William Antone Schneider

William Antone Schneider
Born	September 22, 1906(1906-09-22) McKinney, Texas
Died	January 15, 1961 (aged 54) Valley Falls, Kansas
Spouse	Nora Ethel Henry (m. ?–) «Did not recognize date. Try slightly modifying the date in the first parameter.»"Marriage: Nora Ethel Henry to William Antone Schneider" Location: (linkback:http://jimlindstrom.com/mediawiki/index.php/William_Antone_Schneider)
Children	Eugene Schneider (b. c. 1925) Peggy Jeanette Schneider (b. 1930) William Schneider Betty Grace Schneider (b. 1848)
Parents	John E. Schneider

According to daughter Peggy Jeanette Schneider, "My dad was William Antone Schneider, my paternal grandfather was John E. Schneider and was born in Cologne, Germany . Came to the US when he was about 16 and as far as I know they came thru Ellis Island."

Historical Records

• The 1910 Federal Census shows the family in Collin County, Texas:
  • Father: John (c. 1869) in Germany, both parents born in Germany, immigrated in 1887
  • Mother: Ellen (c. 1880), in Arkansas, both parents born in Tennessee
  • Children: Katy (c. 1904), William (c. 1907), John Jr. (c. 1909)

• In the 1920 Federal Census (Jan 13-14, 1920), William is in Greeley County, Oklahoma, as part of this household:
  • Father: John Schneider, born c. 1869 in Germany, both parents born in Germany, immigrated 1881, naturalized in 1885
  • Mother: Jenny Schneider, born c. 1870 in Alabama, father born in Alabama, mother born in Tennessee
  • Children: Katie (c. 1905), William (c. 1907), John Jr. (c. 1910), Ellen (c. 1912). All born in Texas

• Also in the 1920 Federal Census (2-3 weeks later on Feb 2, 1920) the same father and children, but a wife/mother named Etta, who is from Germany are living in a different township in Oklahoma
  • Who are the moms/wives? Etta, Ellen, Jenny?
• William (age 23) is living with wife Ethel (age 21), their son Eugene (age 4), and her siblings Dorothy Henry (age 16) and Haskell Henry (age 17) in Bristow, Creek County, Oklahoma, in the 1930 Federal Census.
  • William is listed as having been born in Texas, with a German father and a Texan mother. He is a butcher at a meat market.
  • Ethel is listed as having been born in Tennessee, as with her parents. She does not have an occupation.
  • They're renting their home, for $10.50/month.
  • At their date of marriage, William was 17 years old and Ethel was 15. That would mean they were married 6 years earlier, in about 1924.
• On July 1, 1945, William and Nora lost an infant girl (no first name; age given as "1 day"; presumably a stillborn) in Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (suburb of Houston). The child is buried in "So. Park" Cemetery in Houston.
• In 1948, daughter Betty Grace was born
• William (age 54) died in January 1961 in Texas