| Name |
Charlotte Carolina Maria Gentz |
| Suffix |
(immigrant) |
| Birth |
4 Jan 1827 |
Dewichow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia  [1] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Immigration |
Aft Apr 1845 |
Bremen, Germany |
| New Orleans |
| Residence |
1846 |
Louisiana |
| Celina born |
| Census |
18 Dec 1850 |
Jasper, Jasper Co, Texas |
- William Maass 30 Prussia
Charlotte 23 Prussia
Celina 4 Louisiana
Alvena 1 Texas
Charles Gentz 10 Prussia
Ferdinand 6 Prussia
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1850 Texas, Jasper County, Jasper, Weiss Bluff, Census
Charles, age 10, and Ferdinand, age 6, with sister Charlotte in Jasper |
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Prussian Immigrants
A closer look at the Gentz, Maass, Knupple, Koch and Block families in Southeast Texas in 1850. (d) |
| Census |
11 Jul 1860 |
Sabine Pass (Precinct 5), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- next door to James McCall who is next door to
Jacob Garner, where Matilda Hayes, age 11, is living.
Matilda She grew to marry Charles Gentz, Charlotte's bro.
11 Jul 1860 Sabine Pass (Precinct 5) page 60
Residence 355
Heminway Edward P 1808 Massachusetts engineer
Heminway Mary N 43 1817 Massachusetts
Heminway Sarah L 15 1845 South Carolina
Heminway William H 10 1850 Texas
Heminway Franklin T 7 1853 Texas
Heminway Charles A 4 1856 Texas
Heminway Eustace 1 1859 Texas
Residence 356
Stockholmn Peter D 45 1815 New York pilot steamboat 2500, 300
Stockholmn Mary 27 1833 Louisiana
Stockholmn William 12 1848 Texas
Stockholmn Elisabeth 10 1850 Texas
Stockholmn Peter D 8 1852 Texas
Stockholmn George W 5 1855 Texas
Stockholmn Mary E 6/12 1859 Texas
Miller Wm 25 1835 New York carpenter
Keith Ellen 15 1845 Texas student
Residence 357
Mass William 40 1820 Germany farmer 1,000; 2,000
Mass Charlottie 27 1833 Germany
Mass Sellenah 13 1847 Louisiana
Mass Almina 11 1849 F Texas
Mass Charles 8 1852 Texas
Mass Henry 6 1854 Me Texas
Mass Roadolph 4 1856 Texas
Mass Martha 2 1858 Texas
Mass Jessee 11/12 1859 Texas } twins
Mass Sarah 11/12 1859 Texas }
Cha Patrick 18 1842 Ireland laborer
Residence 358
Mccall James 29 1831 Illinois laborer 400; 1,000
Mccall Anny 20 1840 Texas
Mccall Theresah 3 1857 Texas
Mccall Jacob 1 1859 Texas
Hayes Nancy 8 1852 Texas <
Johnson John 17 1843 Louisiana laborer
Residence 359
Garner Jacob 46 1814 Louisiana farmer 3,000; 4,000
Garner Matilda 43 1817 Louisiana
Garner Mary A 15 1845 Texas
Garner Leonard 13 1847 Texas
Garner Sally A 10 1850 Texas
Garner Millon 7 1853 Texas
Garner Alliee 5 1855 Texas
next page, Page 61
residence 359 cont.
Garner, Bradley 10/12 1859 Texas
Hayes, Matilda* 10 1850 Texas <
residence 361
McCall John 27 1833 Illinois laborer 200; 1,000
Hayes, Alzina 12 1848 Texas <
Hayes, Mary 6 1854 Texas <
Gallier, Mary* 64 1796 Louisiana midwife
residence 362
Robert Gibson 30 steam boating England 200
Ann 18 Louisiana
Jesse E. 8/12 Texas
residence: 363
Morgan, Alvin 21 1839 Louisiana stock minder
Eliza 17 1843 Texas
Almond 2 1858
Leonard 3/12 1860
Myers, Malissa 15 1845 Texas spinster
Gallier, Frances 65 1795 Louisiana laborer
residence 364
Johnson, Benjamin 1815 Louisiana farmer 200
Bradley 20 1840 Texas laborer 600; 6,000
John 17 1843 Texas
Uriah 14 1846 Texas
Joseph 13 1847 Texas
Benjamin 11 1849 Texas
Isaac 9 1851 Texas
Elizabeth 7 1853 Texas
Rachel 5 1855 Texas
Myers, Matilda 28 1832 Louisiana
White, George 25 1835 Louisiana laborer
residence 365
McGaffey, Neal Jr. 22 farmer 5690; 1,000
Rachel J. 17
John W. 1/12
Sarah McGaffey 57 "lady of Leashure" 2,000; 5,400 Louisiana
|
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1860 Texas, Sabine Pass page 60 census
page 1 of 2 pages: James Hayes' children including Matilda* and Ann* Johnson Hayes Gallier and other Hayes family members living with McCalls, Garners, also William and Charlotte Gentz Maass and children, as well as other relatives, Hemmenway, Stockholm, Gibson, Morgan and McGaffey. |
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1860 Texas, Jefferson County, Sabine Pass census page 61
page 2 of 2 pages: James Hayes' children including Matilda* and Ann* Johnson Hayes Gallier and other Hayes family members living with McCalls, Garners, also William and Charlotte Gentz Maass and children, as well as other relatives, Hemmenway, Stockholm, Gibson, Morgan and McGaffey. |
| Census |
18 Jun 1870 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Maass 52 Prussia farmer, 4000, 2000
Charlotte 42 Prussia
Alvena 19 Texas
Allen, Sally 6 Texas
Charles 17 Texas
Henry 15 Texas
Martha 12 Texas
Sarah 10 Texas
Susan 11 Texas
Laura 6 Texas
Tracy 4 Texas
Delia 11 Texas
|
| Census |
1880 |
Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Wm. MAAS Self M Male W 60 GER Farmer GER GER
Charlotte MAAS Wife M Female W 53 GER Keeping House GER GER
Martha MAAS Dau S Female W 22 TX GER GER
Sarah MAAS Dau S Female W 20 TX GER GER
Delia MAAS Dau S Female W 18 TX GER GER
Laura MAAS Dau S Female W 15 TX GER GER
Jessie MAAS Dau S Female W 20 TX GER GER
Tracy MAAS Dau S Female W 14 TX GER GER
Henry MAAS Son S Male W 24 TX GER GER
Rufus MAAS GSon S Male W 1 TX --- TX
|
| Census |
20 Jun 1900 |
Sabine Pass (District 34), Jefferson Co, Texas |
- Maas Charlotte head 1855 (sic) 44 (sic) wd 12 births 6 living Germany Germany Germany immigrated in 1840, 60 years in the United States. (Charlotte would be 73)
boarder: Freeze, Robert, Mar 1885, 15, TX TX TX at school
attended school months: 3
prob John DeFreeze's son from 1st marriage.
next door: Sallie Garner and before that, Brad Johnson.
DeFreeze family, John 1860 from Holland and wife Martha (1858) whose parents were from Germany he was a boatman. They had been married 10 years, and she had 8 children, 8 living.
son William b 1877 23 TX single (would be from 1st wife)
Grena dau b 1891 9
Percy son May 1892 8
Martin son Mar 1896 4
Nellie dau Nov 1898 2
(4 more kids somewhere)
also in same "block" is Rufus Maass, her grandson by her son Henry. Rufus is 21 married 2 years to wife Kate from Ohio. no children.
|
| Death |
Bef 1906 |
Jefferson Co, Texas |
| Other-Begin |
25 Aug 1910 |
Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas |
 |
Suit for Partition
Beaumont Enterprise
August 25, 1910
Plaintiffs: W.M. Gallier and wife Alvina Maass
Defendant: J.G. C. Harris, executor of estate of Charlotte "Lottie" Gentz Maass. |
| Notes |
- She married William Maas. 1870 Jefferson Co Census lists William as a farmer from Prussia; Charlotte from Prussia, their children all being born in Texas. Value on his estate is $4,000-$2,000. There is another child living with them, Sally Allen, age 6. They lived at Johnson's Bayou and Wiess Bluff before settling at Sabine Pass. They reared a family of about ten children there.
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posted to Genweb-Jeff Co 11/14/99:
rubdon@IH2000.net - Ruby Donahue
Re: Our lines cross through Charlotte Gentz who married William Maass. My information on Charlotte was that she was born in Philamine, Germany. Does that match your information? Don't know what you have on other lines but will share. Do you know where the Gentz line came from in Germany?
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Posted to Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/BkB.2ACE/87.190.249
From: rubdon@IH2000.net
Date: Friday, January 31, 2003 05:05:27 AM
To: TXJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: Gentz and related families
Have just located information that Charlotte Gentz was from Aclam (anklam) Germany. Her Name is stated to be Charlotte LaSessler born 3 january 1825.
(this person had bad info and never replied back)
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from Irmela!
Charlotte Carolina Maria Genz
born 4th Jan.1827 Dewichow Bapism 4th Febr. 1827
Parents were: Johann Genz and Charlotte Uecker, mrried 1st June 1821 in Mellenthin, Both were 27years when they had married. Both are Dutch.
They had 14 Children. If somebody is interested, my E-mail is irgeibel@aol.com
http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.jefferson/87.190.248.1/mb.ashx
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| Person ID |
I1386 |
Roots |
| Last Modified |
8 May 2015 |
| Family |
William (Christopher Wilhelm) Maass, (immigrant), b. 22 Oct 1819, Volast, Tasadon, Prussia d. 3 Jun 1885, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 65 years) |
| Marriage |
14 Apr 1845 |
Mellenthin, Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia |
| Married |
31 Jul 1846 |
Mellenthin, Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia |
- not sure the source of this info. So, using it as alternate for the time being.
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| Married |
31 Jul 1846 |
Mellenthin, Usedom, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Prussia |
- not sure the source of this info. So, using it as alternate for the time being.
|
| Children |
| + | 1. Celina Maass, b. 1846, Louisiana d. Bef 1870, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 24 years) |
| + | 2. Alvina Maass, b. 10 Nov 1849, Jasper Co, Texas d. 23 Jan 1938, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 88 years) |
| + | 3. Charles W. Maass, b. 1853, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 20 Dec 1937, Harris Co, Texas (Age 84 years) |
| | 4. Henry Maass, b. 1854, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1881 (Age > 28 years) |
| | 5. Roadolph Maass, b. 1856, Texas d. Bef 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| + | 6. Martha Maass, b. 04 Mar 1858, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 08 Apr 1944, Houston, Harris Co, Texas (Age 86 years) |
| | 7. Sarah Maass, b. Aug 1859, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1870 (Age ~ 12 years) |
| | 8. Susan (Jessie) Maass, b. Aug 1859, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas d. Aft 1880, of, Sabine Pass, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age ~ 22 years) |
| | 9. Delia Maass, b. 1862, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 4 Oct 1895, Orange, Orange Co, Texas (Age 33 years) |
| + | 10. Laura Maass, b. 13 Aug 1864, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 13 Oct 1941, Port Arthur, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 77 years) |
| + | 11. Tracy Maass, b. 1866, Jefferson Co, Texas d. 10 Jan 1915, Beaumont, Jefferson Co, Texas (Age 49 years) |
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| Family ID |
F595 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
10 Feb 2011 |
1827 - Bef 1906 (< 78 years)
