Brick Wall Ancestor of the Month, John B. Schneider
John B. Schneider lived in Indiana from 1860 to 1900 when he died in Acton, Indiana. He was born Dec. 1825 in Grunbach, Bavaria. He immigrated to the US in approx. 1848. He lived in Pennsylvania for a while. The family was in Pike Township on the 1860 census. The 1870 census shows them in Acton, Franklin Township. The 1900 census showed John had married Barbary (Sauer?) 50 years before. So far, no success in locating where he came into the states, where he filed his immigration papers(if he did) or where he married Barbary. John may have had a relative living down the road from him in Acton as there is a Michael there.
John's children were:
Michael C.C. Schneider m. Anna Marie Mayer Margaret Schneider - single
Mary Schneider m. John Schmidt Katherine Schneider m. George Faulstich Christ Schneider m. Pearl Hauck John Schneider ? Anna Schneider m. George Filbeck George Schneider m. Lena Kaffader? Louis(Lewis) Schneider ?
Katherine's obituary says the family was among the first to settle in Acton. So far, no success in locating where John and Barbary were buried or find any obituary for them. Any ideas are welcome. These ancestors may have been Catholic. John's descendant hasn't located a church in the area but her ggrandfather was married at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. If anyone recognizes these names, or has some ideas as to where local records might be kept, please contact Pat Stebnicki .
From the INROOTS mailing list comes notice of 2 genealogy workshops on August 24th and 25th, 2001 from 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Betty Warren, president of the Indiana Genealogical Society, will present the programs on unlocking your family's past. Warren will discuss the reference tools needed for family history research and a reference librarian from the Indiana State Library Genealogy Division will be on-hand to review specific resources available in the genealogy division. The workshop will also incorporate discussions on records and documents including family sources, census, cemetery and church records.
The same material will be presented both days so participants should choose to attend only one day. The cost to attend the workshop is
$30; $20 for IHS members; $15 for students aged eighteen or younger.
Registration is limited and the registration deadline is August 10.
To register call (317) 233-5659, email csorensen@indianahistory.org, or visit the IHS website at http://www.indianahistory.org for a copy of the workshop brochure.
Maybe you've read about this in the paper, or saw it on the evening news...after 30 years, dog tags of servicemen killed in Viet Nam have been located in Ho Chi Minh City, purchased, and brought back home to the United States with the goal of reuniting the tags with surviving family members. To view the list of names and ID numbers on the dog tags, please go to:
http://www.founddogtags.com.
1. Parke County IN 1830 Census Index Joan Achille
2. Parke Co. IN 1851 Tax List Joan Achille
3. Ripley Co IN 1830 Census Index Joan Achille
4. Ripley Co In 1850 Mortality Schedule Joan Achille
5. I will be happy to do look-ups in 1914 Anderson High School yearbook, Madison Co. or the 1916 Muncie High School yearbook, Delaware Co. Phil Swinford
6. I have a copy of "History of Switzerland County Indiana 1885" and would be glad to do lookups. Nancy English Heil
Don't forget, there are look-ups posted in earlier issues...use the "back" link at the bottom of the page to take you back to older issues.
More County Historical Societies
If you haven't tried utilizing a county historical society to help in your research, you're missing out. Get your postage stamps ready, here's some more to check out!
Adams County Historical Society
PO Box 262, Decatur, IN 46733
Ferdinand Historical Society
PO Box 194, Ferdinand, IN 47532
Hancock County Historical Society
28 North Apple St., PO Box 375 Greenfield, IN 46140
Northern Indiana Historical Society
808 W. Washington South Bend, IN 46601
Owen County Historical Society
Rt. 4, Box 39 Spencer, IN 47460
Randolph County Historical/Genealogical Society
Rt. 3, Box 61 Winchester, IN 47394
Vanderburgh County Historical Society
201 N.W. 4th St., Room 105 Evansville, IN 47712
Vigo County Historical Society
1411 South 6th St. Terre Haute, IN 47802
NOTE*** The 145th annual Indiana State Fair will be held in Indianapolis August 8th-19th, 2001. For more info, please go to:
http://www.state.in.us/statefair .
