This message was posted on the Query Board at the McLennan County TXGenWeb site at Rootsweb.com http:\\www.rootsweb.com/~txmclenn/ Surnames: SCHROEDER MATTHYS ROPER Submitter: Tina Siler (tsiler@texoma.net) Date: 14 Jan 2003 William Edward Schroeder was born Sep 1877 in Berlin, Germany. His father was William August Schroeder. He married Martha Matthys in 1900. She was born about 1873 in Switzerland. Her parents were Alfred Matthys and Verena Neuhaus. William and Martha had a son named Benjamin Walter Schroeder born 3 Apr 1903 in Waco,McLennan Co,TX and died 21 May 1978 in Ft Worth,Tarrant Co,TX. Ben married Edna Irene Roper on 28 Mar 1936 in Ft Worth. Looking for information on this family and their relations.