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Caroline "Lina" Eckermann

Caroline "Lina" Eckermann[1, 2]

Female 1868 - 1929  (60 years)Deceased

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  • Name Caroline "Lina" Eckermann 
    Nickname Lina 
    Birth 1 Oct 1868  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Fayette Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Death 8 Jun 1929  Miles, Runnels Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 10] 
    FamilySearch ID LZBV-VWB 
    Burial Miles Cemetery, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I1625  Wendel Voigt Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2013 

    Father Louis Wilhelm Christen Eckermann,   b. 19 Mar 1831, Westerwald, Schaumburg Landkreis, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1913, Industry, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother Charlotte Louise Henriette Meier,   b. 10 May 1840, Wehdem, Stemwede, Kreis Miden-Lübbecke, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1933, Industry, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage License 27 Dec 1860  Bellville, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12] 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1860  Justice of the Peace, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15] 
    Census 1 Jun 1870  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1 Jun 1880  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Census 15 Apr 1910  Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [17] 
    Siblings 1. Louis Ernst Eckermann   b. 16 NOV 1861, Texas;   d. 5 SEP 1932, Mereta, Tom Green Co., Texas; 
    2. Henriette "Etta" Eckermann   b. 8 JUL 1864, Texas;   d. 1 FEB 1931, Industry, Austin Co., Texas; 
    3. Caroline "Lina" Eckermann 
    4. Minna Eckermann   b. 28 SEP 1870, Industry, Austin Co., Texas;   d. 6 JUL 1957, Industry, Austin Co., Texas; 
    5. Anna Henrietta Eckermann   b. 19 JUL 1872, Industry, Austin Co., Texas;   d. 26 FEB 1949, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; 
    6. Adolph Richard Eckermann   b. 16 JAN 1881, Industry, Austin Co., Texas;   d. 24 OCT 1967, San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas; 
    7. Ida Eckermann   b. 14 APR 1883;   d. 23 SEP 1959, Brenham, Washington Co., Texas; 
    8. Edwin Arthur Eckermann   b. 23 JUN 1885;   d. 19 APR 1973; 
    Family ID F493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gottlieb Straach,   b. 27 Oct 1864, Senst, Coswig (Anhalt), Wittenberg Landkreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1910, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)  [18, 19, 20, 21] 
    Marriage 30 Oct 1893  Washington Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1 Jun 1900  Fayette Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Children 
     1. Arthur Straach,   b. 6 Jul 1889, Industry, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1918, At Sea, on ship "Tuscania" near Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, Atlantic Ocean Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)
     2. Hedwig Charlotte "Hattie" Straach,   b. 23 Jan 1895, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Feb 1976, Tom Green Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     3. Hilma Anita "Wilma" Straach,   b. 2 May 1896, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1990, Tom Green Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 94 years)
     4. Edwin Gottlieb Straach,   b. 23 Aug 1902, Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1951, San Francisco, San Francisco Co., California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F785  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1 Oct 1868 - Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1870 - Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1880 - Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Arthur Straach - 6 Jul 1889 - Industry, Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 30 Oct 1893 - Washington Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hedwig Charlotte "Hattie" Straach - 23 Jan 1895 - Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hilma Anita "Wilma" Straach - 2 May 1896 - Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1900 - Fayette Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1 Jun 1900 - Fayette Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edwin Gottlieb Straach - 23 Aug 1902 - Rockhouse, Austin Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 8 Jun 1929 - Miles, Runnels Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Miles Cemetery, Miles, Runnels Co., Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S26] SCISSORTAILS STILL RETURN TO SCHOENAU, pp. 16, 56.
      Family moved to Miles, Texas. Book has picture of the Gotlieb Straach family (Parents, 2 girls and 1 boy.) States the children are Arthur, Hattie Klein, Hilmar, and Edwin. The 3 boys and 1 girl seems to conflict with the picture and the 1900 census which show 1 boy and 2 girls.
    2. [S375] LOUIS WILLIAM ECKERMANN, p. 7.
      Buried in Miles, Texas Cemetery with no marker next to Wilhemine Straach's grave. CONFLICT: Gives birth as 01 Oct 1868 which differs from May 1868 date given on 1900 U.S. Census.

      Date: 1 July 1991
    3. [S382] 1870 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, Sheet 12, Lines 13-18.
      House #73, Louis Eckermann (M,39,Farmer,Prussia), Charlotte (F,30,Prussia), Louis (M,8,Texas), Henriette (F,6,Texas), Caroline (F,1,Texas), Caroline Meier (F,64,Prussia).
    4. [S383] 1880 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, E.D. 7, Sheet 32, Lines 27-34.
      House #263, Louis Eckermann (M,49,Farmer,Prussia), wife Charlotte (F,40,Prussia), son Louis (M,18,Texas), daughter Henriette (F,15,Texas), daughter Carolina (F,12,Texas), daughter Minna (F,10,Texas), daughter Anna (F,8,Texas), mother in law Carolina Meyer (F,73,Prussia).
    5. [S378] 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co. TX, E.D. 34, Sheet 11, Lines 15-28.
    6. [S481] Family Information from Melissa Straach Mills, [Straach p. 76].
      Gives birth as 01 Oct 1868.

      Date: 15 February 2000
    7. [S382] 1870 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, Sheet 12, Lines 13-18.
      RESIDENCES: House #73, Louis Eckermann (M,39,Farmer,Prussia), Charlotte (F,30,Prussia), Louis (M,8,Texas), Henriette (F,6,Texas), Caroline (F,1,Texas), Caroline Meier (F,64,Prussia).
    8. [S383] 1880 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, E.D. 7, Sheet 32, Lines 27-34.
      RESIDENCES: House #263, Louis Eckermann (M,49,Farmer,Prussia), wife Charlotte (F,40,Prussia), son Louis (M,18,Texas), daughter Henriette (F,15,Texas), daughter Carolina (F,12,Texas), daughter Minna (F,10,Texas), daughter Anna (F,8,Texas), mother in law Carolina Meyer (F,73,Prussia).
    9. [S378] 1900 U.S. Census, Fayette Co. TX, E.D. 34, Sheet 11, Lines 15-28.
      RESIDENCES-CHILDREN: In possession of Wendel Voigt, Pflugerville, TX
    10. [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
    11. [S778] Index of Early Marriages of Austin County 1824-1920, [Eckermann p. 325].
      Louis W. Eckermann and Louisa C. Meyer, Vol. D, p. 77, 31 Dec 1860.
    12. [S783] Marriage Records of Austin County, Texas, Vol. D, p. 77 [Eckermann p. 327].
      Marriage license obtained on 27 Dec 1860, returned 07 Jan 1861. Marriage date 21 Dec 1860.

      Date: 7 January 1861
    13. [S26] SCISSORTAILS STILL RETURN TO SCHOENAU, pp. 16, 55, 56.
      Married Louise Charlotte Henriette Meier in 1860.
    14. [S375] LOUIS WILLIAM ECKERMANN, pp. 1-8.
      States that Louis married Scharlotte in 1860.

      Date: 1 July 1991
    15. [S783] Marriage Records of Austin County, Texas, Vol. D, p. 77 [Eckermann p. 327].
      Marriage license obtained on 27 Dec 1860, returned 07 Jan 1861. "THIS CERTIFIES, That I joined in marriage as husband and wife, Louis W. Eckermann and Miss Louisa C. Meyer on the 31st day of December, 1860. G. Hermann Bader J.P.

      Date: 7 January 1861
    16. [S376] 1900 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, E.D. 8, Sheet 1, Lines 92-96.
      Louis Eckermann (M,69,b. Mar 1831 in Germany,married 40 years,immigrated 1856, Farmer), wife Charlotte (F,60,b. May 1840 in Germany, married 40 years, immigrated 1860, total 12 children with 8 living), son Adolph (M,19,b. Jan 1881 in Texas, Farm Laborer), daughter Ida (F,17,b. Apr 1883 in Texas, Servant), son Edwin (M,14,b. Jun 1885 in Texas, Farm Laborer)
    17. [S28] 1910 U.S. Census, Austin Co. TX, E.D. 10, Sheet 6, Lines 40-43.
      Louis Eckermann (M,79, Germany, married 59 years, immigrated 1856, Farmer), wife Charlotte (F,71, Germany, married 59 years, immigrated 1860, total 8 children with 8 living), daughter Ida (F,25,Texas), son Edwin (M,24,Texas).
    18. [S26] SCISSORTAILS STILL RETURN TO SCHOENAU, pp. 16, 56.
      Book contains a picture of the family (parents, a boy, and 2 girls.)
    19. [S375] LOUIS WILLIAM ECKERMANN, p. 7.
      Date: 1 July 1991
    20. [S481] Family Information from Melissa Straach Mills, [Straach p. 76].
      Date: 15 February 2000
    21. [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



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