Theresa (Kieffer) Schott (abt. 1853 - abt. 1941)

Born about 1853 in Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died about 1941 at about age 88 in Shelby, Polk, Nebraska, United States

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Biography

Theresa was born about 1853 in Ohio, United States.

Theresa married Anthony Schott and they had six children.

Theresa passed away about 1941 and is buried at the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska, United States.

Theresa's last name at birth was Kieffer. Continuing to search for a marriage record.

1860 United States Federal Census

Theresa Keiffer's mother's name was also Theresa. Her father George passed away by 1860, leaving her mother as the head of the household.

Name: Tehresa Keffer [sic] Theresa Kieffer

Age: 5

Birth Year: abt 1855

Gender: Female

Birth Place: Ohio

Home in 1860: Pike, Stark, Ohio

Post Office: Canton

Family Number: 199

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Household Members: Name Age

Teracy Keffer 48 [sic] Theresa

Michael Keffer 19

Joseph Keffer 16

Lora Keffer 15

John Keffer 11

Mary Keffer 9

Louisa Keffer 7

Tehresa Keffer 5

1900 United States Federal Census

Name Theresa Schott

Event Type Census

Event Year 1900

Event Place Platte Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States

Gender Female

Age 44

Marital Status Married

Race White

Race (Original) W

Relationship to Head of Household Wife

Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife

Number of Living Children 6

Years Married 13

Birth Date Sep 1856

Birthplace Ohio

Marriage Year (Estimated) 1887

Father's Birthplace France

Mother's Birthplace France

Mother of how many children 6

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Anthony Schott Head M 40 France

Theresa Schott Wife F 44 Ohio

Francis M Schott Son M 14 Nebraska

George F Schott Son M 12 Nebraska

John E Schott Son M 10 Nebraska

Annie M E Schott Daughter F 8 Nebraska

Alice M Schott Daughter F 6 Nebraska

Edmund C Schott Son M 1 Nebraska

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Theresa Schott

Age in 1910: 53

Birth Year: abt 1857

Birthplace: Ohio

Home in 1910: Platte, Polk, Nebraska

Race: White

Gender: Female

Immigration Year: 1880

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Anthony Schott

Father's Birthplace: Germany

Mother's Birthplace: Germany

Native Tongue: English

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

Years Married: 23

Number of Children Born: 6

Number of Children Living: 6

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Anthony Schott 50

Theresa Schott 53

Frank Schott 21

Edward Schott 19

Eva Schott 16

Alice Schott 13

Edmond Schott 11

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: Theresa Schott

Age: 64

Birth Year: abt 1856

Birthplace: Ohio

Home in 1920: Platte, Polk, Nebraska

Residence Date: 1920

Race: White

Gender: Female

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Marital Status: Married

Spouse's Name: Frances A Schott

Father's Birthplace: France

Mother's Birthplace: France

Able to Speak English: Yes

Occupation: None

Able to Read: Yes

Able to Write: Yes

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Household Members: Name Age

Frances A Schott 60

Theresa Schott 64

Alice Schott 22

1930 United States Federal Census

Name: Theresa Schott

Birth Year: abt 1856

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Ohio

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Homemaker?: Yes

Home in 1930: Platte, Polk, Nebraska

Map of Home: View Map

Dwelling Number: 2

Family Number: 2

Age at First Marriage: 30

Attended School: No

Able to Read and Write: Yes

Father's Birthplace: Alsace Lorraine

Mother's Birthplace: Alsace Lorraine

Language Spoken: French

Naturalization: Naturalized

Able to Speak English: Yes

Industry: General

Employment: Yes

Household Members: Name Age

Anthony Schott 70

Theresa Schott 74

1940 United States Federal Census

In this census, the family's surname was misspelled.

Name: Theresa Shatt [Theresa Schott]

Age: 86

Estimated birth year: abt 1854

Gender: Female

Race: White

Birthplace: Oklahoma [sic] should be Ohio

Marital Status: Married

Relation to Head of House: Wife

Home in 1940: Platte, Polk, Nebraska

Map of Home in 1940: View Map

Inferred Residence in 1935: Platte, Polk, Nebraska

Residence in 1935: Same House

Sheet Number: 5B

Attended School or College: No

Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade

Weeks Worked in 1939: 0

Income: 0

Income Other Sources: No

Neighbors: View others on page

Household Members: Name Age

Anthony Shatt 81

Theresa Shatt 86

Francis A Shatt 53

Find A Grave Burial Record

Name: Theresa Schott

Birth Date: 1853

Death Date: 1941

Cemetery: Sacred Heart Cemetery

Burial or Cremation Place: Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska, United States of America

Has Bio?: N

Cemetry: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska, USA

Plot: Block 4 Lot 7

Created by: Renae Burke Hunt

Record added: Feb 21, 2012

Find A Grave Memorial# 85277149

Research Notes

It is possible that Theresa's mother, born Theresa Halter, was born on 05 March 1812. This birth date matches the year of her birth based on information in the 1860 census. She said she was born in Germany, but this birth record is for Schirrhoffen, Alsace, France. That region of France went back and forth between Germany and France, so that may account for the country name being different.^[1] The attached image was posted on Ancestry by Plumberjmiller originally shared this on 30 Apr 2016. I will continue to look for an online copy of the document. If this record is a match, then it looks like her parents were Louis Halter and Madeleine Royers.

Birth 5 March 1812

Schirrhoffen, Alsace, France

Plumberjmiller originally shared this on 30 Apr 2016

Other children of Louis and Madeleine Halter ended up in Stark County, Ohio, so this supports the theory that the Theresa Halter mentioned in the French birth record is a match with Theresa Kieffer Schott's mother. These children include:

• Joseph Halter 1797–1855
• Antoine Halter 1803–1878
• Michael Halter 1809–1879

All three ended up in Ohio. Theresa was born in 1812.

Louis Halter was born in 1765, died in 1819. His parents were: Louis Henry Halter (1740–1800) and Margarite Eck 1740–1800). Madeleine Royer was born 23 Jan 1768 in Villers le sec, France. She died in 1850 in New Hamburg, Scott, Missouri, United States. Her parents were: Phillipe Royer and Catherine Linck.

Theresa Keiffer's father George passed away by 1860, leaving her mother as the head of the household. Theresa the child, born in 1855, was the youngest of at least seven children, so her father died sometime between 1855 and 1860. Her mother was born in 1812. Her father may have been born between 1800 and 1810. If this was his second marriage, he may have been born earlier than that. Accordinig to this census, his oldest child was born in 1841. This means if he was born in Germany, he immigrated at some point prior to 1840. After her father's death and the 1860 census, the family disappears from the census records. I believe this is because mother Theresa Kieffer remarried and the children are listed in their step-father's family.

Possible immigration record for Theresa's father, George Keiffer:

George Kieffer in New York Passenger Lists

Name George Kieffer

Event Type Immigration

Event Date 1831

Event Place New York City, New York, United States

Gender Male

Age 30

Birth Year (Estimated) 1801

Birthplace Germany

Ship Name S.S.Alabama

"New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-P9ZJ-G?cc=1849782&wc=MX62-2WL%3A165726701 : 26 November 2014), 015 - 2 Jul 1831-31 Jan 1832 > image 253 of 894; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

According to Theresa Kieffer Schott's brother's death record, their parents were born in Germany. His mother's birth name was Theresa Halter.

Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953

Name John Kieffer

Event Type Death

Event Date 06 Oct 1932

Event Place Canton, Stark, Ohio

Address 1421 Lee Ct. S. W.

Gender Male

Age 84

Marital Status Single

Race White

Occupation Retired

Birth Date 08 Oct 1847

Birthplace Stark Co., Ohio

Birth Year (Estimated) 1848

Burial Date 10 Oct 1932

Cemetery St. Peter's Cem.

Father's Name Geo Kieffer

Father's Birthplace Germany

Mother's Name Theresa Halter

Mother's Birthplace Germany

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X63F-MZL : 8 December 2014), Theresa Halter in entry for John Kieffer, 06 Oct 1932; citing Canton, Stark, Ohio, reference fn 61238; FHL microfilm 1,992,769.

Sources

1. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alsace

• 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Pike, Stark, Ohio; Roll: M653_1038; Page: 438; Family History Library Film: 805038. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3BY-T15 : accessed 25 July 2017), Theresa Schott in household of Anthony Schott, Platte Precinct, Polk, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 99, sheet 2B, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,937.

• 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Platte, Polk, Nebraska; Roll: T624_853; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374866. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls).

• 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Platte, Polk, Nebraska; Roll: T625_1000; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 118. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls).

• 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Platte, Polk, Nebraska; Roll: 1291; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0008; Image: 111.0; FHL microfilm: 2341026. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

• 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Platte, Polk, Nebraska; Roll: T627_2261; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 72-8. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.

• Find A Grave.com, Theresa Schott, born 1853, died 1941, buried in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Shelby, Polk County, Nebraska; see: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=85277149&ref=acom.