A Guide to the George Anton Pfeiffer Papers, 1838-1872
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator: | Pfeiffer, George Anton | |
| Title: | Pfeiffer, George Anton, Papers | |
| Dates: | 1838-1872 | |
| Abstract: | Correspondence and legal papers compose the George Anton Pfeiffer Papers, 1838-1872, documenting Pfeiffer’s life, family, and career. | |
| Accession No.: | 1931 | |
| OCLC No.: | 752497707 | |
| Extent: | 1 in. | |
| Language: | Materials are written in German and English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin | |
Biographical Note
Butcher and farmer George Anton Pfeiffer emigrated from Germany to Texas in the 1840s with his wife Maria Anna Deinhard, daughter of Johann and Margaretha Deinhard. The couple settled in Sandy Creek, near McDade, Texas, and had six sons and two daughters.
Source: Pfeiffer, Roy. “McDade German Catholic Family Mysteries.” Accessed August 1, 2011. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txmdhms/pfeiffer_family_roy_1.htm.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and legal papers compose the George Anton Pfeiffer Papers, 1838-1872, documenting Pfeiffer’s life, family, and career. Legal papers include Pfeiffer’s butcher apprentice certificate (1838), his release from compulsory military service, land deeds, and passport. Correspondence concerning familial matters include letters from his brother-in-law in Bastrop County, Texas and his parents-in-law from Germany. The collection also includes is a map issued by the Houston and Texas Central Railway showing the steamlines between Texas and Europe.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms | ||
| Subjects (Persons) | ||
| Pfeiffer, George Anton -- Archives. | ||
| Pfeiffer, Maria Anna. | ||
| Deinhard, Erhard. | ||
| Deinhard, Johann. | ||
| Deinhard, Margaretha. | ||
| Deinhard family. | ||
| Subjects (Organizations) | ||
| Houston &Texas Central Railway Company. | ||
| Subjects | ||
| Germans -- Texas. | ||
| German Americans -- Texas. | ||
| Texas -- Immigration and emigration. | ||
| Immigration &Society -- Texas -- 19th century. | ||
| Immigrants’ writings, German -- Texas. | ||
| Places | ||
| Laaber (Germany) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Neumarkt (Germany) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Frickenhofen (Germany) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
| Bastrop County (Tex.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
George Anton Pfeiffer Papers, 1838-1872, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
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| 2N402 | Correspondence and legal documents, 1838-1872 | ||||||||||||