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  2. Texas Germans - Wikipedia

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    Fredericksburg German Quarter. Emigration in force began during the period of the Republic of Texas (1836–1846) following the establishment in 1842 of the Adelsverein (Verein zum Schutze deutscher Einwanderer, Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas) by a group of Germans dedicated to colonizing Texas.

  3. Adelsverein - Wikipedia

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    Logo of Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas. The Mainzer Adelsverein at Biebrich am Rhein (Verein zum Schutze Deutscher Einwanderer in Texas; "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas"), better known as the Mainzer Adelsverein (German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪntsɐ ˈʔaːdl̩sfɛʁˌʔaɪn]; "Nobility Society of Mainz"), organized on April 20, 1842, was a colonial ...

  4. Wends of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Texas Wendish Bell. The Texas Wends or Wends of Texas are a group of people descended from a congregation of 558 Sorbian/Wendish people under the leadership and pastoral care of John Kilian (Sorbian languages: Jan Kilian, German: Johann Killian) who emigrated from Lusatia (part of modern-day Germany) to Texas in 1854. [1]

  5. History of Fredericksburg, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Fredericksburg (German: Friedrichsburg) was founded in 1846 by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, new Commissioner General of the "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas", also known as the "Noblemen's Society" (in German: Mainzer Adelsverein).

  6. German Americans - Wikipedia

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    Afro-German immigrants were also listed on the census living in Memphis, New York City, Charleston, and Cleveland. [127] In Texas, many Tejanos have German ancestry. [128] Tejano culture, particularly Tejano music, has been deeply influenced by German immigrants to Texas and Mexico. [129]

  7. History of Texas (1845–1860) - Wikipedia

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    German immigrants started to arrive in the early 1840s because of economic, social, and political conditions in their states. In 1842, German nobles organized the Adelsverein , banding together to buy land in central Texas to enable German settlement.

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  9. Meusebach–Comanche Treaty - Wikipedia

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    This land was earmarked for the settlement of immigrants who arrived in Texas under the sponsorship of the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants. Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels , the first Commissioner of the society, had made it clear from the onset of the settlement plans that he was determined to find a way to coexist peacefully ...