Caroline Wengenroth

Caroline Wengenroth and Johannes Christian Wengenroth were two of the six children of Johann and Johanna (nee Jung) Wengenroth. Johann and his family came from Berghahn, Rennerod, Nassau, on board the brig Ferdinand. (Certainly, a trip with six children in this age bracket would have been a daring undertaking at any time in history!) The children were Johnanette (18), Caroline (15), Philippine (12), Philipp (10), Juliane (8), and Christian (5). (The children must have been among those who were delighted at the first Christmas celebration of the immigrants on the Texas Coast in December of 1844.  The German customs and traditions were certainly not forgotten when the colonists arrived in the new land.  Feast days with religious themes were remembered and celebrated at this time when our forefathers first entered the Republic of Texas.)

When the family arrived at their new location, "on the Comal Springs", all eight family members were enrolled in Reverend Ervendberg's German Protestant Church. They were numbered from #91 through #98 on the church membership roster (a famous and helpful list), providing evidence that they were present for the Ceremony of the Founding of New Braunfels. The Wengenroths received Town Lot #2 for their home and garden. It was located on the corner of Market Street and San Antonio Street. They also received Acre Lot #27 (a 9 1/2 Bavarian Acre lot south of town on San Antonio Street, fairly close to the Verein cemetery. The parents died within a couple of years of their arrival in New Braunfels. At this time, the history of two of the children, Caroline and Christian, who married and settled in the Blanco/Kendalia area, is known. Additionally, their sister, Philippine, married and lived near Leander, Texas.  

Photos top to bottom: Johann and Johanna Wengenroth, parents of Caroline Wengenroth; Caroline Wengenroth. Information found in "New Braunfels: The First Founders" by Everett Anthony Fey, Vol. 1, 1995.   

Insert: Wengenroths' German Contract for land in the New Republic of Texas.