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From: "Caroline Pointer" <>
Subject: Re: [GERMAN-TEXAN] Germans in Texas
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 14:13:40 -0500
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Hi Mary,

I don't know if you're familiar with Texas geography, but in case you're not: Bastrop and Burleson (which is where your family lived before Bastrop) is about 30 miles southeast of Austin, putting it near what's considered the "Hill Country". The "Hill Country" is roughly west and northwest of Austin & Bastrop. Burleson is east of Austin and northeast of Bastrop. Galveston is located further southeast. In other words, Bastrop and Burleson are "on the way", so to speak, to the Hill Country where there were concentrated German settlements. Although these were not the only ones -- Bastrop and Burleson had some German settlers, too.

I'm still looking for Elizabeth's mom and the ship's manifest, but I did find that her maiden name was possibly Fischer. I don't know how much info you already have, but I do have some more info concerning the Eschenberger/Eschberger/Esperger family. Please email me if you're interested.


Caroline Pointer


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