Hi
Texas born Freeper living in Ozarks of Missouri here. I am a seventh generation Texan on my English side, fourth generation on the German side. My ancestor,Fredrich Wilhelm Keng, came from Westphalia in Germany(Prussia) in 1848. They came into Galveston and traveled to Giddings, TX. They owned a mill in Germany and Friedrich’s father fought against Napoleon. I’m glad to hear there is someone interested in preserving the language.
My husband's great great grandfather Jacoby helped settle Fredericksburg. His name is on some kind of paper there in Fredericksburg. My husband, who was born at home at Hye, couldn't speak english when we went into the first grade and had to be held back because of that. He was born in 1944. Boy howdy, do I know about Tex/German! My husband told his parents to speak english when I was around so I would know what was being said. I did learn some of it. Oma (his mom) finally passed away two years ago at 96. She and Opa ate some crap that, according to todays experts, will kill ya. He ate that slimy/gooey fat in a roast. They all ate loads of "cholestral causing" lard, fats etc. Opa died at age 89 of emphysema from smoking so many years. Oma died from a fall in a nursing home and subsequent pneumonia.