Turn-of-the-Century Photographs from San Diego, Texas
Turn-of-the-Century Photographs from San Diego, Texas

Author: Ana Carolina Castillo Crimm

Publisher: University of Texas Press

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 9780292705227

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This collection of nearly one hundred photographs from the estate of amateur photographer William Hoffman captures the cosmopolitan town of San Diego at a vibrant moment in its history between 1898 to 1909. Grouped into the categories women at home, homes about town, men at work, children at school and church, families and friends, and entertainment, the photos offer an immediate visual understanding of the cultural and economic life of the community, enhanced by captions that identify the subjects and circumstances of the photos. An introductory historical chapter constitutes the first published history of Duval County, which was one of the most important areas of South Texas in the early twentieth century.

The Pegoda Family in America
The Pegoda Family in America

Author: Kevin P. Thompson

Publisher: Kevin P. Thompson

Published: 2015-01-10

Total Pages: 121

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This book documents three generations of descendants of John Pegoda, Sr., an immigrant from Ruda, Prussia to Walker County, Texas in 1851.

The Metzlers of Harris County
The Metzlers of Harris County

Author: Marie Neuman Gottfried

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13:

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Jacob John Metzler (1806-1870) was born at Oberhorlen, Hessen Darmstadt, the son of Heirich and Anna Raeder Metzler. He married Elisabeth Christmann (1799-1837) in 1832 at Niederdieten, Hessen Darmstadt. They had four children, 1831-1836. He married 2) Elizabeth Arnold (1804-186_) in 1838 at Niederdieten. They had five children, 1838-1850. They family immigrated to Texas in 1846 and settled in Harris County, Texas. Descendants lived in Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere.