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Martha Caroline MEERSCHEIDT

Female 1875 - 1945  (70 years)


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  • Name Martha Caroline MEERSCHEIDT 
    Birth 24 Jan 1875  La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Jun 1945  San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 29 Jun 1945  Old La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2815  von Rosenberg Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Sep 2013 

    Father Arthur Carl Wilhelm Gustav Anton Archibald VON MEERSCHEIDT-VON HUELLESSEM,   b. 16 Apr 1827, Braunschweig, Braunschweig, Germany Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1887, Boerne, Kendall, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years) 
    Mother Amanda Karoline VON ROSENBERG,   b. 15 Jun 1832, Memel, Memel, Preußen, Prussia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Aug 1911, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1850  Fayette County, Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • by F. Ernst, J. P.
    Family ID F918  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Martha was born at the family home in La Grange and attended the Casino School while growing up. She loved and studied music. In 1892 she and her mother moved to San Antonio. Martha planned on teaching piano. However, her brother Max’s wife soon died, and he and his six-week-old twin sons moved in with them. Martha and her mother raised the boys, Martha taking most of the responsibility as her mother was in failing health. She continued to study music under the tutelage of Prof. Schemmel. She also was able to teach piano.

      She moved back to La Grange in 1902 to live her sister, Lieschen Scholz. Again she taught piano. In 1907 she became the organist at the Lutheran Church, and she became active in other church work.
      In 1911 her mother died and the twins were grown. So she moved back to San Antonio to teach and study music, also teaching a large Sunday school class. She got her greatest pleasure from her hobby of establishing and preserving the von Rosenberg family history.

      As a result of her strenuous life in San Antonio, her health soon began to fail. So she moved into the Lutheran Home in Round Rock. Even though her health had become a real problem by 1940, she was able to bring joy to her companions at the home through her musical talent and Bible teaching. She developed inflammatory cancer and died in a San Antonio convalescent home.