Henry Schneider

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• Reference Number: 5752

Notes:

JDS notes-Biography taken from page 2548 of "History of Fresno County California With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County Who have been Identified with its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present," by Paul E. Vandor, Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, California, 1919: HENRY SCHNEIDER. - An enterprising viticulturist and horticulturist. Henry Schneider is well posted in that branch of agriculture, as his productive vineyard and orchards give testimony. He was born in Guges, Samara, Russia, August 21, 1888, and his father, George Schneider, was a farmer in that country and brought the family to Fresno in 1901. Here he engaged in ranching at Rolinda, where he bought a forty-acre ranch and cultivated the land until his retirement to Fresno in later life, where he now lives. The mother, Annie Felzing before her marriage, died in Fresno about 1913, and six children had been born to this worthy couple. The youngest child in the family, Henry Schneider was brought up on the home farm and received his education in the public schools of that country. After the family came to Fresno, in 1901, he assisted his father to care for the family and helped get a start by working out in vineyards. He then helped his father improve their own ranch until he reached twenty-one years, when he started out in life for himself, purchasing a twenty-acre ranch at Rolinda and improving it to vineyard, peaches and alfalfa. In the meantime, with his brother George he purchased forty acres of raw land in the Barstow district, and leveling it, set it out to Thompson grapes. Later they sold this property and Mr. Schneider devoted his entire time to his Rolinda ranch, which he operated until 1914, when he sold out and purchased his present twenty-acre ranch; this he also improved from the raw land and now has fifteen acres in Thompsons and the balance in apricot orchard. The marriage of Mr. Schneider, in Fresno, July 2, 1908, united him with Miss Lena Pretzer, born in Perrin Colony, and daughter of Jack Pretzer, a brother of Henry Pretzer, who were early settlers of Fresno County, coming here in the eighties. Her father was a rancher and vineyardist here but now is engaged in ranching at Chowchilla. Mrs. Schneider was educated in the public schools of Fresno County. They have three children: Lydia; John; and Harry. The family attends the Lutheran Church. Mr. Schneider is a member of the California Associated Raisin Company, and a man of progressive ideas and good judgment.

Henry married Helena Pretzer on 2 Jul 1908 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA. Helena was born on 19 Jul 1891 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA; died on 24 Dec 1958 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Albert Schneider was born after 1905.
2. Edward Schneider was born after 1905.
3. Lydia Schneider was born on 2 Feb 1909; died on 7 Mar 1990 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
4. Maria Schneider was born after 1910.
5. Johannes Schneider was born on 28 May 1911; died on 19 Mar 1924 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
6. Harry Schneider was born about 1913; died on 7 Nov 1990 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
7. Henry William Schneider was born on 30 Jan 1922 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA; died on 14 Jun 1976 in Fresno, California, USA.
8. Doris Marie Schneider was born on 23 Nov 1923 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA; died on 3 Dec 1984 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA.
9. Living
10. Living

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• Name: Georg Schneider
• Reference Number: 4984
• Birth: 7 Sep 1848, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH44
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH52
• Death: 13 Feb 1924, Fresno, California, USA

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Death:
Mountain View Cemetery, Fresno

Buried:
Mountain View Cemetery

Johann married Anna Barbara Felsing. Anna (daughter of Johannes Felsing and Maria Elisabeth Kisselman) was born on 23 Feb 1847 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died on 13 Nov 1912 in Fresno, California, USA; was buried in 1912 in Fresno, Fresno, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Barbara Ann Schneider
• Reference Number: 1438
• Birth: 23 Feb 1847, Russia
• Birth: 1848, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH32
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39

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Buried:
Mountain View Cemetery

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• Reference Number: 3358
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH29
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH44
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH52

Georg married Elisabeth Katharina Beltz. Elisabeth was born in 1827 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 4982
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH44
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH52

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• Name: Johannes Falsinger
• Reference Number: 1434
• Birth: 1812
• Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH62
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH19
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH32
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39

Johannes married Maria Elisabeth Kisselman. Maria (daughter of Johann Martin Kisselman and Anna Barbara Maser) was born in 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Elisabeth Kieselmann
• Name: Elisabeth Kisselmann
• Name: Elisabeth Unknown
• Name: Maria Elisabeth Kiselmann
• Reference Number: 1435
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH19
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH32
• Residence: 1857, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH39

Notes:

We strongly suspect that Maria Elisabeth is the daughter of Johann Martin Kisselman and Anna Barbara Maser based on the following facts:

1) The Johann Martin household is the only other Kisselman Family in Kukkus in 1834.

2) The 1798 census shows only 4 other Kisselman households in the Volga German colonies. Mathias (Johann Martin's brother) in the nearby village of Anton. Mathias (Johann Martin's father in the nearby village of Balzer. Ludwig (No known relation) in the more distant village of Donhof. And Johannes (no known relation) in the more distant village of Grimm.It is certainly possible that Maria Elisabeth came from one of the households in Anton or Balzer. It is much less likely that she came from the more distant villages of Donhof or Grimm. I know of no Kukkus intermarriages from those last two villages.

3) Johann Martin lives within 2 households from the Felsings, according to the 1834, 1850 and 1857 census records.

4) Johann Martin was having children from 1796 to at least 1812 that we know of. It is possible then that he had a child in 1814.

Records from this time and place are simply incomplete. But based on what we know, it is most likely that Maria Elisabeth is the daughter of Johann Martin. Perhaps eventually we will find records to confirm or to dispute that, but for now I am listing Maria Elisabeth in the genealogy under Johann Martin Kisselman.

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• Reference Number: 3351
• Birth: 1784
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH30
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH44

Johannes married Anna Elisabeth Unknown. Anna was born in 1789. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 3352
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH29

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• Name: Georg Felsing
• Name: Johann Georg Falsinger
• Name: Johann Georg Feleing
• Reference Number: 1408
• Birth: 1784
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH38
• Residence: 1811, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH30
• Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH62
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH19
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH32

Notes:

Johannes Felsing was the deceased husband of the deceased first wife of Johann Peter Debus according to the note on the entry for his son Johann Georg (who was living in the household of Johann Peter Debus) in the 1798 census. Johann Peter Debus had a son with his second wife in 1791, which implies that his first wife died before 1791. His first wife only married Johann Peter after her first husband Johannes had died, therefore Johannes had to die before 1791, most likely a few years before. As his son was born 1784, his death date had to be between 1784 and 1791.

Johann married Maria Charlotte Heizenraeder before 1811 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. Maria (daughter of Johann Thomas Heizenraeder and Anna Margareta Becker) was born in 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Charlotta Heizenraeder
• Name: Charlotte Heizenraeder
• Name: Maria Charlotta Unknown
• Reference Number: 2188
• Birth: 1783
• Birth: 1791
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH30
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH19
• Residence: 1850, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH32

Notes:

The 1783 birth year on the 1834 census and the surname chart appears to be in error. Her mother would have been 13 when she was born! The age on the 1798 census and the 1850 census is more like it. Perhaps the 1834 entyry was a transcription error and that was then picked up in the surname chart.

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Married:
age of 1st child and living in Heitzenrader houshold in 1811.

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• Name: Johann Martin Kisselmann
• Name: Martin Kesselman
• Name: Martin Kisselman
• Reference Number: 10
• Residence: 1775, Balzer, Saratov, Russia; HH12
• Arrival: 1793, Kukkus, Samara, Russia
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH40
• Residence: 1816, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH17
• Residence: 1834, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH17

Notes:

1798 Census notes that he is from Balzer. He is probably the son of Matthias Kisselmann who is the only Kisselmann family on the 1767 Balzer Census.

Johann married Anna Barbara Maser in 1793 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia. Anna (daughter of Gottfried Maser and Anna Eva Lutz) was born in 1775 in Kukkus, Samara, Russia; died before 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Reference Number: 3860
• Residence: 1798, Kukkus, Samara, Russia; HH40

Notes:

The gap in children's ages may imply that Anna Barbara died and is not the mother of the younger children.

Died:
not on 1834 census