Reinermann, Sandman, Bethje and Quensell families of Harris County papers
Scope and Contents
The papers and miscellaneous material of the Reinermann, Sandman and Bethje families, German immigrants in Harris County, Texas; plus the papers and miscellaneous material of Carl Wilhem Adolph Quensell, son in-law of Henry Reinermann and himself an immigrant from Hanover.
Dates
- Creation: 1841 - 1917
Creator
- Reinermann, Frederic (Person)
- Quensell, Louise (Person)
- Bethje, Eliza (Person)
Access Restrictions
This material is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
Stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Reinermann, Sandman, Bethje and Quensell families of Harris County papers must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
The Reinermann, Sandman and Bethje families were German immigrants in Harris County, Texas, connected by one woman, Louisa Margerethe Agnes Schiermann. Louisa married Henry Reinermann, Jospeh Sandman Sr, and Christian Lodovic Bethje. She outlived the first two and passed away before the third. Henry Reinermann came to Texas with his parents John and Ann Reinermann.
Carl Wilhem Adolph Quensell, son in-law of Henry Reinermann. Born in Hanover Germany. Refered to as William Quensell in Texas. Married Louisa Reinermann, September 4, 1853. They had 10 children together, only 2 girls lived past 1 year. William served in the Civil War, during which he found a diary of a Union soldier, kept the diary and included his own. After the war he ran a sawmill and leased his land and helped others to do the same.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
German
Abstract
The papers and miscellaneous material of the Reinermann, Sandman and Bethje families, German immigrants in Harris County, Texas.
Acquisition Information
This collection was donated by Edgar E. Lackner, 1981.
Processing Information
Portions of this collection have been digitized. Please contact woodson@rice.edu for more information.
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Reinermann, Sandman, Bethje and Quensell families of Harris County papers, 1841-1917
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lee Pecht
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586
woodson@rice.edu