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After the Civil War, reports indicate Black Texas German communities in every county of the German belt, also known as the Texas German Country, running from Houston to the Hills Region. [11] [12] For Black Texans, speaking Texas German was a means of social mimicry and protection. [10] Doris Williams, an African American in Bastrop County ...
Texans of German birth or descent have, since the mid-19th century, made up one of the largest ethnic groups in the state. By 1850, they numbered 5% of the total population—a conservative count. The 1990 census listed more than 17% of the population, nearly three million individuals, claiming German heritage.
Johann Friedrich Ernst (born Friedrich Diercks) (1796–1848), first German to bring family to Texas, benefactor to German immigrants; Warren Angus Ferris (1810–1873), early surveyor of Dallas; Henry Francis Fisher (1805–1867), German settler, explored and colonized San Saba area
Tejano culture, particularly Tejano music, has been deeply influenced by German immigrants to Texas and Mexico. [129] In German-speaking parts of Texas during the 19th and 20th centuries, many African-Americans spoke German. Many Black people who were enslaved by white German-Americans, as well as their descendants, learned to speak German. [130]
Named after the German capital city, Berlin. Berlin: Georgia: Named after the German capital city, Berlin. Berlin: Illinois: Named after the German capital city, Berlin. Berlin: Indiana: Named after the German capital city, Berlin. It is now a ghost town. Berlin: Kansas: Named after the German capital city, Berlin. Berlin: Kentucky
Festival attendees cheer as Wurstfest kicks off in New Braunfels on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. The town was named after Braunfels, Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels' ancestral castle on the Lahn River in ...
Johann Friedrich Ernst – "Father of German Immigration to Texas", arriving in 1831 [463] [464] Bobby Fischer – chess prodigy, grandmaster, and the eleventh World Chess Champion [465] Henry Francis Fisher – German Texan in Houston, Texas, where he was consul for the Hanseatic League, became acting treasurer of the San Saba Company [466]
While the signers were overwhelmingly German immigrants, names also on the petition were Castillo, Pena, Munos, and a handful of non-German Hispanic names. The first sheriff of the county was Louis (Ludwig) Martin , [ 40 ] [ 41 ] who emigrated from Erndtebrück North Rhine-Westphalia , Germany with the first Adelsverein group aboard the Johann ...