two girls to take care of things.  They lived in a low stone house with a grass roof.  After Louise married Chris, they moved the older Batot's out with the two younger girls.  A widow lady moved nearby, Mrs. Rieter.  She had three daughters and she was a big help to the Brieden girls as she taught them many essential things of washing, mending clothing and how to cook.  Then when Louisa's children arrived she taught her how to take care of the babies (Jones).

      In later years Andreas Brieden married his first wife's sister, who had married a Gartieser but this was after she was widowed (Jones).

      Andreas Brieden was well educated and taught his children to read and write the English language as well as the German Language.   The five boys were born in Germany and all three girls born in the United States.  Louise Brieden was born near Castroville in a cave after they came to the states, later they were blessed with Regina and Carolyn both born north of Hondo, what was called the Vandenburg community (Jones).

     

(Schedule 4)

No. 25 Andreas Brieden

      Acres imp 80; unimp 120; Cash value of farm 400; Horses 2, Milk

      Cow 20; Work Ox 12: other Cattle 20; Swine 3; Value of livestock

      642; value of other animals 48.

 

"He was a stone mason and built the first rock buildings in D'Hanis and Castroville

They lived near the old church in "Old" D'hanis, somewhat behind it.

 

Notes for ELIZABETH ZUERCHER:

      Andreas Brieden and Elizabeth Zuercher came to the United States about 1846 (1850 census, Vandenburg Texas) with all five of their children, all boys.  They had come from Alsace near the town of Colmar France and settled at Vandenburg community, West of Quihi and northwest of Hondo.  They farmed 20 acres on Arroyo Verde, growing crops and raising livestock (cows, sheep, horses)(Tschirhart, library 198).  After a prolonged drought the Verde Creed dried up and most of the settlers moved to a community call New Fountain and some moved to D'Hanis.  It is thought that is is when they purchased property in D'Hanis and started farming on the Seco.  This was near the wagon freight haul route from Port Lavaca to Mexico.  Andreas and his sons joined the wagon freight train hauling freight from Port Lavaca to Mexico and made a good living, as did Chris Batot who later married Louise.

      After they had moved to D'hanis one day Elizabeth failed to return home from her daily trip to fetch water.  She was discovered drowned in the Seco and was buried in D'hanis in 1854 (Tschirhart, Library 197, 198).  The Brieden girls were very young when this occurred, Louisa was 10 or 12 and had to help take care of the other two younger girls.  Regina Brieden says she remembered as a child they put her mother's body on a wagon to haul her to the grave and that she cried most of the way on account of the odor of the corpse (Jones).

 

She had to die after 1853 (after Carolina was born) and before Dec. 1854, when Andreas obtained a wedding license to marry Elizabeth's sister, Catherina, who was also a widow.

 

Notes for CATHERINE ZUERCHER:

She was a widow also when Andreas Brieden married her.  Her husband, Jean Baptiste Gartieser, of whom she came over on the ship with, died at Mission Concepcion and was buried where the present day Santa Rosa Hospital is now.  Catherine and their three children remained at the mission for slightly over a year before they ventured into the unknown land of D'hanis. (R. Batot)

 

Oge (Auge), Adolph married Catherina Gartiner (Gardiner) - is this Gardiezer??

on April 29, 1847?

 

Marriage Notes for ANDREAS BRIEDEN and CATHERINE ZUERCHER:

Joseph & Leopold Zuercher; both witnessed the ceremony.

Married by: Dominicus Mesens, R.C. Priest.

Lic. info:  D2:46,47. No. 97

 

Notes for ELIZABETH RUDINGER:

Elizabeth was 19 when she from to America with her parents, Joseph and Marie RUDINGER.  They traveled on the ship Schanunga, which departed Antwerp on Sept 15, 1846 with 137 passenger.  We are not sure when it arrived in Galveston.

 

They are listed on the ship's list:

 

Rudinger, Joseph 49, Marie 51, Marie 25, Elizabeth 19, Therese 11

Rudinger, Jean 19

Rudinger, Joseph 17

Place of birth or residence is listed at Hessen.

 

Sometime between their arrival and settlement in D'Hanis, Elizabeth married John Turner, probably before 1851.  He must have died before the 1860 census, but after 1858, since they had a two-year-old listed in the census. 

 

Production of Agriculture, pg. 7 &8, Town of D'Hanis, June 7 & 8, 1860:

lists:

 

Elisabeth Turner - 9 acres impl, 4 cash value of farm, 3 milk cows, 5 other cattle, 5 swine, 47 value of livestock, 5 value of lifestock killed -

 

Her father was Joseph Rudinger Sr. who is listed below her and her brother, Joseph Rudinger, Jr. is listed above her.  We have no info on her husband or when he died.

 

211 184 Elisabeth TURNER        28 F W Farmer 300    75            FRANCE

            Mary     9  F W

            Joseph     6  M W

            John      4  M W

            Elizabeth  2  F  W         

         Joseph RUDINGER, Sr. 63  M W Laborer  20  11     France

     

Children of ANDREAS BRIEDEN and ELIZABETH ZUERCHER are:

3.                i.    ANDREAS3 BRIEDEN, JR, b. March 22, 1838, Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany; d. 1911, Medina County, Texas.

4.               ii.    JACOB (JACQUES) BRIEDEN, b. January 07, 1840, Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany; d. 1903.

5.              iii.    JOSEPH HENRY BRIEDEN, b. February 06, 1842, Oberentzen, Alsace, France; d. August 04, 1924, Castroville,  Medina, Texas.

6.              iv.    LEOPOLD BRIEDEN, b. September 30, 1843, Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany; d. June 22, 1922, Bexar, Texas.

7.               v.    JEAN (JOHN) BAPTISTE BRIEDEN, b. August 01, 1845, Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany; d. January 05, 1933, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.

8.              vi.    LOUISA MARY BRIEDEN, b. March 07, 1847, Vandenburg, Medina, Texas; d. September 01, 1926, D'Hanis, Median, TX.

                vii.    REGENIA BRIEDEN, b. May 04, 1849, Vandenburg, Medina, Texas; m. ALBERT HUEGLE.

 

Notes for ALBERT HUEGLE:

He committed suicied and is buries on the family farm out around Devine.

 

               viii.    CAROLINE BRIEDEN, b. January 03, 1853, Vandenburg, Medina, Texas; d. 1919; m. JOSEPH NESTER.

                  ix.    LOUIS BRIEDEN, b. August 11, 1854, D'Hanis, Medina County, Texas; d. Bef. 1860.

     

Child of ANDREAS BRIEDEN and ELIZABETH RUDINGER is:

                   x.    PAULINA ROSA3 BRIEDEN, b. April 15, 1864; d. November 14, 1892.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  ANDREAS3 BRIEDEN, JR (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born March 22, 1838 in Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany, and died 1911 in Medina County, Texas.  He married JOSEPHINE LUDWIG July 08, 1867 in St. Dominic's, D'Hanis, Texas, daughter of FRANCIS LUDWIG and ANNA MARIS.  She was born 1843.

 

Notes for ANDREAS BRIEDEN, JR:

1880 Census of Medina County - 113/1-7

52/52 BRIEDEN, Andrew            42 M Farmer      Als/Als/Als

      Josephine    37 F Housekeeper         

      Albert                      12

      Josephina    10

      Theresa                   8

      Edmond                  6

      Ida              2

      Annie                      2/12

     

Children of ANDREAS BRIEDEN and JOSEPHINE LUDWIG are:

                   i.    ALBERT4 BRIEDEN, b. 1867.

                  ii.    HENRY BRIEDEN, b. 1869.

                 iii.    JOSEPHINE BRIEDEN, b. 1870.

                 iv.    THERESA BRIEDEN, b. 1872.

                  v.    EDMUND BRIEDEN, b. 1874.

                 vi.    IDA, b. 1878.

                vii.    ELIZABETH, b. 1880.

               viii.    EMMA, b. 1882.

                  ix.    ROSE, b. 1886.

 

4.  JACOB (JACQUES)3 BRIEDEN (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born January 07, 1840 in Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany, and died 1903.  He married MARY WALZ January 08, 1870. 

 

Notes for JACOB (JACQUES) BRIEDEN:

1880 Census 11/89 - Medina County

265/273 BRIEDEN, Jacob   40 M Farmer Als/Als/Als

            Mary    30 F                  TX/Prus/Prussia

            Gustave 3

            Phillip    1

         LENDERMAN, Francis 12 M Stepson

 

Mary WALZ must have been a widow when she married Jacob?

     

Children of JACOB BRIEDEN and MARY WALZ are:

                   i.    GUSTAVE4 BRIEDEN, b. Abt. 1877.

                  ii.    PHILLIP BRIEDEN, b. Abt. 1889.

 

5.  JOSEPH HENRY3 BRIEDEN (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born February 06, 1842 in Oberentzen, Alsace, France, and died August 04, 1924 in Castroville,  Medina, Texas.  He married THERESA PICHOT December 25, 1867 in Castroville, Medina County, TX, daughter of JEAN PICHOT and REGINA HALLER.  She was born October 15, 1847 in Castroville, Medina County, TX, and died March 04, 1938 in Castroville, Medina County, TX.

 

Notes for JOSEPH HENRY BRIEDEN:

      Joseph was the third boy out of five.  All five boys were born in Alsace near the town of Colmar France to Andreas Brieden and Elizabeth Zuercher.  Joseph was about 3 years old when they came to the United States, about 1846 (1850 census, Vandenburg Texas).  They settled in the Vandenburg community, West of Quihi and Northwest of Hondo.  His family farmed 20 acres on Arroyo Verde, growing crops and raising livestock. 

      In later years they purchased property in D'Hanis and farmed on the Seco.  It was near the wagon freight haul route from Port Lavaca to Mexico.  Joseph, his father and brothers, joined the wagon freight train hauling freight from Port Lavaca to Mexico and made a good living.  They would wait for a ship to come in, load the ox-drawn wagon and honor the consignment.  In Mexico, for example, for the return trip to the coast they would gather a load of coffee and piloncillo mostly for Europe.  For security they had to travel in groups or trains as protection against bandits and Indians (Tschirhart, library 197).  Joseph and his brothers had several near run in with the Indians.  Two of the boys were gathering grass for a thatch roof when they stopped a group of Indians.  The boys left their horses and hid in some tall grass.  The Indians took their horses but didn't find the boys.  They stayed hidden until nightfall and then made their way home on foot.   Leopold, Joseph’s younger brother, had another close call when Indians began to chase him while riding one day.  He rode up a hillside and the Indians did not follow.  It is supposed that the Indians suspected an ambush over the hill and this allowed Leopold to escape (Tschirhart, library 198).   

      After Joseph's mother was found drown, Louise being the oldest girl had most of the responsibility of the home when the menfolk were out on freight routes.  They lived in a low stone house with a grass roof.

      Joseph's father was well educated and taught him and his other brothers and sisters to read and write the English and German language.

     

      He would make homemade wine in the cellar.  

 

Helped build the boat.  Would make homemade molasses out of sugar cane.  Tended to the fields with his son William.  Died there at the home

 

How and where did he meet Theresa? - Joseph's brother Leopold married Theresa's sister, Catherine.

 

 1870 Census, Bexar County, San Antonio - but this is on the East side of the Medina River - the location where PICHOTs had settled:

 

HALLER, Mariana 61, keeping house, Germany, Value of real estate 80

BRIEDEN, Henry 28, Wagoner, value of personal estate 100, Germany

      Teresa 23, keeping house, Texas

      Henry    1 , Texas

 

Teresa's grandmother (Marina GOLLY HALLER b-1808) is living with them at the time (her mother's mother).  Her mother (Regina) must have moved to Austin by now.

 

Notes for THERESA PICHOT:

Theresa's family lived in Castroville.  During the time she was a teenager there had been a number of reports of Indians stealing livestock.  Theresa had a horse that she prized greatly.  To make sure that her horse didn't get stolen, she would tie it to her bed with its head inside her window at night.  One night something woke her.  When she opened her eyes there was an Indian in her bedroom.  She didn't move and kept her eyes shut.  When she oepend them again the Indian was gone and the rope tied to her bed had been cut.  The horse was gone and she never saw it again. 

-- This story was related to me by her great great niece, Betty Jo Riddle Blair. (Robert Leroy RIDDLE rlr007@msn.com).

 

 

     

Children of JOSEPH BRIEDEN and THERESA PICHOT are:

                   i.    HENRY4 BRIEDEN, b. November 30, 1869, Castroville, Medina, Texas; d. February 04, 1900, Castroville,  Medina, Texas.

                  ii.    WILLIAM LEO BRIEDEN, b. April 11, 1873, Castroville,  Medina, Texas; d. June 24, 1931, Castroville,  Medina, Texas; m. ALVINA MARIE TUERPE, October 10, 1900, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; b. September 13, 1877, Rio Medina,  Medina, Texas; d. March 24, 1977, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

Notes for WILLIAM LEO BRIEDEN:

 

       He and Alvina lived with his parents and farmed and worked the land that his mother (Theresa Pichot) inherited from her father.  The 80 acres East of the Medina River.  William's only brother Henry died from a gun shot wound, Febuary 7, 1900, he was 31 years old.  This left William only to tend to the farming.

 

       They were going on a hunting trip, William, Henry, Albert Pichot (Williams Uncle) and Fritz Tuerpe (William's brother-in-law, Alivina's brother).  They where in a wagon and Albert was sitting in front, William, Henry and Fritz sitting in the back of the wagon.  Everyone unloaded their guns and then they wrapped them up in the bedding in the back of the wagon. They were way out already on the road and they were getting tired of sitting there and they either moved their bedding around or hit a bump in the road when all of a sudden a gun went off.  It hit Henry in the back.  The doctor said the bullet was logged in his spine and there was really nothing they could do. They went back to Uvalde where Albert and Mary Pichot lived, he stayed for maybe three months.  Then his mother wanted him home, so they moved him home, he lived 3 years?  (Alvina 1973)

 

       William Brieden was a heavy smoker and would order his tabaco leaves from some company and they would send it to him in bulk.  He would lay them out and dry it in the sun.  Then he would take it and remove the stems and rub it between his hands to make it fine to be able to roll it in the little papers to smoke.  He would keep all his things up on the fireplace mantel.  He would get up during the night when could not sleep to smake a cigarette (Laura Brieden 1996).

 

       When the river was high people would be unable to cross.  There was a crossing point about were the bridge is now.  They would come by the Briedens house and Gramdpa Brieden, Leopold, and Papa (William) would farry them across.  They would strattle the buggy across the top of the boat.  Then they would come back and pick up the passengers and take them across (Carrie Brieden 1977).  6 people could fit in the boat.  Grandpa Brieden (Joseph) and his brother Leopold (or Uncle Henry?, Papa's brother) built it out of cypress trees.  It was very heavy and it would not turn over.  When Richy and Leonard's friend would come over they would try, but could never tip it (Carrie Brieden 1973).

 

       William Brieden died August 4, 1924 (June 24, 1931).  He was horned by a bull there on the place.  Carrie had gotten married and moved to Devine, she just had her first baby Vivian.  Alvina (his wife) was over helping Carrie when it happened.  The bull was dehorned, but there were still some of the horn left.  He was going to tie the bull up in a shed at night so he would not get out.  He would put a chain around the horns.  The bull bucked him with the horns and threw him up against the wooden pen.  Alvina came home and Laura (the youngest child) went to help Carrie with the new baby.  Alvina rapped up his chest, but he would not go to the doctor.  They think he had broken a rib and it possibly damage a lung.  He was in bed until he died.  Everyone tried and tried, to convince him to go to the doctor, but he would not go.  One Sunday Leonard came out and convinced him to go, probably about three weeks before he died.  Dr. Williamson did send some stuff into the lab but no one really ever heard results.  He was spitting up something.  That left the two youngest children, Richy and Laura, at home with their mother Alvina and William's mother, Theresa Brieden (Laura Brieden 1996).

 

       No one really kept up with the farming and ranching after William Died.  Richy tried to farm, but could not really keep the farm and ranching going.  He finally went out and started doing other work.  Some of the land was sold to the DeCocks and Karms (Laura Brieden 1996).

 

 

 

- Alvina 1973, personal interview.

 

Notes for ALVINA MARIE TUERPE:

Her parents settled in the Haby settlement, the Rio Medina area.  She  went to school in Rio Medina where the Rio Medina store is now located, San Geronimo School (Photo pg 36 library 1898-1899).  Alvina went to school until she was 16 years old.  Both of her parents were Lutheran and they went to the Lutheran church in Castroville (Alvina Brieden 1973).

 

She had 3 older brothers, Alvina was the baby.  She was 10 years younger than the youngest brother.  Henry, Fritz, and Albert, 10, 12, 14 when she was born.  As soon as she started to walk she did everything she could to keep up with her older brothers.  She loved to horse back ride.

 

She met William Brieden in school.  He lived with his parents in Castroville on the Medina River.  William Brieden was Catholic religion, all the Briedens were.  People were not against them getting married, but they had to get married by the county judge because they were of different religions.  They were married in San Antonio on Oct. 10, 1900.  William and Alvina took a wagon to San Antonio and returned to live with William's parents, Joseph Brieden and Theresa Pichot until they both died.  Theresa was 90 when she died, Joseph died 7 years before her. 

        (they cant stay in the house all alone, moved to San Antonio between New Years and Christmas moved to San Antonio in 1900 until got married in San Antonio??).

 

They had 5 children:  Alice, Carrie (Carolina), Leonard, Richy, and Laura, all within about 10 years.  All 5 children were baptized and received communion as Catholics.  The family got along fine, Alvina went to the Lutheran Church, William went to the Catholic Church.  All the children were raised in the Catholic Church.  Alvina did start going to the Catholic Church but not until later. 

 

It was when one of her grandchildren were making their first communion in 1951, there was a party.  She called all the children together at the party to tell them she wanted to become Catholic (Father Lenzen), she was 73 years old at the time.  They were all very happy and she was then baptized.  Arliss Schott and Patsy Brieden were her sponsors (Alvina 1973).

 

Alvina and all five children were traveling in the carriage being pulled by mules.  Suddenly two bicyclers came by and scared the mules.  This turned the carriage around, broke the harness and the mules got loose.  Alice kept wanting to jump out, she was always the scared one.  Her Mama, Alvina, kept saying, "Keep seated!  Keep seated!"  They finally slowed down and stopped at the bottom of the hill.  They had to walk back home, Alivna was not worried, she knew the mules would be come back.  They borrowed a carriage from the Noonans  because William was expecting to meet the family at Alvina's parent's home, Richard and Carolina Tuerpe, he had gone in ahead to pickup some grain and feed for the cows.  Alvina really knew how to drive the team and she did all the way.  Willam was getting worried and when they did arrive, he noticed they had a different team and carriage.  The family told him what had happened (Carrie 1977, Laura 1996).

       The family would have to cross the river to go to the doctor, or fetch the doctor (Dr. Fitzsimon) and they would have to pick him up and bring him across.  When Laura was still a baby, she became sick.  He checked her over and told Alvina, she had diptheria.  He told her to take her home, if she lives through the night, she will be okay.  It was probably the longest night of Alvina's life, but Laura made it (Laura Brieden Mangold 1996).

       Carrie and Alice were at the river one time and Alice was trying to punch a log away.  The stick slipped and she fell in the river.  Carrie ran to the house yelling, "Mama!  Mama!  Alice fell in the river!  Alice fell in the river!"  Alvina ran back with Carrie and she reached a limb to Alice and pulled her out.  None of the girls could swim, only the boys learned how (Carrie Brieden Schott 1977).

       Alvina did most of the cooking along with working out in the fields.  It was rare that Theresa Brieden cooked.  The children would bring the cows in from the pasture and milk them.  Some household chores consisted of turning the separator to separate the milk from the cream and washing dishes in a dish pan, since they did not have running water in the house.  There was a well, a windmill and a tank near the home.  The water would have to be pumped.  When the girls were older they helped wash the clothes.  They would boil the white clothes in a large kettle.    Homoney was also made in large kettle, it was cooked until soft and the hulls would come off.  The homoney was then wash it real good.  The family would also make their own cottage cheese (Schott 1977).

       Alvina's children loved cream and molasses with a little bread.  "When Grandma Brieden would go visiting, Mama (Alvina) would get a little bowl of cream out for us.  She would say, 'Hurry before grandma gets home.'  It was a real treat.  Grandma Brieden rarely allowed us to eat the cream or butter, only on special occasions.  Grandma Brieden went visiting a lot.  She was always making Grandpa hook up the carriage for her.  Along with her dairy good that she went around town selling, she also had a large vegetable garden.  We would have to haul water out there in the wagon.  It was pretty rocky out there."  (Schott 1977)

       They would always cross the river to go into town, even to go to the frequent dances held at Wernette's Garden, top story of the Tondre Store, or in the town square.  "Grandpa Brieden and Papa Built steps over the fence so we would not have to go over or under the fence.  We would take a lantern with us and leave it on the steps so we could see our way home.  Mama would always take Alice and I and we would always stay till the end.  Later when Leonard was 15 or 16 Mama stayed home and he started to go with us.  Mama would make us dresses.  Always a new one for the big dances, especially the 25th Celebrations.  Lots of lace, puffy sleaves, and a sash.  We would were patton leather shoes with a strap, usually flat heals.  Mama would dress Alice in blue and me (Carrie) in pink.  In the Winter it would be the dark blues and reds, and then in Summer it would be the lighter shades." (Schott 1977)

       The Briedens would have all kinds of people staying in the house with them during the 25th Celebrations.  It usually went on for several days.  The family would have to kill a handful of chickens to feed everyone. 

 

       The  youngest brother, Albert, moved to Ballinger after he got married, then he moved back down to Atiscosa.  Henry lived in San Antonio, and Fritz he lived out in Denton.

      

 

Carrie & August went to Elsie and ALfreds to meet the boys after they got out of the Service - They road a train to Calif with the Baumls

 

                 iii.    ANNIE HALLER BRIEDEN, b. 1874, Adopted; d. December 12, 1933.

 

Notes for ANNIE HALLER BRIEDEN:

She was adopted.  The family is not sure where she came from.  She is buried in the Castroville Cemetry at Annie BRIEDEN.  It does not appear she ever married.  Stories say she became pregnant and her father (Joseph Brieden) was very upset with her.  She left, but it is not know at what age.  In Theresa BRIEDEN's will it refers to Anna (sometimes known as Annie) HALLER, as shown by instrument of adoption recorded in Vol. 9, pg 607, of Medina County Deed Records.  That she died unmarried and w/out descendants.

 

She is with the family in the 1880 census. 

 

                 iv.    LOUELLA BRIEDEN BELLAMORE, b. December 29, 1885, Texas; d. January 11, 1966, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; m. EDWIN MARTIN PINGENOT, Abt. September 12, 1917, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; b. May 26, 1886, Castroville, Medina, Texas; d. December 08, 1952, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

Notes for LOUELLA BRIEDEN BELLAMORE:

She was well loved.  The BRIEDEN children thought of her like a sister.  .

 

6.  LEOPOLD3 BRIEDEN (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born September 30, 1843 in Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany, and died June 22, 1922 in Bexar, Texas.  He married CATHERINE PICHOT June 12, 1870 in Castroville,  Medina, Texas, daughter of JEAN PICHOT and REGINA HALLER.  She was born December 07, 1852 in Castroville,  Medina, Texas, and died July 29, 1926 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

 

Notes for LEOPOLD BRIEDEN:

He came over with his family from France in 1846 when he was 3.

 

He helpled build the wood boat out of cypress trees that the Brieden's used to cross the medina river???

 

Buried in Roselawn Cemetery in San Antonio, beside his wife and son, Paul.

 

After his marriage he began working as a stone mason and helped construct the courthouse in Hondo, Texas. 

 

 

Notes for CATHARINE PICHOT:

She was being courted by Leopold BRIEDEN and another young man.  On one occasion the three young people were on a picnic outside of Castroville.  Medina County countryside in 1869-70 was still rather wild and Indian raids were common.  During the picnic, a band of hostile Comanche Indians rode up on horseback and threatened them.  The other young man panicked, jumped on his hourse and road away to save himself.  Leopold calmly got Catherine on her horse, mounted his own horse, then whipped Catherine's and his own to get them going.  He continued to whipping Catherine's hourse and then his own to keep them running until they were out of danger.  On that day Catherine decided which man she would marry.  She married Leopold BRIEDEN on June 12, 1870.  (Story from Robert Leroy RIDDLE rlr007@msn.com).

     

Children of LEOPOLD BRIEDEN and CATHARINE PICHOT are:

                   i.    MARIE ALVINA4 BRIEDEN, b. March 31, 1871, Castroville, Medina, Texas; d. December 02, 1960, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; m. PETER JOSEPH KOCH, September 17, 1889, D'Hanis, Medina, Texas; b. November 21, 1863, Medina County, Texas; d. December 23, 1948, Bexar County, Texas.

                  ii.    LEOPOLD BRIEDEN, b. September 25, 1872, Castroville, Medina, Texas; d. September 25, 1872, Castroville, Medina, Texas.

                 iii.    THOMAS ALFRED BRIEDEN, b. September 19, 1873, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. March 02, 1969, Moore, Frio County, Texas; m. (1) ANNA MARY (ANNIE) ROHRBACK, October 03, 1899, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; b. January 30, 1880, Texas; d. April 25, 1914, Stockdale, Wilson County, Texas; m. (2) ELIZA GILLESPIE, July 1915.

                 iv.    MARY ELLEN BRIEDEN, b. August 14, 1875, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. November 18, 1876, Castroville, Medina County, Texas.

                  v.    FREDERICK MARCUS BRIEDEN, b. February 13, 1877, Castroville, Medina County, Texas4; d. Abt. 1910, Mexico.

 

Notes for FREDERICK MARCUS BRIEDEN:

In the early 1900's Fred BRIEDEN and his brother-in-law Ed LOONEY were working in Mexico helping the govt there develop its railway system.  During a run Fred leaned out of the cab to see what was ahead and was beheaded by a pole placed too close to the tracks.  He was probably in his early 30s at the time.  (Robert Leroy RIDDLE rlr007@msn.com)

 

                 vi.    ELENORA MARY ELIZABETH BRIEDEN, b. December 21, 1879, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. June 1961, Ft. Worth, Terrant County, Texas; m. EDWARD HARDIN LOONEY, July 22, 1902, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; b. July 22, 1875, Oakwood, Leon County, Texas; d. Abt. 1950.

                vii.    CLAFTA THERESIA BRIEDEN, b. January 18, 1882, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. July 23, 1953, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; m. ROBERT LEE PERKINS, March 20, 1901, Texas; b. October 04, 1869, Pearsall, Frio County, Texas; d. March 15, 1958, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.

 

Notes for CLAFTA THERESIA BRIEDEN:

Born in 1881?? (Robert Leroy Riddle).

 

               viii.    MATHILDA IRENE (MATTIE) BRIEDEN, b. August 23, 1883, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. June 07, 1977, Austin, Travis County, Texas; m. THEODORE R CAMERON, March 09, 1912, Texas; b. January 15, 1888; d. January 08, 1966.

                  ix.    LEOPOLD ERWIN BRIEDEN, b. April 15, 1855.

                   x.    PAUL I BRIEDEN, b. Abt. 1887, Hondo, Medina County, Texas; d. February 22, 1919, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.

                  xi.    PAUL BRIEDEN.

                 xii.    ALVENIA BRIEDEN, b. March 31, 1871.

                xiii.    THOMAS A BRIEDEN, b. September 19, 1873.

                xiv.    FRED BRIEDEN, b. February 13, 1877.

                 xv.    LILLY ELIZABETH BRIEDEN, b. December 21, 1879, Castroville, Medina Co., TX; d. June 1961, Ft. Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; m. EDWARD LOONEY, July 22, 1902, Castroville, Medina County, TX.

                xvi.    MATTIE BRIEDEN, b. August 23, 1883.

               xvii.    CLEFTA BRIEDEN, b. April 25, 1885.

              xviii.    LEOPOLD ERWIN (PAUL) BRIEDEN, b. April 25, 1885.

 

7.  JEAN (JOHN) BAPTIST3 BRIEDEN (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born August 01, 1845 in Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany, and died January 05, 1933 in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.  He married ANNA MARIA (MARY) FILLEMAN October 13, 1881 in D'Hanis, Medina County, TX, daughter of JOHN FILLEMAN and MARIA ZERR.  She was born August 10, 1859 in D'Hanis, Medina County, TX, and died December 25, 1948 in San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.

 

Notes for JEAN (JOHN) BAPTIST BRIEDEN:

1880 Census of Medina County -

49/49 BATOT, Chris       42         Farmer

      Louisa                     33

      Joseph                    12

      Louisa                     9

      Annie                      8

      Agnes                     6

      August                     4

      Theresa                   July??

    BRIEDEN, John                     35         Boarder, farmer labor      Als/Als/Als

 

 

     

Children of JEAN BRIEDEN and ANNA FILLEMAN are:

                   i.    MARGARET4 BRIEDEN, b. March 05, 1892.

                  ii.    OTTO SEBASTIAN BRIEDEN, b. October 07, 1882.

                 iii.    MOLLIE KATHERINE BRIEDEN, b. December 28, 1883.

                 iv.    ANNIE BRIEDEN, b. January 19, 1886.

                  v.    JOHN ANDREW BRIEDEN, b. October 09, 1887.

                 vi.    ALMA MARY BRIEDEN, b. September 08, 1889.

                vii.    ADELLA ELIZABETH BRIEDEN, b. December 04, 1893.

               viii.    REGIAN FRANCES BRIEDEN, b. September 06, 1896.

                  ix.    LEO HUGO BRIEDEN, b. April 01, 1900.

 

8.  LOUISA MARY3 BRIEDEN (ANDREAS2, ANDRE1) was born March 07, 1847 in Vandenburg, Medina, Texas, and died September 01, 1926 in D'Hanis, Median, TX.  She married CHRISTIAN BATOT Bef. 1867. 

 

Notes for LOUISA MARY BRIEDEN:

Death date???  Sept 1, 1914??

     

Children of LOUISA BRIEDEN and CHRISTIAN BATOT are:

                   i.    JOSEPH4 BATOT, b. July 31, 1867.

                  ii.    GUSTAVE BATOT, b. December 08, 1868.

                 iii.    LOUISA BATOT, b. July 23, 1870.

                 iv.    ANNA CAROLYN BATOT, b. July 26, 1872.

                  v.    AGNES BATOT, b. June 01, 1874.

                 vi.    AUGUST BATOT, b. July 04, 1876.

                vii.    THERESA BATOT, b. February 04, 1879.

               viii.    CLARA BATOT, b. 1881.

                  ix.    JOHN ANDREW BATOT, b. June 22, 1883.

                   x.    MARTIN BATOT, b. May 18, 1885.

                  xi.    ADELE BATOT, b. June 26, 1888.

                 xii.    JOE BATOT.

 

 

Endnotes

 

1.  WFT V9 #740.

2.  WFT V9, #740.

3.  WFT V19, #1419.

4.  Robert Leroy Riddle.

 

 

Descendants of Nicolas Haller

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  NICOLAS1 HALLER was born Abt. 1730 in Fellering, Haut Rhin, France.  He married BARBE ARNOLD.  She was born Abt. 1730 in Kruth, Haut Rhin, France.

 

Notes for NICOLAS HALLER:

It is suposed that Nicolas Haller only had one child with this wife.  He was married again, unk if it was before or after this marriage.

     

Child of NICOLAS HALLER and BARBE ARNOLD is:

2.                i.    MARTIN2 HALLER, b. Abt. 1768, Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  MARTIN2 HALLER (NICOLAS1) was born Abt. 1768 in Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France.  He married MARIE AGATHE ARNOLD January 29, 1798. 

     

Child of MARTIN HALLER and MARIE ARNOLD is:

3.                i.    JEAN (JOHN)3 HALLER, b. July 29, 1805, Fellering, Haut-Rhine, Alaces, France; d. Bef. 1850, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 3

 

3.  JEAN (JOHN)3 HALLER (MARTIN2, NICOLAS1) was born July 29, 1805 in Fellering, Haut-Rhine, Alaces, France, and died Bef. 1850 in Texas.  He married MARIE ANNE GOLLY August 16, 1829 in Fellering, Haut Rhin, France, daughter of JEAN GOLLY and CATHERINA LUTENBACHER.  She was born January 15, 1808 in Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France, and died Aft. 1842 in Castroville, Medina County, TX.

 

Notes for JEAN (JOHN) HALLER:

Johannes Haller - his name was on the list of the "True and correct list of the names on the Original Settlers who founded Castroville, September 3, 1844,"  Listed comiled by Judge H.E. Haass.

 

 

1843. Jean HALLER (b. 29 Jul 1805, Oderen; son of Martin HALLER and Marie Agathe ARNOLD) his wife Marie Anne GOLLY (b. 15 Jan 1808, Fellering; dau. of Theobaldus GOLLY and Catharina LUTTENBACHER) and their children

Reine (b. 24 Apr 1830, Fellering)

Paul (b. 12 Dec 1831, Fellering)

Marie Anne (b. 14 Jan 1834, Oderen; d. 14 Sep 1911, Yancey, TX; bur. New Fountain, TX)

Christine (b. 2 May 1838, Oderen)

Josephine (b. 18 May 1840, Oderen)

Augustin (b. 29 Nov 1842, Oderen)

 

This family sailed to America aboard the ship "Henrich", which left Antwerp 7 [or 11] Dec 1843 bound for Galveston. They settled in Castroville, TX. Their fellow passengers on the "Henrich" included the BLUNTZER family above and the HANS family below.

 

Close relatives who also immigrated:

Marie Anne GOLLY's brother Antoine GOLLY;

her first cousins once removed Anne Marie DECKER and Marie Agathe GOLLY;

her second cousins Gaspard HANS, Jean HORNY and Joseph LUTTENBACHER;

and the children of her second cousin André WALTER

 

In the Alsace Emigration Book I is found HALLER with wife and 6 children.  Jean HALLER born 1805 in Oderen emigrating 11/1/1843 for Texas.  He was a farmer.   Book by L.P. Lutten "Castroville, TX published in 1986 Strassbourge.  There were lots of other HALLER mentioned born in the same town and going to the same place at same time:  Joseph from Ranspach (b1809), Joseph from Ranspach (B 1812) but emig. 11/22/1943 for Texas;  Josephine (B1840) in Oderen, daughter of Jean;  Augustine (b 1842) in Oderen - daughter of Jean;  Clementine (b1838) in Oderen - daughter of Jean;  Marie Anne (b 1833) in Oderen - daugther of Jean;  Regine (B1829) in Oderen - daughter of jean;  Paul (B 1831) in oderen - son of Jean;  Marie Anne (b 1807) oderen - wife of Jean.

 

 

 

 

 

Haller, Jean, Oder (Haut-Rhin), 8 individuals:  Jean 38, Farmer, 600 property,

Marie Anne 35, Regina 14, Paul 12 (M), Marie Ann 10 (F), Chretienne 5 (f), Josephine 3 (f), Augustin 1 (M)

 

Ship Henrich 1843:

No. 59, Haller, Joseph,  Ranspach (Haut-Rhin), 1 individual, Bachelor, 31 yrs, Farmer, 800 property. (He came on same ship as Jean HALLER, related?)

 

 

CENSUS:   1850 Medina County, Castroville:

 

28 28 BISHOP (PICHOT), Nicholas  30 M  Farmer  50  France

                        Rachel (Regina)             20 F             Germany

                        Teresa                3 F            Texas

       *HALLER, Paul                               18 M Laborer            Germany

(In Regina's married same note:  "Consent by Mother" - Did Jean HALLER DIE BEFORE 1850? - Appears Marie Anne could be Mariane LUTTENBACKER, if she remarried - Possibly to Andre LUTTENBACKER?? -

 

-- Cannot find the rest of the family, just the one son, Paul.  Regina is already married to Jean Nicolas PICHOT at this time.  But where is Jean HALLER he would be 45, wife would be abt 42,  Marie Ann 17(F), Chretienne 12(f), Josephine 10 (f), Augustin 8.

- April 9, 1855 appears a marriage licenses was applied for:  Josephine HALLER to Nicolas SCHMITT, signed by Mariane LUTTENBACHER - However, the document was cancelled (D2:52,53. No.100)

- Then on May 12, 1856 another Licenses was purchased for Josephine HALLER, "of lawful age & consent of her mother.  On May 19, 1856 she married Adrian HALBARDIER, by Ant. Muller, R.C. Priest.  Witnesses.  N.PICHOT, Joseph MANN. (D2:108,109. No.128)

 

Is Marie Anna Haller the one that married Henry HARDT on Sept. 20, 1849 in Hoozer Creek??? - She would have been out of the house then in the 1850 census.

 

CENSUS:  1860 Medina County, Castroville:

 

186 165 HALLER, Paul                  28 M Farmer           200  500   France

      Marianna LUTTENBACHER    49 F House Keeper 200  500  France

      Benjamin HALDY                 21 M Laborer     0     150  France

     

185 164 CHRISTYLLES, George 24 M Farmer      1000 1000 France

            Josephine          28 F                                France

            Mary BADER?   6 F                                Texas

            Joseph BADER  3 F                                Texas

            George CHRISTYLLES 1 M                                  Texas

      Regina LUTTENBACHER 12 F                                    Texas

 

(Marianna, Paul's mother who remarried after the father died?? & possible her sencond husband died since she is now living with her son?? 

Andreas LUTTERBACHER - Burial record:  p 402 St. Louis Church Records - could she have married him?))

 

Production of Agriculture, Pg 5 &6, Precinct No. 1, Medina County, Castroville, June 9, 1860:

 

      Paul HALLER, 40 Acres Imp, 130 acres unimp land, $800 cash value

      of farm, $150 value of Impl. & Mach., 1 horse, 18 milk cows, 8 work

      ox, 25 swine, $540 livestock value

 

1870 Census:  Bexar County, San Antonio, however, this is the families on the east side of the Medina River from Castroville:

 

HALLER, Mariana 61, keeping house, Germany, Value of real estate 80

BRIEDEN, Henry 28, Wagoner, value of personal estate 100, Germany

      Teresa 23, keeping house, Texas

      Henry    1 , Texas

 

 

DEATH RECORDS TO CHECK, ST. LOUIS CHURCH:

 

HALLER, Anna              423 (Anna Francisca died:  1875

      Anthony                  374 died:  1851

      Chrisostomus          399 child of, died:  1869

      Frances                  393 Francisca, died:  1866

      Jos. Frances           418 died:  1873

HALTY, Cath. HALLER   372 died:  1849

 

LUTTERBACHER, Andreas         402 died:  1870

 

PICHOT, Nicolaus                      391 died:  1863

 

_________________??? UNK HOW RELATED???______________________

Anton HALLER and his oldest son Louis came to America in 1845 on the ship, the Queen Victoria, arriving in New Orleans on Feb 18, 1846.  The rest of the family, followed in 1846 on ship Achanunga.  Louis lived in Seguin for a while (See. F279, Medina County History Book, for more details on Louis HALLER).

 

Ship Schanunga, Cpt. Patten, Departed Port Antwerp on Sept. 15, 1846.  The Arrival date in Galveston is not known.  There were 137 passengers aboard including:  (No mention of Anton on the ships lists but turns up on Census of 1850??)

 

No. 53   HALLER            1          Valentine           M 48

         from:  Ranspach

No. 54   HALLER                        Christopher M 24

                        Francoise    F 50

                        Emilie       F  9

 

Original Owners of Town Lots in Castroville:

Haller, Anton     lot 1, block 3, range 9

Haller, Ch.         lot 2, block 3, range 9

deeds filed from Sept. 5, 1848 to Sept. 20, 1851

 

Anthony and Christopher HALLER

 

 

1850 CENSUS:  Medina County, Castroville, TX

 

46 46 HEALLER, Antone  56 M Wagoner   25      France

         Frances        55 F                         France

         Christolph    26 M Laborer             France

         Louis               17 M                     France

         Emmaile       13 F                         France

 

1860 CENSUS:  Medina County, Castroville TX

 

17 17  HALLER, Francisca 64 f  Stockraiser  1650 1000    France

        Chrysostomes 35 M Farmer  100  200         France

        Louis                   28 M Farmer                   France

        Emily                   22 F Housekeeper           France

 

Antone HALLER died:  Dec.13, 1851.

His wife, Francisca died:  Nov. 4, 1866.

Their son Louis married Maria Katherine GERDES.

 

Prod. of Ag, pg 1 & 2, Prec No. 1, Medina County, Castroville, June 4 & 6 1860.

Chrys. HALLER, 40 Imp acres, 40 unimp acres, $600 cash value of farm, $150 value of Impl & mach, 2 horses, 25 milk cows, 14 work ox, 75 other cattle, $1000 value of livestock, $12 value of animals killed.

 

 

1850 CENSUS

HALLER, Andreas          27 M Laborer     France

      Catherine    28 F                  France

      Catherine     6 F                  Texas

      Henry                      3 M                  Texas

      Joseph                    1 M                  Texas

 

 

1860 CENSUS:  Medina County,

 

335 292 MUMME, Frederick                   40 m Farmer  2000 1788 Brunswick

            Philipina                        43 f                            Brunswick

            Lewis                10 m                          Texas

            August              8 m                           Texas

            Adolphina           4 f                             Texas

      HALLER, Friedrich               23 M Farm Labor      245  Wurtemberg

 

     

Children of JEAN HALLER and MARIE GOLLY are:

4.                i.    REGINA4 HALLER, b. April 24, 1830, Felleringen, Haut Rhin, France; d. February 12, 1892, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

                  ii.    PAUL HALLER, b. December 12, 1831, Fellering, Haut Rhin, France; d. Texas.

                 iii.    MARIE ANN HALLER, b. June 14, 1834, Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France; d. September 14, 1911, Yancey, Medina County, Texas; m. HENRY HARDT, September 20, 1849, Yorktown, Dewitt County, Texas.

                 iv.    CHRISTINE HALLER, b. May 02, 1838, Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France.

                  v.    JOSEPHINE HALLER, b. May 18, 1840, Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France; m. ADRAIN HALBARDIER, May 19, 1856, Castroville, Medina County, TX.

5.              vi.    AUGUSTIN HALLER, b. November 29, 1842, Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France; d. Medina County, Texas.

 

 

Generation No. 4

 

4.  REGINA4 HALLER (JEAN (JOHN)3, MARTIN2, NICOLAS1) was born April 24, 1830 in Felleringen, Haut Rhin, France, and died February 12, 1892 in Austin, Travis County, Texas.  She married (1) JEAN NICHOLAUS PICHOT, JR. November 24, 1846 in Castroville,  Medina, Texas, son of JEAN PICHOT and MARICE CHARPENTIER.  He was born September 15, 1819 in Milly, Meuse,  France, and died January 28, 1864 in Castroville, Medina County, TX.  She married (2) JEAN BAPTISTE RICH March 23, 1865. 

 

Notes for REGINA HALLER:

      After Jean Nichalos died Regina moved to Austin Texas and married a man by the name of John Rich.  In the courthouse records in Hondo is this deed dated 1863:  "Jean Nicolas Pichot, Jr. to Regina Pichot, my beloved wife, 120 acres of land and all livestock branded PC and earmarked by an undercrop on both ears."

 

Notes for JEAN NICHOLAUS PICHOT, JR.:

A.J.Sowell, Early Settlers & Indian Fighters of San Antonio Texas

 

      "Ship L'ebro, Capt Perry, departed Havre De Grace, France on November 2, 1842 for Galveston, Texas.  They had a long tedious trip of 75 days in crossing the ocean and some of the passengers died at sea.  The immigrants were all French except two families - Conrads and Wilkes.  Many of them were really German, but all spoke French, being Alsatians.  On New Years day of 1843 the good ship landed at Galveston, and the tired and almost worn out colonist gladly set foot on Texas soil, although it was a strange and foreign country to them, thousands of miles from the place of their nativity.  There were 114 passengers abord the ship compromised of 42 families."  Nicolas Pichot (23) along with his father, Jean Nicolas Pichot, Sr (56), and his two sisters, Jean Marie (15) and Alexandrine (14), were abored the ship.  His mother (Marice Carpentier) and oldest brother (Louis) stayed in France.  His oldest brother's wife was expecting a baby.  His mother was also afraid of the wild animals in Texas.

      Jean (John) Nicholaus Pichot, Jr., was born in Alaces  Lorraine, France in February 1820.  He left france in the year 1842 on the ship Ebony or Ebro, ship's Captain Perry landed in Texas January 1, 1843, being part of the Castro Colony he lived in Castroville.  He and his father both received 40 acres each on the east side of the Medina River.  When his father was killed by a rattle snake bight, Jean Nicholaus Pichot, Jr. then worked the entire 80 acres.

 

1860 Census:  Bexar County, but town of Castroville:  East side of the Medina River:

      PICHUE, Nicholas 36, Farmer, real estate value 500, personal 200

            Rehina 31

            Teresa 12

            Catharine          8

            Emily 5

            Louis 2

(Next to the Pichot family in this census is:  Fred. Aug. Bohme, stock raiser with a real estate value of $3,000 and a personal estate value of $7,000 - then there is a familiy, WERNDON, William, who is also a stock raiser with no real estate value (possibley working for Dr. Boehme - then there is the TUERPE family with a real estate value of $7,000 and personal estate value of $200)

 

      He was a saloon keeper and merchant.  On January 28, 1864 Nicholaus and his wife Regina were closing up the saloon.  Nicholas told his wife to go home to the children and he would finish up and be home later.  He was killed and robbed in his saloon for money that was kept in a baking powder can.  The next morning Regina could see that Nicholaus did not come home that night.  That morning she learned he had been shot (killed with an ax?) and robbed.  Theresa, the oldest daughter, 17 years old at the time, always took breakfast to her father every morning.  Today she was told she would not have to because he had been killed.  Records say John's (Jean) tomb stone says Febuary.  Many years later a man my the name of Goid, living in Del Rio, Texas confessed on his death bed that he had committed the crime.  The saloon was located somehwere near where the Lutheran Church is located now.

      In the courthouse records in Hondo is this deed dated 1863:  "Jean Nicolas Pichot, Jr. to Regina Pichot, my beloved wife, 120 acres of land and all livestock branded PC and earmarked by an undercrop on both ears."   

      Courthouse records dated 1850 indicate the transfer of 640 acres (located at Vandenburg) of the State of Texs, to heirs of Jean (John) Nicolas Pichot, Sr., Deased.  Dated 1851, a deed containing same acreage deeded to Jean (John) Nicolas Pichot, Jr. by Francis Pingenot and wife Alexis Pichot Pingenot, price paid for 640 acres $40.00 also 1/3 interest.  Also same transaction dated 1852 by Gerhart Ihnken and his wife Jeanne Marie Pichot Ihnken to Jean Nicolas Pichot, Jr., price paid for 640 acres $40.00 also 1/3 interest.  Jeanne Marie Pichot Ihnken and Alexis (Alexandrine) Pichot Pingenot were sisters of Jean Nicolas Pichot, Jr. 

 

Meuse - In Medina County Hisory book - Milly is more Enlish - Could possibly be a small town that is not on the map -  bergham TX

 

Marriage Notes for REGINA HALLER and JEAN PICHOT:

Did they get married again on March 13, 1859??? (Check St. Louis Church Records)

     

Children of REGINA HALLER and JEAN PICHOT are:

                   i.    THERESA5 PICHOT, b. October 15, 1847, Castroville, Medina County, TX; d. March 04, 1938, Castroville, Medina County, TX; m. JOSEPH HENRY BRIEDEN, December 25, 1867, Castroville, Medina County, TX; b. February 06, 1842, Oberentzen, Alsace, France; d. August 04, 1924, Castroville,  Medina, Texas.

 

Notes for THERESA PICHOT:

Theresa's family lived in Castroville.  During the time she was a teenager there had been a number of reports of Indians stealing livestock.  Theresa had a horse that she prized greatly.  To make sure that her horse didn't get stolen, she would tie it to her bed with its head inside her window at night.  One night something woke her.  When she opened her eyes there was an Indian in her bedroom.  She didn't move and kept her eyes shut.  When she oepend them again the Indian was gone and the rope tied to her bed had been cut.  The horse was gone and she never saw it again. 

-- This story was related to me by her great great niece, Betty Jo Riddle Blair. (Robert Leroy RIDDLE rlr007@msn.com).

 

 

 

Notes for JOSEPH HENRY BRIEDEN:

       Joseph was the third boy out of five.  All five boys were born in Alsace near the town of Colmar France to Andreas Brieden and Elizabeth Zuercher.  Joseph was about 3 years old when they came to the United States, about 1846 (1850 census, Vandenburg Texas).  They settled in the Vandenburg community, West of Quihi and Northwest of Hondo.  His family farmed 20 acres on Arroyo Verde, growing crops and raising livestock. 

       In later years they purchased property in D'Hanis and farmed on the Seco.  It was near the wagon freight haul route from Port Lavaca to Mexico.  Joseph, his father and brothers, joined the wagon frieght train hauling freight from Port Lavaca to Mexico and made a good living.  They would wait for a ship to come in, load the ox-drawn wagon and honor the consignment.  In Mexico, for example, for the return trip to the coast they would gather a load of coffee and piloncillo mostly for Europe.  For security they had to travel in groups or trains as protection against bandits and Indians (Tschirthart, library 197).  Joseph and his brothers had several near run in with the Indians.  Two of the boys were gathering grass for a thatch roof when they stopped a group of Indians.  The boys left their horses and hid in some tall grass.  The Indians took their horses but didn't find the boys.  They stayed hidden until nightfall and then made their way home on foot.   Leapold, Josephs younger brother, had another close call when Indians began to chase him while riding one day.  He rode up a hillside and the Indians did not follow.  It is supposed that the Indians suspected an ambush over the hill and  this allowed Leapold to escape (Tschirthart, libary 198).   

       After Joseph's mother was found drown, Louise being the oldest girl had most of the responsibility of the home when the menfolks were out on frieght routes.  They lived in a low stone house with a grass roof.

       Joseph's father was well educated and taught him and his other brothers and sisters to read and write the English and German language.

      

       He would make homemade wine in the cellar.  

 

Helped build the boat.  Would make homemade molasses out of sugar cane.  Tended to the fields with his son William.  Died there at the home

 

How and where did he meet Theresa? - Joseph's brother Leopold married Theresa's sister, Catherine.

 

 1870 Census, Bexar County, San Antonio - but this is on the East side of the Medina River - the location where PICHOTs had settled:

 

HALLER, Mariana 61, keeping house, Germany, Value of real estate 80

BRIEDEN, Henry 28, Wagoner, value of personal estate 100, Germany

       Teresa 23, keeping house, Texas

       Henry    1 , Texas

 

Teresa's grandmother (Marina GOLLY HALLER b-1808) is living with them at the time (her mother's mother).  Her mother (Regina) must have moved to Austin by now.

 

                  ii.    CATHARINE PICHOT, b. December 07, 1852, Castroville,  Medina, Texas; d. July 29, 1926, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; m. LEOPOLD BRIEDEN, June 12, 1870, Castroville,  Medina, Texas; b. September 30, 1843, Oberentzen, Alsace, Germany; d. June 22, 1922, Bexar, Texas.

 

Notes for CATHARINE PICHOT:

She was being courted by Leopold BRIEDEN and another young man.  On one occasion the three young people were on a picnic outside of Castroville.  Medina County countryside in 1869-70 was still rather wild and Indian raids were common.  During the picnic, a band of hostile Comanche Indians rode up on horseback and threatened them.  The other young man panicked, jumped on his hourse and road away to save himself.  Leopold calmly got Catherine on her horse, mounted his own horse, then whipped Catherine's and his own to get them going.  He continued to whipping Catherine's hourse and then his own to keep them running until they were out of danger.  On that day Catherine decided which man she would marry.  She married Leopold BRIEDEN on June 12, 1870.  (Story from Robert Leroy RIDDLE rlr007@msn.com).

 

Notes for LEOPOLD BRIEDEN:

He came over with his family from Frnce in 1846 when he was 3.

 

He helpled build the wood boat out of cypress trees that the Brieden's used to cross the medina river???

 

Buried in Roselawn Cemetery in San Antonio, beside his wife and son, Paul.

 

After his marriage he began working as a stone mason and helped construct the courthouse in Hondo, Texas. 

 

 

                 iii.    MARIA EMILY (EMMA) PICHOT, b. October 05, 1856, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. October 29, 1910, Travis County, Texas; m. ALONZO LEOPOLD HECTOR, July 22, 1878, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; b. March 21, 1846; d. September 13, 1903.

                 iv.    LOUIS NICOLAS PICHOT, b. December 06, 1858, Castroville, Medina County, Texas; d. October 23, 1925, Austin, Travis County, Texas; m. CHRISTINE MCLEAN, October 11, 1881, Austin, Travis County, Texas; b. February 04, 1864, Babnnoich, Ross, Scotland; d. March 31, 1947, Austin, Travis County, Texas.

                  v.    ALBERT ADOPH PICHOT, b. August 07, 1862, Castroville,  Medina, Texas; d. January 06, 1936, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas; m. MARY (MOLLIE) LUCY DAWSON, March 19, 1882, Travis County, Texas; b. September 16, 1866, Missouri; d. January 18, 1923, Uvalde, Uvalde County, Texas.

 

5.  AUGUSTIN4 HALLER (JEAN (JOHN)3, MARTIN2, NICOLAS1) was born November 29, 1842 in Oderen, Haut-Rhin, France, and died in Medina County, Texas.  He married MARY WERNETTE February 10, 1873 in Castroville, Medina County, TX, daughter of JEAN BAPTISTE WERNETTE, SR.. 

 

Notes for AUGUSTIN HALLER:

Restaurant had a photo of him next to a building in Castroville.  He had a couple of old rifles next to him.  Reminds him of the bldg facing houston square.   Next to the bank and on corner

 

Cedar Valley - he died up north -

     

Child of AUGUSTIN HALLER and MARY WERNETTE is:

                   i.    MARY5 HALLER, b. 1876; m. ALBERT BRIEDEN; b. 1838, Old D'Hanis, Median County, Texas.