ESCHBERGER, Gustav
1848 - 1915 (66 years)-
Name ESCHBERGER, Gustav Birth 11 May 1848 Anhalt, Germany [1, 2] Gender Male Residence 24 Sep 1870 Lexington, Burleson County, Texas [3] Wagoneer Death 4 Mar 1915 Bastrop County, Texas, United States [2] Person ID I7252 Pickel_Bartlett Last Modified 26 Mar 2010
Father ESCHBERGER, Godfrey, b. Abt 1810, Prussia d. 16 Aug 1871, Bastrop County, Texas, United States (Age 61 years) Mother FLEISCHER, Marie Elizabeth, b. Abt 1815, Anhalt, Germany d. 11 Feb 1883, Bastrop County, Texas, United States (Age 68 years) Marriage 12 Nov 1825 Sandersdorf, Sachsen, Prussia [4] Residence 24 Sep 1870 Lexington, Burleson County, Texas [3] Farmer - Listed as Godfrey and Elizabeth Eshberger
Family ID F2096 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 LOTSCH, Elizabeth d. Abt 1878, Texas Marriage 22 Aug 1875 Bastrop County, Texas, United States [5] Children 1. ESCHBERGER, Lucy, b. Abt 1876, Texas d. Yes, date unknown 2. ESCHBERGER, Walter, b. Abt 1877, Texas d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2198 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 2 LETTERMAN, Lena d. Bef 3 Jun 1880, Texas Marriage 1878 Texas [5] Children 1. ESCHBERGER, Oscar, b. Abt 1879, Texas d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F2199 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 3 SANDERS, Mary Elizabeth, b. Feb 1866, Georgia d. 13 Feb 1926, Bastrop County, Texas, United States (Age 60 years) Residence 3 Jun 1880 Justice Precinct No. 3, Lee County, Texas [5] - Listed as G. and M.E. Eschbarger.
Marriage 4 Jul 1883 Texas [2] Residence 7 Jun 1900 Justice Precinct No. 6, Bastrop County, Texas [1] Farmer - They had been married for sixteen years and all five of their children were still living. She was listed as Mary E.
Divorce 7 Jun 1903 Texas [5] Children 1. ESCHBERGER, Albert Decater, b. 3 Jun 1884, Texas d. 31 Jan 1948, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States (Age 63 years) 2. ESCHBERGER, Elvira, b. 29 Nov 1885, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas d. Mar 1976, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States (Age 90 years) 3. ESCHBERGER, Edward Jewel, b. 12 Apr 1888, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown 4. ESCHBERGER, William Samuel, b. 2 Aug 1889, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 21 Jul 1941, Bastrop County, Texas, United States (Age 51 years) 5. ESCHBERGER, Pearlie Mae, b. 6 Dec 1896, Bastrop County, Texas, United States d. 16 Dec 1911, Bastrop County, Texas, United States (Age 15 years) Family ID F2095 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
Family 4 UNKNOWN, Mary A., b. Abt 1866, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1907 Texas [6] Residence 16 Apr 1910 Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States [6] - Census recorded that this was his third marriage and her second marriage and that they had been married for three years. It also recorded that she had given birth to four children and two of them were still living.
Family ID F2201 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 May 2022
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Notes - Gustav Eschberger was born in 1848 in Germany. According to the Census, he was in Burleson County in 1860 and 1870, Lee County in 1880, Bastrop County in 1900, and Brown County in 1910. He married Elizabeth Lotsch Aug 22, 1875. They applied for their license in Bastrop County. We have no records of what happened to her. They had two children.
In 1878, Gustav married Lena Letterman. Her birthplace was Germany. They had one child.
On Aug 29, 1883, Gustav married Mary Elizabeth Sanders. She was the daughter of Thomas J. and Amanda Sanders. Her parents are buried in the Old Knobbs Cemetery on the Tenner Harrison Place. Gus and Mary Elizabeth divorced Jun 17, 1903. She died Feb 13, 1926 of pneumonia and is buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery -in Melvin, Texas. They had six children.
In the 1910 Census, Gus was living in Brown County with his wife Mary. We have no information on her.
Gus and Mary Elizabeth with his seven oldest children
- Gustav Eschberger was born in 1848 in Germany. According to the Census, he was in Burleson County in 1860 and 1870, Lee County in 1880, Bastrop County in 1900, and Brown County in 1910. He married Elizabeth Lotsch Aug 22, 1875. They applied for their license in Bastrop County. We have no records of what happened to her. They had two children.
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Sources - [S362] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Bastrop County, Texas ED 11 Pg 6B Dwelling 112.
- [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Tracey Blocker dated 11/9/2009.
- [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Western District, Burleson County, Texas Page 37 Dwelling 308.
- [S102] Cer.
- [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Ed Broyles dated 26 Mar 2010.
- [S74] Ancestry.com, Brownwood Ward 3, Brown County, Texas ED 95 Page 3B Dwelling 55.
- [S362] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Bastrop County, Texas ED 11 Pg 6B Dwelling 112.