Dorothy BENGENER

Notes:

Dorothy and her family arrived from Peine, Hanover aboard the “Hercules” in November 1845. They landed in Galveston. She was the only daughter, having 4 brothers. In less than 6 months after arriving in Texas both her parents and two of her brothers died of either cholera or yellow fever. Their deaths are listed in the New Braunfels church records. Dorothy was 10 at the time. Her oldest brother Heinrich was 19 and the youngest, Wilhelm, was 5. Evidently Heinrich struck out on his own. Dorothy went to live with the Scholzburg family and Wilhelm with the Willcox family.
 
Her family was accompanied by four other families by the name of Pape, which is the surname of Dorothy\'s mother. In 1855 she married Jacob Hornberger. She was 20 years old. It is not known how they met or when she came to Travis County. Evidently according to court records they had some property in Austin. Dorothy inherited 640 acres, but it is not known from whom as yet.
 
In 1884 she filed for divorce from Jacob and requested that she be given their homestead. After the divorce was granted and after her daughter Lena was married she lived alone. She lived for many years at 1203 Cotton in Austin.

Died:
at 8 p.m. at 1814 Victoria

Buried:
Section 3 Lot 929

Dorothy married Jacob C. HORNBERGER on 6 Dec 1855 in Travis County, Texas, USA, and was divorced. Jacob was born about 1829 in Germany; died on 28 Jan 1911 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried on 29 Jan 1911 in Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. William Christian HORNBERGER was born on 14 Sep 1856 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; died on 9 Oct 1917 in Austin, Travis, Texas, USA; was buried on 11 Oct 1917 in Oakwood Cemetery Annex, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA.