John-- Thanks very much for the information. Checking the books _Die Familien der Kirchengemeinde Hartum_, Henry Sr. appears to be Heinrich Wilhelm Schnitker, born March 7, 1848, son of Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Schnitker, a Schneider (tailor) and Heuerling (tennant farmer) in Hartum and Christine Marie Horstmann, born in neighboring Südhemmern, Kr. Minden. The brothers were probably Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Schnitker, born Apr. 8, 1842 and Heinrich August Wilhelm, born May 15, 1853. There was also the youngest brother, Gottlieb August, born January 8, 1857. All four are listed in the book _Vivat Amerika, Auswanderung aus dem Kreis Minden 1816--1833_ as emigrating in 1857. Given their ages, I would think they must have come with their parents, or at least another older relative. I know it wasn't unusual for a fifteen-year-old to emigrate by himself, but with an infant brother in tow? While they aren't directly related to my Steffen line, they add one more piece of evidence to an already pretty overwhelming picture of the emigration pattern from the Minden area to Washington county. And as I'm sure you know from your own research, if I look long enough, I can probably find some kind of relationship somewhere through one of the other branches. Thanks again. Dan Steffen [email protected] At 09:00 AM 6/20/00 -0700, you wrote: >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:27:42 -0600 >From: John Greiman <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Message-ID: <[email protected]> >Subject: [ILWASHIN] Re: ILWASHIN-D Digest V00 #111 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >I have a copy of the 1979 Washington County Illinois History >and there are 6 separate entries for the Schnitker families (some >are inter-related of course). This is only a short recap: > >Schnitker, Henry Sr. (brothers William and Christ) >born in Hartum, Westfalen, GER, on Mary 7, 1848 >Schnitker, Henry (son of Henry, Sr.) >Schnitker, Gustav (son of Henry, Jr.) >Schnitker, August (son of Henry, Jr.) >Schnitker, Ella Marie (daughter of Henry, Jr., 2nd marriage) >Schnitker, Rolland Gustan (son of Gustav) > >Common family names to my research: Maschhoff, Kasten, >and Sprehe. > >John Greiman >Highlands Ranch, CO > >[email protected] wrote: > >> Thank you! Yes, I would be interested in any Schnitker information you >> might have. Even if not directly related to my family, the information >> would likely help to illustrate migration patterns from the Minden area for >> a family history book I'm working on. >> >> Thanks again, >> Dan Steffen >