George Christian Shaumeyer and Rosina Schrade immigrated to the United States in 1868 aboard the steamship Smidt under captain H. Raschen. Their names as listed on the manifest appear to be (handwriting is difficult to read) Christian Schaumeyer and Rosine Schrade. They departed from Bremen, Germany 29 Aug 1868 and arrived in New York on 18 Sep 1868. George applied for U.S. citizenship 25 Mar 1891 and he became a citizen 16 Aug 1906.


About Smidt:

 

SMIDT 1867

1,672 gross tons, length 210ft x beam 39.5ft, one funnel, two masts, iron hull, single screw, speed 9 knots. Built by Johan Lange, Bremen, she was launched for H. Raschen on 16th Dec.1867. Her maiden voyage started 4th Apr.1868 when she left Geestemunde for London and New York and her second voyage from Bremen - New York commenced 26th Jun 1868. On 9th Oct 1873 she started her 20th and last New York sailing and in 1874 was sold, engines removed and converted to three masted barque. In Oct.-Nov. 1896 she was abandoned at sea, towed to Fayal, Azores and later to Hamburg where she was condemned. 1897 scrapped South Wales. [North Atlantic Seaway, vol.2, p.720 by N. R. P. Bonsor]

 

SMIDT was the first ocean going steamer built on the River Weser, or probably in Germany as a whole.Owned by Capt. H. Raschen and partners, she sailed from Geestemunde (between Bremen and Bremerhaven) on 4th Apr 1868 with cargo and 766 passengers. She experienced strong westerly gales during the entire passage and did not reach New York until 3rd May. Altogether she landed 3,032 passengers at NY in 1868 during the course of 4 voyages, the last three starting at Bremerhaven. The SMIDT's first voyage in 1869 nearly ended in disaster. She left Bremerhaven on 11th Jan., called at London and didn't reach New York until 5th March after experiencing a severe hurricane. She shipped a huge sea which washed the bridge overboard and filled the second cabin and engine room half full of water, lost deck stores and everything moveable on deck. The passengers suffered greatly. She made a further 7 round voyages in 1869-70 and then trace was lost for nearly two years, partly on account of the Franco-Prussian War. It appears that she changed ownership as she is recorded as being owned by Bremer Dampschiffahrt Ges. in 1872. She made 9 New York voyages in 1872-73 and in 1874 was sold to Siedenburg & Wendt, Bremen who removed her engines and ran her for more than 20 years as a 3-masted barque.


Generation No. 1


1. GEORGE CHRISTIAN6 SHAUMEYER (CHRISTOP FREDERICK5, JACOB FRIDERIC4, JOHAN JACOB3, HANS JACOB2, CASPAR1) was born March 18, 1842 in Kiercheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany1, and died November 03, 1926 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO. He married ROSINA SCHRADE, daughter of JOHAN SCHRADE and ELIZABETH URSCHLER. She was born November 02, 1847 in Mundelsheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and died September 13, 1913 in Kansas City, Jackson County, MO.


Notes for GEORGE CHRISTIAN SHAUMEYER:

Born Mar 18, 1842 in Kiercheim, Wurttemberg, Germany on River Neckar

Came to America with wife Rosina Sept 18, 1868.

Died 8:10pm Wednesday, Nov 3, 1926 at the home of daughter Anna Charlton, 310 S Elmwood, Kansas City, MO

Age 84yrs, 7mth, 17 days

Buried on Elizabeth and Robert W Charlton's lot.


More About GEORGE CHRISTIAN SHAUMEYER:

Burial: 1926, Quindaro Cemetery

Cause of Death: chronic myocarditis, general a? sclerosis

Census: 1880, Pittsburgh, PA2

Immigration: September 18, 1868

Notes for ROSINA SCHRADE:

Died at 5pm Friday, Sept 13, 1913 at the home of daughter Anna Charlton, 4110 Windsor Ave, Kansas City, MO.

Age 66yrs, 1mth, 17 days

Buried on Elizabeth and Robert W Charlton's lot.


More About ROSINA SCHRADE:

Burial: 1913, Quindaro Cemetery

Cause of Death: Acute uremia (or uticaria), chronic interstitial nephritis

Census: 1880, Pittsburgh, PA2

Immigration: September 18, 1868


Children of GEORGE SHAUMEYER and ROSINA SCHRADE are:

2. i. CHRISTIAN7 SHAUMEYER, b. March 09, 1869, Summit, NJ; d. January 20, 1954.

ii. AUGUST FREDERICK SHAUMEYER, b. January 24, 1872, Pittsburg, PA3; d. April 29, 1952, Nevada, Vernon, MO3; m. MARY BELLE MARCY3, Abt. 18884; b. October 29, 1870, Montgomery County, MO5; d. December 25, 1940, Kansas City, Jackson County, MO5.

 

More About AUGUST FREDERICK SHAUMEYER:

Burial: May 02, 1952, Mt Moriah Cemetery5

Census: 1880, Pittsburgh, PA6

Occupation: 1904, Iola Gasbags Baseball (Missouri Valley League)7


More About MARY BELLE MARCY:

Burial: December 28, 1940, Mt Moriah Cemetery8

Census: 1900, Kansas City, Wyandotte, KS9


More About AUGUST SHAUMEYER and MARY MARCY:

Marriage: Abt. 18889


3. iii. ROSENA LOUISA SHAUMEYER, b. April 11, 1874, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, PA; d. July 16, 1951, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS.

4. iv. ELIZABETH SHAUMEYER, b. July 07, 1879, Penn Township, Alleghany County, PA; d. September 06, 1953.

5. v. JOHN SHAUMEYER, b. May 03, 1882, Pittsburg, Allegheny County, PA; d. June 24, 1970.

6. vi. ALBERT GEORGE SR SHAUMEYER, b. November 03, 1886, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS; d. January 29, 1925, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS.

7. vii. ANNA SHAUMEYER, b. November 03, 1886; d. February 1976, Shawnee Mission, Johnson County, KS.

viii. ELLEN SHAUMEYER, b. March 21, 1890, Kansas City, Wyandotte County, KS; d. August 25, 1893.


More About ELLEN SHAUMEYER:

Burial: Mansfield, MO

New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957   1868

Name: Christian Schaumeyer
Arrival Date: 18 Sep 1868
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany
Destination: St of Maine
Place of Origin: Württemberg
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: German
Ship Name: Smidt
Search Ship Database: Search the Smidt in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: New York
Line: 23
Microfilm Serial: M237
Microfilm Roll: M237_301
List Number: 1002
Port Arrival State: New York
Port Arrival Country: United States

1880 United States Federal Census

Name: Christ Shoumior
Home in 1880: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Age: 38
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Whitenburg
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Rossa
Father's birthplace: Whitenburg
Mother's birthplace: Whitenburg
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Laborer On Street
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Cannot read/write:

Blind:

Deaf and dumb:

Otherwise disabled:

Idiotic or insane:
View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Christ Shoumior 38
Rossa Shoumior 32
Christ Shoumior 11
August Shoumior 8
Rossa Shoumior 6
Elizzie Shoumior 10M




1880 Pittsburg, PA Census Street Search

Last Name First Name Age Sex
SHONMIOR CHRIST 38 MALE
SHONMIOR ROSSA 32 FEMALE
SHONMIOR CHRIST 11 MALE
SHONMIOR AUGUST 8 MALE
SHONMIOR ROSSA 6 FEMALE
SHONMIOR ELIZA 0 FEMALE

 

Last Name SHONMIOR
First Name ROSSA
Age 32
Sex FEMALE
Color WHITE
Occupation KH
Skill Level NOT EMPLOYED
Relation to Head of Household SPOUSE
Marital Status MARRIED
Months Unemployed 0
Place of Birth WITT
Father's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Mother's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Ward Number 16
Street WINEBIDLE

 

Last Name SHONMIOR
First Name ROSSA
Age 6
Sex FEMALE
Color WHITE
Occupation SCHOOL
Skill Level STUDENT
Relation to Head of Household SON/DAUGHTER
Marital Status SINGLE
Months Unemployed 0
Place of Birth PA
Father's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Mother's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Ward Number 16
Street WINEBIDLE

 

Last Name SHONMIOR
First Name CHRIST
Age 38
Sex MALE
Color WHITE
Occupation STREETLABOR
Skill Level
Relation to Head of Household HEAD
Marital Status MARRIED
Months Unemployed 0
Place of Birth WITT
Father's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Mother's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Ward Number 16
Street WINEBIDLE

 

Last Name SHONMIOR
First Name AUGUST
Age 8
Sex MALE
Color WHITE
Occupation SCHOOL
Skill Level STUDENT
Relation to Head of Household SON/DAUGHTER
Marital Status SINGLE
Months Unemployed 0
Place of Birth PA
Father's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Mother's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Ward Number 16
Street WINEBIDLE

 

Last Name SHONMIOR
First Name ELIZA
Age 0
Sex FEMALE
Color WHITE
Occupation
Skill Level
Relation to Head of Household SON/DAUGHTER
Marital Status
Months Unemployed 0
Place of Birth PA
Father's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Mother's Place of Birth WERTENBURG
Ward Number 16
Street WINEBIDLE

Kansas City, Kansas Directory, 1890

Name: George C. Shaumeyer
Location 2: r St. Louis avenue n of bridge
Occupation: laborer
Year: 1889, 1890
City: Kansas

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925    1895

Name: Christine Shaumeyer
Census Date: 1 Mar 1895
Residence County: Wyandotte
Residence State: Kansas
Locality: Kansas City Ward 5
Birth Location: Germany
Family Number: 87
Gender: Male
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842
Race: White
Line: 9
Roll: v115_167

1910 United States Federal Census

Name: Christin Shaumeyer
[George Christian Shaumeyer] 
[Christen Shaumeyer] 
Age in 1910: 68
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Rose
Home in 1910: Kansas Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1865
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Christin Shaumeyer 68
Rose Shaumeyer 62

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Kansas Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll  T624_461; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 186; Image: 883.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls.

 

Name: Rose Shaumeyer
Age in 1910: 62
Estimated birth year: abt 1848
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Spouse's name: Christin
Home in 1910: Kansas Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
Year of Immigration: 1868

1920 United States Federal Census

Name: George Shawmeyer
[George Shaumeyer] 
[George Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 76 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1844
Birthplace: Germany
Relation to Head of House: Father
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Marital Status: Widow
Race: White
Sex: Male
Year of Immigration: Un
Image: 334
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Albert Shawmeyer 33
[32] 
Rose Shawmeyer 30
Albert Shawmeyer 9
Rosina Shawmeyer 8
Mary Shawmeyer 6
William Shawmeyer 4 2/12
Frederick Shawmeyer 2 1/12
George Shawmeyer 76

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas; Roll  T625_556; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 334.

Source Information:

Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City)

Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920; (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625, 2076 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

 

Name: Albert Shawmeyer
[Albert Shaumeyer] 
[Albert Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 33 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
[abt 1888] 
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Rose
Father's Name: George
Father's Birth Place: Germany
Mother's Birth Place: Germany
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 334

 

Name: Rose Shawmeyer
[Rose Shaumeyer] 
[Rose Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 30 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1890
Birthplace: Wales
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Spouse's name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Wales
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Sex: Female
Year of Immigration: 1868
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 334

 

Name: Albert Shawmeyer Jr.
[Albert Shaumeyer Jr.] 
[Albert Shaumoyer Jr.] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 9 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1911
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Image: 334

 

Name: Rosina Shawmeyer
[Rosina Shaumeyer] 
[Rosina Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 8 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1912
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Image: 334

 

Name: Mary Shawmeyer
[Mary Shaumeyer] 
[Mary Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 6 years 
Estimated birth year: abt 1914
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Image: 334

 

Name: William Shawmeyer
[William Shaumeyer] 
[William Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 4 years 2 months
Estimated birth year: abt 1915
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Image: 334

 

Name: Frederick Shawmeyer
[Frederick Shaumeyer] 
[Frederick Shaumoyer] 
Home in 1920: Kansas City Ward 5, Wyandotte, Kansas
Age: 2 years 1 month
Estimated birth year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Kansas
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Albert
Father's Birth Place: Kansas
Mother's Name: Rose
Mother's Birth Place: Wales
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Image: 334