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Schade Family member from Texas

I am originally from Texas where August (Augustine) Schade settled in the Yorktown/Houston Texas area. Prior to that I have no information other than we descended from the House of Junckers (Junkers). That of course is very vague and broad. August came to Texas around 1906. I guess the family got tired of fighting for the King for nothing and sought fortune elsewhere. If anyone has any clues, please feel free to let me know. My mother went way off the path trying to track down someone distantly related by marriage and they were Polish, so she decided she is Polish. So I am trying to get the research back on track so the family can have some record. Thank you in advance.

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Permalink Reply by Marianne Szabo on June 22, 2011 at 12:14pm

What else do you know about August? Wife's name? Death date? Age at death? Children's names? Ancestry.com has numerous August Schade's who lived in Texas, including a WWI draft registration card for a Henry August Schade born 1896 who lived in Houston, who had a sister, Mrs. F (?) E. Wickmann. FamilySearch.org also has records for many August Schade's in Texas.

Permalink Reply by Michelle McGee on June 22, 2011 at 2:01pm

What I found is the first time he came over was 10/20/1904 with his first family which had children: Gertrud, Heinrich, Helene and Wilhelm. I knew my two great aunts. They were awesome. Don't know the great uncles at all. I am not sure if Henry A is the one or not. It seems Henry was married to a Wilhelmina Preismeyer (Schade) and maybe a Lillie West? The first one sounds likely. August went back to Germany and married his second wife Sophie and had MORE kids: Adolph (crazy Marine), Arthur (the best ever), Alfred, Hazel, Alphonse (grandfather) and his twin Angeline who died in a mental hospital in Austin Texas. Henry according to the recs I have was born in 1897 but again could be 1896. Aunt Gertie was married to Uncle Fred who was also of German descent. I never knew the last name. If it is him,, that is great news. I loved him too. They were an awesome pair. The died not to far apart I guess from a broken heart.

Permalink Reply by Michelle McGee on June 23, 2011 at 8:57am

LOL, I died when I saw that and tried to correct it on their website. We came from Konigschutte. I guess they couldn't read the German handwriting. When I found the manifest yesterday I looked at the writing and figured it out right away. So far yesterday was a good hunting day for me. Thanks for your contributions.

Permalink Reply by Co Ordinator on June 23, 2011 at 2:13am