Wilhelm Christoph Schaefer^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1869 - 1954  (84 years)

• Name	Wilhelm Christoph Schaefer
  Birth	6 Nov 1869	Comal Co., Texas   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Christening	16 Jan 1870	First Protestant Church, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Jan 1954  [4, 5]
  FamilySearch ID	LCM9-364
  Person ID	I1216	Wendel Voigt Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Philipp Schaefer,   b. 1 Jul 1828, Schadeck, Runkel, Limburg-Weilburg Landkreis, Hesse, Germany d. 19 Jul 1911, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Caroline Fredricka Rueckle,   b. 18 Jul 1837, Haberschlacht, Brackenheim, Heilbronn Stadtkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 18 Feb 1923, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1854	Justice of the Peace, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas
  Siblings	1. Johann Philipp Schaefer   b. 24 MAY 1856, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 5 AUG 1856, Comal Co., Texas;
  	2. Karl Schaefer   b. 22 JUL 1857;   d. 13 APR 1935;
  	3. August Johann Schaefer   b. 28 SEP 1859, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 13 AUG 1934;
  	4. Emma Marie Magdalene Schaefer   b. 3 OCT 1861, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 29 SEP 1940, Cibolo, Guadalupe Co., Texas;
  	5. Heinrich Johann Schaefer   b. 4 NOV 1864, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 1 DEC 1937;
  	6. Anna Elise Schaefer   b. 23 DEC 1866, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 15 NOV 1949, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas;
  	7. Wilhelm Christoph Schaefer
  	8. Walter Johann Schaefer   b. 13 JUN 1877, Comal Co., Texas;   d. 1950;
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida Voigt,   b. 30 Jan 1872   d. 1 Mar 1939 (Age 67 years)  [2, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Marriage	2 Feb 1894
  Children	+ 1. Selma Schaefer,   b. 18 Oct 1894   d. 17 Mar 1990 (Age 95 years) + 2. Herbert Schaefer,   b. 4 Mar 1897   d. 21 Nov 1972 (Age 75 years)   3. Rosa Schaefer,   b. 21 Jun 1900   d. 27 Aug 1900 (Age 0 years) + 4. Thelka S. Schaefer,   b. 23 Dec 1901   d. 1 Jan 1987, Comal Co., Texas (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Nov 1869 - Comal Co., Texas Christening - 16 Jan 1870 - First Protestant Church, New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S457] FIRST PROTESTANT CHURCH RECORDS BAPTISMS 1868-1871, Vol IV, #6, pp. 100-100a. Sponsors include Emilie Schaefer, Christoph Ruekle. [S372] Schaefer Reunion Information, pp. 1-2. Date: not dated [S20] DIE BREMERVERWANDTSCHAFT IN DEUTSCHLAND UND IN TEXAS, p. 1469. [S6] NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS, VOL II, pp. 176, 185. Gives death as 1954. [S39] Philipp Schaefer Family for NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS from Melinda Bird, [Schaefer p. 10]. Gives death as 02 Jan, gives marriage as 02 Feb 189?. Date: 29 June 1994 [S20] DIE BREMERVERWANDTSCHAFT IN DEUTSCHLAND UND IN TEXAS, p. 1469. Date: not dated [S6] NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS, VOL II, pp. 176, 185. Gives death as 1954. Date: not dated [S39] Philipp Schaefer Family for NEW BRAUNFELS: THE FIRST FOUNDERS from Melinda Bird, [Schaefer p. 10]. gives marriage as 02 Feb 189?. Date: 29 June 1994 [S425] Family Information from Charlene Froboese Smoot, [Schaefer p. 84]. Gives marriage as 02 Feb 1894. Date: 26 October 1997