Georg Eduard Ludwig Joseph (von Lochausen) Lochausen (1814 - abt. 1867)

Born 22 Jan 1814 in Alfeld, Hildesheim, Westfalen

Died about 1867 at about age 52 in Victoria, Texas, United States

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Biography

Georg Eduard was born in 1814 as son of Franz Otto von Lochausen and Amalie Sophie von Garssen.^[1]

Edward von Lochhausen arrived with the ship Sophia in June 1838 in Baltimore, Maryland. Before that, he was living in Everode. ^[2][3]

In the 1850 census Edwd Lockousen (age 32), Farmer, was in De Witt, Texas.^[4]

He passed away in 1867. ^{[citation needed]}

Research Notes

Birth

Source for year of birth is missing in the transcript of his baptism record.

Curious, why Find a Grave has his birthday as 14th instead of 22nd of January, but without any source.^[5]

Identity

His son receiving the name Otto might be an indicator to prove that Franz Otto Nikolaus Joseph von Lochausen was his father.

The 1838 passenger list entry states his place of birth as "Allefeld",^[2] which fits pretty well to the parish of Alfeld, that is mentioned in the birth record.^[1] Also the last place of residence, he stated as Everode,^[2] is exactly where his mother passed away in 1838.^[6] So one can assume that the person immigrating in 1838 is identical with the one born on 22 January.

Love In Mind ?

In 1957 there was a newspaper story published in Victoria, Texas, that tells a story about Baron von Lockhausen (sic!), who came to Texas because the German emperor would not let him marry a commoner. Later he was lynched by a mob, who assumed he helped a fugitive escape. The story is apparently based on an interview with George Edward's grandson Edward Otto Lochausen.^[7]

The story contains factual errors:

• Germany did not have an Emperor during the whole time George Edward was living there.
• The story claims that the son Herman was ten years old, when his father was killed. According to his death record, Herman was born in 1853.^[8] If the death year of 1867 is correct,^{[citation needed]} he would have been around 14 back then.
• Further it's claimed that Herman had to take care of his mother and his brother. According to George Edward's FamilySearch profile, there were also two younger sisters^[9]

The story still might be accurate about the places he lived in Texas. The story tells that he settled in Hope, Lavaca County. After falling in love with his later wife, daughter of "Ammenecker Mott" (?) east of Thomaston, close by Victoria, he became one of the first settlers of Colettoville around 1849. He later bought a farm about half a mile south of Inez.

To do

• source for death
• source for 1814
• How to break down your German immigrant brick wall explains how one might get access to this pension file.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971", citing Birth, Hannover, Hannover, Provinz Hannover, Preußen, Deutsches Reich, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany, FamilySearch Record: QPDM-GLHM (accessed 25 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSD5-SQHY Image number 02946, Georg Eduard Ludwig Joseph von Lochausen born on 22 Jan, child of Franz Otto Joseph Nicolaus von Lochausen & Amalie Sophie Conradine, in Hannover, Hannover, Provinz Hannover, Preußen, Deutsches Reich.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Passenger List: "Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., Passenger Lists, 1820-1964"
   The National Archives At Washington, D.c.; Washington, D.c.; Records of the Us Customs Service, Rg36; NAI Number: 2655153; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8679 #1469254 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Port of Arrival: Baltimore, Maryland; Ship Name: Sophia; Age: 23; Birth Date: 1815; Birth Place: Allefeld; Arrival Date: Jun 1838; Name: Edward Van Lachhausen [Eduard von Lachhausen]; Arrival Quarter: Jun; Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany; Residence Place: Everode.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948", citing Affiliate Publication Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving in Baltimore, 1820-1891; Affiliate Publication Number: M326; Digital film/folder number: 007066630; FHL microfilm: 000821576; Image number: 1029, FamilySearch Record: QK6L-3SF7 (accessed 25 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897N-R87R, Name: Edward Lmchhausen; Birth Date: 1815; Immigration Date: 1838; Immigration Place: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Age: 23; Ship: SOPHIE; System Of Record: SLS.
4. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
   The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: De Witt, Texas; Roll: 910; Page: 124b; Line Number: 6
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #6900293 (accessed 25 December 2023)
   Edwd Lockousen (32), Farmer, in De Witt, Texas, USA. Born in Germany.

   Name	Sex	Age	Occupation	Birth Place
   Edwd Lockousen	M	32	Farmer	Germany
   Mary Lockousen	F	18		Germany
   Mary Lockousen	F	0		Germany

5. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20362822/george-edward-lochausen: accessed 25 December 2023), memorial page for George Edward Lochausen (14 Jan 1814–1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #20362822, citing Bischoff Cemetery #01, Inez, Victoria County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Mark (contributor 46915023).
6. ↑ Burial of mother: "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971", citing Burial, Adenstedt, Adenstedt, Amt Alfeld, Königreich Hannover, Deutsches Reich, , German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany, FamilySearch Record: QPDM-4Z8T (accessed 26 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS8B-9QW Image number 02079, Amelie von Lochausen burial (died on 25 Jun 1833 at age 52) on 27 Jun 1833 in Adenstedt, Adenstedt, Amt Alfeld, Königreich Hannover, Deutsches Reich.
7. ↑ "Baron von Lockausen Had Love In Mind When He Sailed for Texas", Victoria Advocate, Victoria, Texas, 24 March 1957, Page 5, Newspapers Clip: 137405772
8. ↑ Death of son Herman: "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976", citing Digital film/folder number: 005145436; FHL microfilm: 2051580; Image number: 1918, FamilySearch Record: K3WT-JW7 (accessed 26 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9Y1W-7R8Y, Herman J Lochausen death 11 Jan 1916 (born 17 May), son of E O Lochausen & Mary, in El Campo, Wharton, Texas, United States.
9. ↑ George Edward Lochausen (1825–1867), FamilySearch, profile with linked sources (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVVX-4C6 : accessed 26 December 2023) [temporary source until all children's profiles were created]