Descriptive Summary
Muench Family
Muench Family Papers
1848-1875
Materials are in English.
Col 903
1.58 linear feet (1 oversize box)
Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library at the Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
Born in Bavaria in 1833, Martin Muench immigrated to Texas in 1853 and settled in San Antonio the following year. He became a prominent merchant in San Antonio and served as a city alderman. Muench was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1869. He died in San Antonio between 1880 and 1887 and was survived by his wife and eight children.
The Muench Family Papers contain legal documents and financial records, primarily deeds recording transactions involving several tracts of land in the San Antonio, Texas, area. Many of the transactions involve Martin Muench. Other names mentioned include I. A. Paschal and Joseph Ulrich.
Biographical Note
Born in Bavaria (Germany) in 1833, Martin Muench immigrated to Texas in 1853. The following year he arrived in San Antonio, where he married Prussian Margareta Gimbel (1836-1924) in 1858 March. The couple had eight children: Ferdinand E. (1859-1909), Martin J. (born circa 1860), Charles H. (1865-1915), Joseph E. (born circa 1866), Louis V. (1867-1924), Anna K. (1868-1940), Barbara Pauline (1872-1961), and Kate (1874-1964). Muench became a prominent merchant in San Antonio and served as a city alderman. He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 1869 and died in San Antonio between 1880 and 1887.
References
Alley, Jacobina and Janey E. Joyce, abstractors.
Bexar County, Texas, Voter Registration, 1865 & 1867-1869. San Antonio, Texas: San Antonio Genealogical and Historical Society, 2006.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas.
Founders and Patriots of the Republic of Texas: The Lineages of the Members of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Volume II. Austin, Texas: Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1974.
Scope and Content Note
The Muench Family Papers contain legal documents and financial records, primarily deeds recording transactions involving several tracts of land in the San Antonio, Texas, area. Many of the transactions involve Martin Muench. Other names mentioned include I. A. Paschal and Joseph Ulrich.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions. The collection is open for research.
Usage Restrictions
Please be advised that the library does not hold the copyright to most of the material in its archival collections. It is the responsibility of the researcher to secure those rights when needed. Permission to reproduce does not constitute permission to publish. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright, literary property rights, and libel.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Muench Family Papers, 1848-1875, Col 903, Daughters of the Republic of Texas Library, San Antonio, Texas.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Doris Cross, 1979 October and 1980 October.
Processing Information
Processed by Warren Stricker, 1994 April.
Finding aid edited and encoded by Tom D'Amore, 2011 August.
Index Terms
Personal Names
Muench family.
Muench, Martin.
Paschal, I. A. (Isaiah Addison), 1808-1868.
Ulrich, Joseph.
Subjects
Land titles--Registration and transfer--Texas--San Antonio.
Locations
San Antonio (Tex.)--History--Sources.
Genres/Formats
Family papers.
Deeds.
Financial records.
Legal documents.
Property records.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Muench Family Papers, 1848-1875
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Receipt: John Twohig to James W. Childers, via Martin Münch, for account of James Porter Smyth, San Antonio, Texas, 1872 April 16.
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Power of attorney: John Atkinson to James H. Lyons, Detroit, Michigan, 1875 May 20.
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Map: San Antonio, Texas, property bounded by Alameda Street, LaSalle Street, and Laffette [Lafitte] Street, undated.
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Property transaction records, 1848-1872
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San Juan Capistrano Mission land, Bexar County, Texas
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Deed: Henry McDonald to Luis Dias, 1848.
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Deed: Luis Dias to Felipe Rivas, 1856 May 6.
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Deed: Felipe Rivas to Tomasa Rivas, 1856 July 10.
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Deed: Tomasa Flores and Felipe Rivas to Martin Münch, 1858 March 31.
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Upper Labor land, Bexar County, Texas
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Deed: Carmen Garza to Juan Montes, one and one-half suertes, 1853 June 10.
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Deed: Francisco Flores to Joseph Ulrich, three suertes, 1858 January 21.
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Deed: José Maria Montes and Alejo Montes to Joseph Ulrich, portion of a tract, 1858 March 18.
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Deed: Pedro Flores to Joseph Ulrich, one suerte, 1858 June 28.
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Deed: Adolpho Garza to Joseph Ulrich, one-half suerte, 1858 December 17.
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Deed: Fried. Charles Radcliff to Joseph Ulrich, one-sixth acre, 1859 October 1.
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Lots 35, 37, 38, 39, Range 1, District 3, San Antonio, Texas
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Contract of sale: City of San Antonio to I. A. Paschal, Lot 38, 1852 November 13.
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Contract of sale: City of San Antonio to I. A. Paschal, Lot 39, 1852 November 13.
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Deed: W. D. Mays, administrator of the estate of I. A. Paschal, to B. Schwarz, Lots 35 and 37, 1869 August 12.
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Lot 3, Block 5, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: Justo Travieso to Julius Markgraf, 1865 October 7.
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Deed: Julius Markgraf to Martin Münch, 1866 March 5.
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Lots 10 and 11, Block 6, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: J. H. McFarland and Margaret McFarland to M. M. McAlister, Lot 10, 1858 January 22.
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Deed: Thomas J. Devine to Mary M. McAllister, Lot 11, 1858 October 8.
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Deed: Mary M. McAllister and S. W. McAllister to Mary Keenan, Lots 10 and 11, 1860 February 25.
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Lots 5 and 6, Block 10, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: Teresa Flores to William H. Young, 1872 August 2.
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Release: Charles Guerguin to Teresa Flores, 1872 August 2.
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Lot 3, Block 12, Alamo City, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: Teresa Campbell to Martin Engelman, 1853 October 1.
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Deed: Martin and Catherine Engelmann to Martin Münch, 1865 September 25.
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Lot 2, Block 15, Alamo City, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: N. A. Mitchell to Peter Scheiner, 1860 January 16.
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Deed: George W. Palmer to Martin Münch, 1868 January 22.
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Soledad Street lot, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: P. C. Taylor to Henry Klatte, 1862 September 25.
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Deed: Henry Klatte to T. G. Anderson, 1864 August 31.
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Lot 1, unknown range and district, San Antonio, Texas
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Deed: City of San Antonio to William H. Cleveland, 6.39 acres on the San Antonio River, 1856 March 19.
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Deed: William H. Cleveland to Martin Muench, 1868 October 30.
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Miscellaneous Bexar County, Texas, land
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Deed: I. M. Riedner and Auguste Riedner to H. F. Oswald, San Antonio, 3.45 acres on San Antonio River, 1858 May 25.
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Deed of trust: Henry and Wilhelmina Dörr to Henry Kaufholz and William Miller, San Antonio, Lots 18 and 19, La Villita, 1866 May 14.
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Release: F. A. Rodriguez, Bexar County Assessor and Collector, to Felipe Gaytan, San Antonio, Lot 15, Block unknown, 1867 April 11.
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Deed: Samuel A. Maverick to Charles L. Lege, San Antonio, lot on Flores Street between Sixth and Seventh Streets, 1868 January 10.
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Deed: James and William Vance to George Starke, San Antonio, one-half of Lot 4, one-half of lot 5, between Paseo and Water Streets, 1868 April 3.
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Deed: Gertrudes de la Baum de Esteve, Emilie Esteve de Salinas, and Patricio Salinas to Martin Münch, San Antonio, lot on Alameda Street, 1868 June 24.
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Deed: Maria Josefa Traviesa and Maria de Jesus Valdez to Antonio Bruni, San Antonio, lot on Military Plaza, 1869 January 2.
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Non-Bexar County, Texas, land
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Deed: Théophille Mercier to Joseph Burger, Medina County, Castroville, Lot 1, Block 2, Range 7, 1852 January 23.
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Deed: Ysabel Cassiano de Garcia and J. E. Garcia to Maria Ygnacia Dominguez, Wilson County, land on the San Antonio River, 1868 September 3.
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Deed: W. D. Mays, administrator of the estate of I. A. Paschal, to Martin Muench, McCulloch County, 160 acres, Survey No. 1200, District 3, 1869 May 4.