My Grandfather, Adolph George THOMAS, came to the
United States at the age of two with his parents, Ferdinand and Agnes
nee SCHNECK, an older brother Herman, and Agnes' widowed mother, Maria
Magdalena THOMAS SCHNECK. Adolph was born on 21 July
1892 in Louisenthal, Prussia, which is now Borzyslawiec / Borzysławiec,
Poland, close
to the
present day Szczecin. They arrived at the Port of New York on the ship
H. H. Meier on 12 May
1893, and settled in Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska. They later came
to the St. Mary's community, near Humphrey, Platte County,
Nebraska. (More about Maria Magdalena
SCHNECK's THOMAS family.)
Map showing Louisenthal - use your
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Ship manifest showing the
THOMAS family
Adolph married Julia Mary ZACH on 15 February 1916 in St. Mary of the
Angels Church, St. Mary's, Nebraska. Julia was a daughter of Ignatz and
Anna Mary BRAUN ZACH. She was born 19 April 1891 in the St. Mary's
community, Platte County, Nebraska. Adolph and Julia spent most of
their married life in and around Albion, Boone County, Nebraska. They
were the parents of 10 children. Adolph died 16 February 1980 in York,
Nebraska; Julia died 17 November 1967 in Albion, Boone County,
Nebraska.
Adolph George THOMAS
b. 21 Jul 1892
Louisenthal, Prussia
d. 16 Feb 1980
York, York County,
Nebraska
bur. Albion, Boone County,
Nebraska
PARENTS:
Ferdinand Johanna THOMAS
Agnes Anna Magdlena SCHNECK |
Married
15 Feb 1916
St. Mary of the Angels,
St. Mary's, Platte Co.,
Nebraska |
Julia Mary ZACH
b. 19 Apr 1891
St. Mary's, Platte County,
Nebraska
d. 17 Nov 1967
Albion, Boone County,
Nebraska
bur. Albion, Boone County
Nebraska
PARENTS:
Ignatz ZACH
Anna Mary BRAUN |
Children of Adolph and Julia ZACH THOMAS

Back: Eileen, Dorothy, Kathryn, Alice, Leonard, Donald, Henry, Wilfred
Front: Virginia, Julia, Adolph, Gerhard |
Leonard Ignatz |
b. 13 May 1917
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 13 Nov 2004
Washburn, Mclean County, North Dakota |
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Henry Ferdinand
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b. 13 Jul 1918
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska
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d. 29 Oct 2007
Rural Hankinson, Richland County, North Dakota
Buried Calvary Cemetery, Hankinson, North Dakota
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m. 10 Jun 1946, St. Philip's Church, Hankinson,
North Dakota
Lorraine Betty WIRTZ |
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b.5 Apr 1927
Hankinson, Richland County, North Dakota
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d. 14 Jun 1989
Hankinson, Richland County, North Dakota
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Wilfred Martin |
b. 18 Dec 1919
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 14 Nov 2000
Riverside, Riverside County, California |
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m. 28 Jan 1945, March Air Force Base, California
Una Lee BATES |
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b. 29 Aug 1925
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d. 10 Apr 2003
Riverside, Riverside County, California |
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Both are buried at
Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, California
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Dorothy Margaret |
b. 2 Jul 1921
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 3 Jan 2005
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska
Buried St. John's Cemetery, Bellevue, Sarpy, Nebraska
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Gerhard Henry
(Jerry) |
b. 30 Mar 1923
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 6 Mar 1995
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona |
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m. 3 Jun 1945, St. Mary's Cathedral, Grand
Island, Nebraska
Maggie Ruth FLEMING |
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b. 29 Jul 1919
Odessa, Missouri |
d. 11 Jan 1997
Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona |
  
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Kathryn Mary |
b. 17 May 1926
Bradish, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 9 Dec 2002
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
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m. 26 Feb 1945, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Darwin Raymond THOMS |
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b. 15 Oct 1915
Loretto, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 5 Sep 2003
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska |
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Both are buried in
Doniphan, Nebraska
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Alice Ann |
b. 18 May 1928
Bradish, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 8 Nov 2005
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska |
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m. 10 Nov 1949, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska
Glen Milton WISEMAN |
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b. 29 Apr 1920
Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska |
d. 1 Jun 1991
York, York County, Nebraska |
 
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Eileen Walburga
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b. 28 Nov 1929
Bradish, Boone County, Nebraska
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d. 5 Mar 2006
Richardson, Texas
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Virginia Mary |
b. 8 Jan 1932
Albion, Boone County, Nebraska |
d. 12 Apr 1989
Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska |
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m. 11 Apr 1958, Albion, Boone County, Nebraska
William Harlan GALITZ |
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b. 16 Oct 1932 |
d. 30 Jan 1997 |
 
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Great Grandparents
Ferdinand Johann THOMAS and Agnes Anna Magdlena nee SCHNECK
My great grandfather Ferdinand Johann THOMAS was 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. On 21 Nov 1891 in Louisenthal, Prussia, he married
Agnes Anna Magdalena
SCHNECK. Agnes Anna Magdalena 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. Ferdinand and Agnes immigrated to the United States
with their two sons, Herman and Adolph, and Agnes' mother Maria
Magdalena SCHNECK. They arrived in New York around 12 May 1893 on the
ship H. H. Meier.
Map showing Louisenthal - use your
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Ferdinand's father Frank THOMAS immigrated to the United States with
his daughter Augusta and her husband Joseph PETERMANN. The 1910
U.S. census for Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, indicated that
Frank, Augusta and Joseph immigrated in 1903.
Frank was born 21 Nov 1839 in Louisenthal, Prussia, and died 22 Dec
1915 in the St. Mary's Community, near Humphrey, Platte County,
Nebraska. Frank is buried in the St. Mary's Cemetery.
Agnes' mother, Maria Magdalena THOMAS SCHNECK, was born 15 Aug 1841 in
Louisenthal, Prussia. She was a daughter of Andreas THOMAS and
Anna Maria HASE / HAASE. She died 20 Nov 1901 in Norfolk, Madison
County,
Nebraska and is buried in Prospect Cemetery, Norfolk, Madison County,
Nebraska. Her maiden name was THOMAS, but I have not connected
her family line to this THOMAS family. (More
about Maria Magdalena THOMAS SCHNECK)
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
Ferdinand Johann THOMAS
b. 19 Mar 1867
Prussia
d. 25 Sep 1954
Nebraska
bur. Holy Family Cemetery,
Platte County
Nebraska
PARENTS:
Johann Franz Wilhelm THOMAS
Henriette Wilhelmine Caroline KÖHLER |
Married
21 Nov 1891
Louisenthal, Prussia |
Agnes Anna Magdalena SCHNECK
b. 8 Nov 1872
d. 9 Dec 1932
Nebraska
bur. Holy Family Cemetery,
Platte County
Nebraska
PARENTS:
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm SCNHECK
Maria Magdalena THOMAS |
Children of Ferdinand and Agnes SCHNECK THOMAS:

Herman
Charles August, b 17 Jan 1890, Louisenthal, Prussia; d 8
Jun
1966, Newman Grove, Nebraska
married 25 Dec 1912, Kansas City, Kansas
Elsie Etna KING, b 5 Dec 1892, Pierce, Nebraska; d 16 Nov 1967, Newman
Grove, Nebraska

Adolph
George, b 21 Jul 1892, Louisenthal, Prussia; d 16
Feb 1980, York, Nebraska
married 15 Feb 1916, St. Mary's, Nebraska
Julia Mary ZACH, b 19 Apr 1891, St. Mary's, Nebraska; d 17 Nov 1967,
Albion, Nebraska

Hellmuth
Paul, b 13 Jul 1893, Norfolk, Nebraska; d 15 Sep 1946,
buried Rosholt, South Dakota
married 13 Feb 1917, Humphrey, Nebraska
Elizabeth Mary BROCKHAUS, b 13 Nov 1892, Humphrey, Nebraska; d 11 Oct
1982

Frank,
b 29 Dec 1895, Norfolk, Nebraska; d Aug 1896, buried
Battle Creek, Nebraska

Raymond
Frank, b 18 Mar 1897, Norfolk, Nebraska; d 10 Oct 1981,
Michigan
married 31 May 1949, Canada
Gertrude Mae BOCK SWEINER, b 17 Dec 1897; preceded her husband in death
Raymond and Gertrude had no children of their own. According to
the THOMAS History, Gertrude had one child from a previous marriage.
I found the following entries about Gertrude at Ancestry.com and an
online Social Security Death Index

Immigration, Detroit Border Crossings and
Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957, 1949, T, Ancestry.com
Detroit, Michigan, 21 November 1949
Born Waterloo, Ontario Canada, December 1897
Nearest relative in [Canada] David Bock, Brampton, Ontario Canada
Destination Husb. Raymond Thomas, 12810 Pin?? St., Wyandotte, Mich.

The
birth date on this entry in the online Social Security Death Index
matches what I have for Gertrude:
GERTRUDE THOMAS, born 17 Dec 1897, died Jul 1975, last residence
48195 (Southgate, Wayne, MI), last benefit (none specified), SSN
367-32-8213, issued Michigan

Michigan
Deaths, 1971-1996, Ancestry.com
Gertrude M Thomas, 17 Dec 1997 (sic should be 1897), 14 Jul 1975,
Female, Southgate, Wayne, Michigan

Ernesta
Magdalena, b 18 Mar 1899, Norfolk, Nebraska; d 28 Dec
1986, Columbus, Nebraka
married 11 Nov 1919, Humphrey, Nebraska
William Andrew STEINER, b 17 Feb 1893, Creston, Nebraska; d 6 Nov 1966,
Columbus, Nebraska

Margaret
Agnes, b 7 Nov 1901, Lindsay, Nebraska; d 21 Jan 1976,
Schuyler, Nebraska
married 11 Jan 1922, Humphrey, Nebraska
Rudolph Daniel STEINER, b 24 Oct 1896, Creston, Nebraska; d 20 Apr
1967, Clarkson, Nebraska

Rudolph
Bruno THOMAS, b 28 Jan 1904, Norfolk, Nebraska; d 2 Dec
1963, Huron, South Dakota
married 20 Dec 1928, Wheaton, Minnesota;
divorced 1953
Lauretta May MATTESON, b 4 Apr 1909, Sisseton, South Dakota; d, 26 Dec
1997, Washington (State)

Veronica
Mary THOMAS, b 2 Dec 1905, St. Mary's (near Humphrey),
Nebraska; d 7 Nov 1975
married 1 Sep 1937, Columbus, Nebraska
Henry John KUHLEN, b 26 Apr 1900, Nebraska; d 25 Dec 1971

Mary,
b 1906, St. Mary's (near Humphrey), Nebraska; d 1906

Rose
Erma, b 24 Oct 1907, Norfolk, Nebraska; d 20 May 1997
married (1) 21 Jan 1931, Lindsay, Nebraska
Raymond Floyd KOCH, b 25 Mar 1907, Creston, Nebraska; d 1936
married (2) 9 Jul 1941, Columbus, Nebraska
Frederick Alois HOFFMANN, b 5 May 1910, Pierce, Nebraska; d 12 Sep
1980, Omaha, Nebraska

Martha
Mary, b 27 Sept 1909, St. Mary's (near Huphrey), Nebraska;
d 24 Apr 2005, Columbus, Nebraska
married 27 Jul 1933, Columbus, Nebraska
Everett Roy JONES, b 16 Jan 1908, Platte Center, Nebraska; d 22 Jun
1990, Columbus, Nebraska

Joseph
Henry, b 22 Oct 1910, St. Mary's (near Humphrey),
Nebraska; d 7 Dec 1985, Fremont, Nebraska
married 7 Nov 1939, Pierce, Nebraska
Eleanor Anna ZACH, b 18 Feb 1913, Pierce, Nebraska; d 13 Mar 2001

Hildegard
Adala (Hilda), b 22 Jun 1912, St. Mary's (near
Humphrey), Nebraska; d 16 Apr 2005, Michigan
married 1 May 1937, Elkpoint, South Dakota
Paul Francis FRANKS, b 26 Dec 1912, Duluth, Minnesota; d 1 Feb 1980,
Riverview, Michigan

Fridolin
John (Fritz), b 15 May 1915, Humphrey, Nebraska; d 3 Jun
1973
married (1) 22 May 1936, Columbus, Nebraska
Rosella KUMPF
married (2) 31 Mar 1946, Norfolk, Nebraska
Margaret Louise KRUMWIEDE, b 14 Mar 1920, Bancroft, Nebraska; d 25 Jan
2005, Nebraska

Frances
Mary, b 28 Jan 1917, Creston, Nebraska; d 6 Feb 1918,
Creston, Nebraska
Great Great Grandparents
Johann Franz Wilhelm THOMAS and Henriette Wilhelmine Caroline nee
KÖHLER
My great great grandfather Johann Franz Wilhelm (Frank) THOMAS was born
21 November 1839 in Louisenthal, Prussia.
He was a son of Johann
Wilhelm THOMAS and Maria Carolina nee SENFT. On 14 October 1858 Johann
Franz Wilhelm THOMAS married Henriette Wilhelmine Caroline (Wilhelmina)
KÖHLER / KOHLER, a daughter of Johann KÖHLER / KOHLER. Based
on her age at the
time of
her marriage, Wilhelmina was born about 1840. Frank THOMAS immigrated
to the United States with his daughter Augusta and her husband Joseph
PETERMANN. According to the 1910 census for Sheboygan County,
Wisconsin, Frank immigrated in 1903. I located Franz, Augusta and
Jozef listed on the S. S. Pretoria passenger list. The Pretoria
sailed from Hamburg, Germany, on 29 May 1903, arriving at the Port of
New York on 11 Jun 1903. They gave their last place of residence
as Züllchow / Zullchow, Germany, now Żelechowa / Zelechowa,
Poland, which is located
on the
northeast edge of today's Szczecin, Poland. Their final
destination was Norfolk, Nebraska; their passage was paid for by son
and brother-in-law. They were going to join son and
brother-in-law, Ferdinand Thomas of Norfolk, Nebraska.
Map showing Louisenthal and Züllchow
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Wilhelmina died in Prussia,
prior to Frank immigrating to the U.S. Frank died of pneumonia on
22 Dec 1915 in the St. Mary's community just a few miles south of
Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska He was buried in the St. Mary
of the Angels Cemetery. My mother wrote in her genealogy notes
that the family could not afford to buy a grave marker, so Frank's son
Ferdinand outlined the grave with a band of concrete. The
initials F.T. were etched on one edge.
According to The THOMAS Family History,
written by two of my mother's first cousins, Frank and Wilhelmina had
18 children:
Frank and Wilhelmina had 18 children, some of whom settled
in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. The names of their children are Wilhelm,
Bernard, Albert, Herman, August, Robert, Ferdinand (our grandfather,
born March 19, 1867, the place is unknown, maybe near at Louisenthal),
Frank, Joseph, Emma, Alvina, and Augusta. Six children died in infancy
or at birth.
I have a copy of a letter written in German that Augusta PETERMANN
wrote to her
brother Ferdinand on the occasion of Ferdinand's birthday. The
letter was
dated 19 March 1939 and was written from Lincoln, Nebraska. In
the letter she writes about three of the brothers who are still in
Germany. From a translation of the letter:
Have you heard anything from Germany from Robert, Wilhelm
and Joseph. I wish to write them but do not have the address.
Hitler invaded Poland in September 1939. After WW II this area
that included the village of Louisenthal, the town of Züllchow,
and the
city of Stettin, that once was part of Prussia, were given to
Poland. The German speaking people of the area had to relocate to
other areas within the borders of Germany. I currently do not
know if there is a way to find where the THOMAS brothers Robert,
Wilhelm and Joseph relocated.
I have information on the following children:
- Alwine Caroline Auguste THOMAS (Alwina), b 25 Jan 1859,
Louisenthal, Prussia
- Franz Wilhelm Bernhard THOMAS, b 8 Jun 1860, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Albert Wilhelm Carl THOMAS, b 24 Sep 1865, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Ferdinand Johann THOMAS, b 19 Mar 1867, Prussia; d 25 Sep 1954,
buried
Holy Family Cemetery, Lindsay, Platte County, Nebraska
Agnes Anna Magdalena SCHNECK, b 8 Nov 1872, Prussia; d 9 Dec 1932,
buried Holy
Family Cemetery, Lindsay, Platte County, Nebraska
- August Jules THOMAS, b Dec 1868; d 7 Apr 1925, Janesville, Rock
County, Wisconsin, buried Oakhill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin
Alvina DRAVELL, b 23 Feb 1865; d 15 Jun 1929, Janesville, Rock County,
Wisconsin, buried Oakhill Cemetery, Janesville, Wisconsin
Children of August and Alvina DRAVELL THOMAS:
- William THOMAS, b about 1898, Norfolk, Madison County,
Nebraska
- Irene THOMAS, b about 1899, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska
- Otto Bernard THOMAS, b 31 May 1900, Norfolk, Madison County,
Nebraska; d 5 Jan 1971, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, buried
Oakridge Cemetery, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
married (1) 1 Aug 1918, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
Hazel HOMAN, b about 1902, Wisconsin
Clara Lou AKERS, b 7 Feb 1901, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin; d 8
Mar 1985, Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, buried Oakridge Cemetery,
Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin
- Robert Wilhelm Albert THOMAS, b 31 Oct 1874, Louisenthal,
Prussia. On the archive record the religion of the father was
noted as Catholic, the religion of the mother was "evangelischer" or
Lutheran.
- Wilhelm, b 5 Nov 1876, Louisenthal, Prussia. On the archive
record of birth the religion of the father was noted as Catholic, the
religion
of the mother was "evangelischer" or Lutheran.
- Theresa Wilhelmina Augusta, b 14 Jan 1879, Louisenthal,
Prussia. Date of death noted on record, 25 Feb 1879. On the
archive record the religion of the father was noted as Catholic, the
religion of the mother was "evangelischer" or Lutheran.
- Augusta Wilhelmina THOMAS, b 15 Jul 1880* Louisenthal, Prussia; d
9 Fe
b
1944, buried St.
Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. On the
archive record of birth the religion of the father was noted as
Catholic, this is the first record that shows the religion of the
mother as Catholic.
* Date of birth from the Archive in Szczecin, Poland is 15 Jul 1880;
the
Thomas Family History says 15 Jul 1881; her tombstone has 11 Jul
1881. At the time of the 1910 census Augusta and her
husband Joseph were living in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Franz THOMAS,
Augusta's widowed father, was living with them. Joseph and
Augusta indicated they had been married 7 years, so they were married
about 1903.
married about 1903 in Prussia
Joseph PETERMANN, b 2 Jan 1879; d 12 Mar 1926
Children of Joseph PETERMANN and Augusta THOMAS
- Marie PETERMANN was born about 1904 in Nebraska.
- Bernard J. PETERMANN was born 15 Apr 1907. According the
to 1920 census, Bernard was 13 years old and born in Nebraska.
Bernard married Mary LOEFFLER on 5 Jun 1933 at St. Bonaventure Church
in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska. Mary was born 28 Feb
1912. Bernard died 15 Feb 1985; Mary died 10 Aug 1998.
Bernard is buried at St. Bonaventure Cemetery in Columbus.
- Gertrude PETERMANN was born about 1911 in Wisconsin.
- Joseph J. PETERMANN was born about 1913 in Wisconsin.
- Anthony PETERMANN was born about 1915 in Nebraska.
- Rose PETERMANN was born about 1917 in Nebraska.
- Ann PETERMANN was born about 1919 in Nebraska.
- John PETERMANN was born about 1923 in Kansas.
- Wilhelmina, b 15 Jan 1886, Louisenthal, Prussia. Date of
death noted on birth record, 20 Jan 1886. (transcription of
archive birth record by Paweł Bandur, Szczecin, Poland, May/June
2006.)
Great Great Great Grandparents
Johann / Andreas Wilhelm THOMAS and Maria Carolina SENFT
My 3
rd great grandfather Johann / Andreas
Wilhelm THOMAS was born the 6
th or the 16
th
of February 1816 in
Hoppenwalde, Prussia (now Hoppenwalde, Germany). He was a son of
Johann Jacob THOMAS and Johanna Regina GÜNTHER / GUNTHER.
Johann
Wilhelm THOMAS, a 19-year-old from Hoppenwalde, married Maria Christine
SENFT, 22-year-old daughter of Valentin SENFT of Louisenthal, on 9
August 1835 in Louisenthal, Prussia. Hoppenwalde and Louisenthal
were both part of the parish of Sankt Johannes parish in Stettin,
Germany (now Szczecin, Poland). Johann Wilhelm THOMAS died on 23
March 1882 in Louisenthal, Prussia, at the age of 66 years 1 month 7
days.
The only record that names Wilhelm as Andreas Wilhelm instead of Johann
Wilhelm is his birth/baptism record. Even though there is this
discrepancy, I believe the birth record is his. Information from
the Archive's photocopy of his death record gives his date of birth as
16 Februar 1816, his place of birth as Hoppenwalde, and names his
parents as Jacob Thomas and Regina geborene Günther. In the
LDS
microfilm birth/baptism records is an Andreas Wilhelm Thomas born on 6
February 1816 in Hoppenwalde to Johann Jacob Thomas and Johanna Regina
nee Günther.
I have found birth/baptism records for 13 children born to Johann
Wilhelm and Maria Carolina.
- Johan Auguste Wilhelm THOMAS, b 17 Jul 1836, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Maria Friedricka Wilhelmina THOMAS, b 4 Apr 1838, Louisenthal,
Prussia; d 28 Apr 1840, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Johann Franz Wilhelm, THOMAS, b 21 Nov 1839, Louisenthal,
Prussia; d 22 Dec 1915, St. Mary's near Humphrey, Platte County,
Nebraska USA. Johann Franz Wilhelm is my great great
grandfather. See above for more information.
- Maria Caroline Fredricka Wilhelmina THOMAS, b 21 Jan 1841,
Louisenthal, Prussia; d 3 May 1841, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Maria Caroline Friedorine(?) THOMAS, b 14 Mar 1842, Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Friedrich August Ferdinand THOMAS, b 10 Jul 1843, Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Auguste Mathilde THOMAS, b 11 Jul 1845, Louisenthal, Prussia; d
30 Mar 1846, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Carl Heinrich Hermann THOMAS, b 21 Nov 1846, Louisenthal,
Prussia; d 2 Jan 1847, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Wilhelm August Hermann THOMAS, b 29 Feb 1848, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Maria Wilhelmine Auguste THOMAS, b 1 Feb 1850, Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Maria Wilhelmine Henriette THOMAS, b 4 Feb 1852, Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Johann August Bernhard THOMAS, b 16 Jan 1854, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Joseph Franz THOMAS, b 10 Jun 1856, Louisenthal, Prussia
4th Great Grandparents
Johann Jacob THOMAS and Johanna Regina GÜNTHER / GUNTHER
My 4th great grandfather was Johann Jacob THOMAS. At the time of
his death on 14 April 1823 in Hoppenwalde, Prussia, he was 42 years
old, so he was born about 1781. Johann Jacob THOMAS and Johanna
Regina GÜNTHER / GUNTHER, a daughter of a soldier
GÜNTHER of
Anklam, were married in Hoppenwalde, Prussia, in 1811. Johanna
Regina was born about 9 February 1784; she was 57 years, 9 months and 2
days old at the time of her death on 11 November 1841.
Five children were born to Johann Jacob and Johanna Regina:
- Anna Maria Friderica THOMAS, b 11 Jun 1811, Hoppenwalde, Prussia
- Anna Maria Elisabeth THOMAS, b 19 Aug 1812, Hoppenwalde, Prussia.
married 13 December 1830 ,
Hoppenwalde, Prussia
Friedrich RHEIN of Viereck, Prussia, age 26
Children of Friedrich RHEIN and M.
Elisabeth THOMAS
- Johann Wilhelm RHEIN, b 7 Jun 1834, Hoppenwalde, Prussia
- Daughter RHEIN, probably stillborn. No baptism
record. Death record dated 22 Apr 1836, Hoppenwalde, Prussia, had
no age recorded.
- Maria Carolina Friederika RHEIN, b 30 Apr 1837, Hoppenwalde,
Prussia
- Maria Wilhelmina Charlotte RHEIN, b 28 Feb 1839, Hoppenwalde,
Prussia
- Maria Friederika Elisabeth RHEIN, b10 Aug 1841, Hoppenwalde,
Prussia
- Maria Elisabeth Henrietta RHEIN, b 16 Jul 1843, Hoppenwalde,
Prussia
- Anna Maria Wilhelmina Henrietta RHEIN, b 11 Aug 1845,
Hoppenwalde, Prussia
- ** There may be more children, but the records end with the
year 1845
- Johann / Andreas Wilhelm THOMAS, b 6 or 16 Feb 1816, Hoppenwalde,
Prussia; d 23 Mar 1882, Louisenthal, Prussia. Johann Wilhelm is
my 3rd great grandfather. See above for
more information.
- Johann Franz Jacob THOMAS, b 11 Sep 1818, Hoppenwalde, Prussia; d
10 Mar 1819, Hoppenwalde, Prussia
- M. Carolina THOMAS, b 14 Apr 1820, Hoppenwalde, Prussia
END of First THOMAS Direct Line
Great Great Grandparents
Maria Magdalena nee THOMAS and Carl Friedrich Wilhelm SCHNECK
As I noted above, my grandfather was Adolph George THOMAS.

Adolph's
mother was Agnes Anna
Magdalena nee SCHNECK. Agnes'
mother, my great great grandmother, was Maria Magdalena nee
THOMAS. I am descended from two separate THOMAS lines. Both
families were part of the Sankt Johannes parish in Stettin,
Prussia. More about my
SCHNECK Family
Maria Magdalena THOMAS was born 15 August 1841 in Louisenthal, Prussia
(now Borzysławiec, Poland). Maria Magdalena's parents were
Andreas THOMAS
and Anna Maria HASE / HAASE. She married Carl Friedrich Wilhelm
SCHNECK. They were probably married in Louisenthal, Prussia, but
proof still
needs to be found. 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, 22 September
1913. Anna died in 1947 and is buried at St. Francis of Assisi
Cemetery in Humphrey, Platte County, Nebraska.
married 9 May 1885,
Louisenthal, Prussia
Franz Friedrich Wilhelm DOLLERSCHELL, born 12 January 1861 in
Louisenthal, Prussia. He died 12 Aug 1938 and is buried at St.
Francis of Assisi Cemetery in Humphrey.
- 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 above 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 covers 1809 through
1861; the civil records at the archive in Szczecin cover 1874 through
1901, with a
few gaps here and there. So far I have no records for the years
between 1861 and 1874.)
Maria Magdalena's husband Carl died 29 December 1884 in Louisenthal,
Prussia. In 1893 she accompanied her daughter Agnes and family
when they immigrated 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.
3rd Great Grandparents
Andreas THOMAS and Anna Maria nee Hase / Haase
The birth and the marriage information for my 3rd great grandparents,
Andreas THOMAS and Anna Maria nee HASE / HAASE has yet to be
found. The microfilmed records for Sankt Johannes parish begin in
1809. The earliest record I have found so far for this family is
the birth/baptism record of a daughter born in January of 1822 in
Louisenthal,
Prussia. I searched the marriage records for Louisenthal back to
1809, but found no record. I also looked through the records of
the
other villages of this parish to see if Andreas and Anna Maria were
married elsewhere in the parish, but I did not find a marriage record
for them.
Anna Maria HASE / HAASE died at the age of 52 years on 22 September
1853 in
Louisenthal, Prussia. Her calculated year of birth would be
1801. The death records end with the year 1857; I found no death
record for Andreas between 1853 and 1857.
As I was looking through the parish marriage
records, I noticed a
marriage between Johann Peter THOMAS, age 26 years and Maria HASE, age
20,
daughter of Wilhem HASE of Blumenthal on 11 March 1821. Maria's
calculated date of birth would be 1801, the same as my Anna Maria HASE
THOMAS. I did not find any children born to Johann Peter THOMAS
and Maria HASE in the Louisenthal or Blumenthal records. There is
no way to know, but I wonder if they could possibly be my 3rd great
grandparents.
Andreas and Anna Maria were the parents of at least 11 children:
- Maria Elizabeth THOMAS, b 22 Jan 1822, in Louisenthal, Prussia
(now Borzyslawiec / Borzysławiec, Poland)
married 18 Jan 1852,
Louisenthal, Prussia
Johann Franz HASE, b about 1825, of Blumenthal, Prussia (now Germany)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Julius HASE, b 24 May 1855, in Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Julius Wilhelm HASE, b 11 Nov 1857, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d
11 Feb 1858, in Louisenthal
- Anna Maria HASE (twin), b 20 Sep 1858, in Louisenthal, Prussia;
d 11 Nov 1858, in Louisenthal
- Hedwig Catharina HASE (twin), b 20 Sep 1858, in Louisenthal,
Prussia, d 28 Apr 1860, in Louisenthal
- Maria Caroline THOMAS, b 2 Aug 1823, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d
15 Aug 1823, in Louisenthal
- Johann Heinrich Wilhelm THOMAS, b 11 Jul 1824, in Louisenthal,
Prussia; d 15 Feb 1889
married 1854, Louisenthal, Prussia
Wilhelmine SPLINTER, b 13 Nov 1833, in Moritzfelde, Stargard, Prussia,
daughter of Johann Friedrich; d 24 Apr 1893, Louisenthal, Prussia
- Anna Marie Wilhelmine THOMAS, b 24 Dec 1857, in Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Anna Maria Wilhelmine THOMAS, b 29 Jul 1858, in Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Carl Julius Johann THOMAS, b 28 Mar 1860, in Louisenthal,
Prussia
- Heinrich Bernhard THOMAS, b 27 Feb 1826, in Louisenthal, Prussia
married 1851, Louisenthal, Prussia
Maria Elisabeth HASE
- Maria Henrietta THOMAS, b 22 Nov 1827, in Louisenthal, Prussia
- Andreas Hermann THOMAS, b 22 Sep 1829, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d
22 Sep 1829, in Louisenthal
- Carl Ferdinand THOMAS, b 30 Apr 1832, in Louisenthal, Prussia
- Johan Herman THOMAS, b 31 Oct 1833, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d 7
Nov 1833, in Louisenthal
- Dorothea Friederika Henrietta THOMAS, b 15 Sep 1834, in
Louisenthal, Prussia
- Maria Magdalena THOMAS, b 2 Sep 1836, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d
2 Sep 1836, in Louisenthal
- Maria Magdalena THOMAS, b 15 Aug 1841, in Louisenthal, Prussia; d
20 Nov 1901, Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska USA. Maria
Magdalena was my great great grandmother. See
above for more information.
Currently this is as far as I can trace my THOMAS lines. The
microfilmed baptism records for Sankt Johannes parish in Stettin,
Prussia, cover the years 1809 - 1861. The Archive records in
Szczecin, Poland, cover the years 1874-1901. My cousin Paweł
Bandur lives in Szczecin, Poland. In one of his historical books
about Pomerania he found an article telling about the colonization of
the area that includes the villages of the Sankt Johannes parish.
According to a map in Paweł's book, Viereck was found in 1747,
Hoppenwalde in 1748, and Louisenthal not until 1809, which is when the
records begin. I wonder if there are other records available
prior to 1809 for Viereck and Hoppenwalde.
Sources / Resources
LDS Microfilms
Following is a description of the LDS microfilm I've used in
researching my Thomas family. My Grandfather Adolph THOMAS and his
parents came from Louisenthal, Prussia. Through a DOLLERSCHELL
researcher I "met" on the web, I discovered these microfilmed church
records.
For a more detailed description of each microfilm visit the LDS web
site at http://www.familysearch.org/
LDS
microfilm 544873; Kirchenbuch, 1809-1861 Katholische Kirche.
Johanniskirche Stettin; Church records of baptisms, marriages, deaths,
etc. for Sankt Johannes parish Stettin, Germany, now Szczecin, Poland.
Includes the villages of Augustwalde which is now Wielgowo, Poland,
Blumenthal, Hoppenwalde, Luisenthal which is now Borzysławiec, Poland,
and
Viereck.
Civil Records
Archiwum Pañstwowe w Szczecinie, Polska http://www.szczecin.ap.gov.pl/oap.html
Inwentarz Zespołu (zbioru) akt Urzędu Stanu Cywilnego w Lubczynie z lat
1874-1901
Nr zespołu 623
Louisenthal, the birthplace of my THOMAS ancestors, registered their
births, marriages and deaths in Lübzin, Prussia, now Lubczyna,
Poland.
These records are located in the Archive in Szczecin, Poland. My cousin
Paweł Bandur, who lives in Szczecin, has helped me find records
in the Archive that are not in the microfilmed church records. I
am extremely grateful to him for his help.
In June 2006 I had the good fortune to visit my cousin in
Szczecin. Together we visited the Archive in Szczecin, where I
obtained photocopies of several of these civil records.
Nebraska GenWeb
Platte County,
Nebraska http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/
Madison County, Nebraska
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~nemadiso/
Other
Columbus and Norfolk
Nebraska Historical Obituaries
http://www.onelibraryne.org/obituaries/
California Death
Index http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi
Social
Security Death Index
http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
Ellis
Island Database Search
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/eidb/ellisgold.html
Timeline of
Polish History https://sites.rootsweb.com/~polwgw/history.html
