Person:Hermann Hitzfeld (1)

Timeline for Herman F. Hitzfeld. Added by Tammy Hensel

1802, June 4 – Hermann Friedrich Hitzfeld aka George Herman Hitzfeld born in Rosa, Sachsen-Meiningen, Thuringia, Germany

Before 1846 marries Henrietta, maiden name unknown. Children unknown

Dec 20 1846 Hermann & Henrietta Hitzfeld arrive on ship Karl Ferdinand at Galveston Texas from Donstorf,Germany.

1847 Family moves to Fredericksburg receives of lot 176 in Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas; Hitzfeld and Conrad Wehmeyer open "trink store" (saloon) selling liquor and tobacco Decenber 15 signed petition to create Gillespie County. Listed as Hitzfeldt.

Before 1850 – wife Henrietta dies, as she is not listed on 1850 Census. No children are listed, but a son Herman Hitzfeld is listed on 1860 Census as age 13. He was also listed on the genealogy from the Klingelhoefer family association as a step-son of Elizabeth Klingelhoefer. If he was the son of the third wife, whom Herman adopted, as suggested by some genealogists, he would not have been recorded as the second wife's step-son.

1850 – Listed as Hermann Hitzfeld, age 47, occupation, carpenter, birthplace, Germany.

1851, December 2 —George H.F. marries Elizabeth Klingelhoefer

1852, November 1 George H.F. becomes naturalized U.S. citizen.

February 17, 1853 daughter Luise/Louise Dorothea Hitzfeld born

March 15, 1853 —Elizabeth Klingelhoefer Hitzfeld dies.

October, 17 1853 – Hitzfeld marries Wilhelmine Graber Kuehne, widow of Gottfried Kuehne. She has one son from previous marriage, Hermann Kuehne.

1854, September 24 – son Fritz Johann Heinrich Hitzfeld born

1856, March 12—son Wilhelm (William) Jakob Conrad Hitzfeld born

1857 -- daughter Wilhelmina Hitzfeld born sometime that year, either just before or just after father's death February 10, 1857 "George" Herman Freidrich Hitzfeld dies. He is buried in Der Stadt Freidhof (city cemetery) as Hermann F. Hitzfeldt.

1.   Wanda Qualls. Wanda Qualls Genealogy Page.
2.   .

   Anestral findings http://www.ancestralfindings.com/surnames/surnamepost/surnames_h_413.htm
   and migration project http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=3191

3.   1847 TOWN LOT OWNERS OF FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS.

   Gillespie County website 1847 TOWN LOT OWNERS OF FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS http://www.txgenweb2.org/txgillespie/townlot.htm, name also spelled Hitsfelt on record

4.   Esther Mueller. A Bakery of Pioneer Days. (Texas: Frontier Times magazine).
5.   Susan Hewitt. List of Petitioners to Create Gillespie County, Texas. (Wikipedia).
6.   Gillespie County Marriage Records.