Death Records

Transcribed from the Church Record Index at Zion Lutheran Church in Castroville, Texas.  These death records are not listed in any particular order and is only a partial transcription of the church records.  Surnames: Curd, Eichhorn, Eisenhauer, Etter, Gerdes, Hass, Heinzerling, Hoffman, Leidorf, Loessberg/Loesberg, Romme, Wagner and Walter.

Transcribed by Renee Smelley, July 1999

Mrs. Walter Eichhorn (nee Lucy Belle Curd), born 12 June 1899, died 9 Feb 1940 of Cancer. Mother Willie Curd and 3 brothers and 3 sisters. Sermon Text Jeramiah 31:3

Mrs. Philippina Eichhorn (nee Loessberg), born 28 March 1877, died 3 Dec 1943 of a stroke, buried Zion Lutheran Cemetery 5 Dec 1943. Sermon Text I John 4:16. Survived by 3 children: Mrs. Laura Pierce, Mrs. Martin Schmidt and Walter Eichhorn, 2 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.

Elisa Haas (Lutheran - born Taschler), age 33 years, 6 mos, 29 days. Died Castroville 3 April 1869, buried Castroville 4 April 1869 - Spouse Phillip Haas.

Samuel Etter (Lutheran), age 73 years, 9 mos, 6 days, died at Sause 4 October 1874, buried Sause 5 October 1874 - Spouse Elizabeth Etter.

John Hoffman (Lutheran, Dr. of Medicine), age 71 years, died Castroville 25 June 1879, buried Castroville 26 June 1879. Spouse - Petenella Hoffman.

Note: From what I have been told this couple had no children. I recorded their information because on the 1860 census Louis Eichhorn age 11 was living in their household.

Lina Haas (Lutheran), age 12 years, 10 months, 18 days, died at Francisco 8 October 1879, buried Francisco 9 October 1879. Parents - George & Anna Haas.

Louis Haas (Lutheran), age 15 years, 4 months, 11 days, died Francisco 6 October 1877, buried Sause 16 July 1877. Parents - George & Anna Haas.

Petronella Hoffman (Widow), age 89 years, 10 months, buried Castroville, Rev Hummel. Spouse - J. Hoffman (Medical Doctor, Castroville) born Pfalz, July 1800.

Henry Loesberg, age 52 years, 1 month, 10 days (heart attack) died SanAntonio 25 December 1917, buried Castroville 26 December 1917, born 27 October 1865. Rev. Kralik.

Gustav Eichorn age 48 years, 7 days (dropsy) died Biry, June 1, 1918 buried Castroville 2 June 1918. Rev. Kralik. Born Geronimo, 25 May 1870.

Anna Katherin Loesberg (nee Wagner) age 87 years, 3 months, 28 days, died Aug. Weber's Farm, LaCoste 2 June 1922, buried Castroville 3 June 1922, Rev. Kralik, born Kurhessen 4 February 1835.

Anna Loesberg (nee Haas) age 53 years, 3 months, 27 days, (heart attack), died LaCoste, 29 June 1923, buried Castroville 30 June 1923, Rev. Kralik, born Francisco 2 March 1870.

Lizzie Loesberg age 21 years, 6 months, 15 days, (typhoid), died 4 August 1924, buried Castroville 7 August 1924, Rev. Kralik, parents - Mr. & Mrs. Conrad Loesberg, born 1 January 1903.

George Haas, age 87 years, 2 months, 17 days, (heart attack), died Francisco 11 February 1925, buried Francisco 12 February 1925, born 24 November 1837.

George Loesberg, age 67 years, 4 months, 24 days, died SanAntonio 24 June 1926, buried Castroville 26 June 1926, born 21 January 1859.

Balze Balzen Romme, age 29 years, Farmer, died Quihi, 2 March 1857, buried Quihi, 3 March 1857, Spouse - Gertrude Loessberg.

Maria Loessberg (girl) age 26 years, died Loessberg Farm, 4 June 1857 buried Loesberg Farm 6 June 1857.

Anna Elisabeth Wagner, Lutheran, age 24 years, died Loesberg Farm, 26 March 1859, buried Loesberg Farm 27 March 1859, Parents - George and Elisa Aschenbrand Wagner, Spouse - John Loesberg.

Philip Haas (child) 5 years, 10 months, died Castroville, 6 May 1868, buried Francisco, 7 May 1868, Parents - Philip Haas.

Kathrina Loesberg, age 15 years, 4 months, 2 days, died San Antonio, 24 June 1869, buried Lower Medina 25 June 1869, Father John Loesberg.

George Jouis (maybe Louis) Haas (child), 11 months, 21 days, died Castroville, 21 March 1875, buried Castroville, 22 March 1875, Parents - Valentine Haas & Alke Gerdes.

Anna Catharine Loesberg (Lutheran, nee Heinzerling), age 67 years, 11 months, 11 days, died on son's farm 22 Oct 1875, buried on son's farm 23 October 1875, Spouse - John Henry Loesberg.

G. Louis Haas, age 63 years, died Castroville, 17 April 1877, buried Castroville 17 April 1877, Spouse - Maria Haas.

Conrad Gustav Wagner, 10 months, 22 days, died Lower Medina 17 September 1880, buried father's farm, 18 September 1880, Parents - Conrad Wagner & Maria Eisenhauer.

Conrad Wagner (lived Lower Medina), age 24 years, 7 months, 7 days, died 3 September 1881, buried Lower Medina 4 September 1881, Spouse - Maria Eisenhauer (had 4 children, 2 living, and 2 dead) born Dickerhausen, Hamburg Hessen 28 January 1839.

Henry Wagner, age 30 years, 5 months, 27 days, died LaCoste 23 August 1884, buried Castroville Farm, 24 August 1884, Spouse - Maria Elisa Eisenhauer, Parents - Adolph Wagner, Born in Hessen 26 February 1854.

John Henry Loesberg (farmer Lower Mediana), age 81 years, 8 months, 21 days, died 4 October 1887, buried 5 October 1887 (old age), Spouse - Anna Katherin Heiserling, born at Hessenau 13 January 1806.

John Loesberg (farmer Lower Medina), age 81 years, 6 months, 18 days, (old age), died 2 April 1892, buried at Farm 3 April 1892, Parents - Paul Loesberg (Kurhessen) & Martha Elisabeth nee Leidorf, born Kurhessen 15 September 1810.

Anna Maria Haas (widow) age 71 years, 8 months, 8 days, (died of Dropsy), 2 March 1894, buried 2 March 1894 in Castroville, Spouse - 1st Bruno Walter (1844), 2nd George Louis Haas, born at Alsas 22 June 1822.

Conrad Loessberg, 62 years, 2 months, 19 days, (stomach trouble) died LaCoste 6 December 1929, buried Castroville, New Cemetery, 8 December 1929, Parents - John George Loessberg, born Lower Medina 17 September 1867.

Medina County TXGenWeb,Death Records updated on 01/17/2013


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