Descendants of Heinrich Wesch
Generation No. 1
1. HEINRICH1 WESCH was born 1805 in Adenstaedt, Province of Winzenburg, Hannover, Germany, and died June 14, 1860 in Comaltown, Texas. He married DOROTHEA BORMANN 1829 in Adenstaedt, Amt Wiezenburg, Hannover.
Children of HEINRICH WESCH and DOROTHEA BORMANN are:
i. AUGUST2 WESCH, b. Germany; d. Germany.
ii. CHRISTIAN WESCH, b. Germany; d. Germany.
iii. JOHANN WESCH, d. 1846.
iv. MINA WESCH.
Notes for MINA WESCH:
Mina died at the age of 10 weeks old.
2. v. KAROLINE "CAROLINE" WESCH, b. October 04, 1832, Adenstaedt, Amt Winzenburg, Hannover, Germany; d. August 21, 1901, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas.
3. vi. HEINRICH WESCH, b. 1837, Adenstaedt, Province of Winzenburg, Hannover, Germany.
vii. KARL WESCH, b. 1838; d. February 10, 1854.
4. viii. AUGUST WESCH, b. October 18, 1843, Adenstadt, Amt Wiezenburg, Hannover, Germany.
5. ix. JULIUS WESCH, b. September 12, 1850, Adenstadt, Amt Wiezenburg, Hannover; d. November 24, 1873, New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX.
Generation No. 2
2. KAROLINE "CAROLINE"2 WESCH (HEINRICH1) was born October 04, 1832 in Adenstaedt, Amt Winzenburg, Hannover, Germany, and died August 21, 1901 in New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas. She married AUGUST KOEHLER April 11, 1852 in Texas.
Notes for KAROLINE "CAROLINE" WESCH:
First Protestant Church records of New Braunfels shows a death entry for Karoline that shows a birthdate of October 4, 1834. She died of Dropsy on 21 August 1901 at the age of 66 years 10 months 17 days. She was buried 22 August 1901. This same entry also shows the spelling of her name as Wesche not Wesch.
Children of KAROLINE WESCH and AUGUST KOEHLER are:
i. KARL3 KOEHLER, b. September 22, 1852, Texas.
ii. MINA KOEHLER, b. July 16, 1856, Texas.
iii. JULIUS KOEHLER, b. July 14, 1860, Texas; m. EMMA WIEDNER, 1881, Texas.
iv. LISETTE AUGUSTE JOHANNE EMMA KOEHLER, b. March 23, 1862, Comaltown, Texas (part of New Braunfels).
Notes for LISETTE AUGUSTE JOHANNE EMMA KOEHLER:
Baptismal sponsors on April 1, 1862 were: Johann Pfeiffer, August Wesch, Lisette Bedmecki (Petmecky).
Emma married in 1882. Husbands name is unknown at this time.
v. AUGUSTE KOEHLER, b. April 09, 1864, Texas; m. HEINRICH DIETZ, 1882, Texas.
vi. ANNA KOEHLER, b. December 31, 1866, Texas; m. HEINRICH WEIL, 1884, Texas.
vii. BERTHA JULIE ERNESTINE HENRIETTA KOEHLER, b. February 03, 1869, Texas.
Notes for BERTHA JULIE ERNESTINE HENRIETTA KOEHLER:
Baptismal sponsors on September 26, 1869 were: Heinrich Koepp, Julius Wesch, Mrs. Christian Fischer.
viii. EMIL HERMANN KOEHLER, b. March 20, 1871, Texas.
Notes for EMIL HERMANN KOEHLER:
Baptismal sponsor June 7, 1873 was Emilie Orth.
ix. WILHELMINE KAROLINE KOEHLER, b. January 20, 1873, Texas.
Notes for WILHELMINE KAROLINE KOEHLER:
Karoline is a twin to August also born January 20, 1873 who died June 7, 1873.
Baptismal sponsor June 7, 1873 was Mrs. Wilhelmine Schmeisser.
x. AUGUST KOEHLER, b. January 20, 1873, Texas; d. June 07, 1873, Texas.
Notes for AUGUST KOEHLER:
August was a twin to Karoline.
August was baptised the day he died June 7, 1873. Baptismal sponsor was Ernst Kropp.
3. HEINRICH2 WESCH (HEINRICH1) was born 1837 in Adenstaedt, Province of Winzenburg, Hannover, Germany. He married ANNE MARIE "MARIANNE" PETMECKY 1861, daughter of GOTTFRIED PETMECKY and ANNA HUEBINGER.
Notes for ANNE MARIE "MARIANNE" PETMECKY:
Church records also show the last name spelled as Bedmecky which is incorrect since the name Petmecky appears in a lot of other records in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas and she appears has the daughter of a PETMECKY.
Children of HEINRICH WESCH and ANNE PETMECKY are:
i. KARL JOSEPH3 WESCH, b. April 09, 1862, Texas.
Notes for KARL JOSEPH WESCH:
Church records handwritten show his birthdate as November 9, 1862 while a type record from the church records show his birthdate as April 9, 1862. There is also a second hand written church record that shows April 9, 1862 as his birthdate.
Baptismal sponsors Dec 25, 1862 were: Christian Moehrig, August Koehler, Johann Adam Kneuper, Johann Kneuper, Dorothea Mohrhof, Hermann (or Hermine) Petri.
ii. HEINRICH WILHELM "WILLY" WESCH, b. April 18, 1864, Texas.
Notes for HEINRICH WILHELM "WILLY" WESCH:
Hand written church records show his bithdate as May 18, 1864 while typed records show it as April 18, 1864.
Baptismal sponsors August 14, 1864 were: Jakob Keupper, Wilhelm Hubertus, Eva Bechlhold, Lisette Hoehe, Katherine Koehler, Marie Schuederling, Julius Wesch.
iii. AUGUST ERNST PETER WESCH, b. September 07, 1866, Texas.
Notes for AUGUST ERNST PETER WESCH:
Baptismal sponsors December 25, 1866 were: August Wesch, Peter Joseph Kneuper, Sophie Holden, Mrs. Marie Kneuper, Wilhelm Grieburt.
iv. ANNA JUSTINE KATHRINE WESCH, b. August 02, 1870, Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas.
4. AUGUST2 WESCH (HEINRICH1) was born October 18, 1843 in Adenstadt, Amt Wiezenburg, Hannover, Germany. He married KAROLINE "CAROLINE" MAGNUS December 13, 1868 in Comal County, Texas, daughter of JOHANNES MAGNUS and KATHERINA WETZ.
Children of AUGUST WESCH and KAROLINE MAGNUS are:
i. LOUISE3 WESCH, b. January 05, 1870, New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX.
Notes for LOUISE WESCH:
Baptismal sponsors were: Mrs. Louise Schuchard and Johann Kroemer. Taken from the church records of the First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, Texas as provided by William Atherton in November 1998.
ii. KARL ERNST WESCH, b. August 01, 1871.
Notes for KARL ERNST WESCH:
The sponsors at Karl Ernst's baptism were: August Kuehler, Albert Elbel, Jacob Schul, Karl Roessing III, Mrs. Wilhelmine Wahl, Mrs. Katherine Elbel, Mrs. Elise Magnus, Mina Kuehler. This info is from the church records of the First Protestant Chruch in New Braunfels, Texas as provided by William Atherton in November 1998.
5. JULIUS2 WESCH (HEINRICH1) was born September 12, 1850 in Adenstadt, Amt Wiezenburg, Hannover, and died November 24, 1873 in New Braunfels, Comal Co, TX. He married ANNA SCHUCHARDT October 21, 1871 in First Protestant Church in New Braunfels, Texas, daughter of LUZIAN SCHUCHARDT and LOUISE SCHMIDT.
Child of JULIUS WESCH and ANNA SCHUCHARDT is:
i. BERTHA3 WESCH, b. September 25, 1872, Texas; d. June 15, 1873, Texas.
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