Christian Heinrich August Forshage^[1]

1821 - 1884  (63 years)

• Name	Christian Heinrich August Forshage
  Born	1821	Waldeck, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Naturalization	15 Sep 1857	New Braunfels, Comal, TX, USA   [2, 3]
  Died	18 Mar 1884	Guadalupe, TX, USA   [4]
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, USA
  Person ID	I179	Martin Ancestry
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2007

  
  

  Family 1	Johanna Dorothea Mueller,   b. 6 Aug 1820, Hanover, Germany ,   d. 8 Febr 1863  (Age 42 years)  [5]
  Married	5 Oct 1851	Guadalupe, TX, USA   [6, 7]
  Census	7 Aug 1860	New Braunfels, Comal, TX, USA   [8]
  Children	1. Sophie Forshage,   b. 1853, TX, USA   2. Christian Forshage,   b. 1855, TX, USA   3. Theodore Forshage,   b. 1855, TX, USA ,   d. 1921  (Age 66 years)   4. Ferdinand Forshage,   b. 1859, TX, USA   5. Otto Forshage,   b. 1863, Guadalupe, TX, USA
  Photos		Marriage License No 220 Christian Forshage to Johanna Krugge (Widow) October 3, 1851 Guadalupe, TX, USA
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2007
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sophie Kappelmann,   b. 1833, Wurttemberg, Germany   [4]
  Married	21 Feb 1864	Comal, TX, USA   [9]
  Census	Sep 1870	Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, USA   [10]
  Census	5 Jun 1880	Guadalupe, TX, USA   [11]
  Notes	Index to Probate Cases Guadalupe County, Texas 1882-1886 Forshage, Chris - deceased Aug 04 1884 364 (B) Forshage, Christian - deceased Mar 22 1884 825 Forshage, Adolph, Alvina, Anna, August, Louisa, Maree and Pauline - Minors Mar 22 1884 826 RootsWeb http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/comal/cemetery/gniscoma.txt Comal Co. TX Cemeteries _________________________________________________________________ USGS Feature Name St County Type Latitude Longitude 7.5' x 7.5' Map ------------------- -- -------------- ------ -------- --------- --------------- Forshage Cemetery TX Comal cemete 294150N 0982245W Bulverde Wetmore Cemetery Bexar County, Texas Located in Bexar County off Nacogdoches Road on Higgins Road. From San Antonio travel east, past Thousand Oaks to Higgins Road, turn left from Nacogdoches Road to Higgins, continue approximately 1 1/2 miles from Nacogdoches past Stahl Road. The cemetery is on the right (East) side of Higgins Road at the curve Reeh Edwin * 9-13-1886 2-10-1956 Reeh Lina * 10-24-1890 3-10-1983 (nee Forshage) Reeh Son 2-26-1919 "Son of Ed & Lena" http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/bexar/cemeteries/wetmore.txt
  Children	1. Louisa Forshage,   b. 1866, Guadalupe, TX, USA   2. Paulina Forshage,   b. 1868, Guadalupe, TX, USA   3. Annie Forshage,   b. 1871, TX, USA   4. Alevina Forshage,   b. Jul 1872, TX, USA ,   d. 27 Oct 1941, Guadalupe, TX, USA  (Age ~ 69 years)   5. August Forshage,   b. 12 Jan 1873, TX, USA ,   d. 11 Jun 1958  (Age 85 years)   6. Mary Forshage,   b. 1875, TX, USA
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2007
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  From Nelleene Froboese: Christian Heinrich August Forshage Born 1821 Died March 18, 1884 in Guadalupe County, Texas, Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Texas Voter Registeration Lists: 1867-1869, GEN 929.3764 TEX., Reel 6, Page 471, 16 Aug 2007. No. 425 Date of Registry: July 18, 1867 Name: Christian Forshage Place of Residence: Guadalupe County Precinct: 2 Time of Residence - In State: 12 mo - In County: 30 days - In Precinct: 30 days Native: Brunswick Naturalization - How: District Court - When: 15 Sep 1857 - Where: New Braunfels, TX Time of Residence is not accurate. Signature seemed like that of Registrar / Clerk. [S41] Naturalization: Comal County, Texas - Index to Naturalization Records. Name: Forshage, Christian Record Reference: Dist Ct Min Vol B pg 65 Name of Court: Dist Ct Country of Birth or Allegiance: Brunswick, Germany Birth Date or Age: --- Date of Proceedings: Fall 1857 Nature of Proceedings: Pet for Nat Name: Forshage, Christian Record Reference: Dist Ct Min Vol B pg 65 Name of Court: Dist Ct Birth Date or Age: --- Date of Proceedings: Fall 1857 Nature of Proceedings: Grant of Cit [S44] Texas Voter Registeration Lists: 1867-1869, GEN 929.3764 TEX. [S40] Probate: Guadalupe, TX, USA. Name: Forshage, Christian - deceased Date Filed: Mar 22 1884 Case No.: 825 Name: Forshage, Adolph, Alvina, Anna, August, Louisa, Maree and Pauline - Minors Date Filed: Mar 22 1884 Case No.: 826 [S43] Texas Scholastics 1854-1855, GEN 929.3764 WHI., 60, 16 Aug 2007. Guadalupe County 1855 List of the free white population between the ages of six and sixteen years in the County of Guadalupe for the year A.D. 1855. District No. 1 Names of Parents or Guardians: Christian Forsheaga Names of Children: Doritha Forsheaga (Female) Total Parents: Names of Parents or Guardians: "" Names of Children: John Forsheaga (Male) Total Parents: 1 * Children Doritha and John are the step-children of Christian from Johanna's previous marriage. [S37] Marriage: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 . Name: Christ Forshage Gender: male Birth Place: Gr Birth Year: 1820 Spouse Name: Johanne Hannover Number Pages: 1 Source Citation: Source number: 6758.001; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . [S42] Marriage: Comal, TX, USA (1846 - 1853), 220. Groom: Forchage, Chris. Bride: Knugge, J. Marriage Date: Oct 05 1851 Page Number: 220 Wanda Qualls was kind enough to post the scanned marriage license on Comal County's RootsWeb website. After further inspection of the image, I've found the following details: * Marriage License No 220 * Mr. Christian Forshage * Mrs. Johanna Krugge (Widow) * Both Living in Guadalupe County * Issued October 3, 1851 * Recorded October 10, 1851 * Guadalupe County, Texas * Christian is abbreviated as Chr. * Recorded by the County Court of New Braunfels * County Clerk C. Leabaugh? * Celebrated October 5th. by the minister * Signed October the 6th 1851 by the "minister of the gospel" [S8] 1860 US Federal Census, New Braunfels, Comal, TX, USA: Pages 53-54. Dwelling #430 Christ. Forshagen, 40, M, , Famer, 900, 1020, Waldeck Johanne ", 39, F, , , , , Hanover Johann ", 13, M, , , , , Texas, , school Johanne ", 9, F, , , , , Texas, , school Sophie ", 7, F, , , , , Texas Christian ", 5, M, , , , , Texas Theodor Forshagen, 3, M, , , , , Texas Ferdinand ", 1, M, , , , , Texas [S42] Marriage: Comal, TX, USA (1846 - 1853). Wanda Qualls found the following for me: Christian Forshage married Sophie Kappelmann in Comal County on Feb 21 1864 by John Albert Kyper, Lutheran Minister, Hortontown. The original records can be found at the Courthouse in New Braunfels. (I have all the marriage books Comal Genealogy printed.) [S9] 1870 US Federal Census, Seguin, Guadalupe, TX, USA: Pct 5, Page 17. Dwelling #106 Christ Forsage, 50, M, W, Farmer, 3300, 950, Prussia, mother of foreign birth, father of foreign birth, , , , , , over 21 Sophy ", 37, F, W, Keeps House, , , Wirtumburg, ", " Sophriah ", 17, F, W, , , , Texas, ", " Christian ", 16, M, W, , , , ", ", " Theodore ", 13, M, W, , , , ", ", ", , , school Ferdinand ", 10, M, W, , , , ", ", " , , school Otto ", 7, M, W, , , , ", ", " , , school Adolph ", 6, M, W, , , , ", ", " Louisa ", 4, F, W, , , , ", ", " Paulina ", 2, F, W, , , , ", ", " Anna ", 7mo, F, W, , , , ", ", ", January Ludwick ", 10, M, W, , , , ", ", " [S10] 1880 US Federal Census, Guadalupe, TX, USA: Dist 73, Sup Dist 6, Page 9. Dwelling #62 Chrm Forshage, W, M, 59, , , , , , Widowed, , Farmer, Waldick, Hanover, Waldick Ferdinand ", W, M, 21, , , Son, single, , , , Laborer, Texas, Waldick, Hanover Otto ", W, M, 19, , , Son, single, , , , ", ", ", " Adolph ", W, M, 16, , , Son, single, , , , ", ", ", " Louisa ", W, F, 14, , , Daughter, single, , , , Keeping House, ", ", " Paulina ", W, F, 12, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", " Annie ", W, F, 9, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", " Alvina ", W, F, 7, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", " August ", W, M, 6, , , Son, , , , , , ", ", " Mary ", W, F, 5, , , Daughter, , , , , , ", ", "