HIRT, August of Bushdale, Salty & Rockdale. Age Died 11/26/1947 (Wed.). (Funeral info not available.) He was BORN 9/15/1882 to the late Bertha and Joe Hirt. Lived all his life in Milam Co. Married Miss Emma Weise on 10/21/1908. He was a farmer and later years was interested in cattle and the stock business. Member of the Lutheran Church. SURVIVORS: Wife, Emma of Rockdale; 2 daughters, Mrs. James McGuire of Houston; Mrs. Boyd Stephens of Rockdale; 3 brothers, W.C. and Emil Hirt of Rockdale; Max Hirt of San Angelo; 7 sisters, Mrs. Emile Beckheusen of San Angelo; Mrs. Rosa Dockall, Mrs. Fannie Noach, Mrs. Louise Doss, Mrs. Minnie Stephens of Rockdale; Mrs. Emma Rohmfeld of Kingsville; Mrs. Mary Roepke of Thorndale and large connection of relatives.

Siblings:
Emile Hirt
Otthaefen Germany (May 6, 1876)
Rosa Hirt
Otthaefen Germany (Sep 1, 1877)
Fannie Hirt
Ottenhaefen Germany (Dec 25, 1878)
Joseph Frank Hirt Jr.
Ottenhaefen Germany (Dec 22, 1879)
August Hirt [was born in route to Texas]
Missouri USA (Oct 15, 1882)
Emma Hirt - Salty TX (Aug 21, 1884)
Louise Hirt - Salty TX (Jan 7, 1886)
Mary Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 12, 1887)
Minnie Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 7, 1889)
Willie Hirt - Salty TX (Nov 6, 1890)
Max Leo Hirt - Salty TX (Feb 4, 1892)
Emil Hirt - Salty TX (Sep 7, 1893)

August & his parents Joseph Hirt & Bertha von Roth immigrated to the US Mar 8, 1881.

Destination: New York, arrived on the vessel Labrador.

It is probable that Joseph and his family made the trek to Texas via rail to St Louis and Hannibal, Missouri, than on to Moberly, Kansas City and Sedlia over the widely publicized "Great Immirant Route" The Missouri, Kansas and Texas "Katy" railway. It is also possible that the tickets had been purchased in advance in Germany and that they had planned in advance to settle in Milam County near Rockdale. (Source: History of Milam County, p 52, from "Beckhusen-Aschenbeck" entry submitted by Mrs Lucille Huntsman and Eugene A Beckheusen)

They resided in Salty, TX Jan 1, 1883

For some unknown reason Emilie stayed behind in Germany until 1892, when she came to the US, she landed at Galveston Texas on the vessel "Salier"

Joseph petitioned the court to become a citizen in Milam County TX Feb 22, 1909.