Joachim Christoph Plaetke

• Name source ¹
• Sex: M
• Also Known As: Christoph Plaetke
• Also Known As: Christian Plaetke ²
• Also Known As: Christoff Plaetke ^{3 4}
• Also Known As: Christoph Pletche ⁵
• Born: 25 JAN 1818 in Prussia, Germany ^{6 5 7 8 9}
• Died: 1902 in White Oak [Bayou?], Harris, Texas ¹⁰
• Census 1870: 18 SEP 1870: Harris Co., Texas; age 52 ⁶
• Census 1880: 5 JUN 1880: Harris Co., Texas; age 62 ⁵
• Census 1900: 5 JUN 1900: Justice Precinct #8, Harris Co., Texas; age 82 ¹⁴
• Immigration: 1852 ^{11 12 13}
• Occupation: BET. 1870 - 1880: Farmer ^{6 5}
• Notes:

  White Oak, Texas is near Houston. There are two towns named "White Oak" in Texas listed in http://geonames.usgs.gov/ and http://www.mapquest.com/, but neither is near Houston. (They are both in the northeastern part of the state.)
  
  Immigrated to America in 1852.
  
  1880 Census info for daughter Maria lists her parents as being born in Prussia; but it also lists Jacob Kaspar's parents as being born in Prussia, whereas we know he was from Switzerland.
  
  "Family homestead in Texas [was] on a plot of land that is now in the city limits of Houston." Source: Letter from Victor Albers, Jan 1, 1972
  
  Living with them in 1900 (thus almost certainly August's wife and children, unless the fifth child was a son who simply missed being enumerated in both 1870 and 1880):
  Plaetke, H. Head May 1860 F 40 Wd 4 3 Texas Germany Germany Farmer
  " , Wm. Son Dec 1883 M 16 Texas Texas Texas Farm laborer
  " , Anna Dau Aug 1885 F 14 " " " Farm laborer
  " , Martha Dau Sept 1889 F 10 " " "
  " , Christian Father-in-law
  " , Anna Mother-in-law
  Source: 1900 Federal Census, Texas, Harris, J.P. 8; ED 103, Sheet 3A; entry 59 60.

• Married: : Germany ¹⁵

1. Marie Elizabeth Plaetke, b. 27 DEC 1848 in Breddin, East Prussia, Germany
2. August Plaetke, b. ABT. 1853 in Texas
3. Anna Plaetke, b. ABT. 1855 in Texas
4. Emma Plaetke, b. ABT. 1859 in Texas
5. [Unknown child of Christoff] Plaetke

1. Title: Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
   Author: Wolfert, Marion, comp
   Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006
   Comment/Location: Original data: Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located at Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam, Germany or Family History Library microfiche #6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).
   Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/
   Media: Electronic
   Text: "Joachim Christoph Plaetke"
2. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; TX; Harris Justice Pct. 8
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED 103, Sheet 3A; entry 59 60
   Text: "Plaetke, Christian"
3. Title: Albers family information
   Author: Victor Albers (obtained from Esther Albers)
   Publication: Obtained Apr 25, 1975
   Call Number: #71
   Media: Book
   Text: "Christof Plaetke"
4. Title: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976
   Comment/Location: Includes images of death certificates. Unless otherwise specified, the source of any given piece of information is the person's own death certificate.
   Comment/Location: http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1320964;p=2;t=searchable
   Media: Electronic
   Text: "C. Pladke" [death certificate for Marie Elizabeth Plaetke Kaspar]
5. Title: Census - 1880 US Federal; TX; Harris ED #82
   Comment/Location: "Place or township: Eureka Settlement"
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED #82, Sheet #262C, p. 7; entry 69
6. Title: Census - 1870 US Federal; TX; Harris Houston P.O.
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: Sheet 696 (back of), p. 116; entry 911 903
7. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; TX; Harris Justice Pct. 8
   Media: Census
   Page/Cite: ED 103, Sheet 3A; entry 59 60
   Text: "Jan 1818, age 82, Germany"
8. Title: Albers family information
   Author: Victor Albers (obtained from Esther Albers)
   Publication: Obtained Apr 25, 1975
   Call Number: #71
   Media: Book
   Text: "Jan 25 1818"
9. Title: Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
   Author: Wolfert, Marion, comp
   Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006
   Comment/Location: Original data: Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located at Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam, Germany or Family History Library microfiche #6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).
   Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/
   Media: Electronic
   Text: "25 Jan 1818"
10. Title: Albers family information
    Author: Victor Albers (obtained from Esther Albers)
    Publication: Obtained Apr 25, 1975
    Call Number: #71
    Media: Book
    Text: "[died] age 84 ... 1902 ... lived and died at White Oak, Texas"
11. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; TX; Harris Justice Pct. 8
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED 103, Sheet 3A; entry 59 60
    Text: "1852"
12. Title: Albers family information
    Author: Victor Albers (obtained from Esther Albers)
    Publication: Obtained Apr 25, 1975
    Call Number: #71
    Media: Book
    Text: "1852"
13. Title: Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
    Author: Wolfert, Marion, comp
    Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006
    Comment/Location: Original data: Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located at Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam, Germany or Family History Library microfiche #6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).
    Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/
    Media: Electronic
    Text: "1852; place of origin: Breddin/Ostpr.; destination: Amerika"
14. Title: Census - 1900 US Federal; TX; Harris Justice Pct. 8
    Media: Census
    Page/Cite: ED 103, Sheet 3A; entry 59 60
15. Title: Brandenburg, Prussia Emigration Records
    Author: Wolfert, Marion, comp
    Publication: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006
    Comment/Location: Original data: Auswanderungskartei (emigration cards) located at Brandenburgishes Landeshauptarchiv in Potsdam, Germany or Family History Library microfiche #6109219-6109220 (54 total fiches).
    Comment/Location: http://www.ancestry.com/
    Media: Electronic
    Text: [as of their emigration in 1852] "Anna Elizabeth Plaetke geb. Koch, Frau von Joachim Christoph Plaetke"