Louis Joseph Bendele, Sr

Notes:

There are 2 Louis Bendeles in the 1880 Census, one 9 and one 10. The census was taken in July, so this Joseph would have been 9 at the time since his birthday is not until Aug as proven by other sources.

Name:
Bendele is often mis-transcribed as Bendell

Louis married Ida Stein on 22 Jan 1896 in St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. Ida (daughter of Charles Stein and Catherina Kempf) was born on 18 Nov 1878 in TX, USA; died on 21 Jun 1941; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ida grew up next door to the Bendele family. In the 1880 Census of Medina County, the Stein family was only 2 dwellings away from the Bendele family (and thus future husband Louis). In 1880 Ida was one year old and Louis Bendele was 10. They did not marry until 1898 when Ida was was 20.

1. Maggie Bendele was born in Nov 1896 in TX, USA.
2. Oscar Louis Bendele was born on 2 Jun 1898 in TX, USA; died on 21 Apr 1949 in Bexar, TX, USA; was buried in Helotes Lutheran Cemetery, Helotes, Bexar, TX, USA.
3. Otto Bendele was born on 19 Jan 1900 in TX, USA; died on 24 Oct 1969 in TX, USA.
4. Louis Joseph Bendele, Jr was born on 16 Jan 1902 in TX, USA; died on 19 Jan 1968 in Bexar, TX, USA.
5. Charles August Bendele, Sr was born on 17 Apr 1903; died on 21 Apr 1981; was buried in Bexar, TX, USA.
6. Ida A Bendele was born in 1905 in TX, USA.

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1 Apr 1852, TX, USA
• Naturalization: 21 May 1860

Notes:

Margaret Simpson has already done quite a bit of work on the Bendeles and the the Alsacian families of early Medina county. I used the pages as reference to verify my work and conclusions.

Joseph Bendele:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~margaretsimpson/Alsatian/bendele_joseph.htm

Joseph's Father Jacob: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~margaretsimpson/Alsatian/bendele_jean_jacques_sr.htm

Also found was that of Diann Tooley:
Joseph Bendele: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=drtooley&id=I03358

An early assumption from the other pages I found was that Joseph was the son of Jean-Jacques Bendele, though I have no proof at this time!

* JFM TODO!!

Joseph married Maria Brauch on 10 Aug 1852 in St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. Maria (daughter of Nicholas Brauch and Susanah Boss) was born on 25 Jun 1836 in Ellingen, Prussia, Germany; died on 16 Feb 1928 in Castroville, Medina, TX, USA; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: listed in source, but other information other than her surname and married name.

Notes:

b. Ellingen, Prussia 25 Jun 1836
Castroville, Tx 16 Feb 1928

(age 15) 1850 Census - Texas Medina County, On the Medina River above Castroville
(age 23) 1860 Census - Texas Medina County
(age 33) 1870 Census - Texas Medina County
(age 44) 1880 Census - Texas Median County

Buried:
Plot: 1-1100

Notes:

1880 Census - Joseph and family show up in 2 different locations. Both family units contain parts of the entire family. It looks like there was a primary home in town and a separate farm outside of town (similar to how D'Hanis worked and was originally founded -- another Castro colony).

Married:
From Margaret Simpson:

"I did find some information in the History of Medina County book on page 177 (Bendele family). It just lists Joseph Bendele's marriage to Maria Brauch with her birth and death dates as 1836 and 1928. The only other thing it says was that she was born in Ellingen, Prussia."

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1 Sep 1846, TX, USA
• Naturalization: 13 Jun 1851
• Naturalization: 20 Oct 1852

Notes:

b. 22 Oct 1800, Alsace
d. 17 Jul 1872

BIRTH: 22 Oct 1800, Ste-Croix-en Plaine, Alsace, France
MARRIAGE: 20 Jun 1821, Niederentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France
IMMIGRATION: Oct 1846, Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flemish Region, Belgium [249]
DEATH: 17 Jul 1872, Castroville, Medina County, Texas
BURIAL: St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville

Jean Jacques BENDELE Sr and Catherine BURGER; Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; departing Antwerp Oct 1846 on the "Duc deBrabant."

Name:
Benderle? Several records in Medina county point to Jacob Benderle (jr and sr), but no other records show Benderle's immigrating or in census records. I suspect that this is a mis-transcribing of the handwritten deeds or mis-understanding of the accent of our Bendeles.

Buried:
Plot: 1P-086
Died: 17 Jul 1872

Jean married Kathrenia Burger. Kathrenia was born on 04 Mar 1795 in Alsace; died on 01 Aug 1882; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1 Sep 1846

Notes:

b. 04 Mar 1795, Alsace
d. 01 Aug 1882

BIRTH: 4 Mar 1795, Biltzheim, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France
MARRIAGE: 20 Jun 1821, Niederentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France
IMMIGRATION: Oct 1846, Antwerp, Antwerpen, Flemish Region, Belgium. Alsace to Galveston, Texas on the ship, Duc de Brabant
DEATH: 1 Aug 1882, Castroville, Medina County, Texas
BURIAL: St Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville

Also spelled: Katherina

Buried:
Born: 1794
Plot: 1P-086

Notes:

ftp://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/medina/land/medina.txt

MEDINA County Texas

Survey Blk Grantee Leag Section Abs
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NICHOLAS BRANCH N. BRANCH 192 104
NICHOLAS BRANCH N. BRANCH 263 105
JACOB BRANCH J. BRANCH 461.7 135

Texas Land Title Abstracts
about Hrs. of Nicholas Branch
Grantee: Nicholas Branch dec'd.
Certificate: 22
Patentee: Hrs. of Nicholas Branch
Patent Date: 28 Feb 1857
Acres: 320
DISTRICT: Bexar
County: Medina
File: 4701
Survey/Blk/Tsp: 192
Patent #: 1017
Patent Volume: 13
Class: Bex. 3rd.

Texas Land Title Abstracts
about Hrs. of Nicholas Branch
Grantee: Nicholas Branch dec'd.
Certificate: 22
Patentee: Hrs. of Nicholas Branch
Patent Date: 08 May 1857
Acres: 320
DISTRICT: Bexar
County: Medina
File: 4701
Survey/Blk/Tsp: 263
Patent #: 408
Patent Volume: 15
Class: Bex. 3rd.

Texas Land Title Abstracts
about Jacob Branch
Grantee: Jacob Branch
Certificate: 23
Patentee: Jacob Branch
Patent Date: 02 Aug 1876
Acres: 360
DISTRICT: Bexar
County: Medina
File: 7122
Patent #: 521
Patent Volume: 43
Class: Bex. 3rd.



Name:
Margaret Simpson indicated that some listings from the St Louis Church records had the Brauch surname listed as 'Braeueh' assuming that the old handwriting was difficult to translate.

Buried:
Cannot find any Brauch or derivation buried in the St. Louis Catholic Cemetery in Castroville (on Medina County's RootsWeb).

From Margaret Simpson:

"The burials come from the St Louis Church records. Some are listed under the spelling of Brauch and some as Braeueh. I'm assuming that was caused by the difficulty of reading the old handwriting. The cemetery records are from a walk through of the cemetery, recording tombstones. There were many burials that never had stones or had them but they've since rotted or crumbled so this is not unusual."

Nicholas married Susanah Boss in 1815 in Prussia, Germany. Susanah was born in 1794 in Prussia, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

b. circa 1794, Prussia Germany

(age 56) 1850 Census - Texas Medina County, On the Medina River above Castroville