Adolph Julius Viertel

I found this tribute to Adolph Julius Viertel on the Internet. He was a grandson of Tobias & Wilhelmina Schulz. (His mother was their daughter, Martha Schulz. His father was Otto Viertel.)

Link to tribute to Adolph Viertel

Origin of the Surname Hunger

My aunt, Mayme Rachuig Hause, sent me the following articles on the origin of the surname Hunger. Click on the link below. They spell it UNGER in the articles, but HUNGER is a variant spelling.

Link to the article on surname Hunger

I did a little research on the surname Schulz, just for grins. It denotes a man who collects rents & fees for the local landowner. In a sense, he's the village overseer. One Web site said the English equivalent is Constable.

Bernhard Alvin Schulz

My aunt, Mayme Rachuig Hause, received the following information from a member of the Bernard Schulz line of our family. I'd heard Tobias Schulz had a brother who'd preceded him to Texas, but knew nothing about him. I'm glad to learn Uncle Bernhard's history.

Link to Bernhard Alvin Schulz family history

Old Rock Church in Norse, Texas

(Update) Oops. Helon Knudson reminded me that the reunion this year is NOT at the Old Rock Church, but at Our Saviour's Church in Norse. You can see a picture of it on the Web site. I'm sorry about the confusion, but more details about the reunion are coming soon.)

My aunt, Mayme Rachuig Hause, sent me these old photos of the Old Rock Church in Norse, Texas. The date of the photo below is 1886. You can see a current picture by visiting the Web site referenced at the top of the right-hand column of this blog.)



This next photo is the old Norse School in 1925. Standing in front from left to right are John Cureton, Tom M. Pool & William Cureton. All three attended the school in the 1860s.