52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Light a Candle

Born November 20, 1847 in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany, Marie Lisette Witte joined her parents Anna Marie and Victor, baby sister Helen, and Anna Marie's brother Ferdinand on their voyage to America in 1850. After many weeks aboard the Neptune with other German immigrants, the family at last arrived in Galveston on June 13, 1850. Not …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: I Can Identify

While going through old pictures, I discovered this picture of Peter and Regina Jaeger and their family. If we can assume their approximate ages based on appearance and clothing, it appears this picture was taken in approximately 1912. It isn't clear where the picture was taken, but likely was at the Peter and Regina Jaeger …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Out of Place   

In the Mayer Cemetery in Washington County, Texas, there is a headstone located towards the edge of the property, approximately 75 feet away from other graves. It is a common design, multi-tiered and topped by a spherical finial. The writing is in German and reads: Hier ruht meine Schwester  Die blume pranat und fällt dann …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Overlooked

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Overlooked The Connersville Primitive Baptist Church African American Cemetery is located in Round Top, Texas. Situated behind the Richter Cemetery, this burial site was dedicated as a historic Texas cemetery in 2018. The Connersville Cemetery is of particular interest because it was used by slaveowners long before the abolition of …

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52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Road Trip

  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Road Trip: Finding the van den Heuvels Bluebonnet Genealogy is home to an extensive database of individuals buried in Washington County cemeteries. Volunteers spent countless hours researching and compiling the information into something easily accessible to the general public. When the Jaeger Witte Heritage Cemetery Association was formed in 2014, …

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