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Note: DER HERRIST MEIN FELS (the Lord is my rock) A group of noblemen formed the Verein zum Schutz deutscher Einwanderer in Texas, called the verein or the Adelsverein, to secure land in Texas for immigrants. The Zum Berge's arrived on the ship Creole; the ship's captain was Dannemann. Hermann's naturalization papers are recorded 1 Vol. A, pg. 131 and 1 Vol. B pg.108; Court A from the country of Hannover. He was age 27. Comal County Census 1850, 1860 and 1870 (151 New Braunfels Precinct 5 1870) ZumBerge is a variation of the Germanic place name Berg' with addition of the prefix-zum (at the)generally found among the lowland Germans, Swiss and Dutch. Berg comes from old High German Berg and Old Norse Bjarg and both meant "hill or mountain". One of the ZumBerge tombstone reads from the mountain and 4 bitt sexton fee to Kelner ( I think he was the city treasurer at the time- Kelner). Voted in as Military officer February 28, 1862. March 8, 1894 New Braunfels singing Society founded Sept. 27 1862 as a consolidation of Liedertafel and Germania Clubs. It is believed that Friedrich Wilhelm Zumberge was also named Hermann. Between October 1845 and April 1846, thirty-six ships brought 5,257 immigrants to Texas under the auspices of the Verein. Those who came in the fall and winter fared well enough, but tragedy struck those who came in the spring and summer of 1846. Over four thousand immigrants were left on the beach at Indianola in whatever shelter they could find or in no shelter at all. Heat and rain, impure food and water, exhaustion from their long journey-all these contributed to the beginning of an epidemic of dysentery, typhoid and malaria fever that took the lives of over one thousand immigrants in the summer of 1846. Four hundred died at Indianola; others started their long trek to New Braunfels, the town which they had hoped would be their new home. Leaving their prized possessions on the beach along Matagorda Bay, walking over rough wagon tracks, stopping at times to help those who had fallen by the wayside or to bury friends or relatives, they made their way with heavy hearts to New Braunfels. 1860 census shows H. ZumBerge 36 m farmer from Hannover; Sophie 37 f from Hannover; Hermann 9 m Texas; Emil 8 m born Texas; Georgine 65 f born Hannover 1870 Comal Co. Census shows 770 ZumBerge Hermann 47 born Prussia wife Anna 30 and Hugo 4. Living with 620 Ewald, Conrad ZumBerge, Hermann 20 Labor in fields born Texas and Anna 10 at home born Texas. Lone Star Double Eagle Civil War Letters by Minetta Altgelt Goyne. Page 149 mentions the divorce of Hermann ZumBerge
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