Re: menges
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In reply to:
menges
4/26/98
Hi Ted: Peter Menges is the twin brother of my grandfather Anton John Menges II.
He is one of thirteen childrens born to Anton John Menges and Catherine(Unknown).
Peter was born on March 8, 1859 in Fredericksburg, Texas.He married Betzie Ann
McDonald in Gillespie County, Texas on December 14, 1880.Anton John Menges was
a native of Niederelbert, Nassau, Germany, born in 1821.He married Caterina(Unknown)
in 1825.They and their daughter Caterina immigrated to the U.S., leaving Antwerp,
Belgium on November 7,1845.The ship was the "Riga" and reached Galveston,Tx on Dec.
23, 1845.Anton went on to become a founding father of Fredericksburg, Tx.My email
address is at the top of this message.My telephone #504-641-7379. My mailing address
is 515 Legendre Dr. Slidell, LA. 70460.If you will send me your snail mail address,
I will send you a print-out of what I have(10 pages).George Menges