US-Emigrants from Stockstadt am Main
MARGARETHA SCHNEIDER
(1823-1914)
| Variant name | Margaret Gentil |
| 26 March 1823 | Margaretha
is born in Stockstadt am Main. Father: Franz Matthäus Schneider (1795-1849) Mother: Elisabeth Katharina Schmidt (1805-1884) Godmother: Margaretha Schmidt, sister of her mother |
| 29 November 1824 | Margaretha is godmother to Margaretha Rawitsch. |
| 14 June 1838 | Margaretha is godmother to Margaretha Schmitt. |
| 12 May 1844 | Margaretha is godmother to Margaretha Zang. |
| 29 November 1848 | Margaretha is godmother to Margaretha Ott. |
| EMIGRATION 1851 | Margaretha, her future husband Leonhard Gentil and Leonhard's brother Johann Adam Gentil emigrate to the US. Port: Le Havre Ship: Rhine Arrival: New York Date: 28 April 1851 Persons: Schneider Margaretha, 27 Gentil Johann, 30 Gentil Leonhard, 24 Source: New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891 |
| 1851/1852 | Margaret
Schneider marries Leonhard
Gentil (1826-1892) from Stockstadt am Main. The exact date of their marriage is not known. |
| between 1853 and 1867 | Residence: Greenup County, Kentucky Note: Census reports of 1870/1880 tell us that the seven children of Margaret and Leonhard were born in Greenup County, Kentucky. The Hanging Rock region where the family later moved to is just across the river. The places where they lived in Ohio were named after the iron furnaces. |
| 8 September 1853 | The son John Gentil is born. John marries Catherine Freemont on 12 August 1879. They have eight children. John dies on 29 September 1932. |
| 20 June 1855 | The daughter Dora Alice Gentil is born. Dora marries Michael Mahley on 17 October 1876. They have seven children. Dora dies on 6 April 1935. |
| 1857 | The daughter Mary Elizabeth Gentil is born. She dies in 1947. |
| 25 January 1862 | The son George Gentil is born. He dies on 25 March 1897. |
| 1864 | The daughter Barbara Gentil is born. She marries Joseph Maley on 27 October 1885. They have eleven children. Barbara dies on 3 March 1950. |
| 13 September 1865 | The son Joseph Gentil is born. He dies on 4 July 1894. |
| 29 August 1867 | The son Charles Gentil is born. He marries Nellie Mae Gray on 12 March 1892. They have seven children. He dies on 25 June 1950. |
| between 1850 and 1860 | Margaret's mother Elisabeth Schneider, maiden name Schmidt, and her sisters Elisabeth, Barbara, Anna Maria and Dorothea emigrate to the U.S. and live in Cincinnati, Ohio. |
| 1870 | Residence: Ironton, Lawrence, Ohio Family members: Leonard Gentil, head, 44, hand in rolling mill Margaret Gentil, wife, 47 John Gentil, son, 17, born in Kentucky Alice Gentil, daughter, 14, born in Kentucky Mary Gentil, daughter, 12, born in Kentucky George Gentil, son, 11, born in Kentucky Barbara Gentil, daughter, 9, born in Kentucky Joseph Gentil, son, 5, born in Kentucky Charles Gentil, son, 5, born in Kentucky Source: United States Census 1870 |
| 1880 | Residence:
Hanging Rock Village, Hamilton Township, Lawrence, Ohio Family members: Lenard Gentil, head, 53, saloon keeper Margerite Gentil, wife, 56, keeping house Mary Gentil, daughter, 21, at home George Gentil, son, 20, laborer Barbara Gentil, daughter, 18 Joseph Gentil, son, 14 Charles Gentil, son, 13 Source: United States Census 1880 |
| 1 September 1892 | At
the age of 66, Margaret's husband Leonhard dies in Hanging Rock Village, Hamilton Township,
Lawrence, Ohio, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove,
Lawrence, Ohio. Source: Findagrave Source: Ohio County Death Records, 1840-2001 |
| 1900 | Residence:
Hanging Rock Village, Hamilton Township, Lawrence, Ohio Margaret lives in the household of her son Charles. Family members: Charles Gentil, head, 30, day laborer Nellie Gentil, wife, 25 Jessie Gentil, 7, daughter Charles jr Gentil, 6, son Margaret Gentil, 4, daughter Clarence Gentil, 3, son Agnes Gentil, 1, daughter Margaret Gentil, mother, 77 Source: United States Census 1900 |
| 1910 | Residence:
Coal, Perry, Ohio Margaret lives in the household of her daughter Dora Alice. Family members: Michael Mahler, head, 54, coal miner Dora Alice Mahler, wife, 53 (= Dora Alice Gentil) Mary Mahler, daughter, 22 Robert Mahler, son, 19 John Mahler, son, 16 Thomas Mahler, son, 12 Margaret Gentil, mother, 86 Source: United States Census 1910 |
| 25 Februar 1914 | At
the age of 91, Margaretha dies from senility in Ironton, Lawrence
County, Ohio, and is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Coal Grove, Lawrence,
Ohio. Source: Findagrave |