1880 Census of Comal Co TX

Name Age
Caroline Brecher 54 head, b Prussia, father & mother b Prussia, widowed
Carl Brecher 26 son, b TX, father b Nassau, mother b Prussia, single
Louise Groos 29 dau, b TX, father b Nassau, mother b Prussia, divorced
Anna Brecher 18 dau, b TX, father b Nassau, mother b Prussia, single
Rudolph Brecher 16 son, b TX, father b Nassau, mother b Prussia, single
Clara Groos 5 g-dau, b TX, father & mother b TX

1900 Census of Comal Co TX

Name Age
Rudolph Brecher 36
Maria Brecher 25
Rudolph Brecher 3
Erna Brecher 2
Edgar Brecher 1/12
Carolina Brecher 74

1910 Census of Comal Co TX

Name Age
Rudolph Brecher 46
Marie Brecher 35
Rudolph Brecher 13
Erna Brecher 12
Edger Brecher 10
Ruby Brecher 8
Elsie Brecher 3
Carolina Brecher 85

Jacob Brecher, his first wife Elisa Schultheiss, and children Rosina and Gustav arrived in Texas as part of the German immigrations in the mid-1840s. Their point of entry was probably Indianola.3199 The following immigration record shows their arrival:3200

• 1844: Joh Jacob Brecher, wife Elis Schultheiss, child Gustav, child Rosina

Rosina and Elisa both died within a year of arrival and Jacob was widowed at age 37 with 3-year old Gustav. He met Caroline Karbach, then a 21-year old daughter of another German immigrant family, who arrived in Texas in 1846 and they were married in May 1847. The first census record for the family is the 1860 census, when they were living near New Braunfels with Gustav and five more children. Jacob was about 17 years older than his Caroline.

1860 Census of Comal Co TX (outside New Braunfels)

Name Age
Jacob Brecher 51 b Nassau
Caroline Brecher 34 b Prussia
Gustav Brecher 17 b Nassau
Wilhelmine Brecher 11 b TX
Louise Brecher 9 b TX
Carl Brecher 5 b TX
Amalie Brecher 4 b TX
Marie Brecher 5/12 b TX

1870 Census of Comal Co TX

Name Age
Jacob Brecher 61 b Prussia
Caroline Brecher 44 b Prussia
Louise Brecher 19 b TX
Karl Brecher 16 b TX
Amalie Brecher 14 b TX
Marie Brecher 10 b TX
Anna Brecher 8 b TX
Rudolph Brecher 6 b TX