Rachel Loretta Gant Barrier

Cousin Rachel found me via an ancestry research-related website. We both were "investigating" the same ancestors and family names. The lady sent me an email in which she introduced herself (it appeared Rachel was the daughter of our uncle Leffel) and asked questions regarding our family connections. I was glad to hear from Rachel indeed! Due to various, unimportant these days circumstances, the two sides of our family had lost contact decades ago.

Sometime after the email exchange, we met Rachel and her husband Ellis at their home in Gunter, TX. Our Cousin treated us to a great lunch. Then, we talked about our ancestry research and exchanged folders with various genealogy files.

Cousin Rachel showed us the family heirlooms - the furniture pieces our ancestors brought to Texas on an oxen-pulled wagon. We had a great time talking and visiting together. When we were leaving, we received a wonderful gift from Mr. Ellis. It was a Texas-shaped wall decoration created by him. It was made of wood & barbed wire.

Texas board made by Ellis

I also wrote down the recipe for chicken spaghetti* served by Cousin Rachel. The meal was delicious!

After the visit, Rachel and I kept in touch via FB. At the end of 2021, she informed us that her health had deteriorated. Sadly, following that, the lady contracted pneumonia. Rachel passed on 26 November 2021.

In the folder given to me by Rachel, among others, she included some notes regarding herself, her husband Ellis, and her siblings. I used them in the following note dedicated to our Cousins.

Rachel Loretta Gant was born on 9 November 1840 at St. Paul Hospital in Dallas, TX.

The 1950 census recorded the family members in their Dallas home on 7 April (1). The household dwellers were 46-year-old Leffel, his 50-year-old wife Ollie, and their children: 16-year-old Rodney R, 12-year-old Mary L, and 9-year-old Rachel L. Ollie's mother, 81-year-old Mary E Standley (born in Louisiana) also lived with the family.

Mrs. Ollie, Rachel's mom

 

Rachel lived with her parents Leffel and Ollie (Olivia) Standley in their home in Dallas for 17 years. Then, the family moved to 3626 Oak Grove in the same city. Rachel lived at the parents' home until she got married.
She studied at Crozier Tech High School, which she graduated from in 1959. Later, Rachel attended two-year El Centro Junior College and worked at Republic National Bank in Dallas.

23 December 1960 - First Baptist Dallas Church - 23-year-old Rachel Loretta became the wife of 27-year-old Ellis Knight Barrier, the son of Morris Weldon Barrier and Arden Knight Pool.
Rachel and Ellis had four children.

In 1977, they moved to Gunter, Wood, Texas, where Rachel worked part-time at First Baptist Church.

More about Rachel in the note on Findagrave.

Ellis Knight Barrier was born on 28 October 1936. His father, Mr. Morris Weldon, was a teacher (2). Ellis and his parents lived in Cookville, Titus, TX. By 1950, Mr. Morris W Barrier had been promoted to school superintendent and Ellis had two younger siblings Elizabeth and Franklin (3).

Ellis Knight Barrier served in the Air Force Reserves, he also studied at UTA for three and a half years.
Then, the man worked at General Motors Parts Division for thirty years. After his retirement, Ellis started his own company. He made and sold Texas barbed wire plaques. 

The card was attached to the board we were given by Ellis

 Ellis K Barrier passed on 10 September 2022, not even a year after Rachel's departure.

More about Ellis - here.

As for Rachel's siblings

Leffel Last Jr. died in infancy. He was born on 22 December 1931. The baby developed an intolerance to baby formulas at the age of 6 months. Little Leffel was admitted to Bradford's Baby Hospital on 18 June 1932, where he died due to dehydration.

Rodney Ray was born on 24 April 1933 in Dallas, TX.
The man was drafted into the Army and then was stationed in Germany. Rodney got married on 29 December 1956 in Dallas, TX.
He took aviation training and worked as a private plane instructor and pilot for many years. Rodney also worked at Rebuilders Supply Company managed by his uncle Collins Standley, was employed by the Dallas Fire Department, and then worked part-time for Central Freight Lines.
Rodney Ray lived in Plano, TX. He died of a heart attack on 16 November 1997.

Mary Louise was born on 12 August 1937. She left this world a few months after Rachel's passing, on 29 July 2022. Mary Louise lived 84 years.

Rachel, Rodney, and Louise

 PS

*I make the chicken spaghetti from time to time. We call the dish "Rachel's spaghetti".

Credits: the photos of Ollie Standley and Rachel with her siblings I attained during our genealogy exchange with Rachel.

Sources:

1. "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGG-K8B8 : Tue Jul 11 10:02:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Leffel Gant and Ollie O Gant, 7 April 1950.
2. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K435-H3Y : Thu Jul 13 06:33:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Morris W Barrier and Arden Barrier, 1940.
"United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XG1-J91J : Thu Jul 27 09:38:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Morris Barrier and Arden Barrier, 1 April 1950.

Sons of Hermann

On 6 July 1861, the Order Sons of Hermann was founded by German settlers in San Antonio. The attempts to create a chapter of the organization in Texas had been made a year earlier, however, it all needed authorization from the National Grand Lodge of the Sons of Hermann. 

At the beginning of the Texas branch, its members who wished to sit during the meetings needed to bring their own chairs. Until the 1920s, German was the language spoken during the Order gatherings. Sons of Hermann took part in various public events such as festivals, parades, concerts, balls, dances, and others. The Lodge also organized a youth summer camp and a home for the elderly in Comfort. Besides, they also provide a life insurance program. In 1890, a Grand Lodge of the Order was formed in San Antonio, TX.

 

 

Clipping source: Garrett, O. H. P. Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 55, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 5, 1890, newspaper, March 5, 1890; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth486499/: accessed March 4, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.
 

 

Clipping source: Source: Garrett, O. H. P. Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 59, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 9, 1890, newspaper, March 9, 1890; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth485439/: accessed March 4, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.

 

 

Clipping source: Garrett, O. H. P. Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 66, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1890, newspaper, March 29, 1890; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth481938/: accessed March 4, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium

 
Sons of Hermann of the State of Texas Lodge No. 41 was organized in Fredericksburg on 19 March 1892 (with the initial 17 charter members). The lodge early officers were (among others): L. Hagen, W. Bierschwale, Max Wahrmund, HB Meckel, Julius Kordzik, Robert Penniger, H Hahn, John Schandua, and FC Hartmann.

More about Sons of Hermann in TX:
1. https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/sons-of-hermann
2. http://www.stichtingargus.nl/vrijmetselarij/hermann.html

Source:
1. "The Texians and the Texans. The German Texans" The University of Texas, Institute of Texan Cultures, 1972.
2. "Fredericksburg, Texas ... The First Fifty Years. A Translation of Penniger's 50th Anniversary Festival Edition", Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc., 1971.

"L" for Library

The local library is a place we enjoy visiting. Friendly and helpful staff, good book and DVD collections, and computers when needed. Besides that, quite a positive atmosphere can be felt there too.

The library building (designed by Alfred Giles in 1882) was originally Gillespie County Courthouse.

The other side of the building

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More entries of "My Texas Alphabet" here.

Žofie Kliš

Zofie Klis (Žofie Kliš) was born in Frenštát, Moravia (Moravian-Silesian Region) on 15 May 1972, died at 18, in Ammansville, Texas on 3 February 1891.

Sadly, nothing more I have managed to find out about Zofie. I did not know whose daughter she was and when the girl came to Texas. However, thanks to Joseph F., a Czech Texan History Facebook Group member, I learned who Zofie's parents were. In reply to my inquiry, Joseph posted a link to the Frenštát parish register page, where I could find the data related to Zofie's christening. Thank you, Joseph!

clipping from the Frenštát church parish book (linked above)

Father's name: Ignac Kliš, shoemaker in Frenštát, son of Ignac Kliš and his wife Johanna Chovanec.

Mother's name: Josefa Kalus, daughter of Josef Kalus and Johanna Janda of  Frenštát.

 Žofie's tombstone in Catholic Church Cemetery, Ammannsville, Fayette, TX

A few more persons of the same surname arrived from Moravia in Texas years after Zofie's passing.

20 April 1906
27-year-old Pavel, a miner, and 29-year-old Josef, a farm laborer came to Galveston on the ship SS Koln (from Bremen). 

6 January 1913

15-year-old Františka, a servant, arrived on board of "Breslau". Her destination was Hungerford, TX (1).

 

 

13 February 1909

13-year-old Anton came on "Hannover" to Galveston. He headed to Eagle Lake, TX (2).

 

 

Source:
Galveston Immigration Online Database 

1. "Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists Arriving at Various Ports, 1896-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYVN-NBN2 : 12 June 2020), Anton Klis, 1909.

2. "Texas, Passenger and Crew Lists Arriving at Various Ports, 1896-1951", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CYVN-NB2M : 12 June 2020), Frantiska Klis, 1913.

 

 

 This post is part of our series

 

KJT, Ammannsville

At the end of 1888, Father Chromcik and Czech Catholic men met in Hostyn, TX. The latter expressed their dissatisfaction with the membership in the insurance organizations which had their headquarters in the northern states.

The Texans were charged with a higher premium than the members living in the northern area of the US due to the estimated shorter life expectancy in Texas. According to those northern organizations, the calculated higher death risk factor included the presence of Indians and mosquitoes spreading malaria and yellow fever. The Texans saw it all differently and believed that the Texas air and climate were more beneficial to health and favored a longer life than the atmospheric conditions in the northern states.

During the discussion held at the meeting, Father Chromcik suggested creating a local insurance organization. On 4 July 1889, the Czech Catholic Union of Texas (Katolicka Jednota Teksaska) started their work. Initially, it had 150 members (Catholic men and boys only). Besides the insurance, KJT provides also assistance to disabled and indigent members and supports future priest studies. Furthermore, the organization promotes the Chech language and culture.

We visited Ammannsville, Fayette County, during our "Painted Churches of Texas" day trip.

Source: "The Texians and the Texans. The Czech Texans" The University of Texas, Institute of Texan Cultures, 1972.
Photo: KJT Hall, Ammannsville, TX

T for Tertiary Education Level

Not long ago, I wrote about the elementary school/education level I have gone through in Poland.
Today, more about tertiary education (post-high school/technical school) which I experienced there. By the way, in Poland, high school is not the only option for elementary school graduates. However, I will write about it another time.

In socialist Poland, there were no private schools and education was a state matter only. Studying at state universities was free, but not everybody could be a student. All the high school and technical school graduates who wanted to become university students had to follow certain requirements. First of all, their final secondary school exam results needed to be good. Secondly, candidates applying to a university had to pass a set of written and oral admission tests organized by their chosen institute. Passing those tests was not enough, though. Both the results of the secondary school and admission exams were then added up. Since a limited number of first-year students were admitted to every university, only those with the highest scores succeeded. However, there was one more, big thing taken into consideration as well, and it changed the final results a lot. The candidates/applicants whose parents were laborers were given extra points for their social background. 

The number of points was quite significant and was enough to push others down the admission list. Anyhow, it was quite common that someone passed the university entrance exams, but was not admitted due to the lack of "places". 

The ones who did not want to study for 5 years at a university/needed to start their professional career earlier + the unsuccessful university applicants tried their luck at a two-year studium of their choice (a sort of US college equivalent). The admission exams at those schools were usually organized a bit later, after the university ones. The rules were the same - pass the exams. If I remember correctly, the extra points for social background did not apply at the studium level.

A studium graduate was a qualified professional in their field without a formal degree. That was my education path. Sometime after I started working as a teacher, I decided to continue studying. The pedagogical university I applied to, recognized my studium diploma as an equivalent of a bachelor's degree. Nevertheless, like all other candidates, to be able to pursue a master's degree, I had to pass the admission test first.

The curriculum subjects (see below) at the teachers' studium and pedagogical university were the same (small differences only). However, the previous one provided much more practical training time than the latter.

FYK
You need to know a major difference between the American and Polish programs of university studies.
In Poland, from the first day at a university or polytechnic, you study subjects closely related to your future degree. All the subjects are mandatory, students do not choose anything. That is why, before you apply to a university, you have to decide in what field your dream degree is to be. Not every tertiary school offers courses leading to all degrees.
If it happens that, during your studies, you change your mind, regarding your pursued degree, and for example, instead of a teacher you want to become an accountant/doctor/lawyer/engineer/etc, most often you have to apply to a different tertiary school/university, pass the admission exams and start again.

At my time, all teachers to be, besides degree-related subjects, had to do one-year-long courses in ethics, philosophy, politics, and logic. From the course in politics, I still remember the name "Front Fremlino in Mozambique". I do not know why we had to learn about political parties from around the globe. Very useful indeed, regarding teaching kids. 

 

Besides that, the program of my studies included the theory of upbringing, history of upbringing, didactics, general psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, general pedagogy, early school pedagogy, playing a musical instrument, Russian (the only then available option, regarding a foreign language), and methodology of teaching the chosen school subjects (+ music at the studium level).

Anyway, each course finished with a final exam (rarely a written one/most often it was an oral exam).

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My final university "paper" was a size of a telephone directory. That was an expected size, I did not overdo it. In the case of the studium (teachers' college) I attended, the final book size followed the school standards as well (which was only a third of a telephone book size).

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The graduation ceremony was not a big thing (well, at least then) as it is in the States. No special outfits, no parents or other invited guests. Since graduates are no longer little kids, parents' presence would have been regarded as embarrassing. No graduation parties or presents either. You just took your diploma, which was a kind of hard-cover booklet, showed it at home, and put it in a drawer (there is no custom of displaying it on a wall). 

"You did well? Good for you. Go and look for a job* now." That was all more or less.

These days state universities, academies, and polytechnics still keep similar standards - you need to pass the admission exams, and the socialist-time extra points for the social background are history.
Private colleges and universities most often admit everybody who is willing/able to pay for their studies, no entrance exams are required.

In more modern times, I also did an IT studium (private school), no admission exams there. 

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* In socialism, manual laborers made more money/were paid better than degree holders.

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PS
The studium I attended had no canteen, cafeteria, or vending machine. It was a place of study, not eating. The latter was not forbidden, though. During the breaks between classes, we usually ate sandwiches brought from home.
Perhaps we had to do politics because (as the Internet says) there is a connection between pedagogy and ideologies.

 

More entries of "My Polish Alphabet" here.
 

Emil Adolph Loeffler & Family

Emil Adolph Loeffler was born in Texas on 8 February 1881 to Paul Loeffler and Mina Neffenorf. Little Emil grew up in Hilda, Mason County.

On ♦ 3 November 1895, Emil's baby sister Hulda died at the age of 1.

1898 - Emil became a member of the Methodist Church in Hilda. In the same year, the man relocated to Port Lavaca where he worked in a hotel. The young man self-taught himself bookkeeping, English, and Spanish.

In 1900, 19-year-old Emil lived with his parents and 5 siblings in Mason, TX. Mr. Paul Loeffler was a carpenter, and Emil was a day laborer (1).

In the following years, Emil spent some time in San Antonio working as a bookkeeper and night clerk at the Mahncke Hotel.

⚭ 27 December 1906, Emil married Miss Emma Ruth Spicer (2) who also had lived in San Antonio, working at the telephone company. Miss Spicer was born on 5 November 1877, in Brighton England to John Spicer and Ruth Nelson. The family came to Kerr County, TX in 1879.

Clipping source: The Daily Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 363, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 29, 1906, newspaper, December 29, 1906; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth440978/: accessed July 3, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.

1907 - Emil and Emma moved to Junction, Kimble, TX and Emil took up a position at A J Hamer Company.

In the same year, on ♦ 1 October, the couple's first son Louis Athol was born.
♦ 3 February 1910, their second son Reuben Spicer was born.

 January 1911

Newspaper clipping: Briggs, George Waverley. The Austin Statesman. (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 15, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 15, 1911, newspaper, January 15, 1911; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1533394/: accessed July 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

A few months later, on 31 April, a census clerk recorded Emil and his family in Junction, Justin Precinct #1. Emil's profession was given as a bookkeeper then (3).

1911, Mr. Emil Loeffler was a co-founder of the Junction Hardware Company. The next year, brought another enterprise which Emil was part of. The Loeffler Motor Company (Ford agency) came into being. Emil Loeffler was president and general manager of both businesses.

1914 - E. Loeffler was one of the organizers of the local Chamber of Commerce and was its president as well.

1916, the First National Bank was opened in Junction. Mr. E. Loeffler was its president.

Clipping source: The Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 39, Ed. 1 Friday, January 21, 1921, newspaper, January 21, 1921; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth801077/: accessed July 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu;.  

♦ 1 May 1917 - Paul Friedrich Loeffler, Emil's father, died in Mason.

12 September 1918, Military Draft Registration took place (4).

On ♦ 8 October 1918, Emil's brother Max Theodore died of pneumonia at the age of 35 (5).

3 January 1920, Emil was recorded as a boarder at Mr. Joe Fritz's place, Justice Precinct #1, Kimble County (6).

 

 

Clipping source: Perry, H. Grady. Junction Eagle (Junction, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, February 10, 1922, newspaper, February 10, 1922; Junction, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth890509/: accessed July 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

Later, it was Reuben Spicer Loeffler who graduated as valedictorian from Alpine High School.

1926, together with a business associate, Emil built a hotel in Junction.

Newspaper clipping: The Austin Statesman (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 317, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 27, 1926, newspaper, May 27, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1445254/: accessed July 3, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .

1928, Mr. Loeffler was involved in the works of the local Rotary Club (being its charter member). Later, was elected its president and also worked as a school trustee.

♦ 26 November 1928 - Emil's mother Mina Loeffler passed.

1930 census - Emil Loeffler (age 49), Emma (age 52), Louis A (age 22), Reuben S (age 20) lived in Junction. Emil's profession appears in the record as manager of a Hardware Store. Louis worked as a bookkeeper at the store (7).

1931/33 - Emil Loeffler was elected mayor of Junction.

Clipping source: Williamson, J. T. Coleman Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 1931, newspaper, April 23, 1931; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth747610/: accessed July 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.

♦ 26 August 1932 - Emma, Emil's wife, died of pneumonia.

Clipping source: White, James C. Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 268, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 25, 1931, newspaper, August 25, 1931; Brownwood, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1023950/: accessed July 1, 2023), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Brownwood Public Library.

⚭ 2 June 1932 - 22-year-old Reuben married 16-year-old Miss Jewel Riley in Eddy, New Mexico (8).
⚭ Louis married Kate Ellen Lewis in the same year.

1935 - Mr. Loeffler was on the board of directors of the Junction National Bank which was opened that year.

♦ 18 November 1938 - another sibling of Emil, his sister Emma Christina Standtke, died in Art.

1940 - the census record shows that Emil's sister Selma had lived in his household as well (9).

1947 - Emil Loeffler retired after an active professional career and 35 years of serving as president of the hardware store and the Motor Company. At his retirement, Mr. Loeffler divided his business shares between his brothers Robert and Alvin William (who had been Emil's associates), and the two sons Reuben and Louis.

18 April 1950 - census again. Emil (age 69) was then a roomer (since 1949) at the place of Mr. Coke R Stevenson, a rancher in Kimble County (10).

♦ 24 July 1953 - Selma Loeffler, Emil's sister, died (11).

♦ 17 June 1956 - another sister of Emil's, 84-year-old Lina Rosa Kothmann passed away in Mason County (12).

♦ 14 June 1962 - Emil Loeffler came to the end of his life journey. He passed away in the Junction Kimble Hospital (13) and then was buried in Junction Cemetery.

Read about Emil's parents here.

 Sources:

• "Families of Kimble County" Volume II 1998, Kimble County Historical Commission, South Llano Printing Company, Junction, Texas 
• Findagrave.com

1. "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3P2-V5T : 14 January 2022), Emil Loefler in entry for Paul Loefler, 1900.
2. "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLMM-5Z62 : 28 November 2018), Emil A Loeffler and Emma R Spicer, 27 Dec 1906; citing Kerr, Texas, United States, county courthouses, Texas; FHL microfilm .
3. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23R-32C : accessed 27 June 2023), Emil A Loeffler, Justice Precinct 1, Kimble, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 148, sheet 4A, family 70, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1570; FHL microfilm 1,375,583.
4. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXV-P3L : 23 December 2021), Emil Adolph Loeffler, 1917-1918.
"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZXV-P3L : 23 December 2021), Emil Adolph Loeffler, 1917-1918.
6. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3ZB-WR4 : 5 April 2023), Max Theodore Loeffler, 1918.
"United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCSC-76M : 3 February 2021), Emil A Loefler, 1920.
7. "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSP5-DPZ : accessed 30 June 2023), Emil A Lorffler, Junction, Kimble, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1, sheet 11B, line 51, family 255, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2367; FHL microfilm 2,342,101.
8. "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZFC-YV4 : 19 October 2018), Reuben S. Loeffler and Jewel Riley, 1932.
9. "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:KW2N-BMC : Sat Jun 10 00:11:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Emil A Loeffler and Selma Loeffler, 1940.
10. "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6XP9-RY2V : Mon Jan 30 01:11:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Earl G Hill and Minnie B Hill, 18 April 1950.
11. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K377-72P: 6 April 2023), Selma Loeffler, 1953.
12. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3QN-5MZ: 6 April 2023), Lina Rose Kothmann, 1956.
13. "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSBZ-FQ8: 5 April 2023), Emil Adolf Loeffler, 1962. 

Photos: July/August 2020