Ernst Johann VON ROSENBERG

1852 - 1915  (62 years)

• Name	Ernst Johann VON ROSENBERG
  Birth	25 Nov 1852	Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Aug 1915	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
  Burial	Oakwood Cemetery, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
  	Plot: Sec 1, Lot 151
  Person ID	I3916	von Rosenberg Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Carl Wilhelm VON ROSENBERG,   b. 14 Oct 1821, Memel, Memel, Ostpreußen, Prussia d. 4 Dec 1901, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Auguste Franziska ANDERS,   b. 6 Nov 1825, Herzberg, Schweinitz, Sachsen, Prussia d. 6 Oct 1897, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	5 Sep 1849	Herzberg, Schweinitz, Sachsen, Prussia
  Family ID	F2735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helene Clara LUNGKWITZ,   b. 29 Nov 1857, Fredericksburg, Gillespie, Texas, USA d. 22 Jan 1925, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	18 Oct 1879	Austin, Travis, Texas, USA
  	by Rev. T. B. Lee, Episcopal minister, at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Prof. and Mrs. Jacob Bickler
  Children	+ 1. Elisabeth Marie VON ROSENBERG,   b. 7 Aug 1880, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 27 Oct 1967, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)   2. Cornelie Therese VON ROSENBERG,   b. 27 Aug 1882, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 2 Jun 1883, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 0 years) + 3. Marie Alice VON ROSENBERG,   b. 8 May 1884, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 6 Feb 1957, Cypress Mill, Blanco, Texas, USA (Age 72 years) + 4. Johanna Helene VON ROSENBERG,   b. 13 Nov 1886, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 14 Mar 1972, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 85 years)   5. Ernst Jacob VON ROSENBERG,   b. 9 Jan 1889, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 29 Dec 1975, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 86 years) + 6. Ralph William VON ROSENBERG,   b. 4 Oct 1891, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 19 Apr 1961, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 69 years) + 7. Emma Martha VON ROSENBERG,   b. 17 Aug 1893, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 26 Jan 1975, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 81 years) + 8. Hermann Ursini VON ROSENBERG,   b. 3 Jan 1896, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA d. 24 Apr 1963, Austin, Travis, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)
  Photos		Children of Ernst Johann von Rosenberg
  Family ID	F2755	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2022

  
  

• Photos

  Carl Wilhelm von Rosenberg with his sons and sons-in-law

  
  

• Notes

  Ernst Johann, the third son of Karl William and Auguste Anders-von Rosenberg, was born on a farm near Round Top, Fayette County, Texas, on November 25, 1852. When he was three years old the family moved to Austin. Here Ernst received the limited schooling which was available in this section just before, during and right after the Civil War. He was too young to participate in that war. As a young man he was a member of the Travis Rifles, a local military company. This company was called out early in 1873 to uphold Governor-elect Richard Coke in the dispute with the incumbent carpetbag governor, E. J. Davis, as to when Coke should be inaugurated into office. Davis had placed colored troops in the Capitol to support him. The Travis Rifles were instructed to avoid a clash if possible. Ernst related that they spiked the Capitol cannons so as to render them useless. No violence occurred. One of the first positions he held was with the Johns Bank. He was appointed draftsman in the General Land Office on December 21, 1876, by Commissioner J. J. Gross. In 1913 Commissioner J. T. Robison appointed him chief draftsman. Except for the period from January, 1891, to June, 1893, he was an employee of the Land Office continuously from 1876 until his death. Sidney Porter, known as O. Henry, the short story writer, was a co-worker with Ernst in the Land Office. Ernst married Helene Lungkwitz in October, 1879. As a member and for forty years treasurer of Austin Hook and Ladder Company No. 1, he took a great interest and active part in the volunteer fire department of Austin. It is said that he turned in the alarm for the fire which destroyed the old Capitol and assisted in fighting the fire. In about 1903 he was elected to the City Council as Alderman from the Third Ward. He helped found the First Congregational Church of Austin. With very little schooling, through extensive reading, he was self-educated, and attained a remarkably well-rounded knowledge of many subjects. He was a conscientious, energetic, and industrious citizen. He was of medium height, blond, and of a rather military bearing like his father and brothers. Ernst was a loving and devoted husband and father. He died in August, 1915, following an illness of three months. His wife, four daughters, and three sons survived him.