BassetEmmaMariaNitschke.htm

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Emma Maria Basset
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Carl Ludwig Nitschke
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Page Updated May 2009

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The updating of the numbering system used on this page has been completed. Generation 28 is my own;
27 is that of my parents; 29 is that of my children, etc. -- John M. Gwin, May 2009

SOURCES:

My first source of info for all this page is my father's late brother, James Bassett Gwin II. Page 46 is entitled BASSET FAMILY HISTORY and starts out:

"Compiled by James Basset Gwin II of 2918 45 St New Orleans 20, LA in the year 1949 from records submitted from the collections of Kate L. Gwin Tuscaloosa Al, and Edith Snow, Washington, DC. Information obtained from Major Champ Carter McCullough who employed genealogists to trace this ancestry. "

My second source is Mr. Jeffrey Neil Bassett, Jnbassett@aol.com, who saw my page and sent me information he said came from Elizabeth Nitschke Hicks. I cut his info apart and added each piece where it was applicable. Thus each note preceded by JB/ENH came from him. We've not yet discovered how we are related, if at all.

My third source is Ms. Elizabeth (Liz) Nitschke Hicks herself , erootrot@usa.net , generation six below, my third cousin once removed.

And now my fourth source is Ms. Margaret Johanna Bond Graham, graham7111@cox.net, generation seven below, my 4th cousin.

22.00--[Georges] Basset; m. Madamoselle Lavalette; 2 sons. This from Uncle James' papers, but evidently "Georges" (James said it's pronounced zhur-WAH) is misinformation, as Liz has the copy of the marriage license (transcribed immediately below).
JB/ENH notes:
53B. Jean Jacques Luis Basset m.Mary Lavalette on 20 Aug 1767 in Christchurch, Yorkshire, England.

Liz Hicks sent me a photocopy of the old 1767 marriage license. I transcribe it here with typeset words in boldface type and handwritten words in italic type. The five signatures are also underlined.

"Banns of Marriage ____No. 93 Jean Jaques Basset ofthis Parish Watchmaker and Mary Lavalette of the Parish of Saint Saviour were Married in this Church by Licence this twentieth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sixty Seven by me E. Willan, Vicar. This Marriage was solemnized between Us JJBasset Marie Lavalette In the Presence of Joseph Leivers Rose Bottlion"

23.01--One of them (no name listed; may have been born second) emigrated to America, family all died in Philadelphia. (Uncle James Gwin's info.)
23.02--John James Louis Basset m. Mary Miles, an English girl; settled in Sussex, England; 14 children
JB/ENH notes:
*53B1. Jean Jacques Luis "James" Basset- m. Mary Miles 13 Jun 1803 in St. Marylebone, London, Eng.

These are the fourteen children of James and Mary:

24.01--James Basset
24.02--Mary Basset
24.03--Charlotte Basset (m. Fred Cheeseman)
24.04--George Basset
24.05--William Basset (m. Harriet Bowley)--(my great-great-grandparents)
24.06--Louis Basset (m. Sarah Gwin)
24.07--Sarah Basset (m. Robert Jordan)
24.08--John Miles Basset
24.09--Henry Basset
24.10--Joseph Lavalette Basset (m. Mary Ann Gwin)
24.11--Emma Maria Basset (m3. Carl Ludwig Nitschke) [Click here for their wedding photo.]
24.12--Thomas Archibald Basset, or Thomas Basset (twin), b. 1826; d. unk.;
24.13--Charles Basset, or Archibald Basset (twin), b. 1826; d. unk.;
24.14--Robert Basset or Charles Robert Basset, b. 1830; d. 1837;
(24.15)--Harry Bridger (called Henry)--maybe adopted, maybe only a close friend raised by the family, but not blood related

And now meet Emma's and Carl's families:

24.11--Emma Maria Basset, b. 13 May 1825 in England [listed as E. M. Nitche, age 34 in the 1 Aug 1860 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. Apr 1873; m1. Sir George Benton, lived in Canada, widowed (see Johanna's interesting note below); m2. John P. Veidt, lived in AL, widowed; m3. in 1854 in Sumter Co., AL, to Carl Ludwig Nitschke (b. ca. 1814 in Germany [listed as C. L. Nitche, age 46, carpenter, in the 1 Aug 1860 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch. [listed with seven children ages 17, 13, 12, 9, 7, 2, 6mos., in the 1 Aug 1860 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX; therefore, only the last 2 are Emma's; however, the last 3 are listed as being b. in TX!]
JB/ENH notes:
* 53B1B. Emma Maria Basset, b. 20 Jun 1824; d. 1873 in Travis Co.,Tx.; m. C. L. Nitschke
* 53B1B. Emily Maria Basset, daughter of James and Mary (Miles) Bassett, was born 20 Jun 1824 in Brighton, Sussex Co., England. She died in 1873 in Travis Co., Texas. She married (1) Sir George Benton in England according to the family Bible. She married (2) John P. Veidt in 1854 in Sumter Co., AL. He died six weeks later. She married (3) Carl Ludwig Nitschke in 1854 in Sumter Co., AL. Emily and George went to Woodstock, Oxford, Ontario, Canada, when she was 18. George and her infant son died of typhoid fever and she went to live with her brother in New York then to her brother in Alabama. She married her second and third husbands in Alabama. Carl was a cabinet maker. After the town of Gainesville, Alabama, burned, they left and went to Austin, Travis Co., Texas. He owned a cabinet and furniture business there, serving for Texas in the Civil War. Emily established the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas. One son became a city councilman and another became chief of police (1920's). Most of the family members are buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Austin, Travis Co., Texas.

[John Gwin Note: Most of the following is transcribed directly from what Liz Hicks sent me, the exceptions being--1--the Isherwood family section s (25.02 and following) sent by Johanna Graham and--2--several places where Johanna's information is in addition to or slightly different from Liz's (these places are marked with "[MJBG:]").]

25.0l-- Catherine Matilda Nitschke b. 14 Sep 1855, d. same day DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE

25.02--Emma Margaret [MJBG: Marghueretta] Nitschke b. 30 Oct 1856 Austin, Travis Co.,TX; d. 21 Jun 1938 [MJBG: in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK]; bd. Oakwood Cem., Austin; m. 5 May 1877 [MJBG: in SC] to George A. Isherwoodd, (Sr.?) ([MJBG: b. 1854 in England; d. 1927 in Austin, Travis Co., TX]);

26.01--Carl L. Isherwood, b. 23 May 1880; d. 14 May 1922; m. Blanche (nee unk.; b. 1878; d. 1958)

26.02--George A. Isherwood (Jr.?), b. 26 Nov 1885; d. 18 Dec 1919 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; m. Lucy Alten; b. 1890; d. 1977)

27.01--Elenora Isherwood

26.03--Maggie Elnora Isherwood, b. 15 Jul 1889 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 6 Sep 1926 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. 1912 (in Austin, Travis Co., TX?) Oscar Joseph Merrell (b. 3 May 1889 in Hope, Hempstead Co., AR; d. 3 Sep 1951 in Temple, TX; s/o Joseph B. Merrell and Cordelia Viola Stewart)

27.01--Maggie Viola Merrell; b. 29 Aug 1913 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 17 Oct 1994 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. 29 Mar 1937 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK to Brendon Arthur Bond, Sr. (b. 28 Apr 1912 in Brownwood, Brown Co., TX; d. 15 Feb 2002; s/o Robert Anthony Bond and Sally Rebecca Smith);

28.01--Christopher Joseph Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Barbara Elizabeth McGill [PRIVATE]

29.01--Katharine Elizabeth Bond; [PRIVATE] m. John Fredrick Wallin

29.02--Edward Andrew Bond; [PRIVATE] m. Lauren Nan Brien

[28.02]--Anthony Merrell Bond- [PRIVATE] m1. Jacqueline Pearl Scott

[29.01]--Deborah Lynn Bond, [PRIVATE] m1. Dave Elliott [PRIVATE]

[30.01]--Melissa Lynn Elliott, [PRIVATE]

DLB m2. Daniel Wright [PRIVATE]

[30.02]--Brian Wright, [PRIVATE]

[29.01]--Leslie Elaine Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Rick Thorsen [PRIVATE]

30.01]--Nicholas Thorsen, [PRIVATE]

AMB m2. Robin (nee unk.)

AMB m3. Karen (nee unk.)

AMB m4. Roxanna Jean Miller [PRIVATE]

AMB m5. Doris Joan McCool (b. unk.)

28.03--Brendon Arthur "Donnie" Bond, Jr., [PRIVATE] m. [PRIVATE] Elizabeth Eurena West [PRIVATE]

29.01--Margaret Elizabeth Bond, [PRIVATE] m. Robert Wade Garrison [PRIVATE]; 3 children;

30.01--Robert Andrew Garrison, [PRIVATE]

30.02--Collin Jackson Garrison, [PRIVATE]

30.03--William Brendon Garrison, [PRIVATE]

29.02--Susan Diane Bond, [PRIVATE]; m. Terry Jay Coltharp [PRIVATE]

30.01--Curtis Jay Coltharp, [PRIVATE]
29.03--Mary Ellen Bond, [PRIVATE];

28.04--Margaret Johanna Bond; [PRIVATE]; m. [PRIVATE] William Oscar Graham [PRIVATE]);

29.01--Steven Baylis Graham, [PRIVATE];

29.02--Gary Stuart Graham, [PRIVATE]; m. [PRIVATE] Melissa Ann Kuenzel [PRIVATE]

30.01--Alexander William Graham, [PRIVATE]

30.02--Allison Marie Graham, [PRIVATE]

28.05--Jonathan Kurt Bond, [PRIVATE]; m.[PRIVATE] Carol Ann Mowdy [PRIVATE]

29.01--David Jonathan Bond, [PRIVATE]

27.02--Oscar James Merrell, b. 9 Sep 1915 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 27 Jul 1984 in San Francisco, CA, without issue; m. unk;

27.03--Ira Nelson Merrell, b. 17 Jul 1918 in Austin, Travis Co., TX; d. 14 Aug 1987 in Titusville, FL; m. unk. date or place to Norene Harris (b. unk.; d. 1976); 3 children;

28.01--Oscar Jay Merrell, [PRIVATE]

28.02--Arthur N. Merrell, [PRIVATE] m. Carol (nee unk.); 4 children;

29.01--Kelly Merrell, [PRIVATE]; m. Doug (last name unk.);

29.02--Josh Merrell, [PRIVATE]

29.03--Adam Merrell, [PRIVATE];

29.04--Jacob Merrell, [PRIVATE];

28.03--James Merrell, [PRIVATE]; m. Denise (nee unk.)

INM m2. Ruby (nee unk.; [PRIVATE].)

27.04--Dollie Mae Merrell, b. 18 Oct 1920 in St. Louis, MO; was an invalid; d. 30 Jul 1985 in Montgomery, AL; m. never; DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE

26.04--Francis R. Isherwood, b. 1896; d. 1950 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK; m. (name unk.)

27.01--Don Isherwood, [PRIVATE]

27.02--Phyllis Isherwood, [PRIVATE]

25.03--Alice Theresa Nitschke b. 2 Oct 1858 Austin, TX; d. 26 Jan 1910, bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. 8 Aug 1876 Mathew Clarkson

25.04--James Bassett Nitschke b. 1 Jul 1860 Bull Creek, Travis Co.,TX (near Austin) [listed as James B. Nitschke, age 39, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. 29 Oct 1929; bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. 19 Dec 1883 to Alice Hilliare (b. [listed as Alice H. Nitschke, age 37, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.); at least 3 ch.

26.01-- Lewis E. Nitschke b. Jan 1885 in Austin, TX [listed as Lewis E. Nitschke, age 15, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.02-- Alice B. Nitschke b. Dec 1891 in Austin, TX [listed as Alice B. Nitschke, age 8, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

26.03-- Francis H. Nitschke b. Oct 1895 in Austin, TX [listed as Francis H. Nitschke, age 4, in the 1 Jun 1900 census of Austin, Travis Co., TX]; d. unk.; bd. unk.; m. unk.; unk. ch.

25.05--Aileen Isabel "Lena" Nitschke b. 9 Jan 1863 Fiskville, TX (near Austin); d. 24 Apr 1905, bd. Oakwood Cem.; m. 10 Nov 1880 Albert Schute (b. unk.; d. unk.; bd. unk.); unk. ch.

25.06--Robert Edward Nitschke b. 16 Mar 1866 Austin, TX; m. 11 Dec 1890 Elizabeth Anna Helen Richter; both bd. in new section of Oakwood Cem., Austin, TX. He was police chief of Austin, TX during 1920's. He was my grandfather. Their 3 children:

26.01--Lula Mae Nitschke m. William F. Devine; no ch. DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE

26.02--Robert E. Nitschke, Jr. ; m. Williard Griffith (great-granddaughter of Susanna Dickinson Hannig, the lady Santa Anna let out of the Alamo to go tell what had happened); no ch. DESCENDANTS NOT POSSIBLE

26.03--Herbert C. Nitschke, my dad; 1 ch.

27.01--Elizabeth Mae "Liz" Nitschke; b. 1942; m. David Hicks

Some Pertinent Census Data:

From the 1 Aug 1860 Census of Austin, Travis Co., TX

Res/Fam	Name	Age/ Sex	Est. YOB	Occ.	Est.Val. Real/Pers	POB	Other	John M. Gwin Notes
444/444	C. L. Nitche	46/m	1814	carpenter	1500/400	Germany		This is Carl Ludwig Nitschke, Emma's third husband.
	E. M. Nitche	34/f	1826	wife		England		This is Emma Maria Basset, Carl's (at least) second wife.
	Wm. Nitche	17/m	1843			Germany		William, E. J., M., E. O., and E. M. are all too old to be Emma's children; Emma and Carl have only been married 6 years. These must be his by an earlier marriage, then. The oldest two were even born in Germany. We'll discover more about their children in later census reports.
	E. J. Nitche	13/m	1847			Germany	ASWTY
	M. Nitche	12/f	1848			AL	ASWTY
	E. O. Nitche	9/m	1851			AL	ASWTY	This must be the same as Oscar, age18, in the 1870 census.
	E. M. Nitche	7/f	1853			TX	ASWTY
	A. L. Nitche	2/f	1858			TX		This must be the same as Alice, age11, in the 1870 census. She is clearly Emma's.
	C. Nitche	6mos./m	Feb 1860			TX		This child is clearly Emma's.

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From the [date not entered] 1870 Census of Austin, Travis Co., TX

Res/Fam	Name	Age/ Sex/Race	Est. YOB	Occ.	Est.Val. Real/Pers	POB	Other	John M. Gwin Notes
690/760	Carl L. Nitschky	56/m/w	1814	joiner	1200/---	Sasconia	POFB
	Emma	42/f/w	1828	keeping house		England	POFB
	Wilhelm	26/m/w	1844	farmer		Sasconia	POFB
	Oscar	18/m/w	1852	joiner		AL	POFB
	Emma	13/f/w	1857	attending school		TX	POFB, ASWTY	This child is clearly Emma's, not only from her age but from her name.
	Alice	11/f/w	1859	attending school		TX	POFB, ASWTY	This child is clearly Emma's.
	Busset	9/m/w	1861	attending school		TX	POFB, ASWTY	This child is clearly Emma's.I believe this must be Bassett, first because it's Emm's maiden name, and second because if you say "Bassett" with a British accent, it certainly could sound like "Bussett" and therefore be phonetically misspelled.
	Aline	7/f/w	1863	at home		TX	POFB	This child is clearly Emma's; she is the Aileen "Lena" who appears in other censuses.
	Edward	4/m/w	1866	at home		TX	POFB	This child is clearly Emma's.

From the 1880 Census of Austin, Travis Co., TX

Res/Fam	Name	Age/ Sex/Race	Est. YOB	Relat. 2HoH	Marr. Stat.	Occ.	Est.Val. Real/Pers	POB S/F/M	Other	John M. Gwin Notes
213/229	C. L. Nitschke	65, wm	1815	head	wd	City Sexton		Germany/Germany/Germany
	Lena	17	1863	daughter	s	Keeping house		TX/Germany/England		Liz N. Hicks says this is Aileen.
	Louis	36	1844	son	s	Asst. Sexton		Germany/Germany/Germany		Louis' age tells us that this is Wilhelm, so his full name must be Wilhelm Louis Nitschky or Louis Wilhelm Nitschky
	Basset	20	1860	son	s	Asst. Sexton		TX/Germany/England		This is clearly Emma's son, Basset (though Ancestry.com mistranscribed it as "Boaset").
	Eddie	14	1866	son	s	at home		TX/Germany/England	ASWTY	This is Emma's son Edward, age 4 in 1870.
	J. S. Isharwood	23	1857	Boarder	s	laborer		England/England/England		This must be George A. Isherwood who will marry Emma's daughter Emma.
	Ella Green	17	1863	Boarder	s			TX/LA/LA

From th 1 Jun 1900 Census of Pct. 3, Austin, Travis Co., TX

Address/ Res/Fam	Name	Age/ Sex/Race	DOB	Relat. 2HoH	MS/Yrs.Md./ Ch.Bn./Lvg.	Occ.	POB S/F/M	John M. Gwin Notes
1607 East Avenue/ 32/36	James B. Nitschke	39/m/w	Jul 1860	head	m/16	Brick mason	TX/Germany/England	This can be none other than our Basset Nitschke, his first name now known as James.
	Alice H. Nitschke	37/f/w	Oct 1862	wife	m/16/3/3		TX/Germany/Ireland(or Iceland)
	Lewis E. Nitschke	15/m/w	Jan 1885	son	s	at school	TX/TX/TX
	Alice B. Nitschke	8/m/w	Dec 1891	daughter	s	at school	TX/TX/TX
	Francis H. Nitschke	4/m/w	Oct 1895	son	s		TX/TX/TX

Copies of Correspondence:

Subject:     cousin!
Sent:        3/15/20 7:43 AM
Received:    3/17/02 3:39 PM
From:        Bill & Johanna Graham, graham7111@cox.net
To:          John Gwin, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

John - So glad to "meet" you . I must tell you I am totally overwhelmed--after years of looking for relatives to have finally made connection with some is just too fantastic. You've got to understand - that is been so-o-o-o frustrating because my husband has been finding relatives and ancestors for years under every rock and around every corner and I have never had any luck.
So this past week I have been jumping for joy with the new information I got from Anita Johnson with the German-Texas Society.
I also descend through Emma Basset - I would be her gg-granddaughter, I think, so whatever that makes us--. I think Liz & I are a generation apart, but actually very close to the same age. I don't have any information on the Bassets at all, so of course I don't show William. I thought I would dash off a response to you before I started delving into your web page, etc.
I didn't see where Liz had sent you my information:
Johanna Graham (Mrs. William)
[private]
and you have my email.
Thanks SO MUCH for writing - looking forward to meeting you --
Johanna

Subject:     wow
Sent:        3/14/20 8:43 PM
Received:    3/17/02 6:19 PM
From:        Bill & Johanna Graham, graham7111@cox.net
To:          John Gwin, jmcdgwin@zianet.com

Ok John, those worked. To say the least. I am totally impressed - probably a bit confused too since I have so little information; and what little I have is simply word of mouth from my Mother.
Let me see if I can spell out where I "fit in:"

[deleted here--transcribed above]

I'm confused about Emma -The only info I have from my Mother is that Emma came over from...was very sick on the ship and when she got better she found her husband (?? Bassett??) dead and her valuables gone. I have a decorated wooden broach that supposedly was the only piece of jewelry that was not taken and that was because she was wearing it......??

I also have several "spelling" errors in names due to what my Mother remembered...so your information is very much appreciated. Mother also told the tale about Mary Miles being related to "Lafayette" .
Boy! Emma Marie sure had a busy year in 1854! What happened to Sir Benton? Also, why the different birth dates for Emma Maria Bassett ( born May 13, 1825 --per grave marker) and notes on 53B1B show birth date of Jun 20 1924? Liz's notes give birthdate of May 13, 1824 - is the grave marker just wrong?

Boy, this is all mind boggling!
Thanks- Johanna