Photographs

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Peter Stoecklein, Jacob Ritter, Nicholaus Schamme, Peter Leiker, and Anton Wasinger

Photograph from the collection of the Kansas State Historical Society, Copy and Reuse Restrictions Apply

Scouts Peter Stoecklein, Jacob Ritter, Nicolaus Schamme, Peter Leiker and Anton Wasinger

John Wasinger (b. 25 April 1853, Schönchen; d. 12 February 1927, Hays, Kansas) and his wife, Dorothy (Herklotz) Wasinger.

Photograph of the John Wasinger family taken in Hays, Kansas, spring 1915.

Back row, back row, left to right, Margaret (Waldschmidt) Wasinger, Josie (Wasinger) Kuhn, Matilda (Wasinger) Gampper, Julia (Wasinger) Glaze, John Sauer, Katherine (Wasinger) Sauer, John Wasinger, Joe Bahl, Anna Catherine (Waldschmidt) Wasinger, Aggie (Wasinger) Werth Steinbock Reichert, Amelia "Molly" (Wasinger) Staab, Fidelis Sauer, Annie (Wasinger) Bahl, Mary (Wasinger) Rohr, George Rohr, Elizabeth (Wasinger) Dechant, and Rosa (Wasinger) Sauer.

Kneeling adults, left to right, Frank Wasinger, Peter Kuhn, Adolf Staab, Lawrence Wasinger, Nick Wasinger, Alex Dechant, Isidore Reichert, Theresa (Wasinger) Williams

Children on front row, left to right: William Wasinger, Rose (Wasinger) Reichert, Philomena (Wasinger) Goetz, Angelia (Wasinger) Schmidt, Frances (Wasinger) Jackson

Text from images: Frank Schoendaller Born in Russia, July 22, 1862. Died at Hays, Kans., April 30, 1926.
Emilia Schoendaller Born in Russia, July 22, 1872. Died March 22, 1914.

Die Liebenthaler, p. 94 has the following information: "Amelia Upert was the daughter of Peter and Agnes Upert (sic*) of Katharinenstadt, Russia. She married Franz Schoenthaler on Jan. 8, 1900. For the story of her death, in German, see: Ellis County News Republican, March 28, 1914. She had three children by her previous marriage: Mike Mauer, Virginia Mauer and George Mauer. Franz Schoenthaler was an insurance member of the Knights of Columbus and carried some insurance on his wife."
*VC Note: Amelia Schoendaller's maiden name was Ubert rather than Upert

Jacob and Mary (Bieker) Munsch

Prayer card of Benjamin Zimmerman in English

Prayer card of Benjamin Zimmerman in German

Text from English image: Benjamin Zimmerman Born January 6, 1863 Died April 2, 1939 Schoenchen, Kansas

Maria Zimmerman

Two remaining grave markers at Schönchen, Russia. Photographs taken in 2002. Tanja Schell kindly provided the following translation of the grave marker on the left: "Here rest the remains of the WW2 veteran Lindenbaum David Markovich (Tanja's note: his father's name was Mark), born 1921, died 1964 (or 1944?) December, 16." There is another sentence on the marker that is not clear enough to be read. The cross on the grave marker to the right is Russian Orthodox.