Name |
Charles Henry Brossmann [1, 2, 3] |
Relationship | with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
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Born |
2 Aug 1839 |
Auma, Greiz, Thuringia, Germany |
- His 1886 Passport Application gives his birthdate as 27 March 1837.
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Gender |
Male |
Immigration |
1856 |
- This date is given by Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson
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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.
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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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Image | | Transcript | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Age | BirthDate | Gender | Race | Occupation | BirthPlace |
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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
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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.
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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.
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.
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Person ID |
I3362 |
lansdalepitard |
Last Modified |
3 Jan 2021 |
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) |
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Last Modified |
3 Jan 2021 |
Family ID |
F2334 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart
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