Konrad Schüssler was born in Bonfeld, Germany on 1 July 1838. He was one of the children of Johann Adam Schüssler and Eva Katharina Dischinger. I have already written about then here so I will not write again about the details of their arrival in Texas. Konrad was 7 years old when the family left Bonfeld in Baden-Würtemeberg.
Konrad got married at the age of 21. On 14 December 1859, Miss Wilhelmina Margaret Storch (born on 6 August 1841) became his wife. Their marriage ceremony took place in Gillespie County, TX (1).
At first, they all lived at Cherry Springs. That was the time when everyday life was a fight for survival and the
fight was quite literal when hostile Indians raided the area. Many
settlers left Cherry Springs as the place was regarded to be not safe. Konrad and his family stayed and continued to live there. Eventually, in 1860 (2), the Schuesslers moved to Mason County.
Konrad Schüssler was a farmer, he probably also owned a saddlery in Mason.
The couple had nine children.
On 22 November 1869, Konrad Schuessler was registered as a voter in Mason County (4).
♦ Son Adam was born on 5 January 1870.
On 27 June 1870, the family was recorded by census clerk, Mr. Francis Kettner. 5-year-old Anton Louis appears in the records as Henry (5).
It happened that Indians stole all but one of Konrad's horses. They also tried to get the horse left behind but the man managed to save the animal in quite an unusual way. One night, when an Indian got close to Konrad's house to get the horse, Mr. Schüssler who was around noticed somebody moving in the dark. He thought it was one of his sons and started talking to the "dark figure" in German. It must have surprised the Indian as the latter did not take the horse and disappeared in the night.
♦ Son Rudolph was born to Konrad and Minnie in 1871.
♦ The first daughter Amelia (Emily) was born to Konrad and Minna on 16 June 1872.
♦ Another son Fritz Albert was born on 24 December 1874.
♦ Daughter Anna Hulda was the youngest child of Konrad and Minnie Schuessler. The girl was born on 6 July 1881.
♦ Tragically, the teenage son Rudolph was bitten by a snake and died in the result of it.
1885 - ♡ John Jacob (age 35) married 7-years-younger Miss Johanna Elizabeth Eisenbeiser, the daughter of Johannes Eisenbeiser and Katharina Dorothea Albrecht. Johanna was born in Germany on 21 February 1867.
1887 - ♡ Henry Anton Louis married Miss Martha Irene Catwig/Cating (born on 9 December 1872 in Jackson Township, Jackson, Ohio), the daughter of Edward William Cating. Their children were:
- Anna Laura, b. 28 September 1888,
- Amelia Clara, b. 20 September 1890,
- Alex, b. 25 April 1892,
- Lillie May, b. 2 May 1894,
- Margaret Minnie, b. 4 February 1896/d. 1899,
- twins - Effie, b. 2 April 1898 and another baby who died at birth,
- Edna, b. 21 March 1900,
- Sadie Bell, b. 28 March 1902,
- Wesley Morgan, b. 12 October 1903,
- Myrtle, b. 13 may 1905/d. 26 March 1921,
- Howard, b. 15 February 1907.
1892 - ♦ John Jacob Schuessler, the father of two (Ella born in 1884 and Arnold who died young), passed.
According to the information shared by Ms. Karanell Marshall* "... he (Jake) was put in jail or prison for horse theft, claiming innocence, and died there of illness, leaving her with her daughter Ella."
1894 - ♡ 30-year-old Friedrich C. married Miss Katie Scott who was about 15 years old then. She was born on 11 July 1879, to Sevanty M Scott and Katharina Degel Schafstead. Their children:
- Andrew Jackson, born on 3 December 1895,
- Cora Mary, born on 21 July 1896,
- Sam Wesley, born on 29 August 1897,
- Florence Elizabeth, born on 30 September 1898,
- Conrad, born on 21 January 1900,
- Robert Rudolph, born on 10 May 1901,
- Charles Frederick, born on 2 December 1902,
- Minnie Margaret, born on 27 July 1905,
- Alonzo, born on 14 April 1907,
- Katie Kathlene, born on 16 December 1908,
- Annie Amelia, born on 21 June 1912,
- Lucille, born on 28 September 1916,
- Dixie Lee, born on 23 July 1917,
- Ruth Levora, born on 7 December 1919.
1894 - ♡ Mrs. Hannah Schuessler, Jake's ex-wife remarried. Her second husband became Clemens Mueller (born in 1856) - more info* about them at the end of the article.
1895 - ♡ Otto (age 28) married Miss Amanda Schmidt (born on 8 November 1871).
- Nellie, b. 24 February 1896,
- Leonard Valentine, b. 7 March 1898,
- Peano Alonzo, b. 27 October 1900,
- Frank Dennis, b. 16 June 1903,
- Johnny Adam, b. 21 April 1906,
- James Roy, b. 18 May 1909,
- Amelia Louise, b. 27 August 1912.
1896 - ♡ 26-year-old Adam married Miss Cora Mary Ritter, the daughter of William Heinrich Adam Ritter and Osanna Christiana Storch. Cora was about three years younger than Adam, she was born on 11 April 1873. They had ten children:
- Amsey E, b. 8 September 1897,
- Ervin E, b. 14 August 1898,
- twins - Willy E and Willard E stillborn on 21 September 1899,
- Woody Ran, b. 28 September 1902,
- Vaine Van died at birth on 28 September 1902,
- Clarence, b. 9 January 1908,
- Eldon, b. 12 February 1915,
- Cora Mae, b. 16 August 1916,
- Elmer, b. 13 September 1917.
1901 - ♡ Annie married Mr. Robert Sneed Hubbard (born 22 May 1883). Children born to them:
- Minnie Margaret Wilhelmina - 23 December 1903,
- May Arline - 11 April 1906,
- Bobby - 28 June 1909,
- Willard Lee - 26 November 1910,
- Thomas Ira - 3 July 1914,
- Ella Nora - 23 January 1916,
- Verna Belle - 27 March 1919,
- James Frank - 5 March 1922.
Emily married Stephen Henry Raines (b. 15 February 1874). Their children were:
- Charles Howard - b. 9 January 1902/d. after two weeks,
- David Henry - b. 22 April 1903,
- Minnie - b. 6 June 1906,
- Dan - b. 2 April 1910,
- Jesse William - b. 6 October 1911,
- Cora Mae - b. 12 April 1916.
1908 - the youngest son of Konrad and Minnie's, ♡ 34-year-old then Albert Fritz married 17-year-old Miss Martha Elizabeth Gierisch (born on 12 December 1891). Their children:
- Anton Louis - b. 25 November 1908,
- Annie Donie - b. 20 May 1910,
- Estella May - b. 2 February 1912,
- Pauline Gusta - b. 13 November 1913,
- Ima Catherine - b. 18 April 1915,
- Ura Alma -b. 17 December 1916,
- John Henry - b. 26 October 1921,
- Robert - died at birth in 1922.
When most of Konrad and Minnie's children grew up, Konrad sold part of his land in Fly Gap to Mr. August Willmann Sr. Then, Konrad and Minnie moved to New Mexico.
♦ Konrad Schuessler passed four years later on 23 May 1912. He was about 74. Konrad's departure was mentioned in the San Antonio "Freie Presse für Texas" published on 25 May of the same year.
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 48, No. 9201, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 25, 1912, newspaper, May 25, 1912; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1084460/: accessed September 19, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .
♦ Minnie Lehmann Schuessler, Konrad's wife, died on 23 January 1919.
Information about Hannah Eisenbeiser, the wife of Jake Schuessler, and the family photo was provided by Ms. Karanell Marshall*:
Hannah had four husbands. "They all died before her (...) my great-grandfather Clemens Carl Mueller from Culitzsch, Sachsen (...), Gottlieb Lorenz, and finally a Schneider. His son was John, wife Annie."
Photo: "Clemens Carl and Johanna Eisenbeisser, seated. Standing her daughter Ella from her first marriage with husband Herman Faselar, my grandfather Frank William L, Uncle Dick center, and Uncle Herman, baby. Taken shortly before his [Clemens'] death, 1908.
"My great-grandfather, Clemens Mueller, died in 1909 when my grandfather was just 8. Clemens had gone to hitch the horse to the wagon to go to church. He didn't come back, so Oma sent my grandfather to go see what was taking so long. My grandfather found his father lying dead, with his head bleeding, laying on a rock."
Resources:
"John Adam and Eva Schuessler Pioneers, A Family History and Genealogy" by Johnita Schuessler Bohmfalk, 1984,
"Mason County Historical Book", Mason County Historical Society, Mason County Historical Commission, 1976,
* Information shared by Ms. Karanell Marschall, a descendant of Hannah and Clemens Carl Mueller.
1. "Texas Marriages, 1837-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX3B-RY5 : 22 January 2020), Conrad Schussler, 1859.
2. "Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBXN-H5W2 : 15 December 2020), Conrad Schussler, 1869.
3. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K344-Q9Q : 20 February 2021), Conrod Schuessler in entry for Frederick Charles Schuessler, 03 Jan 1934; citing certificate number 474, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,948.
4. "Texas, Voter Records, 1867-1918", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WBXN-H5W2 : 15 December 2020), Conrad Schussler, 1869.
5. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGQ-2LB : 29 May 2021), Konrad Schüssler, 1870.
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