Johannes (John) C DIERLAM and Catherine A. COWARD

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Husband Johannes (John) C DIERLAM ^6,13,34,37

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            AKA: John,  39 Johnannes C DIERLAM  5
           Born: 10 Oct 1844 - Vadenrod, Hopfgarten, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany 5,6,13,37,208
       Baptized: 
           Died: 12 Aug 1924 - Seadrift, Calhoun, TX, USA 37
         Buried:  - Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas 5

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         Father: George DIERLAM (1808-1851) 5,6,13,34,37
         Mother: Anna Maria SCHNEIDER (1816-1862) 6,34,37,39

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       Marriage: 15 Oct 1866 - , Galveston, TX 5,13,37

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Noted events in his life were:

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• Alt Death: 28 Dec 1924. ⁵

• John: John, Aka. ⁶

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Wife Catherine A. COWARD ^5,6,34,37

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            AKA: Kate COWARD  13
           Born: 1848 - Calcasieu Parish La/Calcasieu Co., LA 5,6,13,37,208
       Baptized: 
           Died:  - Seadrift, Calhoun Co., Texas 5
         Buried: 

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         Father: Needham Allen COWARD Sr (1815-1866) 5,6,37
         Mother: Elizabeth Ann PERKINS (1818-1869) 5,6,34,37

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Noted events in her life were:

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• Alt Birth: 1847, Calcasieu Parish La/Calcasieu Co., LA. ^5,37

• She appeared on the census in 1850. ⁵ Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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Children

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1 M John DIERLAM ^13,61

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2 F Alice DIERLAM ^13,61

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3 F Lillian (Lily) DIERLAM ^13,46,61

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         Spouse: ALLEN (      -      ) 46

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4 F Annie DIERLAM ^13,61

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5 F Dolly DIERLAM ¹³

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         Spouse: ROEMER (      -      ) 46

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6 M Joseph DIERLAM ¹³

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7 M Needham DIERLAM ^13,37

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           Born: 17 Jan 1879 - Seadrift, Calhoun, TX, USA 37,208
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           Died: 10 Aug 1956 13,46
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         Spouse: Elizabeth (Lizzie) DECK (1871-1958) 13
           Marr: Abt 1890 13,37

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8 F Kate DIERLAM ⁶¹

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9 M Addison DIERLAM ⁶¹

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General Notes (Husband)

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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" ^13,39

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General Notes (Wife)

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As of Needham's birth: Seven born including Needham, four living at that time. Occupation Housewife ²⁰⁸

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General Notes for Child John DIERLAM

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Ron's cryptic notes:

Baptist Preacher, Seadrift

A. S. - Bay City
Has living son & daughter (Ester Coffey) Seadrift
Arrow from 'daughter' above to:
Patricia Walker Port Lavaca
Cezile Bonnean - Seadrift

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General Notes for Child Needham DIERLAM

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"Uncle Need's Brothers & Sisters:

Needham Dierlam
Joe "
John "
Alice
Lillian
Annie
Kate
Addison
There is one more but they don't know her name." ⁶¹