Bischoff's in Texas
Am looking for information on the family of Philip(1) and Mary Bischoff who came to Texas from Germany in 1845.Among their children were Johanna, Lizette, Louis, and Philip(2), and maybe a Frederick.Lizette married _____ Smith of Liverpool, Texas and is buried at the Liverpool cemetery.According to family papers, Johanna was born ca 1837 near Hamburg Germany.In 1854, Johanna (age about 17) marriedThomas Jefferson Callihan (age 42) of Liverpool, TX - their last child, Alexander, was my grandfather.However, I haven't a clue what happened to the rest of the Bischoff family.I think perhaps Philip(1) had died by the time Johanna married TJ.I know that just 3-4 years later TJ charged his mother-in-law (Mary) with lunacy and got custody of her minor children and guardianship of the estate.I find no further information on Johanna's brothers.(I suspect Mary really wasn't a lunatic, but rather was going thru menapause - plus family lore says she refused to speak English, and she probably was about the same age as her son-in-law!Sounds like a recipe for trouble to me!!)