Dear List Members,
My records show that my ggrandfather's title was Koenigliche Garnison
Verwaltungs Oberinspektor Johann Heinrich Ludwig Schneider. He was born
abt. 1831 in Mellendorf and died February 3, 1894. He was the son of
(unreadable first name) Schneider and (unreadable first name) Goltermann
from Ilten. His will mentions a brother-in-law, Eduard Schlemm of Hameln.
There were 2 surviving sons. Adolf Ludwig (Louis) Schneider, born June
18, 1854, was also in the military having served in the Infantrie Regiment
#24 in Metz. Son Karl Schneider, born Sept. 24, 1874 (only birth date is
known), emigrated to the US when he was very young, presumably he was a
stowaway. Adolf came to look for him in Nov. 1894. His unsuccessful
search lead him to Hoboken, NJ, New York City, and Chicago, IL.
Are there military records that might help with my research? Any help
would be very much appreciated.