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George Stormfeltz

1833 - 1912


 

Parents: Jacob Stormfeltz & Elizabeth Piesch
Born in Lancaster, Penn.
Named for an Uncle.

Came to TX in 1857.
in Libert, TX 7 months then to Goliad, TX

Enlisted as private in Company G, 9/16/1861
Promoted to 2nd LT by 1/1862
Promoted to First LT 12/62
Bunting listed him as wounded 12/63
present 1/64
Bunting - Present as LT. 8/1864.
Bunting - Wounded slightly 12/1864.

Firm of Redding & Stormfeltz
Married to Sarah Campbell (d 1871)

Sherrif in 1885.

Mason in Terry Lodge 1863 & 1864

he is five feet, eight inches; has blue eyes and sandy hair and beard

Stormfeltz, Eliza applied for Confederate Pension # 29317 Goliad Spouse of Stormfeltz, George


Also Identified As:
 

None Identified


Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
 
None Listed

Parents:
 
Jacob Stormfeltz (father)
b. Lancaster City, PA 8/25/1807; d. 8/25/1884 Lancaster City, PA
Parents: Conrad Sturmfels and Catherine Kann
Elizabeth Peich (mother)
(b. PA
8 mar 1832 issue of the Lancaster Examiner
Married on 21st of Feb by Rev. Baker, Jacob Sturmfels and Miss Elizabeth Peish, both of Lancaster.
Siblings:
 
Elizabeth Stormfeltz
(b.~1841
Mary Stormfeltz
(b.
John Stormfeltz
(b.
Samuel Stormfeltz
(b.
William Stormfeltz
(b. ~1846
Spouse(s): No Photo of gravesite available.
 
Sarah J. Campbell
Born in 1845, died in 1872 at age 27.
Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Texas (Range C, Block II, Lot 4).
Elizabeth Ann Moore Haydon
Daughter of Rev. A. M. Moore and Nancy McCampbell Moore.
Born in Belton, County, AL on 11/12/1844.
Emigrated to TX around 1854 at age 10.
Married Seldon Haydon on 11/8/1865. Widowed around 1870.
Married George Stormfeltz on 8/7/1884.
Died on 3/14/1931 in Goliad, TX.
Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Texas (Range C, Block II, Lot 4).
Children:
 
Valentine West "Wessie" Stormfeltz
Born in 1871, died in 1883 at age 12.
Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, Texas (Range C, Block II, Lot 4).
Robert Clinton Haydon (stepson)
Born on 11/27/1867.
James Haydon (stepson)
Died around 1870.
Gravesite:
 
Oak Hill Cemetery, Goliad, TX (Range C, Block 2, Lot 4).
(No Photo Available)


1840 Census - Lancaster 2, Lancaster, PA, Page 26
Head of Houshold Jacob Stormfeltz
Free White Males 5 to 10 1
Free White Males 30 to 40 1
Free White Males 80 to 90 1
Free White Females Under 5 1
Free White Females 5 to 10 1
Free White Females 20 to 30 1

1850 Census - NE Ward, Lancaster, PA, Pg.305, Dwelling 60, Family 82.
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
Jacob Stormfeltz
43
M
W
Steel Commissioner
500
PA
Elizabeth Storfeltz
40
F
W
PA
George Stormfeltz
17
M
W
Laborer
PA
Mary Stormfeltz
13
F
W
PA
John Stormfeltz
7
M
W
PA
Samuel Stormfeltz
5
M
W
PA
William Stormfeltz
2
M
W
PA

1860 Census - Goliad, TX
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
 
George Stormfeltz
27
M
W
Carpenter
0
600
PA

1870 Census - Goliad, TX p72, Household 491, Family 504
 
Name
Age.
Sex
Race
Occupation
Real Estate
Personal Estate
Nativity
Student?
Literate?
 
William McCampbell
48
M
W
Carpenter
2000
1000
TN
 
Margaret McCampbell
36
F
W
Keeping House
AL
 
Joseph McCampbell
16
M
W
TX
Y
 
Phillip McCampbell
14
M
W
TX
 
Mollie McCampbell
13
F
W
TX
Y
 
William McCampbell
12
M
W
TX
N
 
Kate McCampbell
10
F
W
TX
Y
 
Jennie McCampbell
8
F
W
TX
Y
N
 
Anna McCampbell
6
F
W
TX
Y
N
 
Geo. Stormfeltz
36
M
W
Carpenter
PA

1880 Census - Precinct 1, Goliad, TX, Pg. 323B
 
Name
Rel.
Sex
Race
Age
Nativity
Occupation
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
 
George Stormfeltz
Self
M
W
46
PA
Carpenter
PA
Germany
 
J. W. Stormfeltz
Son
M
W
8
TX
PA
TX

1900 Census - Goliad, TX, Destrict 47, Precinct 1, Pg. (9/28)
 
Name
Rel.
Sex
Race
Age
Nativity
Occupation
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
George Stormfeltz
Head
M
W
PA
[Deputy Sheriff?]
Germany
~
Eliza A. Stormfeltz
Wife
F
W
AL
TN
TN
Robert Haydon
Son
M
W
33
TX
Merchant
KY
AL
Son
M
W
9m
TX
TX
TX

1910 Census - Goliad, TX, District 72, Precinct 1, Pg.5A (9/40)
 
Name
Rel.
Sex
Race
Age
Nativity
Occupation
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
George Stormfeltz
Head
M
W
76
PN
Clerk Sheriff's Office
PA
Germany
Eliza A.
Wife
F
W
60
AL
AL
TN

1920 Census - Goliad, TX, Precinct 1, Pg. 10A (230/239)
 
Name
Own / Rent
Mortg.
Sex
Race
Age
Married
Read
Write
Nativity
Father's Nativity
Mother's Nativity
Occ.
Elizabeth Stormsfelts
O
F
F
W
75
Wid.
Y
Y
AL
TN
TN
None


Related Links:
 
Types of Successful Men of Texas (1890)
Claiborne's History of Terry's Texas Rangers (Part 2), New Birmingham Times 1891
Confederate Pension Applications: Eliza Stormfeltz (#29317)
(offsite) Oakhill Cemetery of Goliad, TX

Sources:
  1. Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882.
2. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.

Research Links:
  (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Stormfeltz)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Pennsylvania Dutch )
(offsite) Lancaster County Genealogy Project
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Board (Lancaster County, PA)
(offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Goliad County, TX)
(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Goliad County, TX)

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