FAMILY TREE or CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY

of the Oehler family.

Christian Oehler and Gottfried Oehler two brothers with their families immigrated in the year 1846 from Württemberg Germany, and landed then in Indianola.

They finally managed to be transported by ox team, at that time the only conveyance of its kind, landing at San Antonio, Texas, where they stayed for two years

with other immigrants that came with them. After staying two years in San Antonio they came to Fredericksburg. The Christian Oehler family lost two children

in San Antonio, which died on the cholera. Bulverde Cemetery

In the year 1848 they came to Palo Alto and for their life’s vocation they were splitting fence rails as they were in use at that time as there were not wire fences

and everything that was fenced was by rail fence. They were living mostly on corn bread and water, as it was not easy to get game. At the tine as they had to live

in fear that the Indians would get them, which occupied and roamed all the country at that time stealing people horses and killing people. Some of those early

settlers oven had to pick out the undigested corn from the manure of the governments horses and pounded same into corn meal. Out of the Christian Oehler

family derived the two children which died in infancy in San Antonio their death caused by cholera. Seven sons and four daughters were born at Fredericksburg.

Names of the Children were Christian who left home and we never found out his where ~bouts. August married to Miss Emelia Beyer out of his family sprang

Sophie (Mrs., Chas. Koenig) Frida (Mrs. Jacob Heimann) Ida (Mrs. Otto Itz) Ella who died ^when she was about 19 years old. Alma Mrs. Lorenz Wendall) and

Erna (Mrs. Emil Hartmann) Alvin who was married to Miss Meta Lang (daughter of Henry Lang. His wife died in 1941. There was also one other child of the

August; Oehler family by name Lillie, which died in infancy. Cause of death diarrhea. Jacob Oehler was married to Sophie Beyer which is still’ living but Jacob

Oehler died at Marble Falls in 190b. Out of this family sprang Felix Oehler who is dead being only 23 yrs old cause typhoid fever. Albert still’ living who married

a Miss Herbort. Hilima Oehler who is unmarried also Otto Oehler. Willie was married to a Miss Krause but his wife died about a year ago. Stephan Oehler and

wife Agetha both~ dead She use to be a Miss Minmick of new Fountain. Out of their Family are Amelia (Mrs. Benno Mcdougal Malinda ~Mrs. Edwin Staats)

Albert married Miss Hulda Jung) Rudolf who is unmarried and Frederick who married a Miss Schmidt of Max Schmidt ) The Adolph family you know. Louis

who married Miss Schlaudt, which are both dead. Their children were Olinda (Mrs. Emil Basthge ) flora (Mrs. Ernst Wilke) and Ewald who married a Mien

Nagel of Rudolph Nagel. Edward Oehler’ (who married Miss Clara Weber. Their only daughter was Ethel now Mrs. W.G. Hoffman. Christina (Mrs. Dan Rode

who children wore Lina (Mrs. Andrae) her husband is dead. Anna who was unmarried and is dead also. Gottliebe (who was Mrs. Thco Hohmann is dead.

Christian children were Mrs. Andre Emma who was Mrs. Louis Grobe the children are unknown to me. Hulda Mrs. Oswald Deal at first Mrs. Jung of which arc

two boys and of Deal 3 girls. Otto died unmarried and Edrnund is dead also who had married Laura Durst. Gottliobo Mrs.~ Thco Hohmann dead also who had

three~ children Olga Mrs. Butenschoon. Sophie Mrs. Bartholomew, Millie who married Theo Keller who is dead Olga and Sophie’ arc ‘living in San Antonio

and Millie at Cain City. Mathilda Mrs. Emil Weber who has three children Lillie Mrs. Howin Wehnmeyer, Warner’ unmarried and Edwin who married Miss

Schluiter.

Out of the Gottfried Oehler family Sprang Gottfried who is dead and

• Married Elizabeth Hartmann still living Wm Oehler’ who Married Emma Treibe still living but Wi3.liaxn is dead. Paul still living but his wife a Miss Lena Schlaudt

is dead Fredrick is dead also been married twice first wife was Rosa ~renwe1ge arid second was ~on kelch related to Priess. Chas Oehler whose wife was Miss Mathilda

Weber. Henry Oehler who died unmarried in the/ asylum. Daughters Miss C Carolina Mrs. Valentine Boyer. Anna. Mrs. Chas Nacmky. Carolina’s husband is dead

and Anna’s loft her and they do not know his whereabouts.

Hope you can arrange it the way you want it, the children of the Gottfried OEHLERS children. I do not know by names.

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NAMES and DATES of BIRTH and DEATH of the

Christian DAVID OEHLER Family

Compiled by Susie S. Oehler

About 1942

Name Born Died

Christian David Oehler August 25, 1819 October 18, 1913

Fredericka Bahmer Oehler’ July 24, 1829 February 28, 1893

Children

August Oehler August 1, 1855 March 20, 1924

Stephan Oehler December 26, 1863 June 27, 1925

Jacob Oehler April 14, 1858 April 23, 1905

Gottliebe Oehler~ Hohmann September 12, 1866 January 3, 1889

Anna Oehler March 3, 1862 November 12, 1930

Ado1ph Emanuel Oehler June 29, 1868 July 7, 1930

Louis F. Oehler October 9, 1869 November 19, 1936

Christina Oehler Rode May 4, 1860 July 14, 1872

Edward G. Oehler April 27, 1875 June 2, 1954

Christian Oehler, Jr. April 14, 1850 *

*he was 39 years old when he left home. They don’t know what happened to him and when or where and how he died.

Paul — David Oehler were born between the~ years 1850 and 1855. One was born in Germany one in Galveston. They don’t know which one ~was oldest of the~ 2. Both died less than 3 years of age.