Name |
Schnezler, Johannes |
Birth |
15 Sep 1832 |
Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland [4] |
Christening |
16 Sep 1832 |
Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland |
Gender |
Male |
Alternative names, change of name |
Last name on headstone: Schnetzler |
He moved with a group of Swiss members including his parents, siblings and his grandmother. His grandfather refused and stayed behind in Switzerland. |
Immigration to America |
17 Jun 1844 [6] |
Ship 'Florida'. He came with parents and brother and Jacob. |
Residence |
Aft 17 Jun 1844 |
Upper Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1850 |
Upper Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA [7] |
Lancaster, Ct Erie, New York, USA. House #787, family #814. His occupation was listed as 'Laborer'. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1855 |
Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct Erie, New York, USA [8] |
House #312, family #342. His occupation was listed as 'baker'. |
Education |
Bef 1857 |
Middle Ebenezer [hist], West Seneca, Ct. Erie, New York, USA |
He became a cooper. |
Residence |
Apr 1857 |
South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA |
Initially he stayed behind in Ebenezer when his brother Jakob and his parents moved to Amana. But when his brother Jakob was killed in 1857 by lightning, he also moved to Amana, to rejoin his parents. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1860 |
Amana Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA [9] |
Post Office: Homestead, Iowa. House #1100, family #1141. His occupation was listed as 'Carpenter'. |
Listed in Census |
1 Jun 1870 |
Amana Township, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA [10] |
Post Office: Homestead, Iowa. House #176, family #289. His occupation was listed as 'Carpenter'. |
He became an elder. |
Number of Marriages |
He remained single. |
Occupation |
He worked initially as a cooper. But he was asked to manage the granary and lumber business at the railway station. |
Death |
13 Apr 1914 |
South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA |
- He died as consequence of a stroke.
|
Burial |
15 Apr 1914 |
South Amana Cemetery, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA [11] |
- Section 2, Row 3 and Plot 7.
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Siblings |
2 siblings |
| 1. Schnezler, Jacob, b. 19 Mar 1831, Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland d. 21 Aug 1857, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 26 years) | | 2. Schnezler, Magdalena, b. 10 Oct 1833, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany d. 6 Mar 1837, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany (Age 3 years) | |
Notes |
- EDIT 23 Sep 2021; CB; add S1114
- EDIT 14 Apr 2022; CB; add S1115
- EDIT 2 Dec 2022; CB; added S1116.
- EDIT 24 Jan 2023; CB; add S4024
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Person ID |
I2304 |
Amana Tree |
Last Modified |
16 Oct 2023 |
Father |
Schnezler, Jacob, b. 25 Nov 1804, Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland d. 12 Apr 1884, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 79 years) |
Mother |
Murbach, Barbara, b. 5 Aug 1798, Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland d. 12 Dec 1864, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 66 years) |
Marriage |
9 Dec 1830 |
Switzerland [12] |
Children |
3 children |
| 1. Schnezler, Jacob, b. 19 Mar 1831, Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland d. 21 Aug 1857, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 26 years) | | 2. Schnezler, Johannes, b. 15 Sep 1832, Gächlingen, Ct Schaffhausen, Switzerland d. 13 Apr 1914, South Amana, Ct Iowa, Iowa, USA (Age 81 years) | | 3. Schnezler, Magdalena, b. 10 Oct 1833, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany d. 6 Mar 1837, Armenburg [hist], Arnsburg, Lich, Ct. Gießen, Hesse, Germany (Age 3 years) | |
Family ID |
F496 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |