
Gottlieb Straach[1, 2, 3]


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Name Gottlieb Straach Birth 27 Oct 1864 Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [3, 4, 5, 6]
Christening 10 Nov 1864 St. Petri Church, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [3]
Gender Male Immigration 20 Sep 1890 New York City, New York Co., New York [7]
Naturalization 20 Oct 1891 Bellville, Austin Co., Texas [8]
Census 1 Jun 1900 Fayette Co., Texas [9]
Name Johann Martin Gottlieb Straach Death 2 Apr 1910 Miles, Runnels Co., Texas [5, 10]
FamilySearch ID LZBV-V76 Burial Miles Cemetery, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas [5]
Person ID I1623 Wendel Voigt Family Tree Last Modified 25 Sep 2020
Father Gottlieb Martin Straach, b. 14 Oct 1838, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. 14 Dec 1884, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany
(Age 46 years)
Mother Wilhelmina Friederike Thiele, b. 26 Oct 1840, Wörpen, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany d. 16 Jul 1910, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas
(Age 69 years)
Marriage 9 Nov 1862 St. Petri Church, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany [11]
Siblings 1. Gottlieb Straach 2. Fritz Straach b. 4 APR 1866, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; d. 14 APR 1947, Menard, Menard Co., Texas; 3. Frederick Carl Otto "Otto" Straach b. 16 JUL 1870, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; d. 5 DEC 1954, near, Rowena, Runnels Co., Texas; 4. Carl Straach b. 5 FEB 1873, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; d. 5 JUN 1932, San Angelo, Tom Green Co., Texas; 5. Wilhelmina "Mina" Straach b. 23 NOV 1874, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; d. 17 MAY 1948, Gonzales, Gonzales Co., Texas; 6. Elise Minna "Lieschen" Straach b. 26 OCT 1881, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany; d. 26 NOV 1962, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; Family ID F494 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Caroline "Lina" Eckermann, b. 1 Oct 1868, Austin Co., Texas d. 8 Jun 1929, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas
(Age 60 years) [1, 6, 12, 13]
Marriage 30 Oct 1893 Washington Co., Texas Census 1 Jun 1900 Fayette Co., Texas [14]
Children 1. Arthur Straach, b. 6 Jul 1889, Industry, Austin Co., Texas d. 5 Feb 1918, At Sea, on ship "Tuscania" near Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Atlantic Ocean
(Age 28 years)
2. Hedwig Charlotte "Hattie" Straach, b. 23 Jan 1895, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas d. 2 Feb 1976, Tom Green Co., Texas
(Age 81 years)
3. Hilma Anita "Wilma" Straach, b. 2 May 1896, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas d. 29 Oct 1990, Tom Green Co., Texas
(Age 94 years)
4. Edwin Gottlieb Straach, b. 23 Aug 1902, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas d. 27 May 1951, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California
(Age 48 years)
Family ID F785 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Jan 2024
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Sources - [S26] SCISSORTAILS STILL RETURN TO SCHOENAU, pp. 16, 56.
Book contains a picture of the family (parents, a boy, and 2 girls.) - [S391] Family Information from Janell Straach, [Straach p. 18].
- [S885] The Families Straach and Thiele and their Ancestors in the 19th Century, p. 53.
(translated from German) 8. JOHANN MARTIN GOTTLIEB STRAACH legitimate son of the local farmer Gottlieb Straach and his wife Friederike Wilhelmine, nee Thiele was born in Senst on October 27th 1864 in the evening 7 o'clock and christened November 10th of the year. Godparents: (a.) innkeeper August Arndt in Groß Marzehns (b.) bachelor Kurt Billep in Senst (c.) Mrs. Friederike Thiele from Woerpen (d.) maid Wilhelmine Straach from Senst.
Cites: St. Petri Church (Senst, district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), "List for Birth and Christening for Senst (1806-1872)", p. 217 - [S378] 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co. TX, E.D. 34, Sheet 11, Lines 15-28.
In possession of Wendel Voigt, Pflugerville, TX - [S375] LOUIS WILLIAM ECKERMANN, p. 7.
Buried in Miles, Texas Cemetery with no marker next to Wilhemine Straach's grave. CONFLICT: Gives birth as 27 Oct 1864 which differs from Feb 1864 date given on 1900 U.S. Census.
Date: 1 July 1991 - [S481] Family Information from Melissa Straach Mills, [Straach p. 76].
Date: 15 February 2000 - [S379] Germans To America :Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, Vol. 59, p. 297 [Straach p. 131], Library of Congress 87035442.
Gottl. Strauch, age 25, male, laborer. Ship Trave from Bremen and Southampton. Copy provided by Melissa Straach Mills, Mohave Valley Arizona. - [S495] Naturalization Declaration of Intent in Austin Co., Texas, Vol. B, p. 135 [Straach p. 129].
The State of Texas, County of Washington, County Court of said County. Personally appeard Gottlieb Straach who declares upon oath that he is a natural born subject of the Emperor of Germany; that he was born in Germany; that he is 26 years of age; that he emigrated to the United States of America and arrived at the port of New York in the State of New York on or about the 19th day of September 1890; that it is bona fide his intention to become a Citizen of the United States, and renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign Prince, Potentate, State, or Sovereignty whatsoever, and particularly any and all allegiance to the Emperor of Germany and that he will bear true allegiance to the United States and support the Constitution of the same. (signed) Gottlieb Straach. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 20th day of October 1891. Witness (signed) H. Matthews, Clerk, and the seal of the County Court of Austin County in said State. (signed) H. Matthews, Clerk County Court, Austin County.
Copy received from Melissa Straach Mills, Mohave Valley, Arizona.
Date: 20 October 1891 - [S378] 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co. TX, E.D. 34, Sheet 11, Lines 15-28.
RESIDENCES-IMMIGRATION-CHILDREN: In possession of Wendel Voigt, Pflugerville, TX - [S24] Autobiography of Adolph Richard Eckermann, pp. 3-4 [Eckermann pp. 59-62].
Date: 16 Jan 1937 with updates on 22 Jul 1957 and in 1959 - [S885] The Families Straach and Thiele and their Ancestors in the 19th Century, pp. 51-52.
(translated from German) 3. The bachelor GOTTLIEB MARTIN STRAACH small farmer in Senst son of the married couple deceased Johann Martin Straach and Maria Catharina maiden-name Matthias, now wife of the husband Arndt and the maid FRIEDERIKE WILHELMINE THIELE, daughter of the married couple Gottlieb Aemilius Thiele, small-farmer and master-tailor and his wife Johanna Luise with maiden-name Juling have noticed their intended marriage on October 21st and November 2nd and married 9th in the church of Senst.
Cites: St. Petri Church (Senst, district of Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany), "List for the Notice of Intended Marriage and Marriages for Senst (1806-1872)", pp. 91-92 - [S375] LOUIS WILLIAM ECKERMANN, p. 7.
Date: 1 July 1991 - [S762] Marriage Records of Washington County, Texas, Vol. 11, p. 368 [Straach p. 121].
Copy received from Melissa Straach Mills, Mohave Valley, Arizona.
Date: 15 February 2000 - [S378] 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co. TX, E.D. 34, Sheet 11, Lines 15-28.
- [S26] SCISSORTAILS STILL RETURN TO SCHOENAU, pp. 16, 56.
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