Kubala, Charlotte (b. 06 JAN 1900, d. 30 JAN 1993)

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Note: MRS. ELISE WILLRICH

The subject of this sketch who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Emil Koehler, last Wednesday night, 16 October 1907, was one of the old landmarks of Fayette County. For several years the good old lady was blind, and an invalid, during which time her devoted daughter, Mrs. Koehler, administered to her every want and comfort. Death came to her peacefully, and amid the pleasant surroundings of a cheerful home. Her last years were one continual reign of darkness, through which only one ray of light crept - the kind devotion of her relatives and the hope that the allwise Creator would soon call her home. The summons came Wednesday and she responded cheerfully. She had attained the ripe old age of ninety-nine years, 5 mons and 19 days. Mrs. Willrich, who was the only daughter of Major Kukuk of the English Army, Hanovarian Division, was born at Hanover, Germany on April 27, 1808. She was married to Judge Georg K. Willrich and four children, two sons and two daughters, viz: Prof. Julius Willrich who resides at Bluff; Mrs. Gustav Groos of San Antonio, Otto Willrich and Mrs. Emil
Koehler of Bluff, were the fruits of this union. The family came to Texas in 1847 and located in Fayette County when the whole county was still in its infancy. Not only were her cares confined to the raising of her own children, but also to the raising of six children of her husband by a former marriage. Of these all have died except Mrs. Keuffel, who lives in Germany, and Mrs. John Vogt of O'Quinn. Beside her children, themselves grandparents, she leaves to mourn her loss twenty-three grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren. The funeral took place Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the home of Emil Koehler, and the remains were followed to the Lewis Cemetery by a very large number of relatives and friends who loved and honored her. May her rest be peaceful. [La Grange Journal, October 24, 1907]

"Mail from Mount Eliza to Germany"
Leon Hale

The last couple of days I've been reading the private mail of Elise Willrich, a remarkable woman who lived with her family in an extraordinary house, a few miles south of La Grange in the old Bluff community. She wrote the best letters. Listen to a few lines she penned to her father in Germany. These were written in 1848, after she had been in this country a year: "We have sold our slaves because they always ran away. It is said here that the Germans don't know how to handle negroes - are often too good to them, and Willrich (her husband) above all. The black people, we are told, are often in need of whipping, and neither of us could stand for that. At present we have a hired negress and when the opportunity presents itself we want to buy two half-grown children, hoping they may learn to become attached to us." In this same letter she described to her father what a Texas winter was like, to a person who spent the first 30-odd years of her life in northern Germany: "The winter here really doesn't exist, for the weather is very mild and only when a sudden norther arrives does it get unbearably cold, and then ice as thick as my finger forms in all the vessels containing water, and the water holes from which we fetch it also have a crust of ice. However . . . it never lasts more than two or three days." Her father had evidently asked about the bread in Texas. She wrote: "The bread is both healthy and palatable, if correctly made. It is made of maize, generally called corn here, which we grind three times through hand mills set coarse or fine. After grinding we sift it . . . and then it is almost like our wheat flour and can be used for cake and many other purposes . . . However it is troublesome to make bread in this way, for it has to be done three times daily, and invariably at the very moment when the hearth is already filled with pots and pans, and to these must be added two pots of bread with their lids filled with red-hot firebrands, which throw off a terrific heat." That large hearth she mentions is, I am told, still intact in the old Willrich home. The house, called Mount Eliza, was considered roomy and grand when it was finished in the 1840s. It is of German "fachwerk" construction, the walls framed in heavy timbers and filled in with stone and masonry. No one lives in the house now. It is owned by Karl Thuemler, is on private property and not open to the public. Elise Willrich's letters from Mount Eliza provide considerable information about the practical side of pioneer life in the mid-19th century Texas. It's astonishing to me that such a woman ever came to this state, and lived in pioneer style, making bread in iron pots on a stone hearth. Because in Germany she had been brought up in gentle ways. Her father was a German Army officer, and she was accustomed to dancing and partying and social doings. But her mother wanted Elise to learn survival in the country. In what seemed later to be a prophetic move, the mother sent Elise away from the bright lights for a year. She went to the country and learned to milk a cow, bake bread, kill a chicken, stuff sausage. But back in the city she married a judge, a widower with seven children, and had three of her own, and servants, and the good and easy life. They lived in Luneburg. Then one day her husband, Georg Carl Willrich, sent his wife a shocking message. He had gone to Hamburg, and had suddenly decided because of the political turmoil rising then in Germany, to move to Texas. He didn't even return home. He told Elise, in effect, "Break up the household. Bundle up the children. Bring what you can, sell the rest and follow me to Texas." She followed, on a sailing ship with that brood of children. Sixteen weeks at sea. In Texas, Fayette County, the roomy house that Elise Willrich found her husband building was the one that stands yet, by U.S. 77 about four miles south of La Grange. Elise lived in that house until her death. She was almost 100. The Willrichs give us a good example of the sort of contribution that 19th century German immigration made to Texas culture. Elise worked in the fields with her husband, even until her feet increased in size to the point that she couldn't wear the shoes she had in Germany. But she maintained her love for fine and gentle things. Along with all those children, she brought to the Texas wilderness fine linen tablecloths, and delicate china, and books, and sheet music. Germans brought much intellect and artistry to this state. Elise Willrich was proud of that. She wrote to her stepdaughter in Luneburg in 1850, "The people living around us are almost all cultured and well educated, and that is why our settlement has been called the High German settlement, and all its members strive to have their children well bred and educated." In that letter she enclosed a list of items she wanted sent to her. On the list were a spelling book for the children, and "all the bulbs you can get together . . . like queenscrown, lilies, tulips, hyacinths, narcissus . . . also cuttings from gardenia, of good quality." Mount Eliza became known for Georg Willrich's grapevine cuttings, and his tobacco which he evidently grew with great success. And for Elise's flowers. It was known also as a place of entertainment and enlightenment. The house has a roomy central hall that served as a stage for traveling minstrels and drama troupes. Elise's letters that I have quoted from were displayed, the last time I was there, at the Fayette County Heritage Museum in La Grange. I would guess from reading them that what she missed the most after she left her homeland (not counting a young son who stayed with her father) was butter and milk. She wrote home about the first cup of coffee she had with milk, after months without, and about the first piece of cornbread with butter. She described them as "nectar and ambrosia." That must have sounded curious to her father, for a daughter of such gentle upbringing to get all that lyrical about having butter on her cornbread. [The Houston Post, Sunday, May 13, 1979]

ELISE � OBITUARY

Excerpts from an obituary by L. de L. Tuttle, November 1907, translated in 1987 by Heinz-Georg Willrich of Heidelberg, Germany:

This magnificent lady was not known personally by many, because she retired from public life many years ago and spent her last three years in bed because of an unlucky accident during which she broke her right arm, but which healed perfectly, in spite of her old age; but at the same time her hip was injured, which made it impossible for her ever to walk again. Mrs. Willrich slowly got used to the life here. With her strong and gay spirit she made life for herself and her surroundings pleasant. She was an excellent pianist, sang very well and was talented in all the work that women do. Even when she laid in bed, she knit towels, gloves, bed socks, and as long as she could see well, the most wonderful laces. The last painful years of her life were made bearable by her faithful son Julius. He didn�t let her vivid spirit live in want. He read a lot to her, entertained her, explained the public events to her, the changes in private life. He also kept everything unpleasant from her, withheld the death of a lot of dear friends from her. Her nice daughter, Mrs. Louise Koehler, took care of her mother with self-sacrificing love day and night. If ever the heart of a mother was delighted by the love and loyalty of her children, then it was surely Mrs. Willrich. Her daughter Anna, Mrs. Groos, came more than once every year in order to spend some weeks with her dear mother. Her youngest son Otto lived near her and visited her very often during her sufferings. She bore those sufferings with exemplary patience. One didn�t recognize that she was almost blind and deaf. Her inquisitive spirit made those ailments forgotten. She was interested in everything in a fresh attentive way and her witty remarks testify of an unweakened mind.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 30, Page 12B.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 164, Page 4.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Cedar, Page 8

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Page 66

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Lyonsville Post Office, Page 125

Reference: 599

Reference: 1569

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Text: Texas, Karnes County, Precinct 36 E. D. 116, Page 9A

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Text: Texas, Karnes County, Precinct 3, E. D. 158, Page 14A

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Text: Texas, Karnes County, Precinct 3, E. D. 128-6, Page 3B.

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Data:
Text: Texas, Karnes County, State File Number 13851, March 1934

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Text: Texas, Karnes County, Precinct 3, E. D. 128-6, Page 3B

Note: BULLETIN

Mrs. V. H. Sladczyk has been named temporary manager of the Monument Hill State Park to fill the vacancy created by the death of her husband, V. H. �Monte� Sladczyk. The appointment of Mrs. Sladczyk was approved by the Texas State Parks Board Tuesday. She will act in that position until Dec. 1, 1955, when it is hoped that the vacancy will be filled. [The La Grange Journal, Thursday, November 17, 1955]

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, Ward 2, E. D. 52, Page 7B.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, E. D. 75, Page 8B.

Note: Pioneer Resident Is Taken By Death

Funeral services fro Mrs. Minna von Minden, 88, who passed away at the local hospital Thursday after a brief illness, were held at the chapel of Koenig Funeral Home Sunday at 3:30 PM. Rev. H. T. Flachmeier officiated, and interment was in the Rutersville Cemetery. Mrs. Von Minden, nee Kupferschmidt, was born at Holldorf, Germany, on Sept. 18, 1863, came to this country in 1872 and settled in Galveston. She was united in marriage with Henry von Minden in 1882, her husband preceding her in death in September 1921. Mrs. Von Minden had lived in Fayette County for the past 80 years, and in La Grange the past 33 years. She leaves six daughters, Miss Louise von Minden, Miss Meta von Minden, Mrs. Minnie Kruse, Mrs. Alfred Liebscher, Mrs. Annie Willrich and Mrs. Fritz F. Koopmann, all of or near La Grange; one son, Willie von Minden of La Grange; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. [The La Grange Journal, Thursday, May 22, 1952]

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Title: La Grange Journal, La Grange, TX
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Name: Fayette Public Library, La Grange, Texas

Data:
Text: Thursday, August 8, 1968.

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, La Grange, E. D. 29, Page 11A

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 51, Page 16B

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 3, E. D. 57, Page 3B

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Fayette County, State File Number 38558, September 4, 1952

Source: (Birth)
Title: La Grange Journal, La Grange, TX
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Name: Fayette Public Library, La Grange, Texas

Data:
Text: Thursday, May 22, 1952.

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Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Harris County, State File Number 13122, June 1912

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Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Title: 1930 United States Federal Census
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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Block 6801, E. D. 101-26, Page 17A

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 5, E. D. 87, Page 13A

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Harris County, State File Number 23019, June 8, 1934

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 3B

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 6, E. D. 67, Page 4B

Note: Divorced at death.

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Block 6801, E. D. 101-26, Page 17A

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 5, E. D. 87, Page 13A

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 1, E. D. 52, Page 3B

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Nueces County, State File Number 05531, February 12, 1973

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Taylor County, State File Number 9568, March 9, 1948

Note: Widower at death.

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Text: Texas, Harris County, Precinct 1, Houston, Ward 6, E. D. 67, Page 4B

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Harris County, State File Number 48383, October 1, 1956

Reference: 1209

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Fayette County, State File Number 86958, December 20, 1971

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Fayette County, State File Number 57673, November 7, 1961

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Text: Texas, Wharton County, Precinct 3, New Gulf, E. D. 241-7, Page 6A

Reference: 510

Note: Mrs. Anna Merrem

Early Tuesday morning, after a brief illness, Mrs. Anna Merrem, aged eighty-five years and thirteen days, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Hugo Lueders, in this city, and the next morning the body was taken to the Williams Creek cemetery and given Christian burial. Mrs. Merrem, a sister to the late John Laux, was bereft of her husband in the latter sixties, during the prevalence of the yellow fever siege, and was left with two daughters, small children to raise, one child, and infant preceded her. Mrs. Merrem remained on the farm after the family removed from La Grange, where she reared the two daughters who were later united in marriage with Paul Lueders and Hugo Lueders. Both of the daughters, a number of grandchildren, and several great-grandchildren survive. We bid the pilgrim to rest in peace and extend to the daughters and other relatives our sincere sympathy. [The La Grange Journal, Thursday, March 10, 1927]

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, La Grange, Ward 1, E. D. 31, Page 6A

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Text: Texas, Fayette County, E. D. 51, Page 5A

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Author: National Archives and Records Administration
Title: 1920 United States Federal Census
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Text: Texas, Fayette County, Precinct 1, E. D. 49, Page 3B

Source: (Burial)
Title: La Grange Journal, La Grange, TX
Publication: Name: La Grange, Fayette County, TX;Source Medium: Newspaper
Source Quality: GoodRepository:

Name: Fayette Public Library, La Grange, Texas

Data:
Text: Thursday, March 10, 1927

Source: (Name)
Title: Death Certificate

Data:
Text: Texas, Fayette County, State File Number 64096, February 13, 1953