Member of the Fisher-Miller colony. 116 119
Shifting Sands of Calhoun County:
Rudolph was from Engebrod Hesse and a member of the Fisher-Miller colony. He married Catherine Dierlam, also a member of the Colony. He bought land in the Seadrift area, where his only son, Rudolph, was born on March 7, 1851.
Though deaths and estate divisions have decimated the original ranch, the old homestead is the residence and property of Milton Bertlow Bindewald in Seadrift. Children of George, William and Lula Bindewald have portions of Rudolph's property and some still reside in the area.
Rudolph Fredrick Bindewald's immigration contract with the Republic of Texas and Varin ( Society for Protection of Immigrants to Texas) was found in its original copy in the General Land Office Archives, Austin, Texas. Also found was a certificate for 640 acres of land to Rudolph Bindewald as a certified member of the Fisher-Miller Colony and that he was introduced into Texas before the first day of Sept.1846, by the German Immigration Company.
Brownson Malsch's book, Indianola - Mother Of Western Texas, states that Rudolph Bindewald was elected Justice of the Peace in 1846 for Precinct # 2 ( Indianola), but failed to qualify because he joined the Mexican War as First Lieutenant in August Buchel's Company of volunteers to the Mexican War. by George E. ( Bob ) Bindewald.
Original owner and builder of the Bindewald Ranch, which is still in existence in 2002. 116 119 122 123
2505. Catherine Ruth DIERLAM 115 116 117 (Johann Christopher3, Johann2, Christoph1) was born about 1816 115 116 and died in Nov 1861 115 116 about age 45.
Catherine married Louis John FOESTER 115 116 119 123 on 3 May 1858 in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA.115 116 122 Louis was born on 23 Jul 1828 in Neustadt On The Rhine, , Germany 115 116 and died on 2 Oct 1894 in Victoria, Victoria, TX 115 116 at age 66.
Noted events in his life were:
• Foster: Foster. 116 Aka
Catherine next married Rudolph Fredrick BINDEWALD Sr,116 117 son of BINDEWALD, about 1837.115 117 Rudolph was born on 14 Apr 1819 in Egenbrod, Hesse-Darmstadt, Ger 115 117 and died on 2 Jun 1852 in Seadrift, Calhoun, Texas, USA 115 116 117 122 at age 33. Another name for Rudolph was Rudolph Fredick BINDEWALD.115
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Alt Marriage: Between 1845 and 1850.
Noted events in his life were:
• Alt Birth: 14 Apr 1819, Engebrod, , Hesse-Darmstadt. 116
• Immigration: Dec 1845, Indianola, Calhoun, TX. 116
The child from this marriage was:
2519 M i. Rudolph BINDEWALD Jr 116 was born on 7 May 1851 in Long Mott, Calhoun, TX 116 and was buried after 19 Oct 1923 in Bindewald Cem., Seadrift, Calhoun, TX.116 120
Rudolph married Emma Christina CLOUDT 116 (b. 25 Mar 1854, d. 1 Aug 1935) on 14 Apr 1875 in Indianola-Port Lavaca, Calhoun, TX.116
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