Gottlieb Theophil FISCHER2,3,4,5,1

1st Dec 18132,3,4,5,1 - 26th Apr 18941

Life History

1st Dec 1813	Born in Leonberg District, Boblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.2,3,4,5,1
12th Jan 1852	Birth of son Rudolph Asewaynah FISCHER in Gillespie County, Texas.6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,5,16
about 1853	Birth of daughter Bertha FISCHER in Gillespie County, Texas.3,5
30th May 1855	Birth of daughter Rosa K FISCHER in Gillespie County, Texas.5,1,3,4
19th Jun 1858	Birth of son Arthur FISCHER in Gillespie County, Texas.3,1,5,4
26th Apr 1894	Died.1
after 26th Apr 1894	Buried in Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery, Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas.1

Other facts

Married Sophie SCHERTZ

Notes

The following birth place, from his emigration record in Wurttemberg (Germany), seems to be for our Gottlieb Fischer. There were many of this name. So other genealogies may give the birth information for other individuals of the same name from other parts of Wurttemberg, and I may also have settled on the wrong one. The date of emigration here for the US matches their first presence in Texas and the birth of Gottlieb's first child in 1852, according to the 1860 census of the family near Fredericksburg, Texas.

Boatloads, literally, of immigrants from German states were pouring into Texas at this time. Whole shipfulls were contracted by agents for the specific purpose of settling Texas. The Hill Country of Texas where Fredericksburg is located became a German area, and other areas of Texas became German settlements also. Northeast Texas along the Red River is another big German settlement area. German was spoken and continued to be spoken and taught in the schools until the current generation. Oktoberfest is a today big celebration in Texas Metro areas as wel as the heavily German sections of Texas.

Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index
Number 835791
Fischer, Gottlieb
Birth Place Friolzheim, Leonberg District
Application Date Jul 1851
Destination North America

Soon after they arrived to their destination near Fredericksburg, Texas, their first son Rudolph was born. In the 1860 census, he is reported as 8 years old.

1860 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas, 20 July, Precinct 3, PO Fredericksburg, page 32, Hse #285, Fam #267
Fischer, Gottlieb 46 M Farmer $400 Real Estate #800 Personal born Wurtemberg
Fischer, Sophie 32 F born Prussia
Fischer, Rudolph 8 M born Texas Attended School within the year
Fischer, Beta [Berta, Bertha] 6 M born Texas
Fischer, Rosa 5 M born Tex
Fischer, Arthur 3 M born Tex

In about 1852, Comanches took Gottlieb and Sophie's son Rudolph as he walked along in the woods away from the house. He stayed with them until about 1877, when he was released. But he went back to live with the Comanches. He and his family are registered in Comanche censuses. Thus in the 1870 enumeration of the Fischer family, the oldest child Rudolph is missing.

1870 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas, 13 August, Pedernales Settlements, PO Fredericksburg, page 70, Hse #461, Fam #468
Fischer, Gottl 56 M W Farmer $400 Real Estate $350 Personal born Wurtemberg
Fischer, Sophia 40 F W Keeping House born France
Fischer, Bertha 17 F W born Texas
Fischer, Rosa 15 F W born Texas
Fischer, Arthur 12 M W born Texas

1880 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas, 7 June, Precinct 2, District 62, page 9, Hse #75, Fam #76
Fischer, Gottlieb W M 66 Head Taylor [sic] Wurtemberg Wurtemberg Wurtemberg [b abt 1814]
Fischer, Sophie W F 51 Wife Keeping House born Elsase [sic] Elsas Elsas [b abt 1829]
Fischer, Rosa W F 25 Dau Tex Wurtemberg Elsas [Alsace]
Fischer, Arthur W M 21 Son Tex Wurtemberg Elsas
Krube, Henry W M 4 Grandson Tex Prussia Tex

Sources tell us his father's name was Theophil, and that was his middle name.

Gottlieb Theophil Fischer
Birth Dec. 1, 1813
Death Apr. 26, 1894
Spouse Sophie Schertz Fischer (1828 - 1917)
Children:
Rosa K. Fischer Rabke (1855 - 1942)
Arthur Fischer (1858 - 1939)
Burial Der Stadt Friedhof Cemetery,Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas
Plot: B, 03, 11
Created by Christine Jun 21, 2010
-- Find A Grave Memorial #53962678, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=53962678

Sources

1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
2. Wuerttemberg, Germany Emigration Index
- Number 835791
3. 1870 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas
- 13 August, Pedernales Settlements, PO Fredericksburg, page 70, Hse #461, Fam #468
4. 1880 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas
- 7 June, Precinct 2, District 62, page 9, Hse #75, Fam #76
5. 1860 Federal Census, Gillespie County, Texas
- 20 July, Precinct 3, PO Fredericksburg, page 32, Hse #285, Fam #267
6. 1910 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Kiowa Agency, No page #
7. 1912 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Kiowa Agency, No page #
8. 1920 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Kiowa Agency
9. 1913 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Page 50
10. 1900 Federal Census, Oklahoma Territory
- 7 June, Apache, Kiowa & Comanche Reservation, District 252, page cut off in scan, Hse #261, Fam #270
11. 1905 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Kiowa Agency, Page ?
12. 1914 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Comanche and Apache Reservation, Kiowa Agency, Page 44
13. 1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 10 April, Chandler Township, District 4, page 5A, Hse/Fam #82
14. 1917 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
- 30 June, Kiowa Agency
15. Ancestry Trees
16. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
- 24 May, Chandler Township, District 40, page 2B, Hse/Fam #17