David Albert Heidtke was born on October 5 in Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, to Rudolf August Franz Heidtke (b. May 15, 1896) and Erma Bert...

 Gustav William Sager was born in Arneckeville, Texas, on 31 July 1898. His parents were Heinrich Christof Sager and Alma Emilie Stahl. In 1...

Alfred Henke was the son of Heinrich Henke and Dorothea Weirich. He was born on 8 March 1874 in Gillespie, TX. In 1880, Alfred, his parents...

Some time ago, I wrote a post about the Kordzik family - Henry, Augusta , and their children, including Alfred. Today, more about him.  Alfr...

Felix (age 26), Francis (age 28), Adele (age 10), and Emile (age 6) van der Stucken left their home in Belgium and came from Antwerp to Texa...

As I have noticed, all German-speaking immigrants who came to Texas tend to be regarded as Germans who came from Germany. It is not exactly ...