From Munk To Johnsburg
JACOB SCHMITT
(approx circa 1850)
See "Videos" below to watch a video animation of Jacob
ANNA GOEDERT-SCHMITT
(approx circa 1850)
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Supplemental Content
A portion of a map of MCHENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS
In this portion of a map of McHenry County (IL) from 1872, the black square identifies the location of the village of Johnsburg. Land settled by the Schmitt Family is further north (off the top of this map), a few miles from the Wisconsin/Illinois border. St. John the Baptist Catholic Chuch is located within the square (see next image).
JOHNSBURG VILLAGE PROPER - 1872
This enlargement of the square in the map above shows properties with the Village of Johnsburg (IL) and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Both the village and the church were established by the Jacob Schmitt, Nicolaus Adams, and Nicolaus Frett families who emigrated from Munk (Germany) in 1841.
Joseph A. Schaefer & Susan Justen Wedding - 1915
On the groom's right: John Justen brother of the bride (m. Evelyn Freund) and Mamie Frett (m. Ford Jackson). On the bridge's left: 1. Cecelia Schaefer (m Frank Adams); 2. Theresa Kennebeck (m. Peter Freund); and 3. Fred Schaefer brother of the groom (m. Lillian Volke). Flower girls, nieces of the bride, L to R: Pauline Kennebeck (m. Joseph Nimsgern) and Marcella Kennebeck (m. Al Weingart)