Tombstone Tuesday: Elsie Dienger and Josephine Dienger Bergmann

Elsie Dienger and Josephine Dienger Bergmann

Elsie Dienger

Born July 9, 1893

Died February 18, 1910

Josephine Bergmann nee Dienger

Born July 31, 1885

Died May 16, 1909

Joseph and Theresia Bergmann – great-great grandparents

Wilhelm and Rosa Bergmann Dietert- grandparents

Joseph and Ida Dietert Dienger – parents

1900 U.S. census, Justice Precinct 1, Kendall, Texas, population schedule. enumeration district (ED) 38, p. 13A, Joseph Dienger; NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1651.

Boerne Cemetery (Boerne, Kendall County, Texas). Elsie Dienger and Josephine Dienger Bergmann  marker; personally read 2011.

 

Tombstone Tuesday: Ludwig and Bertha Dietert Fabra

Ludwig and Bertha Dietert Fabra

Bertha Fabra

Sept. 22, 1869

July 15, 1958

Ludwig Fabra

Sept. 16, 1858

Feb. 12, 1929

Bertha is the granddaughter of Joseph and Theresia Bergmann and the daughter of Heinrich and Amalia Bergmann Dietert.

Boerne Cemetery (Boerne, Kendall County, Texas). Bertha and Ludwig Farbra marker; personally read 2011.

 

A Visit to the Boerne Cemetery

Since the temperature was below 100 degrees today, I decided to visit the Boerne Cemetery. I wanted to find the graves of Adalbertha’s siblings.

In 1867, Adam Vogt deeded the land to the city to create the Boerne Cemetery. Conrad Adam purchased his plots in August, 1867, as many of the early settlers did. Conrad and Adalbertha tombstones are the white marble stones. Kathinka Toepperwein, their oldest daughter, is buried next to them.

Conrad and Adalbertha Adam's Tombstone

To the left, under some huge oak trees, I discovered Adalbertha’s sister Amalie Bergmann Dietert!

Amalie Bergmann Dietert's Tombstone

Rosa Bergmann Dietert was near her sister Amalie.

Rosa Bergmann Dietert's Tombstone

Anton Bergmann, their brother, was buried in another section and was fairly easy to find.

Anton Bergmann's Tombstone

Success! I found all three!

There is one more sibling Johanna Bergmann Toepperwein. She is buried in San Antonio.

 

I Don’t Know Much About Joseph Bergmann my 3rd Great-Grandfather

Joseph Bergmann

I don’t know very much about  my 3rd great-grandparents, Joseph and Theresia Ohnesorge Bergmann. They arrived in Galveston on the ship Texas on 12 June 1853. Their destination was Bexar County. In New Homes in a New Land, Joseph Bergmann from Reichenberg, Bohemia arrived with 11 persons in his group. I have 7 accounted for and possibly one more named Gustav, that’s a total of 8. Who are the other 3???

Children are:

• Adalbertha, born 30 October 1836 married Conrad Adam
• Rosa born 10 August 1841 married Wilhelm Dietert
• Amalia Margaret born 27 August 1844 married Heinrich Dietert
• Anton born 2 April 1846 married Ernstine Beyer
• Johanna born 16 September 1849 married E. A. Ferdinand Toepperwein

Some facts about Joseph Bergmann:

• 30 September 1856 applied for citizenship
• 1859 signed petition for create Kendall County
• 14 March 1864 applied for a cattle brand BI and lived near Menger Creek near Boerne
• By 1870 is eligible to vote
• In June 1880, he is 80 years old. He and his wife are living with Henry and Amalia Bergmann Dietert
• He died 2 January 1882 and is buried in the Boerne Cemetery
• In September 1882, William Dietert was appointed temporary administration of the Estate of Joseph Bergmann. His main job was to “collect from Anna and Rosalia Schubert, of Reichenberg, Bohemia, the amount due by them to the heirs of Joseph Bergmann deceased.”