Person:Johann Warzecha (1)

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Johann Warzecha
b.21 May 1826 Biestrzinnik, Schlesien, Preußen, Germany
d.28 Jun 1869 Yorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States
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Name Johann Warzecha
Baptismal Name Johann Warzecha
Alt Name John _____
Alt Name Jan _____
Gender Male
Birth[1] 21 May 1826 Biestrzinnik, Schlesien, Preußen, Germany
Christening? 22 May 1826 Sczedrzik, Schlesien, Preußen, Germany
Military? Confederate Solider in the Civil War
Death? 28 Jun 1869 Yorktown, DeWitt, Texas, United States

Christened - May 22, 1826 in Sczedrzik Prussia, later called Hitlersee during the Third Reich, now Szczedrzyk Opole, Poland He was buried in Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery in Yorktown, TX Johann Warzecha and his family arrived in Texas through the port of Indianola, Texas. Indianola, Texas was founded in 1846 as Indian Point by Sam Addision White and William M. Cook. A nearby stretch of beach had been chosen in 1844 by Carl, Prince of Solms Braunfels, as the landing place for German immigrants brought into Texas sponsored by the Adelsverein.

Johann and Margareth and their two sons Josef and Ludwig Warzecha left the village of Biestrzinnik in Upper Silesia in the spring of 1855. They first traveled to Hamburg, Germany and got aboard a ship named the Archimedes on April 19, 1855 and went to Liverpool, England and boarded another ship named the Issac Wright for the rest of their trip to America. Josef Warzecha was about 5 years old and Ludwig Warzecha was about 2 Years of age, for their journey to the USA. Little Ludwig died aboard the ship and was buried at sea.

After they arrived in Texas they first settled in Panna Maria, then later they lived on a farm near Yorktown,Texas. During the Civil War Johann Warzecha served in the Confederate Army as a sergeant in Company I, Sixth Texas Infantry. Johann Warzecha survived the war, but died only a few years later in 1869 when he was just 43 years old, probably from hitting a pocket of natural gas while digging a water well.

Baptism Records of Johann and Margareth Warzecha's Children

Josef Warzecha September 18, 1850 in Sczedrzik Prussia, later called Hitlersee during the Third Reich, now Szczedrzyk Opole, Poland Ludwig Warzecha August 21, 1853 in Sczedrzik Prussia, later called Hitlersee during the Third Reich, now Szczedrzyk Opole, Poland Constantina Warzecha June 19, 1856 in Panna Maria, Texas USA August Warzecha August 28, 1859 in Panna Maria, Texas USA Maria Warzecha July 20, 1862 in Panna Maria, Texas USA Stanislaus Warzecha February 22, 1868 in Meyersville, Texas USA

References
  1. ↑ Indianola TX Immigrant Records.
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