Margaret (Kraus) Schuetz Family
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Arrival Record
The first record found for George and Margaretha (Kraus) Schuetz and family is their arrival in New York on 1 Oct 1862 (See: Chapter: George and Margaretha (Kraus) Schuetz Immigration).
Maria Kirmse Baptism Record
The next record is the baptism record of Barbara (Kraus) and Julius Kirmse’s first child, Maria, on 24 Feb 1868 in the Salem Lutheran Church at Farrar, Missouri.
1870 US Census
The first census record found for George Schuetz and his family is the 1870 US Census (See Chapter: Census Records – George and Margaret (Kraus) Schuetz).
1876 Missouri Census
In the Missouri 1876 Census, George Schuetz and his family are not enumerated together.
George and Anna Schuetz
Both George and his daughter Anna are listed in the Salem, Perry County enumeration district. George may be living with the Conrad Schuetz family and his daughter Anna is possibly living with a neighbor family.
Barbara Schuetz
George’s daughter Barbara is listed in the Central, Perry County enumeration district apparently in the home of Magdalina Springer (See Chapter: Census Records – George and Margaret (Kraus) Schuetz).
Margaretha (Kraus) Schuetz
George’s wife, Margaretha, is not enumerated. Apparently Margaretha died before the census was taken in 1876.
1880 US Census
George Schuetz and Daughter Barbara
George and his daughter Barbara are in the 1880 US Census (See Chapter: Census Records – George and Margaret (Kraus) Schuetz)). They have their own residence.
Anna Schuetz
The 1880 US Census records were searched for an Anna Schuetz and all name variations that Ancestry.com provides and no persons were identified who met the criteria of being 16 years +- 2 years, born in Missouri, and parents born in Germany.
A search the Missouri Marriage database and did not identify any viable candidate brides. Apparently Anna Schuetz died after the 1876 census and before the 1880 US Census.
Family
Later Records
George Schuetz
George Schuetz was not located in later census records. It is possible that he changed the the spelling of his last name like other Schuetz families change to Scheetz or Sheets. However, searching under other surnames also did not provide any viable candidates.
While there are a number of George Schuetz death records in the St. Louis, Missouri area, none appear to be our George Schuetz.
Barbara Schuetz
A search of Missouri marriage records found Barbara Schuetz had married Ernst Stanglein and is in later census records (See Chapter: Barbara (Schuetz) Stanglein (1862-1833))
Future Research
Searches for George Schuetz after the 1880 US Census have not been fruitful. What happened to George Schuetz?
- George apparently had land in the 1870 US Census, but in the 1880 US Census, George is listed as a farm worker and does not appear to own land.
- Other records such as wills and probates and church records could be searched.