Carl Friedrich Wilhelm ZERBST1,2,3,4

18001,2,3,4 - UNKNOWN

Life History

1800	Born in Prussia.1,2,3,4
18th Dec 1833	Birth of son Carl Wilhelm ZERBST in Prussia.5,3,2,1
about 1841	Birth of daughter Auguste ZERBST in Prussia.3,2
21st Dec 1850	Arrival in Galveston, Texas.4
about 1852	Birth of son Ferdinand ZERBST in Brazos County, Texas.3
before 1880	Death of son Carl Wilhelm ZERBST in Brazos County, Texas.5
UNKNOWN	Death of Henrietta UNKNOWN in Texas
UNKNOWN	Death of daughter Auguste ZERBST
UNKNOWN	Death of son Ferdinand ZERBST
UNKNOWN	Died in Texas

Other facts

	Married Henrietta UNKNOWN
	Departure in Germany.4

Notes

There are several Passenger list and immigration records that provide information on the Zerbst family's move from Brandenburg Province of Prussia to Brazos County, Texas. Some of these records are detailed in the Notes for Carl Wilhelm Zerbst (Jr).

Another Record provides the name of the ship and tells us the Zerbst Family embarked from the European port of Hamburg on 21 December 1850. We also learn that Carl's occupation in Prussia was Joiner, which matches the report in the 1860 Brazos County, Texas, census that he was a cabinet maker.

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

One transcription of the Brandenburg Emigration record provides four names for a Carl Zerbst. This is apparently the father.

Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records (Auswanderungsakten Brandenburg, Preußen)
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Zerbst, Standing [?]: Tischler
Place of Origin: Boetzow/Osthavelland
Destination: Amerika (USA)
Year: 1850
-- http://www.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4121&enc=1

In the 1860 census in America Carl becomes the English Charles.

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)
Augusta Zerbst 18 F b Seamstress Prusia (sic)
Ferdinand Zerbst 8 F b Texas

Sources

1. Ancestry Trees
- McCormack Genealogy, http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-116640823&tid=5748880&ftm=1
2. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
- Name: Name: Gale Research;;
3. 1860 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas
- 21 July, Precinct 3, PO Wheelock, page 74, Hse/Fam #537
4. Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, 1846-1871
5. 1880 Federal Census, Brazos County, Texas
- 8 June, District 16, page 14B, Hse/Fam #130