After his first wife died, Hans married his first cousin, Maria Theodora Emilie Hoppe Pompee from Hanover Germany, in 1847. She was the widowed wife of his best friend Adolph Pompee, and she already had a son named Adolph Pompee Jr., born in 1844. The new family then immigrated to Texas in January, 1848. They had a daughter together named Theodora, in 1848. They had another daughter, Elizabeth in 1850. On November 23, 1853, they had a son named George. Emile died in 1855.
Hans later married Sophia Julia Schroeter on Nov. 4, 1862 in Burnet County, Texas. She was the daughter of jeweler and clockmaker, Huldrich Ludwig Schroeter and wife Wilhelmine. After Huldrich died, his wife married Rudolph Richter. Hans and Julia would have a child together (Louis, born in 1863).
Around that same time, Hans was murdered near Double Horn, and his body was then thrown into a deep hole known as "Dead Man's Hole", near Marble Falls, Texas during the Civil War. This was done because of his lack of support for the Confederacy. Many German families were either pacifists, or supported the Union. They had come to Texas to flee the strife and wars that plagued their homeland. This put them at odds with a group of southern secessionists known as "Fire-eaters". The hole had a 7' diameter opening, and was 160+ feet deep. A large oak tree with a stout limb hung out over the opening. The limb bore the scars of many rope marks of its victims. The hole was caused by the buildup of natural gases that rose from its pit that asphyxiated anyone who tried to go into it.
Afterwards, Julia Schroeter Hoppe, was left raising all of the five kids by herself. She eventually remarried in 1867, to George Stolley, and they had four more children (Otto, Anna, Bruno and Hugo). In 1869, Julia's step-son, Adolph Pompee Jr., would marry her younger sister Lilli Schroeter.
Adolph's body , along with the 16 others were discovered in 1951 by University of Texas spelunkers who descended into the hole with oxygen tanks. Only three victims were identified. Judge John R. Scott, a New York born resident of Burnett County was shot multiple times before being dumped in the hole. Presumably many other were German immigrants who didn't own slaves and didn't want to secede were some of the other victims. Unlike most Germans who kept their political views quiet, Adolph was quite stubborn and often voiced his political views. Adolph's friend Henry Flaughter is probably another one of the victims. He and Adolph were gathering wood when a band of vigilantes who were led by a Texas Ranger captured the men. The third positively identified body was that of Benjamin McKeever, who was killed by a former slave over a dispute involving a dog after the war. His body was dumped in the hole.
Hans later married Sophia Julia Schroeter on Nov. 4, 1862 in Burnet County, Texas. She was the daughter of jeweler and clockmaker, Huldrich Ludwig Schroeter and wife Wilhelmine. After Huldrich died, his wife married Rudolph Richter. Hans and Julia would have a child together (Louis, born in 1863).
Around that same time, Hans was murdered near Double Horn, and his body was then thrown into a deep hole known as "Dead Man's Hole", near Marble Falls, Texas during the Civil War. This was done because of his lack of support for the Confederacy. Many German families were either pacifists, or supported the Union. They had come to Texas to flee the strife and wars that plagued their homeland. This put them at odds with a group of southern secessionists known as "Fire-eaters". The hole had a 7' diameter opening, and was 160+ feet deep. A large oak tree with a stout limb hung out over the opening. The limb bore the scars of many rope marks of its victims. The hole was caused by the buildup of natural gases that rose from its pit that asphyxiated anyone who tried to go into it.
Afterwards, Julia Schroeter Hoppe, was left raising all of the five kids by herself. She eventually remarried in 1867, to George Stolley, and they had four more children (Otto, Anna, Bruno and Hugo). In 1869, Julia's step-son, Adolph Pompee Jr., would marry her younger sister Lilli Schroeter.
Adolph's body , along with the 16 others were discovered in 1951 by University of Texas spelunkers who descended into the hole with oxygen tanks. Only three victims were identified. Judge John R. Scott, a New York born resident of Burnett County was shot multiple times before being dumped in the hole. Presumably many other were German immigrants who didn't own slaves and didn't want to secede were some of the other victims. Unlike most Germans who kept their political views quiet, Adolph was quite stubborn and often voiced his political views. Adolph's friend Henry Flaughter is probably another one of the victims. He and Adolph were gathering wood when a band of vigilantes who were led by a Texas Ranger captured the men. The third positively identified body was that of Benjamin McKeever, who was killed by a former slave over a dispute involving a dog after the war. His body was dumped in the hole.
After his first wife died, Hans married his first cousin, Maria Theodora Emilie Hoppe Pompee from Hanover Germany, in 1847. She was the widowed wife of his best friend Adolph Pompee, and she already had a son named Adolph Pompee Jr., born in 1844. The new family then immigrated to Texas in January, 1848. They had a daughter together named Theodora, in 1848. They had another daughter, Elizabeth in 1850. On November 23, 1853, they had a son named George. Emile died in 1855.
Hans later married Sophia Julia Schroeter on Nov. 4, 1862 in Burnet County, Texas. She was the daughter of jeweler and clockmaker, Huldrich Ludwig Schroeter and wife Wilhelmine. After Huldrich died, his wife married Rudolph Richter. Hans and Julia would have a child together (Louis, born in 1863).
Around that same time, Hans was murdered near Double Horn, and his body was then thrown into a deep hole known as "Dead Man's Hole", near Marble Falls, Texas during the Civil War. This was done because of his lack of support for the Confederacy. Many German families were either pacifists, or supported the Union. They had come to Texas to flee the strife and wars that plagued their homeland. This put them at odds with a group of southern secessionists known as "Fire-eaters". The hole had a 7' diameter opening, and was 160+ feet deep. A large oak tree with a stout limb hung out over the opening. The limb bore the scars of many rope marks of its victims. The hole was caused by the buildup of natural gases that rose from its pit that asphyxiated anyone who tried to go into it.
Afterwards, Julia Schroeter Hoppe, was left raising all of the five kids by herself. She eventually remarried in 1867, to George Stolley, and they had four more children (Otto, Anna, Bruno and Hugo). In 1869, Julia's step-son, Adolph Pompee Jr., would marry her younger sister Lilli Schroeter.
Adolph's body , along with the 16 others were discovered in 1951 by University of Texas spelunkers who descended into the hole with oxygen tanks. Only three victims were identified. Judge John R. Scott, a New York born resident of Burnett County was shot multiple times before being dumped in the hole. Presumably many other were German immigrants who didn't own slaves and didn't want to secede were some of the other victims. Unlike most Germans who kept their political views quiet, Adolph was quite stubborn and often voiced his political views. Adolph's friend Henry Flaughter is probably another one of the victims. He and Adolph were gathering wood when a band of vigilantes who were led by a Texas Ranger captured the men. The third positively identified body was that of Benjamin McKeever, who was killed by a former slave over a dispute involving a dog after the war. His body was dumped in the hole.
Hans later married Sophia Julia Schroeter on Nov. 4, 1862 in Burnet County, Texas. She was the daughter of jeweler and clockmaker, Huldrich Ludwig Schroeter and wife Wilhelmine. After Huldrich died, his wife married Rudolph Richter. Hans and Julia would have a child together (Louis, born in 1863).
Around that same time, Hans was murdered near Double Horn, and his body was then thrown into a deep hole known as "Dead Man's Hole", near Marble Falls, Texas during the Civil War. This was done because of his lack of support for the Confederacy. Many German families were either pacifists, or supported the Union. They had come to Texas to flee the strife and wars that plagued their homeland. This put them at odds with a group of southern secessionists known as "Fire-eaters". The hole had a 7' diameter opening, and was 160+ feet deep. A large oak tree with a stout limb hung out over the opening. The limb bore the scars of many rope marks of its victims. The hole was caused by the buildup of natural gases that rose from its pit that asphyxiated anyone who tried to go into it.
Afterwards, Julia Schroeter Hoppe, was left raising all of the five kids by herself. She eventually remarried in 1867, to George Stolley, and they had four more children (Otto, Anna, Bruno and Hugo). In 1869, Julia's step-son, Adolph Pompee Jr., would marry her younger sister Lilli Schroeter.
Adolph's body , along with the 16 others were discovered in 1951 by University of Texas spelunkers who descended into the hole with oxygen tanks. Only three victims were identified. Judge John R. Scott, a New York born resident of Burnett County was shot multiple times before being dumped in the hole. Presumably many other were German immigrants who didn't own slaves and didn't want to secede were some of the other victims. Unlike most Germans who kept their political views quiet, Adolph was quite stubborn and often voiced his political views. Adolph's friend Henry Flaughter is probably another one of the victims. He and Adolph were gathering wood when a band of vigilantes who were led by a Texas Ranger captured the men. The third positively identified body was that of Benjamin McKeever, who was killed by a former slave over a dispute involving a dog after the war. His body was dumped in the hole.
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