Fourth Generation  

8. Johannes (John) C DIERLAM,^1,9,18,19 son of George DIERLAM and Anna Maria SCHNEIDER, was born on 10 Oct 1844 in Vadenrod, Hopfgarten, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,^1,9,10,18,20 died on 12 Aug 1924 in Seadrift, Calhoun, TX, USA ⁹ at age 79, and was buried in Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas.²⁰ Other names for Johannes were John, and²¹ Johnannes C DIERLAM.²⁰

General Notes: Immigrant from Germany to USA.

From Needham's certified birth certificate:

Occupation Farmer/Farming

MILITARY SERVICE RECORD OF FATHER

(1) Is the father reported to have been in such service? Yes.
(2) Name of organization in which service was rendered:
Unknown - (Civil WAR )
(3) Serial Number of Discharge Papers or Adjusted Service:
Certificate - - Unknown

From Kenneth Rury online tree at

http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=AHN&db=cloudt&id=I1025

"email: Adams, Kerrie Dean [kerrieadams88@hotmail]
Title: email: Adams, Kerrie Dean [kerrieadams88@hotmail.com] secondary email [jandka@hotmail.com]
I was raised in Seadrift Texas. My great-grandmother Frances de Cloudt Bierman, who died in 1960 at age 90, was the daughter of George and Augusta Bindewald de Cloudt. (German form "von" Cloudt). He had twin brothers, and other brothers and sisters. Richard lived in the Texas hill country.

Provided info from these books:
Calhoun County Historical Commission, Shifting Sands of Calhoun County, Texas (Port Lavaca, Texas, ca. 1980).
Seadrift Memories, Old Settlement, 1848-1986, Lower Mott-Seadrift" ^1,21

Noted events in his life were:

• Alt Death: 28 Dec 1924. ²⁰

• John: John, Aka. ¹⁸

Johannes married Catherine A. COWARD ^9,18,19,20 on 15 Oct 1866 in , Galveston, TX ^1,9.^,20 Catherine was born in 1848 in Calcasieu Parish La/Calcasieu Co., LA ^1,9,10,18,20 and died in Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas.²⁰ Another name for Catherine was Kate COWARD.¹

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  John DIERLAM

         ii.  Alice DIERLAM

        iii.  Lillian (Lily) DIERLAM

         iv.  Annie DIERLAM

          v.  Dolly DIERLAM

         vi.  Joseph DIERLAM

4       vii.  Needham DIERLAM (born on 17 Jan 1879 in Seadrift, Calhoun, TX, USA - died on 10 Aug 1956)

       viii.  Kate DIERLAM

         ix.  Addison DIERLAM

9. Catherine A. COWARD,^9,18,19,20 daughter of Needham Allen COWARD Sr and Elizabeth Ann PERKINS, was born in 1848 in Calcasieu Parish La/Calcasieu Co., LA ^1,9,10,18,20 and died in Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas.²⁰ Another name for Catherine was Kate COWARD.¹

General Notes: As of Needham's birth: Seven born including Needham, four living at that time. Occupation Housewife ¹⁰

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Birth: 1847, Calcasieu Parish La/Calcasieu Co., LA. ^9,20

• She appeared on the census in 1850. ²⁰ Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Catherine married Johannes (John) C DIERLAM ^1,9,18,19 on 15 Oct 1866 in , Galveston, TX ^1,9.^,20 Johannes was born on 10 Oct 1844 in Vadenrod, Hopfgarten, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany,^1,9,10,18,20 died on 12 Aug 1924 in Seadrift, Calhoun, TX, USA ⁹ at age 79, and was buried in Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas.²⁰ Other names for Johannes were John, and²¹ Johnannes C DIERLAM.²⁰

10. Fred L DECK,^1,13 son of George DECK and Appolonia DESANT.

General Notes: County Clerk of Calhoun County at Indianola, Texas. ¹³

Fred married Lena Caroline WIHLMER OR WILMERS ¹.^{,13 1}

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  George DECK

         ii.  Katherine (Kate) DECK

        iii.  Joseph DECK

5        iv.  Elizabeth (Lizzie) DECK (born in 1871 - died on 6 Jan 1958)

          v.  John DECK (born in Indianola, Calhoun, TX, USA)

         vi.  Carrie DECK

        vii.  Fred DECK

11. Lena Caroline WIHLMER OR WILMERS,^1,13 daughter of John WIHLMER OR WILMERS and Elizabeth HAGENBERRY.

Lena married Fred L DECK ¹.^{,13 1}

12. Samuel THOMPSON .

General Notes: Dorothy writes "I never saw them - know nothing more about them except their children." ¹⁶

Samuel married Martha.^{16 16}

Children from this marriage were:

          i.  Alice THOMPSON (born in , , Michigan, USA)

         ii.  Will THOMPSON (born in , , Michigan, USA)

6       iii.  Jessie/Jesse R THOMPSON (born on 23 Jul 1875 in , , , Ohio, USA - died on 17 Dec 1952 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA)

         iv.  Dora May Thompson BULLIS (born on 22 Jul 1878 in , Barry, Michigan, USA - died in 1928 in General Hospital, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

          v.  John FLEMING

13. Martha .¹⁶

Martha married Samuel THOMPSON.¹⁶

14. John M SMITH ^2,11 was born on 14 Mar 1861 ² and died on 12 Nov 1932 ² at age 71.

John married Lola May LAWRENCE ²² on 1 Jun 1881.² Lola was born on 21 May 1863 in , , New York, USA ²² and died on 19 Nov 1945 ² at age 82.

Children from this marriage were:

7         i.  Helen May/Mae SMITH (born on 3 Mar 1881 in , , , Canada - died on 16 Oct 1954 in Pasadena, Los Angeles, CA, USA)

         ii.  Pearl Alberta SMITH (born on 21 Apr 1883 in Lansing, Ingham, MI, USA - died on 19 Dec 1960 in Bath, Steuben, NY, USA)

        iii.  Francis Owen SMITH (born on 13 Dec 1885)

         iv.  Lee Conover SMITH (born on 29 Mar 1888)

15. Lola May LAWRENCE,²² daughter of Samuel LAWRENCE and Hannah Elizabeth GRINNELL, was born on 21 May 1863 in , , New York, USA ²² and died on 19 Nov 1945 ² at age 82.

General Notes: 1880 census, Doing Housework.

Uncle Ron says remembers meeting her, so must have been age 2 or 3. ²²

Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the census in 1880 in Delta, Eaton, Michigan, USA. ²²

Lola married John M SMITH ^2,11 on 1 Jun 1881.² John was born on 14 Mar 1861 ² and died on 12 Nov 1932 ² at age 71.