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Descendants of Amandus Babel
by Donna Schulte Loth

Amandus Babel

Birth:	10 Jun 1815 in Matzwitz, Grothkau, Silescia, Prussia ¹
Death:	15 Aug 1871 in Comal County, Texas ¹
Sex:	M
Father:
Mother:

Immigration: 20 Dec 1852 Port of Indianola ²

Naturalization: 30 Apr 1855 Declaration of Intention To Become A Citizen ²

Census: 1860 Guadalupe County, Texas

Census: Jun 1870 New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas

Occupation: 1860 Music Teacher

Burial: Comal Cemetery, New Braunfels, Comal County, Texas

Obituary: Needed

Spouses & Children

Amalia Seiffert (Wife) b. 25 May 1836 in Prussia
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Marriage:	1 JUL 1854 in Guadalupe County, Texas
Officiant:	Officiant in H. G. Henderson
Children:
Alexander Babel b. 17 Apr 1852 in Prussia Gustave Babel b. 13 Jan 1855 in Guadalupe County, Texas Amandus Oscar Babel b. 30 Dec 1856 in Guadalupe County, Texas Theodore Babel b. 4 Feb 1852 in Guadalupe County, Texas Alice Babel b. 22 Feb 1861 in Guadalupe County, Texas Edgar Babel b. 8 Mar 1863 in Guadalupe County, Texas Seraphine Babel b. 6 May 1866 in Guadalupe County, Texas Hermann Amandus Carl Babel b. 12 Dec 1867 in Guadalupe County, Texas Emma Babel b. 21 Jun 1871 in Guadalupe County, Texas

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Notes

Individual:
From "UNDER THE LIVE OAK TREE, A HISTORY OF SEGUIN" by E. John Gesick, Jr.

Mrs. Weinert reflects that H. S. Whithead offered dancing lessons. Twelve lessons of Polka or Waltzing were offered at a cost of $5.00 per "scholar". Violin, flute, and guitar lessons were offered by Professor Babel.

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Data found in the records of the First Protestant Church of New Braunfels:

Amandus Babel was born 10 Jun 1815 in Matzwitz, Grothau, Schliesen, and died 15 Aug 1871 in Comal Co., Texas. He married Amalia Seifert 03 Mar 1851 in Grothau, Schliesen (Silesia). She was born 25 May 1836 in Grothau, Schliesen, and died 18 Jan 1916 in Comal Co., Texas.

More About Amandus Babel:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)
Occupation: professor of music

More About Amalia Seifert:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

Children of Amandus Babel and Amalia Seifert are:
1. Alexander Babel, born 17 Apr 1852 in Grothau, Schliesen; died by drowning 29 Apr 1860 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.
2. Gustav Babel, born 13 Jan 1855 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas; died 07 Mar 1892. He married Frieda Harriet Bender 30 Oct 1884 in Comal Co., Texas; born 26 Sep 1866; died 23 Dec 1913.

More About Gustav Babel:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

More About Frieda Harriet Bender:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

3. Oscar Babel, born 22 Dec 1856 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.

4. Theodor Babel, born 04 Feb 1858 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. He married Bertha Schuchardt 20 Jul 1880 in Comal Co., Texas; born 07 Aug 1862; died 09 Dec 1936.

More About Bertha Schuchardt:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

5. Elise "Alice" Babel, born 22 Feb 1861 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. She married Albert Bender; born 18 Sep 1856 in Warsaw, Missouri; died 27 Apr 1938.

6. Edgar Babel, born 08 Mar 1863 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas.

7. Seraphine "Sarah" Babel, born 06 May 1866 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas; died 23 Jul 1949 in Comal Co., Texas She married Carl Wilhelm "Charley" Kneupper 30 Jul 1884 in Blanco Co., Texas; born 31 May 1863 in New Braunfels, Comal Co., Texas; died Abt. 1929 in Twin Sisters, Texas.

More About Seraphine "Sarah" Babel:
Burial: Kneupper Cemetery (near Kendalia, Texas)

Notes for Carl Wilhelm "Charley" Kneupper:
Location of Carl's grave: from Blanco, travel south about 7.5 miles to Twin Sisters Area - Turn off of Hwy. 281 south onto Ranch Rd. 473 (left turn). Go 1 mile, turn right and cross the Little Blanco River to house. Cemetery is 500 feet from the house across the creek in a horseshoe shaped area.

More About Carl Wilhelm "Charley" Kneupper:
Burial: Johann Kneupper farm (Twin Sisters, Texas)

7. Herman Carl Babel, born 12 Dec 1867 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas; died 29 Apr 1942. He married Mina Koch 28 Oct 1888 in Comal Co., Texas; born 23 Nov 1868; died 29 Oct 1965.

More About Herman Carl Babel:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

More About Mina Koch:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

8. Emma Babel, born 21 Jun 1871 in Seguin, Guadalupe Co., Texas. She married Adolph Arnold; born 06 Apr 1867; died 20 Dec 1904.

More About Adolph Arnold:
Burial: Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas)

Sources:

New Braunfels First Protestant Church Records, (typed English translation), Family Register, book 3, p. 434.

Gravestone - Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas), Prof. A. Babel.

Gravestone - Comal Cemetery (New Braunfels, Texas), Amalia Babel Fischer.

Gravestone - Kneupper Cemetery (near Kendalia, Texas), Sarah Kneupper.

Thanks to Chris Kneupper for this information.

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Sources

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Media: Tombstone
Title: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/guadalupe/history/emigrants/decoint.txt
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Title: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/tx/guadalupe/vitals/marriages/marbook1.txt
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