Researching: Avon Township, Lorain County: Peter SCHNEIDER b.1816, Rheinland, Prussia, d. abt.1858, Avon Twp; married Barbara THEISEN, b.1820/26, Rheinland, Prussia, d. 1900, Avon; Children (all born in Avon Twp): Eva LEONARD, b.1848/49, d.1930; Margaret JOHNS, b.1850, d.1880; Anton SCHNEIDER, b.1851, d.1933, St. Paul, KS; Anna Francisca SCHNEIDER, b.1855, d.1933, Ft. Pierce, FL; Gertrude Elizabeth MINNICH, b.1856, d.1942, Lorain. Subsequent to Peter SCHNEIDER's death, Barbara (THEISEN) SCHNEIDER married John ZENZ, b.1832, Germany, d. 1915, Avon. Their children (also born in Avon Twp): Katharina "Kate" STUMM, b.1859, d.1942, Cleveland, OH; Anna Marie "Emma" SCHNEIDER (Oliver G., no relation), b.1861, d.1933, Hendersonville, NC. Barbara THEISEN is believed to have two sisters: Magdalena "Lena", and Gertrude. One is said to have married a SCHUMACHER, and the other, a SMITH. Both families lived in and around Avon and Sheffield Townships. Also researching: Cuyahoga County: 1860/1900-MURPHY, GIEL, McGINN. Kansas: 1860/1900-SEVART, SEIBERT, BALFAY, MUNDING. Pennsylvania: 1820/1900-SEVART, SEIBERT. Joe Schneider 269-D Avenida Sevilla Laguna Woods, CA 92653 e-mail address is: schneidersite@earthlink.net