John married Elizabeth Henriette Louise Schuetz on 10 Jun 1905. Elizabeth (daughter of Peter Schütz Schuetz and Engeline Maria Margarethe Barkau) was born on 7 Oct 1885 in Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA; died on 16 Jun 1927 in Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Elizabeth "Lizzie" Schuetz was born in Okawville on October 7, 1885. She was united in marriage to John Philip Kinzel on June 10, 1905. John and Elizabeth lived in St. Louis. They had a son, Elmer Philip Kinzel (1907 - 1909), which died in infancy. After this grievance, John and Elizabeth had two more children: Alvin Kinzel (1910 - 1972), and Telitha Kinzel (1914 - ????). They moved back to Illinois in the early 1920's and settled in Granite City. Elizabeth and John made residence at 2102 B. Street. Elizabeth died at the Deaconess Hospital of St. Louis at the age of forty-one from heart problems in the early morning of June 16, 1927. She was buried at the northern St. John's Cemetery of St. Louis County on June 19th. John died at the age of ninety in the October of 1974 in Hazelwood, Missouri. John, Elizabeth, and Elmer Kinzel were all buried at St. John's under one stone.

Peter married Engeline Maria Margarethe Barkau on 24 Apr 1873 in Illinois, USA. Engeline was born on 4 Jan 1852 in Deutschland; died on 31 May 1920 in Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA; was buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/washington/bios/schutz.html

Peter Schütz was born in Thalfröschen on November 29, 1821. He was baptized on November 30th. Peter was the second son of Johann Peter Schütz and Maria Leichel. His father was a horsesmith and mentored his son in the family craft. He became a blacksmith, along with his older brother Carl. In 1836, Peter?s mother died when he was only fourteen. On June 4, 1844, Peter was united in marriage to Louise Burkhard in the Protestant church of Thaleischweiler. This union was blessed with six children; a seventh, Adam, died in infancy. Peter?s father died at the age of seventy in 1855 and was buried in Thalfröschen.

After their son Daniel was born, Peter and Louise decided to have another son to receive a bonus from the government. This bonus was military exemption. When their last child turned out to be a girl, they held their situation for a few more years until 1867, when the Austro-Prussian War was on the horizon. They were basically draft-dodgers but their intentions were good; Peter and Louise were very peaceful Germans that did not approve of war and definitely did not want their precious sons drafted. On May 11, 1867, they departed from the port of Le Havre on the steamer ship Tampico. After a relatively short journey, they arrived at Castle Garden in New York on May 29th.

From New York, they traveled a long journey to southern Illinois, around 1868 they came by wagon train through Mascoutah to Johannisburg, where they decided to settle. They went first to Plum Hill, then to Venedy. From there, they scattered around New Memphis, Okawville, and Venedy. It is said that when the Schuetz wagon train passed the school in Venedy that all the children came out to watch it go by.

Peter and Louise lived in Venedy in the 1870?s and Peter worked as a laborer. He believed in giving his children an education and sent them to school. Peter made quite a name for himself and his family and they became very prominent in Washington County.

The winter of 1879 was a bitterly cold one and Peter developed pneumonia on January 9th. He died five days later on the 14th from a severe fever at the age of fifty-seven. The funeral was held the next day at the family home and he was buried in the cemetery at St. John?s United Church of Christ of Johannisburg on the 16th.

Peter married Luise Katharina Burkhard on 4 Jun 1844 in Thalfröschen, Pfalz, Bayern. Luise (daughter of Friedrich Joseph Burkhard and Philippina Luise Keller) was born on 12 Mar 1825 in Thalfröschen, Pfalz, Bayern; died on 20 May 1904 in Venedy Township, Washington County, Illinois, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]