Adam Pelzer was born about 1807 in Niederelbert, Nassau, Germany (now known as Niederelbert, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany).
He married Anna Margaretha Marx and they became the parents of Elizabeth Catherine, Maria, Anna Marie, and Catherine Halina Pelzer.
The family departed Bremen, Germany on 23 September 1844 on the ship Herschel. After a voyage of 2 1/2 months, they arrived in Galveston, Texas on 5 December 1844. They came with the German immigration group, the Adelsverein. Adam was one of the 202 founding fathers of New Braunfels, Texas on 21 March 1845 - it was Good Friday, 2 days before Easter.
His first wife, Anna Margaretha, died on 9 August 1846 in New Braunfels.
In 1848, Adam married a widow, Catherine Weber Mueller (Miller), who had two children, Henry and Mary, from her previous marriage to Johannes Mueller. In about 1850 they moved to Colorado County, Texas where they were engaged in farming. Adam and Catherine had three children together: Jacob born about 1849, Charles Adam born in 1853, and Magdalena born in 1857.
Adam Pelzer died on 8 January 1861 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 54, as recorded in the Burial Book of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (New Braunfels). He is buried in New Braunfels Cemetery. This cemetery has been the victim of vandals over the years; Adam's grave is presently unmarked and the exact location is now unknown. His daughter, Maria Pelzer Fein, died 19 days after her father. It is thought that Adam is buried near his daughter Maria, whose headstone is intact.
When Adam arrived in Texas, it was only 8 years after Texas had won its independence from Mexico and was still The Republic of Texas. He helped found and build the town of New Braunfels, Texas, homesteaded and farmed on the prairies of Colorado County, and saw Texas become a U.S. state.
He will be remembered as a true pioneer of Texas.
~ by Linda Wiesner, g-g-g-granddaughter of Adam Pelzer
He married Anna Margaretha Marx and they became the parents of Elizabeth Catherine, Maria, Anna Marie, and Catherine Halina Pelzer.
The family departed Bremen, Germany on 23 September 1844 on the ship Herschel. After a voyage of 2 1/2 months, they arrived in Galveston, Texas on 5 December 1844. They came with the German immigration group, the Adelsverein. Adam was one of the 202 founding fathers of New Braunfels, Texas on 21 March 1845 - it was Good Friday, 2 days before Easter.
His first wife, Anna Margaretha, died on 9 August 1846 in New Braunfels.
In 1848, Adam married a widow, Catherine Weber Mueller (Miller), who had two children, Henry and Mary, from her previous marriage to Johannes Mueller. In about 1850 they moved to Colorado County, Texas where they were engaged in farming. Adam and Catherine had three children together: Jacob born about 1849, Charles Adam born in 1853, and Magdalena born in 1857.
Adam Pelzer died on 8 January 1861 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 54, as recorded in the Burial Book of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (New Braunfels). He is buried in New Braunfels Cemetery. This cemetery has been the victim of vandals over the years; Adam's grave is presently unmarked and the exact location is now unknown. His daughter, Maria Pelzer Fein, died 19 days after her father. It is thought that Adam is buried near his daughter Maria, whose headstone is intact.
When Adam arrived in Texas, it was only 8 years after Texas had won its independence from Mexico and was still The Republic of Texas. He helped found and build the town of New Braunfels, Texas, homesteaded and farmed on the prairies of Colorado County, and saw Texas become a U.S. state.
He will be remembered as a true pioneer of Texas.
~ by Linda Wiesner, g-g-g-granddaughter of Adam Pelzer
Adam Pelzer was born about 1807 in Niederelbert, Nassau, Germany (now known as Niederelbert, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Palatinate, Germany).
He married Anna Margaretha Marx and they became the parents of Elizabeth Catherine, Maria, Anna Marie, and Catherine Halina Pelzer.
The family departed Bremen, Germany on 23 September 1844 on the ship Herschel. After a voyage of 2 1/2 months, they arrived in Galveston, Texas on 5 December 1844. They came with the German immigration group, the Adelsverein. Adam was one of the 202 founding fathers of New Braunfels, Texas on 21 March 1845 - it was Good Friday, 2 days before Easter.
His first wife, Anna Margaretha, died on 9 August 1846 in New Braunfels.
In 1848, Adam married a widow, Catherine Weber Mueller (Miller), who had two children, Henry and Mary, from her previous marriage to Johannes Mueller. In about 1850 they moved to Colorado County, Texas where they were engaged in farming. Adam and Catherine had three children together: Jacob born about 1849, Charles Adam born in 1853, and Magdalena born in 1857.
Adam Pelzer died on 8 January 1861 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 54, as recorded in the Burial Book of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (New Braunfels). He is buried in New Braunfels Cemetery. This cemetery has been the victim of vandals over the years; Adam's grave is presently unmarked and the exact location is now unknown. His daughter, Maria Pelzer Fein, died 19 days after her father. It is thought that Adam is buried near his daughter Maria, whose headstone is intact.
When Adam arrived in Texas, it was only 8 years after Texas had won its independence from Mexico and was still The Republic of Texas. He helped found and build the town of New Braunfels, Texas, homesteaded and farmed on the prairies of Colorado County, and saw Texas become a U.S. state.
He will be remembered as a true pioneer of Texas.
~ by Linda Wiesner, g-g-g-granddaughter of Adam Pelzer
He married Anna Margaretha Marx and they became the parents of Elizabeth Catherine, Maria, Anna Marie, and Catherine Halina Pelzer.
The family departed Bremen, Germany on 23 September 1844 on the ship Herschel. After a voyage of 2 1/2 months, they arrived in Galveston, Texas on 5 December 1844. They came with the German immigration group, the Adelsverein. Adam was one of the 202 founding fathers of New Braunfels, Texas on 21 March 1845 - it was Good Friday, 2 days before Easter.
His first wife, Anna Margaretha, died on 9 August 1846 in New Braunfels.
In 1848, Adam married a widow, Catherine Weber Mueller (Miller), who had two children, Henry and Mary, from her previous marriage to Johannes Mueller. In about 1850 they moved to Colorado County, Texas where they were engaged in farming. Adam and Catherine had three children together: Jacob born about 1849, Charles Adam born in 1853, and Magdalena born in 1857.
Adam Pelzer died on 8 January 1861 in New Braunfels, Texas at the age of 54, as recorded in the Burial Book of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church (New Braunfels). He is buried in New Braunfels Cemetery. This cemetery has been the victim of vandals over the years; Adam's grave is presently unmarked and the exact location is now unknown. His daughter, Maria Pelzer Fein, died 19 days after her father. It is thought that Adam is buried near his daughter Maria, whose headstone is intact.
When Adam arrived in Texas, it was only 8 years after Texas had won its independence from Mexico and was still The Republic of Texas. He helped found and build the town of New Braunfels, Texas, homesteaded and farmed on the prairies of Colorado County, and saw Texas become a U.S. state.
He will be remembered as a true pioneer of Texas.
~ by Linda Wiesner, g-g-g-granddaughter of Adam Pelzer
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