My Texas Alphabet: A for Alamo

Another "A" entry in the second edition of "My Texas Alphabet" is for "Alamo".

The Alphabet is quite a particular and personal summary of our hitherto life and my blogging time in Texas.

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When I lived in Poland, I watched movies telling about the Alamo defense - the old one from 1960, and a newer version made in 2004. By the way, in the latter one, I very much liked the part with Davy Crockett playing his fiddle.

Later, when in Texas, we visited the Alamo site. Some time afterward, I wrote a few articles related to our visit, the place itself, and Texas history as well. One of the articles tells about our second cousin five times removed, William Washington Gant, whose rifle and coat fought at the Alamo. How was it possible that the items got there without their owner? Well, you can check out one of the links included below and read the story. Anyway, the cousin of ours was also one of the signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence.

Here are the articles on this blog mentioned above + some more related to the Alamo.

• About our visit to San Antonio and the Alamo: http://ourfavtreats.blogspot.com/2015/08/san-antonio-and-alamo.html
• About our cousin William Washington Gant: William Washington Gant and The Texas Declaration of Independence
• About W B Travis and D S Crockett: http://ourfavtreats.blogspot.com/2018/03/william-barret-travis-and-david-stern.html
• A bit about Texas history (in Polish): http://ourfavtreats.blogspot.com/2016/04/teksas-troche-historii-w-piguce.html

Remember the Alamo!

 

"Messiah" Christmas Concert

On Sunday, we enjoyed the music by Handel. "Messiah" was presented by the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church and Fredericksburg Chorale. The concert  at the United Methodist Church was truly splendid. We had never had such premium seats and never sat so very close to the orchestra. The concert at the United Methodist Church was truly splendid, and it added greatly to this year's Christmas spirit!

The shaky part in the video is the moment when all the audience was standing up. 

 

C for Christmas Eve and Christmas

This post is also the "C" entry of "My Polish Alphabet".

 

"C" for Christmas Eve and Christmas.

Somebody has asked me what the Christmas traditions were in my family home in Poland. Well, here's more about that.

 

6 December - St. Nicholas' day

 

On the 5 December evening, we - kids cleaned our winter boots and placed them in the hall, near the main door for St. Nicholas to find them. He filled them with sweets, tangerines, and little gifts in the night but only when the boots were clean. In the morning on 6 December, we rushed to our boots to see what St. Nicholas brought us in the night. We were good children, so St. Nicholas never brought us a tree rod instead of candy. The wooden rod was meant for the bad ones only.

24 December - Christmas Eve - the main part of Christmas celebrations.

 

In the morning, the Christmas tree was put up and decorated. In the evening, the festive Christmas Eve supper and family gathering took place. According to a tradition, the meal always started when the first star appeared in the sky. When the table was set, we were looking in the dark sky through the windowpane and waiting for that star to show up. At that time, mom was finishing all the cooking. Another tradition - an additional plate was placed on the table for an unexpected guest (who never came). The initial moment of the supper was sharing the Christmas wafer with each and every guest/family member who was present at the table (provided by the church) and greeting each other. Then the meal started.

 

Christmas wafer

 

The menu: 12 dishes were served (symbolizing 12 months of the year/12 apostles). The counting included drinks, sides, and bread as well. For good luck in each month of the new coming year, everybody was supposed to taste at least each of the 12 dishes.

Some of the traditional Christmas Eve (meatless) menu items which we did not particularly like, were replaced with the ones of our choice - we had canned peaches in syrup instead of dried fruit compote, and fried cod instead of fried carp.  Some of those dishes were made only once a year - so, in that way, they were really special. My favorites were boletus soup with homemade pasta and noodles with poppy seeds, honey, and raisins. 

 

Boletus soup with noodles

 

Other dishes were more common, like for example herrings with oil and onion, potatoes, and potatoes-and-vegetable salad. All the dishes (besides canned peaches) were made from scratch by mom. On Christmas Eve, alcohol was not drunk in our home.

Although we sometimes made gingerbread cookies, Christmas in Poland is not exactly about cookies, but it is about seasonal cakes.

 

Poppy seeds logs - making them was very time-consuming. First, we ground the poppy seeds and shelled, and chopped walnuts - that was the kids' job. Then, mom cooked the ground poppy seeds in a very big pot. When it was ready, she added the walnuts, honey, vanilla sugar, and raisins to the seeds and mixed it all.

 

From the right: keks (fruitcake,), popy seeds log, gingerbread

 

Next, it was time to make (by hand) yeast dough for the logs. All in all, it always took hours before the three logs were baked and ready to be iced. I loved them. There was always more poppy seed filling in them than the yeast cake.

Gingerbread with a plum marmalade layer inside - like everything else - was made from scratch.

Polish type of fruitcake (keks), totally different from the Texas one - it was a loaf type cake full of dried fruit and raisins. 

Keks

If it was not enough, there were also traditional Christmas snacks, a must-have of the season: apples, tangerines, and shelled walnuts.

After the meal carols were sung and presents were opened. The latter had been brought by Starman (Gwiazdor), who looked exactly like St. Nicholas (and Santa Claus - the difference was a long robe of the previous two gift-givers).

 

 

Around midnight, we all went (on foot) to church for Midnight Mass. Decades ago, winters were much colder in Poland, I recall the sound of crunchy frozen snow that accompanied us while we were walking for the service.

After the mass, we visited with our neighbors. The place of the meeting changed every other year - it was either our home or theirs. Anyway, then, we had some cooked sauerkraut with sausage and other hefty food. Adults talked sitting at the table, kids played around or sometimes under the table. Around 3 a.m. the visit was over.

 

Gingerbread cookies

25 December - Christmas Day - was the time of staying at home, visiting family, and enjoying the holiday time. No extra food was cooked as there were plenty of delicious leftovers from the Christmas Eve supper.

26 December - Second Day of Christmas was a day off/state holiday as well. More time for festive celebrations and friends and family gatherings.

 

My Texas Alphabet & My Polish Alphabet

It's time to start a new, and the second, edition of "My Texas Alphabet" The alphabet is quite special and distinctive as each "letter" entry tells about Texas from our personal perspective. The first edition of "My Texas Alphabet" was created about six years ago.

 

At the same time, I am planning to write sections of "My Polish Alphabet" related to things, places, and people that come to my mind when I think about Poland.

 

The letter "A" in both Alphabets is for Ancestors.

 

My interest in family ancestry started more than a decade ago. I have tried to find out who my progenitors were since then, with no big success, though. Little is known regarding the maternal branch of my family tree, besides a few names and the area of Poland the closet generations lived in. Thanks to one of my relatives, I know a bit more about my paternal ancestry, but still not enough. They might be Baltic Germans. I also found a trace of possible connections in Rhine-Westphalia, but still - too little data.

It was much easier to research and discover the ancestry of the Texas ancestors and their predecessors. Simply because more details/information is available online. I studied the family tree vertically, diagonally, and in all other possible directions. I must admit, it was very time-consuming but rewarding as well - quite a few unknown cousins were found, We were able to meet some of the "new" cousins in person, and with others, we got in touch virtually.

 

Have you ever thought it might be (?) that, besides the obvious influence of our current life environment and life experiences, possibly also it is our DNA ancestry memory that influences our choices, likes/dislikes. and interests? Well, it's just something I find interesting and rather mystifying.

 

Anyhow, we have had our DNA/ethnicity tested - no greater surprise there, besides the English and possible Balkan connections on my side. From time to time, the results are updated and a bit more detailed information is given, so it is a developing outcome that changes every now and then.

 

During all the years of my ancestry research, the expanded family tree came into being, with over twenty thousand persons in it. Each person is somebody's life. Each life is somebody's story. I have already written quite a few articles regarding our ancestors and people not related to us as well. These days, I study the lives of the early settlers of the Hill Country and read/write about their families.

 

I do feel the ones who lived before us need to be remembered.

 

Anyhow, our Ancestry Project is still open. You can find more about it on the pages of my blog here.

 

 

 

A letter entries in the first edition of "My Texas Alphabet":

 

"A for Air condition" http://ourfavtreats.blogspot.com/.../my-texas-alphabet...,

"A for Aloe" http://ourfavtreats.blogspot.com/.../my-texas-alphabet...

 

 

Christmas Event in Fort Martin Scott

So nice that the Christmas event at Fort Martin Scott is back! Last year, it was canceled due to the covid related limitations, and it was quite a disappointment.

This year the place was crowded with kids, their parents, and other visitors like us. Despite that, we managed to meet Texas Santa Claus in person and talk to him for a little while.

Later, we walked around the fort ground - we had been there before, but always enjoy visiting the place.

 

Prison cell in one of  the fort buildings

 

There, we met the Texas Rangers, an Infantry and Dragoon men (members of the reenactment group). Talking to the men was really interesting.

 

 

Then, there was the presentation which included a brief lecture and weapons demonstration.

The original cannon cartridge is quite big and filled with metal balls

That was a good visit, we had a nice time. Merry Christmas!

Frank Emil Jordan

Frank Emil was the son of Daniel Jordan and Emilie Willmann. He was born on 19 February 1896 in Plehweville. The boy received his primary education in the one-room school in Plehweville. Later, he studied at Mason High School, Cherokee Junior College, and Southern Methodist University. 

When WW1 time came, Frank was registered by the Army on 5th June 1918 (1).

He was enlisted a few months later, on 3 September. Private Frank Emil Jordan served with the Headquarters Detachment 19 Field Artillery. Luckily, the war ended in November, and he was not sent overseas (2).

 

After his honorable discharge on 7 February 1919 (2), Frank came back to Mason County and helped his parents with ranching.

On 17 December 1919, 23-year-old Frank got married. His bride was 19-year-old Miss Ella Lillie Eckert (b. 16 January 1900) the daughter of John Dietrich and Mathilda (Kothmann) Eckert. The Eckerts also lived in Plehweville, and young Ella was a graduate of the San Antonio Women's College.

Frank bought a few tracts of land, ranched and raised cattle.

27 January 1920 - Frank and Ella lived in Justice Precinct #7, Mason County, next to his parents Dan and Emilie, and siblings Milton, Gilbert, and Emelia (3).

♦ Son John Driskell was born to Frank and Ella on 30 December 1920 (4, 5).

Some animals of Frank's livestock were awarded the championship medals in the national Stock Show contests. Frank E Jordan was also a judge in the stock show competitions.  

♦ The first daughter Ethel Mae was born on 6 January 1928 in Art (6).

 

♦ The second daughter Louis Laverne was born on 23 April 1932 in Mason (7).

♦ Son Willard Kenneth was born on 27 October 1934 in Art (8).

Four years later, on ♦ 17 June, Frank's father Daniel died. He was buried in Art West Cemetery.

1935 - the Jordan family had their reunion which was noted in the local newspaper.

Clipping source: The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 8, 1935, newspaper, August 8, 1935; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth823818/: accessed December 1, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.

 Census 1940, 10 April - Frank (age 43), Ella (age 40) and children JD (age 19), Ethel Mae (age 12), Louis Lorene (age 7), and Willard Kenneth (age 5) were registered at their homestead in Justice Precinct #7 (9).

♦ Two years later, on 6 December, Mrs. Mathilda Kothamnn Eckert, Ella's mother passed.

♡ John Driskell married Carolyn Joyce La Barr a few weeks later on Christmas Eve. John was a Texas Farm Bureau field representative and operated a registered Hereford Ranch. The couple had 3 children.

December 1948 brought death to the family again. Ella's father, ♦ John Dietrich Eckert died on the first day of the month.

Frank and Ella Jordan were very active regarding their social and community life.

The man was a co-organizer of Mid Texas and the Hill Country Hereford Associations. Mr. Jordan was also their first president and the director of the Concho Hereford Association as well.  

♡ Ethel Mae got married when she was 22. On 21 December 1950, she became the wife of Harold Newman Byrn (born on 27 March 1922 in Wade, Oklahoma). At the time of the marriage, Harold was a student of seminary at the Perkins School of Theology in Dallas, TX. He graduated from the school in 1951 with Bachelor's degree and high honors. Then, the two lived in Arizona and Southern California, where Harold served as a minister (10). The couple had 1 child.

♡ Willard married Miss Peggy Joyce Chew on 7 April 1954. She was born on 5 February 1935, to Dayton Cecil and Ruby Edna (Wainscott) Chew. Willard and Peggy had 2 children. Mr. Willard Jordan was the runner-up to the World Champion Auctioneer. He owned and operated the Junction Stockyard.

♡ Louis Laverne Jordan married William Wayne Koock in 1959. The bride was 27, her spouse (11) was 2 years younger (born on 22 January 1934, to William K Koock and Vera Henrietta Dannheim). William worked for Dr. Pepper Company. They had 3 children.

Death once more on ♦ 6 June 1963 - Mrs. Emilie Willman Jordan, Frank's mother passed on that day.

Frank and Ella celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on 17 December 1969.

1972 - Frank was granted life membership of the Texas Hereford Association for his contribution to the Herefords promotion. Ella became the first member of the Texas Hereford Auxiliary and was awarded a  gold plaque for her efforts related to the Hereford business. The lady taught music at home, she was a pianist and the organist at the local church. Mrs. Ella Jordan was a very active lady. She was a Sunday School teacher, the President of the Mason Methodist Women's Missionary Society, and its district officer for eight years. Moreover, she was the president of the Federated Women's Club,  the director of the local Historical Society, and was involved in the works of the American Legion Auxiliary.

Frank Jordan was elected (twice) a delegate to the Methodist General Conference and was vice president of the Conference Youth Work Board. Many times he was a delegate to the Church Annual Conference as well. He was also a member of the Methodist Hospitals and Homes Conference Board. Adittionally, Mr. Jordan was the director of the San Saba Production Credit Association (for 9 years), and its president for 2 years. He held the position of Mason County Fair Board director and the director of the Mason County Historical Society.

If that was not enough, Frank and Ella took care of 3400 acres they acquired during their marriage. Despite being so busy, the couple managed to find time to do some trips around the US. They also visited Canada and Mexico. 

Frank Emil Jordan passed over on ♦ 28 February 1987 in Gillespie County, TX (12). Ella lived about ten years longer. She died on ♦ 24 May 1997 (13).

Sources:

"Mason County Historical Book", Mason County Historical Society, Mason County Historical Commission, 1976,

Mason County Marriages 

Findagrave.com

1. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX2-YQG : 23 February 2021), Frank Emil Jordan, 1917-1918.

2, "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-XD1D : 9 March 2021), Frank Emil Jordan, 03 Sep 1918; citing Military Service, Mason, , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin.

3. "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHBQ-4DX : accessed 27 November 2021), Frank Jordan, Mason, Texas, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .

4. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2TT-4D9 : 1 March 2021), Frank Emel Jordon in entry for J D Jordon, 30 Dec 1920; citing Mason, Mason, Texas, United States, certificate 68562, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,519,763.

5. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X2TT-4D3 : 1 March 2021), John Driskell Jordan, 30 Dec 1920; citing Mason, Mason, Texas, United States, certificate 68562, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 4,519,763.

6. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH8H-M8J : 1 March 2021), Ethyl Mae Jordan, 06 Jan 1928; citing Art, Mason, Texas, United States, certificate 5746, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,240,509.

7.  "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6G8-CTP : 1 March 2021), Lois Laverne Jordan, 23 Apr 1932; citing Art, Mason, Texas, United States, certificate 31920, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,281,854.

8. "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6G7-ZJZ : 1 March 2021), Frank Emil Jordan in entry for Willard Kenneth Jordan, 27 Oct 1934; citing Art, Mason, Texas, United States, certificate 85214, Texas Department of Health, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,283,676.

9. "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4S4-SSJ : 10 January 2021), Frank E Jordon, Justice Precinct 7, Mason, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 160-7, sheet 2A, line 3, family 23, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4103.

10. Rev. Harold N Byrn - obituary

11. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDGZ-3YT : 1 January 2015), William Wayne Koock, 22 Jan 1934; from "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Texas Department of State Health Services

12. "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVTP-NY9 : 5 December 2014), Frank Emil Jordan, Gillespie, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

13. "Texas Death Index, 1964-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JV5W-MZ2 : 5 December 2014), Ella Lillie Jordan, Mason, Texas, United States; citing Department of State Health Services, Austin.

Christian Friedrich Loeffler

Christian Friedrich came to this world on 9 December 1854 in Comal County, TX. His father Johann Martin was a farmer, his mother Johanna Christiana passed on ♦ 1 January 1856.

Since then, until the day when Johann Martin Loeffler married again (25 November 1859), little Christian was taken care of by Mrs. Christian Schlaudt. The boy grew up in Fredericksburg.

In 1860, he lived with his father, stepmother Juliane, and siblings in Fredericksburg, Precinct No. 2, Gillespie County. The siblings were Paul (age 13), Rosina (age 10), and stepsisters Auguste (age 13), and Sabine (age 10) Stalp (1).

When Christian got older, he moved to the Mason County area. In 1878 (2), Christian married Miss Maria Geistweidt, who was the eldest child of Wilhelm and Anna Elizabeth (Rohring) Geistweidt. Maria was born exactly a year later than her spouse, on 9 December 1855 in Fredericksburg and she lived with her family by Beaver Creek (Hilda Community).

The wedding ceremony took place in the Geistweidts' home.  When the couple moved to Hilda, they joined St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

♦ 26 February 1879 - son Frank Adolph Heinrich was born (3).

Census June 1880. At that time Christian, Marie, and their baby Frank lived in Justice Precinct #4, Mason County. The family had two borders/hired hands - 22-year-old Henry Geistweidt (who was Marie's brother) and 40-year-old Louis Mund (4).

♦ 12 November 1880 - daughter Ida Elizabeth was born. Grievously, the girl died on ♦ 5 March 1882.

♦ 11 August 1883 - daughter Maria Olga was born (5).

In the very same year, Christian and Marie became members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Beaver Creek (Hilda Community). Christian built rock fences and pens in the area. The man ranched, grew cotton which he hauled to Fredericksburg. Occasionally, he also carried mail (with his cotton haul) from Loyal Valley.

♦ 28 April 1886 - son Edwin August was born (6).

♦ 2 February 1888 son Karl Daniel was born in Hilda, Mason County. (7)

♦ 10 August 1890 - son Wilhelm Elias was born (8).

Mourning time came back on ♦ 10 July 1892 - Christian and Marie's 8-year-old Olga died.

♦ 8 July 1893 - daughter Hulda Emma was born in Hilda. She died a few days later on ♦ 14 July (9).

♦ 15 November 1895 - son Johann Willy was born (10).

Census 1900 - the family still lived in Justice Precinct #4. The oldest son Frank was 21, and he worked as a farm laborer (11).

In 1903, Christian and Marie moved to another location. They had sold their homestead to Frank.

♡ 23 June 1904, Frank Henry married Miss Cornelie Ernestine Pluenneke (born on 9 February 1882), the daughter of Heinrich Konrad Plurnneke Jr. and his wife Karoline Henriette Wiessemann. Frank and Nellie had 5 children.

♡ Karl Daniel got married on 23 March 1910 in Doss. His wife was Miss Meta Itz (born on 8 January 1892). They had 4 children. 

A month later, on 28 April, a census clerk by the name SC Brockman came to Christian's home. The official registered the head of the family, 31-year-old then Christian F, his wife Mary, and two sons 19-year-old Ely (Wilhelm Elias) and 14-year-old Willie (Johann Willy) in Justice Precinct #3, Mason, TX. Christian and Marie's oldest son lived with his wife Nellie and their kids Ben, Earl, and Lolita not far from the parents' house (12).

♡ Edwin August married Miss Ida Amelia Brandenberger on 1 January 1913. She was born on 25 August 1890 to James Brandenberger and Martha Leifeste. Edwin and Ida had 5 children.

The next son whose wedding the family celebrated on ♡ 23 May 1917 was Wilhelm "Lee". He was married to Jennie Mae Gipson (born on 13 September 1895 in Quitman, TX, to Beck Gipson and Emma Mayberry). The two had 3 children.

5 June 1917 - WW1 Military Draft registration day for Karl Daniel (13), (14) Johann Willy (Will John), and (15) Wilhelm Elias (Lee Will).

 

23 July 1918, Johann Willy was inducted into the Army. Lee Will was called by the Military about a month later, on 5 September. At first, both brothers served with 165th Department Brigade. Then, Johan Willy was assigned to Battery E 126th Field Artillery. He was sent overseas on 24 September 1918 where he was with his military unit until 5 January 1919. Private Johann Willy Loeffler was honorably discharged a month later, on 4 February (16, 17).

Lee was with 165th Department Brigade a bit longer than his brother, until 5 November 1918. After that, he served with the Quartermaster Corps at Camp Johnston in Florida. The man was honorably discharged on 2 January 1919 (18, 19).

12 September 1918 - Frank Adolph Henry (20) and Edwin August (21) were registered by the Army.

 

 

Census 1920 - only the youngest son, 23-year-old  Willy lived with the parents Christian and Marie Loeffler. The young man was a farmhand, the father of the family was registered as a stock farmer (22).

Two years later, on 22 February, ♡ Johann Willy was married to Hilda Alma Anna Eckert. She was born on 23 August 1895 to Wilhelm Philipp Eckert and Christiana Lemberg. Johann and Hilda had 2 children.

In May of 1928, Christian Friedrich and Marie Loeffler celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

Christian and Marie moved three times. Census 1930 found them in Justice Precinct #7 of Mason County. They lived at the home of their 35-year-old son Willy, with Alma, daughter-in-law, and the grandchildren William P (age 5), and Myrtle Mae (age 2). Christian was 75, Marie 74 (23).

On ♦ 27 January 1934, Marie Loeffler was granted lifetime membership of the Women's Society of Christ Service.

Christian Fritz Loeffler lived 80 years 10 months and 25 days. He died of apoplexy on ♦  4 November 1935 (24). 

Clipping source: The Llano News. (Llano, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 14, 1935, newspaper, November 14, 1935; Llano, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth824033/: accessed November 20, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Llano County Public Library.

Marie Loeffler passed on 5 February 1946. She lived 90 years 10 months and 27 days (25). The couple was buried at the Hilda Cemetery in Mason County.

 

Resources:

"Our Loeffler Family 1854-1979. One Hundred Twenty-Five Years in Texas", Ruby Neal Sorrels, 1979,

"Mason County Historical Book", Mason County Historical Society, Mason County Historical Commission, 1976.

1. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-G1X : 18 February 2021), Christian Laeffler in entry for John Laeffler, 1860.

2. Mason County marriages

3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3F9-K6X : 20 February 2021), Frank H Loeffler, 13 Mar 1967; citing certificate number 18777, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,138,495. 

4. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFJ9-MYS : 20 February 2021), Christian Loeffler, Precinct 4, Mason, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 499D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,319.

5. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L2Q-RK6Z : 14 February 2020), Chr. Loffler in entry for Maria Olga Loffler, 1883.

6. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L2Q-TQMM : 14 February 2020), Christian Loffler in entry for Edwin August Loffler, 1886.

7. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L2Q-LMT2 : 14 February 2020), Christian Loeffler in entry for Karl Daniel Loeffler, 1888.

8. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4LGH-7GN2 : 14 February 2020), Christian Loeffler in entry for Wilhelm Elias Loeffler, 1890.

9. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L2Q-GR6Z : 14 February 2020), Christian Loeffler in entry for Hulda Emma Loeffler, 1893.

10. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L27-48W2 : 14 February 2020), Christian Loffler in entry for Johann Willy Loffler, 1895 

11. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3PK-69P : accessed 14 November 2021), Christian Loefler, Justice Precinct 6, Mason, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 52, sheet 7A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,658.

12.  "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2Q4-6JT : accessed 14 November 2021), Christian F Loefler, Justice Precinct 3, Mason, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 203, sheet 4A, family 48, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1576; FHL microfilm 1,375,589. 

13. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX2-Y69 : 23 February 2021), Dan Charles Loeffler, 1917-1918.

14. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX2-Y6H : 23 February 2021), Will John Loeffler, 1917-1918.

15. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZX2-Y6Q : 23 February 2021), Lee Will Loeffler, 1917-1918.

16. "Texas, World War I Records, 1917-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV18-X5Z1 : 9 March 2021), Will John Loeffler, 23 Jul 1918; citing Military Service, Mason, , Texas, United States, Texas Military Forces Museum, Austin

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