Charles Henry Brossmann

1839 - 1905  (65 years)

• Name	Charles Henry Brossmann  [1, 2, 3]
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	2 Aug 1839	Auma, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany
  His 1886 Passport Application gives his birthdate as 27 March 1837.
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1856
  	This date is given by Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson
  Census	1860	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
  carpenter; born in Germany; living in the household of F.W. Brandis (aged 27), also a carpenter from Germany. Another person in the household of L.W. Schlotman, carpenter, aged 21 from Germany.
  Census	1870	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
  carpenter; real estate 2,000, pers. estate 275; born in Saxony; both parents of foreign birth; US Citizen
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 96 Charles Brossman 33 1837 Male White Carpenter Sachsen (Kgr. /Land in Bundesrepublik) / Saxony (Kingdom/State) 11 96 Eliza Brossman 22 1848 Female White Hamburg 12 96 Mirta Brossman 4 1866 Female White Texas 13 96 August Brossman 8/12 1869 Male White Texas 14 96 August Wendt 12 1858 Male White Domestic Servant Texas 15 96 William Leuhn 20 1850 Male White Apprenticed To Carpenter Texas  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  1574  Page:  218A  Enumerated:  21 June 1870
  Passport Application	29 Mar 1886	Bellville, Austin Co., Texas   [4]
  Census	1900	Southwestern Insane Asylum, Bexar Co., Texas
  patient, aged 43, from Germany; no information on parents; U.S. Citizen
  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.
  Occupation	carpenter on 1860 census for Bellville, TX
  Died	12 Jan 1905	San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas   [5]
  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.
  Buried	Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas
  http:/​/​www​.findagrave​.com/​cgi-bin/​fg​.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39695576
  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. The only Carl Brossman I can find in immigrant records arrived on 10/10/1861, aged 19, a farmer, Origin only appears as Germany. He first married Johanna Umland, daughter of Heinrich. He second married Elise Umland, daughter of Heinrich’s brother Johann. I cannot find him on the 1880 census. Other objects of his remain. The watch fob that he is wearing it in a family 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, Germany, 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 died in the San Antonio Insane Asylum, where, according to his death record, he had been living since June 1895.
  Person ID	I3362	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 1	Johanna Umland           b. Abt 1843, Germany           d. Bef 1865  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F6545	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner 2	Catrina Margretha “Elise” Umland           b. 20 Dec 1845, Frieburg, Hanover, Germany           d. 28 Sep 1924  (Age 78 years)
  Married	22 Sep 1865	Austin, Travis Co., Texas   [6, 7]
  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)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2021
  Family ID	F2334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 2 Aug 1839 - Auma, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany  Census - 1860 - Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  Married - 22 Sep 1865 - Austin, Travis Co., Texas  Census - 1870 - Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  Passport Application - 29 Mar 1886 - Bellville, Austin Co., Texas  Died - 12 Jan 1905 - San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas  Buried - - Pilgrim's Rest Cemetery, Bellville, Austin Co., Texas   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Charles Henry Brossmann". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3362&tree=1sttree (accessed February 25, 2021).