navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact Person Sheet Name Carl Gottlob Wiederaenders Jr. Birth 9 Jan 1825, Annaberg, Saxony Death 20 Mar 1890, Serbin, Texas Occupation Cooper, wheelwright, farmer Religion Lutheran Father Carl Gottlob Wiederaenders (1787-1855) Mother Johanna Zein (-1825) Spouses 1 Johanna Dorothea Zaun Birth 13 Dec 1829, Mittelhaide, Germany Death 11 Aug 1899, Serbin, Texas Occupation Homemaker Religion Lutheran Father Karl Friedrich Zaun Marriage 28 Feb 1854, Mittelhaide, Germany Children Amalia Augusta (1847-1931) Bertha Amalia (1855-1881) Minna Pauline (1860-1940) Edward George (1862-1943) Lydia Maria (1864-1934) Johann Andreas (1866-1928) Emil Carl (1869-1949) Anna Maria Dorothea (1871-1902) Emma (1873-1874) Linna (1874-1874) Notes for Carl Gottlob Wiederaenders Gottlob was a journeyman cooper in Mittelhaide before leaving Saxony. Upon arriving in Texas, he could not find employment in Galveston. In Houston, he pledged a year’s labor to a plantation owner in exchange for passage to Round Top, food and shelter for his family, and a horse and cow at the end of the year. After working for another farmer for a year, he and Johanna saved enough to buy a small farm in the Rabbs Creek Community near Serbin, Texas. They built a log cabin in 1857. Carl plied his trade as a cooper and wheelwright while Johanna managed the farm. Created 6 Jan 2006 using Reunion for Macintosh Last modified 31 Dec 2005 [ return to family card] navigation | home family card | index | surnames | contact