Industry, TX, United States
John Friedrich Ernst, Jr.. A native of Oldenburg, Germany, John Friedrich Ernst (1820-1863) emigrated to the United States with his family at the age of nine. In 1831, they traveled from New York City to Texas, finally arriving in what is now the town of Industry. The Ernsts were one of the first fa
milies to settle in what became a center of German culture in Texas. Ernst's life spanned the period of Texas history from the days of Mexican occupation to the Civil War. His family fled their home w
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