Dear Patricia,
I have seen the name Maria Schroeder..as a witness to a marriage in St. Louis, MO. The date of the marriage was 4 Sept. 1860.
MARRIAGE EVENT:
Shrine of St. Joseph Church, St. Louis Archdiocesan Parish Records, Film 1870935/Page 72/4 Sept. 1860. Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA.
"[Eadene] Franciscus Grotepeller fil [Jococi] Schmalhorst et Ida Kuhlage una cunc Theresia Bismeier fil Christian Bismeier et Margaretha Rehmschnier coram me infra scripto et testibus Petro Kuhlage et Maria Schroeder. Jos Weber SJ."
I think the Grotepeller were from Wesewe? Westphalia?..I think a little to the west of Paderborn.
Barbie.