Heinrich Stefan Wilhelm Basse, son of Pastor Basse and Charlotte Bof Dilinghofen, was born on 6 October 1804. The man married at the age of 28, on 29 February 1832 in Elsoff (1). Heinrich's spouse, Fredericke Charlotte Quentel (born 25 August 1810) lived with her father Pastor Karl Quentel, and mother Konradine in the Elsoff Community.
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Interestingly, there is another record of the marriage that took place in 1832. The groom's name was Stephan Heinrich Wilhelm Basse and his bride was Charlotte Caroline Quentel. The marriage was recorded in Deilinghofen, Iserlohn, Westphalia, Prussia (2). It seems it was the same Heinrich and the two - was it his first marriage and were the two Quentel ladies related? I do not know. Deilinghofen and Elsoff are in the same area.
Heinrich SW Basse worked for fourteen years as a minister in Erndtebrück, Siegen-Wittgenstein region, Rhine-Westphalia.
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Children were born in Erndtebrück to Heinrich and Fredericke Charlotte:
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Pastor Basse personally knew Prince Solms of Braunfels. It probably influenced Heinrich's decision regarding relocating to Texas. Anyhow, like many other families who lived in the area, the Basses decided to leave the old country. First, they went to Antwerp, where they boarded the ship York. On 14 August 1846, the vessel left the Belgian port and sailed towards America. Sadly, ♦ baby Adolph did not survive the perilous journey - he died at sea. After over two months, on 23 October, the ship reached Galveston in Texas (7).
By the end of 1846, the family had been in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County area. During the very early time of the settlement, when the hardships of pioneers' life and epidemics were taking their toll, Pastor Basse was constantly busy providing religious service for dying people. He was the first minister in the community. At first, the services were held under an oak tree. In spring 1847, the cornerstone of the Vereins Kirche was laid and its construction started (8). Pastor Heinrich worked as the church Protestant preacher without a salary, the Basse family struggled to survive from one day to another.
Heinrich received two town lots, No. 91 and No. 174 (9).
Gradually, the congregation of Vereins Kirche broke and founded other churches in the town. A new minister, Pastor B. Dangers replaced Heinrich SW Basse in November 1848.
Later, Mr. Basse opened a store in his house.
On ♦ 7 October 1849, a son was born in Fredericksburg to Heinrich and Charlotte. They called him Adolf Friedrich, after the baby boy who died at sea. It was a common practice then to name a newborn baby after a child who had died earlier.
A few months later, in 1850, the family was registered during the census. Heinrich was recorded as a merchant (10).
♦ 2 February 1852 - another son, Wilhelm, was born.
♡ 28 November 1855 - the oldest daughter of Heinrich, Bertha left the family home. She married Friedrich Fresenius (11).
♡ Emma followed her sister and got married not long after that, on 30 December. Her husband was Mr. Heinrich Keller (born on 29 November 1833), the son of Johann Peter Keller (12).
The third daughter's wedding took place on ♡ 1 October 1859. Olga was married to Mr. Edward Tips, who was 9 years older than the bride. He was born on 23 May 1832 (13).
At the time of Olga's wedding, her mother Charlotte and father Heinrich were expecting their youngest child, who came to this world on ♦ 27 December 1859 (14). The baby boy was named Alfred.
The 1860 census records tell that Heinrich Basse still ran his store. The estimated value of his real estate was $2750, the man's personal estate was worth $8000. Heinrich's son Karl was then a farmer and Oscar worked as a clerk (15). During the Civil War, both young men were engaged in freighting.
Mr. H S W Basse passed on ♦ 10 January 1865. After his death, his sons and wife Fredericke ran the store. Mrs. Basse purchased some land, cattle, and horses as well.
Soon, Oscar was betrothed to 7 years old younger Miss Mathilde Pape (born on 6 May 1850), the daughter of Friedrich Pape, and on ♡ 7 February 1867, the two got married (16).
In the next year, on ♡ 9 November, Karl started his own family (17). He married Miss Agnes Johanna Bertha Doebbler, who was born on 11 December 1849, to Friedrich Wilhelm Doebbler and Wilhelmina Amalie Henrietta Hahnzog.
Oscar and his brother Karl were co-owners of the mill on Baron's Creek. Later they moved to San Antonio.
Mourning came when Olga's husband ♦ Edward Tips passed on 20 June 1872. The couple had lived with their two daughters in Austin.
♡ William got married on 22 October 1874 (18). His bride was Miss Louise Wahrmund (born on 28 February 1855), the daughter of Emil Wahrmund and his wife Auguste Zander.
William then ran the family store.
A year later, ♡ 26-year-old Adolph married a few years younger Miss Lina (Emma Caroline) Schnerr on 14 November (19). She was born on 20 April 1855 in Gillespie County, to Mr. Friedrich Wilhelm Schnerr and his spouse Ms. Elizabeth Emma Schneider.
Another year passed and Heinrich and Charlotte's widowed daughter ♡ Olga remarried. Her second husband was August von Gehren.
Alfred opened his own merchandise place too. His wedding took place on ♡ 2 December in 1882 (20). Alfred, age almost 23, married his sister-in-law Miss Lina Wahrmund, who was born on 18 August 1861.
Both William and Alfred later relocated to San Antonio and started their own business there. Only one of the sons of Henry and Fredericke, Adolph, remained in Gillespie County, where he farmed and operated a ranch.
The mother of the family ♦ Fredericke Charlotte Quentel Basse passed on 17 August 1886.
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Resources:
"Pioneers in God's Hills. A History of Texas and Gillespie County People and Events." 1960, Gillespie County Historical Society. Printed by Boeckman-Jons, Austin, Texas.
Findagrave.com
Map of Siegen-Wittgenstein: By TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4653960
Photo of Erndtebrück: Mario Rösler, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
1. "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JHNZ-DT9 : 13 July 2021), Friedericke Charlotte Quentel in entry for Henrich Basse, 1832.
"Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JH3C-9XQ : 13 July 2021), Stephan Heinrich Wilhelm Basse, 1832.
2. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N68B-RHV : 26 March 2020), Emma Magdalene Basse, 1837.
3. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N68B-68N : 26 March 2020), Carl Philipp Basse, 1839.
4. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPVR-BM5 : 26 March 2020), Olga Basse, 1841.
5. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N68B-JM9 : 26 March 2020), Oscar Friedrich Basse, 1843.
6. "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N68B-R4V : 26 March 2020), Adolph Ludwig Basse, 1845.
7. List of ships from Europe to Galveston 1846-187
8. German Pioneers in Texas: A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements: German Pioneers in Texas; A Brief History of Their Hardships, Struggles and Achievements, book, 1925; Fredericksburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth29394/: accessed September 29, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.
9. 1847 Town Lot Owners of Fredericksburg, Texas
10. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXL2-7P2 : 23 December 2020), Henry Bass, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-26B : 10 March 2021), Frederick Fresenius and Bertha Basse, 28 Nov 1855; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
12. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-2XS : 10 March 2021), Henry Keller and Emma Basse, 30 Dec 1855; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
13. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-VC2 : 10 March 2021), Edward Tips and Olga Basse, 01 Oct 1859; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
14. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K375-V8H : 20 February 2021), Alfred Basse, 07 Dec 1925; citing certificate number 41660, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,979.
15. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFX-VBD : 18 February 2021), Henry Basse, 1860.
16. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-VPP : 10 March 2021), Oscar Basse and Mathilde Pape, 07 Feb 1867; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
17. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-GYP : 10 March 2021), Karl Basse and Agnese Doebbler, 09 Nov 1868; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
18. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-LSF : 10 March 2021), William Basse and Louise Wahrmund, 22 Oct 1874; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
19. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-VG9 : 10 March 2021), Adolph Basse and Lina Schnerr, 14 Nov 1875; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,801.
20. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXSN-4JF : 10 March 2021), Alfred Basse and Lina Wahrmund, 02 Dec 1882; citing Gillespie, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm 982,802.
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