ESCHBERGER, Gustav

ESCHBERGER, Gustav

Male 1848 - 1915  (66 years)

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  • Name ESCHBERGER, Gustav 
    Birth 11 May 1848  Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 24 Sep 1870  Lexington, Burleson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Wagoneer 
    Death 4 Mar 1915  Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I7252  Pickel_Bartlett
    Last Modified 26 Mar 2010 

    Father ESCHBERGER, Godfrey,   b. Abt 1810, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Aug 1871, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Mother FLEISCHER, Marie Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1815, Anhalt, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Feb 1883, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1825  Sandersdorf, Sachsen, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Residence 24 Sep 1870  Lexington, Burleson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Farmer 
    • Listed as Godfrey and Elizabeth Eshberger
    Family ID F2096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LOTSCH, Elizabeth   d. Abt 1878, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 22 Aug 1875  Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. ESCHBERGER, Lucy,   b. Abt 1876, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. ESCHBERGER, Walter,   b. Abt 1877, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 1878  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. ESCHBERGER, Oscar,   b. Abt 1879, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F2199  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Family 3 SANDERS, Mary Elizabeth,   b. Feb 1866, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1926, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Residence 3 Jun 1880  Justice Precinct No. 3, Lee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Listed as G. and M.E. Eschbarger.
    Marriage 4 Jul 1883  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 7 Jun 1900  Justice Precinct No. 6, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. ESCHBERGER, Albert Decater,   b. 3 Jun 1884, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1948, San Angelo, Tom Green, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
     2. ESCHBERGER, Elvira,   b. 29 Nov 1885, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1976, El Paso, El Paso, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     3. ESCHBERGER, Edward Jewel,   b. 12 Apr 1888, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. ESCHBERGER, William Samuel,   b. 2 Aug 1889, Mc Dade, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jul 1941, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
     5. ESCHBERGER, Pearlie Mae,   b. 6 Dec 1896, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Dec 1911, Bastrop County, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 15 years)
    Family ID F2095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 May 2022 

    Family 4 UNKNOWN, Mary A.,   b. Abt 1866, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Abt 1907  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Residence 16 Apr 1910  Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 

  • 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

  • Sources 
    1. [S362] 1900 Federal Census, Justice Precinct No. 6, Bastrop County, Texas ED 11 Pg 6B Dwelling 112.

    2. [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Tracey Blocker dated 11/9/2009.

    3. [S69] 1870 Federal Census, Western District, Burleson County, Texas Page 37 Dwelling 308.

    4. [S102] Cer.

    5. [S114] Miscellaneous, Email from Ed Broyles dated 26 Mar 2010.

    6. [S74] Ancestry.com, Brownwood Ward 3, Brown County, Texas ED 95 Page 3B Dwelling 55.