Carl Friedrich Wilhelm ZERBST Annie ZERBST Catherine THOMAS Auguste ZERBST Ferdinand ZERBST Henrietta UNKNOWN Mini tree diagram

Carl Wilhelm ZERBST2,6,3,7,4,5

18th Dec 18331,2,3,4 - before 18801

Life History

18th Dec 1833

Born in Prussia.1,2,3,4

1850

Arrival in Galveston, Texas.3

between 1850 and 1880

Residence2 in Brazos County, Texas.2,3

1850

Resident Boetzow in Osthavelland, Brandenburg Province, Prussia.5

13th Jan 1868

Married Catherine THOMAS in Brazos County, Texas.7

May 1868

Birth of daughter Annie ZERBST in Brazos County, Texas.8,1

Apr 1870

Death of Catherine THOMAS in Brazos County, Texas.9

before 1880

Died in Brazos County, Texas.1

Notes

  • This person's English name as used in the US after immigration was Charles William Zerbst.  Ship's passenger information indicates his name was Carl Wilh Zerbst.  Wilh is the abbreviation for Wilhelm (William).  Since we know his father's middle initial was also W, his father was probably also Carl (Charles) Wilhelm Zerbst.  And that is in fact how his father is listed in the passenger list.  Carl Wilhelm Zerbst (Sr) is reported as 49 (b about 1880-81) and mother Henrietta Zerbst, age 42 (born about 1808).  The report indicates that they came to Texas in 1850.

    Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, 1846-1871
    Carl Wilh (Wilhelm) Zerbst, December 21, 1850
    Age: 49, Country of Origin: Germany [Prussia]
    Occupation: Joiner
    Ship: Brig John Frederick
    Port of Embarkation: Hamburg, Germany
    Port of Arrival: Galveston, Texas

    Brandenburg State records provide further details in the emigration record:

    Emigration Records, Brandenburg, Prussia (Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preußen)
    Carl Wilhelm Zerbst, Year: 1850, Age: 17; Birth Date: 18 Dez 1833; Place of Origin (residence when emigrating): Boetzow/Osthavelland; Destination: Amerika (USA)

    This gives us Carl's exact birth date:  18 December 1833.  This matches estimates based on age, in the US arrivals record and later census information.

    Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    Carl Wilhelm Zerbst
    Year: 1850
    Age: 16 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Place: Texas
    Family Members: Auguste 9 [sister]; Carl Wilhelm 49 [father]; Henriette 42 (mother)
    --  http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7486&enc=1

    1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas, 21 July, Precinct 3, PO Wheelock, page 74, Hse/Fam #537
    Charles W Zerbst, 60 M Cabinet Maker $400 Real Estate $920 Personal b Prusia (sic)
    Henrietta Zerbst 52 F Housewife b Prusia (sic)
    Charles W Zerbst 25 F Laborer b Prusia (sic)

Sources

  • 1. 1880 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas
    • 8 June, District 16, page 14B, Hse/Fam #130
  • 2. 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas
    • 21 July, Precinct 3, PO Wheelock, page 74, Hse/Fam #537
  • 3. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
    • Name: Name: Gale Research;;
  • 4. Ancestry Trees
    • McCormack Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-116640823&tid=5748880&ftm=1
  • 5. Emigration Records, Brandenburg, Prussia (Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preußen)
  • 6. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865
    • Name: Date: 2007;;
  • 7. Email Sources
  • 8. 1900 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas
    • 15 June, District 5, Kurten Precinct 3, page 9A, Hse #162, Fam #166
  • 9. U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index
    • Name: Name: Jackson, Ron V., Accelerated Indexing Systems, comp.; Date: 1999;;
    • ID#: MRT198_384354

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