Selma was the 6th daughter and the 9th child born to Paul Loeffler and Mina Neffendorf. She was born on 8 February 1887 in Mason.
♦ Brother Robert Henry was born on 14 August 1889.
♡ Sister Lina Rosa (born 8 January 1872 in Fredericksburg, TX) married Heinrich Daniel Kothmann (born 29 May 1875) in 1890. He was the son of Heinrich Friedrich Kothmann and Sophie Anna Hartwig.
♡ Maria, Selma's third elder sister married Louis (Ludwig Heinrich) Wiessemann on 16 July 1891 (1). Louis' parents were Konrad Karl Wiessemann and Luise Spaeth.
♦ Brother Alvin William was born on 29 July 1891 (2).
♦ Sister Hulda Margarethe was born on 5 July 1894 (3).
Another wedding in the family: ♡ on 5
August 1895, Emma Christine Maria (Selma's eldest sister born on 16 June 1870) became the wife of Herman Standke (4). The marriage took place in Gillespie County, TX.
♦ Grievously, a few months later, baby girl Hulda passed on 3 November 1895. Selma was 7 then.
♡ Albert Christian Loeffler (born 13 August 1876 (5)) was Selma's eldest brother. The family celebrated his wedding and marriage to Emma Louise Schmidt (born 3 October 1880 in Fredericksburg) in 1899. Emma was the daughter of Ludwig Heinrich Schmidt and Lisette Charlotte Henriette Lehmann.
1900 - the Census (5). Selma, parents, and sibling lived in Mason Township, Mason, TX. Paul Loeffler, the father, worked as a carpenter. The siblings of Selma were:
Emil (born 8 February 1881) worked as a day laborer,
Max Theodore (born 9 February 1883) worked as a clerk,
Bertha Katherine (born 2 March 1885 (6)), Robert, and Alvin.
Selma had another sister Ida Augusta born on 25 September 1878. Ida passed on 4 August 1881, years before Selma Christina came to this world.
Little Selma completed her primary education at the Mason public school. In 1910, the girl and her family were registered during the Census. They lived in Justice Precinct #1, Mason, TX. Paul, the father, was a carpenter and had his own shop. Selma's brother Robert H worked as a carpenter as well. Another brother, Max T worked as a druggist, and Alvin W was a salesman (7).
Five years later, on 27 December 1906, brother Emil Adolph ♡ married Miss Emma Ruth Spicer (8). Her parents were Mr. James Spicer and Miss Ruth Nelson.
Later, young Selma studied at the Ballinger Training School for Nurses in Ballinger, Runnels, TX, which she graduated from in October 1914.
Clipping source: The Daily Ledger. (Ballinger, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 237, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 3, 1914, newspaper, October 3, 1914; Ballinger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1137663/: accessed February 26, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Carnegie Library of Ballinger.
♦ Three years later, on 1 May 1917, Paul Friedrich Loeffler, Selma's father, died (9).
Paul Friedrich Loeffler was born in Cleebronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany on 9 June 1847, to parents Johann Martin Löffler and Johanne Christine Zitzelmann. In 1854, he relocated to Texas together with his family.
Paul was a cabinet maker and master carpenter.
The man married Mina Neffendorf on 29 January 1870. At first, they lived in
Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas (10). Later, The couple moved to Mason
County, Hilda community and then, to the town of Mason where Paul worked at
Mr. R. Grosse's Lumber Yard. Paul Friedrich Loeffler was a member of the
Methodist Church (11). He died of chronic gastritis at the age of 69.
Not long after that, on 5 June 1917, brother Alvin William was drafted. At that time, Alvin worked as a pharmacist for Mr. SE Serger in Seguin, Texas (12).
Private Alvin William Loeffler was assigned to Battalion E, 111 Field Artillery Regiment, Am E F (13). He married Miss Allie Mae Dockery in 1918 ♡.
Bertha also married about in 1918 ♡. Her spouse was Ben Frazier Neal, the son of Andrew Jackson Neal and Mary Talitha Alexander.
♦ Another death in the family. At the beginning of October 1918, brother Max Theodore (who was a pharmacist) got sick with pneumonia. The man passed after 7 days - on 8 October (14). Max left behind his wife Nellie Lemburg.
Then, a happier event came - brother Alvin William came back home from the war. He was honorably discharged on 23 May 1919 (15).
In the same year, on 27 September, the family had another celebration and merry gathering. That time it was brother Robert Henry who got married ♡. His sweetheart was Lillie Ola Jetton (born 17 January 1897 in Lavaca County, Texas). Robert's in-laws were Mr. Lewis Henson Jetton and Amelia Ann Farrar.
During all those years, after her graduation from the school for nurses, Selma worked as a registered nurse at the Medical Arts Hospital in Brownwood, TX, and other places in Brown County. The lady was especially dedicated to special duty nursing, she also cared for family members when there was such a need. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Selma also took part in all the family events and celebrations such as birthdays and weddings (however, that would be too much to mention them all here).
♦ 1928 - the family had a sad Christmas that year - Minna Neffendorf Loeffler, Selma's mother, passed on 21 December.
Minna (Wilhelmina) Neffendorf Loeffler was born on 21 December 1853 in Fredericksburg, TX to parents Jakob Neffendorf and Katherina Dietz. Jakob came to Texas in 1845 on the vessel "Neptune". Mina Loffler died of apoplectic paralysis at the age of 74 (16).
Nurse Selma Christina Loeffler retired after 25 years of her professional career. In 1930, she still lived in Brown County. Selma rented a room at the Trachiseur's family. Her niece Lizzie, daughter of Albert Christian, also had a room there. Lizzie worked as a nurse as well (17).
At the end of the 1930s, she relocated to Junction where her siblings Emil, Robert, Alvin, and Bertha lived as well. Emil's wife Emma died in 1931. Selma moved into Emil's place. The Census record from 1940 contains an error. It states that Selma was Emil A's wife. Probably the clerk just assumed that they were a married couple. The two lived in Commissioner's Precinct #1, Junction, Kimble County, Texas (18).
For three years, Selma ran the Las Lomas Hotel in Junction. She was the hotel manager. In about 1948, the lady moved into her sister Bertha's place. Selma Christina Loeffler passed five years later on 14 July 1953 in Junction, Texas.
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1. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973",
database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2MM-HSP
: 22 January 2020), Mary Loeffler in entry for Louis Wissemann, 1891.
2. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L27-DKMM : 14 February 2020), Paul Loeffler in entry for Alwin Wilhelm Loeffler, 1891.
3. "Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L27-X26Z : 14 February 2020), Paul Loeffler in entry for Hulda Margarethe Loeffler, 1894.
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- "Families of Kimble County" Volume II 1998, Kimble County Historical Commission, South Llano Printing Company, Junction, Texas
- Findagrave.com
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