HEINRICH FRIEDRICH WILHELM SCHNAKE (AKA William)
b. 8 Aug. 1841, Unterluebbe no. 43, Westphalia, Germany, emigratedbef. 1864, d. 12 Apr 1897. St. Louis, MO, m. Anna Elizabeth Kleiboekerb. 25 Dec 1838 d. 1929.; marriage date 8 Feb. 1864. Information camefrom Lois (Schnake) Stone of Newton Highlands, MA. 3/1/96. She writesthat he was a farmer and carpenter; loved to hunt and fish. Marriedher here; they bought a farm near Hoyleton IL, and lost it because theperson they bought it from did not have title. Moved to St. Louis andworked as a carpenter. She came to U.S. on a ship at age 15 (1853)with a brother (records lost) and a friend. Oct 1997--Found him inDonna Budzier's records. Bergkirchen parish†records prove him to be adescendent of the Toenies nee Brink Schnake line and a brother toErnst Heinrich Schnake (AKA Henry F), RIN 178. [William is RIN 177]
Information from Lois Schnake Stone. †Info dated June 1978 received1996 by Roy Johnson. Apparent source of information: descendentClarence Hake, b. 1898.
William Schnake; He was a farmer and carpenter. †He loved to hunt andfish. From some of the stories about him which came down to us, heprobably preferred these sports to carpentry work. Wilhelm came toAmerica with his brother Ernst Heinrich (Henry F, ) Schnake fromUnterlubbe, Germany which is Bergkirchen, in the providence of Minden,Prussia now Westphalia, He became a citizen in this country Oct 22,1866, which according to his citizenship papers he arrived here in1861. He was a farmer and a carpenter and loved to hunt and fish.After his marriage to Anna, they bought a farm near Hoyleton, IL., andlost it because the person they bought it from did not have the title.He then moved to St. Louis and worked as a carpenter.

Marriage
Date: 08 FEB 1864