Schuch
The Schuch family has been traced to Peter Schuch who was
born March 1, 1845 in Germany and wisely immigrated to
Texas. He married Dorothea Ahrens on June 27, 1868 and they had seven
children: Henry Jacob, Franziska Marie, Emma, Louise, Willie, Mathilda and
Sophia.
Peter Schuch’s wife, Dorothea Ahrens was the sister of
Christian Ahrens who was married to Hulda Roeder. Dorothea Ahrens Schuch
died on April 13, 1884 and her brother, Christian Ahrens, died on May 12, 1887.
When Christian Ahrens died, he left his wife, Hulda Roeder Ahrens, with 7
children. Christian’s sister, Dorothea, died three weeks after the twins,
Mathilda and Sophia, were born, leaving her husband, Peter Schuch, with 9
children.
On October 2, 1887, Peter Schuch married Hulda Roeder Ahrens and
combined their families. Peter and Hulda then had four children: Otto Peter,
Albert, Ida Amelia and Charlie. With this marriage, first cousins became
step-brothers and -sisters and created a family of 20 children.
Henry Jacob Schuch was the eldest son of Peter Schuch and
he was born on April 7, 1871. He married Wilhelmina Hartmann in
Fredericksburg, Texas. Henry and Wilhelmina had five children: Alwin, Lily,
Edwin Henry, Lucile and Olga. Their first born child, a son named Alwin,
died in infancy.
Edwin Henry Schuch was born on February 15, 1896, in
Fredericksburg, Texas. He married Cecile Susan "Muz" Miller on March 1,
1916, in San Angelo, Texas. They were married for over 50 years.
Ed and "Muz" had seven children: Edwin Henry Schuch Jr.,
Frances Marie Schuch, Margaret Lilly Schuch, Alyce Elizabeth Schuch, Oron Lee
Schuch, Mary Louise Schuch and Helene Hope Schuch.
Thanks to Joseph Kott Shook (birth name - Francis Joseph
Schuck, Jr). son of Francis Joseph Schuck, Sr., we now have photos of Peter
Schuch and Charlie Schuch. Joe currently resides in South Korea and is
researching the Schuch family. Francis Joseph Schuck, Sr. was the son of
Charlie Louis Schuch, the last of Peter Schuch's 20 children, and Mabel
Bernadine Mann.
Have old family pictures to share? Email them to
tim@gette.net and include as much information
as you can so we can post them to our web site.
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Peter Schuch had 20 children by two wives--Dorothea Ahrens and Hulda Roeder. |
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Edwin Henry Schuch was born on February 15, 1896, in Fredericksburg, Texas. |
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Henry Jacob and Wilhelmina Hartmann Schuch, parents of Ed Schuch, and known as Oma and Opa. |
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Charlie Schuch was Peter Schuch's 20th child and the youngest child of Peter Schuch and his second wife, Hulda Roeder. |
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Cecil Susan Miller Schuch |
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Edwin Henry Schuch married Cecile Susan "Muz" Miller on March 1, 1916, in San Angelo, Texas. They were married for over 50 years. |
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Cecil Schuch with Oron Lee Schuch |
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Edwin Schuch with grandchildren: Carl Strain, Martha Strain and David Strain |
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Henry Jacob Schuch, Edwin Schuch, Peter Schuch, Oron Lee Schuch. |
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Edwin Schuch holding great-grandson, Brent Gette, with granddaughter, Kristi Barton Gette, and daughter, Frances Marie Schuch Barton. |
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Frances Marie Schuch, Margaret Lilly Schuch and Alyce Elizabeth Schuch as young girls. |
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John Hunter Duesing, Rebecca Marie Gette, Anna Louise Duesing, Brent Timothy Gette and Madeline Claire Duesing. |
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Mary Louise Schuch Strain, Kristi Barton Gette and Claire Strain Duesing. |
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Hunter and Mary Louise Strain, Kristi Gette, Helene Hope and Joe Russell and Angela Case in San Angelo, Texas. |
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Alyce Schuch, age 10; Margaret Schuch, age 12; Frances Schuch, age 14. Photo taken at Allen Studio in San Angelo, Texas, in May 1933. |
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David Strain and Kristi Gette |
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Mary Louise and Hunter Strain with family members |
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