Peter Schneider was born on 11, May 1854 in a village named Lind bei Mayen in the Mayen-Koblenz District in the State of Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.  He was the third child of four born to Micheal Schneider and Anna Catharina Konigs.  Peter emigrated from Germany and arrived in New York on 30, April 1880.  It is reported that Peter came to America to establish a residence and then would return to Germany for his fiance.  He did return to Germany in 1887 to find his fiance had married his older brother, Johan.  Peter did, however, return to America with a wife.  He married his former fiance's younger sister, Barbara Krebsbach, in Antwerp, Belgium on 22, April 1887.  Peter and Barbara made their home near Adams, Minnesota and had eleven children.  Peter died on 28, January 1918 and is interred in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Adams, Minnesota.
      Barbara Krebsbach was born 7, June 1867 in a village named Boos in Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.  She was the tenth of eleven children born to Arnold Krebsbach and Catharina Meurer.  Barbara died unexpectedly the night of 3, December 1908 at the Schneider home in Adams while giving birth to their eleventh child.  That infant boy, named Francis, also died that night.  They are interred, with Peter, in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Adams, Minnesota.

Children of Peter and Barbara Schneider:

1:  Katherine                   b. 26, March 1888/ d. 13, November 1970
2:  Suzanne                     b. 1889/ d. 1892       Suzanne died as a result of injuries sustained by being struck by a train.
3:  Joseph Aloysius        b. 3, October 1891/ d. 28, April 1961
4:  John Francis             b. 24, June 1893/ d. 16, December 1960
5:  Anna Lucia                 b. 9, June 1896/ d. 3, September 1966
6:  Mary Catherine         b.  24, May 1898/ d. 5, March 1951
7:  Gertrude Barbara      b. 29, October 1900/ d. 29, March 1989
8:  Arnold J.                     b. 20, May 1902/ d. 17, April 1976
9:  Hildegard Gertrude  b. 21, October 1904/ d. 19, November 1982
10:  Paul Joseph              b. 27, December 1906/ d. 29, April 1995
11:  Francis                       b. 3, December 1908/ d. 3, December 1908

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Peter and Barbara Schneider.

Peter Schneider and children.

Gertrude Barbara Schneider

Anna Lucia Schneider and husband, Eugene Charles Herzog. The start of their honeymoon, 19, June 1923.

Katherine Schneider and husband, Arthur Joseph Krebsbach. 26, June 1912.

Art and Kate's wedding party.

Gertrude Schneider

Hildegard Gertrude Schneider

Anna Lucia and Eugene Herzog

Mary Katherine(Mayme) Schneider with husband, Paul Cummings

Mayme Schneider Cummings

Kate and Art Krebsbach

US Naturalization 6, July 1898

Declaration of Intent 9, March 1883

The previous 2 pages are the manifest lists of passengers aboard the SS Belgenland which arrived in New York on 30, April 1880.  This ship departed from Antwerp, Belgium.  Peter Schneider is listed as #542.  Above him, #537, is Barbara's older sister, Susanna Krebsbach.  Susanna would go on to marry  Henry Wegener in Illinois.  and #s 538-541 is the family of Michael Simon, also from Boos.  This family would settle in Johnsburg, Mower County, Minnesota.

Arnold James Schneider on confirmation day.

Arnold James Schneider on graduation day.

Brothers, Arnold James and  Paul Joseph Schneider.

Arnold and Evelynn Hilda( Nelson) Schneider

Arnold and Evelynn's children (L-R):  Stephen, Julie Marie and Arnold Jr. Schneider.

Passenger list of the SS Waesland arriving in New York on 6, May 1887. #s 61 and 62 are Peter and Barbara Schneider.