Notes
for Franz Mathaeus Carl Schneider:
He was 9th of 10 children
of Johann and Wilhemine Schneider.
He was 59 years 3 months and 17 days old.
He was formerly a Provost Marshal 2nd Regiment
Infantry.
This was taken
from PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD of
Kankakee County pg 559.
Charles Schneider has been a resident of
the city of Kankakee since 1869, and has
one of the leading insurance agencies of
this place. He has been ingaged in the insurance
business since 1875, and represents many
of the principal companies on the country,
including the German Insurance Co. of Freeport;
the German Insurance Co. of NY; the Milwaukee
Mechanics' Insurance Co. of Mlwauakee WI;
the German Insurance Co of Peoria, IL; and
the New Hampshire Insurance Co. of Manchester
NH.
Mr. Schneider is of German birth. A native
of the Kingdon of Wurtemberg Germany, he
was born on May 10, 1836, and is the son
of Ludwig Schneider also a native of Wurtemberg.
His father never came to America, but continued
to live in the locality of his birth until
called to the home beyond. Of his family
there are but three surviving members, including
the subject of this sketch and brother Louis,
who also resides in Kankakee, and a sister
who is yet yet living in Germany.
We now take up the history of Mr. Schneider
whose name heads this record.
The days of his boyhood and youth were passed
in his native land, where he acquired his
education. He also there learned the trade
of engraving of steel and other metals.
When a young man of eighteen years he was
determined to seek a home in America, of
whose advantages and privileges he had heard
such favorable reports. Carring out his
resolutions, he bade good -bye to his home,
and on June 19, 1854, sailed from the Fatherland
to the New World. His brother Louis of this
city, came a few months later Mr. Schneider
at once landed in New York, and worked at
his trade in that city, in Newark, NJ, and
in other places in the East for about fourteen
years.
On the expiration of that period he came
to IL.
It was on May 10, 1855, in New York City
that Mr. Schneider was married to Miss Mary
Hahn, also a native of Wurtemberg. By their
union has been born a family of children,
as follows: Albert, who was born in Newark,
NJ, in 1860 and is employed by his father
in business; Otto, a resident of LaSalle
IL; William,a clerk in the office of Concordia
Insurance Co. in Milwaukee; and George,
now in Chicago. The younger members of the
family are Charles, Mary, Frederick and
Pauline, are still under the parental roof.
They have also lost five children.
Mr. Schneider is a man of good business
ability, and he need never regret his emigration
to America, as he has here met with success
and found a
pleasent home. He is now one of the public-spirited
citizens of Kankakee, and takes a commendable
interest in whatever tends to promote the
general welfare of the community in which
he resides.
On Nov. 11, 1861 Charles Schneider became
A FREE CITIZEN of the United States of America.
In Essex County NJ.
OBITUARY:
SUDDEN DEATH
Charles Schneider
Passed Away Suddenly Last Night.
Few of our citizens learned last night the
sudden death of Charles Schneider, which
occured and about 9 o'clock. Mr. Schneider
has been troubled for some time with stomach
trouble, and was confined to the house Yesterday.
He had been lying down most of the day,
but long in the afternoon he woke up, and
was rational, conversing with those of the
family around him. He soon, however, dropped
off to sleep again, and about 9 o'clock
it was discovered he was dying. It was not
suspicioned that he was in any danger, and
before some of the family, who were out
could be summoned, he had passed away.
Charles has been a resident of Kankakee
since 1869. Has been engaged in the insurance
business since 1875. A native of the Kingdom
of Wurtemberg,
Germany, he was born May 10, 1836. When
18 years old he left the parental roof and
came to America working in Newark, N.J.,
and other places in the east, at his trade,
that of metal engraving, for about 10 years.
In 1855, in New York city, Mr. Schneider
was married with Miss Mary Hahn, also a
native of Wurtemberg. After becoming a resident
of Kankakee, Mr. Schneider engaged in the
saloon business, which he conducted in as
upright a manner as any business was ever
conducted. He was the father of 13 children,
eight of whom are living, four at present
under the parental roof at present.
Mr. Schneider has a brother, Louis, in this
city and a sister in Germany.
The funeral services will be held at the
residence on Friday afternoon, 2
o'clock.
More About
Franz Mathaeus Carl Schneider:
Burial: August 30,
1895, Lot 35 Sec 17, Mound Grove Cem, Kankakee,
IL,USA.
More
About Franz Mathaeus Carl Schneider and
Josepha Maria Hahn:
Marriage: May 10,
1859
Children
of Franz Mathaeus Carl Schneider and Josepha
Maria Hahn are:
| i |
|
+Albert
Charles Louis Schneider, b. August
05, 1860, Newark, NJ, d. December
28, 1946, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL. |
| ii |
|
Wilhelmine
Frederika Carolina Schneider,
b. September 16, 1862, Newark, NJ,
d. August 29, 1865, Newark, NJ |
| iii |
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Emily
Mathilda Mary Schneider, b. July
12, 1864, NEWARK, NY, USA, d. February
01, 1866, NEWARK, NJ, USA |
| iv |
|
Otto
Albert Louis Schneider, b. April
23, 1866, Newark, NJ, d. January 13,
1937, Ottawa, IL. |
| v |
|
Wilhelm
Henrich Schneider, b. October
20, 1867, Newark, NJ, d. July 13,
1928, Milwaukee, WI. |
| vi |
|
Hubert
Carl Schneider, b. September 01,
1869, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL, d.
October 30, 1870, Kankakee, Kankakee
Co, IL. |
| vii |
|
George
Carl Schneider, b. November 01,
1871, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL, d.
December 19, 1944, Chicago, Cook Co,
IL. |
| viii |
|
Carl
Friedrich Schneider, b. October
03, 1873, Kankakee, IL, d. March 15,
1947, MILWAUKEE, WI. |
| ix |
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Constanine
Mathilde Frederike Schneider,
b. September 18, 1875, Kankakee, Kankakee
Co, IL, d. October 29, 1875, Kankakee,
Kankakee Co, IL. |
| x |
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Maria
Carolina Wilhemine Schneider, b. September
18, 1875, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL,
d. April 20, 1967, Jackson, MI. |
| xi |
|
Frederick
Ludwig Albert Schneider, b. October
08, 1877, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL,
d. June 12, 1948, Aroma Park, Kankakee
Co, IL. |
| xii |
|
Pauline
Louise Schneider, b. April 17,
1881, Kankakee, Kankakee Co, IL, d.
April 27, 1966, Convalescent Home,
Jackson, MI |
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