Baron Von Pelden G. Moritz Friederich Wilhelm Cornelius CLOUDT and Elisabeth USSHER
Husband Baron Von Pelden G. Moritz Friederich Wilhelm Cornelius CLOUDT 6
Born: 21 Jun 1786 - Lauersforth, Kingdom Prussia 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:
Father: Von Pelden G. Jost Friedrich Reinhard CLOUDT Chamberlain (1755-1831) 6 Mother: Von Brackel Zu Josephine Caroline Bernhardine Freiin [Freiherrin] BREIDTMAR ( - ) 6
Marriage: 16 Apr 1811 - Lismore, Waterford, Ireland 6
Noted events in his life were:• He was Lutheran. 6
Wife Elisabeth USSHER 6
Born: 12 Jul 1791 - , , , Ireland 6,200 Baptized: Died: Buried:
Father: Arthur USSHER (Between 1776- ) 6,163 Mother:
Children
1 F Von Margaretha CLOUDT 6
Born: - Bef 1815 6,20 Baptized: Died: Buried:
2 M Von Frederick D. CLOUDT 6
Born: After 30 Mar 1815 - , , , Belgium 6 Baptized: Died: After 1870 - , , TX 6 Buried:Spouse: Catherine FRANZ (Abt 1837- ) 6,34 Marr: 5 Jun 1854 - , Calhoun, TX 6,40
3 M De Arthur CLOUDT 6
Born: 13 Dec 1817 - Wilhelminenholz Near Aurich, Kingdom Hannover 6,163 Baptized: Died: Abt 1870 - Junction, Kimble, TX 6 Buried:Spouse: Martha Ellen LEWIS ( - ) 6,130
4 M De Richard CLOUDT 6
Born: 13 Dec 1817 - Wilhelminenholz Near Aurich, Kingdom Hannover 6 Baptized: Died: 19 Apr 1904 - , Kimble, TX 6 Buried: After 19 Apr 1904 - Copperas Cem., West Of Junction, Kimble, TX 6Spouse: Mary FRISCHMEYER (1832-1901) 6 Marr: 20 Oct 1852 - , Gillespie, TX 6
5 M De George William CLOUDT 6
Born: 22 Oct 1819 - Deverwiese Community, Aschendorf, Germany 6 Baptized: Died: 10 Feb 1888 - Long Mott, Calhoun, TX 6 Buried: After 10 Feb 1888 - DE Cloudt Cem., Victoria, Calhoun, TX 6,132Spouse: Augusta BINDEWALD (1828-1894) 6,34 Marr: 18 May 1849 - Indianola-Port Lavaca, Calhoun, TX 6,133
6 M Von Jost Wirich CLOUDT 6
Born: 17 Feb 1823 - Deverwiese Community, Aschendorf, Germany 6 Baptized: Died: 7 Aug 1867 - Indianola, Calhoun, TX 6 Buried:Spouse: Unknown ( - ) 6Spouse: Dorothea HEINS ( - ) 6
7 F Von Josephine Friedericke CLOUDT 6,28
Born: - 13 Nov 1824 6 Baptized: Died: - 1915 6 Buried:Spouse: Captain HOYNS ( - ) 6
8 F Von Constantia Eliza CLOUDT 6,20,28
Born: - 20 Dec 1826 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:
9 F Von Martha CLOUDT 6,20,28
Born: - 9 Aug 1829 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:
10 F Von Elizabeth CLOUDT 6,20,28
Born: - 11 Jun 1832 6 Baptized: Died: Buried:
General Notes (Husband)
Baron von Cloudt Moritz was a Brigade Major in the King's German Legion and fought in the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington.
Full name: Moritz Friedrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Cornelius
Mauritz Wilhelm Ferdinand Cornelius von Pelden named Cloudt, born on June 21, 1786, was directed to study as his father was. He sent him to Moers to the secondary school. But there the secondary school, normally filled with famous and learned, was totally disorganized, because of the French occupation. Three professor's chairs were left open, and Mauritz could not continue at university as would have been the case earlier. Therefore the father would have had to send him to a different school. On the one hand, this was doubtful because of the management of French schools. On the other hand, the father could not afford the costs to support the son abroad. He requested the King of Prussia to give him a spot in the Military School. The King reject this offhandedly, because no one was allowed in who had not gone to Cadet House [school] before. The father then petitioned the King to take his son into the Cadet House. This, too, the King rejected, with the postscript that he could do no more than offer Mauritz an officer's status, Freikorporal, with a regiment of the father's choice. For the father, this unfavorable reply was unexpected. Jost Friedrich had waited on the King during his stay at Wesel in 1799 or 1800, had presented his son, perhaps then at the age of twelve, to him, was treated extremely graciously by the King, spoke lengthily with the King about the conditions of the province, and was invited to the royal table daily during the King's presence. Had he orally asked the King then, he would certainly have reached his goal. However, at that time, Jost Friedrich wanted not to request any favor from the King and hoped the French occopation of the country could not be of a much longer duration. Jost Friedrich, affected by the refusal, made no further propositions. He found the opportunity to place his son in the Hannovarian service and brought him to Hameln in January 1803, where he was admitted to the 7th Infantry Regiment as a Cadet. His father stayed with him in Hameln for three weeks where he was wined and dined by all of the high and low officers, and had pleasurable days there. His son received lodging, food and breeding from Captain von Brandis and was taken into the house as a child. He found a loyal mentor in the respectable Lieutenant, now Lt. Col., Dammers. That same year, he was already nominated to be an officer and was waiting for his commission from London when the French occupied the Hannovarian Provinces; the army broke up, and the troops went their own way on July 13, 1803. Now there was nothing left for him to do but be the standard bearer, beginning in early February 1806, for the 2nd Dragoon Regiment of the English-German Legion which embarked for England at Bremerlehe. At first the regiment stayed here; then they were sent to Ireland, and, from there, they were shipped to Portugal and Spain with Wellington's army. In the last years he was a brigade major and was in various battles, among others near Vitoria. In the Battle of Waterloo he was wounded in the left shoulder. After the peace and the English-German Legion was transferred to Hannover, he retained half of his English pay and a squadron of the Second Dragoons, once second Leib-Kurassier Regiment which is presently in East Fresia and assigned to this province. This was such a sore point with the father, that now he found cause to be thankful to providence that his wish to enlist his son in Prussian services was not fulfilled. He became firmly convinced that Good Providence guides the fate of men and it would be much worse for the short sighted mortals, rather than useful, if they received their every wish. 6,144,147,148,149
General Notes (Wife)
Eliza Ussher from Camphire House, Waterford County, Ireland, a descendant of the prominent Irish Ussher family who in earlier times held the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin. 6
Notes (Marriage)
Mauritz married Elisa Usher in Ireland in 1810 (sic).* This family supposedly came from England. It has, however, been settled in Ireland a very long time and is very wealthy. This family practiced the protestant faith. The name Usher in England means a person who stands at the court's door or guides someone to his seat, and I presume that there was an official position as such, and that the family was so named. Even today at large cermonies in England, e.g. the crowning of a King, the office of usher is to be found. Likewise in Germany, there are many families called Marshal, Truchses and Schenk. They have taken their names from hereditary positions and officers of the court. They are all different and not related and display totally different family crests. The office of an usher also appears in Germany. The died out family of my great-great-grandmother, Anna von Haes, possessed the hereditary office of usher at the Archbishopric of Cologne.
From this marriage there are five sons and two daughters living now in 1826. Two sons died young.</blockquote> 6
General Notes for Child Von Margaretha CLOUDT
Margaretha was the first born, probably several years old in 1815 when her mother mentions her in a letter to Mauritz, "Your little Madge speaks often of you." 6,177
General Notes for Child Von Frederick D. CLOUDT
Frederick was probably the child in utero referred to in a letter which is dated "Thursday the 30th 1815." Probably this letter was written from Belgium since Eliza mentions the presence of the father of Mauritz (who was visiting form Weilburg). The letter was probably written the 30th of March since Thursday was on the 30th only in March and November in 1815 and no mention is made of the wounds received by her husband in the Battle of Waterloo. Jost Frederich mentions leaving Belgium in May 1815 shortly before the Battle of Waterloo.
Depending on when Frederick was born he was either born in Belgium or Prussia. 1870 Census record says Belgium so that is most likely.
Source: Shifting Sands of Calhoun County
Among the group coming to Texas with the Fisher-Miller Colony that arrived in Indianola, Texas in 1846, were the five deCloudt brothers from Germany: Arthur, George William, Frederick, Richard, and Jost Wyrich. This family had for many years been owners of many acres of land in Germany, however, due to taxes, poor management and the ever present threat of war, these brothers sought fortunes in America. Not being affluent, they sought employment but found none in Indianola.
They went to Laredo, Texas and joined Company A, 6th Texas Rangers under Captain Mirabeau Lamar. Next, they went to Mexico and fought in the Mexican War under Generals Scott and Taylor in Vera Cruz.
On returning to Texas, the brothers separated; Jost Wyrich returned to Germany; Frederick stayed in Indianola; Arthur and Richard went on to the Hill Country, settling at Rocksprings and Fredericksburg. Richard served as second sheriff of Gillespie County, later moving to Blanco, Kerr, Edwards and Bexar Counties.
Frederick died in Texas.
Land Survey: Blanco County, TX
Land Survey, Blk, Grantee, Leag, Section, Abs
Arthur De Cloudt, , A. DeCloudt, , 340, 110
F. DeCloudt, , F. DeCloudt, , 11.5, 141
Listed as Cloudt. 6,25,156,176,177
General Notes for Child De Arthur CLOUDT
Arthur von Cloudt served in the Hannoverian Army. He was commissioned as a a Cadet in the 2. Regiment of the Queen's Dragoons for 2 years and 2-2/3 months, and as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2. Regiment of the body-Dragoons for 5 years and 2-1/2 months. He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant in the 2. Regiment of the Body-Dragoons on March 22, 1843. He was discharged in August 9, 1844.
Religion: Lutheran
Source: Shifting Sands of Calhoun County
Among the group coming to Texas with the Fisher-Miller Colony that arrived in Indianola, Texas in 1846, were the five deCloudt brothers from Germany: Arthur, George William, Frederick, Richard, and Jost Wyrich. This family had for many years been owners of many acres of land in Germany, however, due to taxes, poor management and the ever present threat of war, these brothers sought fortunes in America. Not being affluent, they sought employment but found none in Indianola.
They went to Laredo, Texas and joined Company A, 6th Texas Rangers under Captain Mirabeau Lamar. Next, they went to Mexico and fought in the Mexican War under Generals Scott and Taylor in Vera Cruz.
On returning to Texas, the brothers separated; Jost Wyrich returned to Germany; Frederick stayed in Indianola; Arthur and Richard went on to the Hill Country, settling at Rocksprings and Fredericksburg. Richard served as second sheriff of Gillespie County, later moving to Blanco, Kerr, Edwards and Bexar Counties.
Land Survey: Blanco County, TX
Land Survey, Blk, Grantee, Leag, Section, Abs
Arthur De Cloudt, , A. DeCloudt, , 340, 110
F. DeCloudt, , F. DeCloudt, , 11.5, 141 6,28,130,156,164
General Notes for Child De Richard CLOUDT
Richard de Cloudt and his twin brother Arthur were born December 13, 1817, at Wilhelminenholz near Aurich in Hannover. They were the sons of Baron Moritz Fridrich Wilhelm Ferdinand Cornelius von Cloudt and his wife Elizabeth (Ussher). Moritz was a Brigade Major in the King's German Legion and fought in the Battle of Waterloo under the Duke of Wellington. Richard's grandfathers were Friedrich von Cloudt, Royal Prussian Chamberlain, and Arthur Ussher from Camphire, county of Waterford, Ireland. Richard was the namesake of his uncle, Richard Ussher, Esq., of county of Waterford, Ireland.
Richard de Cloudt served as a Cadet in the Hannoverian Army. He was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in the 6th Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1839. His request for discharge was received August 9, 1844.
Richard de Cloudt sailed on the ship Apollo which left Bremen and arrived in Galveston, TX on December 20, 1844. At that time Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels, commissioner General of the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, was in Texas preparing for the arrival of the German colonists. In Prince Solms's Eighth Report from Galveston on February 8, 1845, he stated: "We now have about 140 heads of families and single person...(including) the Hannoverian...Lieutenant...von Cloudt (infantry, but a good horseman)...(who) arrived on the ship Apollo."
Source: Shifting Sands of Calhoun County
Among the group coming to Texas with the Fisher-Miller Colony that arrived in Indianola, Texas in 1846, were the five deCloudt brothers from Germany: Arthur, George William, Frederick, Richard, and Jost Wyrich. This family had for many years been owners of many acres of land in Germany, however, due to taxes, poor management and the ever present threat of war, these brothers sought fortunes in America. Not being affluent, they sought employment but found none in Indianola.
They went to Laredo, Texas and joined Company A, 6th Texas Rangers under Captain Mirabeau Lamar. Next, they went to Mexico and fought in the Mexican War under Generals Scott and Taylor in Vera Cruz.
On returning to Texas, the brothers separated; Jost Wyrich returned to Germany; Frederick stayed in Indianola; Arthur and Richard went on to the Hill Country, settling at Rocksprings and Fredericksburg. Richard served as second sheriff of Gillespie County, later moving to Blanco, Kerr, Edwards and Bexar Counties.
Richard Von Cloudt was in New Braunfels in 1845. On June 4, 1846, he sold his farm land in New Branfels. That same month he enlisted for service in the Mexican War. He served as a Private (bugler) from June 29, 1846, to December 15, 1848. He first served under Capt. Robert A. Gillespie, 1st Regiment Mounted volunteers, in whose honor Gillespie County, created in 1848, was named. Richard suffered an injury in the Battle of Monterey. Later he wrote about this service as follows: "I crossed the Rio Grande when in Capt. Gillespie's Company, went to Comargo where all the U.S. troops went. From there (I) went to Monterey where I engaged in the battle. Our Capt. Gillespie fell in the battle. I assisted carrying him out. He died next morning. Afterwards Gillespie's Company was dissolved and I was discharge by Hays. ...After my discharge, I re-enlisted in Capt. Lamr's Company." (Capt. M. B. Lamar's Co., Texas Cavalry which later became Capt. Lamar's Co., Bell's Regiment, Texas Mounted Volunteers.) When the period of the first service was up in October, 1847, Richard promply re-enlisted for another year with the same company. He later served in Capt. Sutton's Company Mounted Volunteers and was dischared from this company in December, 1848.
By 1850 Richard had settled near Zodiac Mills and Live Oak Creek in Gillespie County with his twin brother Arthur. Arthur's naturalization papers state that he was a native of Aurich in Germany. Richard's brothers, George and Jost Wirich, settled in Indianola, Calhoun County. Jost Wirich died in Indianola and his widow and children apparently returned to Germany. Frederick de Cloudt of Calhoun County, later of Blanco County, was also a brother of Richard arriving in TX in 1848. Passenger & Immigration Lists indicate also a W Cloudt (William) arrived in TX 1854 and was probably related to Richard along with a Francis Cloudt.
Richard was five feet ten inches tall, blue-eyed, light-haired, and of fair complexion. He spoke fluent French, German, Spanish, and English. He served as second sheriff of Gillespie County in 1850. He was assistant marshal of Blanco County in 1870 and took the census there in that year.
On October 20, 1852, Richard Cloudt married Mary Frischmeyer (or Freschmeyer), born August 31, 1832, daughter of Louise and Karl (Charles) Christian Frischmeyer. Pastor Burchard Dangers of the Vereins-Kirche performed the cermony. Richard and Mary had five children:
Mary Elizabeth (Elise), b. Aug. 23, 1853, m. William Sultemeier
Frank, b. Dec 9, 1854, m. Lena Brockmann
Erich, b. Nov. 15, 1856, m. Margaret Wooten
Moritz (Joe), b. May 24, 1859, m. Celia Robertson
Clara, b. Feb. 12, 1863, m. Monroe Kirkland
Soon after their first child, Elise, was born, Richard registered a cattle brand in her name. It was figure o|o rotated 90 degree and placed on left hip.
About 1885, Richard and Mary de Cloudt moved from Blanco County to Kimble County where their children were living. There Richard died on April 19, 1904. His wife, Mary, died February 16, 1901. Both were buried in the Copperas Cemetery West of Junction, Texas.
During his lifetime, Richard used three variations of his surname. Records in Hannover (now Germany) use Von Cloudt. After he came to Texas, he used de Cloudt or Cloudt.
The use of the prefix de in de Cloudt by one known to be born in Hannover and who emigrated from Germany is somewhat unusual. On the other hand, the "dt" ending of the name is German rather than French. However, in original records prepared by Richard and on his tombstome the name de Cloudt is used. Because of the French influence during that time, some members of the von Pelden named Cloudt family began to be referred to as "de Cloudt." In the original records of this family in Texas the name often appears as "von Cloudt," "de Cloudt," or "Cloudt."
Tombstone records birth date of 24 Dec 1815.
Tombstone reads Richard de Cloudt. Wife Mary buried in same cemetery.
From: Bremen, GERMANY on the ship Apollo. 6,26,28,29,147,156,164
General Notes for Child De George William CLOUDT
Source: Shifting Sands of Calhoun County
Among the group coming to Texas with the Fisher-Miller Colony that arrived in Indianola, Texas in 1846, were the five deCloudt brothers from Germany: Arthur, George William, Frederick, Richard, and Jost Wyrich. This family had for many years been owners of many acres of land in Germany, however, due to taxes, poor management and the ever present threat of war, these brothers sought fortunes in America. Not being affluent, they sought employment but found none in Indianola.
They went to Laredo, Texas and joined Company A, 6th Texas Rangers under Captain Mirabeau Lamar. Next, they went to Mexico and fought in the Mexican War under Generals Scott and Taylor in Vera Cruz. Also fought at Chapultepec and Churubusco, Mexico.
On returning to Texas, the brothers separated; Jost Wyrich returned to Germany; Frederick stayed in Indianola; Arthur and Richard went on to the Hill Country, settling at Rocksprings and Fredericksburg. Richard served as second sheriff of Gillespie County, later moving to Blanco, Kerr, Edwards and Bexar Counties.
The following paragraph in the Shifting Sands of Calhoun County, according to Kerrie Adams is not correct. The place being discribed is the Bindewald ranch house, mainly because the de Cloudt ranch house was destroyed sometime before 1947. The bindewald ranch house was 2 stories before Hurricane Carla in the early 1960's. and is next to the Cloudt ranch. The storm messed the top story up and Berlow took it down and made it a one story house.
George William landed on Texas soil and became a Texan. He was able to speak several languages, including fluent English. Evidently having engineering skill, he built his ranch house of Florida pine and it withstood all storms and hurricanes with no damage. For that day, it was large, with four rooms downstairs, with a large dining room and kitchen at one end of the hall. Upstairs was one large room, a window at each end and two dormers. It is still in full use as a home today.
George William stayed in Calhoun County and built a home on a bluff facing what was called Espiritu Santo Bay [commonly called spirit center bay, except that bay is 10 to 15 miles away from there, what she should have written was San Antonio Bay, ...the de Cloudt ranch is at the headwaters of San Antonio Bay or could say Mission Bay. You see there are 2 small bays in the headwaters of s.a. bay, one is Mission and the other is Hines but I think Hines is farther to the west side, and they both are in the path of where the Guadalupe River runs out.], between Long Mott and Seadrift. He married Augusta Bindewald Dieffenbach, a widow. They were the parents of six girls and one boy.
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/view/II/hvi11.html
Shortened version of INDIANOLA, TEXAS history: The port of Indianola, on Matagorda Bay in Calhoun County, was founded in August 1846 as Indian Point by Sam Addison Whiteqv and William M. Cook. In 1844 a stretch of beach near the point had been selected by Carl, Prince of Solms Braunfels, commissioner general of the Adelsverein, as the landing place for German immigrants bound for western Texas under the sponsorship of the society. The German landing area was referred to, briefly, as Karlshafen. In February 1849 the name of the growing town was changed to Indianola. Indianola was the county seat of Calhoun County from 1852 to 1886. In a short time, Indianola achieved the rank of the second port of Texas, a position it held until the catastrophic hurricane of September 16, 1875, devastated the low-lying city and caused great loss of life. The town rebuilt on a smaller scale and then was almost obliterated by the hurricane of August 20, 1886, and the accompanying fire. By 1887 the site had been abandoned.
BIBLIOGRAPHY: T. Lindsay Baker, Ghost Towns of Texas (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986). Brownson Malsch, Indianola-The Mother of Western Texas (Austin: Shoal Creek, 1977). 6,28,34,35,49
General Notes for Child Von Jost Wirich CLOUDT
Source: Shifting Sands of Calhoun County
Among the group coming to Texas with the Fisher-Miller Colony that arrived in Indianola, Texas in 1846, were the five deCloudt brothers from Germany: Arthur, George William, Frederick, Richard, and Jost Wyrich. This family had for many years been owners of many acres of land in Germany, however, due to taxes, poor management and the ever present threat of war, these brothers sought fortunes in America. Not being affluent, they sought employment but found none in Indianola.
They went to Laredo, Texas and joined Company A, 6th Texas Rangers under Captain Mirabeau Lamar. Next, they went to Mexico and fought in the Mexican War under Generals Scott and Taylor in Vera Cruz.
On returning to Texas, the brothers separated; Jost Wyrich [wife] returned to Germany; Frederick stayed in Indianola; Arthur and Richard went on to the Hill Country, settling at Rocksprings and Fredericksburg. Richard served as second sheriff of Gillespie County, later moving to Blanco, Kerr, Edwards and Bexar Counties.
His widow and children apparently returned to Germany. 6,28,31
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