Imigration: To TX NOV1848 with Constantia and her 2 surviving chldren from the previous marriage (Wink). Upon arriving in Texas, they set up their home in New Ulm, Austin, TX.
Immigrant Ships (shttp://www.immigrantships.net/v4/1800v4/johnholland18481127.html)
Transcribers Guild
Bark John Holland
Antwerp, Belgium to Galveston, Texas
27 November 1848
DISTRICT OF GALVESTON - PORT OF GALVESTON
16 Polk, Richard 45 M
17 Polk, Constantia 44 F his wife
18 Polk, Anna 18 F daughter [see note]
19 Polk, Elizabeth 8 F daughter
20 Polk, Jacob 5 M son
Note: This young lady is thought to be Anna Marie Wink (by Constantia's previous marriage), possibly traveling under the last name of Poth or mistakenly listed under the name of Poth (Polk <sic>)Census: 1870 Industry, Austin Co, TX
Head: Jacob Poth
Enumerated: Richard Poth 75 PrussiaChildren: Jacob was the only surviving son born to Richard and Constantia Poth. He was reported to be a frail child.
Occupation: Richard made his living as a blacksmith/wheelwright.
Johnson, Frank W.
A history of Texas and Texans
Chicago: American Historical Society, 1916, 2178 pgs.
William Poth - Pgs. 1698-1699
After reaching American shores Jacob Poth, Sr., located at New Ulm. He was a blacksmith by trade. In 1870 after the death of the mother of Jacob, Jr., the family moved to Lavaca County and located near Moulton, where Jacob, Sr., died at the age of eighty-four.
Death: ?abt 1870 Moulton, TX?
Location: Lived in New Ulm, TX until her death