Frederick Schwiening

Frederick Karl Otto Schwiening

Birth Date:	July 20, 1831 in Ronnenburg, Germany
Death Date:	January 04, 1908 in Goldthwaite, Texas
Parents:	Christian Heinrich Schwiening and Marie Sophie Schild
Married:	Sophia Schmule on March 11, 1860 in Holtensen, Germany. Sophia was born on April 10, 1843 in Bredenbak, Germany. She died on October 11, 1933 in Goldthwaite, Texas. She is the daughter of Heinrich Schmule and Dorothea Sophie Caroline Fabrien.

Frederick and his family came to America to New York City on September 02, 1876. The ship they were on was named Moser or Moses. On its return trip to Germany, it was blown up and everyone was lost. The family later moved to Texas. Frederick took his citizenship papers in 1881 but papers were burned when the capital at Austin, Texas was destroyed by fire. He later took second papers. They had 11 children, many of whom reside in Texas to this day.
The children of Frederick and Sophia are:
	Name	Birth	Death
1	Lena	Nov 12, 1860	Aug 19, 1899
2	Dora	Mar 26, 1863	Jul 11, 1945
3	Frederick	Aug 06, 1865	?
4	Mary	February 1869	?
5	George Henry	Feb 27, 1871	1947
6	Ernest August	Oct 10, 1873	Sep 15, 1944
7	Wilhermina	May 28, 1875	?
8	Donie	Jan 20, 1877	?
9	Sophia	Feb 13, 1880	?
10	Alma	Mar 13, 1882	?
11	Alfred	Oct 04, 1887	Aug 1977