4 Schneider Benjamin · Catherine BENJAMIN b.1/14/1787 Arzviller d.1/16/1845 Arzviller Page A6 A21 Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN FRANCE GERMANY Pusheta Township

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CHAPTER FOUR

The Family of

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER Sr. and

Catherine BENJAMIN

Jean SCHNEIDER m. Marie SCHLACHTER - Joseph SCHNEIDER m. Marie-Elisabeth WENTZEL-GREINER

- Sylvestre SCHNEIDER m. Marie-Eva BOUCHER - Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr.

m. Catherine BENJAMIN - Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr m. Margaret GRIBLING

- Michael Mathias SCHNEIDERm. Catherine MESSMER

- Michael Edward SCHNEIDER m. Catherine A. BRUNN - Urban Carl SCHNEIDER m. Esther M. VOISARD - Urban E. SCHNEIDER m. Sylvia A. STEINKE

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1. Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr 2. Johann Michael SCHNEIDER 3. Maria Eva SCHNEIDER 4. Franziska SCHNEIDER 5. Catharine SCHNEIDER 6. Maria Anna SCHNEIDER 7. Johann Joseph Silvester SCHNEIDER 8. Nicholas SCHNEIDER

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Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. b.9/18/1781 Arzviller m.11/8/1808 Arzviller

Catherine BENJAMIN b.1/14/1787 Arzviller d.1/16/1845 Arzviller

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Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN

FRANCE

GERMANY

Pusheta Township was formed in 1836, originally part of Allen County. The following is from the History of Auglaize County: “Pusheta Township lies on the south side of Auglaize county, bordering on Shelby County. Its surface is somewhat rolling, being broken by Pusheta Creek, although the general surface is level and the soil is exceedingly fertile. The only significant stream is Pusheta Creek, bearing the name of one of the Indian chiefs, who lived upon its banks. (Or, according to the Auglaize County Atlas of 1917, “Pusheta is of unknown origin, but is believed to have originated among early German settlers”.)

The early inhabitants were largely of the energetic and industrious German stock. Schools and churches dotted the township here and there and spoke of the education and religious priorities of the settlers.

Freyburg is the only village and the first post office. The village housed one hotel, one physician, two stores, one blacksmith shop, one shoe shop, one school and one church by 1880.”

Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. was born September 18, 1781 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the third of four children born to Sylvester SCHNEIDER and Marie-Eva BOUCHER.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN were married on November 8, 1808 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Catherine BENJAMIN was born January 14, 1787 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. She was the daughter of Michel BENJAMIN and Catherine REHEITZ (possibly REHEIS or REHER). Catherine BENJAMIN had at least one brother, who was about three years older than her.

Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER died on January 16, 1845 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER had eight children, four of whom died young.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. immigrated to America in 1848, a few years after his wife’s death. Immigrating with him were his three adult sons, (Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr., Silvester SCHNEIDER, and Nicholas SCHNEIDER), a daughter-in-law Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER, and his only grandson, Michael M. SCHNEIDER, who was almost two years old. Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and his family became established as farmers in Pusheta Township, near Freyburg, Ohio, USA.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER had one living daughter named Franziska SCHNEIDER, who married Joseph Ambroise GARTISER in Arzviller, France in 1840. I have found records on Joseph Ambroise GARTISER’s parents and grandparents, but no other records on Franziska or her husband, in either France or America.

No records have been found yet on Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr’s. death, but he possibly died near Freyburg, Ohio before 1850.

Jean

“BENJAMIN” was the youngest and favorite son of Jacob and supposed

progenitor of one of the twelve tribes of Israel (Genesis 35:16–18; 42:4). It is rare as an English and

French surname; the personal name was not common among

Gentiles in the Middle Ages, but its use was sanctioned by virtue of

having been borne by a saint martyred in Persia in about ad 424.

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These may be the two oldest known tomb stones from this line of SCHNEIDER

ancestors. They are in St. John Catholic Cemetery in Fryburg, Ohio. It is possible

that there may be SCHNEIDER tomb stones in Arzviller or Guntzviller, Moselle,

Lorraine, France, but many of those towns and cemeteries were destroyed by the

wars there since 1848.

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Jean Michel SCHNEIDER Jr

1. Michael M. SCHNEIDER, III 2. Elizabeth SCHNEIDER 3. Margaret M. SCHNEIDER 4. Mary SCHNEIDER 5. John M. SCHNEIDER 6. Joseph John SCHNEIDER 7. Rosalia SCHNEIDER 8. Peter Nicholas SCHNEIDER 9. Josephine C. SCHNEIDER 10. Adolph M. SCHNEIDER

m.1 Margaret GRIBLING b.2/11/1823 Niderviller, FRANCE

m.4/8/1845 d.8/26/1866 Fryburg

bur.St.John’s Cem. +

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr b.9/4/1820 Arzviller

m1.4/8/1845 Niderviller Farmer d.7/4/1896 bur.St.Johns Cem +C

m2. 8/14/1868 Pusheta Listed as “divorced” in 1880 census

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m.2 Helena Grässig (her m.3) b.3/24/1824 Ulm Amt, Baden

d.2/24/1902 Fryburg C bur.St.Johns Cem +

Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. was born September 4, 1820 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the oldest of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. and Margaret GRIBLING were married on April 8, 1845 in her home town of Niderviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. This is about three miles away from Arzviller.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. immigrated with his family to America in 1848. He was about 28 years old, his wife was about 23 years old, and their son was 2 years old.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. was a farmer near Fryburg, Ohio. He and his wife, Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER had ten children.

Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. married his second wife, Helena GRASSIG on August 14, 1869 in Pusheta Township, Ohio. There were no children from this marriage.

More information on this family is in the section: ”Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. and Margaret GRIBLING”.

MARGARETHAfrau von (wife of)

MICHAEL SCHNEIDERgest (died)

26 Aug, 1866alter (aged)

- - -

MICHAELSCHNEIDER

DIEDJULY 4, 1896

AGED75Y. 9M. 27D.

Jean

Oldest Known Tombstones of Our Schneider Ancestors

Our earliest know immigrant ancestors came to America in 1834. They were Joseph & Margaret KLIPFEL, along with their adult children, Margaret, Augustin, and Francis. Their daughter, Catherine, came to America with her husband John BRUNN in 1844. John & Catherine (KLIPFEL) BRUNN had a granddaughter, Catherine A. BRUNN, who married Michael E. SCHNEIDER. He was a grandson of Jean Michel and Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER, above. Below is the 1840 U.S. Census for Pusheta Township, (then Allen County), Ohio. It lists Joseph and Augustin KLIPFEL, and their wives. I could not find their daughter, Margaret and her husband Joseph WEHNER, though they were married in Pusheta Township in 1835.

Our Earliest Immigrant Ancestors

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Michael SCHNEIDER was born on October 17, 1809 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the second of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

He died at the age of two months and three days, on December 20, 1809 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Johann

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Johann Michael SCHNEIDER

Johann Michael SCHNEIDER b.10/17/1809 Arzviller d.12/20/1809 Arzviller

Our Ancestors often used naming patterns to help distinguish between the families and to honor their family members. In most families you will find certain names used over and over. For example, if you look at our direct line of SCHNEIDER male ancestors from the beginning of our records, you will find Jean (and it’s American form, John) and Michel (and it’s American form, Michael) used many times:

Jean SCHNEIDER had a son named: Joseph SCHNEIDER who had a son named: Sylvestre SCHNEIDER who had a son named: Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. who had a son named: Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Jr. who had a son named: Michael M. SCHNEIDER who had a son named: Michael Edward SCHNEIDER

The Joseph SCHNEIDER above, also had a son named Jean Michel SCHNEIDER. It is also very likely that Joseph, had a brother named Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, though no information on any of his brothers, (if there were any), has been found yet.

You may also notice this pattern used with female names like Catherine, Elizabeth, Marie, etc. in our family tree.

Throughout Europe in the 1600-1700’s, it was common to use the following naming pattern when selecting a name for a new child. This explains why certain names are very common in a family line. Can you find any of these patterns in our family tree?

Naming pattern: 1st son = father’s father2nd son = mother’s father3rd son = father4th son = father’s oldest brother5th son = father’s second oldest brother or mother’s eldest brother1st daughter = mother’s mother2nd daughter = father’s mother3rd daughter = mother4th daughter = mother’s oldest sister5th daughter = mother’s second oldest sister or father’s oldest sister

It is also common to give another child exactly the same name as a previous child who had died; or to give a child the name of a relative or friend who had recently died, this was done as a way to honor those who died.

German Naming Patterns

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Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Marie Eva SCHNEIDER

Eva SCHNEIDER was born sometime around 1812 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. She was the third of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

She died on May 2, 1814 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Maria Eva SCHNEIDER b.~1812 Arzviller

d.5/2/1814 Arzviller

Maria

Several sources indicate that Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. immigrated to America in 1848, a few years after his wife’s death. He would have been about 67 years old then. Immigrating with him were his three adult sons, Jean Michel Jr. (age 28), Silvester (age 25), and Nicholas (age 23), a daughter-in-law Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER (age 25), and his only grandson, Michael M. SCHNEIDER, who was just under two years old.

So far, the only 1848 ship records I have found with a Micheal SCHNEIDER is of the ship, “Iowa”, which left La Havre, France, arriving in New York, NY January 19, 1848. Michel SCHNEIDER, age 38, listed as a passenger. No other SCHNEIDER’s are listed, but some early ship logs only listed the primary family member, so that is not unusual. His age, however, does not match Michel SCHNEIDER in our family, so it is uncertain if this is the correct ship. However, ship records often contain mistakes, so the possibility remains. There are records, including the 1900 census, and the History of Auglaize County, which indicate the immigration year as 1848.

If Elizabeth SCHNEIDER was born shortly after her parents, Jean Michel and Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER, arrived in America, then Margaret (GRIBLING) SCHNEIDER was seven to nine months pregnant on the journey here! And she was also taking care of her first child, who was not yet two years old. That’s pretty amazing when you consider that the ship ride here could have taken from four to twenty-four weeks! This time was decreased to 2-3 weeks when steam ships began to be used in 1850.

So, if the records refer to our Michael SCHNEIDER and family, who immigrated in 1848, that means they left France around December 1847 or January 1848. They arrived in New York, NY on January 19, 1848, and then travelled to Ohio in the middle of the winter, making their way to Fryburg, and giving birth to Elizabeth SCHNEIDER on March 28, 1848 in Fryburg.

It is possible that our SCNHEIDER family knew people in Pusheta Township, and were in contact with them before they began their journey here, but there has been no connection confirming this.

A painting of the ship “Iowa”.

Ship Records

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SCHNEIDER was born on February 6, 1814, probably in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. She was the fourth of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

On November 24, 1840, she married Joseph Ambroise GARTISER in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Joseph Ambroise GARTISER was born on January 28, 1813, probably in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the son of Ambroise GARTISER and Marie Barbe SCHNEIDER.

One source (nimbeau) shows Marie-Barbe SCHNEIDER as a first cousin of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr., which would make Franziska SCHNEIDER and Joseph Ambroise GARTISER second cousins. This certainly could have happened, but the records are not documented to be certain.

Franziska (SCHNEIDER) GARTISER’s three brothers and her father immigrated to America in 1848. She was the only other living member of this family, as her mother and other siblings had died before then. Joseph Ambroise and Franziska (SCHNEIDER) GARTISER were married by 1848, so it is unknown if they stayed in France or immigrated. No further records have been found yet, (in France or in the United States), on Joseph Ambroise and Franziska (SCHNEIDER) GARTISER.

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Franziska SCHNEIDER

Franziska SCHNEIDER b.2/6/1814

m.11/24/1840 Arzviller

Joseph Ambroise GARTISER b.1/28/1813

Catherine MOMBER b. d.5/2/1820?

Jean Michel GARTISER b.9/15/1803 Arzviller

Ambriose GARTISER b.~1790

Marie Barbe SCHNEIDER b.~1787 m.5/22/1810 Arzviller

pos.dau.of Dominique Schneider & Christine Krommenacker

Pg A22 (nimbeau site)

Jean GARTISER b. d.12/4/1827?

Joseph Ambroise GARTISER b.1/28/1813

The parents and grandparents of Joseph Ambroise GARTISER,

along with a possible uncle.

Franziska

Historians generally agree that the essential motive for leaving Alsace and Lorraine in the 19th century was poverty, stemming from a variety of causes. Population of the region had increased steadily; inheritance laws had led to extremely small and fragmented land holdings; revisions in the forest code restricted the ability of the poor to graze their livestock or gather wood for fuel; and many people faced limited opportunities, high prices, and unemployment.

France's neighboring countries offered few opportunities for farmers. Only the developing areas of the New World and Russia offered prime land for cultivation. For many Europeans of that era, the United States appeared to be the one place offering opportunity, freedom, and political stability. Some French emigrants also left to evade the unpopular conscription laws which required long terms of military service.

Other factors contributing to the decision to leave Europe could have been: •Crop failures in the late 1840s and early 1850s caused food prices to rise. •Continued increases in mass-production and use of machine products increased unemployment. •Political changes that were expected to come about did not materialize. •The government itself actually began encouraging emigration. •Cheaper and more convenient means of transportation came with railway expansion in Germany. •In America the immigration of Germans surpassed all other nationalities from 1840-1860. With

western territories and new states opening up, immigration into America was very much encouraged.

•Waves of revolutions in Europe, collectively known as the Revolution of 1848, led to mass emigration of these refugees into industrial cities of the U.S. and to other locations around the world.

For our ancestor, Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr., perhaps the death of his wife in 1845, also influenced his decision to immigrate to America. Perhaps they had friends or relatives who had already immigrated to America, possibly even settled in the Pusheta Township area in Ohio. Records seem to indicate that he travelled with his three adult sons, his daughter-in-law, and his one year-old grandson. I have not found records to indicate that his daughter and her husband immigrated with them, nor have I found any records on her in either France or America after her marriage in 1840.

Decision to leave France

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Catharine SCHNEIDER b.3/3/1816 Arzviller d.7/14/1818 Arzviller

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Catherine SCHNEIDER

SCHNEIDER was born on March 3, 1816 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. She was the fifth of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

She died at the age of two years, four months, and eleven days, on July 14, 1818 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France.

Catharine

The overwhelming majority of immigrants traveled in steerage where there was no lighting and passengers were packed in as tightly as space would allow. Steerage passengers had to provide their own bedding. Each passenger got a berth that was 18 inches wide by 6 feet long. The berths were often in tiers up to four rows high. Frequently they were poorly built and rickety. Men and women who were strangers to each other before the start of the journey were berthed together. In 1852 a new law required that men be berthed separately.

The trip was not a dry one. Water seeped into the steerage through holes that were supposed to be for ventilation. Most passengers were sea sick the first few days out and only in rough weather afterwards. It was impossible to come on deck in bad weather. The hatches would be battened down and passengers in steerage would have to remain below in the dark and rocking ship. There was on average one toilet for every hundred passengers. Frequently the toilet was on deck, where they could not be reached in rough weather. Because of the close quarters in which they lived, passengers often suffered from illnesses like trench mouth, body ulcers, and lice. Conditions were frightful. Immigrant ships were recognized by the smell.

Early ships were often called "coffin ships" because of the frightful conditions and the numbers of people who died during the crossings. In 1847, 1,879 immigrants died on the voyage to New York. Eventually government supervision of sanitation regulations improved conditions.

While French and British shipping companies made their passengers cook their own meals, many German shipping companies provided meals for their steerage passengers. The menu: Sunday---salt meat, meal pudding and prunes.

Monday--- salt bacon, pea soup and potatoes. Tuesday---salt meat, rice and prunes. Wednesday---smoked bacon, sauerkraut, and potatoes. Thursday---salt meat, potatoes and bean soup. Friday---Herring, meal and prunes. Saturday---salt bacon, pea soup and potatoes.

What was the immigration ship ride like? http://www.maggieblanck.com/Immigration.html

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Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Marie Anna SCHNEIDER

Maria Anna SCHNEIDER b.4/3/1818 Arzviller d.2/4/1839 Arzviller

Anna SCHNEIDER was born on April 3, 1818 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. She was the sixth of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

Maria Anna SCHNEIDER died on February 4, 1839 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France, just a few months before her 21st birthday.

Maria

A Ship Passenger’s Diary - from 1848The following diary was not written by one of our ancestors, but their journey to America would likely have had similar experiences. For the complete diary, go to this link: http://members.aol.com/lhchristen/1848.htm On the 5th of March, 1848, we left German soil. We were 226 emigrants. With God's help, and under the leadership of Captain von Fritzen of the Johanis, we sailed into the North Sea. It was about 75 German miles to the English Channel. We had a good wind and at 8 o'clock in the morning we saw the towers and the chalk cliffs of England. But then the wind blew in the wrong direction and drove us back again into the sea, where from the 8th until the 13th we had to fight against storm, thunder, lightning, hail and rain. The waves towered like high mountains before us, and deep abysses opened between them. During this time my wife, my oldest son, and several others on the ship became seasick, while my other children and I stayed healthy.... 16th: We got into the ocean, good wind and sunshine. 1,000 German miles until we will reach Baltimore... 20th: Stormy and bad wind--waves frequently break over our ship. 21st: Not good wind, and the sky was cloudy. In the afternoon we saw several big fish near our ship.... 26: Good wind, overcast weather. Several swine fish [porpoises?] followed us, length 3 to 4 feet. Their heads looked like those of pigs.... 28: Stormy but good wind. The waves frequently blew over our ship. Sometimes it rained. I fell down on deck and so had to stay in bed all day.... 31: Weak but good wind, also pleasant warmth without sunshine. We saw a nearby ... American ship.... April 5: Stormy but rather favorable weather, sometimes sunshine, otherwise overcast. We saw sea swallows and other sea birds, and also flying fish which can fly and swim. We also saw a kind of fish called dolphin. They follow those flying fish in the water so that the flying fish found they had to fly out of the water. 6: Very weak favorable wind, warm sunshine. 7: Pure calm, great heat. We were so far south that we were at the 27th degree of the Tropic of Cancer.... 11: In the morning a violent storm started, which became stronger and stronger during the day. It seems as if all of us will perish. Raining weather, many flying fish and a kind of sea gull.... 20: During the day the storm grew stronger and stronger, so that we saw around us high mountainous waves and deep abysses. And sometimes our ship is beaten by strong waves and we give up hope of surviving the furious, foaming, wildly raging sea. We wait and expect with longing our new fatherland. This trip! This trip! The long far trip. 21: Good Friday. With morning the stormy weather calmed a little bit. During the day we had rather favorable winds. During the day we saw in our neighborhood 4 ships sailing to Europe. One that came from the West Indies, then to North America--some of its men came on board of our ship and purchased food from our captain.... 25: In the morning at 1 o'clock we passed through the gulf stream. It was very cold but we had a good favorable wind. When the daylight came we saw one ship. One great great fish, and whole swarms of birds. At 9:30 in the far distance we saw a ship with its flag pulled up, and we did the same. At 10 o'clock a pilot came on board our ship, and he took over the command of the ship. After that we saw one other ship. In the afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the far distance we saw American land, what a joy! Towards evening we got into the bay, a great wide stream which leads to Baltimore. On our left side we had the coast of America with thick forests. 26: Completely calm. Dark rainy weather. On our left side we have the state of Virginia with thick forests, some houses and lighthouses. On our right side in the far distance we saw individual groups of trees. We saw entire swarms of big fish, a lot of sea and water birds, as well as geese and ducks. The rising and setting of the sun was charming to see. 27: It was almost completely calm. Big fish, many ducks and many herons. On our left side we saw a beautiful, charming mountain range with trees and bushes. During the night it was completely calm, and we put out our anchor. 28: Rather favorable wind, warm sunshine. On our left side we saw the city of Annapolis, and individual houses, also small windmills, beautiful green fields and blossoming fruit trees. Towards evening we saw the city of Baltimore in the distance. During the night we had to be put on anchor. 29: Early in the morning at 4 o'clock, everybody had to be washed and dressed. Afterwards we floated for a small distance in front of the city of Baltimore. There we had to be in quarantine. At quarter past 9 the ship's officers and a doctor came who looked us over so nobody would be sick. Then since they had nothing to object to, the anchor was raised, the sails were put up, and we approached the city of Baltimore. When we landed a new official came and checked all of the things we had brought along, to see whether there was anything that was taxable. Afterwards we went to the Darmstaet Inn in the Peint, where we stayed until the first of May. 1st [of May, 1848]: To my horror and astonishment I learned in Baltimore from the newspaper, that all over Germany a revolution had broken out. In Berlin such terrible things happened on the 18th and 19th of March, 1848, that many thousands of people lost their lives. I said, God be thanked that I'm not there.

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The marriage record of Nicholas GEISLER

and Kunigunda SEIFERT. They

married after Kunigunda’s first husband, Silvery/

Silverius SCHNEIDER died.

Joseph Silvester SCHNEIDER was born on January 22, 1823 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the seventh of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER. Records also show his name as Silvery or Silverus SCHNEIDER.

Johann Joseph Silvester SCHNEIDER immigrated with his brothers and father to America, in 1848, at the age of 25.

On January 11,1853, Silverus SCHNEIDER married Kunigunda SEIFERT in Auglaize County, Ohio. Kunigunda SEIFERT was born September 16, 1816 in Oerlenbach Post, Ebenhausen, Bavaria, the daughter of Michael and Kunigunda SEIFERT.

Just a year and three months after their marriage, Silvery/Silverus SCHNEIDER died, on April 29, 1854 in Freyburg, Oho, USA, and is buried at St. John Catholic Cemetery in Freyburg.

Silvery/Silverius SCHNEIDER and Kunigunda SEIFERT had no children.

In 1854, Kunigunda SEIFERT married Nicholas GEISLER. They had two known children, possibly more. Kunigunda (SEIFERT-SCHNEIDER) GEISLER died September 13, 1899 in Freyburg, Ohio. The Record of Deaths, Probate Court, Auglaize County listed her cause of death as ‘old age’, and showed she was a widow, aged as 82 years, 11 months and 17 days:

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Sylvester SCHNEIDER

Johann Joseph Silvester SCHNEIDER b. 1/22/1823 Arzviller

m. 1/11/1853 Auglaize Co., Ohio, USA d. 4/29/1854 Fryburg, Ohio

bur. St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Fryburg, Ohio

Kunigunda SEIFERT b.9/16/1816 Oerlenbach Post,

Ebenhausen, Bavaria d. 9/13/1899 Freyburg

m2. Nicholas GEISLER b.~1821 Germany

m.10/11/1854 Auglaize

Mary GEISLER b.~1860 Pusheta, Ohio

Johann

“SEIFERT” is a variation of the German personal name ‘Siegfried’. It is composed to two parts, ‘sigi’

meaning ‘victory’, and ‘fridu’ meaning ‘peace’.

John GEISLER b.~1874 Pusheta, Ohio

1860 (top) &1870 (bottom) Census Pusheta Twp.

AUGLAIZE COUNTY MARRIAGES

ORR, William P . OSBORN, David M.

WALKER, Hannah A. ST . CLAIR/SINCLAIR . Mary

Father Evrite St . Clair

7 Aug 1853 13 Nov 1853 consents

OSTERFELD, John H. HIETZKAMP, Bernadine 3 Feb 1853 2 Aug 1854

24 Nov 1854 25 May 1854

OVERLY , David SEAMAN, Sarah J . PAGELS , Frederick GILBAY, Lina PARKER, James RAKESTRAW, Rebecca Ann PAUCK, Henry W. MORVILLIUS , Louisetta 6 Nov 1853

27 Apr 1854 25 Feb 1854 21 Dec 1854 15 May 1854 21 Jly 1853

PERKINS , Elias BLACK, Siberia PERRY, Christopher TAYLOR, Mary Ann PFAFF, Louis KOHLER, Anna PHILBRINK, Chauncey OSBORN, Levina PIERCE, Hezekiah BOGART, Mary E. POHLMAN, Frederick H. THIEMA N, Louisa 6 Oct 1854

5 Mar 1854 POWELL, Charles M. HAMICK, Mary Ann father John Powell consents

RAIDER/REIDER, Michael GUTEKUNST, Mary 2 Nov 1854 8 Sep 1853

10 Feb 1853 3 Nov 1853 2 Feb 1853

15 May 1853

RASH, John LOCKHARD, Sophia C. V. G. REBER , Samuel ROSSDORFER , Elizabeth REMY , Joseph FLEMMING , Lidy RIBBES, Theadorus WEHRINGER , Agatha RICE, William L. PETERMAN, Mahala

parents consent RICHARDSON, John RIGGS, John ROBERT, Simon Peter ROGERS, Mitchel ROMMELMEYER , John RONEY, Joseph L.

ROSSDORFER, John U. RUDEBUSCH, Gerhard D. H. RUPPART , Jacob RUTER , Christian

Christoph Fredrick RYAN, James SANDMAN, Herman H. SCHAEFER , Peter

TENIKE, Getty BENNET, Sarah PETICORD , Ellen Lora McCREIGHT, Elizabeth KLIEPFEL, Franciska BARR , Elizabeth

her father consents OCHS, Helena MEIRS, Anna Mary BERRY, Mary Jane WAMEISTER, Fredricka

Sophia Maria Johanna LINTON, Julia BRAND, Elizabeth MAY , Susanna return :

3 Aug 22 Nov 21 Sep

1 Feb 16 Jly

8 Dec

17 Jan 23 Mar

5 Oct 12 Oct

1854 1850 1854 1855 1853 1853

1853 1854 1854 1853

SCHAFER, Peter SCHELLENBERGER,

FRIZE, Catharine Jacob M. WISE . Sarah

18 Oct 28 Sep

3 May 22 Dec 12 Oct

1853 1854 1853 1853 1854

Her father Joseph consents SCHEMMEL , George SCHEMMEL, Theador SCHEURER, Jacob SCHMETTER , Johan Ludwig SCHMIDT, Adam SCHMIDT, George SCHMITT, George Jacob SCHNEIDER, Silvenus

both of Freyburg SCHNEPPER , John Henry

banns at Freyburg SCHONZINGER, Michael SCHOONOVER, Thomas SCHROEDER, Dieterich H. SCHROEDER, William H. SCHROER, William SCHULTE , Willam SCHUTTE, Gerhard Henry

SCHWAB, Sebastian SCHWARTZ, Louis SCHWARTZ, Theopo1is SCHULTE, Francis G. SCHULTE , Henry SCOBY, William SEITER , George SHAEFER, Samuel SHAW, Robert F . SHEARMAN , Elisha SHEAPARD/SHEPPERT , SIEKMEYER, Ernst SMITH , KAlonzo

SMITH, Andrew J . SMITH, Peter SPEES, Samuel STAUSON, John W. STEEL, Payton STEINECKER, Henry A STELTZER , Nicodemus STEWARD, Thomas

STIEVE, Bernard

Kelly

OGS REPORT 25 : 3 (1985)

ENGESER, Theresia 6 Dec 1853 POHLSCHNEIDER , Elizabeth 21 Feb 1854 KATZENBUHLER , Catharine li:15 Aug 1854 KUSTER , Henrietta CharI . 12 Aug 1854 SCHAEFER, An Mary 28 Feb 1854 FICK/FINK, Jacobina 23 Mar 1854 GEIB, Margaretha 8 Oct 1854 SEUFERT, Kunigunda 11 Jan 1853

REI NECKE, Theresia

SCHMIDT, Mary RAUTE/ROUTE, Margaret LITZ, Caroline Sophia F . HAACK/HACK, Catharine Mag STIENKER , Maria BRUNS, Mary RUDEBUSCH, Dorothy W.

her father consents

26 Nov 1853

10 May 1 Jan

19 Nov 3 Aug

17 Feb 14 Jne

Apr 20

1853 1854 1854 1854 1854 1854 1854

GEISS, Margaretha 17 Oct 1853 LEININGER, Louisa 25 Jan 1855 LEININGER, Margaret 31 Mar 1853 VINNERMAN, Anna M. 15 Apr 1853 KNIEPPEL , Mary Louisa 4 Dec 1853 CIRCLE, Sarah 22 Aug 1853 HELMER , Theresia 20 Jan 1854 WALTER, Jane 17 Jan 1854 BURK, Madeline 16 Apr 1854 FOSTER, Sarah 30 Apr 1854 HUDSON , Elizabeth 16 Mar 1854 PORTUNY/PORTUNE , Catharine14 Aug 1853 ROSS . Henriette 11 May 1854

Her father John consents BODKIN, Margaret 10 Feb 1853 SMITH , Rade 4 Dec HOBBS, Malinda 21 Jly 1853 TIPPY, Mrs . Eveline 29 May 1853 LACY, Jemima 19 Jne 1854 POHLMAN , Fredericka Ch . 3 May 1853 NIBLIC/NIBLICK, Neoma 11 Oct 1854 CAIN , Jamima 14 Apr 1853

Her father Allen consents KOENIG , Bernadina 13 Sep 1853

166

R. D. Oldfield Jacob Jones JP

Andrew Kunkler CP Samuel Blakely C. A. Behrens , CP R. C. Layton JP J .E . H. Allandt Harris Wells JP John Askren E. F . Ludders Jacob Jones JP John T . Furguson JP C. A. Behrens J . F . Burkholder

C. Barr JP G. B.Bennet JP August B. Gockelen David Beydow[?] JP not signed Rev . Thomas Reed

William Miller MG Daniel Bitler R.C.Layton Daniel Bitler JP W. L. Smith Simon Whetstone

A.B . Gockelen H. Borchers MG W. C. Netzan [?] JP C. H. Behrends, Ev . Pr .

James E. McFarland Henry Borchers Milo Templeton Henry Borchers Milo Temoleton Conrad Schemmel Andrew Kunkler not returned Henry Borchers H. J . Muckerheide H.Jos . Muckerheide Chas . Herman Blenken D. M. Winands CP

Jos . Muckerheide

not signed D. R. Moss [?] JP Henry Borchers Henry Borchers Rev . H. W. Kuck C. A. Behrens Chas . Herman Blecken

Chas . Shafnoth CP M. Danning Augustus B. Gockelen Henry Borchers MG Henry Borchers Jos . Wykes MG H. Jos . Muckerheide C. Barr JP C. Barr JP Wm . Moorman, Elder Samuel Blakely JP Henry Borchers Simon Whitstone

W. L. Smith Joseph Haywood R. C. Layton JP Elder Wm . Moorman C. Barr, JP Rev . W. Kuck Milo Templeton W. L. Smith

Nicholas Gates

318 33'i

303 380A 398 370 335 368 353 399 369 317 391 355

394 326 285 335 302 301

378A 398A 388 407 313 337

282 357 391 353

331 389 287 345 392 341 359 383 382 377 377 391 282

346

303 348 389 380A 352 374 357

339 406 292 296 341 320 376 349 363 366 356 319 368

284 341 314 305 374 299 392 297

330

Groom

ALLART,Jos . Edw . Wolff of St . Marys

APENHAUS , Francis AUSMAN, Bennajah H. BABCOCK, Azariah BAKER, Francis

BARBER, John BAUER , Francis

BAUMGARDNER , Henry

BEARD , Robert BEECH, William BENNETT , A. S . BERGMAN, Henry BERNER , Henry H. BEST, Charles BEY , Henry BIDWELL , Levi J . BIEBER, Henry BIGELOW , Martin BIRK, Conrad BOBP, George W. BODKIN, George BODKIN, John BODKIN, William BOYER , Daniel BRACKNEY, Wilson BRANCE , Willibrand BREWER , Matthew BREWER, Samuel BROCKMAN, Herman BRUNEGRAPH, Herman BRYAN, John H. BRYANT , Jefferson BURDEN , Eli

BURDEN , Job BURKART , Jacob BUSH, William BUSSING , Conrad BYERSDORFER, John CAMPBELL , George W.

CAMPBELL , J a mes CARPERSON , Hiram B. CAVENDER, James W. CAVENTER , John W.

father Samuel consents CHESTER , John CIRCLE, Andrew CLINE , Henry M.

CONIG , George C.

CONRADI , Charles COOK, Calvin T. CRAFT , Samuel CRAMER , John CROZIER , John DAVIS , H. P . DAWSON, Isaac S . DAWSON , Jonathan DECKER , John DEBEWEY , Frederick DICKER, Augustus DIESTEBRATH, Gabriel DOUTE, Picket DOUTEN, Augustinum DUDGEON, Andrew DUEDGEON , Thomas DULLY, Wesley DUNAN , W. G. EATON , Almon EBERT , Bernard EDMISTON, Miles

EDWARDS , Nathan EINK , Anton OGS REPORT 25 : 2 (1985)

AUGLAIZE COUNTY MARRIAGES , 1853-1855

Barbara Adams & Gene Mozley*

Br ide Date Minister/JP Vo l. I page

JACKELEN, Sophia 15 Jan 1854 of Wapakoneta

EINK , Elizabeth RAKESTRA W, Lydia CALLWELL, Julian DIAM , Ann C. [or] O' DIAM , Ann

2 May 28 Sep 29 Sep

4 Apr

1854 1854 1853 1854

LOCKHART, Delila Frances KRIEGER , Margaret

18 Dec 1853 Jly 1854

Jly-lic 16 BOBP , Nancy J . 30 Oct 1853 her father present OBERHOLTZ, Mary 12 PURCELL , Mary Adeline 17 HAMILTON , Mary 8 HAST/HOST , Clerisa Corder 10 SUDERMAN, Christena Elise 27 KRADEL , Catharine 29 STEINLE , Catharine 9 SMITH , Louisa 29 PAUCK , Julia 11 RICHARDSON, Paulina 9 KOHLER , Mary 20 EDMONDSON , Nancy J . 5 CROW , Jane 17 WHETSTONE, Hannah 20 COPSEY, Sarah 25 BUB , Catharine 17 ALLEN , Hetty S . 4 LEMBACHER , Genovessa 18 ALBAUGH, Nancy 26 PARLITT, Esther Jane 21 BANIENBRUCK , Mary 4 STUCKENBURG, Mary Agnes 29 GROVE , Elizabeth 28 SIBERT , Lucintha C. 20 FOX , Magdalen 28 father consents

Feb Feb Jan Jan Jne Jan No v Mar Sep Feb Mar Feb Mar Oct Jan Jly Nov Jly Jne May Mar Nov Jne Sep Aug

1854 1853 1853 1854 1854 1854 1854 1853 1853 1855 1853 1854 1853 1853 1855 1853 1854 1854 1853 1854 1854 1854 1853 1854 1853

Chas . H. Blecken of St.Johns,New

Andrew Kunkler R. C. Layton , JP Joshua Hill,MG J . R. Congers , Bapt .

Daniel Bitler JP Conrad Schimel

William Miller , JP

Bremen

Daniel Richardson,MG James H. Coleman JP R. D. Oldfield Andrew Kunkler, CP Henry Borchers , MG J . E. Allandt M. Denning Alex Hutchinson J . E. W. Alla r dt David Bigelow,JP August B. Gockelen , Ev . Luth John Hi ll , MG James E . McFarland James E. McFarland , JP Samuel Blakely F . H. Worfelmann C. Barr JP C. Schafnoth , CP R. C. Layton JP James H. Coleman JP H. Borchers MG Maximilian Homburger R. O. Oldfi e ld James E. McFarland JP James H. Coleman JP

GUTEKU NST , Sevilla 14 Aug 1853 John Lutz HALM , Sophy 10 Sep 1854 J . E. W. Allandt NEIL , Margaret 4 Dec 1853 Daniel Bitler JP HEDWIG , Dorothea 19 J1y 1853 Christian Ellerman JP LI MA, Margaretta 25 Apr 1854 H. Jos . Muckerheide CORDER Rebecca 16 Nov 1854 Daniel Bitler JP

W. C. Campbell witness to consent of Elias Corder RANSHAW , Minerva 20 Jan 1853 James Spray MG BOWERSOCK , Eliza J . 1 Apr 1853 H. Hildebrandt JP RICE , Margaret 7 Aug 1853 Rev . Thomas Reed McGIN NIS, Nancy E. 8 Sep 1853 R. Hussey

KRUSE, Martha WAGLEY , Tracy MAHIN , Martha J .

her father consents STEANN , Eliza Sophronia

her father consents DICKMANN , Julie BLAKELY, Martha M. SHAFER , Elizabeth MIX, Sarah KITCHEN, Agnes COX , Francis KAUFMAN, Ann McCORMICK , Helen M. VANOTRICK , Pheba J . CRAMER , Ma ry Ann ARMSTRONG , Elvina SCHEMMEL, Gertrude WATKI NS, Elizabeth FORTMAN, Sophia BASIL , Elizabeth HARROD , Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Louise BARRINGTON , Susan LONGLEY, Martha DREES , Elizabeth FRAZIER , Mary S .

her father consents LUCAS, Mary MENKHAUS, Elizabeth

163

7 Jly 1853 11 Feb 1855 23 Oct 1853

30 Mar 1853

14 May 1853 24 May 1853

5 Apr 1853 17 Apr 1853

9 Mar 1854 21 Mar 1853 20 Apr 1854 16 Jne 1853 17 Nov 1853

1 J a n 1854 3 May 1853

28 Jne 1854 7 Jne 1854

14 Feb 1854 23 Feb 1854 11 Dec 1853 20 Jan 1853 18 Oct 1853 29 Oct 1854 17 Oct 1853 19 May 1853

31 Mar 1853 6 Sep 1853

Jos . Wykes R. L. Phillips JP , St . Marys Harris Wells JP

Milo Templeton MG

A. H. Seipel Rev . Thomas Reed Augustus B. Gockelen Alexander Hutchinson Shadrick Montgomery JP W. L. Smith, JP Alexander Hutchinson JP Harris Wells JP Daniel Richrdson Andr ew Kunkle r CP Milto Templeton MG C. Barr JP B. B. Gordon , St . Marys Andrew Kunkler CP R. C. Layton JP R. C. Layton JP Milo Templeton Jos .Wykes Samuel Blakely Andrew Kunkler CP Wm . Miller JP

Rev . Thomas Reed Andrew Kunkler

356

374 381 327 362

345 378A

333

351 285 284 364 360 349 395 287 326 409 291 350 289 332 406 313 395 381 310 370 354 403 311 388 323

320 387 339 314 365 397

283 294 318 325

307 409 329

294

301 297 295 288 355 291 364 307 337 358 299 380 371 359 353 343 277 330 394 343 301

294 342

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SCHNEIDER was born on February 17, 1825 in Arzviller, Moselle, Lorraine, France. He was the last of eight children born to Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine (BENJAMIN) SCHNEIDER.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER immigrated with his brothers and father, to America in 1848, at the age of 23. On March 9, 1848, he married in Auglaize County, Ohio, to Margaret NIPGEN. Because he married so soon after arriving in Pusheta Township, it is likely that he knew his wife before leaving France, and perhaps her family immigrated with his family, but records have not been found to substantiate this yet.

Margaret NIPGEN was born on June 8, 1831 in Neuleiningen, Bavarian Palatinate, Germany. She was the daughter of Casper and Anna Maria (BOSCHE) NIPGEN. She immigrated with her parents and at least one brother.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER and Margaret NIPGEN had thirteen children between 1849 and 1871, including a set of twins. Margaret (NIPGEN) SCHNEIDER died of ‘confinement’, (the condition of being in childbirth), on October 5, 1871, three days after giving birth to her son, Peter SCHNEIDER, who lived just one day. Margaret (NIPGEN) SCHNEIDER is buried at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Freyburg, Ohio.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER had a second marriage to Magdalena WEIS. Magdalena WEIS was born November 9, 1842, in Wendelin, Mercer County, Ohio. She was the daughter of Stanislaus and Magdalena (STUDER) WEIS.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER and Magdalena WEIS had four children between 1874 and 1877, including a set of twins.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER was a Pusheta Township Clerk from 1865-1872, and again from 1875-1881. The 1870 Census listed the value of Nicholas SCHNEIDER’s farm at $5000, and his personal property at $1175. His son, John N. SCHNEIDER was a Pusheta Township Trustee from 1889-1892.

Nicholas SCHNEIDER died of ‘Paralysis’ on December 24, 1896, in Freyburg, Ohio, and is is buried at St. John’s Catholic Cemetery. Magdalena (WEIS) SCHNEIDER died on October 13, 1904, in Freyburg, Ohio. Her cause of death was listed as ‘Insanity’. She is buried in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Freyburg.

More information on the children of Nicholas SCHNEIDER is on Page D20.

1. John N. SCHNEIDER 2. Mary SCHNEIDER 3. Michael SCHNEIDER 4. Nicholas SCHNEIDER 5. Joseph SCHNEIDER 6. George N. SCHNEIDER 7. Catherine SCHNEIDER (twin) 8. Jacob SCHNEIDER (twin) 9. Nicholas Casper SCHNEIDER 10. Theresia Anna SCHNEIDER 11. Margaret Louisa SCHNEIDER 12. Henry John SCHNEIDER 13. Peter SCHNEIDER

Margaret NIPGEN b.6/8/1831 Neuleiningen,

Bavarian Palatinate, Germany d.10/5/1871 Fryburg C bur. St.John’s Cem +

Nicholas SCHNEIDER b.2/17/1825 Arzviller

m.5/9/1848 Auglaize Co. d.12/24/1896 Freyburg C

bur. St.John’s Cem +

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m2. Magdalena WEIS b.11/9/1842 Wendelin, Mercer Co

d.10/13/1904 Freyburg C bur.St.John’s Cem. +

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14.Francis Frederick SCHNEIDER (SNYDER) 15. Maria Magdalena SCHNEIDER 16. Mary Rosa SCHNEIDER (twin) 17. Clara Aurelia SCHNEIDER (twin)

Children of Jean Michel SCHNEIDER, Sr. and Catherine BENJAMIN - Nicholas SCHNEIDER

1850 Census from Pusheta Township, Auglaize Co.

Joseph Abel was living with them. Many families allowed a farmhand to live with them, but the census records do not indicate this, so it is uncertain what

the relationship was.

1900 Census from Pusheta Township

Magdalena, and daughter Clara, were living in the same household as Nicholas Jr, and his family.

Nicholas

“WEIS” is a Middle High German nickname for ‘wise’,

‘clever’, or ‘experienced’.

St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in

Fryburg, Ohio.

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