| Name |
Charles Henry BROSSMANN [1, 2, 3] |
| Born |
2 Aug 1839 |
Auma, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigrant? |
1856 |
- Noted by Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson
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| Census |
1860 |
Bellville, Austin Co., Texas |
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| Census |
1870 |
Bellville, Austin Co., Texas |
- carpenter; real estate 2,000, pers. estate 275; born in Saxony; both parents of foreign birth; US Citizen
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| Census |
1900 |
Southwestern Insane Asylum, Bexar Co., Texas |
- patient, aged 43, from Germany; no information on parents; U.S. Citizen
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| Immigrant? |
Y |
| Occupation |
carpenter on 1860 census for Bellville, TX |
| Obituary |
Obit., San Antonio Express, 13 Jan. 1905:
C.H. BROSSMAN
C.H. Brossman, aged 67 years, of Belleville, Tex., died at the South [ ] Insane asylum of chronic nephritis. The deceased is survived by a son A. H. Brossman. The remains are to be taken to Bellville for interment today. |
| Died |
12 Jan 1905 |
San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas [4] |
- This says that he died in the San Antonio insane asylum, where he had been living since 11 June 1895. It also says that he was a U.S. Citizen.
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| Buried |
Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas |
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| Notes |
- He immigrated to Texas in 1856. He had apparently been educated as an architect in Germany, I don't know that any other family members came over. He was 17; he brought with him the chest that is in still in the family (it was at the foot of his grand-daughter Metta V. Tomlinson's bed; it has been refinished). He became an overseer on the Crump plantation on the Brazos River in Austin Co., TX.
He was in the US Civil War, apparently as a drummer in Waul's Texas Legion. He is included on the Civil War page.
Other objects of his remain. The watch fob that he is wearing it in the photo still exists in the family. These notes are by Alma Tomlinson, on two fruit bowls brought back from Germany in 1886:
"CH Brossman sailed from New York to Bremen with a friend Carl Schauerhaume (sp?) for a visit to relations. CHB visited his mother in Auma-Thuringen, Germany, returning on July 21, 1886. Brought home t[w]o Dresden fruit bowls—Morning Glory and allure—one for his Elise and one for his mother in law Metta Umland—willed to Metta v. Ro. then to AvR & now owned by Metta T[omlinson]. The other to Irma vR-B and now owned by Jeanne Boettcher-Botoski."
A second note:
"The morning glory fruit bowl—Dresden China—bro't to Tex by CHB from Auma, Germany one for his [wife Elise] one for his mo' in law—willed down the line. & now owned by Metta T. Lansdale, the other by Jeanne B-Botowski (Stevens), 1958. CH Brossman bro't the Fruit bowl from Auma, German, visited his mother in 1886."
A third:
“Miss Jennie Ballantine was sister of Judge Crump where they lived on a very large Brazos River Plantation in Austin Co. near Bellville Texas. When C.H. Brossman came to Texas from Germany at the age of 17 years (1856), he worked there. Misse Jennie taught him the English language. b. 1839, d. Jan. 13. 1905. His son-in-law, Wm von Rosenberg of Halletsville died Feb. 5 1905. In [the] early 1870s [he was] elected country treasurer, had office 20 years. {He] had been [ unreadable few words ] like his children. Built many homes [?near river].”
This last note is penned on the inside cover of a book given by “Miss Jennie” to “Miss Metta Brossman.”
He apparently suffered from depression and died of heart disease. He died in the San Antonio Insane Asylum, where he had been living since June 1895.
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| Person ID |
I3362 |
Lansdales and Pitards |
| Last Modified |
18 Jun 2017 |
| Wife |
Catrina Margretha (Elise) UMLAND, b. 20 Dec 1845, Germany , d. 28 Sep 1924 (Age 78 years) |
| Married |
22 Sep 1865 |
Austin, Travis Co., Texas [5] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Metta BROSSMANN, b. 12 Aug 1866, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas , d. 5 Aug 1928, Houston, Harris Co., Texas (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. August Heinrich BROSSMANN, b. 1869, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas , d. 16 Apr 1923, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas (Age 54 years) |
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| Family ID |
F2334 |
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