Georges “Uncle Shorsh” SchnebelinAge: 96 years1824–1921
- Name
- Georges “Uncle Shorsh” Schnebelin
- Given names
- Georges
- Nickname
- Uncle Shorsh
- Surname
- Schnebelin
George Schneblin
- Name
- George Schneblin
- Given names
- George
- Surname
- Schneblin
Birth | January 5, 1824 27 |
Birth of a brother | Etienne Schnebelin May 19, 1825 (Age 16 months) |
Birth of a brother | Seraphin Schnebelin October 29, 1826 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a sister | Catharine Schnebelin September 26, 1828 (Age 4 years) |
Birth of a brother | Louis “Uncle Louie” Schnebelin December 1, 1830 (Age 6 years) Note: The 1900 US Census lists his birth month as November 1830. |
Birth of a brother | Andre Schnebelin December 1, 1832 (Age 8 years) |
Birth of a brother | Amand Schnebelin October 26, 1834 (Age 10 years) Source: Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. Text: Some sources say 22 oct 1834. This record came from Aunt Nellie. |
Birth of a brother | Maximin Schnebelin September 27, 1836 (Age 12 years) |
Birth of a sister | Marie-Anne Schnebelin November 24, 1839 (Age 15 years) |
Birth of a brother | Benjamin Schnebelin February 26, 1841 (Age 17 years) |
Military | Cavalry Blacksmith, French Army 1844 (Age 19 years)Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: ...he was twenty years of age he enlisted in the French army in which he served as cavalry blacksmith for seven years. |
Military | Guardsman along the French-German border 1853 (Age 28 years)Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: ...and several years later he again served for a space of eight years as guardsman along the line between Germany and France. In 1861 he came to America... |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary R. Schnebelin September 4, 1853 (Age 29 years) Source: 1930 United States Census Source: Website: OneWorldTree |
Marriage | Marie-Anne Metzler — View this family March 14, 1854 (Age 30 years) |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Katherine “Kate” Schnebelin November 26, 1854 (Age 30 years) |
Birth of a son #3 | Alphonse Schnebelin February 27, 1856 (Age 32 years) Dessenheim, Canton of Neuf-Brisach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Latitude: N47.9667 Longitude: E7.4833 |
Birth of a daughter #4 | Hortense Schnebelin December 6, 1859 (Age 35 years) |
Emigration | October 1860 (Age 36 years) |
Immigration | 1861 (Age 36 years) Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: In 1861 he came to America and Settled in Limestone township. |
Birth of a grandson #1 | George Joseph Wolschlag August 16, 1876 (Age 52 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Hortense T. Sornberger July 1877 (Age 53 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Rose Wolschlag November 15, 1880 (Age 56 years) Source: 1930 United States Census Source: Website: OneWorldTree |
Occupation | Coal Miner 1880 (Age 55 years) |
Occupation | Ex préposé des douanes (ex-customs employee) |
Residence | 1880 (Age 55 years) |
Birth of a grandson #4 | Earl W. Callahan September 11, 1881 (Age 57 years) Publication: http://www.genealogytrails.com/ill/peoria/obit/obitsC.htm |
Birth of a grandson #5 | Raymond Callahan June 1894 (Age 70 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Hortense Callahan April 1898 (Age 74 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Irene Callahan 1898 (Age 73 years) |
Death of a brother | Louis “Uncle Louie” Schnebelin 1917 (Age 92 years) |
Death of a brother | Amand Schnebelin August 4, 1921 (Age 97 years) Cause: Influenza of the Bowels Text: ...after an illness lasting two days of what is known as influenza of the bowels. Up until yesterday Mr. Schneblin's condition was not considered serious attending physicians say. |
Death | 1921 (Age 96 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
Franz-Joseph Schnebelin Birth: December 26, 1796 36 31 — Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: France |
mother | |
himself |
Georges “Uncle Shorsh” Schnebelin Birth: January 5, 1824 27 — Bantzenheim, Canton of Illzach, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: 1921 — Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
16 months younger brother |
Etienne Schnebelin Birth: May 19, 1825 28 |
17 months younger brother |
Seraphin Schnebelin Birth: October 29, 1826 29 Death: St. Louis, Independent City, Missouri, USA |
23 months younger sister |
Catharine Schnebelin Birth: September 26, 1828 31 |
2 years younger brother |
Louis “Uncle Louie” Schnebelin Birth: December 1, 1830 33 — Alsace, France Death: 1917 — St. Louis, Independent City, Missouri, USA |
2 years younger brother |
Andre Schnebelin Birth: December 1, 1832 35 |
23 months younger brother |
Amand Schnebelin Birth: October 26, 1834 37 — Bantzenheim, Canton of Illzach, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: August 4, 1921 — Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
23 months younger brother |
Maximin Schnebelin Birth: September 27, 1836 39 |
3 years younger sister |
Marie-Anne Schnebelin Birth: November 24, 1839 42 |
15 months younger brother |
Benjamin Schnebelin Birth: February 26, 1841 44 |
Family with Marie-Anne Metzler |
himself |
Georges “Uncle Shorsh” Schnebelin Birth: January 5, 1824 27 — Bantzenheim, Canton of Illzach, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France Death: 1921 — Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
wife |
Marie-Anne Metzler Birth: July 18, 1824 — Erstein, Canton of Erstein, Sélestat-Erstein, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France |
Marriage: March 14, 1854 — Chalampé, Canton of Illzach, Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
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-6 months daughter |
Mary R. Schnebelin Birth: September 4, 1853 29 29 — Alsace, France Death: September 4, 1938 — Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA |
15 months daughter |
Katherine “Kate” Schnebelin Birth: November 26, 1854 30 30 — Dessenheim, Canton of Neuf-Brisach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
15 months son |
Alphonse Schnebelin Birth: February 27, 1856 32 31 — Dessenheim, Canton of Neuf-Brisach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
4 years daughter |
Hortense Schnebelin Birth: December 6, 1859 35 35 — Dessenheim, Canton of Neuf-Brisach, Colmar, Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France |
Military | Article: Schneblin is 94, But is Ready to Fight the Kaiser Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: ...he was twenty years of age he enlisted in the French army in which he served as cavalry blacksmith for seven years. |
Military | Article: Schneblin is 94, But is Ready to Fight the Kaiser Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: ...and several years later he again served for a space of eight years as guardsman along the line between Germany and France. In 1861 he came to America... |
Marriage | Correspondence from Rémy Schnebelin to Daniel J. Crowley |
Emigration | Website: CDHF Database for Migration |
Immigration | Article: Schneblin is 94, But is Ready to Fight the Kaiser Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 Text: In 1861 he came to America and Settled in Limestone township. |
Occupation | 1880 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 16 |
Occupation | Website: CDHF Database for Migration |
Note | 1880 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 16 |
Note | Chronicle: The Schnébelin Family of Bantzenheim, Alsace, France, and Peoria, IL, USA |
Note | 1900 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 13B |
Note | 1910 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 11A |
Note | Article: Schneblin is 94, But is Ready to Fight the Kaiser Publication: Newspaper clipping, 1918 |
Source | 1900 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 13B Text: Name: George Schnebelin
Home in 1900: Limestone, Peoria, Illinois
Age: 76
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824
BirthPlace: France
Relationship to head-of-house: Father-in-law
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
Immigration year: 1861
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Callahan 45
Hortense Callahan 45
Earl Callahan 11
Raymond Callahan 6
Hortense Callahan 2
George Schnebelin 76 1900 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 13B Type: Document |
Source | 1880 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 16 Text: Name: George Sneblin
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1826
Birthplace: PRUSSIA
Occupation: Coal Miner
Relationship to head-of-household: Father-in-law
Home in 1880: Limestone, Peoria, Illinois
Marital status: NA
Race: White
Gender: Male
Father's birthplace: PRUSSIA
Mother's birthplace: PRUSSIA 1880 US Census: Illinois, Peoria, Limestone, page 16 Type: Document |
Source | Website: CDHF Database for Migration Text: I407 Georges Schnebelin His birth in 1824 in Bantzenheim is confirmed. He migrated at the age of 36 from Dessenheim to Peoria in October 1860 with his wife and 3 children (not 1861 as in our records). Prior to leaving Alsace he had worked as a customs employee (but had left this job some time before emigration) (listed as "ex préposé des douanes").
Note: Referenced by Eve Crowley. |
Note | Lived in Limestone from at least 1880 to 1900 with his daughter, Kate Sornberger, and her husband John. |
Note | Georges, who lived in Bartonville until the age of 97, and whose daughter Mary was the ancestress of most of the Wolschlag family there. He wore a full beard in the picture I have of the three brothers, and was called "Uncle Shorsh" by his nieces and nephews. This was an approximation of the French pronunciation of his name, "Jorj" or "Zhorzh," in contrast to the German "Gay-org," suggesting that French was his first language. Because Uncle Georges didn't speak much English, Grandpa wanted his children to learn enough German at least to greet him, but "they couldn't get their tongues around it." Aunt Kate, after long practice, forgot everything she'd learned when Uncle Georges arrived unexpectedly one day, and greeted him with, "Geh alang disaway," a phrase she was never allowed to forget. |
Note | Lived in Limestone with daughter Hortense in 1900 and 1910. |
Note | Schneblin is 94, But is Ready to Fight the Kaiser
"If they gave me a good horse, I'd go fight the Germans, myself" says George Schneblin, who today celebrates his ninety-fourth birthday anniversary. Mr. Schneblin was in military service practically all of his younger days. He was born in France in 1824 and when he was twenty years of age he enlisted in the French army in which he served as cavalry blacksmith for seven years. Then he married Miss Mary Medzler and several years later he again served for a space of eight years as guardsman along the line between Germany and France. In 1861 he came to America and Settled in Limestone township, where he has made his home ever since as a farmer. He would have fought in the Civil war, but for an injury to his eye which occurred during his service in the old country and which necessitated his exemption from serving at this time.
Mr. Schneblin is celebrating his birthday today at his home in Limestone with all of his children, who are Mrs. Mary Wolschlag, Mrs. Kate Sornberger, Mrs. Callaghan White and Mrs. Theresa Rogers. One of the joys of his life is the fact that the only grandson he has who is unmarried, enlisted last February in the national army and is now at Eagle Pass, Tex.
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Media object | George Schneblin Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 500 × 702 pixels File size: 102 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes Note: Photo taken c. 1911 Source: Genealogy of Daniel J. Crowley Publication: Research and anecdotes by Daniel Crowley passed on to his children. |