Maria Brauch

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

Maria married Joseph Bendele on 10 Aug 1852 in St Louis Catholic Church, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. Joseph (son of Jean Jacques Bendele and Kathrenia Burger) was born on 4 Apr 1824 in Niederentzen, Haut Rhin, Alsace, France; died on 30 Nov 1893 in Castroville, Medina, TX, USA; was buried on 01 Dec 1893 in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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."

1. Xavier Bendele was born on 20 May 1853 in TX, USA; died on 9 Dec 1911; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA.
2. Mary Bendele was born in 1856 in TX, USA.
3. Florian L. Bendele was born on 4 May 1856 in TX, USA; died on 8 Sep 1949; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina, TX, USA.
4. Nicolaus Bendele was born on 12 Jan 1859 in TX, USA; died on 5 Jun 1890; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA.
5. Benjamin Bendele was born in 1861 in Medina, TX, USA; died on 24 Mar 1935 in Val Verde, TX, USA.
6. Jacob J Bendele was born on 4 Nov 1862 in TX, USA; died on 5 Jul 1940; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hondo, Medina, TX, USA.
7. Margaretha Bendele was born in 1864 in TX, USA.
8. Joseph Bendele was born in 1867 in TX, USA; died on 24 Mar 1943 in Val Verde, TX, USA.
9. Catherina Maria Bendele was born on 17 May 1868 in TX, USA; died on 25 Oct 1913 in Medina, TX, USA; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA.
10. Louis Joseph Bendele, Sr was born on 25 Aug 1870 in TX, USA; died on 4 Apr 1947 in Bexar, TX, USA; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA.
11. Christina Bendele was born in Dec 1872 in TX, USA; died on 10 Dec 1886; was buried in Saint Louis Catholic Cemetery, Castroville, Medina, TX, USA.
12. John Bendele was born on 7 Apr 1877 in TX, USA; died on 15 May 1966 in Prescott, Yavapai, AZ, USA; was buried in Arizona Pioneer Home Cemetery, Prescott, Yavapai, AZ, USA.

Notes:

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

MEDINA County Texas

Survey Blk Grantee Leag Section Abs
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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