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| Name |
Christina Schaeurmann |
| Birth |
1845 |
Ger  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Death |
Peoria, Peoria Co., IL |
| Person ID |
I34044 |
Cecilie Family |
| Last Modified |
28 Jun 2005 |
| Family 1 |
George Adam Schmidgall, b. 17 Aug 1842, Kuhof, Germany d. 3 Mar 1872, Weilderstadt, Germany (Age 29 years) |
| Marriage |
4 Feb 1868 |
Busch, Germany |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F11620 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
| Family 2 |
Henry Schelling, b. 9 Oct 1835, Neckarbischafsheim, Grosshersogturn, Baden, Ger. d. 1904, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 68 years) |
| Marriage |
Peoria, Peoria Co., IL |
| Children |
| | 1. August Schmidgall, b. Nov 1875, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown [Father: Adopted] [Mother: Adopted] |
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| Family ID |
F11621 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
22 Feb 2009 |
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| Notes |
"Christina Schauermann, born in Busch, Bavaria on 19 Mar 1845, married Godfried Schmidgalll in 1867, in Germany. Godfried worked for a railroad and was killed in a train accident in Holland. "Adam was about 12 years old when his father was killed. It was very difficult to be a young man in Germany in the 1880's. When a boy wanted to learn a trade, his father would pay a tuition for him to be an apprentice for four years. This was a very hard life working for a master. After four years he became a tradesman and then had to work two more years in other shops. After serving six years he was compelled to serve three years in the army. After this he was called a man! It was very difficult for a young man to leave Germany. "It was because of these conditions that Christine Schmidgall was determined to leave her homeland and come to America. She had to go from city to city. She was allowed to do so because she was a widow. She earned money as a seamstress. Finally she made it by night into Holland. From there she managed a ship ticket for her son and herself to London. On the first opportunity she boarded a steamer for the United States. They landed in Baltimore among strangers, but happy. It did not take long for her friends in Peoria to arrange their trip. "Christina met a man by the name of Henry Schelling in Peoria. They were married in Peoria October 23, 1883. (The Schmidgall Story."
A church record says that Christine moved with son to Edelfingen August 23 1881. At least the record is striked out with the remark "nach Amerika", that means to the states.
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