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Agnes SCHNECK THOMASMy Great Grandmother Agnes Anna Magdalena SCHNECK immigrated from Louisenthal, Prussia, (now Borzysławiec, Poland) to Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska in the United States about 15 June 1893 with her husband Ferdinand THOMAS, her two sons Herman Charles August, and Adolph George.  Her widowed mother, Maria Magdalena THOMAS SCHNECK, accompanied them.  Agnes was born on 8 Nov 1872.  Her birthplace was probably in Louisenthal, but I have not yet found a source for birth / baptism information for this time period. 


Great Grandparents
Agnes Anna Magdlena nee SCHNECK and Ferdinand Johann THOMAS

Agnes Anna Magdalena SCHNECK was a daughter of Carl  Friedrich Wilhelm SCHNECK and Maria Magdalena nee THOMAS.  She was born 8 Nov 1872, and died 9 Dec 1932 in Platte County, Nebraska. On 21 Nov 1891 in Louisenthal, Prussia, she married Ferdinand Johann THOMAS, a son of Johann Franz Wilhelm THOMAS (Frank) and Henriette Wilhelmine Caroline nee KÖHLER (Wilhelmina), born 19 Mar 1867 in Prussia, died 25 Sep 1954 in Platte County, Nebraska.  Ferdinand and Agnes immigrated to the United States with their two sons, Herman and Adolph, and Agnes' mother Maria Magdalena SCHNECK, arriving in New York around 15 June 1893 on the ship H. H. Meier.

See my THOMAS page for more information about Agnes and Ferdinand.

Ferdinand and Agnes SCHNECK THOMAS Family
Ferdinand and Agnes SCHNECK THOMAS Family
Back: Rose, Rudolph, Veronica, Margaret, Erna, Adolph, Helmuth, Herman, Raymond
Front: Martha, Ferdinand, Hildagard (standing), Fridolin (sitting), Agnes, Joseph


Great Great Grandparents
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm SCHNECK and Maria Magdalena nee THOMAS

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm SCHNECK was born 27 Sep 1840 in Gross-Sophienthal, Prussia, which is now Warcisławiec (near Rurzyca), Poland.  He was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Gross-Sophienthal on 1 Nov 1840.  Carl was a son of JoSisters, Agnes and Anna nee SCHNECKhann Christian August SCHNECK and Christine Friderika nee REINHOLZ.  He married Maria Magdalena nee THOMAS some time before 1864.  Maria Magdalena was born 15 August 1841 in Louisenthal, Prussia (now Borzysławiec, Poland).  Maria Magdalena's parents were Andreas THOMAS and Anna Maria HASE / HAASE.  Carl and Maria were probably married in Louisenthal, Prussia, but records still need to be found to confirm this. Carl and Maria Magdalena were the parents of two known daughters:

Anna Maria Magdalena SCHNECK, was born 28 March 1864 in Louisenthal, Germany, according to her husband's Petition for Naturalization filed in Madison County, Nebraska on 22 Sep  1913.  Anna died in 1947 and is buried at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska.  On 9 May 1885 in Louisenthal, Prussia, Anna married Franz (Frank)  Friedrich Wilhelm DOLLERSCHELL, a son of Johann Wilhelm and Auguste Caroline nee VETTER.  He was born 12 January 1861 in Louisenthal, Prussia.  He died 12 Aug 1938 and is buried at St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Humphrey.

Anna and Frank were the parents of:
Agnes Anna Magdalena SCHNECK, was born 8 Nov 1872, according to her death certificate from the State of Nebraska.  Agnes is my great grandmother; she married Ferdinand Johann THOMAS.  See my THOMAS page for more information.

Since there was an eight year difference in Anna and Agnes' ages, one could speculate there were probably more children born to Carl and Maria Magdalena.  As of now, I have not found a source for the birth or baptism records for this time period.  (The LDS microfilm for Louisenthal covers 1809 through 1861; the civil records at the archive cover 1874 through 1901, with a few gaps here and there.  So far I have no records for the years between 1861 and 1874.)

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm SCHNECK died 29 December 1884 in Louisenthal, Prussia, at the age of 44 years 3 months and 2 days.  In 1893 Maria Magdalena immigrated with her daughter Agnes and family to the United States.  In the 1900 U.S. census for Nebraska Maria Magdalena was enumerated (as Helen) with her daughter Anna and son-in-law Frank DOLLERSCHELL in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska.  A year later, on 20 November 1901, Maria Magdalena died in Norfolk at the age of 60.  For many decades her gravesite went unmarked.  When two of my mother's first cousins began work on The Thomas Family History in 1989, no one knew where Maria Magdalena was buried.  In 1997 Jerry Thomas, another first cousin of my mother's, located Maria Magdalena's burial place in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Norfolk, Nebraska.  Jerry placed a tombstone on her grave that had been unmarked for close to 96 years.

Maria Magdalena THOMAS SCHNECK


3rd Great Grandparents
Johann Christian August SCHNECK and Christine Friderika REINHOLZ

Johann Christian Ausust SCHNECK and Christine Friderika REINHOLZ were married 27 February 1840 in Gross-Sophienthal, Prussia, (now Warcisławiec, Poland).  According to their marriage record, Christine, age 24, was a daughter of Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ a colonist of Diedrichsdorf (now Bolechowo, Poland).  I am not sure what brought Johann Christian and Christine to Gross-Sophienthal, because I found no other SCHNECK or REINHOLZ families there, with the execption of a death record for a Carl Friedrich SCHNECK, on 17 Dec 1842, age 20 years,10 months.  It is possible that Carl Friedrich was Johann Christian's brother, because a Carl SCHNECK was named as one of the Godparents of my great grandfather, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm. 

The microfilmed records of the Lutheran church in Gross-Sophienthal show that Carl Friedrich Wilhelm was born 27 Sep 1840 to Johann Christian SCHNECK and Christine Friderika nee REIHNOLZ.  I also found a death record for a Johann August Wilhelm SCHNECK, age 1 year, 11 months and 15 days, son of worker Johann Christian August SCHNECK from Gross-Sophienthal.  Johann August's calculated date of birth would be about June 1838, but I found no baptism record for him in the Gross-Sophienthal church records.  On 15 Oct 1842 a daughter, Hanna Friderika Wilhelmine, was born to Johann Christian and Christine.  Just five days before her birth, Hanna Friderika's father died on 10 Oct 1842 at the age of 25 years and 3 months.  Listing these events in chronological order we have:
The next event documented in the church records of Gross-Sophienthal is the marriage of my 3rd great grandmother, Christine Friderika REINHOLZ, age 27, widow of Johann Christian August SCHNECK, daughter of Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ, a colonist from Diedrichsdorf.  On 11 May 1843 in the Lutheran Church in Gross-Sophienthal Christine Friderika married Christian Ludwig MÜLLER, age 27, from Gross-Sophienthal.  The microfilmed church records for the Lutheran church in Gross-Sophienthal cover the years 1837-1874.  After the marriage of Christian Ludwig and Christine Friderika in 1843, I found no other records containing the surnames of SCHNECK, REINHOLZ or MÜLLER.  Although Christine and Christian apparently moved from Gross-Sophienthal, they must not have gone very far, because my great great grandfather Carl SCHNECK eventually married in Louisenthal, which is only a few kilometers from Gross-Sophienthal.


Christine Friderika REINHOLZ was 24 years old when she married Johann Christian August SCHNECK in 1840, which makes her birth year about 1816.  The marriage record from Gross-Sophienthal named her father as Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ, colonist from Diedrichsdorf.  I checked the Family History Library Catalog (Familysearch.org) to see if records were microfilmed for Diedrichsdorf, Prussia, now Bolechowo, Poland.  I found the Lutheran church records for the years 1824 through 1874 were on microfilm.  Even though Christine's birth was before the years covered by this film, I ordered it in the hope that I might find other records naming Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ and his wife, or perhaps records for children  born to Christine and her second husband Christian Ludwig.  The handwriting, coupled with the old German script, make the earlier records for this parish extremely difficult to read.  I am still in the process of going through this microfilm, but I have made a few discoveries. 

First is that Christine and her second husband Christian did not go to Diedrichsdorf, after their marriage in Gross-Sophienthal.  However, I did find the baptism record of Johann August Wilhelm SCHNECK, first child born to Christine Friederika REINHOLZ and Johann Christian August SCHNECK.  Johann August Wilhelm was born 19 Jun 1838 in Diedrichsdorf, Prussia.  He died at the age of 1 year, 11 months and 15 days on 4 Jun 1840 in Gross-Sophienthal.

I have found these records naming Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ.
Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ died in Diedrichsdorf at the age of 64 years on 13 December 1843, leaving a widow and 7 children, 3 of whom were still minors.  Widow Maria Regina REINHOLZ nee NEUMANN died in Diedrichsdorf at the age of 62 years and 2 months on 19 Mar 1852, leaving 7 children, 6 of whom had reached their majority, 1 was still a minor.

While I currently do not have any records that specifically tie this Johann Gottfried REINHOLZ and Maria Regina nee NEUMANN to Christine Friederika REINHOLZ SCHNECK MÜLLER, I am fairly certain Johann Gottfried and Regina are Christine's parents.

I will add updates as I find more in the Diedrichsdorf church records.


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