Mathäus Weber

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Mathäus married Maria Agatha Rohrer on 14 Feb 1833 in Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden. Maria (daughter of Alous Rohrer and Catharina Isaak) was born on 24 Jan 1807 in Geisingen, Villingen, Baden; was christened on 24 Jan 1807 in Geisingen, Baden, Germany; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Category: Texas Pioneers
• FSID: LZJP-VPJ
• Arrival: 1852
• Immigration: 1852
• Immigration: 1852
• Arrival: 1859
• Immigration: 1859
• Immigration: 1859
• Immigration: 24 Jan 1860, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
• Residence: 1880, Cuero, De Witt, Texas, United States
• Residence: 7 Jun 1880, Cuero (DeWiit) Texas, USA
• Residence: 1900, ED 26 Cuero Township Cuero city, DeWitt, Texas, United States
• Residence: 20 Jun 1900, Cuero (DeWitt) Texas, USA
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 1, , Texas
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 1, , Texas

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French and German, could speak both languages fluently.

Occupations: Policeman 7 years in New Orleans; Grocery store in New Orleans and Cuero; Saloon in Cuero; Shoemaker in Goliad and Cuero (learned this trade as a boy).

Lived in Dallas in 1910 with wife and daughter Lena.

The Cuero Daily Record, Jan. 20, 1919
L. Weber
Following only a few days the death of his wife, L. Weber, one of Cuero's oldest citizens, passed away Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock after a long illness. The deceased moved to Cuero in its very beginning, coming here from Indianola and for many years he was engaged in business. He retired from business some years ago because of ill health; since that time has been drawing nearer and nearer to the end, which came Sunday.
Interment took place in Hillside cemetery this afternoon at 4 o'clock, the funeral taking place from his residence on Morgan Avenue. The Record extends sympathy to the bereaved.

(Leopold's birth was listed as Alsace-Lorraine by daughter Annie, as Baden in his immigration record and 1870 census, and as Prussia and Germany in later census records.)

Spouse: Dina (Nov. 16, 1841 Prussia, Jan. 15, 1919 Cuero, De Witt Co., TX
Children: 1. William (b. about 1869 New Orleans, LA, d. infant in New Orleans, LA)
2. Wilhelmina (Lena) (Nov. 14, 1870 New Orleans, LA, Nov. 23, 1942 Cuero, De Witt Co., TX)
3. Elizabeth (Lizzie) (25 May 1873 Cuero, De Witt Co., TX, March 12, 1952 Goliad Co., TX)
4. Annie (19 Jan. 1875 Cuero, De Witt Co., TX, 20 July 1949, Victoria Co., TX
5. Willie (b. about 1878 Cuero, De Witt Co., TX, d. as infant, Cuero)

Leopold married Helene Dina Bollmann in 1870 in New Orleans, Louisana. Helene was born on 16 Nov 1841 in GERMANY; died on 15 Jan 1919 in Cuero, TX - During Flu Epidemic. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: 1835, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 22 Feb 1835, KATHOLISCH, IPPINGEN, VILLINGEN, BADEN

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• Residence: 1847, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 28 Nov 1847, Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1844, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Baptism: 2 Feb 1844, Ippingen, Donaueschingen, Baden, Deutschland

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• Residence: 1838, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 29 Aug 1838, Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1840, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 6 Jun 1840, Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1842, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1846, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 6 Jul 1846, Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1841, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1836, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 5 May 1836, Katholisch, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden

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• Residence: 1849, Ippingen, Villingen, Baden
• Christening: 30 Jun 1849, KATHOLISCH, IPPINGEN, VILLINGEN, BADEN

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• Name: Willie Weber

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• Comment: Single
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• Residence: 1880, Cuero, De Witt, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1900, ED 26 Cuero Township Cuero city, DeWitt, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 1, , Texas

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• Name: Lizzie
• Residence: 7 Jun 1880, Cuero (DeWiit) Texas, USA
• Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 4 (Goliad) Texas
• Residence: 1900, ED 51 Justice Precinct 4, Goliad, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 4 (Goliad) Texas
• Residence: 1920, Justice Precinct 4 (Goliad) Texas
• Residence: 1920, Justice Precinct 4, Goliad, Texas, United States

Elizabeth married Gustav Otto Franz on 14 Jun 1894 in Victoria, Texas, USA. Gustav (son of Gottfried Friedrich Franz and Philippine Henrietta Jonas) was born on 10 Mar 1856 in Saxony, Germany; died on 5 Nov 1926 in Kilgore, Goliad County, Texas, USA; was buried in Goliad, Goliad County, Texas, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Anna Weber
• Birth: 19 Jan 1875, Cuero, Texas
• Residence: 7 Jun 1880, Cuero (DeWiit) Texas, USA
• Residence: 1900, Justice Precinct 4, Goliad, Texas, United States
• Residence: 2 Jun 1900, Justice Precinct 4 (Goliad) Texas
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 4 (Goliad) Texas
• Residence: 1910, Justice Precinct 4, Goliad, Texas, United States
• Residence: 1920, Cuero (DeWitt) Texas
• Residence: 1930, Victoria, Victoria, Texas, United States
• Death: 20 Jul 1949, (Victoria) Texas

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Was lining in (Germantown) Schroeder, Tx in 1917.

Granny's Life Story

I kinda liked the cowboys - with their Stetsons, boots, red handkerchiefs tied around their necks, and six shooters on their hips was the statement Mrs. Annie (Paul Henry) Franz made when I, her oldest grandchild, asked what she thought of the young men of her courting days.
Her description when she met Paul Henry Franz was as follows - 23 years of age, black hair, brown eyes, dark olive complexion, over 5 ft and weighed 150 pounds. I remember when I was still at home the Mexican workhands always told Momma and Daddy that I was muy bonita.
When asked to tell about her romance with Grandpa, she said - At that time Lizzie, my oldest sister, was married to Otto Franz, and we (I and they) went to visit F(r)oederick Franz, Paul's father (who was ill with dropsy - Paul's mother was dead - his father died in October 1900). It was a hot summer evening when Paul came home from Dr. Kilgore in Germantown (now Schroeder, Texas) with medicine for his father.
I remember clearly that Paul's whole family was there. I was introduced to him. It was love at first sight.
Lizzie had two children, Manden and Gus, and I stayed with her weeks at a time to help wash and sew.
After our first meeting he came often to see me. He would always be mounted on his grey Spanish horse, Rover. We used to hire buggys at the livery stables to go to dances.
We courted for about 2 years, then were married December 31, 1899, in Victoria, Texas, at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev. Weiss. It was a simple wedding with only Lena and Mr. Klein present. After the wedding ceremony we went to his sister, Mrs. Clara (& Willie) Miller, for dinner. We stayed there overnight, stayed up all night.
We went to the farm the next day - (Paul's father sold Ω of the farm, 165 acres, to us in 1899. - his father stayed with us - he died in 1900 in the little house). About all we had then was a team of horses, a wagon, and of course, Rover. We lived in the big house.‚Äù
We had two sons, both of which were born in the front bedroom of the big house - Lee Henry Franz - August 22, 1902
Raymond Paul Franz - November 17, 1910.
Paul died August 25, 1928, from hardening of the arteries and bad teeth. On Thursday, the 22nd, we went to Victoria to see Lee on his birthday (he was working at the creamery then). On the 23rd, he and Raymond went to Goliad to see dentist. While in Goliad he ate some chili and came home sick. Late that afternoon he passed out on the gallery. He died during the night.

Ancestory -
Mother - Dina Weber born November 16, 1841
Died January 16, 1919 78
Born on the Rhine River in Germany. Died during a flu epidemic in Cuero
Sewed everything by hand

Father - Leopold Weber born November, 10, 1833
Died January 19, 1919 86
Born in Alaisse Lorraine
Died during flu epidemic in Cuero
More French than German - could speak French and German fluently.
Occupations-Policeman (7 years) in New Orleans, La.
Grocery Store - New Orleans and Cuero
Saloon - Cuero (no killings)
Shoemaker - Goliad and Cuero - he was made to learn this trade when he was a boy
Had a brother, Rudaloph Weber, and a sister, Willamina Weber, that Granny knows of.

Family Journey to Texas -
A boy was born in New Orleans, but died. Lena was born November 14, 1865, (died November 23, 1942)
Leopold Weber came to Texas on a sailboat from New Orleans. When he had a place to live at Oakville, Texas (by Helena County) he built a house and shoeshop. He got restless and moved to Goliad. After he had been established here for about a year he had his wife, Dina, and Lena, who was very sick, come to Texas. Lena was not expected to live and had she died she would have been thrown overboard rather than bring her dead body to Texas.
They landed at Old Indianola and took a stagecoach to Goliad to join Leopold, who was a shoemaker - he had the reputation of being so honest that he wouldn't take the hide off a dead cow.
Here Lizzie was born on May 25, 1873. when she was 3 weeks old, they moved to Cuero and opened a grocery store. Later opened a saloon on Main Street. Had these businesses a short time, then went into shoemaking, trade learned as a boy.
On January 19, 1875, I, Annie, was born on Stockdale Ave (now S. Railroad and Stockdale)
Another boy Willie was born after me sometime, but died of diptheria at 2 Ω years.
As a young girl I did everything I shouldn't do.

Annie married Paul Henry Franz on 31 Dec 1899 in Victoria, Texas, USA. Paul (son of Gottfried Friedrich Franz and Philippine Henrietta Jonas) was born on 7 Feb 1874 in Texas; died on 25 Aug 1928 in Goliad, Goliad, Texas, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Comment: Had no chiledren.
• Name: Gus

Family/Spouse: Laura Rios. Laura was born in 1887; died in 1978. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Lerner "Buster" Nelson. Lerner was born in 1916; died in 1979. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: King. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Hugo Leo Gustav Wilks, Sr. Hugo was born on 21 Jul 1895; died on 16 Nov 1964. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Litzie

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• Name: Lee

Leopold married Maxine Lee Weaver on 23 Jul 1932. Maxine (daughter of John Weaver and Catherine Leona McSween) was born on 26 Jan 1907 in Cosby, Tx; died on 10 Jan 1992; was buried in Garland, TX. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Address: Address:
  Raymond Paul Franz 1209 N Moody St Victoria, TX
• Occupation: Lumberman
• Residence: Goliad, Texas; Marital Status: Married
• Residence: 1944, Cuero, Dewitt, Texas, USA; Relation to Head: Self; Relative Relation to Head: Wife

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Worked on the Royal Gourge, the Bolder Dam and posed for the men on the statue in front of the Alamo in S.A.
Note from W.O. & Kathleen Wilks, 2504 Sanders Lane, Austin Tx., 78748
(Research):Social Security Number: 464-24-8639

Raymond married Edna Marie Weiss on 20 Nov 1931 in Yorktown, Dewitt Co, TX. Edna (daughter of Kasper Weiss and Fredericke "Frieda" (Schuenemann) Bluhm) was born on 20 Nov 1911; died on 16 Sep 2004 in Victoria, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]