ALTHAUS Generations 1 - 10
beginning with Wiegand Althaus 1550-1615 and
ending with Louis Althaus 1865-1927
Descendants of Wiegand Althaus
Generation No. 1
1. WIEGAND1 ALTHAUS was born Abt. 1550 in Germany, and died Abt. 1615 in Germany.
Child of WIEGAND ALTHAUS is:
2. i. JOHANNES2 ALTHAUS, b. 1595, Lips, Westphalia, Germany; d. 1645, Lips, Westphalia, Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. JOHANNES2 ALTHAUS (WIEGAND1) was born 1595 in Lips, Westphalia, Germany, and died 1645 in Lips, Westphalia, Germany.
Children of JOHANNES ALTHAUS are:
3. i. PHILIPP3 ALTHAUS, b. 1624, Lips, Westphalia, Germany; d. November 05, 1701, Germany.
ii. ANNA KATHARINA ALTHAUS, b. Abt. 1635; m. NIKOLAUS FISCHER, June 21, 1660, Feudingen, Germany.
Generation No. 3
3. PHILIPP3 ALTHAUS (JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1624 in Lips, Westphalia, Germany, and died November 05, 1701 in Germany. He married (1) KATHARINA (GROB) GROSS April 08, 1655, daughter of TILLMANN ( GROB) GROSS. He married (2) MARIA ZODE June 29, 1671 in Germany, daughter of JAKOB ZODE.
Notes for KATHARINA (GROB) GROSS:
It was first reported in data received from Voy Althaus Sr. that Katharina's last name was Grob. However, information I received from Germany today 5/30/98 indicated that the b was actually a B looking character which is the German double s (ss).
Children of PHILIPP ALTHAUS and KATHARINA GROSS are:
i. JOHANNES4 ALTHAUS, b. 1656, Germany; m. ANNA MARY SCHNEIDER.
4. ii. NIKOLAUS ALTHAUS, b. 1660, Lips, Westphalia, Germany; d. January 15, 1709/10, Germany.
iii. RUDIGER ALTHAUS, b. 1663.
iv. ANNA GERTRUDE ALTHAUS, b. 1666.
v. H. HENRICH ALTHAUS, b. Abt. 1668.
vi. JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS, b. 1671.
Children of PHILIPP ALTHAUS and MARIA ZODE are:
vii. JOHANN CHRISTIAN4 ALTHAUS, b. August 25, 1672.
viii. JOST HENRICH ALTHAUS, b. 1680; d. January 12, 1683/84, Erndtebruck, Westphalia, Germany.
ix. ANNA CHRISTEN ALTHAUS, b. July 22, 1683.
Generation No. 4
4. NIKOLAUS4 ALTHAUS (PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1660 in Lips, Westphalia, Germany, and died January 15, 1709/10 in Germany. He married ANNA MARIA HIPPENSTIEL 1689 in Germany, daughter of GEORG HIPPENSTIEL.
Children of NIKOLAUS ALTHAUS and ANNA HIPPENSTIEL are:
i. ANNA ELIZABETH5 ALTHAUS, b. September 14, 1689, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany; m. PT SCHUHMACHER, May 27, 1712.
5. ii. JOHANNES ALTHAUS, b. 1692, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. May 02, 1747, Germany.
iii. ANNA MARGARET ALTHAUS, b. January 01, 1695/96, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany.
iv. ANNA GERTRUDE ALTHAUS, b. April 25, 1697, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany; m. ARNOLD SCHNEIDER.
v. ANNA MAGDALENE ALTHAUS, b. May 01, 1701, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany.
vi. ANNA MARGARET ALTHAUS, b. August 10, 1704, Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany.
Generation No. 5
5. JOHANNES5 ALTHAUS (NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1692 in Hohmanns, Westphalia, Germany, and died May 02, 1747 in Germany. He married (1) ANNA ELISABETH VOLKEL March 05, 1716/17, daughter of JOHANNES VOLKEL. He married (2) ANNA ELIZABETH STEIN July 24, 1737.
Children of JOHANNES ALTHAUS and ANNA VOLKEL are:
i. MARY GERTRUDE6 ALTHAUS, b. November 19, 1719, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany; d. November 27, 1719, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany.
6. ii. JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS, b. February 01, 1721/22, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany; d. April 11, 1796, Germany.
iii. ANNA MARGARET ALTHAUS, b. June 22, 1725, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany; m. FREDERICK A. DURKING, September 10, 1759.
iv. JOHANNES ALTHAUS, b. October 05, 1730, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany; d. Germany; m. MARY MAGDALENE MENN, January 20, 1757.
v. ANNA KATHERINE ALTHAUS, b. August 18, 1734, Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany; d. February 27, 1736/37, Germany.
Children of JOHANNES ALTHAUS and ANNA STEIN are:
vi. JOHANN W.6 ALTHAUS, b. 1738.
vii. JOHANN C. ALTHAUS, b. 1739; m. JUSTINE WAHL.
viii. MARY K. ALTHAUS, b. 1742; m. TOBY SABMANNSH.
Notes for TOBY SABMANNSH:
I believe that the last name is probably Sassmanshausen and that the name listed Sabmannsh was somehow shortened in a German Family History Program with the b being the German double s (ss). The name Sassmanshausen is also mentioned in a German History file sent to me by Heike ALTHAUS of Erndtebruck, Germany in relation to Johannes ALTHAUS (1595) and again in the SEILER family history starting with Louis, born August 18, 1882, who was married to Marie SEILER. These two families were from the same general area of Germany.
7. ix. JOHANN GEORG ALTHAUS, b. 1746.
Generation No. 6
6. JOHANN JOST6 ALTHAUS (JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born February 01, 1721/22 in Beisitzer, Westphalia, Germany, and died April 11, 1796 in Germany. He married ANNA SOPHIE FORST March 17, 1748/49, daughter of PETER FORST.
Children of JOHANN ALTHAUS and ANNA FORST are:
8. i. JOHANNES7 ALTHAUS, b. November 20, 1749, Westphalia, Germany; d. January 09, 1806, Germany.
ii. TOBIAS ALTHAUS, b. July 17, 1751, Germany; d. August 10, 1751, Germany.
iii. JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS, b. June 23, 1753, Germany; d. December 10, 1784, Germany.
iv. MATTHIAS ALTHAUS, b. July 06, 1756, Germany; d. May 14, 1757, Germany.
v. ELISABETH ALTHAUS, b. May 02, 1758.
vi. MARY ELISABETH ALTHAUS, b. May 27, 1762, Germany; d. May 27, 1762, Germany.
vii. JOHANN CHRISTIAN ALTHAUS, b. January 19, 1765, Germany; d. January 19, 1765, Germany.
viii. JOHANN PHILIPP ALTHAUS, b. August 30, 1766.
7. JOHANN GEORG6 ALTHAUS (JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1746. He married (1) ANNA ELISABETH SIX. He married (2) MARIA ELISABETH WOLF.
Child of JOHANN ALTHAUS and ANNA SIX is:
i. JOHANNES7 ALTHAUS, b. 1774.
Children of JOHANN ALTHAUS and MARIA WOLF are:
9. ii. JOHANNES7 ALTHAUS, b. 1782.
iii. ANNA SOPHIE ALTHAUS, b. 1785.
iv. MARY E. ALTHAUS, b. 1789; m. CHRISTIAN SIX.
v. JOHANN C. ALTHAUS, b. 1793.
vi. GEORG HENRICH ALTHAUS, b. 1798.
Generation No. 7
8. JOHANNES7 ALTHAUS (JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born November 20, 1749 in Westphalia, Germany, and died January 09, 1806 in Germany. He married ANNA KATHARINA MUELLER April 24, 1785.
Children of JOHANNES ALTHAUS and ANNA MUELLER are:
i. JOHANN JOST8 ALTHAUS, b. December 03, 1785, Germany.
Notes for JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS:
Kd 1826
ii. ANNA MARIA ALTHAUS, b. September 21, 1787, Germany; m. GEORG STOCKER, October 09, 1811, Germany.
iii. JOHANNES ALTHAUS, b. September 19, 1790.
iv. GEORG HEINRICH ALTHAUS, b. January 28, 1794, Germany; d. July 10, 1796, Germany.
10. v. GERTRUD ALTHAUS, b. October 14, 1796, Erndtebruck, Westphalia, Germany; d. March 16, 1857, Germany.
vi. MARY ELISABETH ALTHAUS, b. April 14, 1800, Germany; d. March 19, 1811, Germany.
9. JOHANNES7 ALTHAUS (JOHANN GEORG6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1782. He married ANNA SOPHIE ( ) ALTHAUS.
Children of JOHANNES ALTHAUS and ANNA ALTHAUS are:
i. JOHANNES8 ALTHAUS, b. 1803.
ii. JOHANN C. ALTHAUS, b. 1806.
iii. JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS, b. 1806.
Notes for JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS:
Notes on a descendant's chart dated August 5, 1997 that I received from Dorothy Rogers Littleton ( who received it from Harry Althaus) indicate that he immigrated to Brenham, Texas.
11. iv. JOST HENRICH ALTHAUS, b. 1809.
v. JOHANNES H. ALTHAUS, b. 1813; m. SOPHIE SCHNEIDER.
vi. ANNA SOPHIE ALTHAUS, b. 1816; m. CHRISTIAN SCHLABACH.
vii. JOHANNES ALTHAUS, b. 1820; m. ELISABETH ( ) ALTHAUS.
Notes for ELISABETH ( ) ALTHAUS:
Wife of the Johannes Althaus born 1820. Her maiden name is unknown at this time.
Generation No. 8
10. GERTRUD8 ALTHAUS (JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born October 14, 1796 in Erndtebruck, Westphalia, Germany, and died March 16, 1857 in Germany. She married (2) MATTHIAS PLETT December 23, 1832, son of HEINRICH PLETT.
Child of GERTRUD ALTHAUS is:
12. i. JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9 ALTHAUS, DR., b. February 11, 1821, Erndtebrueck, Westphalia, Germany; d. August 10, 1915, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX.
Children of GERTRUD ALTHAUS and MATTHIAS PLETT are:
ii. JOHANN JOST9 PLETT, b. January 12, 1834, Germany; d. January 29, 1836, Germany.
Notes for JOHANN JOST PLETT:
The following info on Johann Jost is taken from the German family history file of Gertrud Althaus sent to me from Heike Althaus, Erndtebruck, Germany and the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Erndtebruck.
Taufbuch 1834: " Ertrank d. 29. Juni 1836 in der Eder, wohin er von der Katzenbach, wohin ihn seine Mutter, um auf einem in der Nahe befindlichen Acker etwas Vergessenes nachzuholen, gesetzt hatte, gegagen war. Seit Mittag wurde er vermisst und wurde erst gegen 3 Uhr bei der Schutze im Muhlgraben zur Pulvermuhle todt aus dem Wasser gezogen. Alle Rettungsversuche sind angewandt."
Translated it means:
"Parish register from 1834: He died in the Eder on June 29, 1836. He got there from Katzenbach, where he was brought to by his mother. She left him alone while she was searching for something she had lost in a nearby field. He was missed since midday and at about 3pm he was found dead in the water of the moat of the mill (this mill was called "Pulvermuehle"). All rescue attempts were made but without any success."
The death date listed in the file was 29.01.1836 or Jan 29, 1836. I will confirm if it was January or June that he died.
iii. KAROLINE PLETT, b. December 15, 1835, Germany; d. January 05, 1836, Germany.
iv. HELENE PLETT, b. July 24, 1837, Germany.
11. JOST HENRICH8 ALTHAUS (JOHANNES7, JOHANN GEORG6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1809. He married MARIA M. HERLING.
Children of JOST ALTHAUS and MARIA HERLING are:
i. JOHANNES H.9 ALTHAUS, b. 1829; m. CHRISTENE BECKER.
ii. JOST HENRICH ALTHAUS, b. 1832; m. MAGDALENE HACKLER.
iii. JOHANN JOST ALTHAUS, b. 1835.
iv. WILHELM ALTHAUS, b. 1837.
v. SOPHIE ALTHAUS, b. 1840; m. HENRICH SCHLABACH.
vi. JUSTINE ALTHAUS, b. 1843; m. FREDERICK MULLER.
vii. LUDWIG ALTHAUS, b. 1846.
viii. LUISE ALTHAUS, b. 1848.
ix. LUISE ALTHAUS, b. 1851.
Generation No. 9
12. JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9 ALTHAUS, DR. (GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born February 11, 1821 in Erndtebrueck, Westphalia, Germany, and died August 10, 1915 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX. He married ANNA ELISABETH BEHRENS October 05, 1847 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX, daughter of JOHANN BEHRENS and ANNA KRING.
Notes for JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON ALTHAUS, DR.:
Born in Erndtebruck, Westphalia, Germany, February 11, 1821, Dr. Christian Althaus came on the ship " YORK" to Indianola in the autumn of 1846 and hence to Fredericksburg, Texas.
Just out of the Prussian Army Medical Corps, he was well trained in medicine and brought with him many medical journals and treatises which he studied diligently. Although he had not obtained a medical degree in Germany, Dr. Althaus was recognized as a doctor by the United States Government and received his license to practice medicine in Texas. His medical knowledge was greatly welcomed in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas where diphtheria, cholera, and other diseases were taking the lives of countless pioneers. The greatest handicap the pioneer doctor faced was the unavailability of drugs and anesthetics. Undaunted, he made his own medicines of herbs, seeds, roots, plants, and tree bark. These he gathered, dried, and then pounded into powder with mortar and pestle. Honey and juices of fruits and vegetables were used to make tonics, and animal tallow to prepare ointments. His treatment of diphtheria with a mixture of blackjack tree bark, honey, and almond juice was so effective that he was sent by the U. S. Government to Bandera and surrounding areas to stop the disease there.
A man of many talents, he is listed as a carpenter in the 1850 census. As carpenter and stone mason, he helped build the Vereins-Kirche and many early homes in Fredericksburg. He also worked at Fort Martin Scott; he probably helped build the fort. As a government agent, he distributed food to the Indians from this fort. Nearby he had a workshop, making saddles and riding gear; business was brisk when gold miners stopped on their way to California. He also freighted goods between Fort Martin Scott and Fort Concho.
During the Civil War he was instrumental in the organization and training of the home guard, as he was one of the few who had had military training. His father had been a Prussian Army military officer. In 1861 Dr. Althaus was appointed to fill a vacancy in the County Commissioners Court and was elected for a two-year term in 1862 and again in 1866. In 1864 he served on a committee to distribute food and clothing to county citizens who needed help during this critical Civil War period.
Dr. Althaus was married to Anna Marie Elizabeth Behrens October 5, 1847. She too was a native of Germany, born March 20, 1823. In the 1850's they moved to the rich farm land community of Cave Creek east of Fredericksburg. Here near the head springs of North Grape Creek amidst the rolling limestone hills and huge oak trees was the ideal place to settle and rear a family. Seven children were born to them: John, who died in infancy; William (m. Dorothea Wahrmund); Charley (m. Attie Key); Ernst (m. Pauline Jentsch); Louis (m. Dorothea Quintel); Martha (m. Louis Gardner); and Marie Magdalena (m. John Young).
The ingenuity of Dr. Althaus is shown again in the home that he built for his family. The outside was the typical two-story German home built of rock. The inside, however, was unique. The house was built directly over a spring, thereby providing running water in the house. He lined the walls of the spring with shelves, used for storing his prepared medicines as well as milk, butter, fresh meat, and his favorite beverage, buttermilk. From the attic a door opened onto the roof of the porch,where the plants and herbs were hung to dry in the summer months.
Another spring, around which he dug a large fish pond, served for irrigation. Dr. Althaus took great pride in his orchards. Whenever a fruit was in season, he would carry some of it around in his buggy and give it to everyone he met. Children for miles around knew and loved him for that reason. When they spotted his approaching buggy, they would leave their field work and scramble for the apples that he would toss to them.
Mrs. Althaus too was a magnanimous person, for Dr. Althaus used their home as a hospital for the ill, a refuge for the discouraged and jobless, and an orphanage for homeless children. She was a brave, hard-working, quick-witted woman. Although she was a strict disciplinarian, her grandson, Christian C. Althaus, said, "We always had a lot of fun with her. "
No man on the frontier was a greater friend of the Indians than Dr. Althaus. He spoke the languages of several Indian tribes. On his medical journeys throughout the sparsely settled country, he would spend the nights in the Indian villages, often rendering medical aid to them. They trusted and respected this quiet, liberal man. Dr. Althaus credited his good Indian friend, Chief John Carner, for having given him excellent advice on how to get along with the Indians: "Always be friendly and never pull a gun."
Dr. Althaus practiced medicine until he was seventy years of age. He continued, however, to care for his family until the age of ninety. He would spend hours building toy windmills with dancing puppets for his grandchildren, and he would tell stories as long as anyone would listen. Up until the time of his death, he was active, his hearing and eyesight good, his mind clear and alert, and he still carried himself as erect as the soldier he once had been.
Mrs. Althaus died November 10, 1910, at the age of 87 years. Dr. Althaus died August 10, 1915, at the age of 94 years, and was buried alongside his wife near St. Paul Lutheran Church, Cave Creek, of which he was a founder and supporter. There he was laid to rest but he was not forgotten, for here in the hills and vales of the adopted land he had learned to love, Dr. Christian Althaus served his fellowmen so faithfully, so compassionately, that is name and memory have lived on through generations as a great and beloved pioneer.
The above chapter was taken from the book Pioneers in GOD's Hills about Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, Texas. This particular chapter was written by Ella Mae Ottmers Herber and Esther Richter Weaver.
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From the Naturalization Records transcribed by Wanda Qualls 5 November 1998:
DI - Declaration of Intention; GC - Grant of Citizenship; PN - Petition for Citizenship
Name Record Country of Birth Birth Date Date of Proceedings
References Or Allegiance Or Age
Althaus, Nat File Box 2 No 8 Prussia-Germany ?? Nov 17, 1849 DI
Christian Dist Ct Min Vol A p 8a Nov 17, 1849 DI
Dist Ct Min Vol A p 79I Apr 29, 1852 GC
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Notes for ANNA ELISABETH BEHRENS:
This info is from the May 13, 1910 census. They had 8 children, 6 of whom were living at the time of the census. They lived in the Election Precinct #13. She was 87 at time of census. Went by the name of Elisabeth. Buried at Cave Creek Cemetery near Fredericksburg, TX next to her husband Christian.
Anna appears in the 1845 passenger list book with her mother, father and brother John. The 1870 census says she was from Nassau, Germany. Arrived Galveston grig Herscell 22 Oct 1845.
Marriage Notes for JOHANN ALTHAUS and ANNA BEHRENS:
Vereins Kirche church records show the marriage license was issued September 24, 1847 and he was married October 5, 1847 to Anna Elisabeth Behrens.
Children of JOHANN ALTHAUS and ANNA BEHRENS are:
13. i. WILHELM LUDWIG10 ALTHAUS, b. November 15, 1849, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX; d. May 02, 1935, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX.
14. ii. BERTHA MARTHA ALTHAUS, b. August 14, 1851, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. April 11, 1937, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
15. iii. MARIE MAGDALENE ALTHAUS, b. January 25, 1854, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. NM.
iv. JOHN ALTHAUS, b. Abt. 1856, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. Abt. 1856, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
Notes for JOHN ALTHAUS:
John died in infancy. I do not know if he was stillborn or died later after birth.
16. v. CHARLES C. ALTHAUS, b. November 10, 1859, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. August 02, 1944, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
17. vi. ERNST ALTHAUS, b. 1863, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. 1916, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
18. vii. LOUIS ALTHAUS, b. May 17, 1865, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. July 05, 1927, Bisbee, Cochise County, AZ.
Generation No. 10
13. WILHELM LUDWIG10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born November 15, 1849 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX, and died May 02, 1935 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie Co, TX. He married DOROTHEA D. WAHRMUND December 07, 1875 in Tivydale, Gillespie Co., Tx, daughter of CARL WAHRMUND and DOROTHEA JUENKE.
Notes for WILHELM LUDWIG ALTHAUS:
Wilhelm and Dorothea lived in Election Precinct #13 and had been married for 24 years at the time of the May 13, 1910 census. He was a farmer. Buried at Cave Creek Cemetery near Fredericksburg, TX next to his wife Dora. His tombstone has the initials L.W. for his name. New data has revealed that he was born Ludwig Wilhelm but christened Wilhelm Ludwig. The marriage date in the data supplied by Mr. Voy Althaus, Sr. is given to be 7 December 1875 and will be used. The 1910 census shows that they were married for 24 years.
Farmed in the Reingold community of Gillespie County all of his life.
Notes for DOROTHEA D. WAHRMUND:
Dora had 13 children, 11 of whom were living at the time of the May 13, 1910 census for Gillespie County. Her parents were both from Germany. She is buried at Cave Creek Cemetery near Fredericksburg, TX next to her husband Wilhelm.
Children of WILHELM ALTHAUS and DOROTHEA WAHRMUND are:
i. EMILIE11 ALTHAUS.
ii. ALFRED ALTHAUS, b. 1879.
19. iii. AUGUSTA ALTHAUS, b. 1880, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. 1954, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
20. iv. BERTHA C. ALTHAUS, b. January 18, 1883, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. November 19, 1958, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
21. v. CHRISTIAN C. ALTHAUS, b. January 18, 1883, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. November 19, 1973, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
22. vi. LILLIE ALTHAUS, b. August 25, 1885; d. April 1977.
23. vii. ANNA ALTHAUS, b. May 12, 1887, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. October 12, 1957, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
24. viii. LYDIA ALTHAUS, b. 1889; d. 1973, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
ix. EMIL WILHELM ALTHAUS, b. February 13, 1891, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. October 04, 1965, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
Notes for EMIL WILHELM ALTHAUS:
Buried at Cave Creek Cemetery outside of Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX.
25. x. EUGENE T. ALTHAUS, b. December 17, 1892, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. July 17, 1974, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
26. xi. META ALTHAUS, b. December 10, 1894, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. May 17, 1987, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
27. xii. WILLIAM ERNST ALTHAUS, b. 1896, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
28. xiii. DOROTHY LENA ALTHAUS, b. 1901, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
14. BERTHA MARTHA10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born August 14, 1851 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX, and died April 11, 1937 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX. She married LOUIS G GARDNER March 07, 1870 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
Notes for BERTHA MARTHA ALTHAUS:
The following is taken from page 9 of the Kirchen-Buch Church Record Book of the Vereins-Kirche 1849-1870:
To Christian Althaus was born by his wife Anna, nee Behrns, on 14 August a daughter who on 24 August was baptized and received the names; Bertha Martha. Baptismal witnesses were: Bertha Basse, Martha Marzil Doss, Annie Cegen Decker, Dietrich Rode.
Note: She was the 16th girl of 26 children born so far that year. Also, note that the spelling of Behrns was incorrect.
According to my father William Scott Keyser, Sr., his grandmother Bertha Martha was shot and killed in 1937 by her neighbor. I am currently trying to locate newspaper articles in Fredericksburg to verify cause of death and who did it. "Martha" died April 11, 1937 and is buried in Der Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg next to her husband Louis.
The Gillespie County Census of 1860 listed in Pioneers in God's Hill has her name listed as Mocy and sex as male. I suppose this was a childhood nickname and the census taker mistook it as a male name.
The 1910 census shows that Martha had 12 children of which 10 were still living at the time of the census.
Notes for LOUIS G GARDNER:
Lived on San Antonio Street at age 70 with his wife who was 58 according to the April 19, 1910 census for Gillespie County. Louis's parents were also born in New Jersey. He died on March 3, 1921 and is buried in Der Friedhof Cemetery in Fredericksburg next to his wife Bertha Martha "Martha" Althaus. Louis came to Texas from New Jersey while serving in the Army. He served with the Grand Army of the Republic during the Civil War. During this time he was sent to Ft. Mason Scott to assist. It was during this period that he met my great grandmother Bertha Martha Althaus who was called Martha. He returned to New Jersey to be discharged from the Army, and returned to Fredericksburg to marry Martha. The artillery shells around his grave site were provided by my grandfather William Franklin Keyser.
Louis also had a brother named Phillip who was a minister. Phillip had visited him one time as it was reported in the paper. This information was provided by Flossie June Justi Reynolds,daughter of Susana Anna Icke and granddaughter of Ellen Gardner, Louis' daughter.
Children of BERTHA ALTHAUS and LOUIS GARDNER are:
29. i. LENA11 GARDNER, b. Abt. February 1871.
30. ii. PHILLIP WILLIE GARDNER, b. July 16, 1872, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. September 09, 1951, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
31. iii. LOUISE GARDNER, b. Abt. 1874, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. January 26, 1920, San Antonio, Bexar Co, TX.
32. iv. CLARA D GARDNER, b. Abt. 1877, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
33. v. ELLEN D. GARDNER, b. April 01, 1878, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. March 22, 1959, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
34. vi. JOHN C GARDNER, b. January 17, 1879, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. October 26, 1947, San Antonio, Bexar, TX.
35. vii. AMOS GARDNER, b. 1884, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
36. viii. ANNA LAURA GARDNER, b. September 29, 1888, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. May 21, 1968, San Antonio, Bexar County, TX.
ix. GERTRUDE GARDNER, b. 1889, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. 1963, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; m. OTTO SPEIER, January 05, 1909, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
Notes for GERTRUDE GARDNER:
Buried at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX next to her husband Otto Speier.
Notes for OTTO SPEIER:
Buried at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Fredericksburg, Gillespie, TX next to his wife Gertrude Gardner Speier.
37. x. ESTELLA J. GARDNER, b. December 13, 1892, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. December 01, 1981, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
15. MARIE MAGDALENE10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born January 25, 1854 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX, and died in NM. She married JOHN NELSON YOUNG in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
Notes for MARIE MAGDALENE ALTHAUS:
Went by the name of Helene (Lena) as listed in the 1860 Gillespie County Census.
Children of MARIE ALTHAUS and JOHN YOUNG are:
i. GEORGE11 YOUNG.
ii. DORIS YOUNG.
iii. ANNIE YOUNG.
16. CHARLES C.10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born November 10, 1859 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX, and died August 02, 1944 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX. He married ATWOOD MODINA A. "ATTIE" KEY 1890 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX.
Notes for CHARLES C. ALTHAUS:
Buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Fredericksburg next to his wife Attie M. Key Althaus. Referred to as Charley, his name is listed as Carl in the 1860 Gillespie County Census.
Information from Mr. Voy Althaus, Sr. shows that his name shows as Karl on baptismal records. It was later translated to Charles which he used legally but was called "Charlie". As a young adult Charlie was sent by his father from their Cave Creek home to the north east part of Gillespie County to start a cattle ranch on the Pittman track which Christian had bought at a tax sale. He started the ranch by roping wild cattle, yoking them to tamed oxen and letting the oxen bring the cattle home where they were claimed by branding. He didn't marry until he was about 30 when anglos began to move into the area of the ranch. They expanded the ranch to 5000 acres in Gillespie County and 1000 acres in Blanco which made him one of the largest ranchers in the County. Voy states that he remembers Charlie when he was in his teens and Charlie was in his 70's. He still rode all of the round ups, always out rode Voy and was still roping calves for marketing when he was 80. He was a great old man to have for a grandfather.
Notes for ATWOOD MODINA A. "ATTIE" KEY:
Buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Fredericksburg next to her husband Charles "Charley" Althaus. Went by the name of Attie.
Children of CHARLES ALTHAUS and ATWOOD KEY are:
38. i. IRVIN CHAPIN11 ALTHAUS, b. 1893, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
39. ii. MARLIN E ALTHAUS, b. June 14, 1898, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. July 01, 1981, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
40. iii. NOLIN CHRISTIAN ALTHAUS, b. April 02, 1904, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. April 22, 1976, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
17. ERNST10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born 1863 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX, and died 1916 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX. He married PAULINE JENTSCH.
Notes for ERNST ALTHAUS:
Buried at Cave Creek Cemetery near Fredericksburg, TX.
Children of ERNST ALTHAUS and PAULINE JENTSCH are:
41. i. ELEANOR SYBILL11 ALTHAUS, b. January 11, 1900; d. January 1975.
ii. MARIE ANNA M. ALTHAUS, b. May 17, 1901; d. July 08, 1992, Austin, TX.
Notes for MARIE ANNA M. ALTHAUS:
Marie's SSN was 449-09-5021 and was issued in Texas.
iii. LENA ALISE ALTHAUS, b. August 02, 1903; d. June 1984, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX.
Notes for LENA ALISE ALTHAUS:
Lena's SSN was 450-17-1815 and was issued in Texas in 1973.
iv. BERTHA ALTHAUS, b. August 16, 1905; d. June 19, 1998, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; m. KLEEN.
Notes for BERTHA ALTHAUS:
Bertha's SSN was 460-17-1835 and was issued in Texas in 1973.
v. HEDWIG MARIE ALTHAUS, b. 1906.
18. LOUIS10 ALTHAUS (JOHANN CHRISTIAN ANTON9, GERTRUD8, JOHANNES7, JOHANN JOST6, JOHANNES5, NIKOLAUS4, PHILIPP3, JOHANNES2, WIEGAND1) was born May 17, 1865 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX, and died July 05, 1927 in Bisbee, Cochise County, AZ. He married DOROTHEA E. QUINDEL November 25, 1886 in Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX, daughter of ADOLF QUINDEL and MARIA WENDEL.
Notes for LOUIS ALTHAUS:
According to the information given to me by Mr. Voy Althaus, Sr., Louis went to Arizona after all his children were born. He found a job and moved his family there. He worked around various mining operations and homesteaded in several places. All of his descendants stayed in Arizona and New Mexico. He was a carpenter and homesteaded land several times. When he died he was sent back to Cave Creek for burial. He is there by himself now, his wife was buried in Arizona.
NOTE: I have two sources that list the first three children as being born in 1887. Information on two of them is not available. I was told that Frieda and two of her sibling were in a buggy accident when she was just an infant so based on her birthday and the marriage date of Louis and Dorothea that the other two were born before 1887.
Louis' wife Dorothea "Dora" Quindel Althaus is buried at the McNeal Cemetery in McNeal, Cochise County, AZ. She stayed there with her children after her husband died.
The following obituary was taken from the Bisbee Daily Review dated July 6, 1927.
LOUIS ALTHAUS DIES IN C. & A. HOSPITAL
Louis W. Althaus for many years a resident of this district, died yesterday morning at three o'clock at the C. & A. Hospital. The cause of the death is stated by attending physicians to be cancer of the stomach and liver. ** See Remarks Below
The deceased came to Bisbee from Fredericksburg, Texas in 1907 and has been in the service of the Calument & Arizona Mining Company for the 20 years since then in the capicity of watchman. He became ill and entered the hospital only six weeks ago. He was 62 years old.
Surviving are his widow, three sons, two daughters, two brothers and two sisters. The widow and one son, Edwin A. Althaus reside in Warren, another son, Harry J. Althaus, who is a member of the Ft. Bayard baseball club resides in Ft. Bayard, N.M. and the other son, Walter L. Althaus lives on his farm in the Sulphur Springs Valley. One daughter, Mrs. T.E. Rogers, resides in McNeal and the other, Mrs. J.J. Cuba, is residing in Inspiration. The brothers and sisters, William and Charles Althaus, and Mrs. Louis Gardner and Mrs. John Young all reside in Fredericksburg, Texas.
Funeral services will be conducted this morning at the Palace Undertaking parlors at 11 0'clock, the Rev. C.C. Albrecht, Lutheran Minister, of Tucson officiating and the remains will be shipped to Fredericksburg, Texas this afternoon for interment.
** 4/26/1998 Today I visited with Dorothea "Dorothy" Rogers Littleton, Edna Rogers Soles and Jacob Rogers, all grandchildren of Louis Althaus and Dorothea Quindel Althaus. Apparently, there was some dispute that was never settled over the death of Louis Althaus. Although his death certificate states that he died from cancer of the stomach and liver, it seems that he probably died from an accident at the C & A Mines when he was crushed between two mining cars. They all state that lawyers were involved and that at one time Louis' wife was going to have his body exhumed for an additional autopsy. For some reason, this was never settled.
Notes for DOROTHEA E. QUINDEL:
"Dora" moved to Arizona with her family after her husband found a job there. When he died and was sent back to Cave Creek outside of Fredericksburg, Tx she stayed in Arizona with her family and is buried at the McNeal Cemetery, McNeal, Cochise County, AZ next to her daughter Frieda Althaus Rogers.
Children of LOUIS ALTHAUS and DOROTHEA QUINDEL are:
i. HARRY11 ALTHAUS, b. 1887.
ii. THERESA ALTHAUS, b. 1887.
42. iii. FRIEDA ALTHAUS, b. September 06, 1887, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. September 23, 1978, McNeal, Cochise County, AZ.
43. iv. EDWIN A. ALTHAUS, b. January 21, 1892, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie CO, TX; d. September 23, 1948, McNeal, Cochise County, AZ.
44. v. MARY ELIZABETH ALTHAUS, b. May 09, 1894, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. May 01, 1965, McNeal, Cochise County, AZ.
45. vi. HARRY JOHN BURNARD ALTHAUS, b. February 27, 1897, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. April 27, 1970, Alamogordo, NM.
46. vii. WALTER L. ALTHAUS, b. October 06, 1900, Fredericksburg, Gilliespie, TX; d. September 17, 1983, McNeal, Cochise County, AZ.
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