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Wiemers Reunion 2004
New Fountain United Methodist ChurchOctober 10, 2004
Number of Surviving Descendentsin Successive Generations
Generation #
Number of People
2
4
8
16
Percentage Alive
14%
29%
57%
-
Assumptions:- 2 children per couple- Each generation increases by N(2+Gen)
Children to 30± yrs
Parents to 60± yrs
Grand Parents to 90± yrs
Great Grand Parents to 120± yrs
Survivors
“Where Do I Fit In?”
Tim Wiemers
October 10, 2004
Wiemers Reunion 2004
Relating Family History to a Timeline
18
50
1860
1840
1830
2000
1900
19
50
1870
1820
1880
1890
1910
1930
1920
1940
1960
1970
1980
1990
2004
1836 Battle of Alamo, San Jacinto, Texas Independence
1860-65 Civil War
1800
1810
1941-45 WW-II1914-18 WW-I
1965 Man on the Moon
GreeksRoman EmpireJesusMiddle AgesColumbus discovered AmericaExploration of America by SpainPilgrims to AmericaAmerican Declaration of Independence
1804-06 Lewis & Clark
Timeline: 1800 – Current
Texas Independence Era Onward
(Linear Scale, Major Events)
Port destination for many German immigrants to Texas
during mid 1880’s
1844 Established1886 Abandoned
Indianola, Texas
Thriving Portduring mid 1880’s
- Population: 6000 (max in 1875)- Railroad, Post Office- Beef cannery- Strategic military location in Civil War- Second only to Galveston- Major streets paved with oyster shells- Destroyed by multiple storms
Indianola Texas
Ship voyage (60-120 days)
Walk overland (30-60 days) German Immigrants
Route
Camels in Texas
Henry C Wayne transported camels to Texas (33 in 1856, and 41 in 1857)
Henry C Wayne USS Supply (1856)
- Experiment by US Secretary of War- Prior to Civil War- Camels stationed at Camp Verde- Used to transport military supplies in southwestern US- Experiment failed
John WiemersImmigration Document
John’s age when arrived = 26 years old
Born in 1826?
After Texas became a state, & before the Civil War
5 years after arrival
Age 81 years old
John’s age when married = 31 years old
Timeline: 1980 - CurrentCurrent Generation – Younger than 22 years
19
94
1994 O.J. Simpson trial
1993 Allied forces strike Iraqi targets
1990
19
88
19
92
19
82
19
84
19
86
19
98
20
04
1992 Bill Clinton elected president
1983 MLK day made a national holiday
1984 Apple Macintosh goes on sale
1986 Challenger space shuttle explosion1998 Viagra invented
1999 cell phones common
2001 9/11 terrorist attack
19
96
David Wiemers (1982-_), 22+ yrs
1980
20
02
2000
1985 Titanic wreck located
2003 Columbia shuttle crash
2002 Bush eats pretzel
1997 Email & Internet usage common
1995 Oklahoma City bombing
1996 Dolly the sheep is cloned
1991 Iraq Desert Storm attack
1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill2000 Russia sub Kursk sinks
1990 Berlin wall comes down
1988 Sonny Bono mayor of Palm Springs
1987 Reagan challenge to tear down Berlin wall
1982 Steven Spielberg “E.T.” movie
Timeline: 1950 - CurrentCurrent Generation – Younger than 52 years
1960
1975
1965
1965 Man on the Moon
1973 HP calculators available
1981 PC computers common
1964 Beatles on Ed Sullivan show
1962-75 Vietnam War era
1969 Woodstock
1974 Watergate
1979 Three Mile Island nuclear waste leak
1978 Jim Jones suicide
1975 South Vietnam falls to Communists
1990
1985 20
04
2000
1995
1980
1950
1970
David Wiemers (1982-_), 22+ yrsTimothy Wiemers (1952-_), 52+ yrs
1954 Elvis Presley first record
1952 Sugar Frosted Flakes
1957 Russia launches Sputnik
1959 BIC ballpoint pen
1962 Cuba missile crisis
1955
1963 John Kennedy assasinated
1963 John Glen orbit the earth
1955 McDonald’s started
1980 Mt. St. Helens volcano eruption
Timeline: 1920 - CurrentCurrent Generation – Younger than 80 years
1930
1930 East Texas Oil Field discovered
19
45
20
04
1940
2000
19
95
1980
1920
1950
1970
1960
19
75
1990
19
85
19
65
19
55
19
35
19
25
David Wiemers (1982-_), 22+ yrsTimothy Wiemers (1952-_), 52+ yrs
Alvin J. Wiemers (1924-_), 80+ yrs
1941 Pearl Harbor
1941-1945 WW-II
1932 Farmall F20 tractor
1935 Rural Electrification Act
1929 Great Depression started
1926 Andy Griffith & Marilyn Monroe born
1924 John Deere Model “D” tractor
1925 Grand Ole Opry begins
1927 Ford starts making Model “A”s
1938 Medina Electric COOP organized
1946 1st bikini swim suit
1947 Polaroid Land camera
1948 United Nations established
1950 comic trip “Peanuts” first published
1951 “Dragnet” on TV
1937 Hindenburg bursts into flames
1938 Action Comics has 1st Superman
Timeline: 1880 - CurrentA Generation Now Gone
1920
1910
1890
1900
1920 Earl Halliburton pumps cement in oil wells
2004
1940
2000
1980
1950
1970
1960
1930
1990
1914-18 WW-I
1880
David Wiemers (1982-_)Timothy Wiemers (1952-_), 52+ yrs
Alvin J. Wiemers (1924-_), 80+ yrsJohn Henry Wiemers (1889-1978), 88 yrs
1903 Wright Bros flight
1901 Spindletop Oil Field
1912 Titanic sinks
1908 Ford Model “T”
1913 Medina Lake Dam built
1905 Boll weevil ruins cotton crops
1922 State Highway 90 constructed
1909 Robert Peary to North Pole
1897 Tesla invented radio
1893 Hondo incorporated
1892 Rudolf Diesel engine
1889 Eiffel Tower completed
Timeline: 1850 - CurrentChildren of John & Aalke
18
80
18
90
1889 Oklahoma Land Rush
2000
1900
19
50
18
50
18
60
18
70
19
10
19
30
19
20
19
40
19
60
19
70
19
80
19
90
20
04
Timothy Wiemers (1952-_)David Wiemers (1982-_)
Alvin J. Wiemers (1924-_), 80+ yrsJohn Henry Wiemers (1889-1978), 88 yrs
Dietrich William Wiemers (1867-1953), 85 yrs
1875 Bell invented telephone
1885 Windmills introduced
1881 Railway built through Castroville & Hondo
1879 Edison light bulb
1867 typewriter invented
1868 Westinghouse invents air brakes for trains
1873 barbed wire invented
1886 Coca-Cola invented
Timeline: 1820 - CurrentJohn & Aalke’s Generation
1850
18
60
18
40
18
30
2000
1900
1950
18
70
18
20
18
80
18
90
19
10
19
30
19
20
19
40
19
60
19
70
19
80
19
90
20
04
1836 Battle of Alamo, San Jacinto, Texas Independence
1843 first settlers to Castroville
1851 Johann Wiemers to Indianola
1860-65 Civil War
1837 Daguerre invents photography
Timothy Wiemers (1952-_)David Wiemers (1982-_)
Alvin J. Wiemers (1924-_)
Johann Heinrich Wiemers (1825-1906), 81 yrs
John Henry Wiemers (1889-1978), 88 yrsDietrich William Wiemers (1867-1953), 85 yrs
1858 New Fountain Church founded
1864 John Deere patents steel plow
1830 invent sewing machine
1826 First railroad in US
1825 Erie Canal opens
1866 Nobel invents dynamite
2000
1900
1950
1850
1860
1870
1840
1830
1820
1880
1890
1910
1930
1920
1940
1960
1970
1980
1990
2004
1836 Battle of Alamo, San Jacinto, Texas Independence
Timothy Wiemers (1952-_)David Wiemers (1982-_)
Alvin J. Wiemers (1924-_)
Johann Heinrich Wiemers (1825-1906), 81 yrs
John Henry Wiemers (1889-1978), 88 yrs
1843 first settlers to Castroville
1851 Johann Wiemers to Indianola
1941-45 WW-II
1860-65 Civil War
1965 Man on the moon1903 Wright powered flight
#6 Dietrich William Wiemers (1867-1953), 85 yrs
1856 Johann & Aalke married
Aalke Jansen Gerdes (1839-1923), 83 yrs
#1 Christoph John Wiemers (1857-1878),
21 yrs
#2 John Christopher Wiemers (1859-1895), 36 yrs
#3 Bernhardt Christian Wiemers (1861-1932), 71 yrs
#4 Fannie Christina Wiemers (1863-1913), 50 yrs
#5 William Dietrich Wiemers (1865-1951), 85 yrs
#7 Anna Meta Wiemers (1870-1960), 89 yrs
#8 George Henry Wiemers (1873-1960), 86 yrs
#9 Theodore John Wiemers (1875-1963), 87 yrs
#10 Alina Johanna Wiemers (1877-1907), 29 yrs
1858 New Fountain Church founded
1855 Aalke Gerdes to Texas
1845 Texas annexed by US
Timeline: 1820 - CurrentJohn & Aalke – All Children
When married:John = 31 yrs oldAalke = 17 yrs old
Years married = 50 yrs when John died
Total of ten children,but only seven children have ancestors today
1851 storm
1843 first settlers to Castroville
1851 Johann Wiemers to Indianola
US Civil War
1856 Johann & Aalke married
1856-57 total of 74 camels arrive
Johann Heinrich Wiemers (1825-1906), 81 yrs
1850
186
0
187
0
184
0
183
0
182
0
188
0
189
0
191
0
192
0
1900
1886 big storm & fire, 100's died, Indianola abandoned
1845 Texas annexed by US
1847 Fredericksburg founded
1847 2000 people in Castroville area
1834 Germans settle Austin Co.
1845 first house built
1846 Indianola established (renamed from “Powder Horn”, “Karlshaven”, “Indian Point”)
1845 plot of land at New Braunfels purchased
1844 arrival of first Germans from Adelsverein
1845-46 5200+ Germans arrive by ship, many settle in New Braunfels
1848 beef cannery opened, stage coach service began
1852 first newspaper
1847 first Post Office
1871 railroad service began, rapid growth period
1875 big storm, population 6000, town rebuilt
1866 storm
1867 yellow fever epidemic
1858 New Fountain Church founded
Aalke Jansen Gerdes (1839-1923), 83 yrs
1855 Aalke Gerdes to Texas
1836 Battle of Alamo, San Jacinto, Texas Independence
Ind
ian
ola
Eve
nts
1880 population fewer than 1000
1870 population 2000
1860-65 Civil War strategic military port, alternately held by both sides
Indianola Events
Major Storms
Timeline: 0 - CurrentSince the birth of Christ
30 Jesus crucified
1492 Columbus to America
1776 American revolution
312 Roman empire end
20000
1000
1836 Alamo1066 Norman Conquest
1720 San Antonio missions
1900
1400
900
500
1500
1600
1700
1800
400
300
200
100
600
700
800
1100
1200
1300
1815 Napoleon Waterloo
Relating to John & Aalke• When was John Wiemers born? How old was John when he died?• When did John Wiemers arrive in Indianola, Texas?• What was happening in Indianola around this time?• Did John arrive before/after these events?
- Battle of Alamo - First settlers to Castroville - Civil War - Hondo incorporated• Were John & Aalke among the first German settlers to central Texas?• Did John Wiemers use a John-Deere steel plow when he first arrived in Texas?• When Indianola was fully developed, the finest streets were paved with ___
- wood planks - oyster shells - gravel - caliche - tar - concrete• How did John travel from Indianola to New Fountain?• How long had John been in America when he married Aalke?• How old were John and Aalke when they were married?• Were Indians still a problem in New Fountain when they were married?• When was the New Fountain Church established?• How many children did John and Aalke have? How many children had
descendents present today?• John Wiemers was your ___ grandfather:
- Great - Great 2x - Great 3x - Great 4x• What were some major events during John Wiemers’ life?• What were some major events during your grandparents’ life?• What were some major events during your parents’ early life? • Why are the lives of John and Aalke Wiemers important to people at this reunion?
Relating to John & Aalke• When was John Wiemers born? How old was John when he died?• When did John Wiemers arrive in Indianola, Texas?• What was happening in Indianola around this time?• Did John arrive before/after these events?
- Battle of Alamo - First settlers to Castroville - Civil War - Hondo incorporated• Were John & Aalke among the first German settlers to central Texas?• Did John Wiemers use a John-Deere steel plow when he first arrived in Texas?• When Indianola was fully developed, the finest streets were paved with ___
- wood planks - oyster shells - gravel - caliche - tar - concrete• How did John travel from Indianola to New Fountain?• How long had John been in America when he married Aalke?• How old were John and Aalke when they were married?• Were Indians still a problem in New Fountain when they were married?• When was the New Fountain Church established?• How many children did John and Aalke have? How many children had
descendents present today?• John Wiemers was your ___ grandfather:
- Great - Great 2x - Great 3x - Great 4x• What were some major events during John Wiemers’ life?• What were some major events during your grandparents’ life?• What were some major events during your parents’ early life? • Why are the lives of John and Aalke Wiemers important to people at this reunion?
1825 or 1826, 81 years old
1851Camels, newspaper, big storm, beef cannery
NoNo
Walk5 years
31 & 17 years oldYes
1858
Total 10 children, 7 with descendents
Alamo, photography, Civil War, telephone
Apex of our family tree
(yours)(yours)
(Tim’s)
YOUR LIFEis an extension of history
Relating to our family history helps us appreciate
our heritage
Final thoughts to remember…