Louis John Kettner was the eldest son/child of Franz Kettner and Katherine Keller (1). He was born on 16 December 1858 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, TX. In 1870, the Franz Kettner family lived in Mason, Mason County (2).
Louis was one of the very first pupils of the school in Grossville. The man married when he was about 34. On 20 May 1893, Miss Lina Meckel (born 8 December 1861), daughter of Konrad Meckel and Henriette Luckenbach, became Mrs. Louis John Kettner. The two got married in Fredericksburg where Lina was born. The girl was 5 years old when her father Konrad was killed by Indians. She got her education and was confirmed at Vereins Kirche in the town.
Louis had a ranch in the Grossville area, then the Kettner couple moved to Mason County. Louis John Kettner served as County Commissioner, in 1888 (3), he was elected Justice of the Peace of Precinct #3 (which was in Hedwig's Hill).
Louis John and Lina's daughter Edna Hulda was born on 8 December 1895.
On 11 November 1935 (4), Edna married Mr. Damon Harry Kothmann (born on 12 December 1890) who lived in Menard, TX. Damon was the son of Charles Kothmann and Sophie Brandenburger and grandson of Heinrich Fritz Kothmann and Sophie Hartwig (I am going to write more about the Kothmann family in the next post).
Damon Harry Kothmann was a WW1 veteran. The man was drafted on 6 February 1917. He had done one-year military training at the A & M Institute (5).
Private Damon Harry Kothmann served with Company F, 345 Field Artillery, 90 Division. The soldier was honorably discharged on 23 June 1919 (6).
Louis John Kettner died of coronary occlusion, after a stroke and paralysis on 1 May 1940 (7).
Lina lived 100 years. At the end of her life, she lived in Menard, probably with Edna and Damon. Lina Meckel Kettner passed on 3 April 1862 at Menard hospital (8). The couple was buried at the Crosby cemetery in Mason County, Texas.
Resources:
1. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ML-JYH : 20 February 2021), Louis John Kettner, 01 May 1940; citing certificate number 24789, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,552.
2. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXG3-1MD : 2 January 2021), Louis Kettner in entry for Francis Kettner, 1870.
3. Mason County, Texas 1888 Officers
5. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXL-462 : 23 February 2021), Damon Harry Kothmann, 1917-1918.
6. United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPTJ-BBS4 : 17 October 2019), Damon Harry Kothman, 23 Jun 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
7. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ML-JYH : 20 February 2021), Louis John Kettner, 01 May 1940; citing certificate number 24789, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,118,552.
8. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBZ-GRY : 20 February 2021), Lina Meckel Kettner, 03 Apr 1962; citing certificate number 25026, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,969.
- "Mason County Historical Book", Mason County Historical Society, Mason County Historical Commission, 1976.
- Findagrave.com
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