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Footsteps Vol. XVI (1999)
| Title | Family Footsteps Vol. XVI |
| Part of | Family Footsteps [1984 - present] |
| Author(s) | Comal County Genealogy Society |
| Published | Comal County Genealogy Society, New Braunfels, Texas, 1999 |
| Summary | "Family Footsteps" magazine is the official membership publication for the Comal County Genealogy Society. The issues for this year are available individually. |
| Index Entries | 3112 |
| Table of Contents | =================================================================== VOL XVI 1999 =================================================================== TITLE March No. 1 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter From the Editor........................................... 1 Comal County Courthouse Brochure (from 100th Birthday Celebration)........................ 2 "Texas' Old Courthouses among nation's 'Most Endangered' places" from "Country World" Agricultural newspaper...... 5 CCGS Meeting Minutes - Oct., and Nov. 1998....................... 6 Comal Cemetery Book - For Sale.................................. 10 Mildred Vordenbaum, Speaker - February, 1998.................... 11 Queries......................................................... 15 New Genweb Host................................................. 17 Reunion Notices.............................................. 17-21 The US Cavalry Assoc. needs your help........................... 18 My Tree......................................................... 19 German-Texas Heritage Society 1999 Calendar of Events........... 22 The Genealogical Society of Kendall County...................... 24 The Boerne Cemetery............................................. 25 "Family Footsteps" Volume Index for 1984 - 1988................. 27 Marriage Certificate of Petrus Adamus Giesen & Maria Elisabeth Lennartz, 1837.......................... 30 Treasures from the Comal County Courthouse Physician's, Dentist's, Embalmer's, and Veterinarian's Register; Chiropractor's and Polygraph Examiners........ 33 Spring Branch & Western Comal County, TX Book - For Sale........ 43 Ancestors of Wanda Rose Smith................................... 45 Descendants of Johann Martin Jung............................... 46 The Puzzled Census Taker........................................ 60 German Translator Available..................................... 61 Genealogical Helps.............................................. 62 The Becker Cemetery (submitted by Ronald Becker)................ 63 Adelsverein Contracts Wilhelm Klinger......................................... 65 Christian Salinger...................................... 67 Heinrich Fischer........................................ 69 Johann Startz........................................... 73 Comal County Burial Permits..................................... 75 Continuing Series: Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914................................ 77 40th Annual Schwab Reunion Invitation........................... 87 Johann Jacob Zipp settles with "Die Kolonie".................... 89 Editor: Connie Krause Technical Assistant: Michael Krause Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple Contributing Editors: Ronald Becker, Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Frank & Betty Giesen, Helen & Leroy Klinger, Brenda Lindemann, Edgar Nolte, Sarah Pierson, Wanda Qualls & Connie Krause ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE June No. 2 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter From the Editor.......................................... 92 CCGS Field Trips: June 12, 1999 to Castroville............................... 93 July 13, 1999 to King William Historic District............ 94 Comal Cemetery Historical Marker Dedication & Workshop...........95 Indianola Book Signing, October 12, 1999........................ 96 Indianola Sampler............................................... 97 CCGS Meeting Minutes - February and March 1999.................. 99 Specht Family Cemetery - Official Historic Texas Cemetery...... 104 E. J. Hierholzer, Speaker - April, 1998........................ 115 Queries........................................................ 118 Reunion Notices................................................ 120 Texas State Genealogy Society.................................. 127 Texas Civil War Units E-mail addresses to contact for information.............. 129 Williamson Co. Genealogy Society One of our Fellow TSGS Partners.......................... 131 Courtin' History............................................... 132 Lee County Courthouse Centennial Celebration................... 133 Comal County Elected Officials 1846-1998....................... 135 "Hortontown" Translation by Carl & Ethel Saur........................ 142 The Periodical Source Index.................................... 145 Ancestors of Johann Heinrich Uhr & Ida Juliane Schuetz......... 146 Golden Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. Heinrich Meckel................... 152 Marriages Prohibited Due to Consanguinity & Affinity by Victoria Daywood..................................... 154 Texas Department of Agriculture's Family Land Heritage Program. 155 Genealogical Helps............................................. 163 Excerpts from a CCGS Publication: Index to Probate Minutes 1885-1924...................... 164 (Please note that this section only contains a small selection of pages from the book - this is not the whole publication!) German Translator Available.................................... 171 Continuing Series: Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914................................. 172 Editor: Connie Krause Technical Assistant: Michael Krause Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple Contributing Editors: Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Chris Knuepper, Edgar Nolte, Carl & Ethel Saur & Connie Krause ------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE November No. 3 PAGE NO. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Letter From the Editor......................................... 182 Order Form for "History of Sattler and Mountain Valley School in Comal County".............. 183 Comal Cemetery Workshop Publicity Newspaper Articles........... 184 Cemetery Inventory Form and Guide.............................. 188 Family Tree Maker CDs at Archives.............................. 194 Apprill Family Newsletter wins NGS Newsletter Competition...... 195 Genealogy Society of Kendall County First Family Project....... 199 CCGS Meeting Minutes - April, May and September 1999........... 200 Of Grave Concern............................................... 205 Breathing life into an old Pipe Organ.......................... 206 Queries........................................................ 207 Grandma's Disease.............................................. 208 Lobbying: A Taxpayer's Primer.................................. 209 Palatines to America - one of our Exchanges Missing Baltimore Arrivals in "Germans to America"............. 210 New Books in the Research Library.............................. 216 The New Courthouse............................................. 217 Texas History at Your Desktop.................................. 218 Texas Historical Commission - our newest Exchange $50 Million Available Restore Texas Treasures.................. 219 Comal County Elected Officials 1898 - 1998..................... 222 Time Capsule of the Comal Co. Courthouse Annex................. 228 Texas Independence Trail chose as next Travel Trail............ 229 Order Form for "Indianola and Matagorda Island"................ 232 Census indexes available at the Texas State Library............ 233 Research on the Wiederstein Ancestry in Germany................ 234 Coreth spreads Eden cheer...................................... 240 18th Century PA German Naming Customs.......................... 241 A Survey of the Salado cemetery on Perrin Beitel............... 245 Obituary of Elsie Meyer Kneupper, CCGS Member.................. 248 Obituary of Raymond A. Metzke, CCGS Member..................... 249 Obituary of Edward R. Dedeke, CCGS Member...................... 249 1849 - A Year of Joy 150 Years Ago The History of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church............. 250 The History of Gruene, Texas................................... 252 Forgotten Churches of our Ancestors History of the Trinity Churches of Blanco County............... 254 For Sale....................................................... 264 Interesting Items from "The Ellen Payne Odom Genealogy Library" German Phone book on Internet.................................. 265 Searching for Civil War Ancestors on Internet.................. 265 Resources for Research in Poland............................... 266 Save Texas Cemeteries announces Texas Cemetery visitation days............................................ 266 More on Researching in Poland.................................. 267 Excerpts from a CCGS Publication: 1860 Census.................................................... 268 (Please note that this section only contains a small selection of pages from the book - this is not the whole publication!) Leading National Origin Group by County, 1980.................. 278 Continuing Series: Licenses to operate businesses in New Braunfels July, 1899 to July, 1914............................... 279 It's B-A-C-K!!! Amazing what a flood can uncover............... 289 Editor: Connie Krause Technical Assistant: Michael Krause Indexing Editor: Marcella Chapple Contributing Editors: Contributing Editors: Charlotte Boyd, Ethel Canion, Everett Fey, Chris Knuepper, Edgar Nolte, Doris Gorman, Alton Rahe, Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Klinger, Dorene Rust, Marcella Chapple, John Rightmire, & Connie Krause ATTENTION! If you have an interesting poem, story, translation from a newspaper article about your ancestors or your research has turned up something that you think is interesting, please consider sending it to us to publish in the "Footsteps". Persons submitting materials, which are published, will be listed as a contributing editor. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions as necessary. 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