Alexander Eugen VON ROSENBERG

1857 - 1930  (72 years)

• Name	Alexander Eugen VON ROSENBERG
  Born	27 Oct 1857	Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Alex
  Census	27 Jun 1860	Fayette County, Texas, USA   [3]
  	P.O. Round Top
  Census	17 Mar 1871	Fayette County, Texas, USA   [4]
  	Beat 3, P.O. Round Top
  Census	11 Jun 1880	Fayette County, Texas, USA   [5]
  	Justice Precinct 2 Round Top
  Census	1 Jun 1900	Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA   [6]
  Residence	21 Mar 1904	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [7]
  Census	18 May 1910	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [8]
  	Horton St.
  Residence	15 Oct 1913	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [9]
  Baptism	1914	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [10]
  	at Saint Paul’s Lutheran Church
  Census	2 Feb 1920	Fayette County, Texas, USA   [11]
  	Justice Precinct 1, Washington St.
  Census	25 Apr 1930	Fayette County, Texas, USA   [12]
  	Justice Precinct 1
  Residence	Jun 1860: P.O. Round Top, Fayette, Texas Jun 1880: Justice Precinct 2 Round Top, Fayette, Texas  [3, 5]
  Religion	Lutheran
  Occupation	Store Clerk, General Merchant, Cattle and Horse Trader, Real Estate, Farmer, Stockman
  Died	11 Jun 1930	La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [1, 2, 10]
  	early in the morning at his home in the old W. W. Ligon home north of the city
  Buried	13 Jun 1930	La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I3883	Dyal and Speckels
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2012

  
  

  Father	Carl Eugen VON ROSENBERG,   b. 13 Dec 1830, Memel, Memel, Preußen, Prussia ,   d. 15 Oct 1913, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Theodora Anna Henriette SACK,   b. 7 May 1829, Düsseldorf, Rheinprovinz, Prussia, Germany ,   d. 21 Mar 1904, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	17 Dec 1853	Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA   [7, 13]
  Photos		Carl Eugen and Theodora von Rosenberg
  		Carl Eugen and Theodora von Rosenberg
  Family ID	F2719	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma WEYAND,   b. 12 Jun 1858, Nassau, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1943, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	8 Apr 1880	Nassau, Fayette, Texas, USA   [1, 10]
  	by Squire Henkel
  Children	+ 1. George Alexander VON ROSENBERG,   b. 2 Feb 1881, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 5 Dec 1960, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 79 years) + 2. Albert Frederick VON ROSENBERG,   b. 23 Aug 1884, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 12 Jul 1967, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 82 years) + 3. Louise Lina VON ROSENBERG,   b. 9 Aug 1888, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Jan 1953, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 64 years)   4. Alexander Eugen VON ROSENBERG, Jr.,   b. 20 Jan 1893, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 25 Jan 1981, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 88 years) + 5. Max Alexander VON ROSENBERG,   b. 17 Jul 1895, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 15 Nov 1967, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 72 years)   6. Leona VON ROSENBERG,   b. 6 Nov 1897, Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA ,   d. 7 Jul 1921, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  (Age 23 years)
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2008
  Family ID	F2739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Oct 1857 - Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA Census - 27 Jun 1860 - Fayette County, Texas, USA Census - 17 Mar 1871 - Fayette County, Texas, USA Married - 8 Apr 1880 - Nassau, Fayette, Texas, USA Census - 11 Jun 1880 - Fayette County, Texas, USA Census - 1 Jun 1900 - Round Top, Fayette, Texas, USA Residence - 21 Mar 1904 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Census - 18 May 1910 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Residence - 15 Oct 1913 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Baptism - 1914 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Census - 2 Feb 1920 - Fayette County, Texas, USA Census - 25 Apr 1930 - Fayette County, Texas, USA Died - 11 Jun 1930 - La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA Buried - 13 Jun 1930 - La Grange City Cemetery, La Grange, Fayette, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Alex Eugen von Rosenberg
  		Alex Eugen von Rosenberg as a young groom
  		Carl Eugen von Rosenberg: 4 generations of von Rosenbergs Carl Eugen, Alex, George and Edgar
  		Alex von Rosenberg home in Round Top
  		Alex von Rosenberg home in La Grange
  		Alex von Rosenberg store in La Grange
  		Alex Eugen von Rosenberg

  
  

  Headstones		von Rosenberg, Alex
  		Rosenberg

  
  

• Notes

  Alexander’s first job was that of clerk at George Weyand’s general store at Nassau. There he met Emma Weyand, who would become his wife. After several years, he became employed by Knittle’s General Store in Burton. He then bought the Zapp store in Round Top, before selling the operation in 1900. At that time he moved his family to La Grange and bought the White Dairy. He ran this business as a dairy and meat market, then later as a general store. Later, he became successful at trading horses and cattle, and then real estate. It was from him that the land for the La Grange Fairgrounds was purchased. Alexander enjoyed music, especially playing the piano. Although an active Democrat, he never sought public office. In 1914 he became a member of La Grange’s St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Late in high life it was necessary for him to undergo a delicate eye operation which likely hastened his death. [1, 14, 15]

  
  

• Sources

  [S967] La Grange Journal, Thursday, June 12, 1930. [S77] Headstone survey, conducted by Robert C. Barritt, 14 Apr 2007. [S9] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, p. 283. [S10] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, p. 389, line 18. [S11] Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, ED 56, p. 17. [S12] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, ED 36, p. 1. [S971] La Grange Deutsche Zeitung, Thursday, March 31, 1904, p. 5. [S13] Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, ED 50, p. 19. [S967] La Grange Journal, Thursday, October 23, 1913. [S370] The von Rosenberg Family of Texas, ed., Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson, (Toepperwein Publishing Co. (Boerne, TX, 1949); reprint: Nortex Press (n.p., 1986)), p. 102. [S14] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, ED 51, p. 16. [S15] Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, Fayette County, Texas, ED 3, p. 15. [S370] The von Rosenberg Family of Texas, ed., Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson, (Toepperwein Publishing Co. (Boerne, TX, 1949); reprint: Nortex Press (n.p., 1986)), p. 96. [S370] The von Rosenberg Family of Texas, ed., Alma von Rosenberg Tomlinson, (Toepperwein Publishing Co. (Boerne, TX, 1949); reprint: Nortex Press (n.p., 1986)), p. 103. [S970] Jon Todd Koenig’s Family Tree, Jon Todd Koenig, 5 Jul 2008.