1813 - 1880 (66 years)
Person ID:
I 179 | Tree:
Robert Mueller Family | Descendants of Andrew Baldinger |  Last Modified: 11 Feb 2024
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Name
Andrew BALDINGER
Born
11 Dec 1813
Canton Aargau, Switzerland
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1 ,
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Gender
Male
Died
6 Jun 1880
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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1 ,
3 ]
Notes
Family
Wife
Anna Catherine WILD (ID:I 180 ) , b. 28 Feb 1823, Canton Glarus, Switzerland , d. 7 Nov 1877, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 54 years)
Married
27 Apr 1840
Galveston, Republic of Texas
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2 ]
Age at Marriage
Andrew was 26 years and 4 months old; Anna was 17 years and 2 months old. (They were married 37 years and 7 months).
Children
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1. Henry Andrew BALDINGER (ID:I 181 ) , b. 15 Jan 1841, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA , d. 3 Sep 1896, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)
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2. Mary H. BALDINGER (ID:I 182 ) , b. 30 Oct 1846, d. 30 Mar 1900 (Age 53 years)
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3. Clara Verona BALDINGER (ID:I 183 ) , b. 17 Jan 1853, d. 6 Jun 1910 (Age 57 years)
4. Andrew J BALDINGER (ID:I 184 ) , b. 23 Sep 1856, d. 14 May 1887 (Age 30 years)
5. Dr. William Henry BALDINGER (ID:I 185 ) , b. 30 May 1859, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA , d. 16 Nov 1914, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA (Age 55 years)
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6. Edward Emile BALDINGER (ID:I 186 ) , b. 23 Jun 1863, Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA , d. 17 Nov 1926 (Age 63 years)
7. Samuel Wild BALDINGER (ID:I 228 ) , b. Sep 1867, d. 1912, California, USA (Age ~ 44 years)
8. Ann Catherine BALDINGER (ID:I 229 ) , b. 1869, d. 1898 (Age 29 years)
Other Personal Events
Immigration
Abt 1831
Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
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2 ]
Travel
1837
Texas, USA
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2 ]
He learned the baker's trade, and came to Texas in the spring of 1837, returned to Baltimore, returned to Texas in the fall.
Elected
1842
Galveston, Republic of Texas
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2 ]
– a city council member
Census
1850
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 31 192 Andrew Ballinger 38 1812 M White Grocer Switzerland 32 192 Anna C Ballinger 28 1822 F White Switzerland 33 192 Henry A Ballinger 10 1840 M White Texas 34 192 Mary H Ballinger 4 1846 F White Texas 35 192 Meena Cooke 17 1833 F White Germany 36 192 Thos E Westraph 28 1822 M White Mariner England
Roll: 910 Page: 250b Microfilm: M432 Enumerated: 10 Apr 1850 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=293y_38 Source Web Site: Ancestry
Census
1860
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 21 698 E Baldinger 45 1815 M White Merchant Switzerland 22 698 Ann Baldinger 35 1825 F White Switzerland 23 698 Henry Baldinger 19 1841 M White McT Clerk Texas 24 698 Mary Baldinger 13 1847 F White Texas 25 698 Clara Baldinger 6 1854 F White Texas 26 698 Andrew Baldinger 4 1856 M White Texas 27 698 William Baldinger 10/12 1859 M White Texas
Roll: M653_129 Page: 89 Enumerated: 25 Jun 1860 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=fzw3_39 Source Web Site: Ancestry
Elected
1862
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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2 ]
– a city council member
Census
1870
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 29 376 Andrew Baldinger 56 1814 M White Crockery Dealer Switzerland 30 376 Annie C Baldinger 47 1823 F White Keeping House Switzerland 31 376 Clara V Baldinger 17 1853 F White At school Texas 32 376 Andrew J Baldinger 14 1856 M White At school Texas 33 376 Wm H Baldinger 11 1859 M White At school Texas 34 376 Edw E Baldinger 7 1863 M White At school Texas 35 376 Henry A Baldinger 29 1841 M White Store Clerk Texas 36 376 Kate Baldinger 24 1846 F White At home Texas 37 376 Emile Baldinger 3 1867 M White Texas 38 376 Catherine Baldinger 1 1869 F White Texas 39 376 Saml W Baldinger 3 1867 M White Texas 40 376 Jas E McKee 24 1846 M White Engineer Missouri 41 376 Mary H McKee 22 1848 F White Texas 42 376 Huritt J McKee 3 1867 F White Texas
NARA Pub: T132 Roll: M593_158 Page: 56 Enumerated: 8 Jul 1870 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=gvd1_40
Census
1880
Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 6 33 Andrew Baldinger Head M White 1814 66 S Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Retired merchant Avenue S 7 33 Andrew Baldinger Son M White 1855 25 S Texas Switzerland Switzerland Merchant Avenue S 8 33 Edward Baldinger Son M White 1864 16 S Texas Switzerland Switzerland At school Avenue S 9 33 Samuel Baldinger Son M White 1866 14 S Texas Switzerland Switzerland At school Avenue S 10 33 Mary McKee Daughter F White 1847 33 W Texas Switzerland Switzerland Keeping house Avenue S 11 33 Hattie McKee Granddaughter F White 1866 14 S Texas Missouri Texas At school Avenue S 12 33 George McKee Grandson M White 1871 9 S Texas Missouri Texas Avenue S 13 33 Clara McKee Granddaughter F White 1875 5 S Texas Missouri Texas Avenue S
NARA Pub: T9 Roll: 1305 Page: 62a ED: 65 Enumerated: 2 Jun 1880 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=v3m0_37 Source Web Site: Ancestry
Family Tree ID
KZDN-ST8
_UID
4CA8C505EAF1D711B0000050BA404C29F06A
Event Map
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Born - 11 Dec 1813 - Canton Aargau, Switzerland
Immigration - Abt 1831 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Travel - 1837 - Texas, USA
Married - 27 Apr 1840 - Galveston, Republic of Texas
Child - Henry Andrew BALDINGER - 15 Jan 1841 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Elected - 1842 - Galveston, Republic of Texas
Census - 1850 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Child - Dr. William Henry BALDINGER - 30 May 1859 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Census - 1860 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Elected - 1862 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Child - Edward Emile BALDINGER - 23 Jun 1863 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Census - 1870 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Census - 1880 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Died - 6 Jun 1880 - Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, USA
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Photos
Andrew Baldinger Extracted from page 4 of The Swiss Texans , University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio. Photo originally provided by Mattie E . Trube.
Documents
Obituary for Baldinger, Andrew Andrew Baldinger's obituary from The Dallas Daily Herald , 10 Jun 1880, Thu Page 5. It repeats the first-loaf-of-bread story, and mentions that he had been a great sufferer of "rheumatic affection" for many years.
Census
Source Citations
[S3 ] BaldingerChart , Harold Mueller.
[S235 ] BaldingerNotes .
[S545 ] Andrew Baldinger Obituary , (The Dallas Daily Herald).