Anton SCHNEIDER
- Born: 23 Feb 1799, Kehrig, Prussia
- Marriage (1): Gertrude HUERTER on 4 Jul 1826 in Kehrig, Prussia
- Died: 24 Dec 1875, New Trier Township, IL at age 76
St. Joseph Cemetery Monuments of Schneider, Hoffmann, and Engels
 General Notes:
Anton Schneider was born in Germany/Prussia 2/23/1799. Anton
died 12/24/1875 in Gross Point, IL, at 76 years of age. According to St. Joseph Church records in Wilmette (formerly Gross Point), IL, Anton died 12/24/1875 and Gertrude died 2/7/1863. Early cemetery records are not available, nor is there a tombstone that establishes the location of their burial plot.
He married Gertrude Huerter in Germany, 7/4/1826. Gertrude was born in Prussia 10/10/1798. She was the daughter of Peter Joseph Huerter and Maria Elizabeth Ackerman. Gertrude died 2/7/1863 in Gross Point, IL, at 64 years of age.
Here is information on Gertrude's parents:
Father: Petrus Josephus Huerter
Birth: 21 Mar 1749 • Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Death: 14 Mar 1807 • Mayen, Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Baptism: 23 Mar 1749 (23 Mar 1749) Katholisch,Kehrig,Rheinland,Prussia
Mother: Maria Elisabetha Akermann
Marriage: 15 Feb 1786 (15 Feb 1786) Liebfrauen Katholisch, Koblenz Stadt, Rheinland, Prussia
Married to: Petro Josepho Huerter
This information is from Poteet/Swope Family Tree, created by Marti Poteet found on Ancestry.com 11 Apr 2023
The marriage of Anton Schneider and Gertrude Huerter was recorded at the civil level on June 30, 1826, and with the church on July 4th. Above are copies of both manuscripts. The civil record is difficult to read and translate because of the old style of the handwriting itself, and the fact that it is in Old German script. Read the translation here (many thanks to Gerda Hansen and Josefine Anderson!).
The civil record is an important document because it identifies who the parents of Anton and Gertrude were.
Loosely translated, it does provide the following information:
- Anton Schneider was born in Kehrig on February 23, 1799. He is the son of Nickolaus Schneider, a farrier (blacksmith), who died November 5, 1822, and Anna Catharina Martini, who was still living and present.
- Gertrude Huerter was born in Kehrig October 10, 1798. She is the daughter of Peter Joseph Huerter, a farmer, who died March 14, 1807, and Elizabeth Ackermann, who was still living and present.
- The witnesses were: a) Johannes Bermal, 52 year old brother-in-law of the bride; b) Martin Huerter, 32 year old brother of the bride; c) Martin Ackermann, 59 year old uncle
(brother of the mother of the bride); d) Anton Porsch, not related to the couple.
- The two mothers could not sign the document because they were not capable of writing.
Note: There is a point of interest that among the children of Peter Joseph Huerter and Elizabeth they had a son Adam, and a daughter by the name of Gertrude. Adam Huerter married Maria Catharina Diewald and they had a son named Paul. Gertrude Huerter married Anton Schneider and had a daughter named Dorothea. Paul Huerter married Dorothea Schneider having been granted a dispensation by the church for being second cousins.
Noted events in his life were:
Immigration and Election Information: 12 Aug 1846, New Trier Township, IL
• Immigration, 12 Aug 1846, New Trier Township, IL. The ship on which they booked passage was the "Diadem," under the command of Edwin W. Barstow. It had originated in Holland, with ports of call in Prussia and Great Britain (London), before sailing to America.
After arriving in New York, many immigrants continued their journey by traveling down the Erie Canal and the Great Lakes to the port of Milwaukee. There are no passenger lists available for this port to establish when Anton and his family arrived in Milwaukee. There is however a brief reference made in a newspaper clipping (circa 1935) from an unidentified source that states that they "settled in
Milwaukee, but soon came to Wilmette (Gross Point) via ox cart." On page 466 of the History of Cook County, published by A.T. Andreas in 1884, is confirmation that the Schneiders settled there in 1846.
• Resided: Resided, 1846, New Trier Township, IL. With the approach of winter, 1846, the Schneider family probably looked to purchase farmland with an existing cabin. On page 592 of the Portrait and Biographical Record, published by Lake City Publishing Co., 1894, it is stated that "Anton purchased 133 acres in New Trier Township, buying the farm, its crops and stock for $900."
An 1861 real estate plot map of Cook County shows two adjoining plots of land under Anton's name. Eighty acres were located along the southern border of New Trier Township, and 53 acres were located along the northern border of Niles Township. The 80 -acre piece does show a homestead located on the property. The actual cabin site was on the north side of present day Old Glenview Road, about 200 feet east of where it intersects with the frontage road along the east side of Eden's Expressway.
There was a baseball diamond that was located just a short distance northeast from where the cabin originally stood. There is a story that has been passed down through the family that in the early days several of the large stones from the cabin's foundation were used as bases for the ball diamond. Later, around 1930, the diamond was the home of the New Trier Giants, a hard ball, fast pitch, baseball team that was sponsored by Joe Schneider's New Trier Garage located
directly across the street. Many members of that team were from the Schneider families that lived in the area.
The Cook County Agricultural Schedule for June 1, 1860 provides information regarding Anton's farm, indicating that he had 20 acres of improved land, with a cash value of $1500. His livestock consisted of 2 horses, 5 milk cows, 1 "other" cow, and 5 swine, with a cash value of $300. He produced 30 bushels of wheat, 50 of rye, 130 of corn, 150 of Irish potatoes, and 6 of buckwheat. He also produced 400 pounds of butter, and 20 tons of hay.
• Election: Election, Apr 1850, New Trier Township, IL. The township of New Trier was organized at a meeting called by the Cook County Clerk, at the house of John Garland, on the first Tuesday of April in 1850. Among the first officers elected at that meeting was Anton Schneider, who held the position of Overseer of the Poor.
The village of Gross Point, incorporated March 10, 1874, lay along the lake front 14 miles north of Chicago, about where present day Evanston now sits. In the late 1920s it was annexed by the town of Wilmette.
St. Joseph Catholic Church which served that community still stands today (2011) and there is a small cemetery across the street where a majority of the earlier Schneider's are buried. Here are pictures taken of the Schneiders gravestones when I visited the site in June, 2010.
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