Sorting out the John's
1. Buried in Paradise Cemetery (see records & photos below)
1776-1829
Our direct line ancestor
married Elizabeth Sheefer
Buried in Alsace Cemetery
Birth: Mar. 16, 1782, Berks County, PA
Death: Feb. 16, 1867, Muhlenberg, Berks County , PA
"Son of Heinrich Schmeck and Anna Smidt. Husband of Maria Magdalena Leinbach m. 27 OCT 1801 at the Swartzwald Reformed Church in Berks Co, PA. " -NOT ACCURATE
See Research Notes from the Descendants book, on the bottom of this post
Buried in Spies Zion Cemetery
1781-1867, he is recorded as the son of Valentine & Catherine Schmeck
=======================================================
The below seems to be a mix of "our" Johannes" with another Johannes? (See #1 & #2 under Sorting out the John's at the top of this post.) Ours married Maria Magdalena Leinbach, ours has a son born in 1803 named Daniel, but ours has different birth and death dates, and was buried in Northumberland County, not Berks. Also note in the children below, if Benjamin & Johannes are accurate, they must have been twins? But I only see one record in 1804 in the Zion Spies Church Records:
on page 29
Henry Schmeck has "a son" 5/15/1804 Sp. Jacob Schmeck & Wife Susanna
no record of Johannes having any children, in those records, in 1804?
The will of John Schmeck (#2 ) shows some of the children included below. I'm pretty sure there are two Johannes Schmecks, and that the book below has the two of them combined, but I cannot prove there are two, yet. Both appear to have been born around the same time, both married a Maria (or Mary?)
The Descendants of Johannes Schmeck by Michelle Fegley Wahreberger
"Johannes Schmeck (son of Henry Heinrich) was born on 16 March 1782. He was baptized on 16 March 1783 in Spies Zion Church, Alsace Twp Berks Co, Pa. He died on 16 Feb 1867 in Muhlenberg Twp, Berks Co Pa. he was buried in Alsace Cemetery, Hyde Park, Muhlenberg Twp, Berks Co Pa. He was a farmer.
Maria Magdalena UNKNOWN was born in 1784 in Pa. She died on 4 Jul 1851 in Muhlenberg Twp, Berks Co, Pa. Johannes Schmeck and Maria Magdalena UNKNOWN had the following children:
Daniel Schmeck was born on 13 May 1803. He was baptized on 10 Aug 1804 in Schwatzwald Reformed Church, Exeter Twp, Berks Co Pa. He died before 1867
Benjamin Schmeck born in Aug 1804
Johannes Schmeck born 28 Aug1804 in Berks Co, Pa. He died in 1845. he was buried in Alsace Cemetery, Hyde Park, Muhlenberg Twp, Pa. he was baptized in Spied Zion Union Church, Alsace Twp, Berks Co Pa
Maria Schmeck born on 29 Jul 1807; married George FUCHS on 9 Jan 1839, First United Church Of Christ, Reading, Berks Co PA
Catherine Schmeck born about 1808 married Adam Potteiger on 27 Sept 1829, First United Church Of Christ, Reading Berks Co Pa
Elizabeth Schmeck born on 6 Oct 1810, Reading Berks Co Pa, married John Fisher
Adam Schmeck born on 9 Jul 1813, Reading Berks Co Pa, married Hannah Wanner on 27 Oct 1833, First United Church Of Christ, Reading, Berks Co PA married Leah King about 1851, OH; died on 1 May 188, Fairfield Co OH.
===========================================
NOT our John in Berks in 1820. Ages for our Johannes's family in 1820 would be:
Maria 39
Daniel 17
John Schmeck 16
Mary Schmeck 13
1820 United States Federal Census about John Schmeck
Name: John Schmeck
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Alsace, Berks, Pennsylvania
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 3
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 6
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 9
Ages also do not fit for this census in 1820
1820 United States Federal Census about John Schmeck
Name: John Schmeck
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Alsace, Berks, Pennsylvania
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 18: 1
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25: 1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 2
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 1
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6
No comments:
Post a Comment