Person:Johann Schnoor (1)

Anna Margareta's parents were Johann Heinrich Schnoor (1804-1874) and Therasa Catarina Kuns (1810 - 1895). They were married in 1834. Johann Heinrich Schnoor was suposedly buried in Mt. Hawley Cemetery on Illinois Route 40 in Peoria, but there is no headstone. Anna Margareta's mother Therasa was buried in Fairview Cemetery in Adair County, Iowa. More on the Schnoor family: Johann and Therasa came to the US in 1852 with their children. They arrived in New Orleans on November 18, 1852, travelling on the Bamberg Bark Copernicus. The Schnoor (or Schnur) family were from "Hulstein" according to their daughter Maggie's obituary; that would be in what today is the German state of Schleswig-Holstein, the most northern state. They would have spoken "Low German" (Plattdeutsch, similar to what the Amish speak today and related to Dutch-notice their Dutch-sounding names.) Schleswig-Holstein is at the base of Jutland, the penninsula that sticks into the North Sea. The rest of the penninsula is Denmark. Historically, Schleswig and Holstein were independent states or were part of Denmark, but had a large German-speaking population. At the time they left, there was a war between Denmark and Prussia over Schleswig. Holstein was allied with Prussia. The wars were ongoing as Bismark attempted to unify the German states; it was, I'm sure, a good time to leave.

The voyage must have been bad. Disease, especially typhoid, was rampant on those ships. According to family stories, their little daughter Wiebke died on the voyage. They went to Wisconsin, where daughter Fredericka was born, and from there to Peoria.

Children: Peter 1835 in Holstein - 06/16/1862 (buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri)

Jurgen Jacob 08/07/1837 in Holstein died 05/20/1905 in Adair County (buried at Fairview), Iowa; married Johanna "Anna" Schaper 10/15/1845-01/08/1931 (also at Fairview. She came from some German state in 1847.) In Medina Township near the Ernsts in 1880; In Harrison Township, Adair County, Iowa, in 1895. Children: Anna born abt 1867 Henry born abt 1869 Charles P. born March 1873 Rosa born abt 1875 m. ? Wessel Reka "Resie" born abt. 1876 Mary M. born March 1880 Elollie "Lottie" G. born July 1882 Clarrie "Clara" M. born Oct 1887

Claus Heinrich 05/05/1842 in Holstein - 02/07/1886 in Vermillion County, Il; married Johanna Arndt 08/25/1863

Anna Margareta "Maggie" 11/10/1845 in Holstein - 04/18/1932 in Peoria County; married John C. E. Meyer 02/22/1866

Antje Caterina "Kate" 03/24/1848 in Holstein - 11/25/1923 in Peoria County; married Henry Mauschbach/Mauschbaugh (spellings vary) on 02/22/1866. 10 children - need more information: Theressa C Mauschbaugh (1879 - 1940) Anna Margaret Mauschbaugh (1884 - 1964) Henry Jacob Mauschbaugh (1885 - 1974)

Wiebke Caterina 11/09/1850 in Holstein - died at sea, 1852.

Fredericka Christina 03/18/1853 in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin died 02/19/1922 in Peoria County; married William Hoeltke 07/21/1868 (13 children) Her son Walter Holtke (1893 - 1918) married Theresa C. Ernst (1888 - 1964), the daughter of Fredericka's sister Maggie's husband's brother Albert Anthony. Need a chart? Me too.